U.S. vs Iran: a decades-old fight
A look at the decades of mutual animosity between the U.S. and Iran. It’s a story involving wars, revolution, political assassinations, a nuclear program and more.

#wars #revolution #politicalassassinations #nuclearprogram
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/u-s-vs-iran-a-decades-old-fight-9.7111913?cmp=rss

What a legacy for parents to leave behind, children who say this after such a terrible loss:

"The best way to honor our parents' memory is to do something, whether big or small, to make our community just a little better for someone else."

#USPolitics #Minnesota #PoliticalAssassinations #MelissaHortman

ETA: link to the post where I first saw this statement:
https://bsky.app/profile/ericcolumbus.bsky.social/post/3lrrd3ul32k2h

The time line on the murders of Melissa and Mark Hortman, the attacks on John and Yvette Hoffman, the police response, and the manhunt for Vance L Boelter, contains this gem:

#USPolitics #Minnesota #PoliticalAssassinations #MelissaHortman #JohnHoffman #VanceBoelter

https://www.startribune.com/vance-boelter-captured-sibley-county-mn/601373799

@Lana The story I keep hearing cannot be complete… They say he was coming out of the house when the good cops showed up and ran back inside.

OK, so how is he not dead or in custody?
#MinnesotaLawmakers #PoliticalAssassinations

"#Hamas leaders #YahyaSinwar and Ismail #Haniyeh were killed by #Israel, leaving the group to debate a successor. And, as Israel’s #WarOnGaza continues, questions remain about what lies ahead for #Gaza’s leadership and its people."

guest: #DianaButtu, Lawyer and Al-Shabaka Board Member

https://omny.fm/shows/the-take/after-sinwar-what-lies-ahead-for-gaza

#Palestine #PalestinianResistance #Palestinians #Sinwar #tpo #oPt #PoliticalAssassinations

@palestine

After Sinwar, what lies ahead for Gaza? - The Take

Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar and Ismail Haniyeh were killed by Israel, leaving the group to debate a successor. And, as Israel’s war on Gaza continues, questions remain about what lies ahead for Gaza’s leadership and its people. In this episode: Diana Buttu (@dianabuttu), Lawyer and Al-Shabaka Board Member Episode credits: This episode was produced by Khaled Soltan, Chloe K. Li, and Sarí el-Khalili with Phillip Lanos, Cole Van Miltenburg, Duha Mosaad, Hagir Saleh, and our host, Malika Bilal.  Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editor is Hisham Abu Salah. Alexandra Locke is the Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Threads and YouTube

‘One inch from a potential civil war’ – near miss in Trump shooting is also a close call for American democracy

A scholar of political assassinations says the US just narrowly avoided plunging into wholesale violence and potential civil war when Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt.

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