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Motherjones.com
- by Schuyler MitchellWhen Charles Thomson and William Barton designed the Great Seal of the United States more than 200 years ago, they were unambiguous about its meaning. A bald eagle would clutch arrows in one set of talons, symbolizing war, and an olive branch in the other, symbolizing peace. In 1945, President Harry Truman officially declared that […]
- by Schuyler MitchellThe yearslong battle over TikTok’s ownership has concluded in a $10 billion windfall for the Trump administration. On Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported that investors in the recently completed deal to create a US-controlled TikTok will pay the government the exorbitant sum for its role in helping broker the transaction. The fee is about […]
- by Pema LevyFederal Judge James Boasberg quashed two grand jury subpoenas on Friday afternoon that are part of the Justice Department’s criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, finding ample evidence that the subpoenas were intended to harass or coerce Powell into lowering interest rates, with no evidence pointing toward wrongdoing. “A mountain of evidence suggests […]
- by David RitsherPavel Talankin is a teacher from a small mining town in Central Russia. He spent two and a half years documenting how his school was conscripted into Putin’s war propaganda machine for the Oscar-nominated documentary, Mr. Nobody Against Putin. After Russia invaded Ukraine, his school changed almost overnight– teachers ordered to deliver government scripts and […]
- by Ayurella Horn-MullerThis story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Up until the end of February, a steady flow of ships bound for destinations across the world would pass daily through the Strait of Hormuz. A narrow channel running between Oman and Iran, the waterway serves as the only natural maritime link […]
- by Jamilah KingOn Thursday, college football coach turned Senate dunce Tommy Tuberville took to X to quote-retweet a post from the account @EndWokeness. The original tweet were side-by-side photos of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a plane hitting the second tower on 9/11. “Less than 25 years apart,” the account wrote. Tuberville’s contribution? “The enemy is […]
- by Inae OhWho could have guessed they would be the ones on my mind? It was a personal appointment, perhaps the most intimate variety, and MAGA characters don’t normally seep into my private life. But there I was last month, at some point between a transvaginal ultrasound and substantial bloodwork, pondering the lives of Karoline Leavitt, Usha […]
- by James WestLess than two months before his arrest on sex-trafficking charges in 2019, Jeffrey Epstein was on top of the world—at least going by his iMessages. Over the course of three days in May, he fired off more than 60 texts to his powerful besties. A self-appointed expert on any topic, Epstein sparred with a cocky […]
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Crooksandliars.com
- by Steve M.There's was an event at the White House yesterday that was advertised as a commemoration of Women's History Month — but this is the administration of Donald Trump, the most narcissistic person who's ever lived, so the event was primarily about him. A medal was presented — not to a woman, but by a woman, […]
- by Susie MadrakNearly every part of the United States is getting walloped by wild weather or just about to be. Days of downpours have begun in Hawaii. The Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus (38 Celsius-plus) heat. Two storms will dump snow by the foot over northern Great Lakes states. And the […]
- by Walter EinenkelPresident Donald Trump defended the easing sanctions on Russian oil, excusing reports that the nation’s dictator, Vladimir Putin, has been assisting Iran in its war efforts against the U.S. “I think [Putin] might be helping [Iran] a little bit,” Trump said during his call-in to Fox News on Friday. “And he probably thinks we're helping […]
- by HeatherHere's the latest chest thumping from Trump who announced another escalation with Iran on his social media site this Friday evening: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he directed the U.S. Central Command to carry out a bombing raid, hitting military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island. “Moments ago, at my direction, the United […]
- by HeatherAs Walter Einenkel at Daily Kos noted, JD Vance gave one head-scratching take on rising gas prices this Friday: Vice President JD Vance is being weird and unlikeable in public once again. During a visit to North Carolina's GOP redrawn 1st Congressional district Friday, Vance attempted to thread the needle boasting that President Donald Trump […]
- by NewsHound EllenAxios reported on Friday that Pete “WhiskeyLeaks” Hegseth is “sending an amphibious assault ship, the USS Tripoli, and its Marine expeditionary unit to the Middle East.” The deployment adds “thousands of Marines, several warships, and F-35 fighter jets to support those already in the region,” according to Axios’ source, a “senior U.S. official.” “The Marine […]
- by Conover KennardA federal judge threw out a pair of subpoenas the Justice Department issued to the Federal Reserve, handing a victory to the Fed and dealing a heavy blow to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s criminal investigation into Chair Jerome Powell. Judge Box O'Wine isn't taking U.S. District Judge James Boasberg's decision well, to say the least. […]
