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What the LA synagogue pro-Palestinian protest was really about

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President Biden said he was ‘appalled’ by the scenes outside Adas Torah

What the LA synagogue pro-Palestinian protest was really about

Airman on hunger strike at White House over Gaza support

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Airman on hunger strike at White House over Gaza support

Herbert said that Bushnell’s message and actions resonated with him, but it was the silence from leadership that really propelled his desire to speak out.

“The response afterwards by the military, specifically my command and then our government – basically just not uttering a word, like not even saying his name or anything and just trying to sweep the whole situation under the rug – that’s what really infuriated me and gave me the resolve to come to DC,” he said.

Tens of Thousands Forced to Flee Democratic Republic of Congo as US/Rwanda-Supported M23 Attacks Intensify (+Coltan)

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Attacks by the Rwanda-backed M23 have led to another wave of mass displacement in the province of North Kivu. The rebel group has tried to make advances towards the provincial capital of Goma, attacking the town of Sake which lies just 25 kilometers away.

Tens of Thousands Forced to Flee Democratic Republic of Congo as US/Rwanda-Supported M23 Attacks Intensify (+Coltan)

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CONGRESS: Do Not Allow Our Tax Dollars To Fund Conflict In The Congo!

Evo Morales leads a road block in Bolivia against his disqualification as a presidential candidate

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Highlights: Supporters of Evo Morales have cut off the routes in his bastion, the coca-growing area of ​​Chapare, for an indefinite period of time. They demand that the judges of the high courts, including those of the TCP who made it impossible for Morales to run again, resign from their positions. President Luis Arce said that he has “reasons to be alert and on the alert.” The demand of those mobilized echoes an international concern. The popular election of magistrates is a Bolivian innovation, introduced by the 2009 Constitution.

Evo Morales leads a road block in Bolivia against his disqualification as a presidential candidate

Argentina: the movement against Milei has begun

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As we were about to publish the latest editorial of the Argentine section of the IMT, concerning the first budget announcements of the new government of far-right demagogue president Milei, he doubled down: announcing by decree the abolition of over 300 pieces of legislation, which regulate economic activity in a wide range of fields. This is an unprecedented, ultra-liberal assault on the rights and living conditions of the working masses, introduced using undemocratic emergency decree powers. The announcement provoked a spontaneous movement of protest, with thousands coming out into the streets of Buenos Aires, as Alejandro Spezia describes in this special update (the original article follows after).

Argentina: the movement against Milei has begun