Dan Miller
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Trump has Cuba in his crosshairs. đ¨đş Washington is using tariffs to force Mexico to abandon Cuba. By cutting off oil lifelines following the coup in Venezuela, the US is intentionally engineering a humanitarian crisis. Read the full article here:
populareducationblog.substack.com/p/trumps-new...
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Trump's New Sanctions Push Cuba Toward Crisis
Cuba faces an energy squeeze as Trump escalates sanctions and threatens tariffs on nations supplying the island with oil.
https://populareducationblog.substack.com/p/trumps-new-sanctions-push-cuba-toward
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A new Silicon Valley military complex is emerging around firms like Palantir, whose AI tools fuse surveillance data for warfare, policing, & border control. This shift concentrates power over security policy in a small group of tech billionaires with little public oversight.
fpif.org/planet-palan...
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Planet Palantir - FPIF
How a clique of unhinged techno-optimists is putting humanity at risk.
https://fpif.org/planet-palantir/
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ProPublica reports that senior Trump administration officials attended a summit of election deniers pressing for the president to declare an emergency and take over the midterms. Some of those figures now hold positions influencing federal election policy.
www.propublica.org/article/elec...
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Trump Officials Attended a Summit of Election Deniers Who Want the President to Take Over the Midterms
The meetingâs participants included Kurt Olsen, a White House lawyer charged with reinvestigating the 2020 election, and Heather Honey, the Department of Homeland Security official in charge of electi...
https://www.propublica.org/article/election-denier-summit-trump-midterms
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"In the last five days of September alone, the department blew through $50.1 billion on just grants and contracts. For context, only nine other countries spend that much on the entirety of their defense budget per year."
newrepublic.com/post/207555/...
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Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab
The Defense Department went on a $93 billion spending spree in 2025.
https://newrepublic.com/post/207555/pete-hegseth-billions-dollars-fruit-basket-stands-chairs-crab
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You just know that Fox News or CBS is cooking up an article like this.
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Newly revealed emails from Paul Bremer show the Iraq occupation descending into chaos behind the scenes. Overthrowing a govt is one thingârunning the country afterward is another. Before talking about regime change in Iran, maybe we revisit what happened in Iraq.
www.thetimes.com/article/00b2...
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Paul Bremer ran Iraq for Bush. His emails show what really happened
âI am now officially the government of Iraq,â Bremer wrote to his wife in private messages from 2003 unearthed by The Sunday Times. In frank detail, they show the dangers of waging war without the rig...
https://www.thetimes.com/article/00b207fa-6673-44da-b8b8-57a1e6363f79
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Cuba In Context
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Jamaica is ending its agreement with Cuban doctors who helped staff hospitals and rural clinics. Cubaâs global medical missions provide revenue for Havana while filling physician shortages abroad. Without them, Jamaicaâs rural health system could face major gaps.
apnews.com/article/jama...
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Jamaica to end decades-long agreement with Cuba over medical missions criticized by US
Jamaicaâs foreign ministry says it is ending a decades-long agreement with Cuba involving its medical missions.
https://apnews.com/article/jamaica-ending-medical-mission-cuba-agreement-178372b1d14402c7951810d61f09a804
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We are like two news cycles away from Trump claiming Iran has Nancy Guthrie, so he has to send in ground troops.
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Popular Education
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Important piece from The Intercept examining the ParamountâWBD deal and the broader trend it represents: accelerating media consolidation and the growing power of billionaire owners like the Ellison family over major U.S. news institutions.
theintercept.com/2026/03/03/c...
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CNN Could Be Next Up for a Right-Wing Reboot Thanks to the Ellisons
With Paramountâs takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN could be the next media property slated for a right-wing turn.
https://theintercept.com/2026/03/03/cnn-warner-bros-paramount-deal-ellisons/
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ProPublica investigation exposes financial conflicts across the Trump administration. ⢠$175Mâ$340M in crypto holdings reported by 200+ appointees ⢠Officials traded stocks before policy announcements that moved markets ⢠Dozens failed to disclose former clients
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Documents Reveal a Web of Financial Ties Between Trump Officials and the Industries They Help Regulate
ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who d...
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-administration-financial-disclosures-steve-feinberg
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"Tired of all this winning" yet? đ - 2022â2024: Average monthly job gains of 200k+ - Feb 2026: -92k
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Removing Noem is just opening a release valve to alleviate political pressure through window dressing, while the architects of the deportation regime remain in place. The figurehead was sacrificed to preserve the system.
