Music Friday for Class Strugglers

 https://www.loc.gov/collections/henry-reed-fiddle-tunes/articles-and-essays/the-historical-and-cultural-significance-of-fiddle-tunes-of-the-old-frontier/

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Unmasking AI 10 Myths Fueling the Silicon Mirage by Nolan Higdon / August 17th, 2026

 https://thedissidentvoice.org/2026/08/unmasking-ai/#more-169572

Does AI replace human moral and analytical reasoning, like the wheel did feet?

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Pete Hegseth’s Wife Has A 'Bonkers' Amount Of Sway At The Pentagon: Report

 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pete-hegseths-wifes-influence-at-the-pentagon-raising-questions-about-his-leadership-nyt-reports_n_6a8712a6e4b0ca44601b7139?origin=home-latest-news-unit

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Hormuz isn't the Problem

 https://www.semafor.com/newsletter/08/20/2026/semafor-energy-hormuz-isnt-really-the-problem?utm_source=nowshare&utm_medium=net+zero&utm_campaign=FirstWord#b

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Jason Arday and the Machinery of Cruelty Henry Giroux

 https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/08/17/jason-arday-and-the-machinery-of-cruelty/

Ralph Ellison's 21st century Invisible Man.

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DHS's abuse of power in Minnesota was even worse than we knew It's the stuff of East Germany. Lisa Needham Aug 18

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=501423&post_id=211617100&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=16jbk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxOTg0NTkyLCJwb3N0X2lkIjoyMTE2MTcxMDAsImlhdCI6MTc4NzA0ODU0NiwiZXhwIjoxNzg5NjQwNTQ2LCJpc3MiOiJwdWItNTAxNDIzIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.Ik4mrl4APPsMqDYN_OIE7jUGIkbyTbRabHolPVpj5BE

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The Sex Criminals and Child Abusers of ICE and CBP

 https://www.forever-wars.com/the-sex-criminals-and-child-abusers-of-ice-and-cbp/?ref=forever-wars-newsletter

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Voters Reject Farm Bureau Push to Limit Citizen Amendments

 https://barnraisingmedia.com/2026-election-voters-reject-farm-bill-backed-ballot-measure/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

244. The End of the Alien Enemies Act Litigation?

 https://www.stevevladeck.com/p/244-the-end-of-the-alien-enemies

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If you don’t think AI can wipe out humanity, you must read this article

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=1266886&post_id=211434185&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjExNDM0MTg1LCJpYXQiOjE3ODY4OTU3ODEsImV4cCI6MTc4OTQ4Nzc4MSwiaXNzIjoicHViLTEyNjY4ODYiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.dI4H6hvibSbEPLEuiSeA7guP16SUycdftj3hWk-eMmI

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Trump Cast the Dice, the Middle East Rebalanced

 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/trump-cast-the-dice-the-middle-east-rebalanced/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Fiasco in the Factory: Taxpayers Funded a $533 Million Artillery Plant That Made Nothing by Jesse Coburn August 12, 2026, 6:00 am

 https://www.propublica.org/article/general-dynamics-artillery-factory-failed

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Leak: Democratic Org “Anti-Extremism” Project Targets Left Joins Trump's war on “Far-Left Extremism” Ken Klippenstein Aug 14

 https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-democratic-org-anti-extremism

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Rather than embrace what voters want - a government that works to benefit the people - here is a right wing Democratic party that is going to spend millions to sabotage any chance that anti Fascist forces will get a foot hold.  This supports the observation that the Democratic party would rather have Fascists in power and keep their own gravy train running, than those who champion working class interests.

