Biden’s Israel Catastrophe; A veteran journalist reveals how a Democratic White House enabled Israeli atrocities in Gaza.

 The American Conservative    

"Put another way, Biden’s “ghastly and self-defeating Gaza policy” paved the road to Trump’s war, on behalf of Israel, against Iran."

"When confronted with warnings that famine was spreading across northern Gaza in early 2024, members of President Joe Biden’s foreign policy team could not believe what they were being told. The alarming reports came from U.S. agencies and respected international humanitarian groups, but they starkly contradicted Israel’s version of events.

 "National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Middle East coordinator Brett McGurk doubted Palestinians were going hungry amid mountains of rubble and corpses because the “people in photographs from Gaza did not look skinny,” reports the investigative journalist Akbar Shahid Ahmed, based on accounts from his anonymous sources.

"Not only were staggering numbers of Palestinians desperate for food. They lacked clean drinking water, medicine, and shelter. They were being torn to pieces—in many cases by U.S.-manufactured bombs—as the Israeli military  kept up its relentless offensive. Yet the president and his top aides failed to meaningfully exert their influence to alleviate the suffering. Instead, their response was shaped by credulous deference to the Netanyahu government and disregard for both U.S. and international law.

"“Biden’s stubbornness was one of his trademarks; Sullivan and others closest to him began to behave similarly, such as questioning the Palestinian casualty counts, even as they received more and more information from intelligence and humanitarian officials that showed how their policy had failed to ensure that aid reached Gazans,” writes Ahmed in Crossing the Red Line, his must-read reportage on the Biden administration’s refusal to restrain Israel from perpetrating what a growing consensus of scholars, jurists, human rights groups, and an independent U.N. commission now consider a genocide.

"A diplomatic correspondent at The Washington Sun, Ahmed made his name during twelve years working at HuffPost, where he won awards for his Mideast coverage. The book draws on this prior work, augmented by interviews with dozens of former officials and a careful review of the documentary evidence.

"The result is a meticulously reported, damning portrayal of a president and his tiny clique of decision-makers who, despite their pledge to uphold the “rules-based order,” found themselves enabling Israel to wage war against a civilian population and destabilize the region. Future historians will rely on Ahmed’s account, which reveals how highly credentialed, intelligent officials can close their eyes to what’s in front of them and make policy for an alternative reality." . . .  More.

Martin Di Caro is an independent journalist based in Washington, DC, and the host of History As It Happens podcast.

The Ramaswamy Ad: Media Bias (And Republican Cowardice) At Its Worst

 Issues & Insights

  Acton's was "a pretty heinous charge. But when Politifact, a liberal “fact checking” site, looked into it, they concluded that Acton’s claims were “mostly false,” which, given Politifact’s ideological bent, means “completely false.” 

ChatGPT

"Chances are you have heard plenty about the supposedly over-the-line ad from Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy that consists of a videotaped statement from his opponent Amy Acton’s estranged mother.

"But how many know that the Democratic Acton had previously smeared Vivek’s mother? We didn’t, until yesterday.

"In the Ramaswamy ad, Acton’s mother says, “I love my daughter, but when I saw her lying about her opponent, it’s not easy for a mother to say this, but Amy has a serious problem. She is a liar. She lies about her past. She says she grew up living in a tent — none of that is true. She’s lied her entire life.”

Acton’s brother called it “a desperate, disgusting attack [that] reveals exactly who Vivek Ramaswamy is at his core: a pathetic excuse for a man who is willing to hurt anyone as long as it gets him what he wants.”

And then a chorus of criticism erupted. Turns out Acton’s mother lost custody of her and her brother after Acton’s stepfather was indicted in 1978 for sexually abusing Acton. So there’s that.

Whatever you think of the ad – and we will admit it’s unseemly – it’s hardly a new low in politics, or the first time a family member has been dragged into a political fight.

As a matter of fact, Acton herself did just that. Only in this case, she didn’t just quote Ramaswamy’s mother. She accused his mother of committing fraud.

Here’s the headline from a press release issued by Acton’s campaign on Aug. 12. “Billionaire Scammer Ramaswamy Used Mother to Manipulate Clinical Trials in ‘Pump and Dump’ Scheme to Make Millions.”

