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Tomorrow, the House will vote on the NDAA, which includes a provision to merge parts of our military with the IDF. This amendment is an existential threat to American sovereignty and democracy. Every member of Congress must vote NO.
12:49 AM · Jul 22, 2026
House Rule Advances 2027 NDAA With Section to Integrate US and Israeli Militaries
The House on Tuesday approved a procedural vote to advance the $1.15 trillion 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, which includes a section to further integrate the US and Israeli militaries, a plan that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said was his idea.
The rule to allow floor debate and a vote on the NDAA and several pieces of legislation passed in a 214-211 vote, and a final vote on the Houseâs version of the NDAA is expected to take place on Wednesday. The procedural step came after the House Rules Committee denied a vote on an amendment introduced by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) to strip Section 219, the Israeli integration plan, from the bill.
Trump ‚Planning for Wider War‘ in IranâWith Possible Ground Invasionâas US Bombing Escalates
An unnamed US official told The Washington Post on Sunday that the Trump administration is „planning for a wider war“ in Iran, though the official warned that US forces likely lack the weapons capacity to „safely sustain operations.“ The official said they don‘t believe that „the White House is aware of that.“
The anonymous official‘s comments corroborated reporting last week indicating that Trump, who has not sought or received congressional authorization for the Iran war, is leaning toward expanding the assault, possibly with ground forces.
„Trump hosted a Situation Room meeting Tuesday evening to discuss the potential seizure of Kharg Island and other territory along the Strait of Hormuz using US troops, as well as the potential bombing of a tunnel complex at Pickaxe Mountain, a nuclear-linked site the US has yet to target,“ The Wall Street Journal reported. „Expanding airstrikes against more targets in Iran, including energy sites, also remains a possibility.“
Is the United States Preparing for a Ground Invasion of #Iran?
(July 16, 2026)
The escalating pattern of U.S. strikes against southern Iran in recent days â particularly over the past several hours â may point to a gradual strategy aimed at preparing the ground for a potential deployment of ground forces. Such an operation, if it were to materialize, could be intended to seize control of Iranâs southern coastal belt in order to remove Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz.
Senate Democrats Block Advancement of $1.1 Trillion NDAA Over Iran War
Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked the advancement of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, citing President Trumpâs war with Iran, which continues to rage following the collapse of the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding.
The NDAA would provide the Pentagon with over $1.1 trillion in funding as part of the White Houseâs plan for a $1.5 trillion military budget for 2027, a nearly 50% increase from this year. The bill also includes an amendment, Section 1217, to further merge the US and Israeli militaries under a plan being pushed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
A procedural vote of 50-46 fell well short of the 60 votes that it needed to advance the NDAA. Every Democrat, except two who werenât present for the vote â Senators Jon Fetterman (PA) and Alex Padilla (CA) â voted against advancing the sprawling military spending bill.
How Section 219, the US-Israel Military Merger, Would Thwart American Democracy
(July 13, 2026)
The House provision, which has a Senate version known as Section 1217, would also forbid the president of the United States from limiting intelligence collaboration with Israel over its human rights abuses. If the President ever wants to limit such collaboration, he or she must tell Congress and can only cite American national security as a basis.
In other words, these bills would connect the US and Israeli militaries in unprecedented ways and make it exceedingly difficult for any future president to unwind this partnership with a foreign government.
Congressional Proposal Could Deepen US Complicity
(June 16, 2026)
Buried in the US$1.15 trillion National Defense Authorization Act is a provision that would deepen US military cooperation with Israel while walling that cooperation off from further congressional oversight.
Section 219 (formerly section 224) creates the role of an âexecutive agentâ focused on folding Israeli technology into US weapons programs, and vice versa, including in missile and air defense technologies as well as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, cyberwarfare, and autonomous systems. Once implemented, the provision would speed efforts to embed Israeli technologies into US weapons systems in ways almost never codified into law, even for allies. As the protracted experience with unwinding Turkish participation in the F-35 program shows, practically, integration binds the United States to rely on producers in ways that become next to impossible to walk back later, even if lawmakers want to.
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Section 219 also calls for âdata fusion.â In defense doctrine, data fusion means combining feeds from many sensors and intelligence sources into a single targeting picture. The United States would be absorbing Israeli data, which may have been collected under problematic mass surveillance programs. Moreover, section 219 would be reinforced by section 622 of the intelligence appropriations bill, which mandates intelligence sharing and would further promote combining US intelligence streams with Israeli ones that could then be used by the Israeli military for targeting.
