Verdant Square Network17h ago

Israel’s “Black Wednesday” Massacre Leaves Lebanese Families Giving DNA to ID Loved Ones’ Remains https://theintercept.com/2026/04/17/lebanon-israel-black-wednesday-bombing-id-dna/

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Israel’s “Black Wednesday” Massacre Leaves Lebanese Families Giving DNA to ID Loved Ones’ Remains

In Lebanon, an unprecedented campaign of DNA tests is being used to identify mangled bodies left trapped under rubble by Israel’s blitz.

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Verdant Square Network20h ago

When Anti-War Candidates Become War-Monger Presidents https://theintercept.com/2026/04/17/trump-iran-war-matt-duss/

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When Anti-War Candidates Become War-Monger Presidents

Matt Duss, former foreign policy adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders, on how Democrats can win on an anti-war platform and bring about real change.

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Verdant Square Network1d ago

Don’t Trust the Lebanon Ceasefire When Israel Keeps Killing in Gaza https://theintercept.com/2026/04/16/lebanon-ceasefire-israel-gaza/

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Don’t Trust the Lebanon Ceasefire When Israel Keeps Killing in Gaza

News of less violence is welcome, but let’s be clear what Israel thinks in Lebanon when its Gaza “ceasefire” has meant continued genocide.

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Verdant Square Network2d ago

The Dam Breaks: Democratic Senators Overwhelmingly Reject Arms Sales to Israel https://theintercept.com/2026/04/15/senate-democrats-block-arms-sales-israel/

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The Dam Breaks: Democratic Senators Overwhelmingly Reject Arms Sales to Israel

A majority of Senate Democrats voted for Sen. Bernie Sanders’s resolutions to block arms sales to Israel.

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Verdant Square Network2d ago

Armed Off-Duty Cop Tried to Incite Violence at a High School Anti-ICE Protest https://theintercept.com/2026/04/15/high-school-ice-protest-arizona-armed-cop/

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Armed Off-Duty Cop Tried to Incite Violence at a High School Anti-ICE Protest

The armed and masked off-duty Phoenix, Arizona, cop said he wanted to get kids at a high school ICE protest arrested.

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Verdant Square Network3d ago

Swift Swalwell Fallout Suggests the Democrats Have Finally Learned From Epstein https://theintercept.com/2026/04/14/eric-swalwell-sexual-assault-allegations-midterms-epstein/

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Swift Swalwell Fallout Suggests the Democrats Have Finally Learned From Epstein

Eric Swalwell’s collapse over sexual assault allegations signals that Democrats got the message: Voters see abuse as a key electoral issue.

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Verdant Square Network3d ago

Dem Leaders Aren’t Even Bothering to Rally Caucus Against Trump Domestic Spying Powers https://theintercept.com/2026/04/14/democrats-trump-spying-surveillance-fisa-section-702/

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Dem Leaders Aren’t Even Bothering to Rally Caucus Against Trump Domestic Spying Powers

Grassroots opposition to renewing Section 702 of FISA is building, thanks in part to fears about AI used to sort Americans’ data.

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Verdant Square Network3d ago

The U.S. Is Still Routinely Killing Civilians in Boats https://theintercept.com/2026/04/14/trump-boat-strikes-pacific-caribbean/

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The U.S. Is Still Routinely Killing Civilians in Boats

The Trump administration has hit a grim milestone with its 50th strike on a civilian boat in the waters off Latin America.

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Verdant Square Network3d ago

Facebook and Instagram Tighten Censorship Rules for Saying “Antifa” https://theintercept.com/2026/04/14/facebook-instagram-antifa-censor/

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Facebook and Instagram Tighten Censorship Rules for Saying “Antifa”

Meta’s new rules let it ban users or suppress comments that include the word “antifa” alongside “content-level threat signals.”

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Verdant Square Network3d ago

Amy Goodman on the Media’s “Access of Evil” https://theintercept.com/2026/04/14/amy-goodman-democracy-now-independent-media/

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Amy Goodman on the Media’s “Access of Evil”

Journalist Amy Goodman — the subject of a new documentary “Steal This Story, Please!” — on why independent media is needed now more than ever.

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