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Gaza International Force Faces Shocking Roadblock

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Arab and Muslim nations that might contribute to a peacekeeping force in Gaza are reportedly reluctant to do so because of the fear of confronting Hamas and the concern their troops would be seen as occupiers.

According to the The New York Times, while these nations broadly support Donald Trump’s 20‑point Gaza cease‑fire plan, little action has followed in creating the international force intended to take over security from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

Diplomats report that prospective troop‑contributing countries are uneasy about placing soldiers at risk of direct combat with Hamas while the group remains armed. Their primary concern is that their forces could be called on to fight militants on behalf of Israel — a scenario several officials said would be enough by itself to withdraw. Some nations also privately insist on keeping their troops out of Gaza’s city centres, citing danger from Hamas tunnel networks and urban warfare.

Israeli officials have expressed frustration at these hesitations. A former Israeli diplomat asked, “The hypocrites of the world are afraid of Hamas, and they are supposed to be guarding us?” Meanwhile, President Trump’s plan calls for Hamas to disarm — a condition the group has not accepted despite releasing all remaining living Israeli hostages and about half of the dead ones. Vice President J.D. Vance, speaking during a visit to Israel, warned that if Hamas failed to disarm under the deal, it would be “obliterated.”

Several regional powers have also expressed concern about the political fallout at home if their soldiers are perceived as siding with Israel or enforcing Western-backed mandates.

Public opinion in countries like Jordan, Egypt, and Turkey remains deeply hostile toward Israel, making any visible cooperation politically risky. Officials fear images of their troops clashing with Palestinians — even if they are Hamas fighters — could spark unrest or weaken government stability.

OpenAI Launches Web Browser

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OpenAI announced that it launched its own web browser called Atlas, placing it in competition with Google Chrome.

“A browser built with ChatGPT takes us closer to a true super-assistant that understands your world and helps you achieve your goals,” the company said in a produce release, explaining that with Atlas, the AI tool “can come with you anywhere across the web—helping you in the window right where you are, understanding what you’re trying to do, and completing tasks for you, all without copying and pasting or leaving the page.”

OpenAI hailed Atlas for becoming “smarter and more helpful” the more it is used. “Browser memories let ChatGPT remember context from the sites you visit and bring that context back when you need it,” the company said, noting that a user can choose to archive or delete browsing history as needed.

“It’s now better at researching and analyzing, automating tasks, and planning events or booking appointments while you browse,” the company said of the ChatGPT integration.

Discussing the new product, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the tool is “using the internet for you.”

The new browser comes just months after one of OpenAI’s executives said the company would be interested in purchasing Google’s Chrome browser should a judge have required it to be sold in an illegal monopoly case.

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta rejected the push to sell Chrome, in part due to his belief that the AI industry would reshape the industry’s competition.

A separate AI company, Perplexity, introduced its own browser, called Comet, in July.

Obama CIA Director Referred to DOJ

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The House Judiciary Committee has referred former CIA Director John Brennan to the Department of Justice after he made false statements during his interview before the Committee in 2023.

In his letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) wrote that Brennan “made numerous willfully and intentionally false statements of material fact contradicted by the record established by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) and the CIA.”

“Making false statements before Congress,” Jordan wrote, “is a crime that undermines the integrity of the Committee’s constitutional duty to conduct oversight.”

Among the issues presented in the letter, Jordan said Brennan “falsely denied that the CIA relied on the discredited Steele dossier in drafting the post-election Intelligence Community Assessment,” “falsely testified when he told the Committee that the CIA opposed including the Steele dossier in the ICA,” and “provided false testimony during a HPSCI hearing in 2017.”

In July, the Trump administration declassified materials showing that the Intelligence Community Assessment’s (ICA) “main findings were false and that the Obama Administration knowingly fabricated the findings for the purpose of undermining the Trump Administration,” Jordan wrote.

Furthermore, the former CIA director “eagerly wanted to include information from the Steele dossier in the ICA,” the lawmaker declared, adding that Brennan’s testimony is “also contradicted by the ICA itself, which references the dossier in the main body of the assessment and summarizes material from the dossier in an annex.”