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"Today, the worldâs seven richest individuals are all major media barons, giving them extraordinary control over our media and public square, allowing them to set agendas, and suppress forms of speech they do not approve of."
www.mintpressnews.com/the-seven-ri...
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The Seven Richest Billionaires Are All Media Barons
Alan MacLeod tracks how billionaire media barons like Musk, Ellison, Bezos and Zuckerberg are capturing global news outlets and reshaping politics.
https://www.mintpressnews.com/the-seven-richest-billionaires-are-all-media-barons/290572/
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Imperial hubris in a nutshell: Demand allies help fight your wars while simultaneously absorbing the falloutârefugees, supply chain disruptions, rising commodity prices. Then expect them to accept higher tariffs to help finance the war you started.
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"It could last, you know, six days, six weeks. I doubt six months." - Donald Rumsfeld speaking to US troops in February 2003 on the impending invasion of Iraq
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New survey data from ZipRecruiter reveals an alarming trend where more workers are being forced to prioritize immediate employment over salary growth. - 27.3% of new hires took a pay cut - Only 56.4% landed a raise - Signing bonuses hit a 2025 low at 15%
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Translation: We have granted our military permission to carry out war crimes.
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The 2026 midterms are the next target for Trumpâs anti-democratic playbook. Between extreme gerrymandering and plans to seize ballot boxes under "national emergencies," the stage is being set for a power grab that could dismantle congressional oversight for good.
newrepublic.com/post/207138/...
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It Can Now Be Plainly Said: Trump Is Planning a November Coup dâĂtat
During the campaign, it was kind of hard to picture the specifics of how Trump might pull such a thing off. Alas, itâs getting less hypothetical by the week.
https://newrepublic.com/post/207138/trump-coup-detat-midterm-elections
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23% of Americans can locate Iran on a map. The rest default to the âlearn by invasionâ model of geography.
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Important piece from
@juddlegum.bsky.social
discussing how billions from the Saudi Public Investment Fund flowed to Jared Kushnerâs firm, raising serious questions about conflicts of interest, foreign influence, and who benefits from escalating tensions with Iran.
popular.info/p/the-money-...
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The money behind the new Iran War
In private calls over the last several weeks, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman urged President Trump to attack Iran.
https://popular.info/p/the-money-behind-the-new-iran-war
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Great article by
@levernews.com
detailing how dark-money conservative networks and arms-industry interests have been funneling millions into think tanks pushing for U.S. regime change in Iran, shaping support for the strike despite the risks of prolonged conflict.
www.levernews.com/the-shadow-c...
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The Shadow Campaign Behind The Iran Strike
As U.S. forces attack Iran, a dark-money network of anti-Muslim billionaires, fossil fuel empires, and arms dealers is suddenly far closer to its goal.
https://www.levernews.com/the-shadow-campaign-behind-the-iran-strike/
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How many more countries does he need to bomb to qualify for the Nobel Peace Prize?
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Dan Miller
Popular Education
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New research confirms that when local newspapers close, corruption thrives: the loss of a major daily is linked to a 6.9% increase in corruption charges. Digital-only outlets have yet to fill the critical accountability gap left by the decline of local news.
www.cjr.org/analysis/loc...
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How the lack of newspapers feeds a rise in local corruption.
Our study also found that digital media sites didnât make much of a difference.
https://www.cjr.org/analysis/local-newspapers-corruption.php
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"The news came after Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos visited the White House and met with members of President Donald Trumpâs staff, raising suspicions about the role the administration may have played in pushing the streaming giant to drop its bid for Warner Bros."
www.commondreams.org/news/david-e...
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'Antitrust Disaster': Son of Billionaire Trump Donor Poised to Take Over Warner Bros. | Common Dreams
"A handful of Trump-aligned billionaires are trying to seize control of what you watch and charge you whatever price they want."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/david-ellison-warner-bros-discovery
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Cuba In Context
16 days ago
"In the era of the Donroe Doctrine, which explicitly demands unquestioned U.S. primacy and resource monopolies in the Americas, the persistence of a sovereign, anti-imperialist project just 90 miles from Florida is an intolerable ideological irritant."
fpif.org/the-court-th...
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The Court, the Crab, and Cuba - FPIF
What does the Trump administration want with Cuba?
https://fpif.org/the-court-the-crab-and-cuba/
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đ Laborâs share of the economy: 58% âĄď¸ 51% đ Corporate profits: 6% âĄď¸ 12% Since 1980, weâve been producing more and kept less. Through deregulation, gutting labor protections, and corporate tax cuts, our government has actively engineered this massive transfer of wealth.
