The Intercept:
"The death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis police officers last month once again ignited outrage over the violent, militarized nature of U.S. law enforcement and placed scrutiny on police departments’ bloated budgets.
Among the objections to policing that are being revived are criticisms of a controversial series of trainings and exchange programs for U.S. police in Israel. Scores of American law enforcement leaders have attended the programs, where they learned from Israeli police and security forces known for systemically abusing the human rights of Palestinians. ...
'We know, without a shadow of a doubt, that what takes place during US-Israel police exchanges does nothing to keep our communities safe,” Eran Efrati, director of campaigns and partnerships for the progressive group Jewish Voice for Peace. 'But the exchanges refine and enhance the militarization rooted in American policing with Israeli tactics and technology of occupation and apartheid that are being tested on Palestinians on a daily basis.' "
https://theintercept.com/2023/02/02/memphis-police-israel/
-->No mention of this training in the NYT, or anywhere else in our mainstream media. Why leave out this dubious training of our police forces? The NYT goes out of its way again to protect apartheid Israel.
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Common Dreams:
"Nevada Democratic Party Chair Judith Whitmer said Friday that progressives won't stop working to stem the flow of untraceable cash into national primary contests after the DNC Resolutions Committee blocked a vote on her proposed dark money ban for the second time. ...
'Our party and our country need strong Democratic candidates willing to speak truth to power, but when their messages can be drowned out in a flood of untraceable expenditures, many candidates are questioning why they should even run,' Whitmer said. 'Restoring faith in our democracy has never been more urgent, and that all-important work should start in our own primary elections.' ...
Democratic leaders, including President Joe Biden, have repeatedly railed against the scourge of dark money, decried its corrupting influence, and pledged to rein it in—only to balk at pressure for substantive action. ... According to an August 2022 study by the Wesleyan Media Project, nearly 70% of pro-Democratic Senate ads up to that point in last year's election cycle were funded by groups that don't disclose any of their donors."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/judith-whitmer-dnc-dark-money
-->Democratic Party waffling when it comes to dark money. We have seen it all before. But we don't see the story in the NYT, which can't bring itself to trace where all this dark money comes from.
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Common Dreams:
"Ahead of the Democratic National Committee's annual Winter Meeting in Philadelphia, Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday called on the party to end super PAC spending in primary races, saying the Democrats should take the event as an opportunity to show their commitment to protecting democracy.
Twelve years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Vermont Independent senator wrote, the last election cycle illustrated how the 'disastrous' decision is 'undermining American democracy,' as super PACs spent roughly $1.3 billion on campaigning—including more than $460 million spent by Democratic groups.
Millions of dollars were spent by billionaires 'against progressive candidates in competitive primaries,' Sanders wrote, with super PACs funding 'outrageous and dishonest attack ads.'
Notably, a super PAC created by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) spent millions of dollars in competitive races in North Carolina, Texas, and Pennsylvania last year, running attack ads against progressives who are critical of the United States' support for Israel's violent anti-Palestinian policies."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-sanders-super-pacs
-->Of course, the NYT didn't cover this story. The paper is weak on covering billion dollar donors and dark money. And of course, it is almost always weak on covering the Israel Lobby.
"The death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis police officers last month once again ignited outrage over the violent, militarized nature of U.S. law enforcement and placed scrutiny on police departments’ bloated budgets.
Among the objections to policing that are being revived are criticisms of a controversial series of trainings and exchange programs for U.S. police in Israel. Scores of American law enforcement leaders have attended the programs, where they learned from Israeli police and security forces known for systemically abusing the human rights of Palestinians. ...
'We know, without a shadow of a doubt, that what takes place during US-Israel police exchanges does nothing to keep our communities safe,” Eran Efrati, director of campaigns and partnerships for the progressive group Jewish Voice for Peace. 'But the exchanges refine and enhance the militarization rooted in American policing with Israeli tactics and technology of occupation and apartheid that are being tested on Palestinians on a daily basis.' "
https://theintercept.com/2023/02/02/memphis-police-israel/
-->No mention of this training in the NYT, or anywhere else in our mainstream media. Why leave out this dubious training of our police forces? The NYT goes out of its way again to protect apartheid Israel.
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Common Dreams:
"Nevada Democratic Party Chair Judith Whitmer said Friday that progressives won't stop working to stem the flow of untraceable cash into national primary contests after the DNC Resolutions Committee blocked a vote on her proposed dark money ban for the second time. ...
'Our party and our country need strong Democratic candidates willing to speak truth to power, but when their messages can be drowned out in a flood of untraceable expenditures, many candidates are questioning why they should even run,' Whitmer said. 'Restoring faith in our democracy has never been more urgent, and that all-important work should start in our own primary elections.' ...
Democratic leaders, including President Joe Biden, have repeatedly railed against the scourge of dark money, decried its corrupting influence, and pledged to rein it in—only to balk at pressure for substantive action. ... According to an August 2022 study by the Wesleyan Media Project, nearly 70% of pro-Democratic Senate ads up to that point in last year's election cycle were funded by groups that don't disclose any of their donors."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/judith-whitmer-dnc-dark-money
-->Democratic Party waffling when it comes to dark money. We have seen it all before. But we don't see the story in the NYT, which can't bring itself to trace where all this dark money comes from.
=====
Common Dreams:
"Ahead of the Democratic National Committee's annual Winter Meeting in Philadelphia, Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday called on the party to end super PAC spending in primary races, saying the Democrats should take the event as an opportunity to show their commitment to protecting democracy.
Twelve years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Vermont Independent senator wrote, the last election cycle illustrated how the 'disastrous' decision is 'undermining American democracy,' as super PACs spent roughly $1.3 billion on campaigning—including more than $460 million spent by Democratic groups.
Millions of dollars were spent by billionaires 'against progressive candidates in competitive primaries,' Sanders wrote, with super PACs funding 'outrageous and dishonest attack ads.'
Notably, a super PAC created by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) spent millions of dollars in competitive races in North Carolina, Texas, and Pennsylvania last year, running attack ads against progressives who are critical of the United States' support for Israel's violent anti-Palestinian policies."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-sanders-super-pacs
-->Of course, the NYT didn't cover this story. The paper is weak on covering billion dollar donors and dark money. And of course, it is almost always weak on covering the Israel Lobby.
