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A Blood Bath Took Place in Iran
Dissent

A Blood Bath Took Place in Iran

Fariba Amini

The families had to search for the bodies of their loved ones amongst the many covered coffins in the many morgues or hospitals

Syria: Civilian Protection Lacking in Escalation In NE Kurdish Region

Syria: Civilian Protection Lacking in Escalation In NE Kurdish Region

01/26/2026 By Human Rights Watch

Borders as Crime Scenes and Crimes

Borders as Crime Scenes and Crimes

01/26/2026 By Tomdispatch

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Romney Ridiculed 'Rising of Seas,' Pledged Deep cuts to FEMA (Videos)

Romney Ridiculed ‘Rising of Seas,’ Pledged Deep cuts to FEMA (Videos)

Mitt Romney makes fun of President Obama’s pledge to slow the rising of the world’s oceans, caused by climate change, and his Republican audience tittered. […]

Juan Cole

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Top Green Energy Good News Stories in Honor of Frankenstorm

Top Green Energy Good News Stories in Honor of Frankenstorm

While storms and hurricanes are normal, Frankenstorms are not. Global climate change caused by human dumping of carbon dioxide into the air causes severe weather. […]

Juan Cole

US politics
A vote for Romney is a vote for Zombies: Joss Whedon of the Avengers (Video)

A vote for Romney is a vote for Zombies: Joss Whedon of the Avengers (Video)

Director and screenwriter Joss Whedon (The Avengers, The Cabin in the Woods (2012), suggests that a vote for Mitt Romney is a vote for the […]

Juan Cole

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You, Robot:  Darpa's Robot learns to Avoid Obstacles

You, Robot: Darpa’s Robot learns to Avoid Obstacles

Darpa’s Atlas Robot learns to avoid obstacles:

Juan Cole

Energy
Severe Weather, Climate Change and Corporate Greed (Solnit)

Severe Weather, Climate Change and Corporate Greed (Solnit)

Rebecca Solnit writes at Tomdispatch.com: Our Words Are Our Weapons Against the Destruction of the World by Greed In ancient China, the arrival of a […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Syria crisis Shakes Lebanon, Iraq, Saudi Arabia as Cease-Fire Crumbles

Syria crisis Shakes Lebanon, Iraq, Saudi Arabia as Cease-Fire Crumbles

The inability of the Syrian government to crush an 18-month-old revolutionary movement is putting increasing pressure on its neighbors. Not only have hundreds of thousands […]

Juan Cole

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Medley of Grey-Faced Republican Men on Duty of Raped Women to Bear the Child (Video)

Medley of Grey-Faced Republican Men on Duty of Raped Women to Bear the Child (Video)

A medley of grey-faced Republican men with two-dollar haircuts fulminating on rape and the duty of raped women to bear their rapist’s baby:

Juan Cole

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Romney & Ryan Self-Help Book on Rape (Jamiol Cartoon)

Romney & Ryan Self-Help Book on Rape (Jamiol Cartoon)

Courtesy Paul Jamiol

Juan Cole

Energy
Candidates flee East Coast as Frankenstorm takes Revenge for their Ignoring Climate Change

Candidates flee East Coast as Frankenstorm takes Revenge for their Ignoring Climate Change

Mitt Romney and Joe Biden have canceled campaign events planned for this weekend at Virginia Beach as a massive storm bears down on the east […]

Juan Cole

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