Top U.S. & World Headlines - December 19, 2024

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[@MichaelMcDonald-my2np]

The LGBT tried to help them with their humanitarian crisis. But they rejected them. I guess they don't really need the help.

[@ddrse]

You're Mike Michael why would they expect any help with a legacy like that. Did people who like democracy forget? Democracy now!

[@SamboNagga]

just gave. happy to!

[@MartinMary-c2n]

Another Canadian Palestinian affected, this time killed, in the Israeli genocides which CBC does not report on. I donate to democracy now because I get more news about Canada than I do from the CBC. Why isn't Palestine important to Canadian media???

[@Lp78Ch]

I am not donating to a Communist propaganda channel. Yuck.

[@kasper7203]

US is sick

[@nsbd90now]

And terminal, it would seem.

[@chinesefood777]

The US & its Allies! 🇺🇲🇮🇱🇬🇧🇩🇪🇵🇱

[@Wasko1312]

indeed, and I am no more buying theyr products.

[@John-wf1lf]

An Absolute of disgrace America for putting these guys back in office. They can spend all this tax paid money for other countries but cannot find the money to make SSN solvent and create a universal healthcare. Shameful

[@ArleeStarr]

5:26 How many of the poorly educated actually believe the tripe that the well-funded , by FICA taxes, Social Security and Medicare programs contribute to the national debt? Truthful concern about those programs, that take care of your parents and grandparents, can be easily resolved by removing the cap on income for the rich. The one thing Bill Maher got right was when he said, "the American people are stupid."

[@marcelocamelo2516]

Why why is Israel continues to commit these atrocities and the UN can’t do anything to stop it!

[@FM-ln2sb]

You mean, why Biden and Harris refuse to stop it? Why they, instead, continue to participate in the Genocide.

[@matthewroberts6833]

I'll give you a hint. It starts with Ameri, ends with ca and is covered in green bills.

[@srgreeniii]

USA.

[@WilliamMatthewConnolly-m5i]

US vetoes resolutions. US is complicit in Israel's genocide in Gaza. Israel is lawless and devoid of moral constraints.

[@ncgn13]

US vetoed the ceasefire resolutions multiple times! The genocide is not done by just Israel but US as well. The bombs, the guns, and the vetoes are all coming from US.

[@madpatriot4608]

We must stopped funding the pentagon until it's able to be held accountable and passed an audit

[@herebemadness7054]

Can't afford social security, but almost a trillion for war is quickly passed?

[@TRICHOMETRIST]

Amerkkka first??😮

[@beyondconfusion3458]

Oh don’t lie to yourself. If we raised the cap of social security it wouldn’t an issue. The cap is 160,000. I damn well know a lot of people who make more than that and it’s ridiculous argument. I’m against endless wars but social security can be fixed raise the cap

[@herebemadness7054]

@@beyondconfusion3458 Social security doesn't need "fixed", they are just looking for more money to stuff into the pockets of rich people!

[@ar4122]

You want russia here????

[@herebemadness7054]

@ar4122 Is the US military so weak that it takes eight times as much of it to remain "safe"?

[@fxinvestorinc]

Elon Musk is now acting out of control. He needs to go back to Tesla and Leave the Government Alone !

[@raylovelace8588]

Hello! He's autistic. And smart and rich, but, nonetheless...

[@fahadfaruqi3827]

we in the west are seeing systemic rot not seen anywhere in the world. things just keep getting worse

[@AbdSmamajej]

Madame Amy Goodman, you are a great and goodwoman too All my heartfelt gratitude for your humanity and your fight against the war, crying injustice، particularly the israeli gènocide

[@bbarror]

Hurray for Giselle!

[@joyclynbell261]

This is straight from the beginning of an apocalypse movie.

[@John-c3u9o]

Every other news outlet gives voice to the powerful, Democracy Now gives voice to the people.

[@tmnt10000]

Only if you are part of the loony left

[@jessealedonis3987]

In my country if you kill one man or one woman or one child you get the death penalty .Whats going on here with Netanyahu mass murderer ??? How does this man get away with this murderous rampage in our world today?

