Ramaswamy confirms ad with Acton's estranged mother and pledges $4 million to air it

World Socialist Web SiteOct 21

“The regime must fall, and I will bring it down.”Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister, quoted by World Socialist Web Site · stating openly that Israel aims to overthrow Iran's government, days before Israel's election

“If Israel has the wrong Leader, which would be anyone other than Bibi, America will have to do this work ourselves, and I am not inclined to do so.”Donald Trump, US president, in a Truth Social post endorsing Netanyahu, quoted by World Socialist Web Site · tying Netanyahu's reelection to US willingness to carry out the Iran campaign

the WSWS wrote, listing carrier groups and roughly 20,000 U.S. troops.

TruthoutOct 21

was Truthout's subject, built around a Senate Democratic letter and the CBO's $38 billion estimate. The one receipt kept the war a congressional accountability question and did not mention Netanyahu's election.

CNNOct 21

CNN wrote, reporting that Israeli police arrested at least 10 suspects in attacks on Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine and European diplomats. It placed Trump's endorsement inside that story.

PBS NewsHourOct 21

the AP piece on PBS said. It recalled Vance's July claim that elements of the Israeli government were trying to keep the war going.

The DispatchOct 21

the Dispatch wrote, opening its election piece on the Oct. 7 anniversary.

Antiwar.comOct 21

“I have spoken about this with President Trump more than once, including the day before yesterday.”Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister, quoted by Antiwar.com · confirming he has pressed Trump on eliminating Iran's government, days after Trump's endorsement

“Finishing the job means bringing down the terrorist regime in Iran. It is the head of this poisonous octopus. You cut it off, and it will fall.”Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister, quoted by Antiwar.com · tying the war in Lebanon to toppling Iran's government as Israel's stated aim

Antiwar.com wrote of Netanyahu's "job to finish." The Free Press, generally sympathetic to Israel, split from that restraint frame but sharply criticized settlers, writing that the core problem "is the Israeli government’s apparent disinterest in stopping them." [276][276][306]

Breitbart NewsOct 21

“We are committed to completing the elimination of the Iranian regime”Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister, quoted by Breitbart News · calling for toppling Iran's government and saying he has raised it with Trump repeatedly, going beyond Trump's stated nuclear-only goal

“Do we want to win the nice way or the not nice way”Donald Trump, US president, quoted by Breitbart News · signaling a final decision is pending on whether to escalate militarily against Iran

Breitbart wrote, leading with Trump's choice between "the nice way or the not nice way." It also noted that "Netanyahu’s explicit call for regime change goes beyond Trump’s publicly stated objective." [317]

CBN NewsOct 21

CBN's senior editor said, casting the vote as a choice about the Trump-Netanyahu partnership. CBN's video opened that "Netanyahu just drew a line in the sand." The American Conservative kept its war count, reporting Brent crude at $109 a barrel.

Al JazeeraOct 21

Al Jazeera wrote of Netanyahu's coalition and the Jewish-led opposition. Its vote-by-vote analysis found consistent opposition only from Arab-led parties and the Democrats.

The ForwardOct 21

the Forward wrote, airing both J Street's objection and Republican Jewish Coalition praise. The Algemeiner reported the Hegseth meeting straight and printed Iranian officials' claim that Tehran is prolonging talks "to try to weaken Donald Trump politically." [546][547][554][560]

CBS NewsOct 21

CBS wrote, putting the decision on Musk and reporting an estimate that the slowdown cost Ukraine tens of millions of dollars. Joe Scarborough's MSNBC newsletter called Ukraine "the most unifying issue" for a Democratic Congress.

PBS NewsHourOct 21

“We've given a lot to Ukraine. We've gotten absolutely nothing back except grief, death, tremendous monetary loss.”Donald Trump, U.S. president, quoted by PBS NewsHour · justifying pressure on Ukraine to settle with Russia by claiming U.S. support has brought only costs

PBS called the backdrop to the Oslo meeting. It noted that "President Trump once again put the pressure on Kiev, not Moscow," and gave airtime to a Kyiv coffee shop owner who blamed Trump as well as Putin.

The BulwarkOct 21

“whether Trump now fits the intelligence definition of a Russian agent of influence”The Bulwark · framing Trump's softness on Russia and withheld Patriot missiles as possible service to Putin

retired Gen. Mark Hertling wrote, the sharpest of four Bulwark pieces built around Trump's claim that Russia "has been fine on Ukraine." The Examiner reported Hegseth's "terms of service" defense and Sen.

