Netanyahu saying it was “my plan to shift the framework for U.S.-Israel defense cooperation from aid to partnership.”
We had Josh Paul on BP this morning to break down what this means. It would give Israel extraordinary leverage over the U.S. by embedding their technology in our supply chains and weapons systems.
Defining who is a civilian, who is a combatant, and what constitutes a lawful target is not just about semantics, but core to the protection of life and dignity in armed conflicts.
Every military action carries a legal and moral obligation. @CDroegeICRC, ICRC's Chief Legal Officer, explains 👇🏽
🔴Lebanese Ministry of Public Health:
3,516 civilians killed and 10,674 wounded in Israeli attacks since March 2nd.
130 of those killed were medical professionals, including two paramedics targeted and killed today.
The man who headed Trump's invasions of US cities joined the US and European far-right in Portugal to preach "remigration"—a plan to expel all minorities and immigrants. https://t.co/8YMXCvPQcX
The Trump admin is dismantling the $368 million deep-ocean observation system.
The system monitors coastal environments, marine ecosystems, and powerful currents that affect the global climate.
It's been used to understand the effects of climate change on the ocean, how changes in ocean temperature affect fisheries, and monitor coastal flooding. Now it's suddenly being removed.
https://t.co/IPT5woq4oD
In the US, spending on data center construction now exceeds spending on public transportation infrastructure — including airports, marine terminals, and all mass transit.
The world is getting more uptight about lending money to President Donald Trump's government — causing interest rates to climb in ways that are worsening affordability pressures, hampering economic growth and creating a new risk for Republicans in the midterm elections. https://t.co/cuU3r8y5Ej
💥Anarchy: Pushed by Netanyahu's closest allies, a mob of ultra-orthodox Jews in Jerusalem are trying to invade the home of a top police officer. A similar horde invaded the Beit Shemesh police station– and all those arrested were released. Anti-IDF draft riots around the country
“There has to be a diplomatic solution, a return to war would be utterly senseless and utterly reckless, and it would cast millions into horrific suffering.” @NRC_Egeland speaks to @biannagolodryga from Tehran about what he’s seeing on the ground — and what more war could bring.
BREAKING: Bernie Sanders will introduce a bill to have the public take a 50% ownership stake in the country's biggest AI companies.
The American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act would have the government tax AI companies, take 50% of the stock, and put it under public control.
🔴 Lebanese Ministry of Public Health:
3,433 civilians killed and 10,395 wounded in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since March 2nd.
Israel has killed over 1,000 people per month in a country smaller than the state of Connecticut.
Exxon is now warning that oil prices could go as high as $160 per barrel in the coming weeks as reserves are depleted.
The company's senior vice president says, "We're approaching unheard of inventory levels. I mean really, really low levels."