[@TRICHOMETRIST]

"chosen"

[@doncahooti]

insanity

[@kabiam]

He's one of the bad people in the world. Evil like every other mass murderer in history.

[@Find-Your-Bliss-]

How many farmers are horrified their welfare is being cut off by their beloved Trump!

[@Intense_Cloud]

Oh, they haven't seen/feel nothing. Just stay tuned in, there's more to come!

[@creativealchemyoflife9143]

Elon and Trump are disgusting. Our farmers and those affected by natural disasters should get help. Take care of Americans before funding genocide!!!

[@ArleeStarr]

Where I live, farmers are disgusting. For 4 years signs in their fields read, "Farmers for tRump".

[@edwinrodriguezjr3978]

Viva The Resistance🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷Children Are Innocent 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 Do Not Be Afraid 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 From The River To The Sea Palestine Will Be Free!!!

[@MichaelMcDonald-my2np]

You mean from sea to Shining sea. The LGBT tried to help them with their humanitarian crisis. But they rejected them. Perhaps they don't need the help as much as thought?

[@Sofia-ge5ub]

@@MichaelMcDonald-my2np Your commentary seems to me to be completely unempathetic, and it is not useful to give help just to make ‘politics’, they are not guinea pigs, they are people who really need serious help, they are people who since they were born are exposed to all kinds of traumas and violence. So you could spare your comment.

[@MichaelMcDonald-my2np]

Why didn't they accept help from the lgbt? Is there a problem?

[@MichaelMcDonald-my2np]

It might explain a lot.... like why they're not getting helped

[@WilliamMatthewConnolly-m5i]

@@MichaelMcDonald-my2np Why do you condone our US government's complicity in Israel's genocide in Gaza?

[@madpatriot4608]

Corporate unelected billionaire running our countries financial affairs, we can clearly see how Corporate interest lobbying influences our political parties

[@Rustea314]

The Citizens United Decision has made America great again. Congress needs to overturn the 5 to 4 Supreme Court that grants personhood to a corporation and the right to spend money to influence the legislative and the judicial branches of government. A government of, by, and for corporations.

[@madpatriot4608]

@Rustea314 excellently written, you're absolutely correct 👌

[@africanveteran7728]

Free 🇵🇸

[@davidchartres6606]

Well spoken please keep the felons honest. Your news is so important Amy.

[@smhs1262]

Bernie the only one who chose to speak truth to power!

[@davidchmielecki2967]

Sanders is all talk. That is all. Chris Hedges says Sanders has good intentions but doesn't have the political courage. That sums it up about what Sanders is about. Chris Hedges says Sanders has no guts. He chose his career. This is true. He lost his Integrity Cornel West says. I once supported him but no more. Or any " Progressive" in the Democratic party.

[@rb032682]

You're the best! @Democracy Now! 👍🖖🤗🕊🕊

[@edgarcayce2.02]

"We don't have a policy on Palestine. We just do what Israel wants us to do." I admire that guy so much for doing the right thing, for his courage.

[@ddrse]

Why not join them? Why still here?

[@bpalpha]

Solidarity! No you can't scare me, I'm sticking with the UNION, I'm sticking with the union, 'til the day I die!

[@ArleeStarr]

Union members must take back control of their unions from the complacent leadership that does nothing for them.

[@MaryAnn-r1g]

I think we know who's pockets the money would go to if they cut social security or Medicaid or Medicare for people

[@xmateinc]

It’s definitely not going back to the people!

[@outlawbillionairez9780]

🎶 He's making CEO list... checking it twice.... gonna expose who's naughty or nice... Luigi is coming to town!!🎶😮

[@carlosescudero9845]

🎶 😊

[@Greenriver592]

Wow, cuts to Social Security and Medicare, Trump is really going to bat for the little guy.😅

[@yogi4lyfe]

Thank you!

[@MichaelMcDonald-my2np]

The LGBT tried to help them with their humanitarian crisis but they rejected them. Is it possible they don't need help?