The Free PressOct 21

“a gangster foreign policy”Aaron MacLean, Free Press writer, quoted by The Free Press · describing the diesel deal and reported withheld missile warnings as America openly putting itself first at Ukraine's expense

“what’s to stop Trump from striking a grand bargain—pushing Ukraine into a deal Moscow likes in exchange for Russia and China leaning on Iran to accept one Washington likes?”Aaron MacLean, Free Press writer, quoted by The Free Press · warning that a post-midterms US-Russia-China summit could trade away Ukraine's interests for help on Iran

is how Aaron MacLean read the diesel deal and missile-warning gap, in which "America looks out for itself and no longer bothers to pretend otherwise." Antiwar.com split from that verdict, reporting the Oslo talks straight and noting Moscow's repeated rejection of NATO troops in Ukraine. [310][310]

The FederalistOct 21

“Trump’s stated interest — as it should be — is Americans struggling with rising fuel prices thanks to this seemingly never-ending war.”The Federalist · arguing the deal should be judged by relief for US fuel costs, not by allies' objections

“Europe has continued buying Russian energy throughout the war, further undermining the media narrative that buying fuel from Russia is allegiance to Putin.”The Federalist · rebutting criticism by pointing to the EU's own Russian energy imports

the Federalist wrote, casting critics of the Russian diesel deal as rerunning the collusion story. It centered "farmers, ranchers, and truckers" and pointed out that Europe has kept buying Russian energy.

The American ConservativeOct 21

“The strategy of pressuring Putin has tended to make him dig in and lash out, not back down.”The American Conservative · justifying carrots like the diesel deal as a better route to restarting Russia talks

“If Trump plays the bad guy, pushing Zelensky to accept a hard peace rather than continue a horrific war, the Ukrainian leader will have more political leeway.”The American Conservative · arguing US pressure could let Zelensky accept painful concessions he could not propose himself

"If Trump plays the bad guy, pushing Zelensky to accept a hard peace rather than continue a horrific war, the Ukrainian leader will have more political leeway," TAC argued, linking Ukraine talks to Iran diplomacy. A second TAC piece said "there is an effort underway to summon the ghost of Russiagate before the midterms." [432][433]

HasanAbiOct 21

Hasan Piker told liberal media, after a clip from the race tied his name to the Brotherhood question. Truthdig called the New York Times' two-feeds treatment of the race "irresponsible and dangerously fraudulent," and Kyle Kulinski spent a segment on Semafor's report that Bari Weiss pushed CBS to probe El-Sayed.

National ReviewOct 21

Rich Lowry said, walking through his half-sister's posts and faulting the press for not digging. The Bulwark split hard from that read: its reporting found the "Democrats for Mike Rogers" group is "predominantly Republican-backed." [231][236][264]

Benny JohnsonOct 21

Benny Johnson said of dual citizens, promoting an O'Keefe sting of a Democratic staffer who said the campaign takes overseas money; the state party said he was fired. OAN printed the town hall exchange at length, and the Daily Wire reported El-Sayed's remarks about Arab-owned stores in Black neighborhoods and Black voters' doubts.

CBN NewsOct 21

“I think both of them have proven dangerous in their own way.”Abdul El-Sayed, Democratic Senate nominee in Michigan, quoted by CBN News · refusing at a debate to say whether Israel or Iran is the bigger threat to the US, which critics treat as equating the two

“the things that you're saying, Abdul, are putting our families in danger.”Benji Rosenzweig, Michigan resident, quoted by CBN News · arguing that El-Sayed's rhetoric on Israel endangers Jewish families in Michigan

CBN wrote, framing the race as Jewish versus Muslim turnout. It interviewed Jewish Rogers supporters in West Bloomfield and Muslim voters in Dearborn, including a man with a Hamas license plate.

The ForwardOct 21

“He basically said that Israel now is just not an ally — matter of fact may be the enemy — of the United States of America,”Mike Rogers, Republican Senate nominee in Michigan, quoted by The Forward · characterizing El-Sayed's ABC interview as calling Israel an enemy, part of his pitch to Jewish voters

“He’s 10 times more interested in what’s happening in Palestine than in Port Huron”JD Vance, Vice President, quoted by The Forward · accusing El-Sayed of being obsessed with Israel and the Middle East at the expense of Michigan voters

the Forward wrote of Republicans. Across two pieces it printed El-Sayed's ABC remark that Israel is "not actually our friend" and also gave space to progressive Jewish canvassers working against Rogers.

