Taking a page from the private insurance industry’s playbook, the Trump administration will launch a program next year to find out how much money an artificial intelligence algorithm could save the federal government by denying care to Medicare patients.

The pilot program, designed to weed out wasteful, “low-value” services, amounts to a federal expansion of an unpopular process called prior authorization, which requires patients or someone on their medical team to seek insurance approval before proceeding with certain procedures, tests, and prescriptions. It will affect Medicare patients, and the doctors and hospitals who care for them, in Arizona, Ohio, Oklahoma, New Jersey, Texas, and Washington, starting Jan. 1 and running through 2031.

Protesters said the Israeli prime minister should be in the Hague, not New York City

'Arrest Netanyahu': Israeli PM gets a New York welcome outside the UN

As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to a half-empty room at the UN General Assembly, thousands of protesters were gathered in Times Square to condemn his presence in New York City.

^{Maysa Mustafa (Middle East Eye)}

When the Great Recession hit in 2008 and Americans stopped buying cars, it soon became clear that the auto companies might well go out of business. The millions of jobs that would’ve been lost and the terrible blow to the American economy were considered intolerable, so the government bailed the industry out to the tune of almost $80 billion.

It was hugely controversial at the time; you might remember Mitt Romney’s famous “Let Detroit Go Bankrupt” op-ed, which he never quite lived down. But what few Americans probably know is that there was a bailout almost as big during Donald Trump’s first term. The difference was that Trump’s bailout was entirely predictable and entirely avoidable. And now he’s about to do it all over again.

In this case, the ones being bailed out are farmers.

Just as he did in his first term, Trump seems to be implementing the following brilliant economic strategy. First, impose tariffs on foreign goods, knowing that other countries (especially China) will retaliate by no longer importing American agricultural products. Next, take the revenue raised by tariffs — which are essentially a sales tax imposed at ports of entry — and hand the money to the farmers who were harmed by his trade war.

What that means is that the farmers will be insulated at least somewhat from the damage Trump’s foolish trade war did to them; in other words, they’ll get a bailout. The rest of us will pay for it. And the economy will get no benefit at all.

Get ready for the next big bailout

Trump's tariffs are wrecking the agribusiness economy — again.

^{Paul Waldman (Public Notice)}

In a move that is sure to make Ripple nervous, traditional financial network Swift announced yesterday that it is partnering with Consensys and more than 30 global banks to build a blockchain based network that will run in parallel with its traditional network. Interestingly, unlike XRP, there is no native coin, rather it aims for interoperability (probably using Chainlink with whom the company did case studies for a few years already). There is also a strong focus on regulatory compliance.

Swift To Build a Global Financial Blockchain - Slashdot

Camembert writes: In a move that is sure to make Ripple nervous, traditional financial network Swift announced yesterday that it is partnering with Consensys and more than 30 global banks to build a blockchain based network that will run in parallel …

^{news.slashdot.org}

The announcement came after the Trump administration last week issued new rules to “drastically” restrict non-U.S. citizens from getting trucking licenses, and threatened to withhold federal funding from states that did not comply.

DPS said it would immediately suspend issuance of the licenses to non-citizens who are refugees, asylees or covered by Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, an Obama-era program that protects from deportation children brought to the country without authorization.

Texas stops issuing CDLs to refugees, asylum seekers, DACA

The announcement is in line with a Trump administration rule to “drastically” restrict non-U.S. citizens from getting trucking licenses.

^{Benjamin Wermund (Houston Chronicle)}

Bukele wanted the contractor out of the country — and in Ambassador Ronald D. Johnson, he had a powerful American friend. Johnson was a former CIA officer and appointee of President Donald Trump serving in his first diplomatic post. He had cultivated a strikingly close relationship with the Salvadoran president. After Bukele provided Johnson with the recordings, the ambassador immediately ordered an investigation that resulted in the contractor’s dismissal.

It was not the only favor Johnson did for Bukele, according to a ProPublica investigation based on a previously undisclosed report by the State Department’s inspector general and interviews with U.S. and Salvadoran officials. The dismissal of the contractor was part of a pattern in which Johnson has been accused of shielding Bukele from U.S. and Salvadoran law enforcement, ProPublica found. Johnson did little to pursue the extradition to the United States of an MS-13 boss who was a potential witness to the secret gang pact and a top target of the FBI-led task force, officials said.

