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Feb 22, 2022 | Opinion
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Motherjones.com
- by Alex NguyenRobert Kraft, the billionaire owner of, among a ton of other stuff, the New England Patriots and its stadium, allegedly pressured Ed Sheeran and his team to remove rapper Macklemore from his tour after Macklemore voiced support for Palestinians amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza. All four of the remaining opening acts withdrew from the […]
- by Jake BittleThis story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Coal is by far the dirtiest of the world’s major energy sources. It accounts for almost half of the cumulative global carbon emissions since the industrial era began—as much as oil and natural gas combined. And it generates much more carbon dioxide […]
- by Jill FilipovicEditor’s Note: When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. jumped on Donald Trump’s bandwagon in 2024, he brought with him the wellness-obsessed, vaccine-rejecting, food label-reading Make America Healthy Again voters who’ve been credited with helping Trump take back the White House. But there are signs that the MAHA–MAGA alliance is wearing thin, from squabbles over inaction to […]
- by RevealThe 2016 election that put Donald Trump in the White House the first time was defined in many ways by the role of America’s longtime adversary Russia. Over the years, multiple investigations have concluded that Russia meddled in the election to boost Trump over Hillary Clinton and create political discord among voters. Trump, meanwhile, has […]
- by Alex NguyenIn an oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, FBI Director Kash Patel did little to acknowledge the continuing fallout around the firing of agents for their role in investigating President Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents—even though they were experts in tracking Iranian threats. Several outlets have reported that at least a […]
- by Rachel SantarsieroWith his characteristic deregulatory zeal, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced before an audience of G20 energy ministers in oil-rich Houston, Texas, that his agency would eliminate climate pollution standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants. “For over 15 years, the Obama and Biden administrations implemented a war on coal to destroy reliable and affordable […]
- by Ruth MuraiEmily St. John Mandel is perhaps best known for her 2014 novel Station Eleven, which presciently depicted a devastating global pandemic. Her new novel, Exit Party, out this week, isn’t much sunnier: This one imagines the aftermath of the collapse of the United States as a nation, and both the banality and turmoil that might […]
- by Pema Levy and Ari BermanPresident Donald Trump’s latest effort to steal the midterms has played out in plain view. His plan was to force states to conform to last minute, untested, and too-late-to-implement vote-by-mail requirements with the inevitable result of disenfranchising thousands, if not millions, of voters. The only thing Trump needed to launch this bomb into November’s elections […]
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Democracynow.org
- Four years ago today, the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising erupted in Iran after the death in custody of Zhina Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who had been arrested by Iran’s “morality police.” Over the next three months, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets protesting against Iran’s discriminatory compulsory veiling laws. Amnesty […]
- A major new report by the Israeli human rights group B’Tselem titled “The Elimination Project” accuses Israel of “dramatically intensifying its attacks on every aspect of Palestinian life in the West Bank.” “For too long, Israel’s policies in the West Bank have been treated or looked at as isolated events,” says Ori Givati, director of […]
- Congressional Democrats have opened an investigation after ProPublica revealed on Monday that a Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Putin bankrolled part of Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas wedding in May. ProPublica reports that Umar Kremlev paid hundreds of thousands of dollars on wedding expenses, including the rental of a private island. Just weeks before the wedding, […]
- U.S. House of Representatives Votes to End War on Iran for a Third Time, Saudi Arabia Claims It Destroyed a Houthi Drone South of Mecca, GOP Congressmember Massie Introduces Impeachment Articles Against Defense Secretary Hegseth, U.S. Acknowledges Space Force Has Deployed Weapons in Orbit, Trump Admin Approves $2.8 Billion Package Selling 2,000-Pound Bombs to Israel, […]
- Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor launch their new book, End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World on Democracy Now! It examines how wealthy elites are preparing for “the end of the world,” even as they contribute to growing inequality, political instability and the climate crisis. The rise of modern-day fascism is “not […]
- Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s Order Restricting Mail-In Voting, Whistleblower Says Federal Agents Broke Laws in Trump-Ordered Search for “Unlawful Voters”, Trump Rejects Calls to Regulate A.I. as a ”SICK Conspiracy” and ”HOAX”, Saudi Crown Prince MBS Meets CENTCOM Chief as Houthis Consolidate Control Over Red Sea Coast, Iran’s IRGC Claims It Shot Down Two U.S. […]