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Even the WSJ is sounding the alarm: Billionaire tax avoidance isn't just a progressive political talking pointâitâs a systemic economic problem that now a conservative media outlet like the WSJ is acknowledging.
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"Such oligarchic capture is the predictable culmination of whatâs essentially a pay-to-play system where the highest bidder takes all. Under this regime, what Americans hear, see, and read is increasingly dictated by a handful of billionaires with their own agendas."
lpeproject.org/blog/the-ame...
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The American Media Polycrisis: Cascading Layers of Capture
In countries facing democratic backsliding, attention often centers on state capture of the press. Recent U.S. media failures, however, demand a wider lens. Authoritarian encroachment here rests onâŚ
https://lpeproject.org/blog/the-american-media-polycrisis-cascading-layers-of-capture/
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"Since 1975, $79 trillion in wealth had been transferred from the bottom 90% to the top 1%........In 2023 alone, $3.9 trillion in wealth was siphoned from working Americans to the richest Americans"
www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
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Trump, Extreme Wealth Concentration, and Our Societal Crisis | Common Dreams
The US government simply has not done enough to ensure that the livelihoods of all Americans are protected or improved in this new Gilded Age. What it has done is made sure the rich get richer by the ...
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-extreme-wealth-concentration-and-our-societal-crisis
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Local police are becoming a "deportation force." Through the 287(g) program, ICE has deputized 13,000+ local officers to enforce federal immigration law. Agreements have surged from 135 to 1,400+ in just one year.
www.npr.org/2026/02/17/n...
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Little-used ICE agreements with local police have exploded under Trump
Partnerships between ICE and local law enforcement agencies has expanded widely, under the second Trump administration, data analyzed by NPR shows.
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/17/nx-s1-5707449/local-police-immigration-cooperation-287g
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Art of the Deal! I guess this is what they had in mind when they preach trickle down economics.
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The top 0.00001% (19 people) now hold $3.4 Trillion. đ¸ Look at the vertical spike since 2020. This small group now controls as much wealth as the entire bottom 50% of the U.S. combined. đ
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Dan Miller
Cuba In Context
26 days ago
With Venezuela destabilized and Maduro removed, Cuba has lost its key trading partner. In the wake of the coup in Venezuela, Washington has moved to intensify pressure on Cuba. đ§ľ
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In the past year at the Washington Post, Jeff Bezos has: - Spiked the Harris endorsement - Gutted the newsroom with massive layoffs - Authorized a $40M Amazon deal for a Melania doc - Limited the Post's opinion pages to only promoting "Free Markets & Personal Liberties"
fair.org/home/like-me...
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Like Melania Doc, WaPo Layoffs Are Another Way for Bezos to Suck Up to Trump
The Washington Postâs losses, reportedly as much as $100 million a year, are mere pocket change for Jeff Bezos.
https://fair.org/home/like-melania-doc-wapo-layoffs-are-another-way-for-bezos-to-suck-up-to-trump/
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Trump just handed corporate polluters their biggest win in decades â gutting the EPAâs authority under the Clean Air Act. This is the culmination of years of lobbying: weaken the rules, sideline the science, and let industry write the terms of its own oversight.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c...
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Trump Administration Erases the Governmentâs Power to Fight Climate Change
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/climate/trump-epa-greenhouse-gases-climate-change.html?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytimes
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Cuba In Context
27 days ago
With Maduro gone and Venezuelaâs oil under U.S. "oversight," Mexico is the only thing standing between Cuba and a potential humanitarian collapse. đ˛đ˝âď¸đ¨đş
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"Noem routinely berated staff if she saw Homan on TV and kept track of both their appearances to make sure she was on TV more than him, according to people familiar with the matter."
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noemâs Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS
Secretary faces fire for confrontational immigration crackdown and self-promotional style; White House to wind down Minnesota operations.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/chaos-kristi-noem-homeland-security-f095ac95?mod=hp_lead_pos7
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"Meanwhile, the domestic legitimacy of the US state has cratered, and trust in major US institutions â the media, the universities, the state itself â is at an all-time low. Only 17 percent of Americans trust their government to âdo what is right.â
jacobin.com/2026/02/us-i...
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Growing US Aggression Is a Symptom of Imperial Decline
From the Americas to the Middle East, the US is deploying the crudest forms of imperial aggression to shore up its power. This is ultimately a sign of weakness rather than strength, as the foundations...
https://jacobin.com/2026/02/us-imperialism-decline-military-aggression
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Innovation under capitalism has one goal: lower labor costs to raise corporate profits. We are more productive than ever, but the owners are pocketing the difference.