In July, CIA Director John Ratcliffe released a review of the intelligence community’s analysis of Russian influence during the 2016 election, condemning Obama-era CIA Director John Brennan for opening a “very politicized inquiry” against the agency’s standards.

According to the review, the decision by CIA heads to “include the Steele Dossier in the ICA ran counter to fundamental tradecraft principles and ultimately undermined the credibility of a key judgment.”

FEMA ‘Systematically Refused’ Aid to Trump Supporters

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An investigation by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) found that FEMA employees refused to visit houses with pro-Trump signs.

“The federal government was withholding aid against Americans in crisis based on their political beliefs—this should horrify every American, regardless of political persuasion,” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement. “For years, FEMA employees under the Biden Administration intentionally delayed much-needed aid to Americans suffering from natural disasters on purely political grounds. They deliberately avoided houses displaying support for President Trump and the Second Amendment, illegally collected and stored information about survivors’ political beliefs, and failed to report their malicious behavior. We will not let this stand.”

A whistleblower revealed in 2024 that FEMA employees were instructed to skip over homes displaying political signs supporting President Trump in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton. The official who ordered the matter was later fired.

“FEMA failed to maintain data integrity and fairness in its determinations regarding disaster relief assistance,” the DHS report, dated August 2025, states. “The information collected by FEMA about political beliefs was irrelevant and unnecessary for providing disaster relief. The collection and use of the political information compromised the data quality and integrity, further violating the Privacy Act of 1974.”

DHS explained that while former officials claimed such incidents were not widespread, the review’s conclusion suggests these abuses date back to 2021’s Hurricane Ida. The DHS Privacy Office “found that FEMA impermissibly collected prohibited information at least dating back to the Hurricane Ida disaster in September 2021,” the report says, urging FEMA to “trust and demonstrate its commitment to providing equitable disaster relief to all citizens, thereby upholding the principles of fairness and impartiality that are fundamental to its mission.”

CAIR Lawsuit Targets Northwestern Over Antisemitism Training

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The CAIR lawsuit against Northwestern University accuses the school of violating the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by requiring students to complete an antisemitism training course. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) filed the complaint on behalf of the Graduate Workers for Palestine group, arguing the program bans “expressions of Palestinian identity.”

“Under the pretense of combating antisemitism, Defendant Northwestern University has enacted policies and practices that prohibit expressions of Palestinian identity, culture, and advocacy for self-determination,” the lawsuit claims. CAIR also alleges the university “silence[s] those, including Jewish students, who express solidarity with Palestinians.”

The training in question, produced by the Jewish United Fund, compares anti-Israel rhetoric with comments from Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke to emphasize that “you can’t tell the difference.” Students who refused to take the course were barred from class registration.

Critics say the CAIR lawsuit ignores the growing hostility toward Jewish students at Northwestern. Earlier this year, activists vandalized the campus Holocaust center with “Death to Israel” and “Intifada Now.” Protesters reportedly shouted “dirty Jew” and “Zionist pig” at students and displayed images of university president Michael Schill, who is Jewish, with devil horns.

Michael Teplitsky, president of the Coalition Against Antisemitism at Northwestern, dismissed the case. “The idea that an antisemitism training could somehow threaten anyone’s civil rights is absurd,” he said. “Northwestern worked with JUF to create a student program aimed at inclusion and understanding.”

GOP Senators: Give Trump Nobel Peace Prize for Saving Millions

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Two Republican Senators have called for President Donald Trump to receive the Nobel Peace Prize over the pandemic-era Operation Warp Speed.

Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and John Barrasso (R-WY), both doctors, said Operation Warp Speed warrants the Nobel Peace Prize for saving American lives and preserving the economy.

When Americans needed a vaccine in record time to stop a once-in-a-generation pandemic, President Trump delivered,” said Cassidy. “The Nobel Prize has been given for a lot less. He should receive the next one!”

Similarly, Barrasso said President Trump’s plan is a “model of American strength and ingenuity.”

“It would not have been possible without President Trump’s bold leadership. He bent an infamously slow bureaucracy to his will to bring a vaccine to market in under a year,” the senator noted. “Operation Warp Speed saved millions of lives in the United States and millions more lives around the world. President Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for his life-saving achievement.”

