Climate change is making plants less nutritious − that could already be hurting animals that are grazers

 https://theconversation.com/climate-change-is-making-plants-less-nutritious-that-could-already-be-hurting-animals-that-are-grazers-240068

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

What Can we Expect from MAGA: Now, Over the Last Few Days, an Immigration Kerfufle Roils the MAGA Forces

1). “What if Trump Does Everything He’s Promised—and the People Don’t Care? The authors of the bestselling How Democracies Die talk with editor Michael Tomasky about what kind of mark four more years of Donald Trump might leave on this democracy”, Dec 26, 2024, Michael Tomasky, Interviews Daniel Ziblatt, & Steven Levitsky, The New Republic, at < https://newrepublic.com/article/189233/trump-2025-second-term-agenda-democracy >

2). “Poor Trump supporters are about to get a rude awakening — but we shouldn't be celebrating | Opinion”, Dec 28, 2024, John Stoehr, Alternet, at < https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/poor-trump-supporters-are-about-to-get-a-rude-awakening-but-we-shouldn-t-be-celebrating-opinion/ar-AA1wC4lS >.

3). “A glossary for a second Trump term: Weathering is the 2024 Word of the Year”, Dec 27, 2024, Chauncey DeVega, Salon, at < https://www.salon.com/2024/12/27/a-glossary-for-a-second-term/ >.

4). “GOP trifecta to feature legislative attacks on voting rights: 'The GOP wants these “changes” to spread disinformation, justify election denialism, and gain partisan advantage,' one lawyer warned”, Dec 26, 2024, Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams, at < https://www.commondreams.org/news/republican-voting-bill >.

5). “ 'Must be removed from the Republican Party': Elon Musk blasts MAGA as 'contemptible fools' ”, Dec 28, 2024, Carl Gibson, Alternet, includes embedded video of a good discussion on MSNBC of struggle within Trump / MAGA leadership duration of video 11:06, at < https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/must-be-removed-from-the-republican-party-elon-musk-blasts-maga-as-contemptible-fools/ar-AA1wBTpT >.

6). “H1B Or Not to Be: The MAGA Civil War Over Immigration: Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk's support of foreign workers has fueled a rift and growing war in MAGA revealing the movement's core identity of racial grievance and nativism. Bring on the popcorn”, Dec 27, 2024, Wajahat Ali, The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali, at < https://substack.com/home/post/p-153691083?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web >.

7). Trump just announced which side he's taking in fight splitting MAGA base in half: report”, Dec 18, 2024, David McAfee, Raw Story, at < https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-just-announced-which-side-he-s-taking-in-fight-splitting-maga-base-in-half-report/ar-AA1wDbqL >.

8). “Trump supports immigration visas backed by Musk: ‘I have many H-1B visas on my properties’ ”, Dec. 28, 2024, Jon Levine, New York Post, at < https://nypost.com/2024/12/28/us-news/donald-trump-backs-h-1b-visa-program-supported-by-elon-musk/ >.

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

The American Oil Industry’s Playbook, Illustrated: How Drillers Offload Costly Cleanup Onto the Public

 https://www.juancole.com/2024/12/american-industrys-illustrated.html

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Bodycam footage shows New York state correction officers beating prisoner to death Sandy English@Sandy_English

 https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/12/30/ybep-d30.html

~~ recommended by dreamjoehill2 ~~

He Leaked Trump’s Tax Returns. Will Biden Protect Him? ~~ Matt Sledge

 https://theintercept.com/2024/12/28/trump-irs-billionaire-tax-returns-leak-charles-littlejohn/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

President Jimmy Carter on Palestine and Israel ~~ and ~~ Carter, Tutu visits site where Palestinian families were evicted

 https://youtu.be/72zfMVDSJcE

and 

https://youtu.be/JUiWKTacc7w?si=j645EJflb2YOcnk8

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

How Many People Realize Police Have No Legal Duty to Protect Us?

https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/how-many-people-realize-police-have

