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• Frustration with the United Kingdom’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, had been building since Labour won last July’s general election in a “loveless landslide.” Cuts to disability payments, winter fuel subsidies, and other benefits, coupled with crippling austerity policies, support for Israel’s ongoing siege of Gaza, and a relentless rightward shift within the party had dismayed many left-wing voters hoping for real change after 14 years of Tory governments. Then, last week, the dam finally burst. The Nation

• In the days following the murder of MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk, his friends and allies have called for revenge against all kinds of groups, including trans people and the so-called radical left, even as the motivations of the alleged shooter, who was reportedly raised in a Republican household, remain far from clear. Now, some of those same rightwing figures are homing in on another target: colleges and universities, which they blame for radicalizing both the alleged shooter and, more broadly, people they accuse of celebrating Kirk’s death. Mother Jones

• One needs only to examine the actions and rhetoric of the Israeli government to fully appreciate the profound significance of the solidarity flotillas bound for Gaza. As the latest and most significant of these efforts, the Global Solidarity Flotilla sets sail, Israel’s hostile discourse has intensified, articulated most forcefully by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. CounterPunch