Trump’s Desire to Seize Bagram Airfield Will End in Disaster
A terse takedown of the latest Trump bright idea, of trying to retake the Bagram airbase in Afghanistan.
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Charlie Kirk and the Making of an AI-Generated Martyr
In the US, death and mythmaking are useful tools weilded to dictate the terms of public life.
Read more...How the First Amendment Protects Americans’ Speech − and How It Does Not
A law professor gives an overview of the extent of and limits on First Amendment rights.
Read more...Trump Administration, Jimmy Kimmel, and Media Brownshirting
Like it or not, the FCC had ABC and Disney completely over barrel in the Jimmy Kimmel ouster.
Read more...Despite Recent “Pin the Tail on the European Donkey” Moves, Trump Unlikely to Escape Accusation of Losing Ukraine War
Despite a possible tactical success versus Ukraine warmongers, Trump can’t escape owning the war and going down as the President that lost it
Read more...“Inflaming Tensions, Trump Threatens Political Left With Retribution Over Killing of Charlie Kirk”
Conservatives are baying for ritual sacrificies on the “radical left” over the murder of Charlie Kirk. How far will the blood lust go?
Read more...Poland to Invoke NATO Article 4 Over Russian Drones in Its Airspace
Poland is going to NATO after 19 Russian drones entered its airspace, apparently from Belarus. What next?
Read more...Trump Followers Promote Authoritarian, Hostile-to-Downtrodden Version of Christianity
How Christianity is being manipulated by Trump allies to demonize the poors and support aggressive law enforcement
Read more...The British Media Again Ignores the Corbyn Insurgency
As Nigel Farage dominates headlines, Jeremy Corbyn is being overlooked by the media – just as he was in 2017
Read more...“At CDC, Worries Mount That Agency Has Taken Anti-Science Turn”
How the debate over RFK, Jr. imposing big policy changes at the CDC illustrates the depth of tribalism in American discourse.
Read more...What Happens as Trump’s Losses Mount?
What will Trump do as his policy backfires become too large and frequent to deny?
Read more...“Forcing Zelensky to Hand Putin Ukraine’s ‘Fortress Belt’ in Donetsk Will Lose It the War”
While some Western pundits are starting to acknowledge Ukraine’s dire condition, large amounts of porcine maquillage are also being applied.
Read more...Don’t Look Away: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised But the Genocide Is Being Filmed
A look at some key entries in large and tragically growing body of documentaries on Israel’s ethnic cleansing and genocide in Palestine
Read more...Health Insurance Price Increases Should Cause Americans More Alarm
An article that usefully documents the magnitude of health insurance price increases nevertheless blames the victims.
Read more...Putin-Trump Summit: Press and Collective West Political Hysteria Escalates as Russia Makes Large, Significant Advance Near Pokrovsk
Trump beats a big retreat in what he expects from the Putin summit even as Russia scores a major battlefield breakthrough.
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