Fri, April 4, 2025

[ Fri, Apr 04th 2025 ]: UPI

Senate confirms Dr. Mehmet Oz lead Medicare and Medicaid

The U.S. Senate confirmed television star Dr. Mehmet Oz as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Thursday.

[ Fri, Apr 04th 2025 ]: BBC

The unravelling of Yoon Suk Yeol: South Korea's 'stubborn and hot-tempered' martial law president

The BBC has spoken to people close to the president to understand what drove him to trigger an authoritarian takeover.

[ Fri, Apr 04th 2025 ]: Council

Will the Earthquake Affect Politics and War in Myanmar?

The massive earthquake in Myanmar has exacerbated the country's existing crises, and will likely worsen instability rather than lead to peace.

[ Fri, Apr 04th 2025 ]: TechCrunch

Elon Musk took a chainsaw to the US government. Tesla is taking the hit.

Elon Musk has long been credited with turning Tesla into a beacon of innovation, the visionary who pushed the world into an era of electrification. But

[ Fri, Apr 04th 2025 ]: CNN

Trump's self-inflicted tariff crisis sparks confusion, chaos and questions of competence

There are reasons to question whether President Donald Trump fully grasps the consequences of the tariff barrage that he used to fire up a global trade war.
Thu, April 3, 2025

[ Thu, Apr 03rd 2025 ]: NewsNation

Lobbying hits record in New York state politics

Lobbying in New York broke new records in 2024, with $377.1 million spent on state and local efforts. Spending rose 4.57% from 2023 as groups ramped up efforts to sway government decisions. According to Sanford Berland,
Mon, March 31, 2025

[ Mon, Mar 31st 2025 ]: techUK

techUK submit written evidence on Women and Equalities Committee's inquiry on female entrepreneurship

Through this inquiry, MPs on the Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) are investigating the challenges women encounter in entrepreneurship, examining which sectors present the greatest barriers and why.

[ Mon, Mar 31st 2025 ]: Bloomberg

Trump Vents Anger With Putin Over Ukraine and Hints at Oil Curbs

President Donald Trump said he was "very angry" at Vladimir Putin and threatened "secondary tariffs" on buyers of his country's oil if the Russian leader refuses a ceasefire with Ukraine.

[ Mon, Mar 31st 2025 ]: Mint

'Empowering and strengthening': Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore praise Elon Musk and Donald Trump for safe return

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, back from a nine-month ISS mission, thanked Elon Musk and Donald Trump for their support. Wilmore called it "empowering," while Williams stressed the importance of leadership in space exploration.

[ Mon, Mar 31st 2025 ]: KGOU

The Wisconsin Supreme Court vote is getting national attention and millions from Musk

[ Mon, Mar 31st 2025 ]: Fortune

A 25-year-old DOGE staffer who resigned over racist posts is back in government with new access to sensitive systems

Marko Elez has been assigned to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services since March 5, per court filings.

[ Mon, Mar 31st 2025 ]: rnz

Politics live: Nicola Willis on the cost of Cook Strait ferries

The Finance Minister is insisting the overall cost of replacing the ferries will be cheaper than the previous government's plan.

[ Mon, Mar 31st 2025 ]: Forbes

Florida's Special House Elections Tuesday: What To Watch In These Tests Of Trump's Second Term

Republicans are expected to win the two red districts, but political watchers will be eyeing turnout and margins as indicators of voter sentiment about Trump's second term and the GOP's future electoral prospects.

[ Mon, Mar 31st 2025 ]: Cryptopolitan

Trump considers 20% global tariff in push for 'big and simple' trade policy

[ Mon, Mar 31st 2025 ]: Euronews

US demands that EU companies comply with anti-diversity order

US president Donald Trump has repeatedly taken aim at Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programmes in the US, especially in government offices, claiming that they were discriminatory. View on euro

[ Mon, Mar 31st 2025 ]: eNCA

Zimbabwe politics | Mnangagwa promises to crush protest

HARARE - Heavily armed police and military have been deployed to the streets of Harare, Bulawayo, and other cities in Zimbabwe. This is ahead of Monday planned protest against President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

[ Mon, Mar 31st 2025 ]: Vox

Are China, Canada, and Mexico really to blame for fentanyl?

China has the world's largest chemical industry, accounting for nearly half of global production, the vast majority of it entirely legal. In the shadows of this industry are the facilities creating the ingredients for most of America's fentanyl.

[ Mon, Mar 31st 2025 ]: Axios

RFK Jr.'s emerging vision for HHS: More centralized power

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says sweeping layoffs and restructuring in the department will bring order to a bureaucracy he claims is in "pandemonium." But experts say the overhaul also likely gives him far greater control over dozens of federal health agencies.

[ Mon, Mar 31st 2025 ]: Moneycontrol

Annamalai softens stance on AIADMK alliance after Shah-EPS meet: 'Won't stand in the way'

While Palaniswami denied that the meeting in Delhi had anything to do with a renewed alliance between his party and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) — its former ally — Amit Shah's social media post after the meeting hinted otherwise.

