Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is planning to soon force a vote on legislation seeking to block over $650 million in arms sales to Israel as it slaughters civilians across the Middle East, including in its joint war on Iran with the U.S. The joint resolutions of disapproval, first reported by Politico, seek to block the sales of 5,000 “defense articles” relating to 250-pound bombs; 10,000…
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New polling data shows the majority of Americans are opposed to the U.S. and Israel’s joint war on Iran, and are unhappy with how the Trump administration is handling it. The Economist/YouGov poll published earlier this week asked respondents to give their opinions on President Donald Trump’s management of the war so far. Only 36 percent said they approved of his actions while 56 percent said…
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As the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran continues, we look at how the Pentagon is using artificial intelligence in its operations. The system, known as Project Maven, relies on technology by Palantir and also incorporates the AI model Claude built by Anthropic. Israel has used similar AI targeting programs in Iran, as well as in Gaza and Lebanon. Craig Jones, an expert on modern warfare…
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Israeli officials are reportedly urging the U.S. to join them in their public urging of Iranians to stage an uprising against their government, even as the Israeli government internally assesses that protesters would be “slaughtered” if they did so, demonstrating Israel’s blasé attitude toward Iranian lives amid its bombardments of the country. According to reporting by The Washington Post…
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The U.S. dropped nearly $6 billion worth of munitions on Iran in just the first two days of the U.S.-Israeli assault, officials say, giving a sense of the staggering scope of the carpet bombing campaign as the Trump administration sweeps aside affordability crises at home. Three U.S. officials told The Washington Post that the U.S. dropped $5.6 billion in the first two days of its…
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There’s no end in sight to President Donald Trump’s unprovoked and unconstitutional war with Iran, and two of the president’s children appear ready to cash in. The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump are investing in a Florida-based drone company called Powerus that “is vying to meet fresh demand from the Pentagon” for drones that started when the Trump…
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