[@DonGuerrero-ep7tk]

How about this, billionaires, millionaires, and six digit individuals, shouldn't be running the US government

[@Intense_Cloud]

How about NOTHING! And I don't mean it in a bad way. But, realistically, with your wanna-be-kiпg being eleсted into power, that train is long gone... People, as usual, will just put down their head in disbelieve of what they have done (if they ever grow balls to admit their fцсkцрs) without doing a damп thing about it. They'll just continue to sуck it up clean to their masters.

[@Mlaprades]

What amazing strength this woman has this victim. Who would think of such things... to do things like this?

[@stevelarrosa4462]

not enough strength to walk away, call the cops over many years.This is another distraction,antimale woke rubbish

[@basharatbala7617]

Thankyou for being True 🎉

[@kellywright5282]

You silly...eat this propaganda and love eating sheeeeeeet ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@paulvamos7319]

Thank you Amy and Nermean for the War on Peace Report! 😊

[@Monkismo]

How can we demand gender therapy for a tiny number of minors while millions of people are still without any reliable health care or the means to pay for it? I've been listening to DN since about 2003 and this issue was never mentioned until about 2016 and the advent of social media.

[@SajidKhan-jg8bk]

Hats off to Mike Casey!❤❤❤

[@GeorgeFraser-z9h]

Thank you for the quality of your reporting.

[@andrewjameshenderson1389]

Brava, Gisèle!!!🌹❤️🥰👍....🇨🇦

[@denisecorzette1676]

Hello Amy ✌️

[@Damonpeters1950]

Herschel Walker was said to have illegally mishandled remaining Campaign funds

[@FM-ln2sb]

Biden and Harris are currently committing genocide and DNC liberals are ok with that and voted for them again...hahaha

[@xmateinc]

Don’t worry if any law makers come after them, they’ll just start a witch hunt and say that they can’t uphold the law because they have made mistakes themselves.

[@yvettetexas6020]

Go France, proud to be French /Native American. 💗🖤🌈👽🇺🇸🇲🇽🇨🇵💗⭐️

[@THEOneAndOnlyDOCTORofHUMANICS]

BRAVO to the French courts and to Madame Pelicot! Professor-Marty.

[@Poppy_69]

This World 🌍 is so full of HATE 😢😢😢

[@AlmaNavas-y5i]

Poor people , no compassion.

[@r8chlletters]

Gisèle you are a supreme person. Thank you 🤍

[@oghyeahoo6165]

This segment highlights the plight of corruption.

[@findaxelfoley8106]

Finally! Running late today! 😮 The Majority Report starts at 9am! Gotta get my Goodman in thou!!! EmMajority Thursday!!

[@S.Kendrick1980]

That lady is so strong. It was terrible what her husband did to her.

[@Mary-h7q]

Thank you for your excellent reporting! Merry Christmas!

[@felicitynefdt9926]

Who is going to stop these demons? Is there nobody out there with a plan?

[@andrewjameshenderson1389]

Thank you, Amy and all of Team DN! 🌹

[@malkazaarfalkon2854]

Thank you Amy and Nermean

[@hizzlemobizzle]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="535">8:55</a> "But we voted for Trump! We are the good ones!".

[@cashcoolerj8271]

So wonderful to see you again, Narmeen!!! You should be doing this segment yourself!!!!

[@MangoMango-r8g]

We are on the evil side

[@melissabruhn1429]

Correct. Billionaires should NOT be running the US government. Gisèle Pelicot is so brave and dignified.

[@SajidKhan-jg8bk]

😭😭😭😢😢😢💔💔💔🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🤲🤲🤲. RIP martyrs, aameen.

[@jimp8400]

Thank you

[@HumanityandIntegrity]

Does tik tok data mine something different than Google, Apple, Facebook or Amazon?

[@LarenzoGibbs]

The killing of the twins seems targeted 😢

[@outlawbillionairez9780]

Faux Snooze and others turning off comments on Luigi stories! Seems they don't agree with the people! 😊

[@medicuswashington9870]

A picture speaks volumes

[@Mars-i1y]

Please end the news with something positive that’s happening in the World, the news is very depressing to say the least!

[@plantiff8334]

Public!!!

[@TomRivieremusic]

“Who controls the food supply controls the people; who controls the energy can control whole continents; who controls money can control the world.” Henry Kissinger.....i

[@chrisbronson5341]

What a brave women . Shame that American role models are what they are .

[@ArleeStarr]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="411">6:51</a> The French dispense justice, but in the US it is denied to the victim and the guilty party is elected to the highest office

[@donHooligan]

*We* can fix it all in 3 steps. 1) Acceptance 2) Repentance 3) Amends problem is, most "Americans" cannot accept reality. *We* are the "bad guys."

[@thomashenske6814]

Stop giving Israel and ukrane money

[@jamiemiloud3557]

Thank you Amy

[@Mars-i1y]

“Billionaires should not be allowed to run our government “ they can become billionaires once they assume the office. What hypocrisy !

[@juventinonares7004]

please.please dear god bring back the president of GERMANY we. need him nobody is doing any thing god please

[@Catherine-d8n]

Hopeless situation :good beginning in the delivery of the news today , December 19 but followed by disturbing speed again .

[@rational-public-discourse]

That special counsel should run for Congressman as an Independent.

[@kebsmifMilo]

No mention of the passing of Zakir Hussain ... unbelievable

[@elainejbaskin4255]

Bravo and keep fighting for your rights Amazon workers. No one is fulfilled at the fulfillment centers until these workers’ right to unionize is recognized and Amazon is held accountable for underpaying and mistreating its workers.

[@ramstrong1961]

Neil McCoy Ward - UK Government in absolute meltdown

[@basimaamawi4422]

Thank Amy

[@arcanondrum6543]

Remember when the 2nd Bush Administration requested and got additional spending for the Iraq War? On top of. <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="144">2:24</a> the defense budget?

[@AlmaNavas-y5i]

Democracy Now , give me depression, no hope , only horror , Netanyahu enjoys Democracy today.

[@dannydd]

The most powerful country, but pitifully, can not offer safety for their citizens within its border.

[@matthewmartinez2242]

Great news al Jazeera

[@markkruse9803]

Humanity, you never had it .

[@Black_2_Def]

895 billion dollar senate approved package! Woow

[@havenbastion]

Funny how they keep calling it defense, isn't it?

[@RonnyThomas-x9u]

People want real justice across the table the injustice in America to its citizens needs to be changed for the better of the country instead of violence fear and lies that's deal with the problem at the roots not off someone emotions

[@Gregknows-uj8gg]

It is sad but in every conflict that Humans have ever had there are some that get great enjoyment out of ending anybody and everybody in any way convenient. It does not matter what religion you claim you are. Unfortunately Evil and Hate filled get in control very often because they do not care who they make suffer in their climb to power.

[@ORPeaceDude]

Remind me, which of these two places that you are so concerned with IS ACTUALLY, OR WILL EVER BE A DEMOCRACY?

[@emuseu2235]

why "quietly"

[@smokindauberdoo4208]

✌️💙🙏😇✊️😊

[@dlamontw]

The pentagon sucks

[@ArDel-d5n]

Are you reporting from Syria

[@ramstrong1961]

Akkad Daily - The UK tries to summon Elon Musk

[@ArDel-d5n]

In WW2 allies bombed Dresden civilians and Japan civilians

[@AlmaMercer]

Thank you Amy what a sad sad day

[@thomaszitting2672]

Republicans thought they elected tRump 😂 elonia is pulling the strings 😂😂

[@ArDel-d5n]

911 alqaida= 107 Hamas Hezbollah houti Iran etc

[@ganjafarmer14]

We now live in a kleptocracy / plutocracy.🤬🤯🧐🙄🤔

[@wandagore8400]

Yay for Amazon workers Amazon has gotten too big to be efficient anymore😮😮

[@stu1037]

Ambassador to the Bahamas? Both of em?

[@gitarman666]

Bernie Sanders, so just millionaires and multimillionaires should run the country? Maybe those who can obtain billions in wealth have something to share with those running the present economy

[@999-OMG-LMAO]

Gophers against geno*de...Gophers for peace throughout the world...

[@OG1323]

How can U fail SEVEN CONSECUTIVE audits. Unable to fully account for TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS???????