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Published 1 hour agoShooting from the Lipp: Bibi out of NY
Watch video here Following the arrest of 100 anti-genociders in the morning, everyone remaining (and arrestees too) march to the UN to protest WarCrim Netanyahu’s address there, which in any case was delivered to the backs of delegates also marching: out.
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Jeremiah Smith ties Ohio State record with 4 TD catches as No. 7 Buckeyes beat Illinois 42-19
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jeremiah Smith tied an Ohio State record with four touchdown catches and also had career highs with 12 receptions for 217 yards as the seventh-ranked Buckeyes beat Illinois 42-19 on Saturday. According to Sportradar, it is the…
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Published September 26Grassroots Organizing & the “20% Solution” to Support it Can Save Our Future
Donald Trump clearly believes the 2026 mid-term election---like the 2024 Presidential---has already been bought for him by Elon Musk, Peter Theil and the “Epstein Class” billionaires. Only one thing stands in their way---grassroots organizing and a “20% solution” to fund it. Musk…
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Published September 26Who in Hell Are the Houthis?
The Houthis are a small tribe in Yemen’s mountainous north who love their quirky Zaidi sect of militant Islam, cherish their guns, and love to chew the narcotic shrub qat. I joined Houthis in the wild mountains of Yemen to follow their wars and chew qat. Houthis like to argue,…
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Published September 26Dictators In Love
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Published September 25New England Governors: Stop Chasing a Nuclear Fantasy
Are all six New England governors out of their minds? It’s 2026, renewable energy is surging globally, nuclear power plants remain as dangerous as ever, and they want to build new nukes?
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Published September 25The Dismantling of Black Policy Power
The Purge at the Top: Targeting Excellence in the Pentagon When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth targeted high-ranking military leadership, the pattern of removals was striking. Nearly sixty percent of the senior officers sidelined, fired, or stripped from promotion lists were…
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Published September 25Is Israel’s Reign Ending? Macklemore and the Cultural War over Palestine
‘Page Six Hollywood’ recently declared : “War of Open Letters Erupts Between Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestine Factions in Hollywood.” Only a few years ago, a headline like this would have seemed unthinkable.
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Published September 25President Herzog Pardons IDF Soldier Despite Military Objection
When a president grants clemency to a convicted soldier despite objections from the military leadership, the decision naturally raises questions about justice, accountability, and the meaning of mercy.
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Published September 25National Poopy Threat
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Published September 24How Trump Has Lowered the Wages of American Workers
On June 6, 2025, Donald Trump’s White House staff issued an upbeat statement proclaiming that what it called the “Trump Effect” was creating “higher pay for American workers.” The reality, though, is that Trump, during his second term in office, has deliberately reduced the wages…