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September 27, 2024

Why U.S. Labor Has a “Special Responsibility” To Stop Israel’s Attacks on Lebanon

Sarah Lazare In These Times

Two cars destroyed by an apparent bomb in from of destroyed buildings.

In a special interview, UE President Carl Rosen demands an end to U.S. military aid “because our country is the one that enables Israel to do what it’s doing.”

What the Maker of Ozempic Doesn't Want You to Know

September 27, 2024

Ozempic could end obesity...bankrupt Medicare, blow up state budgets and increase premiums for everyone. It’s because Big Pharma is ripping us off.

NY Mayor Eric Adams Indicted in Turkey Bribery & Fraud Scheme | The Daily Show

September 27, 2024

Desi Lydic unpacks New York City Mayor Eric Adams's sprawling indictment on Turkey-related bribery and fraud charges

Winner | Movie (2024)

September 27, 2024

Docudrama of a brilliant young misfit from Texas who finds her morals challenged while serving in the U.S. Air Force and working as an NSA contractor

Paint It Orange | Rolling Stones' 'Paint It Black' Parody)

September 27, 2024

Donald trump is racist. That's it, that's the description.

Trump Admits 'Personality Defect,' Mark Robinson Could Tank Trump in NC

September 27, 2024

Trump and his MAGA allies engage in the political gymnastics, distancing themselves from Mark Robinson while refusing to explicitly condemn him

September 27, 2024

How Your Brain Detects Patterns Without Conscious Thought

Miryam Naddaf Nature

Neurons in certain brain areas integrate ‘what’ and ‘when’ information to discern hidden order in events in real time.

September 27, 2024

The Gazan Infants Who Never Saw Their First Birthday

Ibrahim Mohammad +972 Magazine

For thousands of Palestinian parents, the joy of giving birth rapidly turned to grief when their newborn babies were killed by Israel's bombardment.

September 27, 2024

Kamala Harris Will Win the Popular Vote

Michael Podhorzer Weekend Reading

Sadly, the same cannot be said with confidence for the Electoral College battleground states. Harris needs the kind of high turnout from contingent new voters that pushed Biden over the top (barely) in those states.

September 27, 2024

How New York’s Law and Order Mayor Ended Up Facing Prison

Michael Daly Daily Beast

“He was not a real cop,” said a retired NYC Transit Police officer who was as real as they come.