Trump Has Dismantled Federal Election Cybersecurity Defenses While Repeatedly Warning About Threats to Elections? Why? A Deeper Look Investigation Michael Sellers Oct 31

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=1880323&post_id=222931087&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjIyOTMxMDg3LCJpYXQiOjE3OTM0NjI4NzgsImV4cCI6MTc5NjA1NDg3OCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTE4ODAzMjMiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.DEgywIE2hiYsTpY83bOcw6ySoFVJsmMO2xuJOoQoPJE

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The Past and Future of DSA The Democratic Socialists of America has made a real breakthrough in American politics. Where does it go from here?

https://dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/the-past-and-future-of-dsa/

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What is Donald Trump planning? Heather Delaney Reese Oct 30

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=5445372&post_id=222749397&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjIyNzQ5Mzk3LCJpYXQiOjE3OTMzNDc5MDksImV4cCI6MTc5NTkzOTkwOSwiaXNzIjoicHViLTU0NDUzNzIiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.BXXhM6qkzQx0bV1jtLRKRUqoxdx5RJaUPaVjCjjNyKU

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The parts highlighted in red are my edits of some of the most alarming things - missile interceptors outside Maralago?  Practice mass burial?  European citizens told to stockpile 2 weeks worth of supplies?  Our military told to stockpile enough to supply themselves without electricity for 90 days?

How Serbian Students Toppled an Authoritarian

 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/how-serbian-students-toppled-an-authoritarian/

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“Never Before in American History”: Judge Rips Trump Over California Donald Trump’s administration had sought to block thousands of California residents from having their votes counted.

 https://newrepublic.com/post/217328/judge-rips-donald-trump-california-noncitizen-voting?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tnr_daily

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The Great F-Offening!

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liFwE-PTqno

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Perceptions of US government corruption are soaring. What can be done?

 https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/0914/washington-corruption-trump-congress

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BREAKING: Brazil’s Supreme Court Just Named JD Vance’s Shell Company in a Criminal Election Probe The Same Day Bolsonaro Fled To Miami.

 https://substack.com/redirect/2/eyJlIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9kZWFuYmx1bmRlbGwuc3Vic3RhY2suY29tL3AvYnJlYWtpbmctYnJhemlscy1zdXByZW1lLWNvdXJ0LWp1c3Q_dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPWVtYWlsLWhhbGYtcG9zdCZyPXJvdmhrJnRva2VuPWV5SjFjMlZ5WDJsa0lqbzBOalV4TURFNE5Dd2ljRzl6ZEY5cFpDSTZNakl5TlRFeE9Ua3dMQ0pwWVhRaU9qRTNPVE15TURVeE1qRXNJbVY0Y0NJNk1UYzVOVGM1TnpFeU1Td2lhWE56SWpvaWNIVmlMVFF4TmpNMU56Z2lMQ0p6ZFdJaU9pSndiM04wTFhKbFlXTjBhVzl1SW4wLjJxTmtkdHJUeDBwNWZBcUU4dmpLbmJQQjA3TG1rdElHbDV5c3RlLWswWXMiLCJwIjoyMjI1MTE5OTAsInMiOjQxNjM1NzgsImYiOnRydWUsInUiOjQ2NTEwMTg0LCJpYXQiOjE3OTMyMDUxMjEsImV4cCI6MjEwODc4MTEyMSwiaXNzIjoicHViLTAiLCJzdWIiOiJsaW5rLXJlZGlyZWN0In0.Sm5yU4Qenw1JubiEkhDMyBsGrj9zL-L_tLQ5C8EKS8s

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Trump’s Eight Huge Unforced Errors Will Set MAGA Back for Years October 26, 2026

 https://mishtalk.com/economics/trumps-eight-huge-unforced-errors-will-set-maga-back-for-years/

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Arizona Abortion Clinic Ordered to Pay Man $67,500 Over His Ex’s Abortion

 https://jessica.substack.com/p/arizona-man-awarded-675k-over-his

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Since when can any state require forced speech by medical practitioners, Beth? Nor is it about 'personhood' This is a horrible story about a clearly abusive man benefiting from telling his wife he had a vasectomy when he clearly knew she did not want to become pregnant.

