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George Galloway Has a Dire Warning For Britain.

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Israeli Government Censors Their Media.

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Netanyahu Enters The Bargaining Stage.

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From CNN : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday offered $5 million and safe passage out of Gaza to anyone returning a hostage. “To those who want to leave this entanglement I say: Whoever brings us a hostage will find a safe way out for himself and his family. We will also give $5 million for every hostage,” Netanyahu said. “Choose, the choice is yours, but the result will be the same. We will bring them all back.” Speaking at the Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza alongside Defense Minister Israel Katz, Netanyahu added that whoever harmed a hostage would “pay the price.” His announcement was met with outrage from the mother of Matan Zangauker, one of the hostages still held in Gaza. “The prime minister is trading the hostages’ lives,” said Einav Zangauker. She criticized Netanyahu for “offering money to Hamas” and said his attempt to “divide and rule in Gaza through bribes to the captors” would put the hostages at risk. “It’s unbelievable that the man who funded Hamas i

Caitlin Johnstone: "Trump Supporters Are George W. Bush Supporters LARPing as Ron Paul Supporters."

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Roland Martin Gets In His Feelings Over the 2024 Presidential Election Results

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Attacking YouTube hosts like Salvati and Gray and doing after-the-fact complaining about the Democratic Party's leadership structure and strategies will not change the fact that his gatekeeping and sheepherding did not help Kamala Harris win:

Danny Haiphong and Scott Ritter Talk Hezbollah, Iran, Palestine and How Benjamin Netanyahu Has Gotten Himself Into Even More Trouble.

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What Happened To All Of The Oct 7th Footage?

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 You'd think video/audio evidence of "the most horrific attack" in decades would be secured and readily available to debunk any skeptics, but...

The Saber-rattling Escalates, But Our Leaders Are Playing Dumb.

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Caitlin Johnstone: "When The Show Is Over, The Actors Hold Hands And Take A Bow"

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Richard Medhurst Speech In Vienna

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So What Happened In Amsterdam?

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Jason Hickel's Post on Liberal Capitalism.

 Greg Stoker spoke on this, but here's the text from Jason Hickel's post : The problem with liberalism is that it rests on a fundamental contradiction that cannot be resolved. It will always fail, it will always collapse, and this explains everything about our current moment. Liberals try to hold two commitments at once: on the one hand, they are firmly committed to capitalism; on the other, they express support for principles like human rights, democracy, equality, freedom of speech, environment and the rule of law.  This duality is the core of liberalism. But there's a problem. Capital accumulation requires cheapening labour and nature. This eventually comes into direct conflict with principles like rights and equality. And whenever this conflict appears, the liberal ruling class sides with capital, abandons their lofty principles, and throws workers and nature under the bus.  Every. Single. Time. This results in flagrant displays of hypocrisy. They run on nice-sounding

Greg Stoker on How Trump's Presidency Will Impact the "US Empire"

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Rachel Blevins and Scott Ritter Talk About Trump's Incoming Foreign Policy Team, and The Impact (If Any) They'll Have Regarding Israel and Ukraine

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 I think the biggest takeaway is that the World has moved on since Trump's last term, and his Administration will have to deal with that reality.

Rania Khalek Interviews Jamaal Bowman.

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Interesting to learn from Bowman that his district was not that focused on foreign policy issues before his last election. Speaks to how Congresspeople (especially new ones) are educated, and what party leaders consider a priority.

Did You Know That The Biden Administration Gave Israel a 30-Day Deadline Regarding Gaza? Did You Know That It Was Just For Show?

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 Nick From RBN explains:

Kshama Sawant Talks to Due Dissidence About What the Green Party (and Third Parties Overall) Need To Do Going Foward.

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Al Jazeera Explains Hezbollah.

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Trump's Choice of Defense Secretary Shows That Foreign Policy-Wise, Nothing Will Fundamentally Change.

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Due Dissidence: The Onion Buys INFOWARS.

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 Wild:

George Galloway & Seyed Marandi Talk Trump Picks, Lebanon's Stance and More.

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What is "The Axis of Resistance?"

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 Al Jazeera explains: :  

Now That Democrats Will Leave The White House (And Republicans Are Coming In), It's OK to Say that There's a Genocide in Palestine.

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 What a difference an election makes; the party the America media liked is leaving and the party (or more honestly, the person leading said party) is coming back into power, so things once ignored are now highlighted. Like calling the genocide in Gaza "genocide." Interestingly enough, Scheerpost covered not one , but two of these instances: an opinion piece for the Guardian and a story about the Saudi Crown Prince in the Middle East Monitor : Even pro-Israeli news outlet Haaretz is coming around a bit . At this pace, Mainstream media could be outright adversarial in a year, two tops. Then again: AIPAC. 

"Is Genocide a Red Line?" OR: Kamala Harris Could Not Distinguish Herself From Joe Biden's Foreign Policies, and It Cost Her.

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The Grayzone: How One Country Uses the United States to Sell a Genocide.

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Second Thought: Why Housing Is Getting More Expensive

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So...What Happened? (2024 US Elections)

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If I were to sum up in one word: "capitalism." The voters responded to capitalism. Capitalism is what got Barack Obama into office. Capitalism is what made voters decide to give Donald Trump a change in 2016. Capitalism is what ultimately undermined Trump in 2020, allowing Joe Biden to slip in, and capitalism made voters give Trump another another chance for 2024. Wall Street was behind Obama, as was most of the people because of what Obama promised (albeit vaguely). After Obama was found to be less-than trustworthy ( in particular to black Americans ) on the economic front, Hillary Clinton appeared to be an extension of those policies which was unappealing to voters. Trump gets in, but gives tax breaks to rich (while also raising taxes on non-rich voters) and fumbles handling the pandemic (which costs businesses money). Biden promised to fix things, and while the pandemic greatly eased (yet not been completely eradicated) Biden also said that "nothing will fundamentall

Quote of the Day

“ I’m tired of hearing this is the biggest election in your lifetime. The reality is over time it doesn’t matter . It really doesn’t matter .” - BlackRock chief Larry Fink .

BreakThrough News Did a Focus Group. Here's What They Talked About.

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Netanyahu Fires Defense Minister; Replacement Is "A Political Ally" Who "Lacks "Extensive Military Experience."

Via CNN : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant after months of clashes over domestic politics and Israel’s war efforts. In a recorded statement Tuesday evening, Netanyahu said that “trust between me and the minister of defense has cracked.” Israel Katz, currently the foreign minister, will become defense minister. Gideon Sa’ar will replace Katz as foreign minister, the prime minister’s office said Tuesday. Neither has extensive military experience, though Katz has served in the cabinet throughout the war. The move came as voters in the United States, Israel’s most important ally, voted for their next president. Gallant is a close interlocutor for the US administration, and has been said to have daily conversations with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. The reshuffle happened at a crucial moment for Israel, which is fighting bloody wars in Gaza and Lebanon while awaiting a potential retaliatory attack from Iran. Gallant responded to the deci

Margaret Kimberly and Garland Nixon Talk Media Censorship.

 Via Black Agenda Report .

Glenn Greenwald Talks Gaza, Israel With Norman Finkelstein & Rashid Khalidi

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Richard Wolff Breaks Down How Labor Events and Foreign Policy Have Impacted the US Economy

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Did you know that in response to the West's 2022 sanctions, Russia seized around 400 foreign-leased aircraft , causing a battle between the aircraft companies and the insurance companies ? One of the many actions that have contributed to America's current economic state:

Briahna Joy Gray and Tavis Smiley Talk About the Democrats' Political Panic Attacks (As Well As Their Real Attacks on Third Parties)

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For Pennsylvania, Fracking Is Still An Issue.

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 Status Coup's Jason Peters investigates:

Sabby Sabbs and Max Blumenthal Discuss The Zionist Influence on American Media

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 Did you know that pollsters use poll questions to influence news stories, and then the public? For example: Step One - Poll Question: "What crime would Country X half to do to convince you that the Us should get the military involved?' Step Two - Media Story: Mainstream news covers story that Country X may be guilty of committing the same crime, repeats story ad nauseum. Step Three - Politicians and pundits repeat claim as fact, rousing public sentiment.   

Due Dissidence: Rashida Tlaib Does Not Endorse VP Harris.

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 Gee, wonder why: As DD points out, Tlaib was still at a pro-Democrat event.

Claudia de la Cruz Talks To Abby Martin About How The Democratic Party Suppresses Third Parties

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  Bonus: For the Green Party in New York, it's just as bad . 

That Time RONALD REAGAN Ended Israel's Attacks With a Phone Call.

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 From the Way Back Machine (New York Times): Chronology of Crisis About 6 A.M. (midnight Wednesday, New York time) - Israelis begin bombing west Beirut. As raids continue, Lebanon's Prime Minister, Shafik al-Wazzan, tells Philip C. Habib, the special American envoy, that the talks cannot continue. 2 P.M. (8 A.M., New York time) -The Israeli Cabinet meets. A message from President Reagan arrives, expressing ''outrage'' and, reportedly threatening to halt the Habib mission. The Cabinet decides to end the raids and order new ones only if they are ''essential.'' 4 P.M. (10 A.M., New York time) -President Reagan tries for hour to call Mr. Begin but cannot get through. 4:50 P.M. (10:50 A.M., New York time) - King Fahd of Saudi Arabia calls Mr. Reagan. 5 P.M. (11 A.M., New York time) -A new cease-fire goes into effect in west Beirut. 5:10 P.M. (11:10 A.M., New York time) - Mr. Reagan reaches Mr. Begin for 10-minute telephone call. 5:40 P.M. (11:40 A.M., Ne

Silence Is Complicity: Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac Calls Upon U.S. Churches

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Belgian Workers Party Belgian MP Confronts Israeli Ambassador

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 MP Nabil Boukil does not hold back: 

HISHE: How "Joker 2" Should Have Ended

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BRICS' Latest Moves Reviewed By The China Report and Ben Norton

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Odd Statues Show Up In DC. CNN Was Clueless; NPR Did Real Investigating.

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  According to CNN , no one knows where they came from or who's behind it. Maybe they should talk to their journalistic counterparts over at NPR, because they did some actual research : The National Park Service originally granted a permit to a group called Civic Crafted LLC to display the statue until Wednesday evening, but later extended it an extra week through the evening of Nov. 6 — the day after Election Day. NPR has reached out to the woman named in the permit. According to the permit shared with NPR, the statue is called The Resolute Desk and is meant to represent the heart of democracy. "Here, the power of the people finds its expression through the diligent efforts of those who serve the public good," it says. "When rioters broke in to destroy these ideals, this desk stands firm, so too must the principles of equality, justice and freedom that it represents." For the record: Washington, DC has " nearly 28,00 private security cameras ," inclu

Obama Goes Full "Bill Cosby 'Poundcake' Mode" To Shame Black Men Into Voting For Kamala Harris

 Black Agenda Report's Margaret Kimberly and Dr. Anthony Monteiro discuss .

George Galloway On Iran, the US 2024 Elections, and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy

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  For those who don't know, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy is the person who doesn't believe that Gaza is experiencing a genocide .