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First, let’s dissect this puzzle.

 On February 29, 2024, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sent shockwaves when he informed lawmakers in the House Armed Services Committee that over 25,000 Palestinian women and children had been killed by Israel in Gaza up to that date. Austin, the military chief of the Biden Administration, delivered a fact that immediately subverted his own government’s rhetoric.

I’ve been struggling to imagine Elon Musk might do if he gets his trillion-dollar payday. He could spend a million dollars a day for 3,000 years.  Or, more realistically, $100 million a day for 30 years. He could spend the $290 million he invested in Trump’s election and do it 3,400 times, wherever and whenever he pleases. Or buy more media properties, spending up to twenty times the $44 billion it took for him to buy Twitter and make it into a misinformation swamp key to Trump’s reelection.

But the money the Tesla board just handed Musk isn’t guaranteed. He has to meet goals like delivering 20 million Tesla vehicles and dramatically increasing Tesla’s stock price. Ordinary citizens can prevent that, but we need to take our efforts to another level.

Last month, some House members publicly acknowledged that Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza.

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Hedy Tripp shared insights on the historic election of a Hmong American woman as mayor in St. Paul, Minnesota, and highlighted the Somali community's resistance against hate mail and threats in St. Cloud. 

Ray McClendon provided a detailed update on the dismissed Georgia racketeering case against Donald Trump, emphasizing the role of Pete Scandalakis and the lack of legal recourse due to state charges. The group discussed the importance of grassroots organizing and voter turnout, with Ray highlighting the success of relational organizing in increasing Black voter turnout in Georgia and Virginia. The conversation ended with a brief mention of the impact of Marjorie Taylor Greene's resignation and the need for continued focus on grassroots activities ahead of the 2026 elections.

On Wednesday, December 3rd, organizers for March For Mumia, the epic march from Philadelphia to Frackville, Pennsylvania, will host a press conference to explain the purpose of their march and their demands to mark the halfway point of their twelve day 103 mile march.

It will take place at 11:30AM at the Berks County Courthouse, located at 633 Court Street, Reading, Pennsylvania.

Abu Jamal's personal physician Dr Ricardo Alvarez will be among the participants. Representatives from local organizations supporting AbuJamal such as Building Justice for Berk, Berks Stands Up and Berks for Palestine, are also expected to participate. 

The US government wants us to forget about the Israeli genocide and the daily war crimes it commits in Gaza and the West Bank as was as in Lebanon against Palestinian refugee camps there. That's the reason the White House, the US State Department, the mainstream media, as well as major Jewish-American organizations act blind, deaf, and mute when it comes to Israel.

Last November 27, Israeli occupation forces executed two young Palestinians in cold blood even after they had turned themselves in. An outright extrajudicial killing in blatant violation of international humanitarian law. The incident happened last Thursday during an Israeli military operation in Jenin, northern West Bank. The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the slain men as Al-Muntasir Billah Abdullah, 26, and 37-year-old Youssef Asasa, who knelt briefly before being shot as they moved back toward the entrance. Israel's military and police said they were wanted suspects who had thrown explosives and fired earlier and the matter is under review. The Palestinian Authority called it a war crime while Israel's National Security Minister supported the officers.