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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

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

September 27, 2024

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

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

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

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.

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.”

September 27, 2024

Who’s in Charge Here?

W. D. Ehrhart

This poet has a skeptical say about the Higher Powers who control twelve-step programs.

September 26, 2024

Damning Report Reveals How Antony Blinken Lied to Congress on Israel

Hafiz Rashid The New Republic

Leaked documents show that the secretary of state received two explosive reports on Israel blocking aid to Gaza—right before he told Congress the exact opposite. Two U.S. government agencies advocated a pause in arms sales to Israel, in May.

September 26, 2024

The Return of Ta-Nehisi Coates. A Decade After “The Case for Reparations,” He Is Ready To Take On Israel, Palestine, and the American Media.

Ryu Spaeth New York Magazine

Ta-Nehisi Coates's writing on race fueled a reckoning in America. Now he wants to change the way we think about Israel and Palestine. "I realized how similar what I was seeing was to the world my parents and grandparents were born into.”

September 26, 2024

Inciting Rioters in Britain Was a Test Run for Elon Musk. Just See What He Plans for America

Carole Cadwalladr The Guardian

The presidential election is now two months away. What if the billionaire contests the result? What if he decides democracy is over-rated? This was Elon Musk's role in England. Now Trump is proposing him as our new Efficiency Czar.