‘Chaos’, ‘fear’ and ‘uncertainty’: US representative on Trump’s threats to civil service (in ‘The Guardian’)

Eugene Vindman of Virginia has taken steps to aid federal workers in wake of ‘dangerous’ recent Trump policies

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/11/eugene-vindman-trump-administration-civil-service

 

 

Israeli Police Raid Palestinian Bookshops in East Jerusalem

The police said the stores were selling books that supported terrorism and that two members of the family who owned the business had been arrested. A lawyer said their detention was “political” rather than legal.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/world/middleeast/israel-east-jerusalem-bookstore.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

 

https://youtu.be/CwPEPne-qzU?si=-J7OgrU6DI1mba4U

M. GESSEN

The Chilling Consequences of Going Along With Trump

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/opinion/trump-power-surrender.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare