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W.E.B. Du Bois: The Power of Double Consciousness

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Ilan Pappe & Electronic Intifada Talk About Israel

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Richard Wolff On How Donald Trump Uses Theatrics In Place of Policy.

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Ex-Congress Members Cori Bush and Jamaal Bowman Decide To Fight Back...By Doing a Show

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Democrats, whether elected, non-elected or unelected, think that the best way to wield and challenge power is via podcasts and social media shows:

CPAC Exposes Steve Bannon's Inner Zionism.

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Tuskegee Airmen Facts (One Mic History)

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Double Dose of R.I.P.

 The first is for actor Gene Hackman (95) and his wife Betsy Arakawa (63). The second is for actress Michelle Trachtenberg (39).  

Mortal Kombat Doesn't Make Sense When You Think About It

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Black Agenda Report: The Fall of Eric Adams

 Summary:  Eric Adams has a multitude of legal and political problems that have ended any political ambitions he may have had. Donald Trump may have kept him from going to jail, but in seeking a lifeline from a president hated by most New Yorkers, he has sealed his fate and will go down in history as the anti-Black, Black mayor. Full article by Margaret Kimberley here . 

Quote of the Day

 "The ease with which corporations shredded their DEI policies is why it’s important to note the fundamental differences between fighting to be included and fighting for autonomy and self-determination. Diversifying oppressive structures and seeking equity within corporatocracy is as limited as trying to do the same within representative governance. Before you demand a seat at the table, you should first ask if it’s a table worth being at in the first place . Let’s not pull up chairs at dinner parties that need to be destroyed . Unfortunately, that’s the standard response for a public hypnotized into thinking they have a collective stake in capitalism."   -- William C. Anderson, from his opinion article  Another Way Out: DEI and the Limits of Multicultural Consumerism . 

88 Brains: The ABCs of Black History Month

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Congressional Republicans Are Trying To Trick the 99% About the Latest Tax Cut Ploy

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  Also, the tariffs (aka, import taxes) will help generate the "revenue" needed:

Donald Trump Does Not Understand BRICS

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 Danny Haiphong and Richard Wolff discuss:

Caitlin Johnstone: "Liberals Hate Socialists Because Socialists Are The Real Thing"

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Elon Musk's Lack of Understanding Labor Is On Full Display

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A Bit On France's Imperialist History.

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Wishy-Washy Labor Leaders Will Not Be Helping America's Working Class.

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One Mic History: Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment

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What Most People Get Wrong About "The Economy"

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Glenn Greenwald and Norm Finkelstein Talk About Trump, Israel and the Ceasefire.

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How Capitalism Causes Empathy and Enables Addiction

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Dock Union Leader's Support of Potential Contract Underestimates the Impact of Technology and Highlights the Lack Of Unity With Unions Nationwide.

  From WSWS : On February 25, over 40,000 East and Gulf Coast dockworkers will vote on a proposed six-year labor contract worked out by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) union and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX). Almost a month after the last-minute announcement of the tentative agreement on January 8, the ILA released a 50-minute video, featuring pre-recorded statements by ILA President Harold J. Daggett and Vice President Dennis A. Daggett. While the video was ostensibly meant to play up the contract “highlights,” it shows in fact that the contract offer, which was reached to block a powerful strike, is a miserable sellout. Dockworkers must reject it by the widest possible margin, and organize themselves to prepare for action for a contract which actually meets their demands. The key issue which workers are prepared to strike over is the question of automation, which the port operators aim to use in order to cut thousands of jobs. They point to the far...

Fox News Commentators & Republicans Are Learning What "DEI" Really Mean As People They Know Get "DOGE'd"

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Flashback: Gracie's Corner Celebrating Black History

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Sammy Obeid Drops Jokes, Math and Political Takes

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Brian Berletic on The US, NATO and Ukraine.

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Sabby On Hakeem Jeffries

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Can The Trump Administration Handle BRICS?

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Steve Bannon Is Not A Fan of Elon Musk and Other Oligarchs.

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Super Bowl Halftime, Third Parties and California Politics: Butch Ware on Bad Faith

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The Extent Of The IDF's Plan To Make Gaza Unlivable.

