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US congresswoman says Israel has ‘resumed its genocide’

Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has called for sanctions and an arms embargo against Israel amid the renewed bombing of Gaza.

“The Israeli apartheid regime has resumed its genocide, carrying out air strikes all across Gaza and killing hundreds of Palestinians. This comes after a complete blockade of food, electricity, and aid,” Tlaib said in a social media post.

“They will never stop until there are sanctions and an arms embargo.”

They never stopped though. Israel stepped up the genocide in the Westbank which is now entirely forgotten again. But indeed, sanctions and arms embargo are way past overdue.

Nobody believes your propaganda anymore

Hamas solely to blame for resumption of Gaza hostilities: US

Responsibility for the Israeli attacks lies solely with Hamas, and the US supports Israel in its next steps, according to the acting US ambassador to the United Nations.

Ambassador Dorothy Shea made the statement at a United Nations Security Council briefing.

“The blame for the resumption of hostilities lies solely with Hamas,” Shea said, charging that the group had refused every proposal and deadline to extend the ceasefire and allow time to negotiate a framework for a permanent ceasefire.

Shea said US President Donald Trump had made clear that Hamas must release the captives it is holding immediately or pay a high price.


The blame lies with Trump, Witkoff and Netanyahu. Trump won't stick to his own deals, just like Netanyahu. Hamas has made multiple extra concessions, nvm not retaliating for all the Israeli violations during the 'ceasefire' including obstructing aid and killing 170 Palestinians.

The plan all along was to alter the deal in such ways Hamas could not possibly accept it. Netanyahu never intended to end the war, never had any intention of moving on to phase 2 of the ceasefire.

I'm glad some of the hostages got out and some aid came in, yet the situation now is worse than before the ceasefire. 16 day total blockade, 400+ people massacred in one day.

"it’s clear today that for Israel, the ceasefire meant that Hamas will cease, and Israel will fire"

EU to exclude US, UK and Turkey from €150bn rearmament fund

Victory for France-backed 'Buy European' approach to defence spending

Arms companies from the US, UK and Turkey will be excluded from a new €150bn EU defence funding push unless their home countries sign defence and security pacts with Brussels.

The planned fund for capitals to spend on weapons would only be open to EU defence companies and those from third countries that have signed defence agreements with the bloc, officials said on Wednesday.

It would also exclude any advanced weapons systems upon which a third country had "design authority" — restrictions on its construction or use of particular components — or control over its eventual use, the officials added.

That would exclude the US Patriot air and missile defence platform, which is manufactured by defence contractor RTX, and other US weapons systems where Washington has restrictions on where they can be used.

The policy is a victory for France and other countries that have demanded a "Buy European" approach to the continent's defence investment push, amid fears over the long-term dependability of the US as a defence partner and supplier sparked by President Donald Trump.

At least 65 per cent of the cost of the products would need to be spent in the EU, Norway and Ukraine. EU member states would not be able to spend the money on products "where there can be a control on the use or the destination of that weapon . . . It would be a real problem if equipment acquired by countries cannot be used because a third country would object," one of the officials said.

The UK has lobbied hard to be included in the initiative, particularly given its key role in a European "coalition of the willing" aimed at bolstering the continent's defence capabilities. UK defence companies, including BAE Systems and Babcock International, are deeply integrated into the defence industry of EU countries such as Italy and Sweden. If third countries such as the US, UK and Turkey wanted to participate in the initiative, they would need to sign a defence and security partnership with the EU, officials said.

Talks between London and Brussels on such a pact have begun but have become embroiled in demands for a larger EU-UK agreement that would also include controversial issues such as fishing rights and migration. The exclusion of the UK and Turkey will create major headaches for big European defence companies with close ties to producers or suppliers in those markets.

Asked about the UK's position on the rules for the new EU fund on Tuesday, a British official said: "We stand ready to work together on European defence in the interests of wider European security to prevent fragmentation in European defence markets and to create legal structures to allow member states to partner with third countries." The move will cause significant consternation in Britain's defence sector. One senior UK defence industry insider said it was a "considerable concern", adding: "We see a huge amount of opportunity and it's right the UK is seen as part of Europe.

But if the EU — and especially France — is going to be transactional about this, it undermines the entire philosophy of a joint and unified Europe in defence and security terms."

Previous French efforts to ringfence defence spending for EU companies only have met with stiff resistance from countries such as Germany, Italy, Sweden and the Netherlands that have close ties with non-EU defence producers. The proposal needs to be approved by a majority of EU states. Under the terms of the plan, EU countries would be able to spend the loans on products using components from Norway, South Korea, Japan, Albania, Moldova, North Macedonia and Ukraine, officials said.

