Thousands rally in Israel urging ‘Jewish-Arab’ coalition to oust Netanyahu

AL JAZEERA News

In a counterprotest, Netanyahu supporters demand that Israel should not have a government with ‘terrorists’.
By Al Jazeera Staff and AFP
Published On 1 Nov 2026

Thousands of people have rallied in Tel Aviv to urge the Israeli opposition to make a deal with Arab parties to remove Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Protesters at Saturday’s rally told the AFP news agency this may be the “last chance for real change” and that Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, is a “great manipulator”.

Iran's supreme leader orders "maximum" response to any U.S. attack

Barak Ravid

October 31 2026

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei told the country's top three military commanders that a renewed attack by the U.S. and Israel ״must be met with an immediate and effective response, without geographical limitations״ in order to achieve "maximum deterrence," according to a statement from his office.

Russia responds to US warning of planned Moscow terrorist attack

Topic:World Politics

Posted about 1h ago

Russia has responded to the US's warnings of "a credible threat of a mass casualty event" at the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve in Moscow. The museum is an imperial palace and park complex that is a popular place to visit on weekends.

Russia's FSB security service says it has carried out "appropriate" measures after the US embassy in Moscow warned of a planned "terrorist" attack in the capital this weekend.

Mamdani Pulls the Plug on New York's $225 Million “Cop City” Project

By Yiannis Damellos and Mars Strangelove Jr.

October 31, 2026

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has cancelled a proposed $225 million public-safety training academy in College Point, Queens, ending a project that had evolved through three mayoral administrations and become a symbol of a wider argument over policing, public spending and the meaning of public safety.

Virginia and D.C. sue to block construction of Trump arch

October 31, 20266:48 PM ET

By  Chandelis Duster

The commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit on Saturday to block construction on President Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch. The 45-page lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia called the project "flagrantly unlawful," attorneys general Jay Jones of Virginia and Brian Schwalb of the District of Columbia wrote.

Trump’s $10 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Against Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal Dismissed With Prejudice

The disputed birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein, published as part of the controversy surrounding Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal. Trump denies writing it.

By Yiannis Damellos and Mars Strangelove Jr.

October 31st 2026

Donald Trump has lost another major legal battle with the American press. A federal judge in Miami has dismissed, with prejudice, the president’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch, The Wall Street Journal and other defendants over the newspaper’s reporting on an alleged birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein. The ruling means Trump cannot simply amend the complaint and bring the same case again in that federal court.

More Than 40% of Names on DOJ List of Alleged Noncitizens Not on California's Voter Rolls: Analysis

Updated: 2:13 PM PDT 

Oct 31, 2026
By Nicholas Riccardi

WASHINGTON — More than 4 in 10 names flagged as possible noncitizen voters in California by the Trump administration cannot be found on the state's voter rolls, according to a legal filing Saturday by an immigrant-rights group.

It's the first outside analysis of a list that the Department of Justice has used to threaten prosecution of election officials. The analysis also found that thousands of U.S. citizens appear to be flagged as ineligible to vote on the government's list.

A Recipe for Destruction: How a Pentagon Contractor Allegedly Gave Claude the Keys to the Network

An artificial intelligence agent connected to a sensitive Pentagon network allegedly spent two months operating inside the U.S. Department of Defense's digital infrastructure before the security exposure was identified and patched.

By Yiannis Damellos and Mars Strangelove Jr.

October 31st 2026

According to an investigation by WIRED, an Accenture contractor connected a personal account for Claude Code, Anthropic's AI coding agent, to a Defense Department production environment, giving it access to a system used by multiple intelligence agencies.

Carney Is Building a Bridge Across the Atlantic as Canada and Europe Launch an Alliance for the Future

Canada is looking across the Atlantic, and this time the objective goes beyond the improvement of trade relations

By Yiannis Damellos and Mars Strangelove Jr.

On October 30, Prime Minister Mark Carney hosted European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa in Montréal for the 21st Canada-European Union Summit. The result was the launch of what the two sides call the Alliance for the Future, an ambitious attempt to bring Canada and Europe closer together economically, technologically and strategically.

Haley Stevens, Stop Lecturing El-Sayed and Answer This: 450 Jewish Public Figures Have Stood Against Netanyahu. Are They All Antisemitic, Too?

By Yiannis Damellos

October 31st, 2026

Perhaps Haley Stevens should start by condemning a few Jews before lecturing Abdul El-Sayed about antisemitism 

Does she intend to denounce Holocaust historians Omer Bartov and Amos Goldberg? Bernie Sanders? Naomi Klein? Jonathan Glazer? More than 450 Jewish public figures who signed an appeal warning that Israel's conduct in Gaza may meet the legal definition of genocide? Are they all antisemitic, too? If not, perhaps she should explain the distinction. Criticising Netanyahu's government is not an attack on Jewish people, just as defending the rights of Palestinians is not an endorsement of Hamas. The argument that every condemnation of Netanyahu is antisemitism is not a defence of Jewish people; it is an attempt to turn a serious accusation into a political shield. And that deserves scrutiny, whoever makes it.

