Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

Benny #Gantz, a centrist member of #Israel’s War Cabinet, threatened to resign if Israel doesn’t adopt a new War plan by June 8.

He laid out a 6-point plan:
1. return of hostages
2. ending #Hamas’ rule
3. demilitarizing #Gaza
4. establishing intl admin 👀
5. normalize relations with #SaudiArabia 👀
6. widen military service to all #Israelis

“If you choose the path of fanatics and lead the entire nation to the abyss — we will be forced to quit the government,” he said 🔥

https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-war-05-18-2024-3ac9d8e59198d5884d0faa6649a53e4f

Via #RawStory

Congressional staffer #AaronFritschner pointed out that Alito's excuse that his wife was upset about vulgarity near a school bus stop doesn't add up: "Justice #Alito says his wife #MarthaAnnAlito had an altercation with neighbors about a ''F--- Trump' sign that was within 50 feet of where children await the school bus in Jan 21.' Except... #FCPS and #ACPS were all remote in January of 2021. No children were waiting for buses," he wrote.

#FuckTrump

https://www.rawstory.com/alito-interview-questions-details-not-reassuring/

MESAAS faculty at Columbia University should rejoice! https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/irans-regime-slated-to-execute-innocent-young-jew-on-monday-801589

thunderbolt and lightning, very, very frightening me

#Caturday

Man convicted of attacking ex-Speaker Nancy #Pelosi’s husband with a hammer sentenced to 30 years https://apnews.com/article/b41b6c776fb27f62913e3754afa1ceac

Today, President Biden met with five members of the Little Rock Nine – the first Black students to desegregate Little Rock Central High. Our nation will never forget their courage and heroism.

Damn. #RIP Award-winning actor Dabney Coleman -- who starred in hit movies such as Melvin and Howard, 9 to 5, On Golden Pond, and Tootsie -- has reportedly passed away at the age of 92.

He won an Emmy in 1987 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for his role Sworn to Silence, but was nominated six times. He also won a Golden Globe Award. https://local12.com/news/entertainment/report-actor-dabney-coleman-passes-away-dead-death-age-92-melvin-howard-on-golden-pond-tootsie-movies-film-television-emmy-award

Corrupt Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is continuing his gross political attack on a faith-based organization and its volunteers.

"In a filing seeking to shut down an El Paso migrant shelter, the attorney general displays his ignorance of the religious beliefs held by a quarter of Texans.”

https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/ken-paxton-annunciation-house-catholics/

The #LGBTQ community is on notice.

Pass it on

Reminder: Using a school to house soldiers is a war crime precisely because your enemy is forced to bomb schools just to defend themselves.

Of course, this was UNRWA, so it was never a real school to begin with, just a terrorist training academy.

UNRWA is Hamas, Hamas is UNRWA.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/least-20-reported-killed-israeli-160154084.html

#israel #hamas #politics

NYT just now on Mastodon:

"Trump’s Defense Cast Michael Cohen as Untrustworthy"

Trump trusted him for, what, 10 years?

@GreenFire It’s related enough.

Again, if we let incompetent and intentionally destructive forces run our country like a Trump administration that hired either incompetent people into important positions or put people in charge whose intentions are to destroy the agency they work for, these things will be the consequences.

Democrats have also tried time and time again to get Republicans to agree to an immigration bill that would more fully fund immigration services.

I’ve been waiting 18 months for this user tip.
https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/112434035361268776

Trump: "If you're Jewish, and you're a Democrat -- and that includes Alan Dershowitz -- you ought to have your head examined when you see what's going on with Israel."

Emptywheel:

Tommy Tuberville says he went to Gotham to help an accused felon threaten a judge's family.

Via David Lurie:

Tuberville is a bad co-conspirator.

Aaron Rupar:

Tommy Tuberville admits on Newsmax that "one of the reasons he went" to NYC yesterday was to "overcome this gag order" #Trump #GagOrder