The release goes on to state that “Vivek Ramaswamy will do anything, including shamelessly profiting off Alzheimer’s patients and getting his own mother to manipulate clinical trial data, to make a buck.”

Japanese Researchers Have Reportedly Found a Way to Destroy Cancer Cells

Townhall 

"Right now, the research was done only on laboratory-grown cancer cells and not in patients. The next step will be animal testing, before human trials can begin. But this signals hope for cancer patients and their loved ones."

"Cancer impacts so many lives; this writer knows five people who are personally battling the disease and she lost her uncle to pancreatic cancer in 2014. But Japanese researchers may have just made an incredible breakthrough in fighting the disease, finding a way to get cancer cells to undergo apoptosis, or programmed cell death — and it may be a major step forward in curing some types of cancer.

"Apoptosis is essential for normal cell development, the maintenance of tissues, and in preventing cancer. It's a natural, highly-regulated process in which a cell self-destructs when it's damaged, no longer needed, or potentially harmful to the body. Unlike necrosis — cell death caused by disease or injury — apoptosis doesn't cause inflammation.

"Using carbon monoxide, Japanese researchers have figured out how to trigger apoptosis as well as the suppression of cancer cell growth and mild cytotoxicity (capacity of a substance, chemical, or immune cell to damage or destroy living cells) in cancer cells only, while healthy cells remain untouched." . . .

For cancer treatment to be the most effective, it must kill the cancer without producing harmful side effects. For traditional chemotherapies, the side effects may end up being just as harmful as the cancer. Tanaka and like-minded researchers are trying to improve treatments by devising new technologies that selectively target tumors. At RIKEN, rather than injecting the body with cancer-killing drugs, Tanaka’s goal is to eventually inject patients with harmless compounds that can be used to make drugs on the fly after they are picked up by cancer cells.

Most of us know about carbon monoxide, a poisonous gas commonly produced by the burning of gasoline in car engines. Recently, research has shown that many types of cancer cells also produce this gas. This makes carbon monoxide a kind of cancer biomarker, but only if it can be detected. In the newly published experiments, scientists in the Biofunctional Synthetic Chemistry Laboratory at RIKEN PRI tested a system for bringing a metal catalyst into cells and then using it and excess carbon monoxide to make a toxic bioactive compound. Because cancer cells have excess carbon monoxide and healthy cells do not, only the cancer cells are exposed to the cytotoxic drug.

 . . .   More.

Gavin NEWSOM happy to say Marxist DSA will dominate the Democrat Party

 Whatfinger News' Choice Clips  

“The DSA, the energy and the desire and demand for bold change, not incremental change, is very much going to be dominant. I mean, that’s going to be a mainstream Democratic movement. Absolutely. No question about that.”

"That’s California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a likely 2028 presidential candidate, speaking to an undercover journalist while campaigning in New Hampshire.

"Asked by a “younger voter” who said “we don’t want Kamala Harris, we want more democratic socialist policies”:

"'No one is arguing to manage the status quo and fail more efficiently.”

"Gavin Newsom just admitted on hidden camera that the Democratic Socialists of America are taking over the Democratic Party. Here is what the actual DSA members inside the party are saying about it.

"California’s governor told an undercover journalist in New Hampshire that the “energy and the desire and demand for bold change, not incremental change, is very much going to be dominant” inside the party and that DSA will be “a mainstream Democratic movement. Absolutely. No question about that.”

He is not guessing. The people Newsom is talking about have already said the same thing out loud.

"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rejoined the national DSA in August 2026 after her membership had quietly lapsed for seven years. In December 2024 she joined a mass call with roughly a thousand people and told them to join the organization:

“DSA is a political home to take our own power back and organize. Whether it is for the defense of our immigrant neighbors, whether it is organizing workplaces in union drives and campaigns, whether it is the Build Public Renewables Act, or whether it’s organizing tenants unions and fighting for housing laws that protect tenants’ rights. I encourage people to check out a meeting – just come. Isolation is where fascism blooms. Community is where it can be dismantled. We are going to need each other in the next four years. I can’t think of a better thing to be doing.”

"She has also described the New York City DSA chapter as “kind of like your local union chapter” while confirming she is a member of it." . . .

