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Stephen Colbert and I:  The Tightening of Right-Wing Censorship
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Stephen Colbert and I: The Tightening of Right-Wing Censorship

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Paramount Global corporation has fired late night comedian Stephen Colbert even though Colbert dominated his time spot. Paramount owns […]

Turkey becomes the First to Censor Musk’s AI Chatbot Grok

Turkey becomes the First to Censor Musk’s AI Chatbot Grok

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Green Energy and protecting Nature get the Thumbs up in Climate Change study in 68 Countries

Green Energy and protecting Nature get the Thumbs up in Climate Change study in 68 Countries

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Trump plots to keep Palestinians Stateless forever

Trump plots to keep Palestinians Stateless forever

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Trump-Netanyahu Show on Wednesday was par for the course in American and right wing Israeli […]

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Iranian Drummer Woman, 1842

Iranian Drummer Woman, 1842

British Museum | – – “Portrait of a young woman; single-page painting mounted on album folio. A woman beats a drum slung over her shoulder. […]

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Why America needs the Muslim Ms. Marvel now more than Ever!

Why America needs the Muslim Ms. Marvel now more than Ever!

By Katie M. Logan | (The Conversation) | – – During the first few weeks of the Trump administration, we’ve seen increased pressure on Muslim […]

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Pentagon To Recommend US Deploy Ground Troops in Syria?

Pentagon To Recommend US Deploy Ground Troops in Syria?

TeleSur | – – Countries opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will meet on Friday for the first time since Donald Trump’s U.S. administration took […]

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Human Costs of Trump's Muslim Ban continue to Mount

Human Costs of Trump’s Muslim Ban continue to Mount

By Jody Mashek | (Otherwords.org) | – – I’ve seen firsthand how the White House’s cruel ban is impacting moms and kids here in the […]

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Farewell to doublespeak: Israel’s vision for the future is terrifying

Farewell to doublespeak: Israel’s vision for the future is terrifying

By Ramzy Baroud | Ma’an News Agency | – – Empirical historical evidence combined with a little common sense are enough to tell us the […]

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All of Putin's / Trump's Men

All of Putin’s / Trump’s Men

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The NYT has broken the story that several Trump associates are under investigation by the FBI […]

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Photo of the Day:  Sad Girl, Happy Girl, Iran 1900 (Sykes)

Photo of the Day: Sad Girl, Happy Girl, Iran 1900 (Sykes)

British Museum | Sir Percy Sykes | – – Two rural Iranian girls of the Qajar era, 1900, one sad, one mischievous. Via British Museum […]

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Psychologists: Trump's Rage makes him incapable of Serving safely as President

Psychologists: Trump’s Rage makes him incapable of Serving safely as President

TeleSur | – – “We believe that the grave emotional instability indicated by Mr. Trump’s speech and actions makes him incapable of serving safely as […]

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