Archiv: popcorn


16.05.2026 - 20:45 [ Common Dreams ]

As AIPAC Spends Millions to Oust Him, Massie Unveils Bill Requiring Pro-Israel Lobby to Register as Foreign Agent

As the Israel lobby attempts to end his political career, the Republican Rep. Thomas Massie has introduced a bill that would require lobbyists working for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, commonly known as AIPAC, to register as foreign agents.

The bill, known as the Americans Insist on Political Agent Clarity (AIPAC) Act, would amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (FARA), which requires those working to influence government policy on behalf of a foreign power to register with the US Department of Justice (DOJ).

17.04.2026 - 21:39 [ CBS News ]

We took a boat into the Strait of Hormuz. Here‘s what we saw.

That is where we met Sharif. His real name is not being used. Sharif is from Egypt and has spent decades working along this coastline. In normal times, he told us, tourists would be lining up for him to take them on trips out to sea. Now, there was almost no one.

After some negotiating, he agreed to take us. We paid $120 for two hours.

His boat was a traditional dhow: wooden, worn, painted brown. The kind that has been used in these waters for generations. Inside, embroidered cushions lined the seats.

We climbed aboard…

17.04.2026 - 20:56 [ theGuardian.com ]

After the latest Mandelson revelations, Starmer needs to get a good lawyer. Wasn’t he supposed to be one?

During the opposition years, his defenders countered that a stolid technocrat was exactly what the country needed. They sold the former head of the Crown Prosecution Service as the polar opposite of Boris Johnson, who was driven from Downing Street in part by Starmer’s own forensic questioning. If only Starmer had lived up to the billing of his detractors, reluctantly conceded by his allies, he wouldn’t be in the hole he finds himself this weekend.

Instead, he now has to rely on a defence that is lawyerly in the worst sense of that word. To have knowingly misled parliament is, in political terms, a capital crime. So the PM has to proceed on two tracks, one for “knowingly” the other for “misled”.

14.04.2026 - 18:13 [ Newsweek ]

List of Conservatives Rebuking Donald Trump’s Jesus Image, Pope Feud

Candace Owens, conservative commentator
Carmine Sabia, conservative pundit
Megan Basham, The Daily Wire
Brilyn Hollyhand, MAGA influencer
Marjorie Taylor Greene, former GOP Representative
Milo Yiannopoulos, right-wing influencer
Riley Gaines, anti-trans activist

09.04.2026 - 22:47 [ Al Jazeera ]

Iran says it ‘would be dumb’ for US to let Netanyahu kill diplomacy

“If the US wishes to crater its economy by letting Netanyahu kill diplomacy, that would ultimately be its choice. We think that would be dumb but are prepared for it,” Araghchi wrote.

His comment mirrors language used by US Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday. Vance had warned against Iranians letting the ceasefire fall apart over Lebanon, saying, “We think that would be dumb, but that’s their choice.”

06.04.2026 - 17:17 [ Luis Garicano, Professor at LSE / X ]

Many of us, liberal Europeans, spent decades pushing back against the European extreme left‘s cartoon version of America ( it‘s all oil/ imperialism/getting rich at the expense of others) and then one dumb administration walks in and performs the caricature to perfection.

(March 31, 2026)

27.03.2026 - 10:45 [ Politico.com ]

‘I just want to go home’: Despair settles over the Capitol as DHS deal hopes evaporate

“It looks like everybody is going to stare at each other for a little while,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Wednesday, before nodding at lawmakers’ best hope for getting a deal — their overwhelming desire to leave town.

“You know how it is around here, it’s not Thursday yet,” he said.

(…)

One GOP senator, granted anonymity to speak candidly, summed up their feelings: “I just want to go home.”

18.03.2026 - 17:15 [ CNN / Youtube ]

Enten: Key allies ‘absolutely despise’ US action in Iran

CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten breaks down international support for US military action in Iran as President Donald Trump is asking for other countries to help secure shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz.

27.02.2026 - 13:32 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Die Meinung von Iris Sayram, RBB, zur vorerst gestoppten Einstufung der AfD

tagesthemen, Das Erste, 26.02.2026 • 22:15 Uhr

22.02.2026 - 09:34 [ theNation.com ]

Trump’s Attack on the Supreme Court Was Unhinged Even for Him

Perhaps, at next week’s State of the Union address, he’ll blame the actual Phantom of the Opera.

