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Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaking at a student Q&A at Stanford University about "Who Controls the Future of AI: The Oligarchs or the People?" on February 20th 2026. (Wikimedia)In a historic vote, 75% of Senate Democrats backed an effort to block weapons to Israel. The resolutions failed, but the vote was the latest sign of Democrats' growing consensus against aid to Israel, as support for the country hits an all-time low.


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[โ€“] NRay7882@lemmy.world 6 points 5 hours ago

The 7 Senate Democrats who voted against blocking a proposed weapons sale to Israel:

Richard Blumenthal (CT) Chris Coons (DE) Catherine Cortez Masto (NV) Jacky Rosen (NV) Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) Chuck Schumer (NY) John Fetterman (PA), who would of seen this one coming...

[โ€“] P00ptart@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

What's historic about it? It failed, so a moral victory? Meh.