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Happy Friday! Below is a round-up of this week’s stories, but first, a poll! Due to some technical/user errors, I could not see the votes in the poll so — take two!
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Some good news for your soul: Mamdani absolutely wrecked Cuomo at the mayoral debate last night. Some clips are here.
Below is a round-up of what we published this week — thanks for reading and please share our stories, if you’d like!
On Thursday, October 16, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that, effective today, it will charge people $1,000 who are granted a type of legal authorization — known as parole — to enter or stay in the United States.
UN, International Criminal Court Asked to Investigate Murder of Palestinian Journalist Saleh Aljafarawi (Thank you to our friends at Truthout for republishing this piece.)
On Monday, October 13, legal representatives for murdered Palestinian journalist Saleh Aljafarawi filed complaints and demands for investigations with the International Criminal Court and multiple UN committees and special rapporteurs.
Palestinian Healthcare Workers Among Hostages Released from Israeli Torture Camps (Thank you to our friends at Truthout for republishing this piece.)
Of the 55 healthcare workers held hostage in Israel’s torture camps who were listed for release on Monday, Israeli soldiers abducted 44 from the hospitals where they were working; one person from an organized convoy to transfer patients through Israel-designated “safe routes”; and one person during a rescue mission.
Taylor Swift. Full House. Spongebob. Zach Bryan. Rihanna. Pokémon.
What do all these things have in common?
The Trump administration used their music, images, or both in propaganda videos.
Cuomo Rants Against Socialism on X
The replies were mostly negative, but an AI generated comment from an AI-generated account run by an AI comms group praised the primary loser.
Thanks for reading!
Elizabeth