Global Sumud Flotilla to Convene International Assembly in TĂŒrkiye
Marmaris, TĂŒrkiye â In its ongoing effort to break israelâs illegal siege of Gaza, the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) announces it will convene an International Assembly in Marmaris, TĂŒrkiye on May 9th and 10th, followed by a press conference on May 11th. This assembly marks a decisive moment for the movement as GSF participants, organizers, partners, and international experts will be gathering to reassess, deepen political strategy, and sharpen the missionâs trajectory.
The real reason Iran and the US cannot end the war: Money
n Iranian business newspaper reported in April that reconstruction would take at least 12 years.
âThe nuclear issue is honestly Betamax now,â Alan Eyre, a former member of the US team that negotiated the Iran nuclear deal, told MEE, referring to the now obsolete 1975 video cassette player.
âEveryone is talking about what the Iranians are willing to give up. But that is largely a function of what they are willing to get,â he added. „What the Iranians want is money.“
Eyre said there are four ways Iran can be compensated for a deal that reopens the Strait of Hormuz and ends with an agreement on its nuclear programme: reparations, tolling, unblocking frozen assets, and sanctions relief. Of the four, he believes a toll in the Strait of Hormuz is the likeliest path for a deal.
What the Joint Listâs revival signifies for Palestinian politics in Israel
(January 28, 2026)
This is a historic event in a volatile political moment. Even before the publication of polls gauging the Joint Listâs electoral strength â predicting that it could secure 15-16 of the Knessetâs 120 seats, making it the third largest force in Israeli politics â the popular demand for unity suggests the possibility for unprecedented voter turnout in Arab society.
Israeli news outlets described the renewal of the Joint List as âdrama in the political system,â and rightly so. Such a scenario would alter the balance between opposing blocs and force Zionist parties across the spectrum â from Yair Golanâs center-left Democrats to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuâs Likud â to recalibrate their strategies.
âThe DOJ Cannot Be Trustedâ: A Top Democrat Unloads on the Epstein Files Saga
(today)
In an interview with POLITICO Magazine about his priorities now and going forward, Garcia said Democrats were likely to make oversight of the administration a major part of their midterm campaign and previewed the line of attack for the party.
âThis is the most corrupt president to ever serve in the history of our country, and itâs the most corrupt administration to ever exist in the history of our country,â he said. âThereâs no scenario where this shouldnât be at the center of our [work] moving forward.â
US Senate, Do the Right Thing and Refuse to Fund ICE
More Americans now support abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, than keeping it.
Trump and Schumer Move Toward Possible Deal to Avert a Shutdown
The Senate would pass those bills before a Friday midnight deadline, and Congress also would consider a short-term extension for homeland security operations, which would prevent an interruption of services by the Transportation Security Agency, Coast Guard and Federal Emergency Management Agency.
That stopgap bill would provide time for talks between lawmakers and the White House to draft a new homeland security spending bill that would include new restrictions that Democrats have demanded on the tactics of immigration enforcement officers and more accountability for those accused of using excessive force.
Trump administration considers new guidelines for immigration officials in Minnesota
The Trump administration circulated a draft memo this week regarding potential new guidelines for federal immigration officers on the ground in Minnesota, including plans to avoid engaging with âagitatorsâ and only targeting immigrants facing criminal charges or convictions, officials familiar with the talks told CNN.
The draft memo comes as the White House and Department of Homeland Security have had multiple behind-the-scenes discussions this week about how to best conduct immigration operations in the state moving forward.
Stephen Miller: ICEâs ideologue-in-chief
(January 26, 2026)
Today, weâll be talking about Stephen Miller, Donald Trumpâs deputy chief of staff for policy, and how the deadly ICE surge in Minnesota is only the latest example of domestic policy that he has championed. In Trump‘s second administration, Miller is emerging as the main architect and enforcer of Trump‘s signature policies: from hardline immigration policies and mass deportations, to retaliation against the administration‘s perceived enemies, to increasingly aggressive foreign policy.
Democrats Embrace a Shutdown Fight They Wanted to Avoid
After a second fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis, Democrats say public opinion is on their side and they are willing to risk a backlash to counter what they see as police-state tactics.
Senate Democrats plot strategy as DHS standoff deepens heading into shutdown week
Two sources who were on a Democratic caucus strategy call Sunday said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told the group the message must be to ârestrain, reform and restrict ICE.â
Alle Optionen bleiben denkbar – 3 strategische Ziele: So agiert DĂ€nemark gegen Trumps Grönland-Drohungen
Obwohl ein direkter militĂ€rischer Konflikt zwischen Nato-Partnern bisher als undenkbar galt, hat die dĂ€nische MinisterprĂ€sidentin Mette Frederiksen klargestellt, dass man nach Trumps Weigerung, militĂ€rische Gewalt auszuschlieĂen, keine Option mehr ignorieren könne. Die Stationierung von Soldaten erhöht daher die âpolitischen Kostenâ fĂŒr die USA massiv.
Ein Angriff auf Grönland wĂŒrde nun bedeuten, dass US-Truppen direkt gegen Soldaten anderer Nato-LĂ€nder kĂ€mpfen mĂŒssten.
Ein solches Szenario wĂŒrde in den USA vermutlich auf massiven innenpolitischen und womöglich militĂ€rischen Widerstand stoĂen.
Die Hoffnung Kopenhagens ist, dass diese politische HĂŒrde schwerer wiegt als die abstrakte Sorge vor einem Zusammenbruch der Nato.
EVOLVED FOUNDING DOCUMENTS
We promised to do things differently â and we have. Below you will find evolved drafts of Your Partyâs four founding documents: our Political Statement, Constitution, Standing Orders, and Organisational Strategy. Together, they set out our principles, our purpose, and how we organise to win. Over the last month, thousands of members have debated and amended these documents at regional assemblies across every nation of Britain, while also proposing edits online via our unique crowd-editing tool. Harnessing the wisdom of a mass movement, the documents have evolved in response to membersâ views. The big questions will be decided by members democratically during our Founding Conference, with some amendments emerging from the process and members able to submit others. This is real democracy in action â get involved, as we build a new party by and for the people, not the powerful.
Putin wants to capture Ukraineâs crucial fortress belt without a fight
(August 28, 2025)
As US-led efforts to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine struggle to gain momentum, Vladimir Putinâs latest territorial demands include the surrender of strategically vital and heavily fortified Ukrainian land in the east of the country. Moscow is calling on Kyiv to unilaterally withdraw from the approximately one-third of Donetsk province that remains in Ukrainian hands as part of any peace deal. In other words, Putin aims to secure territory at the negotiating table that his army has been unable to conquer in more that three and a half years of full-scale war.
Russia‘s coy game: Why Kremlin won‘t commit to Trump‘s peace push
There are signs that the Kremlin is not interested in a U.S.-brokered peace deal at all, with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other top officials reiterating maximalist demands and refusing to accept any compromise.
Instead of seeking peace, the Kremlin is trying to buy time and undermine Ukraineâs allies, analysts say. Another goal is to shift the blame to Kyiv by accusing it of rejecting Russian conditions that are effectively tantamount to capitulation.
Putin in his last address: Russia ready to fight until the last Ukrainian, offers no concessions, demands Kyiv surrender Donbas
Putin reiterated that the war in Ukraine will end only when Ukraine withdraws its forces from Donbas.
âIf Ukrainian troops leave the territories they occupy, the fighting will stop. If they donât, we will achieve this through military means,â he said.
He offered no concessions from Russiaâs side.
Putin bleibt bei seinen Bedingungen – und droht
„Wenn die ukrainischen Truppen die von ihnen gehaltenen Gebiete verlassen, werden wir die KampfeinsĂ€tze beenden“, sagte Putin bei einem Besuch in Bischkek, der Hauptstadt Kirgistans. „Wenn sie dies nicht tun, werden wir dies mit militĂ€rischen Mitteln erreichen“, so der Kremlchef.
Aus welchen Regionen genau sich die ukrainischen Truppen zurĂŒckziehen sollten, sagte Putin nicht. Russland hatte immer wieder gefordert, dass die Ukraine die vier Regionen Donezk, Luhansk, Cherson und Saporischschja vollstĂ€ndig an Russland abgeben mĂŒsse – auch die Teile, die Russland nie erobert hat.
The Critical Importance of Ukraineâs Fortress Belt in Donetsk Oblast
(August 12, 2025)
– The fortress belt is made up of four large cities and several towns and settlements that run north to south along the H-20 Kostyantynivka-Slovyansk highway, with a total pre-war population of over 380,537 people. The belt is 50 kilometers long (roughly 31 miles, about the distance between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland).
– Ukraine has spent the last 11 years pouring time, money, and effort into reinforcing the fortress belt and establishing significant defense industrial and defensive infrastructure in and around these cities.
– Slovyansk and Kramatorsk form the northern half of the fortress belt and serve as significant logistics hubs for Ukrainian forces defending in Donetsk Oblast. Druzhkivka, Oleksiyevo-Druzhkivka, and Kostyantynivka serve as the southern half of the fortress belt.
– Ukrainian forces first began building up defensive positions in and around these cities after retaking them from pro-Russian proxy forces who attacked and seized Slovyansk, Kramatorsk, Druzhkivka, and Kostyantynivka in April 2014.
