Replacing Kamala Harris
Democratic Party donor Guy Saperstein says replacing Kamal Harris is critical to 2024 success
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Big Meat and Dairy Delegates Triple at COP28
Big Ag fights back at COP28
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Google Loses on Every Count in Play Store Antitrust Suit by Epic Games
Google has suffered a major blow to its Play apps store model if this new ruling survives appeal. A Federal jury returned what the Washington Post deemed to be a verdict against Google on all counts, after mere hours of deliberation. A link to the verdict form 1. Readers may recall, at a 50,000 foot […]
Read more...Russia and Gaza: “One War, One Election At a Time” – One Step Forward for National Liberation, Two Steps Back
More from John Helmer on how Russia is navigating the fraught political situation in the Middle East.
Read more...Is China’s Economy Collapsing? Economic War! Michael Hudson & Richard D. Wolff
A wide-ranging talk, using Western bashing of China’s economy as a point of departure.
Read more...Free Expression and Self-Censorship on Campus
Can US campus officials hold on to their thin pretense of intellectual independence in light of escalating censorship demands?
Read more...Links 12/9/2023
Iran President Raisi Asks President Putin To Support Gaza Action – Putin Is Evasive for the Moment
Putin ducked a request by Iran for support with respect to Gaza….but what might Raisi actaully want?
Read more...“No NATO” for Ukraine, Ukrainian Politician Says
Some Ukraine officials now depict the US as quietly opposed to Ukraine joining NATO, even as Jens Stoltenberg is still hyping it
Read more...Myanmar’s Instability Deepens as the World Watches Silently
Militants threaten Myanmar’s military government. But other non-state actors, as well as China, are vying for influence.
Read more...Texas v. Pfizer Alleges Extensive Misrepresentations About Covid Vaccine Efficacy, Censorship of Critics
The State of Texas sent a major shot across Pfizer’s bow via a suit alleging widespread misrepresentaitons about Covid vaccine effectiveness
Read more...Matt Taibbi – CTI Files #4: The Hamilton 68 Connection (or Russiagate Never Dies)
A new Taibbil deep dive on “The Cyber Threat Intelligence League” or CTI, another concerted effort to promote “Russian influence”fabrications.
Read more...Tips Tricks Dampen Delivery Worker Celebration of New $18-an-Hour Wage
Delivery platforms DoorDash and UberEats immediately retaliated against a NYC-madated wage increase by redoing their apps to undermine tips.
Read more...The Debate Over Restricting Immigration
The Republicans look serious about restricting immigration or at least rolling back recent Biden moves. But are there any sound approaches?
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