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February 1, 2025 at 3:45 AM

Friday Nite Videos | January 31, 2025

Friday Nite Videos | January 31, 2025     January 31, 2025 xxxxxx Senator Warnock Responds to Trump’s Blame Deflection. The Insurrectionist Rejecting Trump’s Pardon. RFK Jr.'s Weird Confirmation Hearing. The Hidden Horrors of Whole Foods. Founding Fathers Co…
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February 1, 2025 at 2:20 AM

Bernie Sanders’s Ex-Campaign Manager Wants To Rebuild Democratic Party: ‘What New Ideas Are We Bringing?’

Bernie Sanders’s Ex-Campaign Manager Wants To Rebuild Democratic Party: ‘What New Ideas Are We Bringing?’     Joan E Greve January 30, 2025 Guardian Faiz Shakir launched a last-minute bid for DNC chair and wants to mold it in to a working class, inclusive or…
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February 1, 2025 at 2:05 AM

States Can Still Tax the Rich

States Can Still Tax the Rich     Eli Taylor Goss and Treasure Mackley January 22, 2025 Otherwords We won progressive taxes in our state by showing people just how unjust our tax code was. Other states can follow. ,   As President Trump tak…
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February 1, 2025 at 1:50 AM

Latin American Leaders Are Putting Up Resistance to Trump

Latin American Leaders Are Putting Up Resistance to Trump     Cruz Bonlarron Martínez January 31, 2025 Jacobin Donald Trump’s belligerence toward Latin American leaders raises the prospect of a more concerted regional resistance, one its popular left bloc is…
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February 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM

‘People Will Die’: Trump’s Ban on Humanitarian Aid

‘People Will Die’: Trump’s Ban on Humanitarian Aid     Brett Murphy and Anna Maria Barry-Jester January 31, 2025 ProPublica Organizations that provide vital care for desperate and vulnerable people around the world have been forced to halt operations, turn a…
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January 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM

I was built by inherited hungers. This is not a poem that names them.

Portside Culture I was built by inherited hungers. This is not a poem that names them.     Kimberley Blaeser Poem-a-day, 11/22/24 Anishinaabe poet Kimberly Blaeser affirms her fealty to tradition as well as to the resistance to colonizers at the core …
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January 31, 2025 at 2:55 AM

Probationary Federal Employees Targeted for Mass Purge

Probationary Federal Employees Targeted for Mass Purge     David Dayen January 29, 2025 The American Prospect As many as 200,000 federal employees with weaker civil service protections could be let go. But they are supposed to only be fired for poor performa…
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January 31, 2025 at 2:25 AM

States Don’t Have a Right To Exist. People Do.

States Don’t Have a Right To Exist. People Do.     Peter Beinart January 27, 2025 New York Times If America’s leaders prioritized the lives of all those who live between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, it would become clear that asking if Israel …
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January 31, 2025 at 2:00 AM

USDA Inspector General Who Refused To Leave Post Escorted From Office by Security Was Investigating Elon Musk

USDA Inspector General Who Refused To Leave Post Escorted From Office by Security Was Investigating Elon Musk     AJ Dellinger January 29, 2025 Gizmondo One of those IGs, Phyllis Fong at the US Department of Agriculture, decided not to leave, believing the o…
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January 31, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Tidbits – Jan.30- Reader Comments: Reader Comments: Stop the Deportations, Stop the Layoffs, Stop the Administrative Coup!; 10 Things You Can Do To Resist; Longtime Dem Voters Fed Up With Party’s Inaction; 16 Million Workers Were Unionized in 2024

Tidbits – Jan.30- Reader Comments: Reader Comments: Stop the Deportations, Stop the Layoffs, Stop the Administrative Coup!; 10 Things You Can Do To Resist; Longtime Dem Voters Fed Up With Party’s Inaction; 16 Million Workers Were Unionized in 2024     January 30, …
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January 31, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Tony Kahn: Boy Fugitive in the Cold War

Portside Culture Tony Kahn: Boy Fugitive in the Cold War     Paul Buhle January 6, 2025 Portside This is a poignant tale of remembering parents in trouble, careers dashed and of steady FBI harassment. The end is not happy, except that the boy survive…
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January 30, 2025 at 4:05 AM

Reading Imagined Communities Amid a Resurgence of Nationalism

Portside Culture Reading Imagined Communities Amid a Resurgence of Nationalism     Samuel Clowes Huneke April 10, 2024 The New Republic What Benedict Anderson’s classic account of nationalism’s origins misses about today’s world. , …
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January 30, 2025 at 3:45 AM

