Why does the war in Gaza engender so much more outrage from the left than Russiaβs unprovoked war on Ukraine? Russia is clearly purposely targeting civilians. Putin is certainly at least as odious as Netanyahu. So why?
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WATCH: Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman describes being detained by ICE
Iβm sharing Aliyaβs entire opening statement. We owe it to her, and those who no longer have a voice, to watch. youtu.be/zrcW8SZtYpI?...
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My favorite genre of Epstein emails are powerful people emailing WITH JEFFREY EPSTEIN about how MeToo has gone too far and the woke mob must be stopped.
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Correspondence with Noam Chomsky
This is supporting material for the article See No Evil.
1. Noam Chomsky's response to the first tranche of Epstein docs - arrogant, high-handed, obfuscatory and, we now know, dishonest - reminded me of something: his response to my questions about genocide denial, 15 years ago. π§΅
www.monbiot.com/2012/05/21/2...
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Alex Pretti did not βtragically die. He was murdered.
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Pretti Good reason for a national strike.
#NationalStrike
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This is Alex Pretti.
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ALEX JEFFREY PRETTI. Gone, but never forgotten...
#RIP_Alex π
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Okay. Time to call your democratic senators and tell them that Bovinoβs demotion and humiliation WILL NOT SUFFICE to fund DHS.
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Chinaβs military says top general undermined Xi Jinpingβs authority
Zhang Youxia under investigation afterΒ affecting βpartyβs absolute leadership over militaryβ, PLAβs official media claims
The two remaining professional officers on Chinaβs Central Military Commission are under investigation by the CCP for undermining Xiβs control of the military. Only Xi and a political commissary now remain, giving Xi sole operational control.
www.ft.com/content/f052...
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The reported number of murdered protesters in Iran is horrifying.
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All eyes on Iran.
#iranRevolution
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#Iran
10.01.2026 07:17 β π 668 π 149 π¬ 23 π 13
The images coming out of Iran are heartbreaking.
Security forces have killed so many protesters. Weβre talking thousands. Maybe tens of thousands.
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Reading estimates of 2000-12000 dead in Iran as govt cracks down. Insane
FREE IRAN. Down with the regime
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πΊπΈπ»πͺπ Stephen Miller: The US is running Venezuelaβby definition, thatβs true.
We donβt live in a world of slogans or international niceties; we live in the real world.
The real world is governed by strength, by force, and by power. These are the iron laws of how the world works.
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πΊπΈπ»πͺ The US expects three steps from Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodriguez, Politico reports:
βͺοΈCountering drug trafficking;
βͺοΈExpelling Iranian, Cuban, and other agents or networks hostile to Washington;
βͺοΈ"Cutting off oil supplies to US adversaries."
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πΊπΈπ¬π± US is working on an agreement on Greenland, it will be offered to the island's authorities, - The Economist
Washington is considering the possibility of concluding a Treaty of Free Association. This format of cooperation involves improving the living standards of the inhabitants of Greenland.
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The US already has similar agreements with Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau. The United States provides financial assistance to partners, and they, in turn, delegate defense issues to them, while maintaining internal autonomy.
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Marina Corina Machado was just on Hannity's show effusively kissing up to Trump, including offering to share the Nobel Prize with him
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Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldnβt know anything about that.
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NATO better wake up. Trump attacking Greenland and Denmark is a possibility. Trump is a serial liar and nothing he says can be trusted. He loves to kill innocent humans. He is a psychopath.
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05.01.2026 18:46 β π 14 π 6 π¬ 1 π 0
Ban stock trading by lawmakers in Congress. Full stop.
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Flu is rising rapidly, driven by a new variant. Here's what to know
Flu is rising rapidly across the U.S., driven by a new variant of the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday that after a slow start to flu season in early December, mu...
The current flu out there is seriously brutal. Everybody needs to be vaccinated against flu and COVID-19 tooβno matter what propaganda is being spread by RFK Jr. When the health secretary gives medical advice, get a second opinion.
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Leaders of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private agency that has steered federal funding to PBS, NPR and hundreds of public television and radio stations across the country, voted to dissolve the organization that was created in 1967. https://cnn.it/49HVRLa
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Council member Julie Menin is poised to set into one of the cityβs most powerful positions next to mayor β the next City Council speaker. But what does the City Council speaker do? Turns out Menin gets this question a lot and helped us break it down.
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#Canada
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