[ Mon, Mar 31st 2025 ]: WalesOnline

Welsh Government refuses to release letter about impact of PIP and Universal credit changes

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[ Mon, Mar 31st 2025 ]: MarketWatch

Trump lashes out at both Putin and Zelensky over Ukraine peace negotiations

President Donald Trump lashed out at both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, expressing frustration with the Russian and Ukrainian leaders as he struggles to forge a truce to end the war.

[ Mon, Mar 31st 2025 ]: KMVT

LGBTQ+ allies and activists rallied for transgender rights

LGBTQ+ allies and activists from the Magic Valley gathered at Five Points to rally for transgender rights. the corner of five points held a large group of people holding signs fighting for transgender rights.

[ Mon, Mar 31st 2025 ]: FOX40

Tesla protests against Trump and Musk in Northern California spark controversy

A series of protests at Tesla car dealerships throughout Northern California have triggered mixed emotions within the region. On Saturday, nearly 300 people gathered in Placer County for a "Tesla Takedown" protest against Elon Musk.

[ Mon, Mar 31st 2025 ]: Reuters

Insight: How Trump family took over World Liberty Financial as it raised hundreds of millions

As World Liberty Financial raised more than half a billion dollars, President Donald Trump's family took control of the crypto venture and grabbed the lion's share of those funds, aided by governance terms that industry experts say favor insiders.

[ Mon, Mar 31st 2025 ]: Insider

5 takeaways from Elon Musk's 100-minute town hall about DOGE and America: 'It's costing me a lot to be in this job'

Musk said Wisconsin's state Supreme Court election could "affect the entire destiny of humanity" as he held a town hall with voters in Green Bay.

[ Mon, Mar 31st 2025 ]: KPBS

Expert says Tesla's best way to rebuild its brand is to ditch Musk

[ Mon, Mar 31st 2025 ]: Yahoo

DOGE sees dead people, and they're getting Social Security. Are fraud claims real?

In a March press conference, acting Social Security Commissioner Lee Dudek said his agency loses $100 million a year to direct deposit fraud. That figure represents about 0.00625% of all Social Security payments, according to Axios. The Trump administration has struggled to find other evidence of waste or fraud in the massive agency.

[ Mon, Mar 31st 2025 ]: briefly

What Ronald Lamola said about the Israel case and Donald Trump

The Minister of International Relations, Ronald Lamola, said the South African government will not compromise on its case against Israel at the Hague.

[ Mon, Mar 31st 2025 ]: CounterPunch

War, Doublethink, and the Struggle for Survival: Geopolitics of the Gaza Genocide

In a genocidal war that has spiraled into a struggle for political survival, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition and the global powers

[ Mon, Mar 31st 2025 ]: Newsweek

Map Shows Battle Against Property Tax Across US States

Homeowners' discontent over rising property taxes is leading the growth of a movement to abolish them across GOP-led states.

[ Mon, Mar 31st 2025 ]: IOL

Budget negotiations and Trump tariffs spark rand's decline amidst political turmoil

The rand has fallen nearly 1% against the US dollar as Parliament faces a critical Budget deadline. With GNU parties divided over proposed VAT increases and economists warning of dire consequences if consensus isn't reached by Wednesday,

[ Mon, Mar 31st 2025 ]: Politico

Big questions surround AOC as insiders ponder the future of progressivism

Bernie Sanders isn't interested in running for president again. It isn't clear if Ocasio-Cortez wants to, either.

[ Mon, Mar 31st 2025 ]: MyChesCo

Massive HHS Overhaul Promises to Cut Bureaucracy, Save Billions, and Make America Healthier Than Ever!

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has unveiled a comprehensive restructuring strategy to align with President Trump's Executive Order, "Implementing the President's 'Department of Government

[ Mon, Mar 31st 2025 ]: Mediaite

'GREAT!' Trump Raves Over Sen. Mullin 'Beating Back' Kristen Welker on 'Never Ending' SignalGate Story: 'So Old and Boring!'

Trump raged at NBC's Welker and the "radical left" for SignalGate, calling it "never ending" and a "witch hunt" but praising Markwayn Mullin for his interview. The post 'GREAT!' Trump Raves Over Sen.

[ Mon, Mar 31st 2025 ]: BBC

Starmer and Trump discuss 'productive negotiations' on economic deal

The call comes after sources at No 10 say the government is prepared to retaliate against US tariffs if needed.

[ Mon, Mar 31st 2025 ]: CNN

Why Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariff transformation is so risky

President Donald Trump is set to gamble the success of his second term, the economy and the personal finances of millions of Americans this week on his long-held belief that tariffs can re-create a golden age of US wealth and independence.
Sun, March 30, 2025

[ Sun, Mar 30th 2025 ]: Newsweek

Sesame Street, Last Gasp of the Monoculture, Faces Existential Threat

For decades, shows like Sesame Street practically raised many kids. Today, not even Elmo is safe from the nation's culture wars and shifting media landscape.