Trump Orders Schools To Adopt ‘Patriotic Education’ in the Classroom

Trump Orders Schools To Adopt ‘Patriotic Education’ in the Classroom     Zach Montague and Erica L. Green January 29, 2025 New York Times One of the orders, titled “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling,” sought to withhold funding from any schools…
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January 30, 2025 at 3:30 AM

Trump’s “Buyout” Offer for Federal Workers Is Already Backfiring

Trump’s “Buyout” Offer for Federal Workers Is Already Backfiring     Malcolm Ferguson January 29, 2025 The New Republic Donald Trump’s ultimatum to federal workers seems to be having the opposite effect. , (Wikimedia Commons)   Trump’s ulti…
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January 30, 2025 at 3:15 AM

Veterans for Peace Celebrates the Gaza Ceasefire

Veterans for Peace Celebrates the Gaza Ceasefire     Gerry Condon January 24, 2025 Veterans for Peace But just how real is the Gaza ceasefire? How enduring will it be? Many close observers of Israel are skeptical. People walk along Gaza's coastal a…
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January 30, 2025 at 3:00 AM

Rescinded Funding Freeze Memo ‘Just a Taste’ of Chaos Vought Would Unleash

Rescinded Funding Freeze Memo ‘Just a Taste’ of Chaos Vought Would Unleash     Julia Conley January 29, 2025 Common Dreams Trump's decision to halt funding for a variety of federal programs is "straight out of Project 2025, the far-right blueprint crafted by…
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January 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – January 29, 2025

Global Left Midweek – January 29, 2025     January 29, 2025 xxxxxx Times that try the soul , Pinterest   Panel on the Present Danger La Presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum For the Defense Palestine in the Irish Parliament Syria’s Delayed Revoluti…
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January 29, 2025 at 1:10 AM

Organizers Report Longtime ‘Loyal’ Dem Voters Fed Up With Party’s Inaction As Trump 2.0 Takes Hold

Organizers Report Longtime ‘Loyal’ Dem Voters Fed Up With Party’s Inaction As Trump 2.0 Takes Hold     Julia Conley January 27, 2025 Common Dreams Leaders of the grassroots group Indivisible said voters are eager to beat the Trump agenda, and called on Democ…
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January 29, 2025 at 1:05 AM

As ICE Conducts Made-for-TV Raids, Cities From Chicago to Newark Resist Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

As ICE Conducts Made-for-TV Raids, Cities From Chicago to Newark Resist Trump’s Immigration Crackdown     Amy Goodman Interviews Dulce Guzman and others January 28, 2025 Democracy Now! Dulce Guzmán, Chicago immigrant rights organizer, and Amy Torres, executi…
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January 29, 2025 at 1:05 AM

Mass General Brigham and Lockheed Martin: The Tale of an Odd Couple

Mass General Brigham and Lockheed Martin: The Tale of an Odd Couple     Jennifer Scarlott January 28, 2025 Common Dreams The CEO of Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest weapons manufacturer, serves on the Board of Directors of Mass General Brigham, one of th…
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January 29, 2025 at 1:05 AM

Trump’s Lawbreaking Also Aimed at Workers

Trump’s Lawbreaking Also Aimed at Workers     Harold Meyerson January 28, 2025 The American Prospect Neutering the NLRB and targeting janitors, even as his billionaire backers stomp on workers’ rights President Trump has fired the union-friendly Ge…
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January 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Trump’s Neofascism Is Here Now. Here Are 10 Things You Can Do To Resist

Trump’s Neofascism Is Here Now. Here Are 10 Things You Can Do To Resist     Robert Reich January 24, 2025 The Guardian The forces of Trumpian repression and neofascism would like nothing better than for us to give up. Then they’d win it all. But we cannot al…
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January 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM

The 2025 Oscar Nominations and What Should Have Made the List

Portside Culture The 2025 Oscar Nominations and What Should Have Made the List     Richard Brody January 23, 2025 The New Yorker In a time of crisis, the Academy is offering a xxxxxx of humane consensus, though its blind spots remain. The O…
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January 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – January 28, 2025

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – January 28, 2025     January 28, 2025 xxxxxx Will limitless power meet unlimited resistance? , Ruben Bolling   Will Government Workers Stand Up? Fighting Back for Immigrant Rights Mutual Aid Amid LA Fires…
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January 28, 2025 at 4:05 AM

Can a Labor-Backed Candidate in Nebraska Inspire More Working-Class Independents?

