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 Wiki article here . Also a video from Dr. Fraad:

 

 

  The former US President was 100 . 

 

 

 Guess she forgot how her stance on Israel (specifically in relation to Gaza) helped to derail her unrecognized-by-the-Democratic-Party 2024 primary bid:

 

 Link to audio here .

  Full text can be found here .

 

 The version reported by Kit from Hard Lens Media:

 I'm sure it's different when cops go on strike:

 

  The Root also talked about this . All I can say is that when you look at Jackson's background, it's hard to deny that he wouldn't have picked up some moves. 

 Link here .

 

 

 

 Lee Camp explains:

 Sabby has the details: African Stream also had a post on this. 

 

 Jimmy Dore reveals to Due Dissidence: 

 

 

 

 Don't trust Clarissa Ward:  

Interesting, to say the least : Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced the closure of the country’s embassy in Ireland on Sunday, accusing Ireland of “extreme anti-Israel policies.” “The actions and antisemitic rhetoric used by Ireland against Israel are rooted in the delegitimization and demonization of the Jewish state, along with double standards. Ireland has crossed every red line in its relations with Israel,” Sa’ar said, according to a foreign ministry statement. “Israel will invest its resources in advancing bilateral relations with countries worldwide according to priorities that also take into account the attitudes and actions of these states toward Israel,” he added. The statement pointed to action taken by the Irish government, including Ireland’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state, and its support for South Africa’s legal action against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Yair Lapid, Israel’s opposition leader, criticized the move in a post ...

 The United States, Turkey and Israel aren't wasting any time:

 Professor Richard Wolff discusses:

Sorry, multiverse fanatics:

 To the tune of $20 billion (of  $300 billion in assets):

 

  Extremists who consider Assad worse than Netanyahu? Al-Qaida (the perpetrators of 9/11) being hailed as Syrian freedom fighters? New leaders ignoring foreign encroachment, looting and the destruction of the military while turning over resources to the "free market?" Christian journalists being accosted by mercenaries for their faith?  There's a lot going on in Syria right now, and it's not what the mainstream media wants you to believe.

Apparently reporting other perspectives (or really anything that counters the mainstream narrative) is illegal in Britain (much like the United States).  Link to audio interview can be found here . 

 The China Report (via BreakThrough News) gives their take:

 Now that Democrats are out of power, Americans who regularly get their news from mainstream cable, TV and (some) internet may have noticed shifts in tone: I'm calling this the "Grift Shift." Shows and individuals who are dependent on the drama of electoral politics making course corrections that will keep them relevant (read: profitable and having access) yet blameless. They get to now be "critical" of politicians that they lauded and protected while embracing those who were once the recipient of their most fiery condemnations.  Remember: most of American media is owned by companies who are known more for entertainment than informing the public. In other words: this shift is more about securing the bag than some great epiphany. 

 The answer may surprise you (or not):

 

CNN introduces us to this "mystery:" Months before police identified Luigi Mangione as the man they suspect gunned down a top health insurance CEO and then seemingly vanished from Midtown Manhattan, another disappearing act worried his friends and family. The 26-year-old scion of a wealthy Baltimore family who was a high school valedictorian and an Ivy League graduate , Mangione had maintained an active social media presence for years, posting smiling photos from his travels, sharing his weightlifting routine and discussing health challenges he faced. He publicly kept track of nearly 300 books he had read or wanted to read, even posting a favorable review of the Unabomber manifesto on a book website. But then, during the summer, Mangione appeared to stop posting online, prompting worried messages from some of his friends. “Nobody has heard from you in months, and apparently your family is looking for you,” one user posted on X in October, tagging an account belonging to Mangi...

 Audio found here . Information on how to help the Uhuru 3 can be found here .

  Not since the days of Occupy Wall Street (which equally freaked the 1% out) have I seen a story bring the left and right together on a foundation of class politics. Maybe it has something to do with healthcare horror stories penetrating normal American political ideologies. Whatever the cause, it's got healthcare CEOs in a panic . And changing their policie s.  UPDATE: The suspect has apparently been caught . The trial should be interesting. 

 

Between Kamala Harris' staff acting completely vacant  and  Cenk Uygur doing a 180 on MAGA , from fear being used yet again as a prime motivator for the Black vote to some people taking another look at what Bernie Sanders was trying to tell people back in 2016 , it's become all to clear that "Democrats vs Republicans" is, to paraphrase Chris Hedges , really "Corporatists vs Oligarchs;" two factions of capitalists battling it out over who gets to absorb and abuse the wealth of the working class and poor.  Justice Democrats was a failure; the "Squad" - a loose collection of quasi-progressive Democrats spurned on by Kyle Kulinski and Cenk Uygur - was quickly co-opted. Movement for a People's Party fell under the weight of allegations against it's leader who - allegations aside - did nothing to built a state/local powerbase and eventually left to help Robert Kennedy Jr.'s campaign (and continues to support the latter's political caree...

 

 

  The Nodutdol is described by Wikipedia here , and their own site is here . 

 

 

 

 

 The answer may surprise you:

Via NPR : South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an "emergency martial law" on Tuesday, accusing the opposition of paralyzing the government with anti-state activities. In a surprise late-night TV address, Yoon said the move was needed to protect the country from anti-state activities. He also accused the opposition of being sympathetic with North Korea. Yoon took office in 2022, and faces a parliament dominated by the opposition. He has been struggling with low approval ratings and has been involved in scandals, including some involving his wife. And here's CNN: UPDATE: South Korea's Parliament fights back . The draft-dodging, US-backed leader is not that popular with the people of South Korea, winning the last election by a margin of 0.7%

 

 

 

 Chuck D joined the State Department some time ago, as Lee Camp notes: Between this and the story of Angela Davis , people should take note of celebrity activists and what unbridled capitalism does to their fighting spirit (hint: they tend to sell out). 

 Ghadi Francis and George Galloway discuss:

  Via CNN : President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he has pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who faced sentencing this month on gun crime and tax convictions, marking a reversal as he prepares to leave office. “Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter,” he said in a statement. It is a “full and unconditional pardon,” according to a copy of the executive grant of clemency. This official grant of clemency cannot be rescinded by President-elect Donald Trump. By pardoning his son, Joe Biden has reneged on a public promise that he made repeatedly before and after dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. The president and his top White House spokesperson have said unequivocally, including after Trump won the 2024 election, that he would not pardon Hunter Biden or commute his sentence. The pardon means Hunter Biden won’t be sentenced for his crimes, and it eliminates any chance of his being sent to prison, which was a possibility. Once the judges overseeing his cases are notified of t...