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

The year ahead in the Middle East: A weakened Iran has big implications for China

 https://theconversation.com/the-year-ahead-in-the-middle-east-a-weakened-iran-has-big-implications-for-china-245649

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Letter to Refaat Alareer - Read by Eunice Wong

 https://open.substack.com/pub/chrishedges/p/letter-to-refaat-alareer-read-by

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

The Matt Gaetz Report Is a Reminder That Investigations Actually Matter By Dahlia Lithwick

 https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/12/matt-gaetz-ethics-report-clarence-thomas-harlan-crow.html

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Republicans Have Crashed a National Economy Before To Enable Power Grabs and Privatizations ~~ Ruth Ben Ghiatt

https://substack.com/app-link/postpublication_id=300941&post_id=153646052&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTUzNjQ2MDUyLCJpYXQiOjE3MzUyNDgzMDYsImV4cCI6MTczNzg0MDMwNiwiaXNzIjoicHViLTMwMDk0MSIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.WgmiHZ4f2xmoK1pNIQEU9Y8ZEbcOpS9aoB__jZ_A-_g

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Where the Wind Don’t Blow So Strange: The Journey Begun ~~ Music Friday for Class Strugglers

 https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/11/29/where-the-wind-dont-blow-so-strange-the-journey-begun/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

After backing Trump, low-income voters hope he doesn’t slash their benefits

 https://metrozone.newsroomlabs.com/article-intro/21884434

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Trump Threatens To Invade Foreign Nations—Media Whitewashes His Fascism ~~ Qasim Rashid, Esq. Dec 24

 https://substack.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.NeAa5keqyl_OpoGCXpoqNLSFz79D57YuHc7bh8UFrXY

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Bring Back Normalization With Cuba

 https://fpif.org/bring-back-normalization-with-cuba/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

BRICS expands with 9 new partner countries. Now it's half of world population, 41% of global economy

 https://youtu.be/k_shuhJvvBY

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Die Hard’s Reactionary Values Make it a Christmas Movie ~~ Noah Berlatsky

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=874254&post_id=153465085&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTUzNDY1MDg1LCJpYXQiOjE3MzQ4NzI4NzksImV4cCI6MTczNzQ2NDg3OSwiaXNzIjoicHViLTg3NDI1NCIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.O6754ctXc1YuXn8f2rlmprO9EYhJvhl5Ncv3Ovjj2yE

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

My family has a Christmas eve tradition of going to see a movie.  This year we saw Mufasa, a sequal to the old Lion King.  It was very well done.  

In the spirit of Christmas, I wish you all well.  NB

“Responding to Evil with the Greatest Good” (Peace on Earth, Good Will toward Men in Islam) ~~ Juan Cole

 https://www.juancole.com/2024/12/qushayri-responding-greatest.html

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Plumbing poverty: More people living without running water in US cities since global financial crisis

 https://phys.org/news/2024-12-plumbing-poverty-people-cities-global.html

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Biden Ends Term With Parade of Lies About Our Wars

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=7677&post_id=153505795&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTUzNTA1Nzk1LCJpYXQiOjE3MzQ5MTIyODcsImV4cCI6MTczNzUwNDI4NywiaXNzIjoicHViLTc2NzciLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.b7HxJFj9CyZweo8hVZZCjE7UkucGgNNP2ZkxdaztwJw

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Feminism Must Include Empathy for Working-Class Men

 https://jacobin.com/2023/12/elite-feminism-working-class-men-empathy

~~ recommended by dreamjoehill2 ~~

Luigi Mangione Judge Married to Former Healthcare Executive ~~ Ken Klippenstein and Dan Boguslaw

 

https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=7677&post_id=153538818&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTUzNTM4ODE4LCJpYXQiOjE3MzQ5ODA3MjIsImV4cCI6MTczNzU3MjcyMiwiaXNzIjoicHViLTc2NzciLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.O__0eN5a09zdqklkZu7-iTQ5CO44kBIhJHLWjwe3uRE ~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