Jane Fonda's Climate PAC Pours Millions into Socialist Candidates Ahead of Midterms

“The Center Square Voters’ Voice poll found that 55% of American voters are concerned about Democratic Socialist candidates running for and winning elected office in the U.S., while 37% aren’t concerned,” it noted.  “A slew of candidates running as democratic socialists appears to be raising alarms with a majority of American voters.”

Protestors waving Palestinian flags storm Roman Colosseum gates as unrest grows

 

NY Post   "Hundreds of protesters stormed the Roman Colosseum and clashed with police at the historic gates as the demonstrations in France spread to Italy over the weekend.

"The protesters, many of them young and waving Palestinian flags, were seen cheering and yelling inside the 2,000-year-old arena during the demonstrations in Rome as security forces pushed them out.

"The tense scene was one of many across the country on Saturday as thousands marched in the streets of Rome, Milan, Turin and other cities to protest the current cost-of-living crisis and the ongoing war in Gaza." . . . 

Video: 'Magnificent Meloni' leads Italy by severely punishing rioters  "Giorgia Meloni has conducted herself magnificently in this crisis,” Mr Grimes told News24 host Danica De Giorgio. “She's an example of what you do when your country is on fire.”

Opinion: Obama tries to gaslight America about Abdul El-Sayed Several updates.

 “They will use lies, and maybe your name or your faith to somehow suggest you are dangerous and less American than they are,” he said." 

Opinion by Batya Ungar-Sargon    "With just over a week to go until the midterm elections, former President Obama joined the campaign trail to remind us of just how smug and condescending he can be. It was Obama at his best: He made fun of the tastes of middle-class Americans, getting into hot water over a joke about how tacky the Cheesecake Factory is. He also bemoaned how divisive our politics has gotten — while of course slamming his political opposition as utterly indecent.

"What's more, he reverted to his trademark gaslighting. It's almost as if we were all back in 2012.

"The comments came over the weekend at campaign stops in Ohio and later in Michigan, where the Democratic nominee, Abdul El-Sayed, is struggling with Black voters. El-Sayed’s efforts to court this traditionally stalwart Democratic bloc have fallen flat; a recent poll had former House Intelligence Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), the Trump-endorsed Republican candidate, picking up an unprecedented 33 percent of the Black vote.

"Hence Obama’s appearance — a Hail Mary attempt to revive El-Sayed’s support with Black voters.

"At the rally, Obama compared questions about El-Sayed’s connections to the Muslim Brotherhood to the Birther movement — the kooky conspiracy theory that Obama had not been born in the U.S.". . .

. . . "El-Sayed constantly accused his main opponent in that primary, Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.), of having dual loyalties to Israel. He justified a terror attack that nearly killed 140 Jewish preschoolers by saying that “hurt people hurt people” to explain the would-be mass murderer’s motivations. El-Sayed talks about Israel as an adversary on the scale of Iran. And that is radical." . . .   More.

Brigitte Gabriel Reads the Muslim Brotherhood Plan for America

Pro-Abdul El-Sayed ad sparks fury with claim Israel to blame for high grocery prices: 'Case study in antisemitism'   

“Any (of my fellow) Democrats who condemn the disgusting Ramaswamy ad in Ohio but do not condemn this deserve our unflinching contempt.”

“This type of fearmongering about Israel is wrong,” added Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.), who ran against El-Sayed in the Democratic primary. “It is not a winning strategy for any state. It does nothing to help Michigan Democrats win up and down the ballot in eight days."

 Campaign Staffer for Abdul El-Sayed Caught on Undercover Camera Saying ‘Americans Are Idiots’ (VIDEO)   "A campaign staffer for Abdul El-Sayed, the radical leftist running for Senate in Michigan, was recently caught on an undercover camera saying that ‘Americans are idiots.’

"The staffer is apparently angry about the scrutiny El-Sayed is getting over his family’s reported ties to the Muslim Brotherhood." . . .

Sunny Hostin Resurfaces Kamala Harris' 'Really Problematic' Answer on 'The View' as Co-Hosts Say She's Not the 'Right Candidate' for Democrats in 2028

OK Magazine

  A . . . "poll conducted October 2-5 of 2,553 U.S. adults places Harris at the top of potential 2028 Democratic nominees with 32 percent support. The rest of the field follows, with Gavin Newsom at 13 percent (or 15 percent, depending on the specific sample reporting), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at 9 percent, Pete Buttigieg at 9 percent and Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff at 8 percent.