World Socialist Web SiteOct 21

“The government is exploiting the youth unrest in Milan and Turin, and the looting, which continued on Sunday, to whip up law-and-order hysteria and build up police state measures.”World Socialist Web Site · arguing Meloni's government is using the riots as a pretext to expand repression and deploy 500 more soldiers

“If some young people from run-down suburbs, who have known only contempt and neglect for decades, march through expensive shopping streets and loot luxury shops, it is an expression of extreme social polarisation—although provocateurs are certainly also joining in.”World Socialist Web Site · reading the Milan and Turin looting as a product of inequality rather than mere criminality

the WSWS wrote of looting in Milan, setting it beside Taranto steelworkers and farmers' blockades. Its companion piece said "International finance capital is delivering its orders" through French bond yields, and In Defense of Marxism called for a Nov.

Novara MediaOct 21

Novara wrote, quoting high schoolers on teacher shortages and Parcoursup. Jacobin kept its earlier verdict of "a straightforwardly racist narrative" from the American right, and The Young Turks called the Fox framing "a red scare through and through." [31][42][72]

CNNOct 21

CNN wrote. The one receipt treated the riots as a debt and bond-market story and concluded the U.S.

The DispatchOct 21

Jonah Goldberg wrote, in a piece whose web address names capitalism, immigration and entitlements. PragerU marketed a teen curriculum built on the claim that "France is not what France used to be." [245][265]

Reason MagazineOct 20

framed Reason's podcast discussion. It weighed immigration and austerity explanations side by side before turning to U.S.

Fox NewsOct 21

“Italian media reported that many first and second-generation migrants were among the rioters in Milan.”Fox News, quoted by Fox News · tying the Milan unrest to immigrant communities, a contested claim attributed to Italian media

“some political observers viewing the migrant-heavy riots as an electoral boon for Marine Le Pen, the most popular right-wing candidate”Fox News · suggesting the unrest, characterized as migrant-driven, could help France's populist right win the presidency

Fox wrote, tying the unrest to Mamdani and El-Sayed. Across three Fox pieces it cited "migrant-heavy riots," reported a State Department warning about protests at the National Rally congress, and covered Italy's troops.

Al JazeeraOct 21

“Destroying and stealing is not protest, it is crime, and the state’s response must be firm,”Giorgia Meloni, Italian Prime Minister, quoted by Al Jazeera · defending the cabinet's new troop deployment and tougher penalties for rioters

“Protesters in both the north and the south say rising prices are pushing families into poverty, a concern for Meloni ahead of the 2027 national elections.”Al Jazeera, quoted by Al Jazeera · framing the unrest as economic hardship that poses an electoral risk to Meloni's government

Al Jazeera wrote. It detailed the new five-year penalty and parental liability and noted that President Mattarella blocked policing powers for soldiers.

The AlgemeinerOct 21

the Algemeiner reported, citing 1,384 posts. Its earlier coverage led with the synagogue break-in; today it centered the online aftermath.

WIREDOct 21

WIRED wrote. It treated the riots as a moderation and resale-of-loot problem, testing TikTok's search results itself.

TruthoutOct 21

“Don’t mess with Canada,”Thomas Lukaszuk, former Alberta deputy premier and Forever Canadian campaign leader, quoted by Truthout · warning outsiders after Trump administration officials backed Alberta's separatist push

“I think we should let them come down into the US,”Scott Bessent, US Treasury Secretary, quoted by Truthout · voicing US support for Alberta leaving Canada, citing its oil and resources

Truthout wrote, putting U.S. meddling at the top.

BBC NewsOct 21

“She's lost the confidence of the (party) base,”Jeffrey Rath, Calgary lawyer and separatist spokesperson, quoted by BBC News · arguing Premier Smith's gamble on a non-binding vote has cost her support within her own party

“the conversation about Alberta's future in Canada and our place in Canada and our role in Canada will continue”Keith Wilson, Alberta separatist, quoted by BBC News · signaling the movement will persist despite losing the referendum by a wide margin

the BBC wrote, while quoting separatist leaders who vowed to keep going. Across three pieces it covered Carney's response, Albertan voters, and the court ruling that the petition failed to consult First Nations.

Reason MagazineOct 21

“secession movements often persist for many years, even in the face of defeats in referenda and other political setbacks.”Reason Magazine (Volokh Conspiracy author) · cautioning that Alberta's separatist movement is not dead despite losing 75-25

“Trump is making Canadian national unity - and the Canadian Liberal Party - great again!”Reason Magazine (Volokh Conspiracy author) · arguing Trump's trade war and annexation talk strengthened Canadian unity and undercut secessionists

a Volokh Conspiracy post on Reason wrote, comparing Alberta's movement with Quebec's. The Free Press looked past the result to the right-wing alienation behind it, writing of separatists that "They felt alienated from Canada itself: its institutions, its culture, and their fellow Canadians." [282][309]