News | LGBTQ Rights $1 Million PragerU “DETRANS” Ad on X Echoes So-Called “Ex-Gay” Movement of 1990s Daisy Stronglin, the main person featured in the film being advertised, wants everyone to convert to Catholicism. By Erin Reed , ErinInTheMorning November 3, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Judge Threatens to Gag Trump’s Lawyers for “Misogynistic” Targeting of Law Clerk Judge Arthur Engoron has previously issued a gag order and fined Trump twice for targeting Allison Greenfield. By Igor Derysh , Salon November 3, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections 12 House Dems Join GOP to Pass IRS-Gutting Israel Aid Package for Gaza Genocide The legislation provides $14.3 billion in military aid to Israel while cutting an equal amount from IRS funding. By Jon Queally , CommonDreams November 3, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Biden Wants Arms Deals With Israel to Be Done in Complete Secrecy “I’ve never seen anything like it,” said Josh Paul, a former top State Department official. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout November 2, 2023 Truthout
News | Human Rights Palestinian Journalists’ Union Says Western Media Is “Facilitating Genocide” “Even by the low standards” set amid decades of Israeli apartheid, the group said, current coverage has hit “a new low.” By Sharon Zhang , Truthout November 2, 2023 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Advocacy for Palestinians Has Been Outright Criminalized, Warns Academic U.S. students and faculty are facing harsh reprisals for speaking out against Israel’s mass killing of Palestinians. By Tyler Walicek , Truthout November 2, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Warren Chastises GOP Over Bill to Allow Schools to Bar LGBTQ Kids From Lunches “This is not a complex issue,” Warren said, blasting Republicans for proposing a change to existing LGBTQ protections. By Chris Walker , Truthout November 2, 2023 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Thousands of Teachers in Oregon’s Largest School District Go on Strike The Portland Association of Teachers is demanding adequate investments in students, schools and educators. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams November 2, 2023 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Mother, Son Charged with “Kidnapping” for Helping Idaho Minor Access Abortion "Prosecutors used the exact language of the trafficking law in the kidnapping charge,” an abortion activist said. By Zane McNeill , Truthout November 2, 2023 Truthout
News | War & Peace Israel’s Refugee Camp Massacre Caused 50,000 Square Feet of Damage, Report Finds “When a 2,000-pound bomb hits the ground, the earth turns to liquid,” one military expert said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout November 2, 2023 Truthout