"I don't think we need to offer any kind of pressure" on the Israelis to accept a Palestinian state, said a spokesperson for the U.S. State Department.
"Imagine if, instead of decking out Kim Kardashian's office, billions went to homeless services providers trying to keep unhoused people alive in freezing winter storms," said one Capitol Hill staffer.
"Humanity cannot allow this warped version of normal to persist any longer," said a UNICEF official. "Mothers and newborns need a humanitarian cease-fire."
The group sent a letter to the Mexican president Thursday asking him not to agree to any deal that would see more asylum seekers expelled to Mexico without having their cases considered.
"The term 'fiscal commission' is the ultimate Washington buzzword, and it translates to trading away Americans' earned benefits in a secretive, closed-door process," said Sen. Ron Wyden.
In the breadth of stories that covered the Biden administration's desire and efforts to avoid a wider escalation of the Israel-Hamas conflict, mainstream media rarely mentioned the clearest non-military pathway to easing regional tensions.
The 40-year trickle-down delusion, fashioned by right-wing economists, politicians, and financial experts, has deprived average Americans of the means to support their families in a comfortable, debt-free manner. It was planned. It's insidious. It's ongoing. And it should outrage every last one of us.