EU to exclude US, UK and Turkey from €150bn rearmament fund

America stays losing, France achieves a win. As for the UK, I'm not concerned, unlike America I do believe we will figure a way into this, the UK hasn't backstabbed Europe like America has and remains one of Ukraine's strongest supporters, plus we're more aligned with Europe than America, I imagine it's just a case of a few negotiations as we're not in the EU.

‘We cannot continue to be complicit’: US lawmakers condemn Israeli attacks, blockade on Gaza

Netanyahu has not allowed any food, water, or fuel into Gaza in two weeks.

Now he has resumed bombing, killing hundreds of people and breaking the ceasefire that had given Gaza a chance to live again.

NO MORE MILITARY AID TO ISRAEL.

— Sen. Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) March 18, 2025

US Senator Bernie Sanders has called for an end to US military aid to Israel.

“Netanyahu has not allowed any food, water, or fuel into Gaza in two weeks,” Sanders said in a post on X.

“Now he has resumed bombing, killing hundreds of people and breaking the ceasefire that had given Gaza a chance to live again,” he added.

The Israeli government has started bombing Gaza again, in violation of the negotiated ceasefire, after blocking food, water, and aid for weeks.

We must stop sending offensive weapons to the Israeli government. We cannot continue to be complicit in Netanyahu's assault on…

— Congressman Greg Casar (@RepCasar) March 18, 2025

US Congressman Greg Casar also condemned the Israeli blockade on Gaza, saying: “The Israeli government has started bombing Gaza again, in violation of the negotiated ceasefire, after blocking food, water, and aid for weeks.”

“We must stop sending offensive weapons to the Israeli government,” Casar said. “We cannot continue to be complicit in Netanyahu’s assault on Palestinian families.”

On February 7, the Trump administration approved the sale of more than $7.4bn worth of bombs, missiles and related military equipment to Israel.

Netanyahu has blocked aid to Gaza for two weeks. Last night, he ordered strikes that killed over 400 Palestinians, endangered hostages, and broke a fragile ceasefire.

Congress must uphold our laws and stop further weapons transfers to Israel. https://t.co/oCBLusAr2I

— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@RepAOC) March 19, 2025

“Netanyahu has blocked aid to Gaza for two weeks. Last night, he ordered strikes that killed over 400 Palestinians, endangered hostages, and broke a fragile ceasefire.”

“Congress must uphold our laws and stop further weapons transfers to Israel.”

Under Trump, the US has continued to send billions of dollars of weapons to Israel, including 2,000 pound (907kg) bombs.

US law bans military assistance to countries that block Washington-backed humanitarian aid.

Complicit is starting to sound as an understatement, the US is becoming fully responsible for the continuation of the genocide.

Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana. pic.twitter.com/QeQQQfX2Zr

— The CCR is on bsky (@ccrjustice.org) (@theCCR) March 18, 2025

https://bsky.app/profile/chrysaora.bsky.social/post/3lkoq5oaz722a

“I have always believed that my duty is not only to liberate myself from the oppressor, but also to liberate my oppressors from their hatred and fear,” Khalil wrote.

“My unjust detention is indicative of the anti-Palestinian racism that both the Biden and Trump administrations have demonstrated over the past 16 months as the US has continued to supply Israel with weapons to kill Palestinians and prevented international intervention,” he said.

Khalil described being born in a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria and noted his current circumstances have “similarities to Israel’s use of administrative detention – imprisonment without trial or charge – to strip Palestinians of their rights”.

Trump's pushed ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has completely collapsed in less than 2 months, the same ceasefire deal that was a copy/paste of Biden's and simply needed pressure added, Israel is now back to their genocidal rampage again. This comes after Trump managed to piss off multiple Middle-Eastern/American allies by proposing an ethnic cleansing of Gaza so that he could build hotels on it. Now he is also threatening Iran and bombing Yemen (Donald the Dove) and Iran has basically told him to fuck off.

In Ukraine, after America is surrendering a dozen concessions to Russia...

Telling Ukraine they need to surrender territory to Russia. Demanding the West stops being mean to Russia in the UN. America voting alongside Russia in the UN. America blocking Ukraine from joining NATO. America won't join any security guarantees for Ukraine. Ukraine must hold immediate elections during a ceasefire. Considering legally recognising Russia's annexation of Crimea. Saying that Russia should be allowed back into G7. Looking at sanction relief for Russia. Already planning future business relationships with Russia.