It's Not About What Class You're From `~ Paul Street

 https://open.substack.com/pub/paulstreet/p/its-not-about-what-class-youre-from

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Missing Republican Congresswoman - living in memory care home - Transferred Home Deed in July ~~ Ken Kippenstein

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=7677&post_id=153491711&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTUzNDkxNzExLCJpYXQiOjE3MzQ4OTA4OTQsImV4cCI6MTczNzQ4Mjg5NCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTc2NzciLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.GJV448_ALKkGJ29JtSKXN6iVREwwKSbfW9khymQm-os

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

NB note - how the HELL did somone requiring the assistance of a Memory Care home get elected again last month???  What on earth is wrong with people???  A woman needing Memory Care gave away her HOUSE for $10???  Good lord...  

 Women's Abortion Access and Right to Reproductive Healthcare Threatened by Extremist Forced-Pregnancy / Forced-Birth Machinations

1). “Missouri's Abortion Ban Blocked”, Dec 20, 2024, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/missouris-abortion-ban-blocked >.

2). “Abortion Is Heading to the Supreme Court—Again”, Dec 18, 2024, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/abortion-is-heading-to-the-supreme >.

3). “The legal battle over abortion-by-mail in the US has begun – and the stakes are high: This fight will test whether pro-choice states can protect providers who mail abortion pills to anti-choice states”, Dec 17, 2024, Moira Donegan, The Guardian, at < https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/17/abortion-by-mail-lawsuit >.

4). “Cool! Josh Hawley Says He Expects RFK Will Restrict Abortion Pills: As Trump hedges on where he stands on medication abortion, Hawley is reassuring anti-abortion extremists that the administration will have their back”, Dec 19, 2024, Kylie Cheung, Jezebel, at < https://www.jezebel.com/cool-josh-hawley-says-rfk-will-move-to-restrict-abortion-pills >.

5). “South Carolina Republicans Set To Reintroduce Bill Allowing Death Penalty For Abortions: It’s unlikely that the bill will become law, but abortion rights advocates in the state warn it sends a message about what’s to come”, Dec 12, 2024, Alanna Vagianos, HuffPost, at < https://www.huffpost.com/entry/south-carolina-republicans-set-to-reintroduce-bill-allowing-death-penalty-for-abortions_n_675b3f40e4b08876deeb7287 >.

6). “Nearly 1,400 People Were Arrested For How They Acted During Pregnancy Before Roe Fell: Pregnant women have been arrested for drinking, drug use and even refusing a C-section, according to a new report from Pregnancy Justice. Advocates worry that post-Roe abortion bans will make criminal punishments more common. Sep 19, 2023, Alanna Vagianos, HuffPost, at < https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nearly-1400-people-arrested-during-pregnancy-before-roe-fell_n_650a04ebe4b0d32444257fc0 >.

7). The Rise of Pregnancy Criminalization: A Pregnancy Justice Report, 2023, Pregnancy Justice, online summary at < https://www.pregnancyjusticeus.org/rise-of-pregnancy-criminalization-report/ >: PDF of complete Report at < https://www.pregnancyjusticeus.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9-2023-Criminalization-report.pdf >.

8). “Listen: Disturbing audio from Trump anti-abortion policy pick”, Dec 16, 2024, Nicolle Wallace, “Deadline White House”, MSNBC, duration of video 4:19, at < https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/watch/listen-disturbing-audio-from-trump-anti-abortion-policy-pick-227212357591 >.

9). “Only 35% of Americans trust the US judicial system. This is catastrophic American confidence in the courts has hit a record low across party lines. This is worrying – if not surprising”, Dec 21, 2024, David Daley, The Guardian, at < https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/21/americans-trust-supreme-court >.