[ Sun, Mar 30th 2025 ]: KGOU

U.S. Institute of Peace staff is laid off, escalating legal battle with Trump administration

[ Sun, Mar 30th 2025 ]: Mint

Could Donald Trump run again in 2028? He says 'there are methods' to make it happen and 'is not joking'

US President Donald Trump has once again hinted at the possibility of a third term, despite the constitutional two-term limit. In an interview, he claimed "there are methods" to make it happen and said that he was "not joking.

[ Sun, Mar 30th 2025 ]: Forbes

Will Elon Musk Give $2 Million To Wisconsin Voters Tonight? AG Wants State Supreme Court To Block It

Wisconsin's attorney general appealed to the state's Supreme Court Sunday after lower courts declined to block the impending giveaway.

[ Sun, Mar 30th 2025 ]: Mediaite

Trump Says He Thinks He Can Run for a Third Term, And Doesn't Rule Out Doing So: 'There Are Methods Which You Could Do it'

President Donald Trump believes he could run for a third term in office and is not ruling out the possibility of a 2028 bid. The post Trump Says He Thinks He Can Run for a Third Term, And Doesn't Rule Out Doing So: 'There Are Methods Which You Could Do it' first appeared on Mediaite.

[ Sun, Mar 30th 2025 ]: MSN

Top 10 world news: Trump 'very angry' at Putin; Netanyahu offers Hamas leaders Gaza exit, and more

who questioned the leadership of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and suggested a transitional government in Ukraine. 'Lay down arms and leave': Netanyahu offers Hamas leaders way out of Gaza, but with one condition Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...

[ Sun, Mar 30th 2025 ]: Reuters

Syria's president al-Sharaa forms new transitional government

(Reuters) -Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa announced a transitional government on Saturday, appointing 23 ministers in a broadened cabinet seen as a key milestone in the transition from decades of Assad family rule and to improving Syria's ties with the West.

[ Sun, Mar 30th 2025 ]: BBC

The Canadian Conservative trying to sweet talk Trump

Alberta premier Danielle Smith has been welcomed by Trump-friendly Republican circles, landing her in hot water in Canada.

[ Sun, Mar 30th 2025 ]: briefly

ANC Will Engage Afriforum and Solidarity Over the US-SA Tensions

The African National Congress's deputy secretary general Nomvula Mokonyane said the party will meet with the lobby groups AfriForum and Solidarity.

[ Sun, Mar 30th 2025 ]: CNN

Vulnerable Senate Democrat Ossoff seeks to channel Trump outrage on tough road to reelection

Jon Ossoff, the nation's most endangered Senate Democrat, sees a path for reelection in a state President Donald Trump won in 2024 and at a time when Democrats are suffering rock-bottom approval ratings.

[ Sun, Mar 30th 2025 ]: Euronews

Syria swears in new transitional government on the eve of Eid-al-Fitr

Nearly four months after the ousting of 24-year President Bashar al-Assad, Syria has announced a new government, kickstarting a five-year transitional period that aims to restore stability and peace to a country that has endured more than a decade of war.

[ Sun, Mar 30th 2025 ]: dw

Syria's interim president forms new transitional government

Syria swore in its new transitional government on Saturday, after interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa appointed 23 ministers in a religiously and ethnically mixed Cabinet.Syria' s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa has sworn in a new transitional Cabinet that replaced the caretaker authorities in place since the ouster of longtime ruler Bashar Assad

War, Doublethink, and the Struggle for Survival: Geopolitics of the Gaza Genocide

In a genocidal war that has spiraled into a struggle for political survival, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition and the global powers

The article from CounterPunch, titled "War, Doublethink, and the Struggle for Survival: Geopolitics of the Gaza Genocide," discusses the ongoing conflict in Gaza through the lens of Orwellian "doublethink," where contradictory beliefs are held simultaneously. It critiques the international community's response to the violence, highlighting the hypocrisy and selective outrage in global politics. The piece argues that while the world condemns the violence in Gaza, there is a simultaneous acceptance or ignorance of the underlying geopolitical strategies that perpetuate such conflicts. It points out the role of major powers like the U.S. and Israel in maintaining a status quo that benefits their strategic interests, often at the expense of Palestinian lives. The article also touches on the broader implications of this conflict, including the manipulation of public opinion, the suppression of dissent, and the failure of international bodies to enforce human rights and peace. Ultimately, it calls for a reevaluation of how global conflicts are perceived and addressed, urging a move away from double standards towards genuine efforts for peace and justice.

Read the Full CounterPunch Article at:
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/03/31/war-doublethink-and-the-struggle-for-survival-geopolitics-of-the-gaza-genocide/