During a "Behind the Table" panel event, The View’s co-host Sunny Hostin admitted her 2024 campaign question to then-Vice President Kamala Harris — asking what she would do differently than President Joe Biden — was meant to be a "gift" to distance herself from low approval ratings. Hostin said she knew immediately that Harris' reply ("There is not a thing that comes to mind") was "really problematic.”

"The co-hosts of The View also debated Harris' viability as a potential 2028 presidential candidate.

"Hostin questioned whether the presidency is the right position for Harris, stating she wished Harris had run for California governor instead. She also noted reports that Harris' husband, Doug Emhoff, has privately said he doesn't want her to run.

""I actually thought the answer was going to be, you know, 'We had a lot of wins in this administration. I was there for those wins, but as a woman of color, a child of immigrants, with a different lived experience, I intend to bring that lived experience into the White House. I will do this. I will do that. I will do this. I will do that. I will do that,'" she spilled. "That was what I was expecting. I was not expecting, 'Not a single thing comes to mind.' And I knew honestly when she said it that it was really problematic.".

"Joy Behar expressed doubt that the U.S. would elect a woman as president, pointing to the losses of Harris and Hillary Clinton, arguing the 2028 Democratic nominee should be a man.

"Ana Navarro defended Harris as a longtime friend and noted that many women remain "scarred" by the outcome of past presidential races." . . .  More.

There Is Something Very Dark In The Liberal Mind | Melanie Phillips

John Anderson Media   "Melanie Phillips is a British public commentator with a distinguished career in journalism. She began her professional journey writing for The Guardian and New Statesman and currently contributes to The Times, The Jerusalem Post, and The Jewish Chronicle, focusing on political and social issues. Phillips has also appeared as a panelist on BBC Radio 4’s The Moral Maze and BBC One’s Question Time. In recognition of her journalistic contributions, she was awarded the Orwell Prize for Journalism in 1996 while writing for The Observer. Her other published works include the memoir Guardian Angel: My Story, My Britain. You can watch the full interview here: • Fighting Anti-Semitism and Cultural Decay ... " 

"In the name of ‘compassion’ and believing in their moral superiority, people, like those on the political Left, have done terrible things."

@MassiveSpectacular:   

"Melanie sums it up exactly. Thank you for having her on your program. There is a terrible derangement on the left. I keep telling my 92 year old mom that the danger right now is from the left, and she just can’t come to grips with it since her whole life the danger has been from the right. But as my dad used to say “politics isn’t a straight line, it’s a horseshoe and the further you go in either direction the more hate is enshrined.” . . .

 Murray says he divides many of Israel’s opponents into “the evil and the stupid” In this video we see both the Evil and the stupid together. Here the stupid are being trained by the evil.

Funny how this [woman] never brings in Hamas and condemns Hamas like she is trying to do to Ben, sickening   Ben mentions the Overton Window.

Obama’s tone-deaf, nasty crack about the Cheesecake Factory

"For those who follow politics, this was par for the course for Democrats: They really loathe ordinary Americans."

Andrea Widburg

"To toot my own horn, while I have the design sensibility of a blind frog, I know class when I see it. My mother grew up in a rarefied pre-WWII European world of great wealth, and her father was an avant-garde architect. My childhood home was an exquisite fusion of both. Our family friends shared that sensibility. I raised my children in Marin County, a place of tremendous wealth and style. I’ve been surrounded by good taste my entire life, even though I can't replicate it.

"My background readied me to think that the Cheesecake Factory is lovely. My old Marin neighborhood thought the Cheesecake Factory was lovely. Heck, my whole community thought the Cheesecake Factory was lovely, for it quickly became one of Marin’s most popular restaurants when it opened.

"Beyond the fun menu, the Cheesecake Factory is an inviting place to eat. It has an almost Viennese fin de siècle, Art Nouveau elegance—one of my favorite design eras, with its sweeping lines and luxurious, welcoming warmth. Like the best original fin de siècle Art Nouveau design, it’s satisfying without falling into pointless gaudiness.

"Why do I start this essay by raving about the Cheesecake Factory’s design aesthetics? Because Barack Obama, to denigrate Donald Trump (whose design aesthetic is more Louis XVI than Art Nouveau), trashed the Cheesecake Factory:" . . .

