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Tag: antisemitism

ACLU warns campus antisemitism bill could censor criticism of Israel and...

The ACLU opposes bipartisan Senate legislation, arguing it risks equating legitimate criticism of Israel with antisemitism, violating First Amendment protections on college campuses.

He fought the law: Will the law win?

Now that the International Criminal Court has requested a warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest on war crimes, he may become a global outlaw as well.

Bernie Sanders speaks out: Criticizing Israeli policy is not antisemitism

Amid national debate over Gaza protests, Senator Bernie Sanders challenges the narrative equating criticism of Israel with antisemitism, drawing on his personal history and widespread American discontent.

Apologists for Israel’s mass murder in Gaza fall back on ‘antisemitism’...

The gist of the trick is to equate Israel with the Jewish religion—and then to equate opposition to Israel with antisemitism.

Elon Musk’s “X” accuses Media Matters of defamation amidst growing concerns...

This legal action accuses the nonprofit media company of purposefully and maliciously defaming him and X.

Texas GOP’s disturbing ties to antisemitism: A symptom of a deeper...

Is the development in the Texas GOP a stark warning that the battle against hate is far from over?

Jury sentences Pittsburgh synagogue gunman to death penalty

Judge Robert Colville will formally rule in court today.

The art of selling and repudiating hate in America

Conscientious objection to racism, antisemitism, misogyny, Islamophobia, trans and homo-phobia takes far more than sanctimonious condemnations for political point scoring.

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ProPublica’s embrace of large language models echoes what I’ve been saying all along

This distinction between “AI” as a vague, catch-all term and the specific type of advanced pattern-finding model actually at play here matters immensely.

Senate Democrats face reckoning over GOP spending bill that hands Trump and Musk unchecked...

Progressives warn that the Republican spending bill would give Trump and Musk sweeping control over federal funds, gut social programs, and set a dangerous precedent—while Senate Democrats waver on whether to fight or fold.

Musk-linked operatives gain access to Social Security Administration, raising fears of data breaches and...

A new investigation reveals that Musk-linked operatives with little government experience have gained access to sensitive Social Security data, raising alarms over potential benefit disruptions, privacy risks, and a broader push to privatize the agency.

Global consumer boycott of US goods expands as Trump’s trade war escalates

International consumers reject U.S. goods in response to Trump’s trade policies, escalating tariffs, and growing dissatisfaction with American corporate and political influence.

Judge orders Trump administration to reinstate thousands of illegally fired federal workers

Judge William Alsup rules that the Trump administration illegally fired thousands of federal workers, calling the mass terminations a “sham” designed to bypass legal protections, while unions and advocates celebrate a major victory for labor rights.