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Michael Pugliese

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Democratic Socialist, Cold War, Stalinism, 20th century intellectual history, rightist social movements.

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LASD firing multiple rounds at a group of protesters behind a makeshift barrier that includes a refrigerator

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Dance with Death, by Hieronymus Hess, 1841, πŸ“Έ via Vatican Media Pool

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The White House has begun process of looking for new secretary of defense The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.

BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.

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From the pics community on Reddit: Saw this on the way to work. Trump flag hanging upside down, a symbol for distress [OC] Explore this post and more from the pics community

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who did this

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Riots, Civil and Criminal Disorders Investigates causes of urban riots and civil disturbances to determine how to prevent their reoccurrence.

"From January 1969 until April 1970, there were 4,330 bombings in the U.S., or about nine a day." www.google.com/books/editio... Via www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

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The False Tariff Headline That Sent Stocks on a $2 Trillion Ride β€” The Wall Street Journal Misinformation on a White House official’s remarks triggers a short-lived rally

The false headline that sent stocks on a $2 trillion ride - The Wall Street Journal apple.news/Az12tMqa5SG6...

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Trump’s Trade War Escalates as China Retaliates With 34% Tariffs The Chinese government said it would match President Trump’s tariff, and also barred a group of American companies from doing business in China.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/b...

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deals are being made every day

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No one has ever ascended to POTUS from the House. And she will not abandon the DP.

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How Israel plans to escalate its war on Hamas in Gaza Israel’s political and military leaders are considering plans for a fresh ground campaign that could include a military occupation of Gaza for months or more.

www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

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To review what we from @washingtonpost.com are reporting out of the IRS today:

- Projected tax revenue this year is down 10% ($500 billion) as Trump's downsizing is emboldening tax cheats

- IRS is nearing an agreement with ICE to assist on mass deportations

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What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.

β€œOne young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, β€˜I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He β€œbegan to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, β€œfolding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He β€œasked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”

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every person involved in this needs to be in prison

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Hope During Authoritarianism: Audio From A Collapsing State The second reader mailbag episode and we get into hope and what a better future could look like

I took some time to answer reader questions, got into the in's and out's of organizing, the spread of authoritarianism through higher education, the fates of Trump and Musk when we win this battle, and, most importantly, maintaining hope in life.

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Trump’s Plan To Denationalize LGBTQ+ People Is Alarming And We Can’t Let It Happen Life in America for LGBTQ+ people was never easy, but conservatives under Trump have made it their mission to make it worse....

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My Name is Mahmoud Khalil and I Am a Political Prisoner A letter dictated by Mahmoud Khalil over the phone from ICE detention in Louisiana.

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A vintage photo from the National Archives shows smog hanging over the New York skyline

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows smog hanging over the New York skyline

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows damaged oil drums piled high at an Exxon refinery.

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows damaged oil drums piled high at an Exxon refinery.

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows cars driving down a road as smoke spews from factories in the distance and air pollution hangs over everything.

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows cars driving down a road as smoke spews from factories in the distance and air pollution hangs over everything.

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows smog in Los Angeles taken from a high vantage point.

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows smog in Los Angeles taken from a high vantage point.

Just thinking about what the US looked like before the EPA existed

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Chalino SΓ‘nchez – Florita del Alma (Letra Oficial)
YouTube video by Discos Musart Chalino SΓ‘nchez – Florita del Alma (Letra Oficial)

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Trump just denied the Musk/China story. Then a few minutes later the WSJ confirmed it. Any guesses who’s governing the country right now?

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Capital's Grave Bringing together analyses from different fieldsβ€”law, technology, Marxism, and psychoanalysisβ€”Jodi Dean shows the direction the contemporary world is heading: neofeudalism. Feudalism isn’t just a meta...

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No Spiritual Surrender by Klee Benally πŸ–€

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Opinion | Sorry, R.F.K.: There Is No Autism Mystery Greater awareness, not vaccines, has driven an increase in diagnoses.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/o...

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