“Palestinians had every right to do what they did on October 7” - Former U.S. Secretary of State Chief of Staff

‼️Breaking: U.S. Senate bill directs @SecWar to consult Israeli government on Israeli technologies they think should be integrated into the U.S. military. 1/

Via @BreakingPointsN

Here is the list of the MPs who were officers and supporters of Labour Friends of Israel before it suddenly removed this page from its website.

An Israeli firm has interfered in elections in Scotland, New York, France, Angola and Togo, using large numbers of fake social media accounts to target politicians who have criticised Israel’s genocide in Gaza, French authorities have found. France’s disinformation watchdog, Viginum, said a private, Israel-based company named BlackCore had coordinated hundreds of accounts to post negative comments about Scottish first minister John Swinney in the run-up to the Scottish parliament elections in May. Swinney is one of the few UK politicians to have described Israel’s mass killings in Gaza as a genocide, saying last year that “it can’t be disputed”. He also led a ban on arms companies receiving financial aid if they supply Israel's military. Viginum said Swinney, the ruling Scottish National Party (SNP) and the devolved government in Edinburgh were targeted between 6 January and 8 May, with BlackCore using at least 256 coordinated accounts to post around 1,400 comments. Swinney was targeted 652 times, the SNP 338 and the Scottish government 112. An SNP spokesperson said: “Over the course of the Scottish election campaign, the SNP observed that posts across our social media platforms were subject to an unprecedented level of negative reactions and comments from accounts which appeared to be AI-generated bots.” “Any interference in our democratic process must be thoroughly investigated,” they added. Ross Greer, co-leader of the Scottish Greens, called on foreign secretary Yvette Cooper to summon the Israeli ambassador over the scandal. “Or will she continue Labour's tradition of letting them [Israel] away with absolutely anything?” he wrote on X. BlackCore has described itself as “an elite influence, cyber and technology company built for the modern era of information warfare” that has worked with governments and political campaigns on “cutting-edge strategies, advanced tools and robust security to shape narratives”. Viginum chief Marc-Antoine Brillant said last week that BlackCore had meddled in French municipal elections but its activities were “not limited” to France. Brillant did not say who had been targeted in last year’s New York City mayoral election, but winner Zohran Mamdani has repeatedly called Israel’s actions in Gaza a genocide. Before his election, Mamdani said he would enforce an international arrest warrant against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu were he to travel to New York.

The HR/VP @kajakallas is currently in Luxembourg to chair the Foreign Affairs Council meeting. Watch HR/VP Kaja Kallas remarks following today's meeting: x.com/i/broadcasts/1qxvvvZaa…

UPDATE—First exclusive interview with the woman whose family dog was shot & killed by the LAPD. "He’s my baby," nurse Marie Marseille said through tears. "It doesn’t make any sense to me. I can’t make sense of anything." By — Gina Silva @ FOX 11 Los Angeles

NEWS CENTER MAINE: This is the first reelection campaign that you're run since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. I was hoping you could talk to me a little bit about your vote to confirm Kavanaugh and whether you regret that? SUSAN COLLINS: I do not regret that vote.

This section reflects Section 219 (previously 224) in the House bill. Unlike the House Bill, it drops the requirement for @DeptofWar to appoint an Executive Agent, but -