"Israel responsible for 2/3 of all press killings worldwide in 2024 and 2025, according to CPJ report."
When Saudi Arabia killed one journalist (Jamal Khashoggi) the media turned it into an international scandal. But when Israel has killed 184 journalists according to the CPJ, and 242 journalists, according to the U.N., our media looks the other way.
Our so-called watchdog media has become Israel's lapdog.
Jamal Khashoggi's murder has evaded justice, to this day - despite international outrage. This is unforgivable. The nation-state of Israel does seem to hold quite a lot of influence over US corporate media, most noticeable in the absence of criticism of Israeli policy and policy violations - things like genocide, or holding the distinction of being the world's number one killer of journalists two years running. Things regular people might find important..
The most damning line in this entire roundup isn’t about partisan theatrics at the State of the Union. It’s the statistic from the Committee to Protect Journalists: Israel responsible for two-thirds of all journalist killings worldwide in 2024 and 2025. That should be a five-alarm fire for anyone who claims to care about democracy or a free press.
When more reporters are being killed by one U.S.-backed military than by every other conflict combined, that’s not collateral damage — it’s a systemic assault on documentation itself. And when those journalists are overwhelmingly Palestinian, reporting from Gaza while human rights groups and U.N. experts warn of genocide, it raises the obvious question: who benefits from silencing the witnesses?
At the same time, Washington escalates militarily — deploying stealth fighters, slow-walking a war powers vote, and even offering passport services inside illegal settlements. The message is unmistakable: unconditional alignment abroad, procedural delay at home. Members of Congress may squabble over decorum, but the real story is bipartisan complicity in shielding a government that detains thousands without charge and now leads the world in killing reporters.
If press freedom means anything, it must mean defending journalists even — especially — when their reporting exposes U.S. allies. Otherwise “free speech” is just branding, not principle.
I, like most Americans, am a person without a party. I don't think most Americans realize their party has left them - long ago - but I know there are enough of us who do. It maybe wasn't always that way, but here we are. And while we're "here", here's a thing not to be doing if you're the Democratic party AND you're actually interested in winning any future elections:
"Democratic leadership quietly works to delay Iran war powers vote: Democrats in the House Foreign Affairs Committee have been working behind the scenes to stall a bipartisan war powers resolution from Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) that would require explicit congressional authorization before any United States military action against Iran, according to a new report from Capital and Empire. According to multiple sources cited in the report, a senior committee staffer has inflated projections of Democratic defections to sap momentum. Critics say Democratic leaders are avoiding a recorded vote that would expose divisions and force members to take a public position on a conflict many privately expect but fear openly backing."
The unfortunate position the US and the world at large are presently in is due to a lot of issues, but one in particular is this: enough people who would have ordinarily shown up for Harris, didn't. Why? Because they didn't want to support ANY party that supported genocide and perpetual meddling in the middle east on behalf of our so-called "ally", Israel. There's a lesson here for future elections.
Thanks for your comment on the North Carolina campaign. I just sent a small donation to Nida Allam. Wish it could be more but I am maxxing out my budget on Progressive candidates.
"The United States Embassy in Jerusalem announced on Tuesday that American consular officers will provide on-site passport services this week." The US offers passport services in Israel and simultaneously demands US citizens present passports as proof of citizenship in order to vote in US elections. By order of Gulliver to His Gullible suits in the congress of Gullie. The absurdity of referring to Total Singular State Israel 'democracy' flatters its thuggery-buggery.
"Israel responsible for 2/3 of all press killings worldwide in 2024 and 2025, according to CPJ report."
When Saudi Arabia killed one journalist (Jamal Khashoggi) the media turned it into an international scandal. But when Israel has killed 184 journalists according to the CPJ, and 242 journalists, according to the U.N., our media looks the other way.
Our so-called watchdog media has become Israel's lapdog.
Jamal Khashoggi's murder has evaded justice, to this day - despite international outrage. This is unforgivable. The nation-state of Israel does seem to hold quite a lot of influence over US corporate media, most noticeable in the absence of criticism of Israeli policy and policy violations - things like genocide, or holding the distinction of being the world's number one killer of journalists two years running. Things regular people might find important..
The most damning line in this entire roundup isn’t about partisan theatrics at the State of the Union. It’s the statistic from the Committee to Protect Journalists: Israel responsible for two-thirds of all journalist killings worldwide in 2024 and 2025. That should be a five-alarm fire for anyone who claims to care about democracy or a free press.
When more reporters are being killed by one U.S.-backed military than by every other conflict combined, that’s not collateral damage — it’s a systemic assault on documentation itself. And when those journalists are overwhelmingly Palestinian, reporting from Gaza while human rights groups and U.N. experts warn of genocide, it raises the obvious question: who benefits from silencing the witnesses?
At the same time, Washington escalates militarily — deploying stealth fighters, slow-walking a war powers vote, and even offering passport services inside illegal settlements. The message is unmistakable: unconditional alignment abroad, procedural delay at home. Members of Congress may squabble over decorum, but the real story is bipartisan complicity in shielding a government that detains thousands without charge and now leads the world in killing reporters.
If press freedom means anything, it must mean defending journalists even — especially — when their reporting exposes U.S. allies. Otherwise “free speech” is just branding, not principle.
I, like most Americans, am a person without a party. I don't think most Americans realize their party has left them - long ago - but I know there are enough of us who do. It maybe wasn't always that way, but here we are. And while we're "here", here's a thing not to be doing if you're the Democratic party AND you're actually interested in winning any future elections:
"Democratic leadership quietly works to delay Iran war powers vote: Democrats in the House Foreign Affairs Committee have been working behind the scenes to stall a bipartisan war powers resolution from Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) that would require explicit congressional authorization before any United States military action against Iran, according to a new report from Capital and Empire. According to multiple sources cited in the report, a senior committee staffer has inflated projections of Democratic defections to sap momentum. Critics say Democratic leaders are avoiding a recorded vote that would expose divisions and force members to take a public position on a conflict many privately expect but fear openly backing."
The unfortunate position the US and the world at large are presently in is due to a lot of issues, but one in particular is this: enough people who would have ordinarily shown up for Harris, didn't. Why? Because they didn't want to support ANY party that supported genocide and perpetual meddling in the middle east on behalf of our so-called "ally", Israel. There's a lesson here for future elections.
Thanks for your comment on the North Carolina campaign. I just sent a small donation to Nida Allam. Wish it could be more but I am maxxing out my budget on Progressive candidates.
"The United States Embassy in Jerusalem announced on Tuesday that American consular officers will provide on-site passport services this week." The US offers passport services in Israel and simultaneously demands US citizens present passports as proof of citizenship in order to vote in US elections. By order of Gulliver to His Gullible suits in the congress of Gullie. The absurdity of referring to Total Singular State Israel 'democracy' flatters its thuggery-buggery.