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

The Government Is Shutting Down Because Elon Musk Has Factories in China

 https://prospect.org/politics/2024-12-20-government-shutting-down-elon-musk-factories-china/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

How the Establishment Press Bolster Genocide: News Abuse in Corporate News Coverage of Israel’s Assault on Gaza

 https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/12/20/how-the-establishment-press-bolster-genocide-news-abuse-in-corporate-news-coverage-of-israels-assault-on-gaza/

~~ recommended by dreamjoehill2~~

On this day December 21, 1837 U.S. Government Passes Rule Prohibiting Discussion About Abolition of Slavery

 https://eji.us20.list-manage.com/

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Erdoğan’s Syria? Cihan Tuğal

 https://newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/erdogans-syria

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Inflation: The cause. No, not that, The REAL cause. The end of Social Security and Medicare? ~~ Rodger Malcolm Mitchell

 https://mythfighter.com/2024/12/18/inflation-the-cause-no-not-that-the-real-cause-the-end-of-social-security-and-medicare/

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Nearly Half of Older Americans Can’t Afford Basic Needs

 https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/12/13/nearly-half-of-older-americans-cant-afford-basic-needs/

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Quincy Jones ~~ Music Friday for Class Strugglers

 https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/12/17/quincy-jones-should-be-prominently-featured-in-us-music-education-%e2%88%92-his-absence-reflects-how-racial-segregation-still-shapes-american-classrooms/

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

 https://www.boughtbyzionism.org/?recruiter_id=1125356

and

https://euromedmonitor.org/en/a/6569

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

The Ruthless Attack on Women's Reproductive Healthcare, and Their very Well-Being, Intensifies

1). “There's No Such Thing as 'Pro-Life' Feminism”, Dec 17, 2024, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/theres-no-such-thing-as-pro-life >: includes link to short discussion by Jessica in which Evie magazine exposed as a Forced-Pregnancy / Forced-Birth Operation owned by Peter Thiel, Nov 29, 2024, Jessica Valenti, Auntie Killjoy, duration of video 2:18, Tik Tok, at < https://www.tiktok.com/@auntiekilljoy/video/7442784650554051886 >

2). “Texas is Coming for New York Abortion Providers”, Dec 13, 2024, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/texas-is-coming-for-new-york-abortion >

3). “The Truce Over Interstate Abortion Fights Is About to Come to a Bitter End”, Dec 09, 2024, Mary Ziegler, Slate, at < https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/12/abortion-fights-2025-trump-idaho-california-new-york.html >.

4). “Idaho Argues Pregnant Women Facing Amputations from Septic Shock Can’t Get Emergency Abortions: There was another hearing in the EMTALA case from the summer, but hanging over the proceedings was the fact that Donald Trump is expected to drop the lawsuit against Idaho and let this suffering spread”, Dec 11, 2024, Susan Rinkunas, Jezebel, at < https://www.jezebel.com/idaho-argues-pregnant-women-facing-amputations-from-septic-shock-cant-get-emergency-abortions >.

5). “Pregnancy Is Not a Benign Event: What a Texas woman's quadruple amputations tell us about giving birth in the United States—forced or not”, Mar 20, 2023, Susan Rinkunas, Jezebel, at < https://www.jezebel.com/womans-hands-feet-amputated-after-c-section-infection-1850243368 >.

6). “Democrats push to protect the data privacy of people seeking abortions: In Congress, Sen. Elizabeth Warren plans to reintroduce legislation to ban data brokers from selling consumers’ health and location data. A similar effort is underway in Michigan”, Dec 10, 2024, Grace Panetta, The 19^th, at < https://19thnews.org/2024/12/democrats-data-privacy-people-seeking-abortions/h > .

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

Trump Advisor Likens Mangione Sympathizers to Terrorists ~~ Ken Klippenstein Dec 18

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=7677&post_id=153279973&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTUzMjc5OTczLCJpYXQiOjE3MzQ0Njc4ODMsImV4cCI6MTczNzA1OTg4MywiaXNzIjoicHViLTc2NzciLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.JtOk45JVm0bZHun3CmyGlygkO3HFyuJFzcHyvD4gE8g

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

S. Carolina Intros Bill to Execute Women Who Seek An Abortion ~~ Qasim Rashid

 https://substack.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.LcEyRShKgWvUODGfCUOCn9nquNzgJHh3ryMf4RYkeeE