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Why else would they target medical devices?

Many Departments Being Weakened or Eliminated Under Trump Administration Just Happen To Have Lawsuits Against Companies Connected To Major Donor Elon Musk

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 Probably just a coincidence, right?

Does President Trump Have Any Leverage Dealing With Gaza?

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One Mic History: The Freedom Riders

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Lee Camp: Israel Still Has Plans For the West Bank

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America's Economic Desperation.

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Quote of the Day

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"We share the pathologies of all dying empires with their mixture of buffoonery, rampant corruption, military fiascos, economic collapse and savage state repression." Chris Hedges, " The Empire Self Destructs "

Ukraine's Zelensky Not Happy About Being Excluded From US/Russia Talks

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 From Rachel Blevins:

Luigi Mangione Speaks Out

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Economic Update: Unions, Deportations, A.I. And Prisons

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BreakThrough News On The "Endgame" For Palestine

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Bernie Sanders, Free From Having To Carry Water For The Democrats, Decides To Fight For The People Again.

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Sanders would be better off joining independent or third-party based organizations who are already fighting against the oligarchy:

Black History Month: Something for the Kids

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Caitlin Johnstone: "There Is No Antisemitism Crisis In Australia"

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Fighting Wars For The Rich and Enabling Puppet Regimes For Imperialists; Rania Khalek and Matt Kennard Talk About "The Racket."

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"Pre-Crime" Is Becoming a Reality.

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Some People Don't Really Know About MC Hammer.

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 "Please Hammer don't hurt him" was a plea, not a catchphrase. 

The Comings & Goings of the National Nuclear Security Administration

  Via USA Today :  The Trump administration rescinded firings of hundreds of employees at the National Nuclear Security Administration, which oversees the nation's arsenal of nuclear weapons, in a reversal that has fueled scrutiny over Elon Musk's efforts to cut the federal workforce. A spokesman for the Department of Energy, which the semi-autonomous NNSA falls under, told USA TODAY less than 50 workers had their jobs terminated. About 325 NNSA workers initially received notices late last week that they had been laid off, according to Reuters. The dismissals are part of Trump's wave of mass firings throughout the federal workforce, engineered by Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. The original notices prompted one senior NNSA staff member Friday to issue a public call to action before the terminations were halted . "We cannot expect to project strength, deterrence, and world dominance while simultaneously stripping away the federal workforce that provides ...

Due Dissidence On JD Vance's Very Selective Speech on Free Speech

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Trump Admin Wants To Pivot From Ukraine (i.e. Russia) To Iran

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Chris Cuomo Doesn't Believe That The Youth Are The Future.

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 Well, at least not for the Democratic Party:

"Why Is America Always At War?"

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Flashback: Sesame Street Celebrating Black History Month.

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United Healthcare Is Not Happy About The Public Support of Luigi Mangione.

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Black History Month: Josephine Baker

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Caitlin Johnstone on The Latest News About Ukraine and Israel.

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Rania Khalek And Mohammed Al-Bukhaiti Talk About Yemen's Role

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"Why Is The US So Hostile Towards Iran?"

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International Students In America May Be Deported For Supporting Palestinians.

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FYI: The US Is Bombing Somalia

 For those claiming that president Trump is a "peace president:" Ahmed Maeleninine, an Omani-born leader of Islamic State, was killed in U.S. airstrikes against the terror group in Somalia earlier this month, officials of the Puntland region said Wednesday. Maeleninine was the main target of the Feb. 1 airstrike against Islamic State hideouts in the semi-autonomous region of northern Somalia. In an interview with VOA Somali, the Puntland state minister for presidency, Abdifitah Mohamed Abdinur, said Somalia and its international security partners had been watching Maeleninine’s movements in the region. “He was an Omani-born man in his 40s who was wanted for international crimes and his movements and activities have been followed at least for the last two years, as he was hiding in the mountainous area of Puntland,” Abdinur said. “He was a thorn removed from the flesh of Somalis and the world population, and he eventually tasted what he deserved.” The U.S. Africa Command (AFR...

Is Israel The Party Harming the Ceasefire?

