Arrest of American who has given $1m in aid to Palestine prompts fears of ‘growing repression from Trump’

Extradition request for James ‘Fergie’ Chambers sparks concerns that US government is conflating humanitarian aid with terrorism…

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/15/james-fergie-chambers-arrest-palestine-aid-trump 

 

Israeli former leaders and security chiefs threaten legal action over ‘Jewish terrorism’

“The IDF [Israel Defense Forces] has clear policy of ignoring the crimes of Jewish terrorism, and in many incidents soldiers from the regional defense units and [settlement] security squads are themselves involved in the crimes of Jewish terrorism,” the letter said. 

Since 2020, Israeli soldiers and settlers have killed at least 1,100 Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank, at least a quarter of whom were children, UN data shows. No one has been charged over any of these deaths. 

The attacks jeopardise Israeli security because they risk spurring Palestinian revenge attacks or even an uprising, or intifada, against Israeli occupation, the group warned...

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/24/israeli-former-leaders-security-chiefs-legal-action-jewish-terrorism-west-bank 

 

Texas anti-ICE protesters convicted of terrorism charges sentenced to at least 50 years in prison

The defendants in the case are a collection of activists who were loosely affiliated with one another through a local leftwing book club and gun group. During the trial, prosecutors highlighted many of the zines that the book club read as evidence of the conspiracy and ideology that linked the demonstrators. That evidence was met with widespread criticism from legal observers who said that it amounted to criminalizing freedom of speech...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/23/prairieland-ice-protesters-texas-sentenced

 

Trump’s Gift to Drug Cartels, Money Launderers, and Terrorists – Mother Jones

Who says so? The US Government Accountability Office. It recently released a report assessing Trump’s decision to loosen reporting requirements for shell companies. These are corporations that can have legitimate uses but are also set up so people or entitites can evade taxes, launder money, hide assets, and obscure the true beneficiaries of financial transactions. For instance, a sanctioned Russian oligarch might be able to use a shell company—or a string of them—to buy real estate in the United States and keep secret his ownership of the property... 

During the 2020 presidential race, Trump’s campaign, according to the Campaign Legal Center, deployed an LLC to launder “$170 million in spending to conceal payments to people close to the Trump family and campaign.”… 

“Wealthy Chinese investors are quietly funneling tens of millions of dollars into private companies controlled by Elon Musk” through “opaque structures” and “an arrangement that shields their identities from public view.”…

 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/donald-trump-gao-report-shell-companies-money-laundering-drug-cartels/

War on Iran may provoke a terrorist attack in US – and that may be the point

"A purpose of the war on Iran might well be to provoke a terrorist attack inside the United States," Snyder wrote. "This would provide Donald Trump with a pretext to try to cancel or 'federalize' the coming congressional elections…

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/15/us-iran-war-terrorist-attack

 

Anti-ICE protesters accused of being part of antifa found guilty of support for terrorism in Texas

Case was seen as major test of the first amendment and whether the US could use broad anti-terrorism statute to prosecute leftwing protesters…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/13/texas-terrorism-trial

 

 

Old Dominion shooting suspect is ex-Army National Guard member with past terror conviction - POLITICO

The suspect who killed one person and injured two others at Old Dominion University on Thursday has been identified by authorities as Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, who pleaded guilty in 2016 to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State, according to the FBI...

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/12/old-dominion-shooting-terrorism-ties-00826716 

 

Cuba vows to fight ‘terrorist aggression’ after attack from US-registered boat

Cuban president says country will 'defend itself with determination' after deadly coastal assault by exiles…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/26/what-to-know-cuba-boat-attack

 

US announces new sanctions on Iranian oil network amid nuclear talks - POLITICO

The move — which sanctions 15 entities, 14 vessels and two individuals — targets Tehran's "shadow fleet," a covert shipping network that the Trump administration says helps Iran evade sanctions. That income is used to bankroll terrorist groups and destabilize the region, according to the State Department...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/06/iran-oil-sanctions-nuclear-talks-00769095

 

Norm Ornstein on ICE Terrorizing Minnesota (Al Franken podcast on YouTube)

After another horrifying murder and ICE’s continued unwelcome presence in Minnesota, Al is joined by friend of the show, political scientist, and emeritus scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, Norm Ornstein, to discuss what is happening in their home state.

After widespread reports of American citizens being detained, ICE using children as "bait," and the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, the Trump administration seems open to drawing back the ICE presence in Minnesota. Al and Norm discuss what a possible deal could look like to get them out of the state. Will Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem face any consequences for their lies and aggression?

After spending time meeting with organizers in the Twin Cities, Al shares what he learned from constitutional observers and others making their community safer and caring for each other. We also discuss the danger of the federal government getting its hands on state voter rolls. Was Trump's invasion ever about enforcing immigration laws? Or was it more about retribution?
Interview: 

https://youtu.be/GMkqV76WNwM?si=ax2c2vmGfD9QRTVR

While the eyes of the world are on Gaza, Israeli settlers in the West Bank still behave with impunity | Ofer Cassif | The Guardian

As the harvest season begins, attacks on Palestinian farmers and their land are spiralling. The words of peace following the Gaza ceasefire ring hollow…

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/16/gaza-israeli-settlers-west-bank-impunity-palestinian-farmers 

 

Atheism Is Now "Terrorism" In the US - YouTube

Trump just declared atheists are terrorists. The US government is now hunting us. Join the AHA and make real change: https://humanist.org/gmskeptic Thank you to Fish Stark of the American Humanist Association and Nick Fish of American Atheists for joining me to discuss NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM / NSPM-7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLaSOw7iB7Y 

Two men arrested after bomb found under news vehicle

Men could face terrorism-related and weapons charges after officials say explosive 'had been lit but failed to function'…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/14/utah-arrest-explosive-devicehttps://

What to Do With the Dangerous Novel 'The Turner Diaries' - The Atlantic

At a perilous American moment, the Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro explains why he wanted to read The Turner Diaries...

https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2025/07/what-do-dangerous-novel-turner-diaries/683580/

As Political Violence Surges, Trump Shuts Down a Top Prevention Program – Mother Jones

"We're at real risk of normalizing political violence as a part of our democracy."…

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/terrorism-violence-prevention-dhs-cp3-william-braniff/ 

 

Recent US political violence aided by DIY murder tradecraft available on internet

People locators, 3D weapon blueprints, tactical planning – all accessible on the web for potential attackers or terrorists…

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/21/political-violence-online-murder-tradecraft

 

Nikki Haley criticizes Donald Trump's Qatari jet, says if it was Joe Biden 'we'd be furious'

Haley, the former governor of South Carolina who unsuccessfully challenged Trump for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, joined a chorus of detractors who highlighted questions about the gift's implications and Qatar's ties to Hamas. 

"Accepting gifts from foreign nations is never a good practice. It threatens intelligence and national security," she wrote. "Especially when that nation supports a terrorist organization and allows those terrorist regimes to live on its soil."…

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5297853-nikki-haley-donald-trump-qatar-airplane/

 

Pastor: Christian Nationalists should use the government to "absolutely terrorize their enemies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZILzB_M8a7w

Mexico to reform constitution in wake of US terrorism designations - POLITICO

The move by the Trump administration has stirred worry that it could be a preliminary step toward U.S. military intervention on Mexican territory...

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/20/mexico-constitutional-reform-us-terrorism-00205359

Mexico threatens to escalate US gunmakers lawsuit with terror charges

Claudia Scheinbaum warns of reciprocal action if Washington designates country's cartels as terrorist groups…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/14/mexico-gunmakers-lawsuit-terror