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Walmart’s Financial Services Became a Fraud Magnet

Craig Silverman and Peter Elkind ProPublica
Scammers have duped consumers out of more than $1 billion by exploiting Walmart’s lax security. The company has resisted taking responsibility while breaking promises to regulators and skimping on training.

German Elites Are Redefining Antisemitism so They Can Be the Victims

Nathaniel Flakin The Left Berlin
Berlin’s cultural senator has announced that public funding for artists will depend on a loyalty oath for Israel. This has nothing to do with fighting antisemitism -- it's a smokescreen to cover the German establishment's antisemitism.

Friday Nite Videos | January 19, 2024

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Kagarlitsky: My Most Recent Stay in Prison

Boris Kagarlitsky Russian Dissent
I was arrested for a video I published on YouTube, including a joke about the Crimean bridge. It was probably a poor joke, but hardly sufficient grounds for arrest. Unfortunately, Leviathan has no sense of humor. I spent four months in a prison cell.

Don’t Turn Away From the Charges of Genocide Against Israel

Megan K. Stack The New York Times
With the question of whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza now before the International Court of Justice, the Biden administration has struck a tone of glib dismissal. The administration’s posture of indifference strains credulity.
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