Appropriating the death count: Manufacturing consent for an attack on Iran
Protest death toll speculations are used to rally support for an attack on Iran and downplay the genocide in Gaza.

Protest death toll speculations are used to rally support for an attack on Iran and downplay the genocide in Gaza.




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Judge orders head of ICE to explain agency’s handling of bond hearings for immigrants it has detained.

An Israeli woman was shocked to discover that Israeli media was falsely reporting about her death during Iran protests.

Video shows dozens of immigrant families protesting at a detention facility in the US state of Texas.
A months-long rolling protest joined by eight Palestine Action-linked activists concludes as Umer Khalid ends strike.
Bovino’s expected exit comes amid intense scrutiny, as Trump sends border tsar Tom Homan to Minneapolis.

US protesters banged pots and pans all night outside a heavily secured hotel in Minnesota.
A 2024 simulation found US civil war could be triggered by clashes between state and federal law enforcement.
Iranian authorities are keeping the population offline for a third week amid lingering threats of another war.

Thousands of Australians rallied in support of Indigenous rights.