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March 15, 2024

I Listened to Trump’s Rambling, Unhinged, Vituperative Georgia Rally—And So Should You

Susan B. Glasser The New Yorker

Whether or not it’s news in the conventional sense, it’s easiest to understand the threat that Trump poses to American democracy most clearly when you see it for yourself. Watch his speeches. Don't look away.

God Made a Dictator

March 15, 2024

God said “I need a man who failed in everything but theft and broken promises to convince the poor he serves their needs.”

The Zone of Interest | Movie

March 15, 2024

From Oscar-winning director Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest portrays Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig striving to build a dream life in a house beside the camp.

How Bats Carry Deadly Diseases Without Dying

March 15, 2024

Bats don’t just host deadly diseases — they can tolerate them shockingly well.

The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire - Horror in Manhattan

March 15, 2024

A throwaway cigarette landed on a pile of cloth. 146 workers died. But this tragedy instigated a movement for workers' rights.

Elon, Trump and Putin | The Alpha Males' Struggle

March 15, 2024

These are difficult days for some of the world's biggest alpha males. The latest from the Best F**kin' News Team in the world.

March 15, 2024

Friday Nite Videos | March 15, 2024

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Elon, Trump and Putin | The Alpha Males' Struggle. The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire - Horror in Manhattan. How Bats Carry Deadly Diseases Without Dying. The Zone of Interest | Movie. God Made a Dictator.

March 14, 2024

The Targeting of Gaza’s Essential Workers and Civilian Infrastructure Is an Attack on Us All

Daniel Bertossa Public Services International

“Nothing happens by accident. When a three-year-old girl is killed in a home in Gaza, it’s because someone in the army decided it wasn’t a big deal for her to be killed — that it was a price worth paying in order to hit [another] target."

March 14, 2024

Tidbits – Mar.14, 2024 – Reader Comments: State of the Union and Ceasefire; Oppenheimer and Nuclear Danger Today; Haiti; Take Action – Reject AIPAC; Webinar: Israel After October 7; Standing Together NYC Fundraiser; Book Talk–The Right To Learn; More

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Reader Comments: State of the Union and Ceasefire; Oppenheimer and Nuclear Danger Today; Haiti; Take Action - Reject AIPAC; Webinar: Israel After October 7; Standing Together NYC Fundraiser; Book Talk -- The Right to Learn; Cartoons; more.....

March 14, 2024

US Helped Turn Honduras Into a Narco-State. Hold Obama, Trump and Biden Accountable

Judy Ancel Kansas City Star

The Drug Enforcement Administration had strong evidence since 2013 that the Hernandez brothers were making Honduras the primary transfer point for cocaine between Colombia, and likely knew they were working with Mexican drug lord El Chapo Guzman...