How a U.S. Ambassador Allegedly Shielded President Bukele From Law Enforcement

A previously undisclosed State Department report and interviews reveal accusations that U.S. Ambassador Ronald D. Johnson shielded Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele from U.S. and Salvadoran law enforcement.

^ProPublica

New York officials cite a law there that seeks to protect medical providers who prescribe abortion medications to patients in states with abortion bans — or where such prescriptions by telehealth violate the law.

New York and California are among the eight states that have shield laws with such provisions, according to a tally by the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion rights.

The Abortion Coalition of Telemedicine said they “fully expect” California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, to uphold his state’s shield law in the new case.

Murrill told The Associated Press that she will sue governors whose shield laws “purport to protect these individuals from criminal conduct” in Louisiana.

https://apnews.com/article/abortion-pills-arrest-warrant-doctor-louisiana-california-c7147b3147cc75e764607b49c52e6644

WASHINGTON—The White House is planning to unveil a direct-to-consumer website for Americans to buy drugs, dubbed TrumpRx, while also announcing that Pfizer plans to lower prices on several of its medications in the U.S., according to people familiar with the matter.

TrumpRx would allow people to pay cash for certain drugs directly from a government website, at a discounted price negotiated by the government. It’s unclear how many drugs would be offered, or whether the website would be useful for the majority of Americans who are already covered by private insurance, Medicare or Medicaid.

https://www.wsj.com/health/pharma/white-house-to-announce-trumprx-drug-buying-website-and-deal-with-pfizer-8c42e5cb

Cambio di strategia in casa Rai 1: da sabato 4 ottobre 2025, Ballando con le Stelle di Milly Carlucci inizierà più tardi, intorno alle 21:30, mentre lo slot post TG1 delle 20:00 tornerà ad essere occupato da Affari Tuoi con Stefano De Martino. Una scelta dettata dalla necessità di fronteggiare lo strapotere di Canale 5, che in access e prime time domina con l’accoppiata La Ruota della Fortuna e Tú Sí Que Vales.

TUTTI I DETTAGLI: Ballando slitta alle 21.30, torna Affari Tuoi nell’access del sabato di Rai 1

AUDITEL: ASCOLTI TV

Ballando con le Stelle slitta alle 21:30: torna Affari Tuoi al sabato su Rai 1

Ballando con le Stelle slitta alle 21:30. Rai 1 riporta Affari Tuoi al sabato per contrastare La Ruota della Fortuna. Ecco cosa cambia.

^{Redazione (Atom Heart Magazine)}

Colombian officials said Monday the country has produced its first combat rifle, a cheaper, lighter weapon aimed at replacing the arms that were once supplied its former military ally 'Israel'.

State-owned weapons manufacturer Indumil produced the arms, the first combat rifle manufactured in Colombia, to replace the "Galil", a rifle that had been assembled in Colombia using 'Israeli' components since the 1990s.

According to the AFP, the goal is to manufacture 400,000 lighter and cheaper rifles in five years and "gradually replace current weapons in the armed forces," Indumil manager and retired Colonel Javier Carmago said.

Colombia manufactures its first rifles to replace 'Israeli' weapons

An engineer holds a new rifle designed and manufactured in Colombia on September 29, 2025.(AFP)

^{Roya News}

One of the current areas of interest for the Social Web Foundation is the use of cooperative legal structures for Fediverse services. Federation gives all of us a choice in services we use, without losing connection to our friends, family, colleagues and neighbours. These services can compete on technology, but they also provide us a chance to choose the kind of governance we want — individual or family servers, commercial services, or benevolent-dictator-for-life (BDFL) admins. The SWF thinks cooperatives may be a useful option for this governance mix.

Co-ops are a legal structure where users and/or workers co-own the organisation, and use participative, democratic processes for making decisions and running the services. Studies show that cooperatives in grocery stores or utility companies often provide better service and lower prices than their commercial, for-profit competitors. Applying this model to Fediverse servers has had mostly positive results, with social.coop, data.coop and cosocial.ca as sustainable examples.

