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Biden is talking specifically about a ground invasion, not the bombing Israel is doing in Rafah right now. Via CNN.com: President Joe Biden said for the first time Wednesday he would halt some shipments of American weapons to Israel – which he acknowledged have been used to kill civilians in Gaza – if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders a major invasion of the city of Rafah. “Civilians have been killed in Gaza as a consequence of those bombs and other ways in which they go after population centers,” Biden told CNN’s Erin Burnett in an exclusive interview on “Erin Burnett OutFront,” referring to 2,000-pound bombs that Biden paused shipments of last week. “I made it clear that if they go into Rafah – they haven’t gone in Rafah yet – if they go into Rafah, I’m not supplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah, to deal with the cities – that deal with that problem,” Biden said. So where exactly are the lines? Biden said while the US would continue to provide defensive weapons to Israel, including for its Iron Dome air defense system, other shipments would end should a major ground invasion of Rafah begin.read more

Here's more proof that watching Fox makes you dumber than a box of rocks. It's nothing but faux outrage 24/7 and constantly pretending that Democrats are somehow doing what we all know Republicans do every election cycle, which is to cheat. The Small Business Administration and the Michigan Department of State made this announcement last month on a new voter registration agreement: Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and U.

Above, The Doors perform Riders on the Storm. Bet you thought I was gonna go with Stormy Weather didn't ya?! Anyway, today we look into the many, Many, MANY court cases of America's Least Wanted. Emptywheel explains how we got to the point that right wingers cheer stealing nuclear documents. The Fucking News gives a play-by-play of the court and other news. Bark Bark Woof Woof summarizes Stormy's day in court. Streamline reconsiders where Vulgarmort should be jailed for contempt. Bonus Track: It's Nice That presents the collages of Chantel Walkes, depicting Black joy throughout time. Round-up by Tengrain who blogs at Mock, Paper, Scissors.

Greene’s humiliation came just as Kristi Noem finally realized nobody admires her for killing her dog, Cricket, and slinked away. If only Marge would realize people are also sick of her obsessive need for attention and do the same. From The New York Times report on Greene’s effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson: Lawmakers widely booed Ms.

Malaysia plans to gift orangutans to its major buyers of palm oil, a commodity long blamed for destroying habitats of the endangered apes. The world’s second-biggest palm grower is taking inspiration from China’s “Panda Diplomacy,” and is considering to gift the orange-haired mammals to some of its trading partners, including the European Union, as part of the country’s “strategic diplomatic move.” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Read More: How Pandas Are Becoming a Tool of Chinese Diplomacy “This will be a manifestation of how Malaysia preserves wildlife and ensures sustainability of our forests, especially within the palm oil plantation landscape,” Johari Abdul Ghani, the Southeast Asian nation’s plantations and commodities minister, said in a post on X.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol issued his first apology over his wife receiving a luxury handbag under questionable circumstances, highlighting his efforts to set a new course for his government after a stinging defeat in parliamentary elections. In his first news conference in about two years, Yoon pledged Thursday to improve livelihoods and create a new ministry to boost the country’s birthrate, which is ranked lowest in the world and threatens long-term economic prospects. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] He also laid out priorities for his remaining time in office, which include taming inflation, boosting growth led by the private sector and raising the basic pension for senior citizens to 400,000 won ($292) a month.