- Is Yemen Heading Back to All-Out War? Saudis Launch Strikes as Houthis Take Control of Red Sea CoastYemen is at risk of spiraling back into all-out war as Houthi forces and Saudi Arabia exchange new strikes amid a fight over control of the key Bab el-Mandeb strait through which much of Saudi oil passes on its way to world markets. The Houthis, the Iran-allied force also known as Ansarallah, has seized Yemen’s […]
- Did Saudi Arabia play a role in the planning and execution of the September 11 attacks of 2001? That question was raised immediately after the attack, when 15 of the 19 hijackers were revealed to be Saudi citizens, and it has only grown louder in the 25 years since as more evidence emerged of the […]
Crooksandliars.com
- by Steve GreenbergWhat are your thoughts on AI? Open thread… read more
- by John AmatoAfter many AI leaders warned about the effects artificial intelligence may have on humanity, while CEO of Anthropic Dario MOD, issued a proposal to slow down the development for public safety, Speaker Mike Johnson claimed there's no need for intervention because AI can self-regulate away all your concerns. During Jebus Johnson's presser, he was asked […]
- by John AmatoRep. Tom Emmer lied about food costs when asked on Fox Business to deliver a Republican national message to counter complaints about data centers and the high cost of food heading into the midterms. The Fox host conveniently did not ask about the skyrocketing diesel and gas prices because of Trump's war with Iran, which […]
- by Ed ScarceNo one is quite sure what this means yet, as the details will be worked out next month, but it's just another indication that Canada is moving away from the United States and looking elsewhere for trade partners. Source: CNBC European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday said the European Union is opening […]
- by Missouri IndependentBy Rudi Keller, The Missouri Independent A former top elections official is accusing Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins of changing local election results, trying to deceive a federal judge in a voting administration case and illegally using state funds to influence a St. Louis County election. Nick La Strada, whom Hoskins fired as director […]
- by Chris capper LiebenthalAs the gentle reader already knows because NewsHound Ellen reported it, shortly after Trump suffered another embarrassing loss in court over slapping his cursed name on the Kennedy Center, Trump went on Truth Social and claimed that the board, which is mostly made up of his lackeys, had voted to close the center down and […]
- by HeatherHHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s sister appeared on CNN's Erin Burnett OutFront this Tuesday. She was asked about the latest travesty we've seen from Trump and his cronies trying to destroy the Kennedy Center now that a federal judge ruled in "no uncertain terms that Trump's loyalists installed on the board of the Kennedy […]
- by Andrea ThompsonA series of gut-churning new photos obtained and released by CBS News has pulled back the curtain on the extensive damage sustained by multiple US military bases across the Middle East from Iranian drone strikes and missiles that the United States government appears to be trying to keep hidden from the American people. While the […]
Medium.com
- by Left WisdomfoThe picture of the clown trump found on the internet. Don’t remember where but it is showed up when I put “open course” in the google label. It is my current take on the many crimes that trump has been part of including the pedophile issue which is still being covered up by he and […]
- by Left Wisdom(the “man of peace” causing paid and misery)“Obama, admittedly got the Nobel Peace Prize a bit early. It would have looked far better if they had waited a year and see what things he did. The Peace is usually submitted with a particular deed that recommends him. Now, Obama was my very familar President in the […]
- by Left Wisdomescape from the vicious right wing AmericaNow I have to admit that I doubt that New York will ever be affordable for me. It has always been a horrible expensive city to live where rent control existed, but it was always still very highly priced to live there. As I mentioned in the prior article about […]
- by Left WisdomHarrison Ford made a good solid statement about American Enemy Number 1. The only thing I disagree about is that trump has a plan, I just know that the plan he has is not FOR the American People. In fact, I call him American Enemy Number 1 because his plan seems to be to make […]
- by Left Wisdom**horrible things will happen if the SC continues to reject his playing with tariffs**Everybody by now knows that trump has been playing with tarrifs; as far as anybody observing can tell, getting up in the morning and suddenly yelling with great enthusiasm that he hopes will convince the nation that THIS is the salvation for […]
- by Left WisdomImagine you are in the Jungle. The night is far advanced and the Jungle is nice and calm. The lions have had a good meal and are settled in. The villagers have made sure that the lions have enough. They even went out and killed some smaller animals and left them in a central part […]
- by Left WisdomMamdani ran for mayor on the promise to make sure rent control in the city takes account of the finincial straits of young people just starting out. As we have heard frequently, especially since trump got into the White Houise, while promising to bring costs down and immedately caused most prices to go speedily in […]
- by Left WisdomQuestion: what is the difference bet Fuentes and Maga? And yes, I am happy about the Mayor of New YorkMAs we all know, or should, the same die hard MAGATS didn’t learn a damn think about the rebuke they got in New Jersey, Virginia and New York City. I would say that this outcome may have […]
