Death toll from US attacks on Yemen rises again

The Houthi-affiliated al-Masirah channel quoted the Hodeidah Health Office as saying that the death toll in the overnight US attacks on Ras Isa port has now gone up to 80. At least 150 people have also been wounded.

The attacks are among the deadliest since the US launched air raids on Yemen after Trump took office in January.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/18/middleeast/dozens-killed-us-airstrikes-yemen-intl-hnk/index.html

US Muslim group condemns deadly attacks on Yemen

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has slammed the deadly US attacks on Yemen that have killed at least 74 people and injured more than 170.

“Destroying a fuel port full of civilian workers and then reportedly bombing paramedics when they arrived to rescue survivors is a war crime, plain and simple,” CAIR Deputy Executive Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell said in a statement.

Mitchell noted that Trump had promised to end US wars, but he accused the president of “entangling” the country “in a new forever war for the benefit of the out-of-control Israeli government, which treats our nation like a piggy bank”.

“This is an Israel First foreign policy, not an America First foreign policy,” Mitchell said.

“This regional conflict would end if the genocide in Gaza ends, which is why President Trump should force Netanyahu to accept a permanent ceasefire deal that frees all captives and ends the genocide for good.”

New US attacks hit Yemen’s capital

Multiple US raids have struck the al-Hafa area in Sanaa’s al-Sabeen district, Houthi-affiliated news outlet Al Masirah TV is reporting.

The Bani Hashish district, located in Sanaa governorate, was also targeted with four raids, Al Masirah said.

ICRC in Yemen says providing body bags following US attacks

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it is responding to “urgent requests by health facilities” in Yemen following US air strikes on the Ras Isa oil port that killed at least 80 people.

“The ICRC has provided medical teams to treat the wounded [and] body bags for dignified management of the dead,” it said. The agency also called on “all parties to respect and protect civilians, including medics, emergency responders, and civilian infrastructure” in line with international law.

Following recent airstrikes on Yemen’s Hodeida, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is responding to urgent requests by health facilities. The ICRC has provided medical items to treat the wounded & body bags for dignified management of the dead. pic.twitter.com/yz5aXKvik0

— ICRC Yemen (@ICRC_ye) April 18, 2025

More US attacks target Yemen

The Houthi-affiliated media Al Masirah TV is now reporting three US raids on the Saada governorate in northwest Yemen.

US forces also targeted Bart al-Anan and Khab and Ash-Shaaf districts in al-Jawf governorate with four raids.

Cartoon Villains

They’re not even trying to hide the racism anymore. “Uppity” is right up there with the N word.

Laura Loomer calls CEO John Hope Bryant “uppity” and a “DEI hire” - Media Matters

Rights group calls on US to prosecute Israeli soldier in Texas

The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has urged the US Department of Justice and Homeland Security Investigations to arrest and prosecute Israeli soldier Yuval Shatel for “war crimes” committed in the Gaza Strip.

The HRF said the soldier, who was last seen in the southern state of Texas, served as a sergeant in the Givati Brigade of the Israeli military.

During his deployment in Gaza, he “allegedly took part in the deliberate destruction of civilian homes, schools, and places of worship—acts prohibited by both U.S. and international law”, it said.

“Publicly posted videos from Shatel’s own Instagram account show him detonating an apartment block in Khan Younis and celebrating its destruction. Other footage shows him involved in the demolition of the Tiberias Primary School and the Hassan al-Banna Mosque—both protected civilian structures with no military use,” it said.

The Belgium-based NGO was formed last year and has pulled together lawyers and activists from around the world to prepare cases against Israeli soldiers based on social media content shared by the soldiers themselves.

Thousands protest across US against Trump’s Gaza, immigration policies

Thousands of people have staged protests across the US, including in the capital, Washington, DC, and New York, to voice their opposition to Trump’s policies, including his support for the war in Gaza, the immigration deportations, and several other contentious issues.

Outside the White House, protesters carried banners that read “Stop arming Israel”, “Workers should have the power”, and “Due process”.

Some protesters, wearing keffiyeh scarves, waved Palestinian flags and chanted “free Palestine” to express solidarity with Palestinians killed in Israel’s war on Gaza.

They have also denounced the recent detentions of several people, who held residence permits and student visas, for expressing their opposition to the Israeli military offensive in Gaza and the continued US financing of the war.

Thousands of people march during a rally in New York

JD Vance killed the Pope.

Time for a Conclave.

https://afsc.org/news/5-things-you-need-know-about-cop-city

REVEALED: Israel-Linked Billionaires FUNDED Atlanta’s Cop City



West Bank / Gaza are a training ground for US police / suppression methods.



It's been going on for at least a decade

https://www.amnestyusa.org/blog/with-whom-are-many-u-s-police-departments-training-with-a-chronic-human-rights-violator-israel/

The Legal and Constitutional Consequences of U.S. Police Departments Collaborating with Israeli Security Forces
https://racism.org/articles/law-and-justice/criminal-justice-and-racism/134-policing/11754-the-legal-and

https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/2022/03/17/revealed-adl-us-israel-police-exchanges/

US police agencies took intelligence directly from IDF, leaked files show
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/08/us-police-agencies-idf-files-blueleaks

Hacked police files show US law enforcement agencies for decades received analysis of incidents in the Israel-Palestine conflict directly from the Israeli Defense Forces and Israeli thinktanks, training on domestic “Muslim extremists” from pro-Israel non-profits, and surveilled social media accounts of pro-Palestine activists in the US.



US has turned into a fascist surveillance state.

Hegseth shared Yemen attack details in second Signal chat, reports say

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g8r701lrno

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth shared information about US air strikes on Yemen in a second private group on the Signal app, the BBC's US partner CBS has confirmed with sources familiar with the messages.

The messages, sent on 15 March, included flight schedules for American F/A-18 Hornets carrying out strikes on Houthi targets. The group included Hegseth's wife, brother and personal lawyer.

The developments come a week after the existence of another group on the same messaging app was revealed. It discussed sensitive information about military operations.

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US Senate opposition leader calls on Trump to fire Hegseth

US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has denounced the latest revelation that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had shared sensitive Yemen war plans in a second Signal group chat.

“The details keep coming out. We keep learning how Pete Hegseth put lives at risk,” Schumer, a Democratic senator representing New York, wrote on X.

He added that Trump “is still too weak” to fire the head of the Pentagon.

“Pete Hegseth must be fired,” he said.


White House spokeswoman dismisses report on Hegseth’s Signal group chat

In a statement sent to the Associated Press news agency, White House Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly dismissed the report that sensitive details on the US military operation in Yemen were shared with unauthorised parties on Pete Hegseth’s Signal group chat.

“No matter how many times the legacy media tries to resurrect the same non-story, they can’t change the fact that no classified information was shared,” the statement read.

Kelly also blamed disgruntled ex-employees of the Pentagon, saying: “Recently-fired ‘leakers’ are continuing to misrepresent the truth to soothe their shattered egos and undermine the President’s agenda, but the administration will continue to hold them accountable.”

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— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) 21 April 2025 at 17:03

BESPOKE: “.. This is the 14th week of President Trump's 2nd term. Across 45 country stock market ETFs, the US $SPY ranks 4th worst during Trump 2.0 and is one of five countries down 10%+.”

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— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) 21 April 2025 at 13:35

My stock portfolio and retirement accounts are getting drained by this idiot.

On the other hand, the value of all that gold I bought a few years ago is soaring. I'm a coin collector. A lot of my coins have doubled in value since I bought them, and I bought a lot of them during Biden's term.