Yiannis Damellos

Four hundred and fifty public voices. Not exactly a fringe movement.

The Purge of 33 Cadres and the Price of Absolute Loyalty in Xi Jinping's China

By Yiannis Damellos and Mars Strangelove Jr.

October 31st, 2026

China's Communist Party has concluded another major political gathering, but the most revealing development was not a new economic target or an ambitious industrial programme. It was the confirmation that 33 officials had been expelled from the party, including some of the country's most senior military and political figures.

The announcement, confirmed in the communiqué following the Communist Party's Fifth Plenum on October 29, offers another glimpse into the extraordinary concentration of power under President Xi Jinping.

Will the AI Bubble Expose the Greatest Betrayal of America’s Working Class?

by Thom Hartmann

This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.

Friday, October 30, 2026 at 8:15 AM PDT

The AI bubble and it’s possible disintegration gives us some pretty grim insights into the question of what happens when the richest people in the world rebuild the economy in a way that it no longer needs working people, but still expects them to pay their bills.

Reuters reported this week that China’s AI and semiconductor stock boom has suffered a sudden and staggering reversal: their STAR50 index of Beijing’s AI and chip champions (like our NASDAQ) has plunged 40 percent in less than four months, wiping out roughly $480 billion in market value.

Jamie Dimon's Warning Is Becoming Reality: Wall Street Finally Sees the Price of the AI Revolution

By Yiannis Damellos and Mars Strangelove Jr.

October 31, 2026

On October 7, we published an article titled “Jamie Dimon Just Put a Price Tag on AI Risk – Markets May Have to Curb Their Enthusiasm.” At the time, the warning sounded like a challenge to one of Wall Street's most powerful investment narratives. Three weeks later, investors are beginning to discover why the chairman of JPMorgan Chase was concerned.

The artificial intelligence revolution may eventually transform the global economy. But revolutions are expensive, and the companies financing this one are discovering that enthusiasm cannot replace cash flow. On Friday, October 30, Reuters reported that more than $2 trillion in market value was at risk of disappearing from the Nasdaq 100 during October. The index had fallen more than 5.8% for the month as investors reassessed the enormous sums being committed to artificial intelligence infrastructure. The immediate problem is not that AI has stopped attracting investment. It is that the investment requirements keep growing while the financial returns remain uncertain.

Putin salutes Musk's genius as Russia plays catch-up with Starlink

Reuters
By Mark Trevelyan
October 28, 2026

Summary

• Putin says Russia is just taking first steps to match US rival
• Satellite system is crucial for Ukraine's military
• Kremlin chief says Russia is in touch with Musk and US

Oct 28 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin hailed Elon ​Musk as a genius on Wednesday, acknowledging Russia is only beginning to roll out its ‌answer to his Starlink satellite internet system.

Trump Uncancels the Blitz in Kansas: His Buddy Was Not Doing as Well as He Thought

By Yiannis Damellos and Mars Strangelove Jr.

October 30, 2026

President Donald Trump has changed his mind. Again. After announcing that he would skip campaign rallies in Kansas and Iowa and replace them with telephone appearances, the White House has now put both events back on the president's schedule. Trump is expected to appear Sunday in Salina, Kansas, and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Apparently, the campaign blitz was not quite finished after all.

The official explanation is that the rallies were rearranged to accommodate nearly 20 additional tele-rallies. That is an impressive amount of campaigning for a president who had just decided that traveling to two states was unnecessary. The administration insists that it is confident about both states and that Trump simply wants to give voters what they want. One might reasonably ask why voters had to wait for the rallies to be canceled before discovering that they wanted them.

Blockchain intelligence firms link North Korea to $6.3B hack on Binance

October 30, 2026

A U.S.-based blockchain intelligence firm says a North Korean unit was likely behind the hack that impacted more than $6 billion on Binance, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange.

Binance said it worked with blockchain partners to freeze roughly $3 billion in affected assets. It said Friday that it was beginning to recover assets for users.

CBS News Latest Update: Iran claims 4 tankers hit mines in Strait of Hormuz

CBS News

Frank Andrews

Updated Fri, October 30, 2026 at 12:18 AM PDT

33 min read

What to know about the Iran war:

• Iran's navy claimed Thursday that four oil tankers had struck sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, accusing them of navigating along an illegal shipping lane promoted by the U.S.
• Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon's top military planner, Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, a Pentagon official told CBS News, after he was accused of leaking classified information related to the Iran war.
• Vice President JD Vance has sent a letter to Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei seeking to restart peace negotiations, according to multiple reports, but President Trump insists it is a focused outreach intended only to help get medical supplies into Iran.

Carney Puts Up to $1.6 Billion Behind Canada's AI Ambitions

By Yiannis Damellos

October 30, 2026

Canadian investment · Technology & Economy

Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that the Canadian government intends to invest up to $1.6 billion in Cohere, the Toronto-founded artificial intelligence company, as Ottawa seeks to establish a stronger domestic presence in one of the world's most strategically important industries.