$55 Billion in Stock Buyback Wealth for Oligarchs Page and Brin

 https://azbob2.substack.com/p/55-billion-in-stock-buyback-wealth

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The science and politics behind the panic over ultraprocessed foods Published: October 19, 2026 8:36am EDT

 https://theconversation.com/the-science-and-politics-behind-the-panic-over-ultraprocessed-foods-292661?utm_campaign=daily-newsletter-40079&utm_content=daily-newsletter-40079_us%7C3%7C40079%7Ce0b5f518&utm_medium=email&utm_source=braze&utm_term=The+science+and+politics+behind+the+panic+over+ultraprocessed+foods

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Snipers for Trump Connecting the dots on Trump’s security moves. Russ Oct 25

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=999447&post_id=222069982&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjIyMDY5OTgyLCJpYXQiOjE3OTI5NTE2ODIsImV4cCI6MTc5NTU0MzY4MiwiaXNzIjoicHViLTk5OTQ0NyIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.LaYmEk6bBju9OAeaz99SHjOFq3ckLUqYrCEXJAKyVOs

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The Pentagon Gave $350 Million in Contracts to a Firm Closely Tied to a Senior Defense Department Official by Aaron Davis and Robert Faturechi October 9, 2026, 12:45 pm

 https://www.propublica.org/article/george-kollitides-pentagon-contracts-alvarez-marsal

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Some Reflections on the Upcoming Attack on Iran by the Combined U.S. / Israeli Forces.

1). “Seyed M. Marandi: US Strike on Iran Imminent — Gulf States Will Not Survive”, Oct 25, 2026, Glenn Diesen interviews Seyed Marandi, Glenn Diesen, duration of video 48:54, Marandi is a former advisor to the Iran's Nuclear Negotiation Team, at < https://glenndiesen.substack.com/p/seyed-m-marandi-us-strike-on-iran >.

2). “BREAKING: NETANYAHU ORDERS FULL LOCKDOWN AND IDF TO ENTER THE WEST BANK - w/ Cenk Uygur”, Oct 23, 2026, Mario Nawfal interviews Cenk Uygur, Mario Nawfal, duration of video 1:17:25, at <

>

3). “Max Blumenthal: If Netanyahu Loses Next Week …”, Oct 22, 2026, Andrew Napolitano interviews Max Blumenthal, Judge Napolitano - Judging Freedom, duration of video 30:35, at <

>.

4). “The Dollar, Sanctions & Bombs Can't Bring it Back /Alastair Crooke: (U.S. Dominance is Over)”, Oct 23, 2026, Daniel Davis interviews Alastair Crooke, Daniel Davis Deep Dive, duration of video 58:20, at <

>.

5). “Col. Larry Wilkerson & Larry Johnson: Netanyahu says Iran Wants to Strike Israel Before the Election”, Oct 23, 2026, Nima Alkhorshid interviews Col. Larry Wilkerson & Larry Johnson, Dialogue Works, duration of video 1:02:10, at <

>.

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Can We Feed the World Without Frying the Planet? Real Organic conference explores contrasting approaches to feeding 10 billion people

 https://barnraisingmedia.com/can-we-feed-the-world-without-frying-the-planet/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=How%20will%20we%20grow%20the%20world%20s%20food%20in%202050%3F&utm_campaign=Newsletter%20for%2010%2F19%2F26%20%28Copy%29

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Psychedelic Muskism

 https://dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/psychedelics-elon-musk-silicon-valley/

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GOP Doubles Down on Ad Exploiting Ohio Democrat’s Childhood Rape and Abuse

 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/gop-ohio-ramaswamy-acton-mother-ad-rape-abuse-vance/?utm_source=mj-newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-newsletter-10-22-202

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A New Report Ties Jared Kushner to $2 Billion in Secret Foreign Accounts. Here Is What the Law Says.

