“The fact that we are handing over the keys of American #democracy to the military-industrial complex — it’s like giving the keys to the henhouse to a fox and saying, ‘here come in and take whatever you want.’ It’s obviously dangerous.”
by @_whitneywebb mintpressnews.com/microsoft-elec…
"The U.S. Military-Industrial complex is sprinting on a chariot to shore up the encryption space before the next era of computation upends the entire digital edifice built on semiconductors and transistors."
by Raul Diego @hijodelcuervo mintpressnews.com/darpa-launches…#Tech#surveillance
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🧵A study carried out by academics Dylan Sullivan and Jason Hickel estimates that between 1880 and 1920, British imperialism was responsible for the deaths of some 100 million people in India.
After taking over the vast country, the British systematically destroyed its manufacturing sector and reorientated its agricultural industry towards cash crops.
The result was the destruction of the economy and widespread famine.
🧵After a long silence, U2 frontman and self-appointed humanitarian, Bono, released a statement on Gaza.
Two years into a genocide, however, the Irish rock star reserved fire only for Hamas, describing them as “evil.” He went so far as to blame Hamas – not Israel – for starving the population of Gaza. “Hamas are using starvation as a weapon,” he wrote.
U2’s thoughts on the situation were roundly mocked and condemned on social media.
🧵Hitler and his Nazi party had many admirers and backers in the United States. This included some of the largest corporations in America. In this series, MintPress looks at some of the biggest companies that aided Hitler’s rise to power and his warmongering.
Standard Oil (now Chevron, BP, ExxonMobil, and Marathon)
IBM subsidiary, Dehomag supplied the Nazis with the punch card technology that mechanized the Holocaust.
🧵What happens when the head of a major pro-Palestine organization is linked to Israeli intelligence and Zionist institutions?
This new investigation by professor David Miller for MintPress News breaks down explosive revelations about Ben Soffa, the National Secretary of the UK’s Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), and why they matter for the Palestinian rights movement.
From ties to a former Israeli spy to the censorship of legends like Leila Khaled and Palestine action co-founder Huda Amouri, these facts raise urgent questions about transparency, integrity, and who controls the narrative in solidarity spaces.
🧵The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) – an organization that presents itself as a civil rights group – has come out in strong support of the Trump administration’s decision to abduct Columbia University student organizer Mahmoud Khalil.
“We firmly believe there should be swift and severe consequences for those who provide material support to foreign terrorist organizations, incite violence in support of terrorist activities, or conceal their identities in order to harass and intimidate Jewish individuals and institutions with impunity,” the ADL wrote in a statement.
“We also hope that this action serves as a deterrent to others who might consider breaking the law on college campuses or anywhere,” they added.
Mahmoud Khalil was kidnapped by ICE and sent to Louisiana. He faces deportation and having his green card revoked.