HUFFPOST - ‘Bats**t Behavior’: Donald Trump’s Jaw-Dropping Cuba Boast Ignites Anger
The president's claim was slammed as "nuts" and likened to how dictators talk.
HUFFPOST - Grotesque Fallas Festival Effigies Give Donald Trump Yet Another Reason To Hate Spain
Several of this year’s creations have depicted the president in unflattering, grotesque ways, alongside Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu.
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NEWSNATIONNOW (Taylor Delandro) - Israel says it has killed Iranian security chief, militia leader
The killings again strip away top leaders from the Iranian theocracy after the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
| Keywords | israeliranmiddle-eastwargeopoliticalred-green-axismilitary-striketehranleadership-successionassassinationislamic-republicconflictforeign-policyali-khamenei |
SUBSTACK (The Grayzone) - The Israel Lobby: 20 years later w/ John Mearsheimer - The Grayzone live
International relations scholar John Mearsheimer joins The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal to discuss the 20th anniversary of his groundbreaking book with Stephen Walt, “The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy.” The discussion takes place against the backdrop of a US war on Iran which appears to have vindicated the Israel Lobby’s thesis.
Blumenthal will also be joined by Aaron Mate to discuss the US-Israeli war on Iran and it sends the global economy spiraling into disaster and Trump struggles to explain the war’s objectives to an increasingly angry American public.Open
WASHINGTONPOST (Maggie Penman) - Facing brain cancer, she built a sidewalk library of pep talks
Caroline Catlin started a “little free pep talk library” outside her home, sharing wisdom and joy with anyone who passes by.
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WASHINGTONPOST (Tim Craig) - A state’s rule for housing that promotes diversity is dividing neighbors
New Jersey’s statewide battle over growth, rooted in a once loosely enforced 1970s law against racial segregation, has turned “vicious” in this Ivy League town.
| Keywords | new-jerseyhousingaffordable-housingdiversitysegregationprincetongrowthzoning-lawscommunity-disputereal-estatepoliticssocial-justiceurban-planningneighborhoodsred-green-axis |
REDSTATE (Adam Turner) - The 2028 Republican Presidential Primary Race: JD Vance’s Race to Lose?
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NYTIMES (Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa and Ian Stewart) - U.S. Allies Reject Trump’s Demands for Warships, and Bovino to Retire From Border Patrol
Plus, the champion of “Swedish death cleaning” dies at 91.
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NPR (Mara Gordon) - I'm concerned about my blood pressure. Can I check it at home?
If you get a high reading at the doctor's office, it may not be definitive. Here's what to know about your risk — and testing your blood pressure at home.
NPR (Nathan Rott) - Bringing marine life back to South Florida's 'forgotten edge'
Seawalls are great at protecting property and people. A new nature-inspired seawall add-on is trying to make them better at protecting marine wildlife too.