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=4115828&post_id=221773828&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjIxNzczODI4LCJpYXQiOjE3OTI3NjE0NjYsImV4cCI6MTc5NTM1MzQ2NiwiaXNzIjoicHViLTQxMTU4MjgiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.V199RxYN15obtpYTQcsOgCHZpqLm58Ps7dbgxLBsCCk

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World press freedom hits new low as authoritarianism rises

 https://www.dw.com/en/world-press-freedom-hits-new-low-as-authoritarianism-rises/a-76948348

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It’s Time to Take Starlink Away from Elon Musk Americans did not give him the right to make national security policy Paul Krugman Oct 22

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=277517&post_id=221612257&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjIxNjEyMjU3LCJpYXQiOjE3OTI2NjQ4MzksImV4cCI6MTc5NTI1NjgzOSwiaXNzIjoicHViLTI3NzUxNyIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.BkqSJ77LDBWldfBjqNGE06hbUyczr0ouylFwaWYl8VE

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Trump ran on identity politics and won He united voters around shared grievances, not plans to solve their problems. Aaron Rupar and Anna Gifty Dec 4

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=501423&post_id=152452593&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTUyNDUyNTkzLCJpYXQiOjE3MzMzMTExMDcsImV4cCI6MTczNTkwMzEwNywiaXNzIjoicHViLTUwMTQyMyIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.nZllrCcdh8B1rjWiNBH8ETAycZ4Zg4rAJjNxn9Df4cE

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This was written shortly after the 2024 election.  Interesting to see how the playbook has not changed much and RepubliKKKLans rely on the same bigotry and cruelty to coelesce their aggrieved voters.  He notes how they offer nothing to solve actual social problems - but they continue to obsess over other people's genitlia.  Same old same old.

Trump Pardoned Venezuelan Billionaire After Family Offered Alina Habba $50 Million Deal

 https://www.lawcommentary.com/articles/trump-pardon-alina-habba-50-million-deal

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Leaving the Contemporary Era Reflections from France on the high school blockades and riots spreading since mid-September 2026.

 https://www.endnotes.org.uk/palabre/leaving-the-contemporary-era

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U.S. in Danger of Becoming an Insular Isolated Society with Hobbled Scientific and intellectual Institutions and Personnel: A True Fascist Dark Ages Society

1). “Who wants to visit an authoritarian America? Trump take tourism”, Oct 17, 2026, Brynn Tannehill, Public Notice, at < https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-us-tourism>.

2).“Majority of Polled Scientists Considering Leaving United States, Signaling 'Brain Drain' ”, Mar 27, 2025, Grace van Deelen, Eos, at <https://eos.org/research-and-developments/majority-of-polled-scientists-considering-leaving-united-states-signaling-brain-drain >.

3). “Meet the researchers leaving the US because of Trump’s funding cuts and politicization of science”, Oct 19, 2026, Adithi Ramakeishnan, AP, at <https://apnews.com/article/trump-science-research-funding-cuts-9f4c34581f4343f316a5e72852a71b51?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us >

4). “Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending' ”, Sep 2025, PBS Newshour, duration of video 9:26, at <

>.

5). “Researchers warn U.S. is on the 'precipice' of brain drain as Trump cuts federal grants”, Jun 16, 2025, Laura Santhanam, PBS Newshour, at < >https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/researchers-warn-u-s-is-on-the-precipice-of-brain-drain-as-trump-cuts-federal-grants.

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Stilettos in the Grass Wanted: White Blonde Female Nina Burleigh Oct 20

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DOJ charges 28 in California with voting crimes as election tensions escalate

 https://www.npr.org/2026/10/19/nx-s1-6007908/election-tensions-escalate-in-california-as-doj-charges-28-people-with-voting-crimes

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When the US slows down Starlink in Ukraine

 https://asiatimes.com/2026/10/risks-could-be-catastrophic-if-us-limits-starlink-use-in-ukraine/

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“Criminal” Is Too Kind a Word for Trump’s Family Business. A Transnational Crime Syndicate Captured the United States Government. The Treasury Is Now in the Hands of a Bagman. By Wendy A. Lawrence

 https://wendy664.substack.com/p/corruption-is-too-kind-a-word-for

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Israel’s young settler vanguard In the West Bank, at-risk youth are recast as pioneers — funded by Israeli ministries and US tax-deductible charities and deployed to harass, dispossess, and drive Palestinians from their land.

