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Thanks for all your work on this Mike. I grew up in Texas and went to riverside camps when I was a kid. I grieve so much for those families.

Fascinating reporting from the NYT

The Texas county where nearly 100 people were killed and more than 160 remain missing had the technology to turn every cellphone in the river valley into a blaring alarm, but local officials did not do. Joyce Sohyun Lee & team washingtonpost.com/investigations…

"Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people who need it" waste, fraud, etc: it costs $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000 theatlantic.com/health/archive…

🔴MSF has published the findings of an internal review into the brutal killing of three of its staff members María Hernández Matas, Tedros Gebremariam Gebremichael, and Yohannes Halefom Reda in central Tigray, Ethiopia, on 24 June 2021. Read more: bit.ly/3TAupGu

Man, my timeline is so polluted with unsolicited racist rage-bait. It's smothering posts even from the many people that I have chosen to follow.

A fascinating read from Sen. Jeanne Shaheen & Senator Chris Coons on how cuts to U.S. programs are helping China extend its influence. Now Beijing, not WDC, is biggest bilateral partner for 40+ countries. Diplomacy, scholarship, aid, trade all affected. foreign.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…

About the hypocrisy, double standards of the world, Hamed Ashour from #Gaza, writes: "A year ago, I shared the story of this very friendly dog. What a lucky dog he turned out to be, his story was featured in Arab and international magazines, read by over 5 million people around

If you read one thing today, make it Rümeysa Öztürk's first essay since being released from ICE detention for co-authoring an op-ed. It will break your heart and stitch it back together again. vanityfair.com/news/story/rum…

Israeli forces opened fire on thousands of Palestinians gathered at an aid distribution center in southern Gaza, killing at least 32, Gaza medical sources say haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

Is it true that The People’s Watchman has been arrested at his home?

Thank you for keeping us updated. Following several of these cases right now.

Israeli troops killed at least 79 Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday, local health authorities said, after large and desperate crowds mobbed one of the U.N. convoys carrying a trickle of aid into the mostly besieged enclave. By Louisa Loveluck washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/…

ICE Deports 82-Yr-Old Granddad After He Lost Green Card - in the US legally for 35 years, he misplaced his wallet with his valid residency card, went to replace it and was handcuffed & flown to Guatemala. Has diabetes, high blood pressure, heart condition newsweek.com/ice-deports-gr…

Like the ancestors of millions of Americans, they fled violence and came for a new life. Their faith sustained them; grueling hard work paid for a home; they built a community. Then everything began to fracture. A lyrical, haunting story by Danielle Paquette washingtonpost.com/nation/interac…

Great piece by ayenat mersie looking at the cost/benefit of shipping US grain abroad as aid. It's more expensive than local sourcing, but plays well with the US public as local farmers benefit. Also, it's often reinforced with micro-nutrients. Is it worth it? devex.com/news/what-good…

When the US struck three nuclear facilities in Iran, Qatar feared a regional war. Yet within 48 hours, the conflict was over – and Qatar played a critical role in bringing it to an end by through frantic diplomacy & allowing a carefully choreographed strike on its territory

Protesters in Tel Aviv took to the streets carrying flour bags and pictures of malnourished children from Gaza, calling for the end of the war on Gaza and prioritizing humanitarian aid reut.rs/4m9PROS