17.02.2026 - 10:08 [ Amnesty International ]

Global: European states must retract outrageous attacks on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese

(February 13, 2026)

“It is reprehensible that ministers in Austria, Czechia, France, Germany and Italy have attacked the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Francesca Albanese, based on a deliberately truncated video to misrepresent and gravely misconstrue her messages – as is clear from watching her original address in its entirety.

“The ministers that have spread disinformation must act beyond merely deleting their comments on social media – as some have done. They must publicly apologize and retract any calls for Francesca Albanese’s resignation. Their governments must also investigate how this disinformation happened with a view to preventing such situations.

“If only these ministers had been as loud and forceful in confronting a state committing genocide, unlawful occupation and apartheid as they have in attacking a UN expert. Their cowardice and refusal to hold Israel accountable stand in stark contrast to the Special Rapporteur’s unwavering commitment to speaking truth to power.

10.02.2026 - 08:22 [ theIndependent.co.uk ]

Starmer latest: Streeting accused of orchestrating No 10 coup as embattled PM vows to fight on

Wes Streeting has been accused of orchestrating a coup against Sir Keir Starmer after claims emerged he talked to Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar two days before Mr Sarwar called on the prime minister to resign.

Sources said the pair are thought to have discussed the current political situation in the Labour party, with many blaming the health secretary for Mr Sarwar’s intervention, according to the Telegraph.

05.02.2026 - 22:17 [ Punchbowl.news ]

Frontliners erupt at DNC’s Martin

(January 13, 2026)

Another sticking point: some Frontliners were miffed that Martin tried to offer messaging advice, per sources in the room. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Mich.) — one of the top electoral overperformers in the country — spoke up and said she needed more resources from the DNC, not messaging guidance.

Overall, the feedback from the Frontliners was this: Helping out state parties won’t matter if Democrats fail to take back the House in 2026. Some members present also told us they felt as though they were being lectured on messaging by a party chair whose name has never been on the ballot.

23.01.2026 - 09:02 [ theDailyBeast.com ]

Trump Goes on Manic 50-Post Rampage After World Leaders Humiliate Him

The White House hyped the “Board of Peace” initiative, which nations can join for a $1 billion fee, as a coalition of nations that “promote stability, restore dependable and lawful governance, and secure enduring peace in areas affected or threatened by conflict.”

Though the White House expected representatives from 35 countries at the ceremony, fewer than 20 showed up. World leaders otherwise in attendance at Davos, such as French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, all ignored Trump’s endeavor.

Trump was left signing what critics called a MAGA-fied U.N. charter with the likes of Argentinian President Javier Milei and far-right Hungarian leader Viktor Orban.

18.01.2026 - 16:20 [ CNN ]

A stunned Europe finally wakes up to Trump’s Greenland threat

It’s not often that Europe speaks with one voice – or responds with such urgency.

But US President Donald Trump’s announcement Saturday of sanctions against several European countries that reject any US claim to Greenland, a Danish territory, was one of those moments.

An emergency meeting of EU ambassadors will take place in Brussels on Sunday in response to Trump’s threat, which he made after an estimate quarter of the population of Greenland’s capital Nuuk joined protests against any potential annexation.

21.12.2025 - 15:10 [ Folha De S. Paulo ]

Lula Government Pushes Back Against Milei Over Map Depicting Brazil as a Favela and Takes Aim at Argentine Poverty

Vieira said that „the map posted by President Milei needs an urgent update“ and presented data favorable to Brazil without directly mentioning Argentina. The minister highlighted that under President Lula, the country „is modernizing and addressing its social problems,“ has a „growing economy, the lowest unemployment levels, international reserves of US$ 360 billion,“ and has exited the Hunger Map.

Vieira also noted that Brazil has had a „stable currency for 30 years“ and does not owe „a single cent to the IMF,“ while a government source pointed to Argentina’s financial difficulties.

In 2024, Milei’s first year in office, poverty in Argentina surged to 52.9%, later falling to 31.6% in the first half of the year—still higher than Brazil’s 23.1%. The IMF extended a US$ 20 billion loan to the country.

21.12.2025 - 11:42 [ Daily Beast ]

‘SNL’ Savages Trump’s Blacked-Out Epstein Files Dump in Cold Open

Saturday Night Live began its final show of the year by poking fun at the Trump administration’s disastrous release of the Epstein files.

26.11.2025 - 19:13 [ RFERL.org ]

Witkoff To Moscow. Zelenskyy Is Wary. A Phone Call Leaks. A Ukraine Peace Plan Coalesces.

“I know what it’s going to take to get a peace deal done: Donetsk and maybe a land swap somewhere,” Witkoff reportedly said.

