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 Prism Reports: The Iran the Western Media doesn't want you to see . Scheerpost: 2026 is showing us how the Democratic establishment is "dealing with" the Populist Left in America . The Left Chapter: Attacking Communism with Marxist words ? Al-Jazeera: "Operation Economic Outcast" is failing . Truthout: Senator Fetterman moves closer to being "The Democratic Ally to the GOP" by supporting data centers .

 

 

 Apparently, conducting a war he started is stressing the President out, so on top of his regular golf trips, he needs the ballroom to be completed to make him happy:

"Crisis preparedness," huh?  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The United States President believes that memes and AI is the solution to America's problems: The bread is stale and the circus is old.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  To piggyback on what was said in the video, Americans are more concerned about what Hasan Piker has to say about the Democratic Party than the geopolitical, environmental and economical implications of what's going on West Asia (or Ukraine/Russia, for that matter). 

 

 

 

 Once again: Democrats won't save you!

 

 It's like Flint and East Palestine on replay: Was this a "test run" for other minority-dominated cities? Could the midterm elections be impacted by such occurrences? Time will tell...

 

 

  There's a reason that the Navy and Air Force have been preferred military options; it rhymes with "people think that 'boots on the ground' is a bad idea." Sadly, the number of proponents for that idea is growing smaller.  

 So Briahna Joy Gray has James Ray from the DSA on Bad Faith to talk about the various factions/shades of the DSA and how they are musing over issues like, "Should the DSA endorse AOC for President or VP?" The fact that the DSA -the group who's platform birthed the Force the Vote Movement- includes "moderates" ranging from the Kyle Kulinski/TYT "infiltrate the Democratic Party and change them from the inside" to those who are explicitly attacking people like Gray for the "audacity" of suggesting that the DSA use whatever political leverage they have to push their agenda, is very revealing and shocking. At least to the extant that Americans have been led to believe that the DSA is the closest thing America has to an organized socialist group. But truth be told, they have as many members who want to play the role of "capitalism managers" as the regular Democratic Party.  I understand that people like Professor Richard Wolff may believ...

 

 

 

 

  If you're in the United States you can be forgiven for not knowing about Cerimedo; While he is mentioned referenced for his connection to the Shield of the Americas , he does not have an English Wikipedia page ( but he does have one in Spanish ). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  The Canadian voice actor was 85 .

 

 

 

 

 

  The versatile actor was 80 . Just a sample of his work:

 

 Ben Norton on the ins and outs of the new trade war between the United States and Canada, and why Canada may have an advantage:  But yeah, pretty sure most Americans don't realize that we're pumping oil from Alberta, Canada:

 Last five minutes of this video is on point: It's the cycle that gets the occasional tune-up of "outsiders" who are really insiders. Republicans run the "I'm different from the rest" type who's "a maverick" while the Democrats run a leftist-sounding pragmatist. This is done to shepherd the strays back into the two major parties. If you really want to make a difference in electoral politics, don't vote for Democrats or Republicans...they've wasted enough of our time, money and energy. 

 

 

 

 

 

 The multi-talented American was 80 . 

  BONUS: Lee Camp catches Mike Huckabee revealing some truth while under pressure (aka, the fallout of settler attacks against an American living in a majority Christian village in Palestine):

 

 

 

 

 

  Instead of doing a true political audit/autopsy of where their party went wrong after Barack Obama left office, the Democrats has decided to push candidates that can either mimic Obama or be marketed as Obama-like. The only thing they share with Obama is being more beholden to donor than the America people.  They will not be anti-war. They will not usher in universal healthcare or Medicare For All. They will not "bring jobs back." The will not curb the power of local authorities. They will not go after the sexual perpetrators revealed in the Epstein Files. They will not regulate artificial intelligence. They will not admit that a genocide is occurring in West Asia. They will not tax millionaires or billionaires.  They will tell you that all of your problems are the fault of the other party and its leadership. And if enough people believe this story to the point of getting them elected, the Democrats will not fix your problems, they will simply find a way for you to live...

 

 

 Another powerful video/writing from Chris Hedges:

 

We'll start with this clip from Ben Norton explaining why the US is losing against Iran (at least by traditional, measurable metrics):   The latest "phase" or gambit coming out of the United States is " Economic D-Day ," which I posted about earlier. China has basically laughed this off: Iran, by all accounts, is either prepared or is preparing for the fallout (after all, they have been heavily sanctioned even before the war): But why the switch from missiles to bank accounts? Ben Norton clarifies: This has lead to unfortunate military consequences for the US military: The long-range weapons are either in low supply or spent, Iranian capabilities have been massively underestimated, and the re-supplying locations (aka, the US military bases in West Asia that Iran has destroyed) are no longer an option, forcing the US to pivot.   We've seen examples of how these conditions have impacted military morale . And that's not all: the weapons that America rely on...

 

 

  Why are some people concerned about Harp in particular? Keep in mind no one was really paying attention to her until Jon Ossoff brought her up, but she's been in the Trump camp's orbit:

 

 

 

 

  BONUS: Ben Norton's video highlighting the myth of American wealth:

 

 

 

 Due Dissidence on Leavitt's departure: BONUS: HIGNFY goes over one of their funniest Leavitt stories:

 

 

 

 

  For a print version, go here .

 

 Maybe we can call them "Establishment Left Federation" or "Establishment Left Foundation" so the shorthand can be ELF:

 

 

 The actress/singer was 36. Here's Panettiere's interview about her book, her life, her struggles and some other revelations:

 

 

 

 

 Keep in mind that their targets are usually anyone who upsets them.  Wonder if this supposed to be the "happy medium" between "chokehold" and "shooting to death?" Also: it won't be long before regular police will want/have them.

 A double-dose of Rachel Blevin interviews: