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California: Fossil Gas use Declining, replaced by Solar Plus Megabatteries
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California: Fossil Gas use Declining, replaced by Solar Plus Megabatteries

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Two-thirds of California’s electricity retail sales are now generated by renewables.

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From Sykes-Picot to Silicon Valley: Why Middle East Fault Lines now run through American Tech

From Sykes-Picot to Silicon Valley: Why Middle East Fault Lines now run through American Tech

12/19/2025 By Jasim Al-Azzawi

“We cannot Negotiate with the Melting Point of Ice:” World’s Ice Sheets shed 640 bn. Tons in 12 Months

“We cannot Negotiate with the Melting Point of Ice:” World’s Ice Sheets shed 640 bn. Tons in 12 Months

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Kim Jong Style (Parody of Psy's Gangnam Style)

Kim Jong Style (Parody of Psy’s Gangnam Style)

Barely Political’s parody set in North Korea:

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Libya Security crisis in Wake of Killing of US Ambassador (Links)

Libya Security crisis in Wake of Killing of US Ambassador (Links)

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Sunday’s Recommended Reading

Sunday’s Recommended Reading

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Top Ten ways Corporate Food is Making us Fat and threatening our Food Supplies

Top Ten ways Corporate Food is Making us Fat and threatening our Food Supplies

While it is much better than the fascisms of the Right and the Left, one of the big drawbacks of corporate democracy is that the […]

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Benghazi & Libya Developments

Benghazi & Libya Developments

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Tweets of the Day (Updated)

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‘Free Libya’ Crowds in Benghazi rally against Militias, Drive al-Qaeda out of City

‘Free Libya’ Crowds in Benghazi rally against Militias, Drive al-Qaeda out of City

The attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11 was seen by many observers as a sign of Libyan radicalism or instability […]

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Are Judges finally Standing up to Secretive Drone Assassinations? (Searle)

Are Judges finally Standing up to Secretive Drone Assassinations? (Searle)

Jack Searle writes at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism Three federal appeal court judges greeted US government efforts to block the release of information on […]

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Tunisian Muslim Leader Warns of Dangers of Violent Fundamentalism

Tunisian Muslim Leader Warns of Dangers of Violent Fundamentalism

As the Tunisian Ministry of the Interior announced that no demonstrations would be permitted on Friday, the Muslim leader Rached Ghanoushi warned of the dangers […]

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