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 Sure sounds like it:

One Mic History: Fred Hampton

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Super Bowl halftime Performer Banned for Showing Support For Showing Support To Palestine and Sudan

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From CBS News : A performer at Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show unfurled a flag emblazoned with the words Sudan and Gaza in a protest over the two wars roiling the Middle East. Security personnel at the stadium detained the performer shortly after the flag was waved atop a car used as a prop in the performance. New Orleans police said the man was ejected from the stadium after the incident, and no arrest or summons was issued.  The NFL said the person would be banned for life from NFL stadiums and events. "We commend security for quickly detaining the individual who displayed the flag. He was a part of the 400-member field cast. The individual hid the item on his person and unveiled it late in the show. No one involved with the production was aware of the individual's intent," the league said. The company behind the halftime show, Roc Nation, said the protest was "neither planned nor part of the production and was never in any rehearsal." They then ...

Kamala Harris Was Never Ready For Prime Time

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 The former Vice President had to be edited to sound informed and prepared, and still failed on both counts: Harris' policy admission is around the 12-minute mark. 

Around the Internets: World Edition

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In acknowledgement of viewers to this site from around the world, here's some stories involving their home countries: Bulgaria: Ukraine Backs Purchase of Soviet-designed nuclear reactors from Bulgaria .  Singapore: A pandan cake showdown . Also, teen detained for trying to start a "race war." Hong Kong: US tariffs are being challenged .  Slovenia: Is private 5G in the future ? Mexico: Also not a fan of the tariffs . Huh; maybe team up with Hong Kong, form an alliance?

Gaza Ceasefire Already Being Sabotaged.

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DOGE Is Conducting Class Warfare Disguised As "Eliminating Government Waste"

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Donald Trump Is Not a Populist

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So What's Going On In The Congo?

 Black Agenda Report's Margaret Kimberly interviews Maurice Carney (Executive Director of Friends of the Congo ) about how issues in the Congo is impacting South Africa and Rwanda . 

The Revolution Will Not Be Lead By Billionaires.

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 The warden doesn't give his prisoners a key to their cell.

Watch & Learn: Louie Armstrong

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The Connection Between "In Living Color" and The Super Bowl

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Democracy @ Work: Marriage and Capitalism

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Watch & Learn" About Franklin, The First Black Peanuts Character

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Reminder That Donald Trump Does Not Sugarcoat His Political Agenda

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Watch & Learn: The 6888

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Journalist Richard Medhurst Raided and Detained.

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USAID Shutdown Reveals Doxing Drive Against Independent Media

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BreakThrough News: Jason Podur Discusses The Lessons Learned In Gaza

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Caitlin Johnstone on the "Tiger Show"

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BreakThrough News: Lebanese Return To Previously Israeli-Occupied Areas

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Watch & Learn: Plessy vs Ferguson

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New President, Same Zionist Approach

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  Wonder if Netanyahu will (allegedly) bring his laundry . 

Rachel Blevins: Russia Knows That Ukraine Can't Last Without Western Aid

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Is The DEI Purge a Smokescreen to Roll Back The Progress of Civil Rights?

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One Mic History: The Black Woman That Secretly Recorded 35 Years of News Television

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Is What's Happening to USAID a Good Thing?

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 Rachel Blevins explains the CIA connection:

Pentagon Pausing Holidays?

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Elon Musk And DOGE Granted Access To Treasury

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Krystal Ball Gets the Broken Clock Award

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I don't think that the person who pushed Marianne Williamson should be snipping at AOC for "suddenly" criticizing Democrats, but whatever:  

Due Dissidence: How Does A Party Survive Being "Left" and Pro-Corporate At The Same Time?

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 Hint: it can't.

Caitlin Johnstone: They Don't Just Tell Us What To Think, They Train Us HOW To Think

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On Birthright Citizenship in the United States

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Honest Trailers Tackles Crypto

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Are Ukrainian Immigrants Using Taxpayer Money to Marry Americans So They Can Stay In The Country?

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 Maybe: For what it's worth, the " Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022 " exists. Also, for reference, the US collected $4.5 trillion in taxes in 2023 yet spent around $916 billion on the military .

Why Unions Are a Good Thing

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