US House Democrat backing El Salvador’s strongman president

Vicente Gonzalez tirelessly promoting Nayib Bukele, including reposting calls to ‘impeach corrupt judges’

A Texas Democrat is co-chair of a congressional caucus that has tirelessly promoted El Salvador’s authoritarian president, Nayib Bukele, including on the caucus’s X account by reposting calls to “impeach the corrupt judges” who impede the actions of Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

Bukeke is also currently at the center of a scandal in the US involving the transport of hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador, where they have entered the country’s notorious prisons for gang members – despite clear evidence that some of them have no gang links.

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UK climate protest group Just Stop Oil says it will stop direct action – Reuters UK

  1. UK climate protest group Just Stop Oil says it will stop direct action  Reuters UK
  2. Just Stop Oil says it will stop throwing soup at paintings and end disruptive protest  CNN
  3. Just Stop Oil is hanging up the hi vis  Just Stop Oil
  4. From Soup to Nuts  National Review
  5. Just Stop Oil to ‘hang up the hi-vis’ after three years of climate action  The Guardian
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Herzog hosts far-right European politicians at antisemitism confab despite initial refusal – Haaretz

  1. Herzog hosts far-right European politicians at antisemitism confab despite initial refusal  Haaretz
  2. Israel’s antisemitism conference draws Europe’s far-right leaders to Jerusalem  NBC News
  3. Israel embraces France’s far-right, turning a blind eye to its Nazi past  CNN
  4. Right-wing politics take center stage at Israel’s controversial antisemitism confab  The Times of Israel
  5. Bardella: National Rally best shield for French Jews  The Jerusalem Post
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Brazilian President Lula swipes at Trump as US imposes auto tariffs – The Associated Press

  1. Brazilian President Lula swipes at Trump as US imposes auto tariffs  The Associated Press
  2. Brazil's Lula warns Trump's tariffs risk inflation, vows WTO challenge on steel  Reuters
  3. Brazil president on Trump tariffs: ‘Protectionism does not help any country in the world’  The Hill
  4. Brazil sees trade tensions getting worse before they get better  American Journal of Transportation
  5. US Tariffs Are Lesser of Two Evils for Brazil’s Biofuel Makers  Bloomberg
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Is coup trial ruling the beginning of the end for Bolsonaro and his supporters?

While many in Brazil delight at the ex president’s predicted downfall, others fear who may follow in his far-right footsteps

There were cries of joy in progressive​ parts of Rio on Wednesday as Brazil’s supreme court ruled that the former president Jair Bolsonaro should stand trial for an alleged coup plot.

“No amnesty! No amnesty!” one elated lefty roared from his balcony into the sunny autumn afternoon.

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Ukrainians in front line regions reel from losses, but say hope dies last for them – NPR

  1. Ukrainians in front line regions reel from losses, but say hope dies last for them  NPR
  2. The War in Ukraine Enters Its Fourth Year  The Atlantic
  3. 'Under the drones and bombs, I found heroes in Ukraine'  Vatican News - English
  4. Ukrainian Military Chaplain Brings Christ’s Light to War’s Dark Trenches  National Catholic Register
  5. Lifelines Of Hope For War-weary Ukraine  Christian Aid Ministries
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Sirens send millions to shelters after Houthis launch two missiles at Israel – Ynetnews

  1. Sirens send millions to shelters after Houthis launch two missiles at Israel  Ynetnews
  2. Yemen's Houthis Say Launched Missiles At US Aircraft Carrier, Israeli Airport  NDTV
  3. Houthis remain undeterred as missile attacks continue to bedevil Israel, US - analysis  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Trump Administration’s Actions Made Houthi Terrorists Pay  The White House
  5. Sirens sound in central Israel, Jerusalem as 2 ballistic missiles launched from Yemen; both said intercepted  The Times of Israel
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