- by HeatherI don't know what billionaire Republican donor John Catsimatidis has been smoking lately, but it must be some strong stuff. Catsimatidis, who is a the former mayoral candidate, radio host, and supermarket magnate, and who donated $515,000 Trump's 2020 presidential campaign and is also the CEO of a refining company, made an appearance on Maria […]
Medium.com
- by Left WisdomfoThe picture of the clown trump found on the internet. Don’t remember where but it is showed up when I put “open course” in the google label. It is my current take on the many crimes that trump has been part of including the pedophile issue which is still being covered up by he and […]
- by Left Wisdom(the “man of peace” causing paid and misery)“Obama, admittedly got the Nobel Peace Prize a bit early. It would have looked far better if they had waited a year and see what things he did. The Peace is usually submitted with a particular deed that recommends him. Now, Obama was my very familar President in the […]
- by Left Wisdomescape from the vicious right wing AmericaNow I have to admit that I doubt that New York will ever be affordable for me. It has always been a horrible expensive city to live where rent control existed, but it was always still very highly priced to live there. As I mentioned in the prior article about […]
- by Left WisdomHarrison Ford made a good solid statement about American Enemy Number 1. The only thing I disagree about is that trump has a plan, I just know that the plan he has is not FOR the American People. In fact, I call him American Enemy Number 1 because his plan seems to be to make […]
- by Left Wisdom**horrible things will happen if the SC continues to reject his playing with tariffs**Everybody by now knows that trump has been playing with tarrifs; as far as anybody observing can tell, getting up in the morning and suddenly yelling with great enthusiasm that he hopes will convince the nation that THIS is the salvation for […]
- by Left WisdomImagine you are in the Jungle. The night is far advanced and the Jungle is nice and calm. The lions have had a good meal and are settled in. The villagers have made sure that the lions have enough. They even went out and killed some smaller animals and left them in a central part […]
- by Left WisdomMamdani ran for mayor on the promise to make sure rent control in the city takes account of the finincial straits of young people just starting out. As we have heard frequently, especially since trump got into the White Houise, while promising to bring costs down and immedately caused most prices to go speedily in […]
- by Left WisdomQuestion: what is the difference bet Fuentes and Maga? And yes, I am happy about the Mayor of New YorkMAs we all know, or should, the same die hard MAGATS didn’t learn a damn think about the rebuke they got in New Jersey, Virginia and New York City. I would say that this outcome may have […]
Democracynow.org
- The global economy has been rocked by the war in the Middle East, with Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz threatening energy flows and sending the price of oil soaring to its highest level in years. The United Nations Security Council responded to the unprovoked U.S.-Israeli war by passing a resolution this week condemning […]
- Inside Israel, “there is no room for any question marks or doubts about this war,” says journalist Gideon Levy, a columnist for Haaretz and a member of the newspaper’s editorial board. He says war fever has taken over the country, with polls showing 93% support for the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran, Lebanon and beyond — […]
- We speak with journalist Lylla Younes in Lebanon, where she says Israel’s “massacres are multiplying” amid the broader U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Israeli strikes have killed nearly 700 people in Lebanon over the past two weeks, while attacks have expanded to include areas of central Beirut, which Israel claims are aimed at the powerful Hezbollah […]
- U.S.-Israeli Attacks Have Forced 3.2 Million Iranians to Flee Their Homes, In First Public Statement, Iran’s New Supreme Leader Vows to Keep Blocking Strait of Hormuz, 250+ Groups Call on Congress to Reject Request for $50 Billion in Funding for Iran War, Iranian Strike on Oman Kills Immigrant Workers as NATO Shoots Down Missile Fired […]
- Democracy Now! recently sat down with Agnès Callamard, the secretary general of Amnesty International and a former United Nations special rapporteur, while she was in New York City to mark International Women’s Day and attend the U.N.'s annual conference on women's rights. Callamard responded to the assassination of Iraqi feminist Yanar Mohammed, U.S. sanctions against […]
- “This is all being read inside of Iran as a war on the Iranian people.” As oil prices threaten to spike to $200 a barrel amid Iran’s pressure campaign against the U.S. and its allies, professor Narges Bajoghli returns to Democracy Now! with an update on the war on Iran and its place in the […]
- Iran Says U.S. and Israeli Strikes Have Killed 1,348 Civilians, Senators Demand Accountability as Pentagon Admits U.S. Struck Iranian Girls’ School, Iranian Missiles and Drones Continue to Strike at Israel, Gulf States and Oil Infrastructure, IEA Announces Record Release of Oil Reserves as Iran Warns Prices Could Top $200 Per Barrel, Lebanon Death Toll Tops […]
- Killers of Roe is a new book by the reproductive rights journalist Amy Littlefield on what she describes as the death of abortion rights in the United States. The book is framed as a murder mystery, examining a “twisted alliance of believers and opportunists” in the years and decades before the Supreme Court overturned Roe […]