Rep. Sara Jacobs reveals that the Biden administration could have forced the UAE to end the genocide in Sudan, but the US and Israel needed the Emiratis' cooperation in order to continue doing the genocide in Gaza.
Mayor Mamdani: “Reagan famously said the 9 most terrifying words in the English Language are 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.' It's a good quote, but I disagree. I think 9 more terrifying words are actually, 'I worked all day and can't feed my family”.
In occupied East Jerusalem, ABC News interviews American Jews who've become Israeli settlers. Atara, from Texas, says "leave or we'll k-ll you" to Palestinians. Another settler, presented as a moderate, says "I'm not displacing nobody. [...]G-d gave it [the land] to me."
Women of color say they’re opening social media and finding their videos... but white. Al influencer accounts are reportedly taking videos from women of color but replacing them with white Al avatars these videos are getting thousands of views and profiting off the work of women of color.
Who’s Funding the Super PAC Attacking Graham Platner? | A flood of billionaire money is pouring into Maine’s Senate race to stop a populist challenger.
Xavier Becerra shows that his loyalty lies with fossil fuels - Chevron has donated the maximum legal amount to California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra
Finally the NYT is reporting on the systemic r@pe or Palestinian prisoners by Israel, including the use of dogs to r@pe Palestinian prisoners. It should be a front-page expose like the fabricated "Screams Without Words." But no, it is relegated to the Opinions page.
It's Mother's Day. In a world where so many have a complicated relationship with their mother, here's to my favorite show about a woman, her severely mentally ill mother, and her grandmother who wasn't cut out for motherhood: Alma's Not Normal