Trump Grift vs. the “Biden Crime Family”

 https://cepr.net/publications/trump-grift-vs-the-biden-crime-family/

~~ recommended by tpx ~~

Trump's war on juries

 https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-corrupt-pardons?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=501423&post_id=211021325&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=16jbk&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

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The problem with Liberalism and There Is No America: A Short Primer on Collapse

 Liberalism: "the problem is not that prices are rising too fast, but that living has become unaffordable for the many while remaining spectacularly profitable for the few.

https://mronline.org/2026/08/12/the-problem-with-liberalism/
and

https://www.thephilosophicalsalon.com/there-is-no-america-a-short-primer-on-collapse/

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For $100k/Month, Trump Isn’t Selling a Newsfeed. He’s Monetizing the Presidency. Michael Sellers Aug 13

 

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

2.4 million Afghan girls shut out of secondary school 5 years after Taliban takeover, UN says

 https://www.thestar.com/news/world/asia/24-million-afghan-girls-shut-out-of-secondary-school-5-years-after-taliban-takeover-un-says/article_53f7843d-4a30-5c1a-8891-74f94ccb2967.html

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The Coward's Handshake ICE agents are about to get electric-shock gloves—ideal for 'smaller officers or weaker officers or older officers,' says an ex-cop

 https://www.forever-wars.com/?ref=forever-wars-newsletter

~~ recommended by newestbeginnng ~~

The FBI Opened a Secret Investigation Into Whether President Trump Was Working for Russia, Newly Released Documents Show

 https://michaeldsellers.substack.com/p/the-fbi-opened-a-secret-investigation

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Russian Court Bars Country’s Only Antiwar Party From Running for Parliament

 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/world/europe/russia-yabloko-party-ban-parliament.html

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

The Case of Hasan Piker: How to Avoid Having a Debate You Can't Win

 https://jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/the-case-of-hasan-piker-how-to-avoid

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

How Chinese Money-Laundering Networks Are Supercharging Organized Crime Across Latin America And The Caribbean By Sabina Nicholls

 https://www.eurasiareview.com/11082026-how-chinese-money-laundering-networks-are-supercharging-organized-crime-across-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-analysis/

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Do Nothing Democrats plan to... do nothing... after the mid terms.

 https://thefuckingnews.substack.com/p/dems-sked-boffo-trump-accountability

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

G7-linked tankers' share of Russian oil exports hits one-year high as Greece pushes back on sanctions

 https://www.intellinews.com/g7-linked-tankers-share-of-russian-oil-exports-hits-one-year-high-as-greece-pushes-back-on-sanctions-460101/?source=asia

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

ICE CE is sitting on $100 billion

 https://www.stephensemler.com/p/ice-is-sitting-on-100-billion?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=37298&post_id=210546074&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

The Second World War Ended 81 Years Ago: with the Two Horrific Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima (on August 6, 1945) and Nagasaki (on August 9, 1945).

1). “Here’s what America’s last WWII atomic veterans want you to know”, Aug 9, 2026, Victoria Kelly & Karin Tanabe, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, at < https://thebulletin.org/2026/08/heres-what-americas-last-wwii-atomic-veterans-want-you-to-know/ >.

2). “Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings: The two nuclear bombs dropped on Japan in 1945 killed and maimed hundreds of thousands of people, and their effects are still being felt today.”, n.d., Anon, The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), at < https://www.icanw.org/hiroshima_and_nagasaki_bombings >.

3). “The little-known history of secrecy and censorship in wake of atomic bombings”, Aug 7, 2015,Janet Farrell Brodie, The Conversation, at < https://theconversation.com/the-little-known-history-of-secrecy-and-censorship-in-wake-of-atomic-bombings-45213 >.