I (Evan) will be speaking about the potential of cooperatives for Fediverse service governance at Berlin Fediday 2025, this coming Saturday, October 4. 2025 is the International Year of the Cooperative, which makes it a great time to talk about Fediverse cooperatives. I’m a fan of cooperatives; cosocial.ca is my home Fediverse service for personal use. I’ll be discussing some of SWF’s ideas to take the learnings of existing coops on the Fediverse and expand them to new users.

Consumer Cooperatives · Consumer Federation of America

CFA has long believed that cooperatives are a vital element in the American economy. Consumer cooperatives are businesses which belong to the people who use them.

^{Consumer Federation of America}

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/36889349

Jeremy Scahill and Jawa Ahmad
Sep 30, 2025

Three weeks after Israel attempted to assassinate Hamas’s lead negotiators in a series of airstrikes on the group’s offices in Doha, Qatar, President Donald Trump hailed the public announcement of his 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza as “potentially one of the great days ever in civilization.” The framework was drafted in coordination with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s top adviser, Ron Dermer, and spearheaded by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Several Arab and Muslim states also contributed. No Palestinian officials from Hamas or any other faction, including the internationally-recognized Palestinian Authority, were consulted in crafting the plan.

Peter Link

2025-09-30 14:15:47

Trump’s 20-Point Gaza Plan: A Rubber Stamp of Legitimacy on Israel’s Subjugation of Palestine

Jeremy Scahill and Jawa Ahmad
Sep 30, 2025

Three weeks after Israel attempted to assassinate Hamas’s lead negotiators in a series of airstrikes on the group’s offices in Doha, Qatar, President Donald Trump hailed the public announcement of his 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza as “potentially one of the great days ever in civilization.” The framework was drafted in coordination with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s top adviser, Ron Dermer, and spearheaded by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Several Arab and Muslim states also contributed. No Palestinian officials from Hamas or any other faction, including the internationally-recognized Palestinian Authority, were consulted in crafting the plan.

Trump’s 20-Point Gaza Plan: A Rubber Stamp of Legitimacy on Israel’s Subjugation of Palestine

After his White House speech, Netanyahu said Israel will never withdraw from Gaza and promised to resume the genocide if Hamas does not disarm.

^{Jeremy Scahill (Drop Site News)}

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/36889349

Jeremy Scahill and Jawa Ahmad
Sep 30, 2025

Three weeks after Israel attempted to assassinate Hamas’s lead negotiators in a series of airstrikes on the group’s offices in Doha, Qatar, President Donald Trump hailed the public announcement of his 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza as “potentially one of the great days ever in civilization.” The framework was drafted in coordination with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s top adviser, Ron Dermer, and spearheaded by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Several Arab and Muslim states also contributed. No Palestinian officials from Hamas or any other faction, including the internationally-recognized Palestinian Authority, were consulted in crafting the plan.

Peter Link

2025-09-30 14:15:47

Trump’s 20-Point Gaza Plan: A Rubber Stamp of Legitimacy on Israel’s Subjugation of Palestine

Jeremy Scahill and Jawa Ahmad
Sep 30, 2025

Three weeks after Israel attempted to assassinate Hamas’s lead negotiators in a series of airstrikes on the group’s offices in Doha, Qatar, President Donald Trump hailed the public announcement of his 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza as “potentially one of the great days ever in civilization.” The framework was drafted in coordination with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s top adviser, Ron Dermer, and spearheaded by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Several Arab and Muslim states also contributed. No Palestinian officials from Hamas or any other faction, including the internationally-recognized Palestinian Authority, were consulted in crafting the plan.

Trump’s 20-Point Gaza Plan: A Rubber Stamp of Legitimacy on Israel’s Subjugation of Palestine

After his White House speech, Netanyahu said Israel will never withdraw from Gaza and promised to resume the genocide if Hamas does not disarm.

^{Jeremy Scahill (Drop Site News)}

Jeremy Scahill and Jawa Ahmad
Sep 30, 2025

Three weeks after Israel attempted to assassinate Hamas’s lead negotiators in a series of airstrikes on the group’s offices in Doha, Qatar, President Donald Trump hailed the public announcement of his 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza as “potentially one of the great days ever in civilization.” The framework was drafted in coordination with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s top adviser, Ron Dermer, and spearheaded by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Several Arab and Muslim states also contributed. No Palestinian officials from Hamas or any other faction, including the internationally-recognized Palestinian Authority, were consulted in crafting the plan.