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Climate Change Trial at The Hague Robert Hunziker ~~ AND ~~ Trump, Christian Fundamentalism and Lemmings

 https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/12/13/climate-change-trial-at-the-hague/

and 

www.counterpunch.org/2024/12/17/trump-christian-fundamentalism-and-lemmings/

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Frances Perkins, 'The Woman Behind the New Deal'

 https://www.npr.org/2009/04/16/102959041/frances-perkins-the-woman-behind-the-new-deal

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

New Crisis Hotline for CEOs? 😮

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=7677&post_id=153216668&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTUzMjE2NjY4LCJpYXQiOjE3MzQzNzU4MjUsImV4cCI6MTczNjk2NzgyNSwiaXNzIjoicHViLTc2NzciLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.nV_nmJ74CIRsMPVNmh7asYUQr26f-lpPmMAmBND_a_o

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

After Reports Suggest Trump Seeks to Privatize USPS, Progressives Speak Out

 https://truthout.org/articles/after-reports-suggest-trump-seeks-to-privatize-usps-progressives-speak-out/?utm_campaign=Truthout+Share+Buttons

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Debunking Every Myth You Hear Against Universal Healthcare Whether you are politically left or right, you should want Universal Healthcare as a human right—here are the receipts on why

 https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/debunking-every-myth-you-hear-against

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Where Is Our Corporate Reckoning? If we agree murder is wrong, and it is, why do we tolerate corporate policies that kill Americans? Qasim Rashid, Esq.

 https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/where-is-our-corporate-reckoning

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

How Israel helped whitewash Indonesia's anti-leftist massacres - +972 Magazine

 www.972mag.com/israel-whitewash-indonesia-anti-communist-massacres/

~~ recommended by dreamjoehill2 ~~

Unbelievable Development, RFK Jr. Associate Actually Files suit to Revoke Approval of Polio Vaccine

1). “RFK Jr. Lawyer Asked FDA to Revoke Polio Vaccine”, Dec 13, 2024, Taegan Goddard, Taegan Goddard's Political Wire, at <https://politicalwire.com/2024/12/13/rfk-jr-lawyer-asked-fda-to-revoke-approval-of-polio-vaccine/>.

2). “ ‘We learned the hard way’: Samoa remembers a deadly measles outbreak and a visit from RFK Jr: A few months before the outbreak in 2019, Kennedy travelled to Samoa and met with anti-vaccine figures, contributing to what health experts claim was a ‘significant disinformation campaign’ ”, Nov 25, 2024, Michelle Duff, The Guardian, at <https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/26/rfk-jr-samoa-visit-measles-outbreak-vaccines>.

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

The Chartist Movement

 https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Chartist-Movement/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Behind UnitedHealthcare’s CEO Is a Larger System of Corporate Rule

https://scheerpost.com/2024/12/13/behind-unitedhealthcares-ceo-is-a-larger-system-of-corporate-rule/

~~ recommended by dreamjoehill2~~

The Chaos in Syria: How It Will Backfire on Its Creators!

 https://youtu.be/zEs_xMsCU9o

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Stan Getz ~~ Music Friday for Class Strugglers

 https://www.jazzstandards.com/biographies/biography_2445.htm

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Greta Thunberg on Gaza: “This has shown the true colours of the world” ~~ and This year’s best books for reds and greens | Climate & Capitalism

 https://youtu.be/67lM3JHkEUQ?si=T31VTrCkXnqPjico

and

https://climateandcapitalism.com/2024/12/06/this-years-best-books-for-reds-and-greens/

~~recommended by collectivist action ~~

Exiting Luigi's Mansion ~~ Sam Thielman

 https://www.forever-wars.com/r/99c565d5

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

The Health-care Crisis: A Targeted Killing & The Underlying Realities

 1). “The $1 Trillion Private Health Insurance Scam”, Dec 5, 2024, Anon, More Perfect Union, duration of video 12:46, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQR67WRcVUg >.

2). “Reactions To United Healthcare CEO Hit: Overwhelming In One Direction”, Dec 5, 2024, David Doel, The Rational National, duration of video 16:55, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otls5T_Idbw >.