Alongside trying to pressure Ukraine into a deal by temporarily cutting off aid and intelligence sharing.

Whilst asking nothing of Putin, not demanding anything of Russia, Trump kindly asked Putin (after Putin made him wait, laughed about making him wait on public TV and Russian Media was openly mocking Trump) for a total ceasefire along the frontlines, after he had given Putin dozens of concessions, surely Putin would be kind to the master dealmaker? Nope. Putin rejected his ceasefire proposal whittled it down to a ceasefire on energy infrastructure, Trump of course accepted and made it seem like the best deal ever.

Only, literally the same hour as the talks ended, Russia threw dozens of drones and missiles at Ukraine in a blatant mockery of Trump, hitting Ukraine's energy infrastructure and civilian buildings, after Putin had straight up told Trump that he had ordered his military to not fire at energy infrastructure even before the talks began, not a peep from Donald Trump after being made to look a fool. Then the Kremlin came out with their same demands as always, Ukraine's army must be completely dismantled and no more aid towards them, while Trump plays with his baby rattle and shouts about what a great thing he has achieved.

Meanwhile America destroys its economy and wipes billions off the stock market through its insane tariff plan and this is before the real hit even comes, because Trump keeps backtracking and many investors still believe he is all talk and won't actually go through with many of the tariffs he is proposing. Nevertheless, so far all he has managed to achieve is for Mexico to put more troops on the border (which is likely just going to be Mexico cycling out troops already on the border) and Canada to do something they already passed in parliament last year but now with Trump's stamp on it, both of these things in February and nothing since.

Now America after insulting many European countries, is begging them for eggs, from Denmark to Germany to Lithuania to Finland. Alongside this, America's MIC is likely going to suffer billions in losses in the future, as the world realises America is an unreliable ally, Portugal has already cancelled orders for American F-35s and Canada is reconsidering into their purchases too. Meanwhile France has successfully been pushing a "Buy European" campaign for Europe to only spend money in European military industries rather than American ones.

EU has just announced it will exclude America from its 150bn rearming plan, this is only the 150bn pledged by EU itself, which essentially means this 150bn can only be spent on EU arms companies, unless their home countries sign defence and security pacts with Brussels. The planned fund for capitals to spend on weapons would only be open to EU defence companies. Countries will still be spending hundreds of billions individually outside of this proposal but France has been the largest voice of "buy European" and other countries are heading that direction too.

Germany's Merz is quite outspoken about how we can't trust America anymore and Poland which is one of America's biggest supporters in Europe was just spoken to like shit by America. Trump's rhetoric has caused right-wing parties across Europe to distance themselves from America because association with America right now is toxic, it has in part caused a collapse in Conservative polling in Canada and united Europe even stronger.

Art of the Deal...

An international effort to trace and rescue tens of thousands of children kidnapped from Ukraine to Russia and prosecute those responsible has been crippled by the US state department’s deletion of evidence.

The Trump administration cut funding to Yale University’s Humanitarian Research Lab, which was compiling a database of alleged Russian war crimes, including the abduction of an estimated 35,000 children from occupied areas of Ukraine, last month.

Using satellite imagery and other surveillance systems provided through the US government, the Yale researchers were monitoring 116 sites in Russia.

A Yale source said the US state department deleted the evidence which would have been used as part of rescue efforts to get the children home to Ukraine. It would also have been used to prosecute those behind their abductions – including Russian president Vladimir Putin.

US ‘deletes evidence’ of Russia’s kidnap of thousands of Ukrainian children | The Independent

LEAVITT: This judge is a Democrat activist. He was appointed by Barack Obama.

NBC: He was originally appointed by George W Bush.

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 19 March 2025 at 17:34

INGRAHAM: You're tougher with Canada than you are with our biggest adversaries. Why?

TRUMP: Only because it's meant to be our 51st state. One of the nastiest countries to deal with is Canada.

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 18 March 2025 at 23:57

"Based on the tariffs in place so far, S&P Global gave the industry one week before production starts dropping off at a whopping 20,000 vehicles per day." ‼️

— Jesse D. Jenkins (@jessedjenkins.com) 19 March 2025 at 14:11

GOLDMAN: “.. we expect hiring in the healthcare, education, and government sectors to slow to about 15k jobs/month in the second half of the year (vs. about 100k jobs/month now). .. We now expect overall payroll growth to slow to 115k jobs/month by the end of the year.”