According to the senators’ resolution, President Trump “acted swiftly to protect human life by launching Operation Warp Speed to mobilize the scientific might of the United States to combat a novel pathogen.” Operation Warp Speed further “created unprecedented public-private partnerships to develop, approve, and distribute medical products in under a year.”

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla has also said Trump deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for Operation Warp Speed and the development of mRNA vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Under President Trump’s leadership, American innovation led the world, helping prevent economic collapse and saving more than 14 million lives globally,” Bourla wrote in a September statement. “Operation Warp Speed restored consumer confidence, saved over $1 trillion in health care costs due to reductions in serious illness and avoidance of hospitalizations, and rapidly scaled up domestic production.”

“This American leadership also delivered a new platform that may drive significant innovation in cancer research,” he noted. “Such an accomplishment would typically be worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize, given its significant impact.”

UCSD Pone Fin a la Beca Exclusiva para Afroamericanos Tras Impugnación Basada en la Ley del Ku Klux Klan

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La Universidad de California en San Diego (UCSD) ha puesto fin a su beca exclusiva para una raza tras una demanda que la impugnó bajo la Ley del Ku Klux Klan, marcando una importante victoria legal para la igualdad de trato en la educación.

El Fondo de Becas de Exalumnos Negros de la universidad —antes limitado a estudiantes negros— fue discretamente renombrado como Fondo de Becas de Exalumnos Goins y abierto a estudiantes de todas las razas después de que la Fundación Legal del Pacífico (PLF, por sus siglas en inglés) demandara a UCSD en julio. La demanda alegaba que la universidad violó la Ley del Ku Klux Klan, una ley del siglo XIX que prohíbe conspiraciones destinadas a privar a los ciudadanos de sus derechos civiles.

“Esta victoria demuestra que la promesa constitucional de igualdad ante la ley sigue teniendo fuerza”, dijo Jack Brown, abogado de la PLF. “La Ley del Ku Klux Klan se redactó para impedir que actores gubernamentales conspiraran con entidades privadas para discriminar —y eso es exactamente lo que ocurrió aquí. Ante la ley, UC San Diego no tuvo otra opción que retroceder.”

En lugar de arriesgarse a una derrota en los tribunales, UCSD eliminó su norma de elegibilidad basada en la raza tras transferir el programa a una organización sin fines de lucro privada, en un intento de eludir la prohibición de California sobre las preferencias raciales. La PLF retiró su demanda el lunes después de confirmar los cambios.

Expertos legales señalan que este resultado podría sentar un precedente a nivel nacional. “En principio, [la Ley del Ku Klux Klan] podría aplicarse a cualquier discriminación racial por parte de una organización sin fines de lucro que esté tan entrelazada con una universidad que, en esencia, cumpla una función gubernamental”, dijo la abogada de la PLF, Haley Dutch.

Líderes europeos respaldan la postura de Trump sobre Ucrania.

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Un grupo de líderes europeos respaldó la propuesta de alto el fuego del presidente Trump para la guerra entre Rusia y Ucrania, afirmando que están “unidos en nuestro deseo de una paz justa y duradera”.

La declaración conjunta, emitida por los líderes del Reino Unido, Francia, Alemania, Ucrania y la Unión Europea, declara que “apoyan firmemente” la postura del presidente Trump de poner fin al conflicto.

“Las tácticas dilatorias de Rusia han demostrado una y otra vez que Ucrania es la única parte realmente comprometida con la paz. Todos podemos ver que Putin continúa eligiendo la violencia y la destrucción”, dice el comunicado. “Por lo tanto, está claro que Ucrania debe encontrarse en la posición más fuerte posible, antes, durante y después de cualquier alto el fuego. Debemos aumentar la presión sobre la economía y la industria de defensa de Rusia, hasta que Putin esté dispuesto a hacer la paz. Estamos desarrollando medidas para utilizar el valor total de los activos soberanos inmovilizados de Rusia para que Ucrania tenga los recursos que necesita.”

Se ha programado una reunión sobre el tema para el 23 de octubre.