Bloomberg did not say how it obtained the recording, which was likely made by US intelligence agencies who routinely monitor and eavesdrop on foreign officials’ conversations.

22.11.2025 - 05:35 [ PBS.org ]

WATCH: Trump says ‘people would be shocked’ but he and Mamdani want to see the ‘same thing’

“Ultimately, it’s for the good of New York,” Trump said, of the two men’s goals. “I don’t care about affiliations or parties or anything else. … If he could be a spectacular success, I’d be very happy.”

Trump said he and Mamdani discussed crime in New York City, without getting bogged down in their political differences over ICE.

“What we did is we discussed crime, more than ICE per se, we discussed crime. He doesn’t want to see crime and I don’t want to see crime,” Trump said. “And I have very little doubt that we’re not going to get along on that issue.”

22.11.2025 - 05:30 [ ABC7 New York ]

NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani and President Trump discuss crime, affordability in Oval Office meeting

The Oval Office meeting marked the first time that Mamdani and Trump have met face to face following a war of words between the two leaders throughout Mamdani‘s campaign and election.

„It was a productive meeting focused on a place of shared admiration and love, which is New York City and the need to deliver affordability to New Yorkers,“ Mamdani said.

20.11.2025 - 15:29 [ New York Times ]

Trump and Mamdani Will Meet at White House on Friday

Zohran Mamdani, who ran for mayor of New York City in part on a promise to stand up to President Trump, will meet with the president at the White House on Friday, weeks before taking office.

Mr. Trump announced the meeting on social media on Wednesday night, saying that Mr. Mamdani had asked for it and labeling him incorrectly as the “Communist Mayor of New York City.” Mr. Mamdani is a democratic socialist.

16.10.2025 - 12:45 [ Elsa Koester / Freitag.de ]

Challenge für deutsche Linke: Wer kann Palästina und Israel gleichzeitig sehen?

Als hätte die deutsche Öffentlichkeit Jahrzehnte geschlafen. Nun ja: Das hat sie ja auch.

06.10.2025 - 02:16 [ Andrey X / X ]

We broke into Gaza

(October 3, 2025)

04.10.2025 - 20:49 [ DRM News / Youtube ]

LIVE: Gaza Aid Flotilla Activists Arrive in Turkey After Israel Detention

Thirty-six Turkish nationals and international activists from the intercepted Global Sumud Flotilla, including prominent figures like Greta Thunberg, arrive in Istanbul on a special flight after detention by Israeli forces.

01.10.2025 - 16:40 [ Caitlin Johnstone ]

The Trumpanyahu “Peace” Plan, And Other Notes

The onus is on the party committing genocide to stop committing genocide. The onus is not on the victims of the genocide to sign agreements in the hope of saving themselves from the genocide. This is obvious to anyone who isn’t a psychopath.

(…)

I didn’t come to where I’m at ideologically from reading Lenin or talking to Marxists, I got here because I did a lot of inner work and had some transformative experiences and came out the other side with a deep love for this beautiful planet and for the strange naked ape mutants who people it, and with a yearning to help create a healthy world. I just kinda felt my way through the human experience as the barefoot hippie earth mama that I am, and it carried me to a clear intuitive understanding that the western empire must end and that capitalism cannot carry our species into the future.

24.09.2025 - 22:14 [ Jimmy Kimmel Live / Youtube ]

Jimmy Kimmel is Back!

Jimmy Kimmel returns to the air and talks about all of the people who have reached out over the last six days including fellow late night talk show hosts, fans of the show, and those who don’t support what he believes but support his right to share those beliefs anyway, and he expresses that it was never his intention to make light of the murder of a young man, how important it is to live in a country that allows us to have a show like this, the Chairman of the FCC Brendan Carr telling an American company that “We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Trump saying he has no talent and no ratings, being fortunate to work at a company that has allowed us to do the show we want to do for almost 23 years, not agreeing with the decision to have our show pulled off the air last Wednesday, Trump making it very clear he wants to see Jimmy and other late night hosts fired, and solidarity from the right, left and those in the middle.

09.08.2025 - 12:35 [ @NovaraMedia / Youtube ]

Activists Hijack London Bus Ads Over Palestine Action Ban

Activists from Greenpeace UK have rebranded bus stops across London with posters reading “Protesting genocide is not terrorism.”

More than 500 people have pledged to hold “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action” signs today in central London, as part of a campaign to end the proscription of Palestine Action.

The Met Police have said they will arrest all participants, regardless of capacity constraints.