Trump’s 20-Point Gaza Plan: A Rubber Stamp of Legitimacy on Israel’s Subjugation of Palestine

After his White House speech, Netanyahu said Israel will never withdraw from Gaza and promised to resume the genocide if Hamas does not disarm.

^{Jeremy Scahill (Drop Site News)}

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-preside-over-unusual-military-gathering-virginia-2025-09-30/

The address comes 10 years after his predecessor’s groundbreaking statement on global warming. His words will be watched for signals on the direction of the new papacy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/climate/pope-leo-climate-speech-laudato-si.html?unlocked_article_code=1.p08.-sV-.cDyLNckKkJ5q

Environmental justice advocates say California missed an opportunity to advance its clean-air goals against a hostile Trump administration and resurgent oil industry

Newsom stakes claim as U.S. climate leader. Some back home disagree

Environmental justice advocates say California missed an opportunity to advance its clean air goals against a hostile Trump administration and resurgent Big Oil

^{Raheem Hosseini (San Francisco Chronicle)}

Oggi è uno di quei giorni in cui che palle l’universo, odio la miseria, evviva la morte!!! Perché ancora non mi capacito di come le cose mi possano andare superstorte in modi così scemi che non dovrebbero essere proprio nemmeno in primo luogo concepibili… e si, d’accordo, in fondo in fondo questo tipo di questione […]

octospacc.altervista.org/2025/…

minioctt

2025-09-30 13:49:55

mancanza di skill in tempi orari: così appare la tragedia ultimissima (ho perso il bus e succedono cose perché non riesco a regolarmi con il tempo)

Oggi è uno di quei giorni in cui che palle l’universo, odio la miseria, evviva la morte!!! Perché ancora non mi capacito di come le cose mi possano andare superstorte in modi così scemi che non dovrebbero essere proprio nemmeno in primo luogo concepibili… e si, d’accordo, in fondo in fondo questo tipo di questione va sempre a ricondursi direttamente ed unicamente ai miei problemi di skill, e non ho vergogna a dirlo, ma questo non mi fa magicamente perdere il diritto di lamentarmi… non ce la posso più fare. 🫩

La cosa per niente simpatica di cui sto facendo esperienza ultimamente è che la mattina, quando devo uscire di casa (e già qui…), se mi sveglio ad un orario per cui mi lascio giusto il poco tempo di fare colazione, lavarmi e preparare la roba che manca, sapendo che ho quel tempo lì abbastanza definito e scandito senza troppo margine di sminchiamento — entro un limite, chiaramente; meno 3 quarti d’ora comunque non ce li posso mettere — allora non faccio tardi… Ma se, piuttosto, mi posso alzare alle 10, non cucinata di sonno, ma allo stesso tempo con un enorme margine di manovra per perdere tempo involontariamente… il tempo lo perdo, e succede come stamattina… 🥱

Zio canino del carbossile carbonizzato, perché come ho perso tempo stamattina, e di conseguenza l’autobus, e di conseguenza ancora più tempo in una misura anche questa allucinante, mai nemmeno in passato io! Sono scesa verso le 11:59 anziché le 11:56 (e non mi sembra una differenza significativa!), sapendo che il fottuto autobus è segnato per le 12, ma tale fottuto autobus non l’ho mai visto passare (neanche per la strada fino alla fermata, dove di solito lo vedo; quindi, o proprio non è passato, e in tal caso veramente ci sarebbe da far cadere il cielo, perché pure per gli standard della SITA una cosa così è infinitamente terribile, o ha fatto prima di quanto gli sarebbe concesso). E però, le altre mattine, essendo solo di poco meno in ritardo, non l’ho mai perso… anzi, no; le altre mattine è sempre passato e ho preso quello che è segnato come 10 minuti prima, ma che fa sempre tardi, addirittura! 😭