Catherine Herridge Reveals BRAND NEW Path To Prosecute Ilhan Omar — And It’s BIG!

 100PercentFedUp  "Catherine Herridge just identified a potentially powerful new lane for federal investigators examining Rep. Ilhan Omar: passport fraud.

"Omar has not been charged, and Herridge is describing a legal theory rather than announcing a prosecution.

"The theory could give investigators a way to examine newer conduct even if allegations involving decades-old immigration records would otherwise face serious time-limit questions.

"Herridge laid out the legal route Wednesday evening." . . .

. . . "The statute Herridge cited is real, broad and more consequential than many casual observers may realize.

"The U.S. Code makes it a federal crime to willfully and knowingly make a false statement in a passport application with the intent to secure a passport. It also reaches knowing use or attempted use of a passport that was secured by a false statement.

"The application offense is complete when a person knowingly supplies the false information for the purpose of obtaining the passport. The government would have to prove knowledge and intent, rather than rely on a clerical mistake, innocent misunderstanding or political accusation.

"The use provision reaches a different act: knowingly using or attempting to use a passport that was issued because of a false statement. For an ordinary first or second offense unrelated to terrorism or drug trafficking, the statute authorizes a maximum sentence of ten years.

"A separate provision, 18 U.S.C. § 3291, gives prosecutors ten years from the commission of a passport offense to bring a case, including a conspiracy to violate the covered passport statutes.

"That is the opening Herridge is flagging." . . .  More.

Why does a Democrat running for Senate in Texas need to borrow the cultural packaging of conservatism?

 James Talarico Wants To Win Texas In Republican Drag  

"The sign says, “Change My Mind.” Before changing their votes, Texas Republicans should ask what Talarico wants them to believe."

"Democrat Senate hopeful James Talarico doesn’t want you to change his mind. He wants you to change yours, and he’s betting Texas Republicans are gullible enough to fall for the packaging.

"Conservative commentator Steven Crowder has filed a lawsuit against CNN and Jubilee over their use of "Change my mind" , the slogan Crowder made famous through his political debate videos. 

"According to Newsweek, Crowder says his trademark brand and format are being used to help Talarico ingratiate himself with conservative voters. Crowder initially threatened legal action against Talarico, CNN, and Jubilee, but the reported lawsuit names the two media companies as defendants. The Louder with Crowder host also argued in an episode of his show last week that CNN is peddling the falsehood that the format, which he created in 2017, is a “unique” concept that will “change town halls” in the future." . . .

The DSA Plans To Incite Violence Ahead Of 2028 Election

 "The reported DSA-linked planning treats the Insurrection Act as a trap that works only if Trump walks into it on their timetable and terms."

The Federalist

"Over on X, DataRepublican’s reporting on documents and recordings from the Democratic Socialists of America and allied networks lays out a calculated strategy for the run-up to the 2028 elections. The goal is sustained mass violence and street clashes designed to push President Donald Trump into invoking the Insurrection Act. Once invoked, Democratic governors and progressive organizations would treat the order itself as evidence of “fascism” and a reason to undermine federal authority.

"Groups including the United Democracy Alliance, invoking Erica Chenoweth’s 3.5 percent rule, appear ready to coordinate the street actions, legal support, and media framing. Neville Roy Singham, operating from Shanghai and connected to the Chinese Communist Party’s United Front Work Department, is positioned to amplify the disruption from abroad.

"The plan assumes Trump will choose immediate order over patience, and hand his opponents the optics they have prepared. Whether that assumption holds depends on the costs of each path.

"Policing power in America is overwhelmingly local. The FBI fields about 13,700 special agents nationwide. The New York Police Department alone has more than 34,700 sworn officers. A president can protect federal property, personnel, and functions without becoming the default response for every city whose leaders have weakened policing and tolerated disorder. Broader federal action is also available. Both options carry consequences, and progressive networks are organized to contest either one.

"One set of costs is political. Invoking the Insurrection Act and placing federalized National Guard or active-duty forces in law-enforcement roles inside Democratic cities would supply the “fascism” narrative. Local Democratic officials who have criticized aggressive policing and treated destructive unrest as legitimate expression would likely resist or litigate the deployment. That resistance would become part of the story." . . . More.

Chuck DeVore is chief national initiatives officer at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a former California legislator, and a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel.