The Hudak Report 05/20/25

Al Mayadeen: Gaza Ministry reports 136 martyrs in 24 hours amid ongoing genocide

CTV News: Canada, U.K. and France threaten ‘concrete actions’ against Israel, including sanctions

Gothamist: Tentative deal ends NJ Transit strike with full service to resume Tuesday, officials say

The Canadian Press: Canada Post workers issue strike notice, poised to hit picket lines Friday

The Guardian: European ‘green’ investments hold billions in fossil fuel majors

Canadian political news:

• Alberta NDP and UCP nominate candidates for Edmonton-Ellerslie riding

• Canada’s ‘Nakba Bill’ offers blueprint for ‘vision of peace,’ says rights group head

• Lawyer groups are ‘deeply concerned’ about proposed changes to civil lawsuits in Ontario

• Smith calls Quebec’s new openness to pipeline projects ‘a massive breakthrough’

• To limit critics’ time to organize against Poilievre, some senior Conservatives explore moving convention to this fall

Other Canada news:

• B.C. does not know how many people are on extended leave from involuntary hospital stays

• Eco-friendly transportation a condition of planned Ottawa Senators arena: agreement

• Protesters opposed to agency-ordered cull at ostrich farm prepare for long-term stay

• With measles making a resurgence, efforts are under way to educate doctors who’ve never seen it in person

Trump administration news:

• New Video of Mahmoud Khalil’s Arrest Shows Trump Admin is Lying in Court

• Supreme Court allows Trump to strip protections from some Venezuelans; deportations could follow

• The ugly truth about Trump's "big, beautiful bill"

• Trump says he'll call for "major investigation" into Kamala Harris' celebrity endorsements

• Trump to sign bill criminalizing revenge porn and explicit deepfakes

Other US news:

• Blood Money: Alabama Department of Corrections pays to settle lawsuits alleging excessive force

• Former WV jail official gets 17 years for role in inmate’s death

• Oil companies want protection as Texas considers allowing treated fracking water released into rivers

• Oregon spent funds meant for addiction services on prosecutors and police gadgets

• Rights Groups Raise Alarm Over First US City's Broad Use of Facial Recognition Tracking

• SC death row attorneys ask for more information about lethal injection, firing squad

• Voice Actor Union Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Over Fortnite's AI Darth Vader

Palestinian genocide and other Israeli and US aggressions in the Middle East:

• Israeli Special Forces Sneak into Gaza in Disguise, Kill Man and Kidnap His Wife and Child

• Scores Killed in Gaza as Israel Targets Khan Yunis, Shells Indonesian Hospital

• US closes Office of Palestinian Affairs, dedicated channel to Washington

Other world news:

• Alarm over defence agreement giving US ‘unhindered access’ to Danish airbases

• Former UN official Kamil Idris appointed as Sudan’s new prime minister

• French government covered up Nestle mineral water scandal, Senate report shows

• French Police and Taxi Drivers Clash in Paris

• How the Dutch built the world's largest freshwater wind farm

• ICJ sides with E.Guinea in spat with Gabon over oil-rich islands

• Lithuania files case against Belarus at ICJ over alleged people smuggling

• Mass Displacement in Northeastern Nigeria as Militants Overrun Marte

• Salvadoran Prosecutor’s Office Arrests Prominent Critic of the Bukele Regime

• Top Brazil court hears landmark Bolsonaro coup case

• Two-hour Trump-Putin call ends without ceasefire

• Finding a new purpose for the NDP

• What is “Efilism,” the Obscure Anti-Natalist Ideology of the Palm Springs Bomber?