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"People shouldn't be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people." Retired from 34 years at Amtrak, now living in AZ (it's a dry crazy) Been interested in politics, since the 2000 fiasco. Progressive atheist. #FreePalestine

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‘Bogus Evidence’: Former Nuclear Watchdog Head Debunks US Justification for Iran War Joint Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei, who famously rejected George Bush’s nuclear claims about Iraq, says history is repeating itself.

‘Bogus Evidence’: Former Nuclear Watchdog Head Debunks US Justification for Iran War
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08.03.2026 11:41 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The myth of evangelical persecution gets a new platform in the Washington Post Aaron Renn claims Christians are shut out of elite institutions. In reality, evangelical power has rarely been stronger, and we're all suffering as a result.

The myth of evangelical persecution gets a new platform in the Washington Post
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08.03.2026 11:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Sources: Trump Is Dangerously Close to Sending Troops to Iran Advisers are urging the president ‘to go bigger to end this once and for all.’

Sources: Trump Is Dangerously Close to Sending Troops to Iran
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08.03.2026 11:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Rhode Island uncovers decades of clergy abuse—and a Church that still won’t fully cooperate Attorney General Peter Neronha says missing records, rebuffed interviews, and destroyed files hide the true scale of abuse

Rhode Island uncovers decades of clergy abuse—and a Church that still won’t fully cooperate
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07.03.2026 10:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump’s White House Posts Fascist Memes As It Wrecks the Economy The president’s extremely online staff is posting ‘Grand Theft Auto’ memes and cracking jokes about his Iran war as energy prices explode.

Trump’s White House Posts Fascist Memes As It Wrecks the Economy
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07.03.2026 10:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Democrats Won't Stop Trump's Iran War
YouTube video by The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder Democrats Won't Stop Trump's Iran War

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06.03.2026 11:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,500 of His Appointees - ProPublica Use this database to explore potential conflicts of interest for President Donald Trump and his team. The documents disclose positions officials have held outside government, their assets and their de...

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06.03.2026 10:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Despite 4,000+ errors, Texas won’t abandon its Bible-heavy "Bluebonnet" curriculum The Texas Board of Education approved thousands of fixes to a curriculum critics say promotes Christianity in public schools

Despite 4,000+ errors, Texas won’t abandon its Bible-heavy "Bluebonnet" curriculum
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06.03.2026 10:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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When AI Goes to War The U.S. government is trying to strong-arm the AI industry into using its technology for warfare, and Big Tech is split on whether to bend the knee.

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06.03.2026 10:16 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Can Democrats Unite Against the War With Iran? The Democratic base overwhelmingly opposes Donald Trump’s war. The party's leadership is far more ambivalent.

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06.03.2026 10:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump says Kristi Noem is stepping down as homeland security secretary www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

05.03.2026 20:03 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Voters in NC JUST Punished Democrats Who Helped Republicans #NorthCarolina #Election2026 #democrats
YouTube video by Lamont Tyson Voters in NC JUST Punished Democrats Who Helped Republicans #NorthCarolina #Election2026 #democrats

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05.03.2026 14:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Post from Guy Christensen - YouTube Red is your Israel-owned politicians currently in power.

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05.03.2026 13:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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MAGA erupts in anger over Georgia school shooter verdict Late Tuesday morning, March 3, the news broke that Georgia resident Colin Gray — the father of school shooter Colt Gray — had been convicted on murder and manslaughter churches.According to CNN report...

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05.03.2026 12:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Mass Expulsion in Lebanon as Israel Expands War: “We Don’t Know Where to Go” Israel issued a sweeping displacement order for the entire region south of Litani River as it escalated its bombing campaign across Lebanon.

Mass Expulsion in Lebanon as Israel Expands War: “We Don’t Know Where to Go”
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05.03.2026 12:09 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Bari Weiss Is Going Full ‘Propaganda-Palooza’ With the Iran War The CBS News war coverage is going exactly as we thought it would. Plus, Gayle King goes 'all in' on Weiss, while CNN commentator Scott Jennings sucks up to her.

