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Israel is not a democracy, it is an apartheid entity; it is not a promised land, it is a settler-colonial project; it is not a nation under siege, it is an aggressor; it is not defending itself, it is conducting a genocidal war in Gaza. counterpunch.org/2024/01/04/pal…

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When Trump took office, the federal prison population stood at 185,617. When he left office, there were 155,562 people incarcerated in federal lockup, a decline of 30,055. Under 3 years of Biden, the number of federal prisoners has increased by 1,149 inmates to a total of 156,711

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A generational change has taken place on the question of Zionism and the relationship of the U.S. to Israel. counterpunch.org/2024/01/04/a-n…

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'For what we call eighty-seven years, I’ve been riding this pale blue dot around the universe, as it circles an unremarkable ordinary star in a tenuous arm of what we call our local galaxy. Even on the blue dot I’ve covered a  lot of ground.' counterpunch.org/2024/01/04/our…

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Israel bombs Beirut & Biden bombs Baghdad in the same week–both illegal assassination strikes w/ collateral damage. The wider war has begun. Mike Knights: “If Iraqi PM Al Sudani doesn't chuck the US out this time, I predict he'll get a nice state visit to DC this quarter.”

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Biden's own campaign staffers warn that volunteers are quitting 'in droves,' that it's 'not enough to merely be the alternative to' Trump, and that his refusal to change course on Israel-Gaza is a moral stain and imperils his re-election.
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Biden's own campaign staffers warn that volunteers are quitting 'in droves,' that it's 'not enough to merely be the alternative to' Trump, and that his refusal to change course on Israel-Gaza is a moral stain and imperils his re-election. newsweek.com/joe-biden-camp…
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The ongoing Israeli war on Gaza and the resistance of the Palestinian people have changed our calculation – or perhaps miscalculation – regarding what a besieged nation can achieve. Changing the rules of the game altogether. counterpunch.org/2024/01/04/gaz…

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Wars seem to breed fantasy: hero worship, victory parades, exuberant patriotism, or “a war to end all wars.” Such fantasies are usually based on inflated expectations, grand illusions, or outright lies. counterpunch.org/2024/01/04/fan…

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Evil genius mastermind Christopher Rufo realizing he can easily weaponize technocratic liberalism’s 3 key features:

1) credentialism; front row kid syndrome
2) veiled racism
3) literal-minded, faux neutral arbitration of process tedium stripped of all political, social context

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Israel is so concerned about sexual violence committed by Hamas, it's hiring, uhm, Alan Dershowitz to defend it against genocide charges...

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“Where are the sanctions against the war crimes of Israel? Where are the sanctions against the occupation of Palestine?  Where are the sanctions against these abhorrent attacks on civilian healthcare in Gaza?” counterpunch.org/2024/01/03/blo…

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“I worry that no matter how cynical you become, it’s never enough to keep up.”

– Lily Tomlin, acting in Jane Wagner’s 1985 one-woman play titled The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe counterpunch.org/2024/01/03/the…

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The four phases for universal adoption of new technologies: too expensive, waning enthusiasm over the slow progress, gradual acceptance by skeptics, and finally a dawning sense that we can do without what came before, in this case fossil fuels. counterpunch.org/2024/01/03/the…

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The The New York Times repeated unsubstantiated claims by Israeli officials under the guise of an investigation. But like Iraq WMD and Caliphate, it seems to be falling apart. The sister of the woman who is their lead case says there’s no evidence she was raped and the NYT mislead her.

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Thanks for this Rabbi Shmuley. Jamal, whom you harassed on the ice, is coming on my show tomorrow night to talk about this interaction and why we need to free Palestine! Tuesday 7pm EST youtube.com/@TheKatieHalpe…

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Fascism is no longer interred in history. The spirit of Weimar 1933 is being replayed. counterpunch.org/2024/01/02/the…

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