Source: France 24 [French state media]
“Two journalist unions have filed a legal complaint in France against Israel for allegedly obstructing the work of French journalists in the Palestinian territories, including by denying access to Gaza, they said Tuesday. Israel has not allowed international journalists into the blockaded Palestinian territory since the start of the war in October 2023 against Palestinian militant group Hamas, except when embedded with Israeli forces. … It is the latest of several such complaints linked to the Gaza war in France, where the authorities have jurisdiction in the case of an alleged breach of rights or crime against a French citizen.” (12/02/25)
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20251202-french-journalists-file-lawsuit-against-israel-for-blocking-access-to-gaza-west-bank
Source: Politico
“Rick Pazdur, the FDA’s top drug regulator, told staff Tuesday he submitted his resignation to the agency, an abrupt departure weeks after he was convinced by Commissioner Marty Makary to take the post to help bring stability to an agency reeling from months of upheaval, according to four people familiar with the decision granted anonymity to discuss the move. … Pazdur in recent weeks clashed with Makary over the Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher program, according to media reports. That program — which aims to speed final review of drugs that address health priorities, pose a transformative innovative impact, address an unmet medical need, help onshoring efforts or increase affordability — was also criticized by Pazdur’s predecessor, George Tidmarsh.” (12/02/25)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/02/the-fdas-top-drug-regulator-submits-his-resignation-to-the-agency-00672818
Source: The New Republic
“Trump’s Hold on the GOP Has Never Been Weaker.” (12/02/25)
https://newrepublic.com/article/203806/trump-hold-gop-never-weaker
Source: The Corbett Report
“A single video can change the world. This week’s mission, if you choose to accept it, is simple. Watch this video on The Philosophy of Liberty.” (12/02/25)
https://corbettreport.com/a-must-see-video-solutionswatch/
Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Connor Echols
“Back in March 2011, the Israeli consulate in New York City had a problem. A group of soldiers from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) were coming to the U.S. on a PR trip, and Israeli officials needed help persuading influential media outlets to interview the delegation. Luckily for the consulate, a new organization called Act For Israel, led by Israeli-American actor Noa Tishby, was prepared to swing into action. … The previously unreported campaign appears to have violated the Foreign Agents Registration Act, which mandates that American citizens and organizations publicly disclose any work that seeks to influence American politics on behalf of a foreign power.” (12/02/25)
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/israel-noa-tishby/
Source: The American Prospect
by Harold Meyerson
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s scramble to avoid responsibility for his order to kill everyone on a boat allegedly transporting drugs, including two survivors treading water and clinging to flotsam after their boat had been blown up in mid-Caribbean, is a violation of law and a moral disgrace, but not without precedent. When things go visibly awry in our nation’s military actions (the key word in that clause is, of course, ‘visibly’), we have a long tradition of laying the blame on the underling. According to The Washington Post, Hegseth specifically ordered the operation’s commander, Adm. Frank Bradley, to have his sailors gun down those two survivors. According to The New York Times, Hegseth gave no such order, but he did issue the initial order to kill the people on that boat, which followed from President Trump’s order to the military to view such boats as enemy warships.” (12/02/25)
https://prospect.org/2025/12/02/war-department-mission-saving-secretary-hegseth/
Source: US News & World Report
“Bulgaria’s government said Tuesday it is withdrawing a controversial budget proposal after protests against it drew tens of thousands of people and saw clashes between police and protesters. Opposition and business groups have warned that plans for higher taxes, increased social security contributions and spending increases could hurt investment and expand the shadow economy as the country prepares to join the eurozone at the start of next year. The government first promised to withdraw the draft for thorough revision after protests last week, but later refused to do so, sparking protests in the capital, Sofia, and other major cities Monday night. Organizers said that 50,000 people attended the protest in Sofia.” (12/02/25)
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-02/bulgarias-government-withdraws-controversial-budget-after-major-protests
Source: The New Republic
“Trump Press Sec Spin Implodes as Fresh Boat Bombing Horrors Rattle GOP.” (12/02/25)
https://newrepublic.com/article/203828/trump-press-sec-spin-implodes-fresh-boat-bombing-horrors-rattle-gop
Source: Common Sense
by Paul Jacob
“Well, at least they were earnest. Hopeful. Committed. Swedes in the north part of their country channeled State pension funds — billions of kronor! — into climate-friendly projects. Well, I’m not sure to what degree Swedish citizens were for this ideologically driven investment portfolio, but Swedish politicians sure were! And now those investments appear iffy.” (12/02/25)
https://thisiscommonsense.org/2025/12/02/green-goes-red/
Source: Caitlin Johnstone, Rogue Journalist
by Caitlin Johnstone
“Just as the news breaks that Trump has issued Maduro an ultimatum to leave Venezuela immediately if he wants to escape with his life, the Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal has published an amazingly brazen war propaganda piece titled ‘How Venezuelan Gangs and African Jihadists Are Flooding Europe With Cocaine.’ ‘Venezuela has become a major launchpad for huge volumes of cocaine shipped to West Africa, where jihadists are helping traffic it to Europe in record quantities,’ the article begins, going out of its way to note that ‘the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro — who it asserts is heavily involved in drug smuggling — has brought global attention to the country’s role in the drug trade.’ The propaganda piece is plainly aimed at Europeans as well as Americans …” (12/02/25)
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2025/12/02/ah-good-old-war-propaganda/
