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A lot of news over the last week has been buried as the far-right continues to flood the airwaves, inciting terror online and across the news following the murder of a Christian nationalist podcaster in Utah.
As someone targeted by these fanatical domestic terrorists, I have no patience for the both-sidesing I’ve seen “centrists” and alleged liberals participating in these past few days. I’ve also been writing and speaking out about those threats.
The forced mourning across the country has found few vocal opponents, despite the flagrant assault on civil liberties being waged by far-right pundits and politicians.
According to a Harvard University youth poll from earlier this year, fewer than 6% of college-aged students knew who “debate-me-bro” pioneer Charlie Kirk was and had a favorable opinion of him, even though he spent most of his time lurking around college campuses, baiting teenagers into debate for social media soundbites, despite being a grown man in his early 30’s who flunked out of one semester of community college more than 13-14 years ago.
Now, I’d like to focus on all the news stories that the media has been largely ignoring over the past week.
Tuesday, Sept. 10
Poland shot down Russian drones invading its airspace in what NATO called a “large-scale provocation.” Russian drones also invaded Romanian airspace on Saturday, Sept. 13.
Israel attacked Qatar in yet another unprovoked attack by the apartheid nation Oil prices spiked as a result of the attack. Israel has bombed at least six countries in the last two years: Palestine (in both Gaza and the illegally-occupied West Bank), Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Iran and Qatar. The UN human rights council has scheduled an emergency hearing to discuss potential sanctions on Israel for the strike.
Wednesday, Sept. 10
A student opened fire at Evergreen High School near Denver, wounding two classmates before killing himself. Investigators said the 16-year-old gunman was radicalized by an online network of far-right white supremacists.
Republican lawmakers voted against legislation to compel public release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstien and his sex-trafficking ring.
August financial reports showed that consumer prices increased far more than expected last month, with inflation the highest it's been in 7 months, and jobless claims climbing to the highest they’ve been in four years.
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court sentenced its former President to 27 years in prison for plotting a coup following his defeat in the 2022 election.
Thursday, Sept. 11
At least six HBCUs received violent threats that led to campus lockdowns and class cancellations in a wave of racially and politically motivated acts of domestic terrorism by far-right extremists.
In a show of disrespect to veterans on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the US House of Representatives passed a $900 billion military spending bill with major culture war bans and exclusions attached.
Friday, Sept. 12
The UN voted 142-10 for Palestinian statehood. Members of the genocidal Israeli regime threatened retaliation as the genocide entered its 705th day.
Following mass protests and high-level resignations in Nepal, the nation appointed its first-ever female prime minister, Sushila Karki.
ICE agents began extrajudicial killings by executing a man in Chicago.
Saturday— Sunday, Sept. 13-14
“Adolescence” swept the Emmy Awards in a moment where the radicalization of young men online is a major focus of conversation in the wake of shootings by young men in Utah and Colorado who were both radicalized by far-right extremist networks online.
Monday, Sept. 15 (so far)
Trump threatened to declare a national emergency and federalize policing in the capital after Mayor Bowser said the metro police would not work with ICE agents.