3). “United Healthcare CEO Killer Had DEBILITATING Back Pain, Raged at Health Insurance ABUSING Americans”, Dec 10, 2024, Jordan Chariton, Status Coup News, duration of video 23:18, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILBJhtz42zw >.

4). “Why Would Someone Want to Kill a Health Insurance CEO?”, Dec 9, 2024, Steve Shives, Steve Shives, duration of video 17:58, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTsK47Tt1ug >

5). “How UnitedHealthcare and other insurers use AI to deny claims: UnitedHealthcare and Humana have been sued o17:58 ver their use of algorithms to determine coverage of care for some patients”, Dec 6, 2024, Bruce Gil, Quartz, at < https://qz.com/unitedhealthcare-humana-ai-lawsuits-1851715765 >.

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

UnitedHealthcare's Leaked Talking Points ~~ Ken Klippenstein Dec 10 AND Insurance Denials, Chronic Pain, and a Nation’s Rage By Kelly Hayes • 10 Dec 2024

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=7677&post_id=152926506&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTUyOTI2NTA2LCJpYXQiOjE3MzM4NjI0NDQsImV4cCI6MTczNjQ1NDQ0NCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTc2NzciLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.pvB1y3EljLx38K4dyIi9mG5TFCmcSRLsn2YXyx5VBXA

and

https://organizingmythoughts.org/r/c81e04e9?m=87e46436-53b0-4caf-bed3-15de9c33dfc6

~~  recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Here’s Trillions in Federal Waste the DOGE Bros Could Actually Target

 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/12/doge-elon-musk-vivek-ramaswamy-department-government-inefficiency-waste-federal-spending-deficit-reduction/?utm_source=mj-newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-newsletter-12-10-2024

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

The Fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad: What it Means AND U.S. Out of Syria!

 https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/12/09/the-fall-of-syrias-bashar-al-assad-what-it-means/

and

https://www.codepink.org/syria2024?recruiter_id=1125356

Socialist Int. Condemns Brutal Repression in Nicaragua

 https://havanatimes.org/news/socialist-int-condemns-brutal-repression-in-nicaragua/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

New Florida sex education curriculum excludes almost all information about sex Judd Legum Dec 10

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=1664&post_id=152872603&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTUyODcyNjAzLCJpYXQiOjE3MzM4MzA1NDcsImV4cCI6MTczNjQyMjU0NywiaXNzIjoicHViLTE2NjQiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.r8OVMcgJPWLdh3shg3caGPEtcupWRdUU9J9QYEdYZFw

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

US Bombs Over 75 Targets in Syria After Assad Falls

 https://scheerpost.com/2024/12/10/us-bombs-over-75-targets-in-syria-after-assad-falls/

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Sabotage as a Tool of Solidarity

 https://inthesetimes.com/article/when-sabotage-carried-the-union-label?link_id=14&can_id=6116ca33763503c65b77bb3be6082932&source=email-union-leaders-gear-up-for-the-long-struggle-ahead-2&email_referrer=email_2553289&email_subject=we-dont-have-the-luxury-of-giving-up

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Peaceful Solutions By A.R. Moxon • 8 Dec 2024

 https://www.the-reframe.com/r/b3cc339b

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

0:02 / 31:40 SYRIA IN TURMOIL: Shocking Escalation You Won’t Believe! | Larry C. Johnson & Scott Ritter

 https://youtu.be/5WDb2tKhcEw

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Roaming Charges: Delay and Deny, Deny, Deny ~~ Jeffrey St. Clair

 https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/12/06/dely-and-deny-deny-deny/

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

In Syria, the Assads leave a bitter legacy after a half-century of repressive rule

 https://www.npr.org/2024/12/08/g-s1-37298/in-syria-the-assads-leave-a-bitter-legacy-after-a-half-century-of-repressive-rule

