Never forget that perpetual war is in Netanyahu's PERSONAL interest dues to his political precariousness and his legal liability for personal criminal offenses.
-- 🤬 🤬 🤬 Ceasefire hopes fade as Israel bombards Gaza, Lebanon
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-pounds-lebanon-gaza-after-us-truce-push-2024-11-01/

This opinion piece is an interesting read, even though it is biased and incomplete...

-- "Why Isn't the Harris-Trump Election Like the 1964 Johnson Landslide Over Goldwater?

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/lbj-goldwater-harris-trump

Biden Admin Hasn't Acted on 500 Reports of Israel Attacking Gaza Civilians With US Arms
One expert said the Biden administration is "ignoring evidence of widespread civilian harm and atrocities to maintain a policy of virtually unconditional weapons transfers to the [genocidal] Netanyahu government."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-gaza-civilians

YES! Tennessee judges say doctors can’t be disciplined for providing emergency abortions
https://apnews.com/article/abortion-tennessee-ban-a4f89851b53687cd1b28d093e326087e

Over 1 Million Flee Israeli-inflicted 'Total Destruction' in Lebanon, With Cease-Fire Demanded
"The shelter system is set to collapse if there is no peace on the horizon."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/lebanon-displaced

🤬 🤬 🤬 Israeli strikes Monday on Lebanon killed more than 490 people, including more than 90 women and children, Lebanese authorities said, in the deadliest barrage since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war.
https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-lebanon-hezbollah-e3ca9c83642056f962fdf76319e3b8de

Tlaib Enters '14 Pages of Babies' Killed by Israel in Gaza Into Congressional Record
"That's 710 babies that the Israeli government has murdered," the lone Palestinian American in Congress said. "This is not self-defense. This is genocide."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/rashida-tlaib-gaza-children

Norwegian Deep-Sea Mining Threatens Arctic Biodiversity With 'Irreversible Harm'
"Norway's plans not only directly threaten species and habitats on the seabed, but also the wider marine ecosystem, from the tiniest plankton to the great whales," one Greenpeace scientist said.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/norway-deep-sea-mining-2669243679

We Need a Ceasefire Now and a US Leader Willing to Demand It
The problem is that the Biden administration has not used its most powerful levers of influence—the flow of cash and armaments to Israel—to persuade Netanyahu to bend.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/cease-fire-israel-gaza-biden

DISGUSTING!!!
🤬 🤬 🤬 Israeli soldiers filmed pushing bodies of Palestinians off roof in the Occupied West Bank!
IDF says its is reviewing the incident, which took place during a raid in the town of Qabatiya
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/20/israeli-soldiers-filmed-pushing-bodies-of-palestinians-off-west-bank-roof

Elon Musk’s X faces steep daily fines in Brazil for evading a ban on the service there
The fines, imposed by Brazil’s supreme court amount to $920,000, a day. The court said it would continue to impose “joint liability” on Starlink
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/elon-musks-x-starlink-face-nearly-1-million-daily-fines-alleged-ban-ev-rcna171871

Aid Groups Applaud US Bill to Restore UNRWA Funding
"The need for U.S. support is more urgent than ever," said one advocate. "The lives and well-being of millions depend on it."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/unrwa-funding-bill

The ONLY advantage Nuclear has over Solar is that it generates 24/7, but even when the cost of energy storage is add in, Solar is still FAR less expensive, FAR quicker to implement, and safer.
-- Read... Physicist MV Ramana on the problem with nuclear power
Nuclear is costly [10X solar], risky and new plants take decades to build, Ramana says. Why then, he asks in his new book, do governments still champion it?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/sep/04/mv-ramana-why-nuclear-power-not-solution-energy-needs