4). “Beyond ‘Pax Americana’: How JFK’s lessons on unilateral nuclear restraint show that Trump should do more”, June 10, 2026, Matthew Bunn, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, at < https://thebulletin.org/2026/06/beyond-pax-americana-how-jfks-lessons-on-unilateral-nuclear-restraint-show-that-trump-should-do-more/ >

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The Cure for Russia’s Labor Shortage Is Worse Than the Disease

 https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/08/03/russia-labor-shortage-cure-disease/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

By 2027, Trump Could Have the Machinery for Soviet-Style Political Psychiatry

 https://wendy664.substack.com/p/by-2027-trump-could-have-the-machinery

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

White Parents Who Tell Their Kids That Race Doesn’t Matter are Ignoring the Long Shadow of Racism James M. Thom

https://theconversation.com/white-parents-who-tell-their-kids-that-race-doesnt-matter-are-ignoring-the-long-shadow-of-racism-288464

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Ruling-Class Disarray Let the GOP Go Off the Rails

 https://jacobin.com/2026/08/republican-party-trump-business-class

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

The War in Iran is Lost and Munition Stocks are Disastrously Low. Trump is Bluffing but Maybe he can Still Declare Victory and Sail Away

1). “Amb. Chas Freeman: BREAKING: Saudi, Pakistan, Turkiye Just Signed a Joint Defense Pact”, Aug 7, 2026, Nima Alkhorshid interviews Amb. Chas Freeman, Dialogue Works, duration of video 52:33, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mco7F7ZzA4 >.

2). “Larry Johnson: Massive Attack Coming… Wait, Never Mind’ – Iran’s Parliament Chief on Trump’s Theater”, Aug 6, 2026, Nima Alkhorshid interviews Larry Johnson, Dialogue Works, duration of video 51:47, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mco7F7ZzA4 >.

3). “Trump grows angry over reports on depleted munitions — believing it weakens him in Iran negotiations”, n.d., but updated 18 hrs ago, Kevin Liptak, Kristen Holmes, Zachary Cohen, Alayna Treene, CNN, at < https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/06/politics/trump-munitions-cabinet-meeting >.

4). “Trump's Gulf War”, Mar / Apr 2026, Alexander Nevin, New Left Review, vol 158, pp 5 – 21, at < https://newleftreview.org/issues/ii158/articles/alexander-zevin-trump-s-gulf-war.pdf >.

~~ recommended by desmond ~~

The Save Our Bacon Act Won’t Save American Farms

 https://barnraisingmedia.com/2026-election-the-save-our-bacon-act-wont-save-american-farms/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Why%20family%20farmers%20don%20t%20like%20the%20Save%20Our%20Bacon%20Act&utm_campaign=Newsletter%20for%2008%2F02%2F26%20%28Copy%29

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The Tuesday Elections Featured Important Wins for Reproductive Healthcare Rights, Abortion Access, and Constitutional Rights in General

 1). “Abortion Had a *Great* Night”, Aug 5, 2026, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/abortion-kansas-missouri >

2). “Kansas voters reject another attempt to reshape the state’s abortion landscape: Reproductive rights supporters framed the ballot measure to elect state justices as an attempt to weaken abortion rights.”, Aug 4, 2026, Shefali Luthra, (Reproductive Health Reporter), The 19^th, at < https://19thnews.org/2026/08/kansas-amendment-no-abortion-supreme-court-justices/ >

3). “Kansas judge says decision to strike abortion restrictions not ‘even a close call’: The controversial case was made even more so by the timing of the judge’s decision”, Aug 4, 2026, Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector, at < https://kansasreflector.com/2026/08/04/kansas-judge-says-decision-to-strike-abortion-restrictions-not-even-a-close-call/ >.

4). “Missouri voters reject income tax phaseout, initiative petition changes”, Aug 4, 2026, Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent, at < https://missouriindependent.com/2026/08/04/missouri-voters-reject-income-tax-phaseout-initiative-petition-changes/ >.

~~ recommended by desmond ~~

All Choked Up ~~ Trumpworld Turned Rape Propaganda into a Business Model Nina Burleigh and Katie Chenoweth Aug 6

 https://www.americanfreakshow.news/p/all-choked-up-part-two

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Is it any surprise that for those who will do anything for a buck, that they would turn to the lucrative market of women and alienated boys to exploit.  They know the price of everything and the value of nothing.  

