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/

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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

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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

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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 >

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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/

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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

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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/

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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

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