How Chinese Politics Works: By Deng’s Former Translator

 https://thedissidentvoice.org/2026/07/how-chinese-politics-works-by-dengs-former-translator/#more-168794

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Travesty Justice: How the FBI's Failure to Vet Brett Facilitated Kavanaugh's Confirmation

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=20695&post_id=208432120&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjA4NDMyMTIwLCJpYXQiOjE3ODUyMzAxMzgsImV4cCI6MTc4NzgyMjEzOCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTIwNjk1Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.gxWRpkz-b9BWItOjKhR2iujLBYObGbETkkmSK85UFLM

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The End of TPS for Haitians Is A Moment of Truth for Zohran Mamdani W

https://www.forever-wars.com/the-end-of-tps-for-haitians-is-a-moment-of-truth-for-zohran-mamdani/

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Democrats Lack a Unified Plan to Counter a Republican Refusal to Seat Midterm Winners

 

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AI agents are nudging pregnant women to anti-abortion sources

 https://www.opendemocracy.net/ai-chatbots-anti-abortion-investigation-chatgpt-gemini-claude-grok-openai-anthropic-google-x-musk-united-states-pregnancy/

~~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

The Fourth Circuit Says Border Agents Can Search Your Phone By Hand, No Suspicion Required

 https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/fourth-circuit-says-border-agents-can-search-your-phone-hand-no-suspicion-required

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China's Road to Socialism, and the US Plan to Revive Geoeconomic Dominance

 Which class holds state power?

https://orinocotribune.com/a-reply-to-greg-godels-on-chinas-road-to-socialism/

When the capitalist class holds state power:

https://sovereignista.com/2026/07/25/michael-hudson-the-u-s-plan-to-revive-geoeconomic-dominance-transcript/

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The Attacks on Free Expression are Taking Place all over the various Capitalist Societies. The U.S. Internet is Riddled with Far-Right Operatives and Constant attacks on Material posted to Inform Women of What is Available to them as Regards Reproductive Healthcare and Access to safe Abortions.

“She's Fighting for Pro-Choice Speech, One Account at a Time: Repro Uncensored's Martha Dimitratou on keeping abortion speech alive online”, Jul 25, 2025, Kylie Cheung, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/shes-fighting-for-pro-choice-speech >

“We unite creatives, researchers, and technologists to defend the right to access information and express ideas freely.”, Global Map from this site, Repro Uncensored, at < https://www.reprouncensored.org/ >

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The Shell Company Is the Trump Presidency This regime only survives as long as nobody makes it look as bad as it is.

https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=329291&post_id=208549542&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjA4NTQ5NTQyLCJpYXQiOjE3ODUwNzA3MjEsImV4cCI6MTc4NzY2MjcyMSwiaXNzIjoicHViLTMyOTI5MSIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.KYh-w3ElPHH6ndxO9kbbQHKisjamO4rAwgQcrnMzHtk

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An Inevitable Famine now Haunts the poor who Depend on the Fertilizer and other products coming through the Strait.

1). “Iran War Fallout: Silent Aftershocks Coming /Mike Adams & Lt Col Daniel Davis”, July 25, 2026, Daniel Davis interviews Mike Adams, Daniel Davis / Deep Dive, duration of video 41:12, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB5Avq_PBeo >.

2). “Trump’s War on Iran Is a War on Global Food Security – Here’s the Math That Proves It”, July 20, 2026, Mike Adams,The Health Ranger's newsletter, at < https://healthranger.substack.com/p/trumps-war-on-iran-is-a-war-on-global >.

~~ recommended by desmond ~~

The Age of Abundance is Over The post-Cold War deal is over, and scarcity is coming to reverse-engineer everything cheap energy built.

 https://waronomics.substack.com/p/the-age-of-abundance-is-over?utm_source=cross-post&publication_id=6637753&post_id=207775046&utm_campaign=16235&isFreemail=true&r=16jbk&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Trump administration witch-hunts People’s Forum and BreakThrough News ~~ and ~~ The Generation That Refuses to Crawl

 https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/07/24/nwfj-j24.html

Vijay Prashad is the organizer of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research

https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/07/24/the-generation-that-refuses-to-crawl/

~~ recommended by tpx ~~

Oscar Peterson ~~ Music Friday for Class Strugglers

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/oscar-peterson-mn0000489316

~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

"Communists"? Letters from an American - Heather Cox Richardson

 https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/july-22-2026?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=20533&post_id=208150008&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=16jbk&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

The U.S. has collected about US$13 billion of Venezuela's oil money. Where is it?

 https://financialpost.com/financial-times/us-collected-venezuela-oil-money

~~ recommended by newestbeginning 

"We Initiated, Basically, A New War" in Somalia (Director's Cut) By Spencer Ackerman • 22 Jul 2026

 https://www.forever-wars.com/r/3f2f646a?m=b656041a-c61a-4a6b-910d-7d396ec2db1f

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Nicaragua’s president says country will not hold any more elections

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/20/nicaraguas-president-says-country-will-not-hold-any-more-elections

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

China - progress, dominance and solving problems

 https://thedissidentvoice.org/2026/07/80-of-american-companies-are-switching-to-chinese-ai-models/

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/30/asia/air-pollution-report-china-south-asia-intl-hnk-scn

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After "Political Terrorism" Event, U.S. Names 43 Americans + Groups

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=7677&post_id=207813534&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjA3ODEzNTM0LCJpYXQiOjE3ODQ1NzY0ODcsImV4cCI6MTc4NzE2ODQ4NywiaXNzIjoicHViLTc2NzciLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.f0Y3HgMt1yXMMcm9MvJZSkPGehQv1jbmZg7A6_MYGF8

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Trump's pardon-for-cash scheme crumbles as wealthy clients spill the beans

 https://www.alternet.org/trump-pardons-2677244321/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Democratic Socialism ~~ by larrymotuz

 As I was reading this morning, I came across a transcripted interview. It brought to my mind all manner of thoughts about what Democratic Socialism is as many progressives nowadays think of it. I've made clear in the past that I am a Democratic Socialist/a Social Democrat at heart. While I did not intend to do more than just clarify my thoughts early on in the transcript, an afterthought was 'this would make a good article. I should send it to you.'

So, here it is.

~~ written by larrymotuz ~~

Federal Agents Were Told F.B.I. Will No Longer Investigate ICE Confrontations

 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/19/us/politics/fbi-ice-agents-investigations-shootings.html

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

The US Constitution and White Supremacy

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QanHvJBfvbY

~~ recommended by larrymotuz ~~

The Trump admin DOJ went to a secretive deportation court this week

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=899862&post_id=207586558&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjA3NTg2NTU4LCJpYXQiOjE3ODQ0MzI1NTAsImV4cCI6MTc4NzAyNDU1MCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTg5OTg2MiIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.Np7NULIK13FeLnnsOkDOGYp9GYn2EPOoaI0OFu-VrZE

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Should Federalist Society Membership be an Impeachable Offense for Judges?

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=5818316&post_id=207602269&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjA3NjAyMjY5LCJpYXQiOjE3ODQ0NTgzNjQsImV4cCI6MTc4NzA1MDM2NCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTU4MTgzMTYiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.VL21tsy8QB4j-EyoPy0q9n3prJGY5Wr2P4S7pCUhSJI

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