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Here’s This week’s edition of Thursday Kos with Markos and Rev. Mark, LIVE! Please subscribe to Make It Plain wherever you get your podcasts!
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The American experiment in democracy is facing some its most dire challenges during the second occupation of the White House by Donald Trump. He has never been an advocate of government "of, by, and for the people," and he isn't about to embrace those...
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Listen to our archived episodes: Pandora|LibSyn|YouTube Support the show: Patreon|PayPal: 1x or monthly|Square Cash * David Waldman returns for The Final Episode of KITM… Or maybe that’s tomorrow? Let’s just take this one day at a time. Greg Dworkin...
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HISTORY LESSON JANUARY 15 – Revolutions in Iran: Comparing Iranian Women in Protest to American Women Today After the end of World War II, Iran had a robust parliamentary democracy plus a growing economy due primarily to oil investments from the West....
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The extent and extremity of the regime’s use of violence to quell the protests further demonstrate that the regime views the protests as a proto-revolution. Trump said he heard from sources that killings stopped, too bad that doesn’t apply to the USA....
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The New York Times did one their periodic expeditions to find out what ‘real’ Americans are thinking. (Gift Link) Here are the ground rules: America in Focus seeks to hear and understand the views of cross-sections of Americans whose voices are often...
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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, a new viral video is making even MAGA turn against ICE....
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OK. Trump is once again floating the Insurrection Act, and a lot of people here — and in the media — are both worried and spiraling into worst‑case scenarios. Me? Not as much. Let me explain: ICE’s support has been slowly eroding for a year, and after...
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Hi, everyone!
Wow! Can’t believe another week has gone by. But I’m back with today’s PWB fun.�
It’s been a rough week ~ life glitches all around. On top of the major issues, I received a ...
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This article is also about the current protest movement in Iran. In a previous diary, I outlined my thoughts on why the current protest movement is likely going to fail. But I realize that there is an all-powerful misconception of how/why the 1979...
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This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. TomDispatch regular Clarence Lusane reminds us today that, once upon a time in a distant universe, long before Venezuela and...
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Ever wondered who will benefit most from Trump’s batshit insane ranting about taking Greenland. invading Venezuela, leaving NATO, making the western hemisphere his property and on and on …? Not Trump he’s just a blathering old man but Putin with the...
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Ukraine takes out six Russian air-defense systems in just two days. Remember those stories about how Trump was sick of how Putin was playing him like a fiddle and dragging his feet? Yea, it was all bullshit as usual. Russia bombs a playground in Lviv....
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US capitalism is in crisis. Wages have stagnated since the 1970s. Neoliberalism (Reaganism) only made things worse. Society won’t be stabilized without major changes. Fascism responds to that crisis by substituting sticks for carrots. The privileged...
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I have seen and heard many knowledgeable folks discussing Trump’s action and threatened actions regarding Venezuela and Greenland. These include Senator Mark Kelly and the one of our ex ambassadors to Denmark. Each goes through the various Trumpy...
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Phase 3: Profit. Pedo-Protector continues the GOPhascist Reign of Terror as DHS now puts “American citizens at risk by design” “Just doing their job” and enjoying “just following orders” terrorizing a midwestern state in Winter. DHS counted on...
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Yesterday, Mayor Jacob Frey basically took a Fox “News” host down, pointing out that Trump’s own federal prosecutors just quit their jobs rather than investigate and prosecute Renee Good’s wife for “domestic terrorism.” Which raises the question: what...
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You may not remember Billy Long; he was Trump’s IRS commissioner for less than two months before he was removed, at which time he announced he had been nominated to be ambassador to Iceland. At the time (last August), the Reykjavik Grapevine was...
by Dan K
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In a fascinating opinion article titled How the Supreme Court Broke Congress from the Atlantic Magazine, there is a long list of progressive legislation that has been struck down or stymied by the Supreme Court. The result is that Congress and its...
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We all know about boycotting the box stores. But, how much do we know about Mom and Pop business? Did you know in Ak a large number of Salmon fisherman each year are Mom and Pop. Private owners who fish the moths of the rivers. Some sell directly to...
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