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— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) 19 March 2025 at 17:16

There are few things scarier to the conservative mind than mass transportation in a major metropolitan city. To that end, Donald Trump's pick to run the Department of Transportation, Sean Duffy, is demanding New York City officials provide a list of actions that they will take to reduce crime on the city's subway system or risk losing out on federal funds.

In a letter delivered Tuesday to New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority head Janno Lieber, Duffy asked for a list of "actions and plans to reduce crime on its system," including addressing assaults, fare evasions, and "subway surfing"—the act of riding outside of a moving rail car. Lieber and the MTA will have until March 31 to provide Duffy with his sought after list, or face "enforcement actions up to and including redirecting or withholding funding"—though he didn't offer any specifics as to how deep the cuts could be.

Trump Threatens to Defund the NYC Subway

There was no explanation, no warning. One minute, I was in an immigration office talking to an officer about my work visa, which had been approved months before and allowed me, a Canadian, to work in the US. The next, I was told to put my hands against the wall, and patted down like a criminal before being sent to an Ice detention center without the chance to talk to a lawyer.

I’m The Canadian Who Was Detained By Ice For Two Weeks. It Felt Like I Had Been Kidnapped

WASHINGTON (AP) — In an extraordinary display of conflict between the executive and judiciary branches, Chief Justice John Roberts rejected calls for impeaching judges Tuesday, shortly after President Donald Trump demanded the removal of one who ruled against his deportation plans.

Roberts Rejects Trump's Call For Impeaching Judge Who Ruled Against Him

Many of the noncitizens who were deported pursuant to the Alien Enemies Act on Saturday did not have criminal records in the United States, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official said in a sworn filing overnight.

In a sworn declaration, ICE Acting Field Office Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations Robert Cerna argued that "the lack of specific information about each individual actually highlights the risk they pose" and "demonstrates that they are terrorists with regard to whom we lack a complete profile."

'Many' Alleged Gang Members Deported By Trump Didn't Have Criminal Records In The US

President Trump's letter to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei included a two-month deadline for reaching a new nuclear deal, one U.S. official and two sources briefed on the letter told Axios. It isn't clear whether the two month-clock begins from the time the letter was delivered or from when negotiations start. But if Iran rejects Trump's outreach and doesn't negotiate, the chances of U.S. or Israeli military action against Iran's nuclear facilities would dramatically increase.

Trump's Gives Iran 2-Month Deadline For New Nuclear Deal In Letter

Nearly 500,000 fewer travellers crossed the land border from Canada into the U.S. in February compared to the same month last year, according to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the latest sign that President Donald Trump's taunts and tariffs have shaken bilateral relations.

Cross-Border Trips To The U.S. Reach COVID Lows With Nearly 500,000 Fewer Travellers In February

NEW YORK/BERLIN, March 19 (Reuters) - Several U.S. national security agencies have halted work on a coordinated effort to counter Russian sabotage, disinformation and cyberattacks, easing pressure on Moscow as the Trump Administration pushes Russia to end its war in Ukraine.

Exclusive: US Suspends Some Efforts To Counter Russian Sabotage As Trump Moves Closer To Putin

Canada is in advanced talks with the European Union to join the bloc's new project to expand its military industry, a move that would allow Canada to be part of building European fighter jets and other military equipment at its own industrial facilities.

The budding defense cooperation between Canada and the European Union, which is racing to shore up its industry to lower reliance on the United States, would boost Canada's military manufacturers and offer the country a new market at a time when its relationship with the United States has become frayed.

Shaken by a crisis in the two nations' longstanding alliance since President Trump's election, Canada has started moving closer to Europe. The military industry collaboration with the European Union highlights how traditional U.S. allies are deepening their ties without U.S. participation to insulate themselves from Mr. Trump's unpredictable moves.

Canada's new leader, Prime Minister Mark Carney, this week made Paris and London the destinations of his first overseas trip since taking office on Friday, calling Canada "the most European of non-European countries."

Two officials, one from the European Union and one from Canada, with direct knowledge of the discussions said detailed talks were underway to incorporate Canada into the European Union's new defense initiative. The goal is to boost the E.U.'s defense industry and eventually offer a credible alternative to the United States, which is now dominant.

Specifically, the officials said, Canada would be able to become part of the European military manufacturing roster, marketing its industrial facilities to build European systems like the Saab Gripen jet, a competitor to the American F-35, which is made by Lockheed Martin.

Menaced by Trump, Canada Prepares to Join E.U. Military Industry Efforts