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=5168757&post_id=220865101&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjIwODY1MTAxLCJpYXQiOjE3OTIzMzIzNjUsImV4cCI6MTc5NDkyNDM2NSwiaXNzIjoicHViLTUxNjg3NTciLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.3gbc-5AYGvZj1a94txXoaHbkopHsUXl44y4ui5SFTMw

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Impeaching a Judge for Federalist Society Membership Unitary Executive Theory, the Good Behavior Standard and the Role of the Senate By Christopher Armitage

 https://cmarmitage.substack.com/p/impeaching-a-judge-for-federalist

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Time for a little humor at the Half a Scaramucci gal's expense

 https://babylonbee.com/news/katie-zachariah-fired-despite-lying-about-qualifications-and-being-awful-at-her-job

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How unequal exchange shapes our world Jason Hickel on the persistent inequalities of the post-colonial order.

https://mronline.org/2026/10/15/how-unequal-exchange-shapes-our-world/

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Who wants to visit an authoritarian America? Trump take tourism. Brynn Tannehill Oct 17 ∙

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=501423&post_id=220072549&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjIwMDcyNTQ5LCJpYXQiOjE3OTIyMzI1MzQsImV4cCI6MTc5NDgyNDUzNCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTUwMTQyMyIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.1lsc4fksGG2yl2lHn-Y3i6wMaH9cerjsXyh8L7H7Gso

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No School Is Sending Your Kids to Surgery. Trump Keeps Saying It Anyway. A school that needs a parent’s permission to hand your child a Tylenol has no power to send that child into surgery Mitch Jackson Oct 17

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Death Rates For Young American Adults Jumped 71% In Just Over A Decade

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Sunday Pages: “Am I Afraid?” An essay by Anna Politkovskaya Greg Olear

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Trump’s corruption just set a record. For the first time EVER, voters say it’s their top issue.Americans now rank corruption above affordability and healthcare. Miles Taylor Oct 16 ∙

 https://substack.com/redirect/2/eyJlIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGVmaWFuY2UubmV3cy9wL3RydW1wcy1jb3JydXB0aW9uLWp1c3Qtc2V0LWEtcmVjb3JkP3V0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1lbWFpbC1oYWxmLXBvc3Qmcj1yb3ZoayZ0b2tlbj1leUoxYzJWeVgybGtJam8wTmpVeE1ERTROQ3dpY0c5emRGOXBaQ0k2TWpJd05qY3pPRFl3TENKcFlYUWlPakUzT1RJeE5UYzFNREVzSW1WNGNDSTZNVGM1TkRjME9UVXdNU3dpYVhOeklqb2ljSFZpTFRVeE56YzFNRGtpTENKemRXSWlPaUp3YjNOMExYSmxZV04wYVc5dUluMC4yNGl3cndjd3FwdzVQbkU3STdlYWQ5OG9zYnc0dVcweDc5bDIzcDFBSlc4IiwicCI6MjIwNjczODYwLCJzIjo1MTc3NTA5LCJmIjp0cnVlLCJ1Ijo0NjUxMDE4NCwiaWF0IjoxNzkyMTU3NTAxLCJleHAiOjIxMDc3MzM1MDEsImlzcyI6InB1Yi0wIiwic3ViIjoibGluay1yZWRpcmVjdCJ9.DqReuSztlnNJ7yrCDMVzG8fV0RwViOh8PgDcGCnn2vI

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Music Friday for Class Strugglers

 

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The Accountability Gap Democrats are campaigning on accountability, except the most important kind Jonathan Larsen Oct 15

 

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Scammers Are Stealing Millions From Food Stamp Recipients. Congress Could Fix It — but Won’t.

 

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Reddit’s Aggressive User Bans, Superficial Engagement, and Monetization at Any Cost

 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/reddits-aggressive-user-bans-superficial-engagement-and-monetization-at-any-cost/

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Trump's new Press Secretary is an Extremist Abortion Abolitionist who Advocates for the Execution of Women who Obtain Abortion Services.

1). “Trump’s New Press Secretary Supports Death Penalty for Abortion Patients”, Oct 13, 2026, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/katie-zacharia-trump-abortion-death-penalty >.

2). “Anti-Choice Activist Seth Gruber Advocates The Death Penalty For Women Who Get Abortions”, Sep 28, 2026, Kyle Mantyla, Right Wing Watch, at < https://www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwatch/anti-choice-activist-seth-gruber-advocates-death-penalty-women-who-get-abortions >.

