"The UK government can put more pressure on Israel... to stop evading international law and make sure Palestinians have the right to live with dignity." Medical Aid for Palestinians representative Aseel Baidoun tells @SkyYaldaHakim 🌍

🚨 Two Chinese Sailors Died Ramming Manila’s Boat. Beijing Hid It for a Year. On August 11, 2025, in broad daylight and calm seas off Scarborough Shoal, China Coast Guard (CCG) cutter 3104 slammed into the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Type 052D destroyer Guilin (hull 164) at high speed. Both were chasing the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel BRP Suluan, a 44-meter Parola-class patrol vessel on a lawful resupply mission inside Manila’s exclusive economic zone. Philippine video captured the 3104’s bow crumpling ten meters inward. Four CCG sailors visible on that bow moments earlier were gone. Beijing said nothing. CCG spokesman Gan Yu called it “professional, regulated, and legitimate.” Censors scrubbed the footage from Weibo. Filipino radio calls offering medical aid went unanswered. Guilin kept chasing the Suluan before limping away for repairs at Yulin Naval Base. A year later, the cover-up cracked. On August 5, 2026, state broadcaster China National Radio’s (CNR) military channel posthumously named four “martyrs” as “Loyal Guardians of the China Armed Police”. The Ministry of Veterans Affairs martyr database confirms two, Yi Xinyu (born 2003) and Cheng Long (born 2000), were killed on August 11, 2025 during “frontline rights protection operations” in the South China Sea. Beijing’s own paperwork betrayed the story it spent a year burying. This was not seamanship. Since 2018, the CCG has reported through the People’s Armed Police (PAP) to the Central Military Commission (CMC). Two ships coordinating a high-speed block against a civilian resupply run is an ordered operation, not a rogue captain. The world responded. Then-US Ambassador MaryKay Carlson condemned the “reckless action.” Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and the European Union raised alarm. Two days later, USS Higgins and USS Cincinnati sailed Scarborough Shoal on a freedom of navigation operation. Beijing killed two of its own to intimidate a neighbor, then hid the bodies until its own paperwork told on it. ACI — Aric Chen | Insights

In response to the devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela, AWMH is granting $100,000 in support through longtime partner @directrelief. While the full scale of the damage is yet to be determined, the United Nations is reporting that up to 6.8 million Venezuelans may be affected, including those displaced or losing access to electricity and water. More than 68,000 people were reported missing within three days of the disaster, and the official death toll is approaching 2,000. Direct Relief is preparing medical aid commonly needed after earthquakes, including first-aid supplies, hygiene items for displaced families, medicines used to treat acute injuries, and chronic disease medications for people whose access to routine care may be interrupted. AWMH’s $100,000 grant will support Direct Relief as the organization continues to respond to requests in the region as they become known. 💙 Learn more and join us in lending support at 📸 Maryorin Mendez, AFP #MetallicaGivesBack# #AWMH#

Medicaid work requirements will help preserve a $900 billion program for the vulnerable Americans it was created to serve. That's good policy — and good stewardship of taxpayer dollars.

Medicaid work requirements are projected to save taxpayers $326 billion over the next decade. That's money that can help preserve the program for the vulnerable Americans it was created to serve.

A tax on employing Medicaid beneficiaries sends employers a clear message: low-income workers come with an added government charge. That is terrible policy for anyone trying to enter the workforce or escape poverty.

California keeps expanding its Medicaid rolls without ensuring enough doctors are available to treat patients. As a result, some Medi-Cal patients wait six to nine months just to see a gastroenterologist. An insurance card means little when no appointment is available.

Medicare and Medicaid spend hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars every year. Protecting those programs means taking fraud, improper payments, and abuse seriously. The Trump administration is taking a step in the right direction.