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Global Battle Royale at COP30 between Fossil Fuel Producers and Green Energy Advocates
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Global Battle Royale at COP30 between Fossil Fuel Producers and Green Energy Advocates

Juan Cole

A bloc is attempting to deep-six the pledge made at COP28 to “transition away from fossil fuels.”

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Protesting Canada’s Detention of Former UN Special Rapporteur Richard Falk over Palestine Rights Advocacy

Protesting Canada’s Detention of Former UN Special Rapporteur Richard Falk over Palestine Rights Advocacy

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Trump using Jews to Ban Free Speech: The Ultimate in Antisemitism

Trump using Jews to Ban Free Speech: The Ultimate in Antisemitism

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Scalia and the Uninsured Children (Cartoon)

Scalia and the Uninsured Children (Cartoon)

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Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (96):  Against Astrology

Omar Khayyam (96): Against Astrology

The good and bad that are in human nature, the joy and grief that are in fate and destiny– do not attribute them to the […]

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Medvedev slams Romney for “Number one Enemy” Slur

Medvedev slams Romney for “Number one Enemy” Slur

Below, the USG Open Source Center translates an article from Russian about President Dmitry Medvedev’s reaction to Mitt Romney calling Russia the “number one geopolitical […]

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Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (82)

Omar Khayyam (82)

Khayyam, your body  is like a royal tent; your spirit is king and its residence is temporary. The angel of fate strikes this tent when […]

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US Public Wants out of Afghanistan as 3 Western Troops Killed by Afghan Troops

US Public Wants out of Afghanistan as 3 Western Troops Killed by Afghan Troops

There were two attacks on US and British troops in Afghanistan on Monday, by members of the Afghanistan armed forces. The American was killed in […]

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Republicans Promise to take US Health Care in Direction of Sub-Saharan Africa

Republicans Promise to take US Health Care in Direction of Sub-Saharan Africa

(From this site).

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Bush Senior Also Promised Moscow more Flexibility after Election

Bush Senior Also Promised Moscow more Flexibility after Election

President Obama was caught by an open mic Monday telling outgoing Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that he would “have more flexibility” in missile negotiations “after […]

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Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (80)

Omar Khayyam (80)

A codger staggered drunk  out of the bar, a prayer rug over his shoulder and a wine glass in hand. I said, old man,  what’s […]

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Basic Facts on Clothing and Murder for American Bigots

Basic Facts on Clothing and Murder for American Bigots

Dear American bigots: Basic Fact: Wearing a veil, as Iraqi-American Shaima al-Awady did before she was brutally murdered in her home as part of a […]

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