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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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Has Trump quietly surrendered to Russia and China?

Has Trump quietly surrendered to Russia and China?

Michael T. Klare | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – If there’s a single consistent aspect to Donald Trump’s strategic vision, it’s this: U.S. foreign policy […]

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Authoritarianism
Trump & Co.: The weak of will, the strong of arm, the clown?

Trump & Co.: The weak of will, the strong of arm, the clown?

By David Faris | (Informed Comment) | – – WHERE are Elmer, Herman, Bert, Tom and Charley, The weak of will, the strong of arm, […]

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Questions about Judgment:  Trump appointed Flynn in the First Place

Questions about Judgment: Trump appointed Flynn in the First Place

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The sudden resignation of Trump National Security Adviser Mike Flynn on Monday evening clearly was actually […]

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Image of the Day:  Persian Lady in Green, 1600

Image of the Day: Persian Lady in Green, 1600

British Museum | Safavid Painting | – – Painting: Portrait of a Lady in Green, Iran, 1600 British Museum Description: Recto Painting. Portrait of a […]

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Immigration
Immigrant Cali Sikhs open Temples to Oroville Dam Refugees

Immigrant Cali Sikhs open Temples to Oroville Dam Refugees

TeleSur | – – At least seven Sikh temples opened their doors to evacuees. "DO NOT TRAVEL NORTH TOWARD OROVILLE," was the message the Yuba […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Gov’t Secretly funding illegal squatter Settlements in Palestine: Haaretz

Israeli Gov’t Secretly funding illegal squatter Settlements in Palestine: Haaretz

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The recently dismantled illegal settlement outpost of Amona was funded through a million-dollar loan from the […]

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Syria
Al-Qaeda Rising?  After Aleppo defeat, Syrian Rebels turn on Each other

Al-Qaeda Rising? After Aleppo defeat, Syrian Rebels turn on Each other

By David Patrikarakos | ( RFE/RL ) | – – 2017, it seems, will be no less chaotic than its predecessor — an aphorism made […]

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Donald Trump
SNL Spicey on 'Extreme Vetting':  The Blondes Get In

SNL Spicey on ‘Extreme Vetting’: The Blondes Get In

NBC | Saturday Night Live Cold Open Skit | – – “Sean Spicer (Melissa McCarthy) and Jeff Sessions (Kate McKinnon) take questions from the press […]

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Donald Trump
After Miller's Mega-Lies, time to rev back up the Reality Based Community

After Miller’s Mega-Lies, time to rev back up the Reality Based Community

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Stephen Miller, a snot-nosed kid with a bad attitude, advertised as White House senior policy adviser, […]

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