The Israeli group Breaking the Silence gives former soldiers an opportunity to talk about cruel and criminal acts that they witnessed or committed in the occupation of Palestine. The Israeli government is making every effort short of direct violence to shut it down, because it falsifies the official myth. Israelis, Americans, Europeans, are not supposed to have any concrete idea of what the occupation is like.

Some say that the US armed forces harbor thousands of white supremacist terrorists planning assassinations, or mass murder.

I think some right-wingers hoped for this result all along. Perhaps including the conman. They do not want to permit democracy to take power away from them.

The reason Mohamedou Slahi asked for a passport is so he can travel for medical treatment for the lingering effects of the torture that the US imposed on him.

Many coal-fired electric plants pollute groundwater with toxins from coal ash.

This is in addition to the carbon dioxide and radioactive fallout they emit into the air.

A UK Green MP points out how legislators, even while recognizing the coming climate disaster, cling to attractive policies that would keep emissions high. To avoid disaster we must go beyond what is "politically possible", so we need a "climate emergency".