Women across Iceland, including the prime minister, go on strike for equal pay and no more violence

 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/women-across-iceland-including-the-prime-minister-go-on-strike-for-equal-pay-and-no-more-violence/ar-AA1iK5bT

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"This is a Dark Time in America" ~~ Paul Street

 https://paulstreet.substack.com/p/this-is-a-dark-time-in-america?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=nsdhl&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

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The Habitation Economy ~~ Dissent Magazine

 https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/the-habitation-economy/

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Breaking the Overton Window: Can we stop calling feminists 'hysterical' now? ~~ Jessica Valenti

 

“Breaking the Overton Window: Can we stop calling feminists 'hysterical' now?”, Oct 29, 2023, Jessica Valenti, Abortion Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/breaking-the-overton-window >

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U.S. Bombs Iran in Syria And Tries To Call Time-Out ~~ Spencer Ackerman

 https://foreverwars.ghost.io/r/19b5074d?m=b656041a-c61a-4a6b-910d-7d396ec2db1f

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This startup says its first fusion plant is five years away. Experts doubt it.

 https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/05/10/1072812/this-startup-says-its-first-fusion-plant-is-five-years-away-experts-doubt-it/?utm_source=the_spark&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_spark.unpaid.engagement&utm_content=*%7Cdate:m-d-y%7C*

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Israel Now Has 10,000 Palestinian Prisoners and Faces Allegations of Rampant Abuses

 https://truthout.org/articles/israel-has-10000-palestinian-prisoners-and-faces-allegations-of-rampant-abuse/?utm_source=Truthout&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Truthout+Share+Buttons

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How sodium could change the game for batteries ~~ Casey Crownhartarchive

 www.technologyreview.com/2023/05/11/1072865/how-sodium-could-change-the-game-for-batteries/

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The Frightening Misrule of the U.S. and its Empire

 

1). “Minority Rule: The US Is Not a Democracy, w/ Prof. Aziz Rana”, July 29, 2022, Rania Khalek interviews Aziz Rana, Dispatches from Breakthrough News, duration of video is 1:25:35, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJeHl3aAigU >

2). “It Would Be Great if the United States Were Actually a Democracy”, Feb 16, 2021, Chris Maisano interviews Aziz Rana, Jacobin Magazine, at < https://jacobin.com/2021/02/us-constitution-interview-aziz-rana >

3). “The Trump movement is turning America fascist w/Jeff Sharlet | The Chris Hedges Report', Oct 27, 2023, Chris Hedges interviews Jeff Sharlet they discuss Sharlet's new book, Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War, The Chris Hedges Report, The Real News Network, duration of video is 50:05, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtrkSeTOv7g >

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

What Do You Hear When the New House Speaker Says He’s Been Ordained By God? ~~ STEVEN BESCHLOSS OCT 28

 https://america.substack.com/p/what-do-you-hear-when-the-new-house/comments?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=rovhk&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

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America is ‘the danger’ and will end up getting us all killed Hubris is what makes the United States think it’s ‘the indispensable nation’ ~~ Alex Lo

 https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3239026/america-danger-and-will-end-getting-us-all-killed?utm_medium=email&utm_source=cm&utm_campaign=enlz-focus_sea_ru&utm_content=20231027&tpcc=enlz-focus_sea&UUID=b8be0091-b5d4-45d4-9f24-e157a3fb81a8&tc=23&CMCampaignID=cce9ad3bc369ded2785057d93c4908b

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Understanding Palestine in 10 Questions

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzdQ770lt-g

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Prodigious fiddler Mark O'Connor celebrates 50 years of music with memoir ~~ Music Friday for Class Strugglers

 

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Environmental Issues We Must Address

 

1). “Earth’s Latest ‘Vital Signs’ Show the Planet Is in Crisis: The overall picture of Earth’s health is grim, although there are bright spots: solar and wind power are on the rise, and deforestation has slowed”, Oct 24, 2023, Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, at < https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/earths-latest-vital-signs-show-the-planet-is-in-crisis/ >

2). “Humans Have Crossed 6 of 9 ‘Planetary Boundaries’: Scientists analyzed nine so-called planetary boundaries and found humans are currently transgressing six”, Sept 13, 2023, Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, at < https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/humans-have-crossed-6-of-9-planetary-boundaries/ >

