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July 11, 2026

Jim Hightower on Texas Politics and What’s Next for the Country

Joel Bleifuss and Justin Perkins Barn Raiser

You can’t crush the spirit of populism. A movement is not a word. It’s not an organization. It’s not an ideology. It is a people ordinary people trying to figure things out. And you can’t stop that.

July 10, 2026

Friday Nite Videos | July 10, 2026

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Bernie Sanders Answers Oligarchy Questions | Tech Support. I Ain't Going To Hell. Washington Leaves Office | Larry David. Proud to Be American... But Let's Talk | George Carlin. Platner Calls It Quits, Qatari Bribe Grounded.

July 10, 2026

The Fight Against AI Datacenters Is Important – but It’s Just a Starting Point

Bruce Schneier and Nathan E Sanders The Guardian

AI companies want to capture the value created by entire industries. That concentration of wealth and power is society’s greatest risk.

July 10, 2026

Trump’s Vile Birthright Stance Is an Election Issue

Greg Sargent The New Republic

Mike Johnson is now floating a “legislative fix” to birthright citizenship. That’s an assault on the Constitution—and a vote that vulnerable Republicans will hate, if recent polling from Fox News is any indication.

July 10, 2026

Even in Conservative North Dakota, Some Socialist Institutions Thrive

Jeffrey Anvari-Clark The Conversation

Rather than send wheat to Minneapolis to be processed, incurring high transportation costs, farmers and the state banded together to form the North Dakota Mill, the only state-owned mill in the United States.

July 10, 2026