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

On this day December 7, 1874 ~~ White Supremacy

 https://eji.us20.list-manage.com/track/click

and

https://youtube.com/shorts/0x9Kb_1xmHI

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

The Horrifying Fascist Manifesto Endorsed ~~ J.D. Vance

https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-horrifying-fascist-manifesto-endorsed-by-j.d.-vance

~~ recommended by dreamjoehill2 ~~

The Long-Overdue Assassination of a Major Healthcare Insurance CEO

1). “UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting opens up 'volcanic' anger toward health insurance agencies: Activist speaks of 'epidemic of care denials across the country.' ”, Dec 7, 2024, Desiree Adib & Ivan Pereira, ABC News, at < https://abcnews.go.com/US/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-opens-volcanic-anger-health-insurance/story?id=116544385 >

2). “Who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson? What we know about the suspect on the run: 'Deny,' 'defend' and 'depose' were on shell casings at the scene, sources said”, Dec 6, 2024, Aaron Katersky, Mark Crudele, Josh Margolin, & Meredith Deliso, ABC News, at < https://abcnews.go.com/US/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-suspect/story ?id=116460289 >

3). “Torrent of Hate for Health Insurance Industry Follows C.E.O.’s Killing: The shooting death of a UnitedHealthcare executive in Manhattan has unleashed Americans’ frustrations with an industry that often denies coverage and reimbursement for medical claims”, Dec. 5, 2024, Dionne Searcey & Madison Malone Kircher, New York Times, at < https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/nyregion/social-media-insurance-industry-brian-thompson.html >.

4). “Why 'we' want insurance executives dead: No, that does not mean people should murder them. But if you've watched a loved one suffer and die from insurance denial, it's normal to wish the people responsible would suffer the same fate”, Dec 05, 2024, Taylor Lorenz, Usermag, at < https://www.usermag.co/p/yes-we-want-insurance-executives >

~~ recommended by dmorista ~

Mayor Adams says undocumented New Yorkers aren’t owed due process, defying Constitution By Elizabeth Kim

 https://gothamist.com/news/mayor-adams-says-undocumented-new-yorkers-arent-owed-due-process-defying-constitution?utm_source=newsshowcase&utm_medium=gnews&utm_campaign=CDAqDQgAKgYICjCUgwEw0Rgwm5uyAw&utm_content=rundown

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz: We Must Understand Israel as a Settler-Colonial State and NEW) The Colonial Roots of Gun Culture

 https://inthesetimes.com/article/roxanne-dubar-ortiz-zionism--israel-palestine-israel-settler-colonialism

and 

***** UPDATED WITH SECOND ARTICLE ****

https://inthesetimes.com/article/settler-colonialism-second-amendment-guns-white-supremacy-slavery

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Why Governments Won't Act On Climate Change

 https://youtu.be/_maaVQMwIPc

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Biden's Legacy: Leaving FOIA In Shambles

 https://thedissenter.org/bidens-legacy-leaving-foia-in-shambles/

~~ recommended by dreamjoehill2 ~~

Rhiannon Giddens: The Storyteller ~~ Music Friday for Class Strugglers

 https://gardenandgun.com/articles/rhiannon-giddens-the-storyteller/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

House Republican Wants Party To Boldly Own Plans To Gut The Social Safety Net

 https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/house-republican-wants-party-to-boldly-own-plans-to-gut-the-social-safety-net

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Global investigation exposes alleged billion-dollar Russian money-laundering network

 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/dec/04/global-investigation-exposes-alleged-billion-dollar-russian-money-laundering-network

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Expel the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) from our schools!

 https://www.codepink.org/expeladl?recruiter_id=1125356

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

The Torture & Murder of American Women Continues Unabated & Likely with Far Worse to Come.

1). “Idaho Will Enforce Abortion Travel Ban”, Dec 2, 2024, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/idaho-will-enforce-abortion-travel >.

2). “The Rise of Anti-Abortion Conspiracy Theories”, Dec 3, 2024, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-anti-abortion-conspiracy >.

