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DEA Fentanyl Mandates and Israeli Military Reports Target Youth Populations

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The convergence of UN inquiries into systemic sniper fire against Gazan children and the Trump administration's executive expansion of DEA authority reveals a global pattern where state security apparatuses treat youth populations as primary kinetic or carceral targets. These developments signal a shift from traditional law enforcement to a form of automated justice where institutional violence is justified through domestic terror designations and the strategic dehumanization of vulnerable bodies.

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    ‘Collateral damage’: 73 Palestinian children Israel shot in the head

    Al Jazeera English2026-07-02

    Israel has rejected a UN Commission report that says its army deliberately targets Palestinian children.

    • geopolitics
    • structural power
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    How to Show That Israel’s Sexual Violence Against Palestinians Is Systemic — and Has Gone on for Decades

    The Intercept2026-06-30

    A new report demonstrates the patterns by compiling accounts detailing rape by soldiers using bottles, batons, and other sharp objects — even trained dogs. The post How to Show That Israel’s Sexual Violence Against Palestinians Is Systemic — and Has Gone on for Decades appeared first on The Intercep…

    • structural power
    • geopolitics
    • OSINT methodology
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    Is the Israeli military deliberately targeting children in Gaza?

    Al Jazeera English2026-06-29

    A UN inquiry found that children in Gaza are being shot with a single bullet.

    • geopolitics
    • structural power
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    The DEA Is A Domestic Terrorist Organization That’s Trying To Kill Children

    TechDirt2026-07-01

    Plenty of people are going to disagree with this headline. But why should I bother defending it when I can let the government dig its own hole? From Executive Order 14367, issued by President Trump last December: Illicit fentanyl is closer to a chemical weapon than a narcotic. Two milligrams, an alm…

    • media and technology
    • AI governance
    • structural power
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    Into the Darkness

    Al Jazeera English2026-07-02

    Fault Lines investigates allegations of systematic torture of Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israeli custody.

    • geopolitics
    • structural power