3). “Increased West Antarctic Ice Sheet melting ‘unavoidable’ ”, Oct 23, 2023, Anon, British Antarctic Survey (BAS), at < https://www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/increased-west-antarctic-ice-sheet-melting-unavoidable/ >

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The Dishonest Defense of Non-Competes Big corporations don't like worker freedom, so they lie about it. PAT GAROFALO OCT 26

 

https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=13744&post_id=138277431&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTM4Mjc3NDMxLCJpYXQiOjE2OTgzMjk2NTYsImV4cCI6MTcwMDkyMTY1NiwiaXNzIjoicHViLTEzNzQ0Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.8pIZvQzKhYPLj-tBhVHrsv20_wTOy0rVilH_8oWdBR0 ~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Scientists Pursue Climate Activism Despite Violent Threats ~~ STAN COX

 https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/10/24/scientists-pursue-climate-activism-despite-violent-threats/

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How the U.S. Drove Venezuelans North ~~ LILIAN JIMÉNEZ OCTOBER 19, 2023

 https://inthesetimes.com/article/how-the-u-s-drove-venezuelans-north?link_id=2&can_id=6116ca33763503c65b77bb3be6082932&source=email-israeli-apartheid-is-at-the-heart-of-the-brutality-in-gaza-and-israel-striking-autoworkers-remember-broken-promises-2&email_referrer=email_2083140___subject_2605639&email_subject=how-the-us-drove-venezuelans-north-unions-and-workers-are-increasingly-demanding-a-ceasefire-and-an-end-to-gaza-siege

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Koch Oil: The Killer who came after Killers of the Flower Moon ~~Greg Palast

 https://mailchi.mp/gregpalast/koch-oil-the-killer-who-came-after-killers-of-the-flower-moon?e=ae27806cdd

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Biden Doesn't Speak For Us’: Socialist Presidential Candidate Slams Biden on Israel Support

 https://youtu.be/2XEpRjjbokQ?si=Vebgb36KiwGE1z8b

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Oklahoma Teachers Don’t Know If It’s Legal to Teach “Killers of the Flower Moon” “Soft censorship.” ~~ JACKIE FLYNN MOGENSEN

 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/10/oklahoma-teachers-dont-know-if-its-legal-to-teach-killers-of-the-flower-moon/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Trump's Motions to Dismiss Things That Aren't the Charges Against Him - emptywheel

 www.emptywheel.net/2023/10/24/trumps-motions-to-dismiss-things-that-arent-the-charges-against-him/

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Unrelenting Drought Clobbers the Amazon ~~ ROBERT HUNZIKER

 https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/10/20/unrelenting-drought-clobbers-the-amazon/

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1). “Chris Hedges: Israel’s Culture of Deceit”, Oct 18, 2023, Chris Hedges, Scheer Post, at < https://scheerpost.com/2023/10/18/chris-hedges-israels-culture-of-deceit/ >

2). “How Media & Politicians Gave Israel the Greenlight to turn Gaza into a Graveyard”, Oct 20, 2023, Minar Adley, Mint Press News, at < https://www.mintpressnews.com/media-politicians-gave-israel-greenlight-turn-gaza-graveyard/286073/ >. There is a 5:56 youtube video with Minar Adley narrating at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu7ESpx9RaM >. You access it by clicking on the prompt at the top of the article. It contains a warning about disturbing material that you must click through. The article itself has 4 embedded videos.

3). “Biden’s demand for $105 billion in military spending: A declaration of war against the working class”, Oct 20, 2023, Eric London, World Socialist Web Site (WSWS), at < https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/10/21/ihqr-o21.html >

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Israel’s Role in Hamas’ Creation and its Retaliatory Genocide in Gaza ~~ NAZIA NAZAR

 https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/10/23/israels-role-in-hamas-creation-and-its-retaliatory-genocide-in-gaza/

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Germany Is Threatening to Deport Palestinian Refugees for Their Activism ~~ Tom Krüger

 https://www.leftvoice.org/germany-is-threatening-to-deport-palestinian-refugees-for-their-activism/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~