Steve HermanPresident Biden tonight in his SOTU address will announce he has directed the US military to undertake an emergency mission to establish a port in Gaza, working in partnership with like minded countries and humanitarian partners.
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U.S. Politics in Real TimeOn Israel, Trump Is Even Worse Than Biden
Robert ReichWhy is the owner of X meeting with Trump at Mar-a-Lago?
The last thing we need is more influence buying by the billionaire class.
Trump may be in dire financial straits, but if there’s some kind of bailout in the works, the American people deserve to know all about it.
Dan GillmorTucker Carlson is in Moscow, and it would be ideal if he just stayed there.
I implore the @eff or @mozilla -- or best of all Consumer Reports -- to publish a how-to guide that helps people set up their own security camera system that:
-- saves videos to a private cloud with end-to-end encryption, and encryption at rest;
-- doesn't require a subscription;
-- uses two-factor authentication;
-- isn't Google or Amazon or other provider that offers weak or no assurances of data/privacy safety.
I would pay for this.
Democrats basically caved in to Republicans' immigration-bill demands, and then the Republicans blocked it anyway because they believe any deal would help Biden.
A reminder that, as always, the Democrats bring handshakes to knife fights.
U.S. Politics in Real TimeAllow cameras into the Supreme Court — visibility and transparency are vital to our democracy
#SupremeCourt #CamerasInTheCourt #VisibilityAndTransparency #Democracy #JudicialProcess #Accountability #Politics #News
Allow cameras into the Supreme Court — visibility and transparency are vital to our democracy
. Public cynicism and distrust are fought with sunlight— the disinfectant of openness and access that has always been one of our democracy’s saving strengths. As we approach the first quarter mark of the 21st century, the court should enter the 20th and permit cameras into its proceedings.
Peg Mansfield
Russ CheshireJust in case you were still wondering why some countries* are claiming "there's not enough money!" and "we must practice austerity!"; this is why.
Vast sums are being sucked out of national economies by people who don't need any more money.
* Look around you; maybe you live in one of these places.
Dr. Lucky Tran 
During the past week, nearly 36,000 Americans were hospitalized with COVID, the highest since January 2023. Over the last two weeks, there were 4,262 COVID deaths. This is the 18th week in a row with more than 1,000 new deaths in the US. The pandemic is not over.