– Russiaâs failure to seize Slovyansk in 2022 and ongoing struggles to envelop the fortress belt underscore the success of Ukraineâs long-term efforts to reinforce the fortress belt cities.
Rep. Dan Goldman, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Comptroller Brad Lander Call on NYPD to Enforce State and Local Law Against Abusive Federal Immigration Officers
NEW YORK, NY â Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) was joined by Comptroller Brad Lander and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams today for a press conference calling on New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch to strictly enforce state and local laws and hold federal immigration agents accountable for unlawful conduct, including potentially arresting federal officers who illegally assault or detain New York residents. Assemblymember Tony Simone and Councilmember Alexa Aviles were also in attendance.
The press conference followed Goldmanâs letter to NYPD Commissioner Tisch, citing numerous instances of federal immigration officers abusing their authority and detaining, arresting, and deporting American citizens and law-abiding, non-violent New Yorkers.
âThis is Lawless Terrorâ: Chinatown Reacts to ICEâs Street Vendor Raid on Canal Street
At a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, Goldman, who was focused on the detention of citizens â rather than the noncitizens, who remain detained in New Jersey â suggested that the involvement of the NYPD would help prevent federal abuse. âWe will continue to call on the NYPD to make sure that they are present for these raids,â he said. âBecause itâs the NYPDâs job to protect New Yorkers.â
The Congressman also announced that his office would be starting a âRapid Response Task Forceâ to coordinate a response to overreach by federal authorities.
âThis is not immigration enforcement,â he said. âThis is lawless terror to create a pretext for Donald Trump to send the military into New York City.â
WHY ARE US TROOPS OCCUPYING AMERICAN CITIES?
The Trump administration is playing another long game, or trying to, in the streets of US cities under Democratic Party governance, using existing presidential emergency powers to send National Guard, Army troops and ICE agents to hunt down and arrest suspected undocumented immigrants and detain and deport them, without the due process demanded by the Constitution. Whatâs happening now may be a trial run for the use of those forces to interfere on the behalf of the president and the Republican Party in states where the Democratic Party has a chance to win crucial seats in next fallâs Congressional elections. Iâve been told by someone with inside knowledge that planning for such action is now under way in the White House.
Warum das US-MilitĂ€r demokratische StĂ€dte ĂŒbernimmt
Trump behauptet, er habe die rechtliche Befugnis, bei Feststellung eines Notstands KriminalitĂ€t in allen Staaten zu bekĂ€mpfen, einschlieĂlich derer unter demokratischer Kontrolle. Mir wurde jedoch berichtet, dass das politische Team im WeiĂen Haus eine parallele, tiefere Motivation verfolgt: einen PrĂ€zedenzfall fĂŒr bundesweite Notstandseingriffe zu schaffen â per prĂ€sidentieller Anordnung â, um vor den Kongresswahlen im nĂ€chsten Herbst mit Truppen intervenieren zu können.
Einige im WeiĂen Haus â nicht unbedingt der PrĂ€sident selbst â wissen, dass diese angerufenen NotstĂ€nde âfalsche NotstĂ€ndeâ sind. Aber wie ein Insider es formulierte: Wenn man es âwiederholt tutâ, können solche MaĂnahmen zukĂŒnftigen politischen Einfluss entfalten. Nennen Sie es eine neue politische NormalitĂ€t.
Trump says he‘ll send troops to Portland, Ore., to handle ‚domestic terrorists‘
He made the announcement on social media, writing that he was directing the Department of Defense to „provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland.“ Trump said the decision was necessary to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, which he described as „under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists.“
Trump to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon, vows âFull Forceâ
(today)
In a brief post to his social media platform, Trump said he would have Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth order troops deployed to Oregonâs largest city.
Trump did not specify what legal justification he had to do so, what military branch would be used or other key details. The troops would be used to defend U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities from âdomestic terrorists,â he said.
Pentagon plan envisions 1,000 troops for Louisiana policing mission
(September 13, 2025)
Documents reviewed by The Washington Post illustrate the Trump administrationâs evolving strategy for sending the military into cities with Democratic majorities
Israelâs opposition is plotting a return to power. But it remains its own worst enemy
Yet such promises count for little at a time when Israelâs current government continues to bomb, shell, and starve Palestinians in Gaza, all while taking rapid steps toward formally annexing the West Bank. Nor has the opposition â neither its parliamentary representatives, like the Democrats, or the protest movement in the streets â shown the ability to turn growing discontent over the governmentâs handling of the war and abandonment of the hostages into a full-throated defense of Palestiniansâ humanity.
Until they do, it is hard to imagine just how different the next government, whoever comprises it, will be when it comes to the prospect of peace and equality for all the people in this land.