Zio porcinante della sminchianza terminale (oggi si bestemmia!), ho controllato 3 volte sulla tabella merdosa complicatissima della SITA che si, questo autobus delle 12 esiste davvero e deve passare nei giorni scolastici (come oggi), ma nella pratica non ho potuto fare altro che rimanere lì un’ora buona per niente, aspettando poi l’autobus delle 13, che però fa via lunga e quindi sono arrivata pure con mezz’ora di ritardo a lezione… E ok, in realtà niente di valore fu perduto in questo, perché tanto non è che stia spiegando cose epiche, ma il culo non può fare altro che rodermi. Pure perché non è che aspettare a quella fermata di minchia sia comodo (ma anche altre fermate di minchia nella mia città, tranne forse una o due), senza uno straccio di panchina e con ombra presente solo in punti super-sconvenienti… 😾

Ma ok, dopo ormai più di 2 anni dovrei aver imparato a non cadere più negli inganni dei poteri forty applicati per mezzo della SITA… quindi, se ancora mi succede, allora si, magari è colpa mia… ma davvero non comprendo questo fenomeno del tempo, al di là di tutto. Se ne ho troppo, non mi regolo, e finisco non solo per perderlo avendo poco di valore in cambio (perché non è che spendo tempo a fare chissà cosa, semplicemente mi distraggo), ma a strisciarmi tutta la roba più avanti del dovuto, e boh… però semplicemente far finta di dover prendere il bus prima del dovuto nemmeno funziona, perché poi mi secco ad aspettare lì 15-20 minuti, col sole che cuoce (e quello rimane pure in inverno alla mia fermata a quest’ora, è insensato!) senza uno straccio di panchina e con addosso lo zaino che inspiegabilmente mi fa sudare le ascelle (e solo le ascelle, ma come cazzo è possibile?) e mi rovina la maglietta pulita e mi fa puzzare… BASTA! 💔
(Bombe, bombe, mi servono le bombe per scappare da questa tortura…)
#pensieri #tempo #vita

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/36888452

The Justice Department sued participants in a confrontation at a New Jersey synagogue that devolved into violence. An official said there might be more such cases to come.

By Jonah E. Bromwich
Sept. 29, 2025

The Trump administration is repurposing a law traditionally used to shield reproductive health clinics to pursue a civil case against pro-Palestinian demonstrators, taking a side in a dispute that roiled New Jersey last year.

The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division on Monday filed a lawsuit against two New Jersey advocacy groups and six people who protested outside a synagogue, accusing them of engaging in a “coordinated effort to intimidate and disrupt Jewish worshipers at a religious event.”

archive.ph/LlLS8

Peter Link

2025-09-30 13:46:30

U.S. Sues Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Who Protested Outside Synagogue

The Justice Department sued participants in a confrontation at a New Jersey synagogue that devolved into violence. An official said there might be more such cases to come.

By Jonah E. Bromwich
Sept. 29, 2025

The Trump administration is repurposing a law traditionally used to shield reproductive health clinics to pursue a civil case against pro-Palestinian demonstrators, taking a side in a dispute that roiled New Jersey last year.

The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division on Monday filed a lawsuit against two New Jersey advocacy groups and six people who protested outside a synagogue, accusing them of engaging in a “coordinated effort to intimidate and disrupt Jewish worshipers at a religious event.”

archive.ph/LlLS8

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/nyregion/face-act-palestinian-suit-new-jersey.html

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/36888452

The Justice Department sued participants in a confrontation at a New Jersey synagogue that devolved into violence. An official said there might be more such cases to come.

By Jonah E. Bromwich
Sept. 29, 2025

The Trump administration is repurposing a law traditionally used to shield reproductive health clinics to pursue a civil case against pro-Palestinian demonstrators, taking a side in a dispute that roiled New Jersey last year.

The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division on Monday filed a lawsuit against two New Jersey advocacy groups and six people who protested outside a synagogue, accusing them of engaging in a “coordinated effort to intimidate and disrupt Jewish worshipers at a religious event.”

archive.ph/LlLS8

Peter Link

2025-09-30 13:46:30

U.S. Sues Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Who Protested Outside Synagogue

The Justice Department sued participants in a confrontation at a New Jersey synagogue that devolved into violence. An official said there might be more such cases to come.