This federal judge ruled against Trump. Then the threats began.

 https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/federal-judge-ruled-against-trump-100001691.html?fr=yhssrp_catchall

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

A New Bill Would Let You Sue Federal Officials, Up to the President, to Claw Back What Corruption Stole Mitch Jackson Aug 5

 https://mitchthelawyer.substack.com/p/a-new-bill-would-let-you-sue-federal/

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Trump’s Irrationality Is Dangerous

 https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/trump-reflecting-pool-irrationality/688180/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the-atlantic-am&utm_term=The%20Atlantic%20AM

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US federal judge blocks New York’s ban on ICE officers wearing masks

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/04/judge-blocks-new-york-ban-ice-officers-masks

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

The $1.776b Slush Fund Isn't As Dead As Senators Cornyn And Tillis Seem To Be Willing To Believe Joyce Vance Aug 4

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=607357&post_id=209370010&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjA5MzcwMDEwLCJpYXQiOjE3ODU4MTg1MDUsImV4cCI6MTc4ODQxMDUwNSwiaXNzIjoicHViLTYwNzM1NyIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.lD1FilkYrCxhG5GLgjRl6dXslg30I-9pDN-nigKTTGI

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Kansas Amendment Battle Highlights Billionaires’ Efforts to Capture State Courts

 https://truthout.org/articles/kansas-amendment-battle-highlights-billionaires-efforts-to-capture-state-courts/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

The U.S. Military Girds for a major effort to defeat Iran in the not too distant future

1). “Total War Has Begun — The Gulf Explodes, America Braces For The Worst. | Doug Macgregor”, August 2, 2026, Douglas Macgregor discusses the general strategic situation of the U.S. War in Iran, Nicholas Reed Report, duration of video 43:57, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhVmKHjWemw >

2). “TRUMP ORDERS AIRCRAFT CARRIERS INTO HORMUZ – IRAN GOES ON FULL COMBAT ALERT |COL. Lawrence Wilkerson”, August 2, 2026, Nima Alkhorshid interviews Col Lawrence Wilkerson, War Zone Daily and Conflict Brief 24, duration of video 17:24, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op89EYdd4XY >. This interview is excerpted from “Col. Larry Wilkerson: Iran Strikes U.S.-Escorted Tankers in Hormuz; 2 Hit, 4 Forced to Retreat”, Jul 31, 2026, Nima Alkhorshid interviews Col Lawrence Wilkerson, Dialogue Works, duration of video 1:17:31, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKe5jMy-ORg&t=4156s >.

3). “Chas Freeman: Middle East in Transition & a New World Order”, August 1, 2026, Glenn Diesen, Glenn Diesen, duration of video 57:23, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5Qo3cCtvs8 >.

4). “John Mearsheimer - 'US is a Mortal Enemy!' - Russia & China's Terrifying Realization!”, Aug 2, 2026, Judge Andrew Napolitano interviews Prof John Mearsheimer, Realist Geopolitics, duration of video 36:16, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY6jzFYmxVo >. The original source of this interview is a recent episode of Napolitano's show Judging Freedom.

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Trump’s Homeless Confinement Strategy Takes Shape in Utah

 https://wendy664.substack.com/p/trumps-homeless-confinement-strategy

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BREAKING: They Lied. He Faced 10 Years. If They Can Do This to an Olympic Athlete, They Can Do It to You.

 https://substack.com/app-link/post/publication_id=4115828&post_id=209328952&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjA5MzI4OTUyLCJpYXQiOjE3ODU1NDc3ODQsImV4cCI6MTc4ODEzOTc4NCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTQxMTU4MjgiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.yM7AK05pF1dZLHbiu_gvueg_ArKKVPT4hlVC48ZAbVs

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Farmers, Facing Labor Shortages, Push for Immigration Reform

 https://barnraisingmedia.com/farmers-facing-labor-shortages-push-for-immigration-reform/

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Upgrade Your Activism: The Evidence-Based Path from Protest to Power

 https://cmarmitage.substack.com/p/upgrade-your-activism-the-evidence-bf9

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