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Published 12 hours agoIs 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 13 hours agoPresident 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 13 hours agoNational Poopy Threat
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Published 18 hours agoHow 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…
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Published 22 hours ago280, Part 2 - Zoom, Solartopia/Greep, 2026 Burying Nukes, Battery Power For All
We then switch to “zombie reactors” and the great investigative reporter ROGER RAPOPORT’s scoop on the decimation of the expert labor force at Michigan’s Palisades nuke and the industry’s own insiders warning of a 1/20 chance of a major accident within 14 months of Palisades…
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Published September 24The Gestapo Meme That Became a Trump Executive Order
Ihren Ausweis, bitte!” Show me your papers! You’ve seen it in a dozen World War II movies. Some menacing German officer in a Hugo Boss trench coat stops the family/spy/hero/refugee to demand citizenship papers. And now, it’s baaack! Trump’s Executive Order 14399 requires…
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Published September 24If Azaria Is Pardoned, Why Not Amir?
President Isaac Herzog recently granted Elor Azaria clemency, shortening the period before the remainder of his criminal record could be erased. He did so despite opposition from the military's chief of staff. In March 2016, Azaria shot and killed 21-year-old Palestinian…
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Published September 24One Door, Two Door, Three Door, Macklemore
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Published September 23Kung Pao Taco
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Published September 23Another Week of Dangerous Nonsense from Donald Trump
It is hard to imagine how President Donald Trump’s insane assertions might go beyond the point of being merely demented to something far worse, i.e. catastrophic.
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Published September 22Arch Villain
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Published September 22Testimony and Commenting Workshop - Data Center Gas Plants
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 - 7:00pm Zoom