By Jonah E. Bromwich
Sept. 29, 2025

The Trump administration is repurposing a law traditionally used to shield reproductive health clinics to pursue a civil case against pro-Palestinian demonstrators, taking a side in a dispute that roiled New Jersey last year.

The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division on Monday filed a lawsuit against two New Jersey advocacy groups and six people who protested outside a synagogue, accusing them of engaging in a “coordinated effort to intimidate and disrupt Jewish worshipers at a religious event.”

archive.ph/LlLS8

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/nyregion/face-act-palestinian-suit-new-jersey.html

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/36888452

The Justice Department sued participants in a confrontation at a New Jersey synagogue that devolved into violence. An official said there might be more such cases to come.

By Jonah E. Bromwich
Sept. 29, 2025

The Trump administration is repurposing a law traditionally used to shield reproductive health clinics to pursue a civil case against pro-Palestinian demonstrators, taking a side in a dispute that roiled New Jersey last year.

The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division on Monday filed a lawsuit against two New Jersey advocacy groups and six people who protested outside a synagogue, accusing them of engaging in a “coordinated effort to intimidate and disrupt Jewish worshipers at a religious event.”

archive.ph/LlLS8

Peter Link

2025-09-30 13:46:30

U.S. Sues Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Who Protested Outside Synagogue

The Justice Department sued participants in a confrontation at a New Jersey synagogue that devolved into violence. An official said there might be more such cases to come.

By Jonah E. Bromwich
Sept. 29, 2025

The Trump administration is repurposing a law traditionally used to shield reproductive health clinics to pursue a civil case against pro-Palestinian demonstrators, taking a side in a dispute that roiled New Jersey last year.

The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division on Monday filed a lawsuit against two New Jersey advocacy groups and six people who protested outside a synagogue, accusing them of engaging in a “coordinated effort to intimidate and disrupt Jewish worshipers at a religious event.”

archive.ph/LlLS8

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/nyregion/face-act-palestinian-suit-new-jersey.html

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/36888452

The Justice Department sued participants in a confrontation at a New Jersey synagogue that devolved into violence. An official said there might be more such cases to come.

By Jonah E. Bromwich
Sept. 29, 2025

The Trump administration is repurposing a law traditionally used to shield reproductive health clinics to pursue a civil case against pro-Palestinian demonstrators, taking a side in a dispute that roiled New Jersey last year.

The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division on Monday filed a lawsuit against two New Jersey advocacy groups and six people who protested outside a synagogue, accusing them of engaging in a “coordinated effort to intimidate and disrupt Jewish worshipers at a religious event.”

archive.ph/LlLS8

Peter Link

2025-09-30 13:46:30

U.S. Sues Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Who Protested Outside Synagogue

The Justice Department sued participants in a confrontation at a New Jersey synagogue that devolved into violence. An official said there might be more such cases to come.

By Jonah E. Bromwich
Sept. 29, 2025

The Trump administration is repurposing a law traditionally used to shield reproductive health clinics to pursue a civil case against pro-Palestinian demonstrators, taking a side in a dispute that roiled New Jersey last year.

The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division on Monday filed a lawsuit against two New Jersey advocacy groups and six people who protested outside a synagogue, accusing them of engaging in a “coordinated effort to intimidate and disrupt Jewish worshipers at a religious event.”

archive.ph/LlLS8

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/nyregion/face-act-palestinian-suit-new-jersey.html

The Justice Department sued participants in a confrontation at a New Jersey synagogue that devolved into violence. An official said there might be more such cases to come.

By Jonah E. Bromwich
Sept. 29, 2025

The Trump administration is repurposing a law traditionally used to shield reproductive health clinics to pursue a civil case against pro-Palestinian demonstrators, taking a side in a dispute that roiled New Jersey last year.

The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division on Monday filed a lawsuit against two New Jersey advocacy groups and six people who protested outside a synagogue, accusing them of engaging in a “coordinated effort to intimidate and disrupt Jewish worshipers at a religious event.”

archive.ph/LlLS8

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/nyregion/face-act-palestinian-suit-new-jersey.html

The Government Has Been Shut Down for Months

Today is the day we stop pretending that it’s not.

by David Dayen, Whitney Curry Wimbish

September 30, 2025

The Government Has Been Shut Down for Months

^{David Dayen (The American Prospect)}