Al hablar con los periodistas a bordo del Air Force One, el presidente Trump dijo: “Déjenlo como está. Está dividido ahora mismo. Creo que el 78% del territorio ya está en manos de Rusia. Déjenlo como está ahora.”

“Pueden negociar algo más adelante. Pero dije que se detuviera en la línea de batalla”, añadió. “Váyanse a casa. Dejen de luchar, dejen de matar gente.”

La semana pasada, Trump se reunió con el presidente Volodymyr Zelenskyy, y compartió en Truth Social que “le dije, al igual que le sugerí firmemente al presidente Putin, que es hora de detener la matanza y hacer un ACUERDO”.

Maine Democrat’s Campaign Implodes Over Anti-White, Anti-Police Reddit Posts

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Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is facing a political firestorm after his own political director resigned in protest over a flood of offensive Reddit posts targeting white rural Americans, police officers, and sexual assault victims.

Platner’s political director, former state representative Genevieve McDonald, quit Friday, saying his comments “were not known to me when I agreed to join the campaign, and they are not words or values I can stand behind in a candidate.” McDonald added that “while I am empathetic to Graham’s experiences and respect his personal journey and growth, I cannot overlook the volume and nature of his past comments, many of which were made as an adult, not as a young man.”

The posts, unearthed last week, show Platner calling rural white Americans “actually racist and stupid,” labeling “all” police officers “bastards,” and saying he kept guns because he didn’t “trust the fascists to act politely.” He also mocked people wearing “underwear designed to prevent sexual assault,” suggesting they should “take some responsibility for themselves.”

When confronted, Platner tried to minimize the remarks, telling CNN, “That was very much me fucking around the internet. I don’t think any of that is indicative of who I am today, really.”

Democratic National Committee chairman Ken Martin called Platner’s comments “indefensible,” “hurtful,” and “offensive”—but stopped short of declaring them “disqualifying.”

Platner, endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, previously argued that “one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter” after 9/11, raising further concerns about his judgment as he seeks to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

Administración Trump Acelera La Condonación De Préstamos Estudiantiles En Acuerdo Judicial

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La administración Trump ha acordado acelerar la condonación de préstamos estudiantiles bajo un nuevo acuerdo supervisado por un tribunal con la Federación Estadounidense de Maestros (AFT, por sus siglas en inglés), marcando una gran victoria para los prestatarios que esperaban el tan prometido alivio de deuda.

El acuerdo, parte del caso AFT vs. Departamento de Educación de EE. UU., exige que el Departamento de Educación agilice las cancelaciones para los prestatarios inscritos en planes de pago basados en ingresos y en el programa de condonación de préstamos por servicio público (PSLF). También los protege de facturas de impuestos inesperadas relacionadas con deudas perdonadas en 2025.

“Durante casi una década, la AFT ha luchado por los derechos de los prestatarios estudiantiles para liberarse de las cadenas de deudas injustas —y hoy, una gran parte de esa lucha por la asequibilidad fue reivindicada”, dijo la presidenta de la AFT, Randi Weingarten. “Nuestro acuerdo significa que esos prestatarios atrapados en el limbo pueden obtener alivio inmediato o finalmente ver una luz al final del túnel.”

Según el documento judicial, la administración cancelará los saldos restantes de los prestatarios elegibles y reembolsará los pagos realizados después de obtener la elegibilidad. Los prestatarios cuyos préstamos sean perdonados antes del 31 de diciembre de 2025 no enfrentarán impuestos del IRS sobre el monto condonado.

Winston Berkman-Breen, director legal de Protect Borrowers, calificó el acuerdo como “una victoria tremenda para los prestatarios”, agregando que el Departamento de Educación ha “acordado seguir la ley y otorgar los pagos asequibles y el alivio de deuda mandatados por el Congreso… bajo supervisión judicial.”

La AFT señaló que el acuerdo ayuda a evitar una inminente “bomba fiscal” en 2026 que habría penalizado a los prestatarios debido a retrasos burocráticos. La administración deberá presentar seis informes mensuales de progreso para garantizar la transparencia en la implementación del programa de condonación.

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