3). “Taxpayer dollars flood pregnancy centers. Oversight hasn't followed”, Mar 04, 2026, (Abortion Policy Healthcare Gov & Politics), Anna Claire Vollers, Kelcie Moseley-Morris, Nada Hassanein, Shalina Chatlani, Sofia Resnick, News from the http://States.com , at < https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/taxpayer-dollars-flood-pregnancy-centers-oversight-hasnt-followed >.

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North Carolina Energy Company Accused of Fraud Files for Bankruptcy

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21072026/nc-energy-company-american-efficient-bankruptcy/ 

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The “Russian hybrid war” narrative: a new NATO strategy of tension?

 https://www.thomasfazi.com/p/the-russian-hybrid-war-narrative

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The Dawn Of The Self-Funding Pentagon It's not like the military is cash-starved from Congress. But it looks a lot like it's going to make money off Venezuelan oil

 https://www.forever-wars.com/r/962d3fc0?m=b656041a-c61a-4a6b-910d-7d396ec2db1f

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Trump’s Putin Diesel Deal Has a Dirty Little Secret

 https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-putin-diesel-deal-dirty-202843083.html?fr=yhssrp_catchall

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The Geopolitical Earthquake of the Iran War

https://fpif.org/the-geopolitical-earthquake-of-the-iran-war/

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What the law says about armed officers at polling places

 https://theconversation.com/what-the-law-says-about-armed-officers-at-polling-places-293150?utm_campaign=daily-newsletter-39857&utm_content=daily-newsletter-39857_us%7C3%7C39857%7C76240073&utm_medium=email&utm_source=braze&utm_term=What+the+law+says+about+armed+officers+at+polling+places

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The Posthuman Demon/God: René Girard and the Algorithmic Trap of the System

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Coup-Proofing: Inside the Pentagon’s MAGA-to-Military-to-ICE Pipeline Recruit through conservative groups, then steer departing troops into ICE Christopher Armitage Oct 11

https://cmarmitage.substack.com/p/coup-proofing-inside-the-pentagons

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How Trump Enforcers are Sabotaging Efforts to Bring Down Drug Prices

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Trump’s meme coin grift hits a new low Buyers have lost almost everything. He keeps pumping them anyway.

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The Republican Crime Syndicate’s Deadliest Racket: A Shakedown Across More Than 40 Nations, Enforced by 3,700 Nuclear Warheads

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Erased: Nobody Testifies Against Trump Twice Ten deaths since 1989 share one pattern, and every person died before testifying under oath against the president’s circle. Wendy A. Lawrence Oct 8

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Would Another 9/11 Be Trump’s Ultimate October Surprise?

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Black students face federal charges for social media posts about Trump as his own threatening remarks draw scrutiny

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The Handmaid’s Rail Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants America’s women to become TrainWives Jonathan Larsen Oct 7

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More than 50 years after a North Dakota school district burned copies of Kurt Vonnegut’s ‘Slaughterhouse-Five,’ the anti-war novel is still being censored

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Lab worker ‘possibly’ dies of plague in Siberia, prompting quarantine measures

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Do copyrights and paywalls on academic journals violate the US Constitution?1

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‘Wasn’t Jesus Woke?’

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 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=302288&post_id=218245011&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjE4MjQ1MDExLCJpYXQiOjE3OTExMjI5MzQsImV4cCI6MTc5MzcxNDkzNCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTMwMjI4OCIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.bpOf8zNbn2oxDNPpVDMpMIfTcFgFYoA9GiOhuRVkHZo

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Gandhi’s philosophy of nonviolence — and Zen?

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White nationalism’s appeal runs deeper than partisan politics

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A Public Flat Earth How paywalls killed the public sphere. Sarah Kendzior Sep 30

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How Do You Build Working-Class Solidarity in Rural America? ~ Music Friday for Class Strugglers

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The Right Loses the Election – Social Democracy Records a Historic Low

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Trump’s Finger Gets Closer to Nuclear Button Not that Congress cares Ken Klippenstein Sep 30

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In all of the grotesque and obscene news coming out of the Regime, this may be the most chilling...  Granting INCREASED power to an obvious violence loving madman to use NUKES???