The Political Thread

[Barry Poppins]

Israeli official slams Greta Thunberg after she backs Palestinians in Gaza

Israeli army spokesperson apologises after saying: ‘Whoever identifies with Greta in any way in the future, in my view, is a terror supporter.’

www.politico.eu

 

[Chris]

Egypt's border crossing opens to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into besieged Gaza

The border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened Saturday to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into the besieged Palestinian territory.

apnews.com

 

[Y2Jayne]

Fucking hell

Detroit synagogue president found murdered outside her home

Samantha Woll was board president at Issac Agree Downtown Synagogue.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Chris]

Israel-Hamas war live updates: Aid heads into Gaza; Israel steps up airstrikes

Follow live NBC News coverage of the Israel-Hamas war as the IDF steps up airstrikes in Gaza and aid convoys heads in through the Rafah border crossing.

www.nbcnews.com

• The U.S. and Israel promised a "continued flow" of aid into Gaza after the first humanitarian assistance entered the besieged Palestinian enclave through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt over the weekend.
• The pledge followed a call between President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last night. Health officials have warned that far more aid is needed to address the crisis, but the opening boosted diplomatic hopes after the release of two American hostages by Hamas.
• Israel's military has so far held off launching a ground assault on the Gaza Strip, but has stepped up its aerial bombardment and renewed its call for civilians to flee south — though some are reluctant to leave their homes.
• The U.S. is boosting its military presence in the Middle East as it seeks to prevent a wider conflict, with clashes at the Lebanon border and what Israel said was a tank mistakenly striking an Egyptian position adding to fears of broader escalation.

 

[Chris]

Hamas releases 2 Israeli hostages from Gaza as war continues

Two more hostages taken by Hamas during the deadly Oct. 7 attack, identified by Israeli officials as Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz, have been released.

www.cbsnews.com

Hamas released two more hostages on Monday, just days after releasing two American women on Friday, sources confirmed to CBS News after a spokesperson for Hamas announced the release.

According to a message posted to a Hamas-affiliated Telegram channel, the two hostages released Monday were let go for humanitarian reasons after mediation by Qatar and Egypt.

A Red Cross representative in Gaza told CBS News that he could not confirm or deny any reports about additional hostages being released.

Israel has said 222 hostages were taken during Hamas' deadly Oct. 7 rampage into Israel. Israel Defense Forces said Friday that more than 20 of the hostages taken to Gaza were under the age of 18, and between 10 and 20 of the hostages were over the age of 80.

 

[Chris]

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/24/china/china-names-new-defense-minister-intl-hnk/index.html

China’s Defense Minister Li Shangfu was fired on Tuesday two months after he disappeared from public view, becoming the second high-profile minister to lose his job recently without any official explanation.

 

[Wang Chung]

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/24/china/china-names-new-defense-minister-intl-hnk/index.html

China’s Defense Minister Li Shangfu was fired on Tuesday two months after he disappeared from public view, becoming the second high-profile minister to lose his job recently without any official explanation.

It's because his last name wasn't Sho'Nuff, and he doesn't have the glow.

But in all seriousness, another one bites the dust there maybe he wasn't a yes man or a puppet.

 

[Comrade Khan]

It's because his last name wasn't Sho'Nuff, and he doesn't have the glow.

But in all seriousness, another one bites the dust there maybe he wasn't a yes man or a puppet.

if he was Russian he would have mysteriously fell out of a window, so he can count some of his blessings, I guess

 

[Chris]

Jenna Ellis becomes latest Trump lawyer to plead guilty over efforts to overturn Georgia's election

Jenna Ellis pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a felony charge over efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Georgia.

apnews.com

ATLANTA (AP) — Jenna Ellis, an attorney and prominent conservative media figure, reached a deal with prosecutors Tuesday and pleaded guilty to a reduced charge over efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Georgia.

 

[Chris]

UAW strikes at GM's SUV plant in Texas as union begins to target automakers' cash cows

Five thousand workers with the United Auto Workers union walk off their jobs at a GM factory in Arlington, Texas.

www.latimes.com

The United Auto Workers union has turned up the heat on General Motors as 5,000 workers walked off their jobs Tuesday at a highly profitable SUV factory in Arlington, Texas.

The walkout comes just a day after the union went on strike at Stellantis ’ huge pickup truck factory in Sterling Heights, Mich.i, north of Detroit.

 

[Chris]

Meta sued by 42 attorneys general for addictive features targeting kids

The lawsuits represent the broad bipartisan interest in protecting kids and teens from online harm.

www.cnbc.com

A bipartisan group of 42 attorneys general is suing Meta over addictive features aimed at kids and teens, the AGs announced Tuesday. The support from so many state AGs of different political backgrounds indicates a significant legal challenge to Meta’s business.

 

[Comrade Khan]

interesting

 

[Chris]

How do you legislate what counts as "addicting" online though, seems like a slippery slope

 

[Comrade Khan]

How do you legislate what counts as "addicting" online though, seems like a slippery slope

indeed, I am not sure what the end game is but its anm interesting conversation to have nontheless. im def addicted to social media

 

[Chris]

Mike Johnson clinches GOP House speaker nomination hours after Tom Emmer drops out: Highlights

Republicans voted behind closed doors to nominate Mike Johnson of Louisiana for speaker of the House three weeks after Kevin McCarthy was ousted.

www.nbcnews.com

• House Republicans nominated Tom Emmer of Minnesota to be their candidate for speaker.
• The GOP gathered behind closed doors this morning to vote by secret ballot and choose among seven contenders. GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., tweeted out official updates as each new round of voting began and the last-place finisher was removed from the ballot.
• In the fifth and final round of voting, Emmer defeated Mike Johnson of Louisiana.