3). “Republicans don't care if women die from abortion bans — but they don't want you to know about it: Women will keep dying, but the GOP is working hard to destroy the evidence”, Dec 2, 2024, Amanda Marcotte, Salon, at < https://www.salon.com/2024/12/02/dont-care-if-women-from-abortion-bans--but-they-dont-want-you-to-know-about-it/ >.

4). “Donald Trump's plan to 'protect' women in action: Two dead, another arrested for miscarriage: Trump's abortion bans keep proving that by "protect," MAGA means they will punish and control”, Nov 1, 2024, Amanda Marcotte, Salon, at < https://www.salon.com/2024/11/01/donald-plan-to-protect-women-in-action-two-dead-another-arrested-for-miscarriage/ >

5). “Women Are Getting Sterilized After Donald Trump's Victory: 'Only Option' ”, Nov 30, 2024, Jordan King, Newsweek, at < https://www.newsweek.com/women-sterilized-donald-trump-abortion-1993261 >

6). “Donald Trump groped me in what felt like a ‘twisted game’ with Jeffrey Epstein, former model alleges: Stacey Williams says the ex-president, whose spokesperson denied the allegations, touched her in an unwanted sexual way in 1993, after Epstein introduced them”, Oct 23, 2024, Stephanie Kirchgaessner & Lucy Osborne, The Guardian, at < https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/23/donald-trump-accuser-stacey-williams-jeffrey-epstein >

7). “Daddy Issues: The right really loves fantasizing about political retribution via metaphors about spanking children. I hope this has nothing to do with the conservative family model!!”, Oct 28, 2024, Kelly Weill, MomLeft, at < https://www.momleft.com/p/daddy-issues >

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

China bans export of critical minerals to US as trade tensions escalate By Amy Lv and Tony Munroe

 https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/china-bans-exports-gallium-germanium-antimony-us-2024-12-03/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

An open letter to President Joe Biden: Free Leonard Peltier

 https://www.struggle-la-lucha.org/2024/12/03/an-open-letter-to-president-joe-biden-free-leonard-peltier/

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

What really happened after California raised its minimum wage to $20 for fast food workers ~~ Judd Legum Dec 3

 https://substack.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.ubwnsSQWzYno_h6ucu0wZzfM2_t25TsIs9qB7wVFAhI

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Syria as Putin’s Afghanistan: How a Radical Fundamentalist take-over of Damascus could Change the Middle East Juan Cole12/01/2024

 https://www.juancole.com/2024/12/afghanistan-fundamentalist-damascus.ht

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

The Hegseth Nomination for Secretary of Defense & Patel Nomination as Director of the FBI: Dangerous and Ominous Developments

1). “Pete Hegseth’s Secret History”, Dec 1, 2024, Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, at < https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/pete-hegseths-secret-history >.

2). “This will not go well for anybody: Trump picks loyalist Kash Patel for FBI director”, Dec 2, 2024, Morning Joe, Duration of complete video is 14:31, Patel's comments about retaliating against journalists and others in “The War Room” run from 8:11 - 9:02, MSNBC, at < https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/this-will-not-go-well-for-anybody-trump-picks-loyalist-kash-patel-for-fbi-director-225915461532 >

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

China’s Ties With Israel Are Hindering the Palestinian Struggle for Freedom

 https://truthout.org/articles/chinas-ties-with-israel-are-hindering-the-palestinian-struggle-for-freedom/

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Bird Flu Over the Cuckoo’s Nest ~~ Russ Baker

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=999447&post_id=152406996&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTUyNDA2OTk2LCJpYXQiOjE3MzMwNzM2OTgsImV4cCI6MTczNTY2NTY5OCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTk5OTQ0NyIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.sqeO4tN_DjUdlss33WYivBlQhqvMIA7SFKbkWAtdAr0

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Why I No Longer Wish to Write About American Politics ANIS SHIVANI

https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/11/29/why-i-no-longer-wish-to-write-about-american-politics/

~~recommended by tpx ~~

China’s influence grows at COP29 climate talks as US leadership fades

 https://theconversation.com/chinas-influence-grows-at-cop29-climate-talks-as-us-leadership-fades-243239

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~