Bari Weiss Is Going Full ‘Propaganda-Palooza’ With the Iran War
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05.03.2026 12:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Texas Republicans passed a bill creating prayer time at school. 99% of districts rejected it. Only 15 out of roughly 1,200 school districts adopted SB 11, exposing the manufactured crisis behind the Christian Nationalist push

Texas Republicans passed a bill creating prayer time at school. 99% of districts rejected it.
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05.03.2026 12:04 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Kristi Noem Misled Congress About Corey Lewandowski’s Role in DHS Contracts Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Noem denied that Corey Lewandowski had any role in approving contracts. But internal DHS records and interviews with current and former agency staffer...

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05.03.2026 11:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Inside the Pro-Israel Campaign to Stop ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ From Winning an Oscar A group led by top Hollywood executives and linked to the Israeli government is trying to smear a film about a little girl killed by Israeli forces.

Inside the Pro-Israel Campaign to Stop ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ From Winning an Oscar
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05.03.2026 11:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Wait, Why Is Israel Allowed To Have Nukes?
YouTube video by Current Affairs Wait, Why Is Israel Allowed To Have Nukes?

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04.03.2026 16:12 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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The Democratic Party’s Moment Of Reckoning Is the party of Obama-esque corporate appeasement finally becoming the party of Sanders-style populism?

Is the party of Obama-esque corporate appeasement finally becoming the party of Sanders-style populism?
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04.03.2026 11:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Anti-War Protests Erupt in the U.S. At mass demonstrations in New York City and across the country, the message to Congress about Trump's war in Iran was clear: Grow a spine.

Anti-War Protests Erupt in the U.S.
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04.03.2026 11:17 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Texas megachurch pastor John Hagee is selling Trump's Iran conflict as God's plan The Cornerstone Church preacher aired a literal infomercial for war—framing airstrikes, end-times prophecy, and Trump’s escalation as divine destiny

Texas megachurch pastor John Hagee is selling Trump's Iran conflict as God's plan
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04.03.2026 11:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Pentagon Wants to Use AI to Kill People Without Checks. Is Anthropic Really Pushing Back? Anthropic’s rupture with the Pentagon has sparked public backlash and soaring support. But an AI ethics expert warns against 'falling for the theatrics.'

The Pentagon Wants to Use AI to Kill People Without Checks. Is Anthropic Really Pushing Back?
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04.03.2026 11:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Bibi’s Iran Goals Are Not Necessarily Trump’s Iran Goals Israel and the United States are united in pushing a brutal and illegal war that anti-Iran hawks in both countries have sought for decades. But, perhaps, not for long.

Bibi’s Iran Goals Are Not Necessarily Trump’s Iran Goals
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04.03.2026 11:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I live in Arizona and I have been hearing military jets going overhead all damn day.
The escalation will cost more lives and will NOT distract us from Epstein.

03.03.2026 22:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A Nashville woman was prepped for sterilization surgery. Then the Catholic hospital blocked it. At Ascension St. Thomas Midtown, administrators overrode doctors and denied a legal procedure in the name of “sacred fertility.”

A Nashville woman was prepped for sterilization surgery. Then the Catholic hospital blocked it.
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03.03.2026 11:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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By Killing Khamenei, the West Created a Martyr – and Mainstream Media Is Ignoring the Muslim Backlash Ali Khamenei was not Saddam Hussein or Muammar Gaddafi. Killing him will have religious reverberations throughout the Muslim world for years to come, writes Narges Bajoghli.

By Killing Khamenei, the West Created a Martyr – and Mainstream Media Is Ignoring the Muslim Backlash
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03.03.2026 11:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump Officials Attend a Summit Urging the President to Take Over Midterms Participants included a White House lawyer charged with reinvestigating the 2020 election and the Homeland Security official in charge of election integrity.

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03.03.2026 11:04 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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The Nihilism of Trump’s War Games At home and abroad, demonstrating strength through punishment is more important than “victory.”

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