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Why Weren’t the October 7 attacks Avoided?
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Why Weren’t the October 7 attacks Avoided?

Dan Steinbock

On October 7, 2023 – two years ago – the Hamas-led offensive was portrayed as “Israel’s 9/11” that came out of the blue. This assumption […]

“The Rose as where some buried Caesar bled:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám  1:18

“The Rose as where some buried Caesar bled:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:18

10/06/2025 By Juan Cole

Goodbye Petrostates, Hello ‘Electrostates’: how the clean Energy Shift is reshaping the World Order

Goodbye Petrostates, Hello ‘Electrostates’: how the clean Energy Shift is reshaping the World Order

10/06/2025 By The Conversation

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As Trump Bans Somalis, 100s dying from Hunger in Severe Drought

As Trump Bans Somalis, 100s dying from Hunger in Severe Drought

The Watchers : Watching the World Evolve and Transform | – – 110 people have died from hunger in the past 48 hours in just […]

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Donald Trump
Ben Carson thinks Slaves came as "Immigrants," earned "Less"

Ben Carson thinks Slaves came as “Immigrants,” earned “Less”

CBS | (Video News Clip) | – – “Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr. Ben Carson is facing backlash after referring to slaves as immigrants. […]

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'Claim the sky': a new climate movement for the Trump era

‘Claim the sky’: a new climate movement for the Trump era

By Robert Costanza | (The Conversation) | – – President Donald Trump is making it less likely the United States will meet the emissions targets […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israel Bans Entry to Anyone Calling for Country’s Boycott

Israel Bans Entry to Anyone Calling for Country’s Boycott

TeleSur | – – BDS [Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions] has grown into an effective international movement as many companies and celebrities join efforts to hold […]

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Dirty, Hot, Deadly: The Real Trump Scandal is What He's done to the Environment

Dirty, Hot, Deadly: The Real Trump Scandal is What He’s done to the Environment

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – I don’t think Trump creates Twitter scandals to deflect attention from his real scandals. I think […]

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Archaeology
Syrian Musicians Celebrate Palmyra's Liberation

Syrian Musicians Celebrate Palmyra’s Liberation

TeleSur | – – The city and its ruins, designated a UNESCO world heritage site in 1980, have traded hands several times during Syria’s six-year […]

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Corruption
AG Jeff Sessions as Gump:  SNL Cold Open

AG Jeff Sessions as Gump: SNL Cold Open

Kate McKinnon | (Saturday Night Live) | Video Clip | – – “Attorney General Jeff Sessions (Kate McKinnon) chats with strangers (Octavia Spencer, Leslie Jones, […]

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Afghanistan
“Dear Nasemi:  ‘I’m Sorry.'”  (ICE doesn’t Keep out Afghan-American Coffins)

“Dear Nasemi: ‘I’m Sorry.'” (ICE doesn’t Keep out Afghan-American Coffins)

By Jonathan S. Addleton | (Informed Comment) | – – Dear Nasemi – I’m sorry. It is hard to believe that it was almost four […]

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Donald Trump
All the President’s Generals:  Do they Want War with Iran?

All the President’s Generals: Do they Want War with Iran?

By William D. Hartung | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – In the splurge of “news,” media-bashing, and Bannonism that’s been Donald Trump’s domestic version of […]

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