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Minneapolis is Healing the Wounds of Hatred by Leading with Love
Donald Trump

Minneapolis is Healing the Wounds of Hatred by Leading with Love

Janelle Carlson

The federal government has threatened to starve Minnesota by cutting off SNAP, WIC and other USDA funded programs as retribution.

Iran: Growing Evidence of Countrywide Massacres

Iran: Growing Evidence of Countrywide Massacres

01/17/2026 By Human Rights Watch

The Saudi-UAE Bust-Up over Yemen reflects Rift over Vision for Region

The Saudi-UAE Bust-Up over Yemen reflects Rift over Vision for Region

01/17/2026 By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

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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 […]

Juan Cole

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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 […]

Juan Cole

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 […]

Juan Cole

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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 […]

Juan Cole

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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).

Juan Cole

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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 […]

Juan Cole

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 […]

Juan Cole

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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 […]

Juan Cole

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Faster than Expected Climate Change means drought, war, famine for Middle East, Africa

Faster than Expected Climate Change means drought, war, famine for Middle East, Africa

A new study just published in Nature Geoscience has found it plausible for the first time that the world’s average surface temperature could rise by […]

Juan Cole

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