Can a Labor-Backed Candidate in Nebraska Inspire More Working-Class Independents?     Dan Osborn, Steve Early January 21, 2025 Labor Notes Osborn’s campaign clearly hit a chord among working people. On election day, Osborn’s 47 percent showing against Fische…
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January 28, 2025 at 3:20 AM

Can Europe Stop Elon Musk?

Can Europe Stop Elon Musk?     Anne Applebaum January 27, 2025 The Atlantic He and other tech oligarchs are making it impossible to conduct free and fair elections anywhere. Elon Musk, ABC News   During an American election, a rich man can …
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January 28, 2025 at 3:00 AM

A xxxxxx Message: Dictators, Oligarchs and Enablers

A xxxxxx Message: Dictators, Oligarchs and Enablers     xxxxxx Moderators January 27, 2025 xxxxxx We have some observations about a wannabe dictator and an emerging governing oligarchy. This message is for you, whether you donate to xxxxxx or not. …
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January 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM

This Week in People’s History, Jan 29-Feb 4

This Week in People’s History, Jan 29-Feb 4     xxxxxx ‘False Witness’ (1955), East St. Louis Desegregates (1950), A New Deal Triumph (1940), Greensboro Students Lead the Way (1960), Sled Dogs and Mushers to the Rescue (1925), Apartheid’s Swan Song (1990) …
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January 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM

A Newly Digitized Menu Collection Shows Off America’s Lost Railroad Cuisine

Portside Culture A Newly Digitized Menu Collection Shows Off America’s Lost Railroad Cuisine     Claire Soon December 2, 2019 Atlas Obscura Once upon a time, Americans riding the rails could choose menus of charbroiled steak, golden French toast, and…
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January 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM

In 1930s NYC, Proportional Representation Boosted the Left

In 1930s NYC, Proportional Representation Boosted the Left     Trevor Goodwin January 26, 2025 Jacobin In New York City, a disgraced mayor and a discredited Democratic Party are creating potential openings for socialists. NYC history suggests that the Left m…
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January 27, 2025 at 1:10 AM

Sunday Science: How China’s New AI Model DeepSeek Is Threatening U.S. Dominance

Sunday Science: How China’s New AI Model DeepSeek Is Threatening U.S. Dominance     Jasmine Wu, Deirdre Bosa January 24, 2025 CNBC The new developments have raised alarms on whether America’s global lead in artificial intelligence is shrinking and called int…
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January 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM

Harvard Outsources Program To Identify Descendants of Those Enslaved by University Affiliates, Lays Off Internal Staff

Harvard Outsources Program To Identify Descendants of Those Enslaved by University Affiliates, Lays Off Internal Staff     Neil H. Shah January 20, 2025 Harvard Crimson Harvard University has laid off the staff of its Harvard Slavery Remembrance Program, the…
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January 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM

Mustafa Barghouti on Israel’s “Defeat” in Gaza, Saudi Normalization, and the War on the West Bank

Mustafa Barghouti on Israel’s “Defeat” in Gaza, Saudi Normalization, and the War on the West Bank     Jeremy Scahill, Sharif Abdel Kouddous, Mustafa Barghouti January 24, 2025 Drop Site News The Palestinian political leader talks to Drop Site on the eve of a…
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January 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM

Forced Prison Labor in the “Land of the Free”

Forced Prison Labor in the “Land of the Free”     Nina Mast January 16, 2025 Economic Policy Institute These exploitative dynamics are rooted in slavery and are particularly extreme in the South, which incarcerates people—primarily Black men—at the highest r…
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January 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Letters From an American - January 25, 2025

Letters From an American - January 25, 2025     Heather Cox Richardson January 25, 2025 Letters from an American Since the very earliest days of the United States, class was a central lens through which Americans interpreted politics . . . in the 1960s polit…
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January 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM

‘I Can’t Handle All This Emotion’: Mo Amer on Using Daring Comedy To Redefine the Palestinian Experience

Portside Culture ‘I Can’t Handle All This Emotion’: Mo Amer on Using Daring Comedy To Redefine the Palestinian Experience     Stuart Heritage January 24, 2025 The Guardian The first season of Mo, comedian Mo Amer’s Netflix show, was a funny, moving l…
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January 26, 2025 at 5:05 AM

The Dubious History of America’s Most Famous Monarchist

The Dubious History of America’s Most Famous Monarchist     Jamelle Bouie January 22, 2025 New York Times Yarvin serves exactly one purpose, and that is to spread the idea that this country would be better served by a dictatorship of capital, spearheaded by …
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January 26, 2025 at 1:50 AM

Far-Right Leaders Are Forging a Global Alliance

Far-Right Leaders Are Forging a Global Alliance     Somdeep Sen January 25, 2025 Jacobin Donald Trump’s election is a morale booster for far-right politicians like Viktor Orbán, Javier Milei, and Giorgia Meloni. Having pioneered many of the destructive, reac…
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January 26, 2025 at 1:35 AM

How Meta’s Policy Updates Could Encourage Hate and Threaten Democracy

How Meta’s Policy Updates Could Encourage Hate and Threaten Democracy     Lindsey Shelton January 24, 2025 Southern Poverty Law Center The changes by Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp, could have far-reaching and dire effe…
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January 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Defending Society Against MAGA Tyranny

Defending Society Against MAGA Tyranny     Jeremy Brecher January 22, 2025 Socialist Project Social Self-Defense Has Begun , socialist project   The resistance to the MAGA juggernaut has already begun at community, city, and state levels. …
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January 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Venture Capitalists in the Defence Industry

Venture Capitalists in the Defence Industry     Elke Schwarz January 16, 2025 The Conversation I’m a propagandist, I’ll twist the truth, I’ll put forward only my version of it if I think that’s going to propagandise people to believe what I need them to beli…
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January 25, 2025 at 4:25 AM

Friday Nite Videos | January 24, 2025

Friday Nite Videos | January 24, 2025     January 24, 2025 xxxxxx How Saudi Arabia Bought Trump - And What They Want. Springtime for Elon (Song Parody). Trump Tech Requests. My Thoughts on the Trump Inauguration. Brooke Harrington - Trump’s “Broligarchy” of …
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January 25, 2025 at 4:05 AM

How To Persuade the Undecided in an Era of Disinformation

How To Persuade the Undecided in an Era of Disinformation     David Litt January 24, 2025 The Contrarian If America is going to survive this, communicating strategically isn’t just a job for politicians and professional commentators. Defeating Trump’s fire-h…
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January 25, 2025 at 3:45 AM

Trump’s Definitions of “Male” and “Female” Are Nonsense

Trump’s Definitions of “Male” and “Female” Are Nonsense     Madison Pauly January 23, 2025 Mother Jones “This executive order is essentially a Trojan horse for embryonic and fetal personhood,” says Kulsoom Ijaz, senior staff attorney at Pregnancy Justice. “T…
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January 25, 2025 at 3:15 AM

'All Natural' Is Not a Viable Health Strategy

'All Natural' Is Not a Viable Health Strategy     Kristen Panthagani January 21, 2025 Your Local Epdemiologist Sometimes “all natural” is far better, but other times nature tries to kill us. We need health policy guided by data that recognizes the harms of b…
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January 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM

Leaked Documents Expose Deep Ties Between Israeli Army and Microsoft

Leaked Documents Expose Deep Ties Between Israeli Army and Microsoft     Yuval Abraham January 23, 2025 972 Magazine Since Oct. 7, the Israeli military has relied heavily on cloud and AI services from Microsoft and its partner OpenAI, while the tech giant’s …
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January 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Bring In the Clowns

Portside Culture Bring In the Clowns     Jean Chacona Poet Jean Chacona offers a satirical view of the hucksterism at the heart of the new administration. ,   Hello, I will be your doctor  for today.   My name is Dr. Robertson. Btw,…
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January 24, 2025 at 1:05 AM

Trump-Three Days of Wannabe Presidency or Dictatorship

Trump-Three Days of Wannabe Presidency or Dictatorship     Heather Cox Richardson January 23, 2025 Letters from an American Trump’s decision to pardon or commute the sentences of all the January 6 rioters convicted of crimes was a spur of the moment decision…
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January 24, 2025 at 1:05 AM

Federal Judges in Jan. 6 Cases Slam Trump’s Pardons

Federal Judges in Jan. 6 Cases Slam Trump’s Pardons     Kyle Cheney January 22, 2025 Politico A prominent federal judge on Wednesday ripped President Donald Trump’s mass clemency for Jan. 6 rioters, saying the justification he offered in his proclamation was…
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January 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order Will Test the Supreme Court

Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order Will Test the Supreme Court     Matt Ford January 22, 2025 The New Republic The president’s latest salvo against the Constitution shouldn’t survive the judiciary’s scrutiny. But these days, you never know. Presi…