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Dan Miller
Cuba In Context
about 1 month ago
"Trumpâs escalation is the cornerstone of his administrationâs âDonroe Doctrine,â a 21st-century revival of the 1823 Monroe Doctrine that declares the whole of Latin America and the Caribbean to be US property."
savageminds.substack.com/p/trumps-ult...
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Trumpâs Ultimatum to Cuba
Fuel or Surrender!
https://savageminds.substack.com/p/trumps-ultimatum-to-cuba
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Trump has Cuba in his crosshairs. đ¨đş Washington is using tariffs to force Mexico to abandon Cuba. By cutting off oil lifelines following the coup in Venezuela, the US is intentionally engineering a humanitarian crisis. Read the full article here:
populareducationblog.substack.com/p/trumps-new...
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Trump's New Sanctions Push Cuba Toward Crisis
Cuba faces an energy squeeze as Trump escalates sanctions and threatens tariffs on nations supplying the island with oil.
https://populareducationblog.substack.com/p/trumps-new-sanctions-push-cuba-toward
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Step 1: Use a "financial reset" as a pretext to fire journalists covering race, labor, and grassroots activism. Step 2: The "surviving" editorial board immediately pivots to lecture the public on why they must comply with the federal deportation machine.
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"The list, produced by Border Patrolâs parent agency Custom and Border Protections, shows that the majority of weapons shipped to Minneapolis (and which arrived two weeks ago) are intended to battle protesters."
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/in-ices-wa...
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In ICEâs War, the Public Is Winning
Feds stockpile 35,000 munitions in Minneapolis - but suddenly withdraw
https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/in-ices-war-the-public-is-winning
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"Since 1960, some 600,000 Cuban medical professionals have provided free health care in over 180 countries. The government of Cuba has assumed the lionâs share of the cost of its medical internationalism, a huge contribution to the Global South"
jacobin.com/2025/03/cuba...
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Cuba Sends Doctors, the US Sends Sanctions
The United States calls Cubaâs medical internationalism "human trafficking" â but itâs really an internationalist lifeline for the Global South.
https://jacobin.com/2025/03/cuba-medical-programs-us-sanctions
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Dan Miller
Popular Education
about 1 month ago
Trumpâs latest tariff threats put Cubaâs energy lifeline and the islandâs economy under renewed strain. With oil shipments threatened, Cuba confronts a looming humanitarian and economic crisis that could rival the 1990s Special Period.
populareducationblog.substack.com/p/trumps-new...
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Trump's New Sanctions Push Cuba Toward Crisis
Cuba faces an energy squeeze as Trump escalates sanctions and threatens tariffs on nations supplying the island with oil.
https://populareducationblog.substack.com/p/trumps-new-sanctions-push-cuba-toward
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Dan Miller
Cuba In Context
about 1 month ago
"The goal of the US government has been to asphyxiate the Cuban economy as a means of undermining the Cuban Revolution and bullying Cubans into relinquishing their sovereignty and right to self-determination."
jacobin.com/2023/06/us-c...
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The US Is Punishing Cuba to Send a Message to the Whole World
The original goal of the United States blockade against Cuba was to worsen conditions and inspire Cubans to overthrow their government. Regime change hasnât been forthcoming. Now the US maintains the ...
https://jacobin.com/2023/06/us-cuba-embargo-terror-designation-blockade-hardship
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2,255 measles cases in 2025. 416 in January alone. This is the direct result of the Trump administrationâs war on science. By gutting vaccine schedules and elevating ideologues, they have traded 25 years of progress for a public health catastrophe.
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A naval blockade isn't a "measure"âit's an escalation that risks lives and regional stability. The Trump admin is willing to trigger a massive humanitarian crisis just to prove it can control the trade of sovereign nations.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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Trump administration weighs naval blockade to halt Cuban oil imports
âEnergy is the chokehold to killâ the Cuban regime, said a person familiar with the discussions.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/23/trump-administration-weighs-naval-blockade-to-halt-cuban-oil-imports-00744708
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Popular Education
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Removing Maduro was just the first step. Now, US oil companies are angling for a total restructure of the Venezuelan state to ensure that human rights and labor laws never get in the way of extraction. This is what modern-day colonialism looks like.
populareducationblog.substack.com/p/what-oil-e...
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What Oil Executives Really Want From Venezuela
After meeting with Trump, U.S. oil executives made clear that investment hinges not on market conditions, but on legal and political reforms designed to protect foreign capital.
https://populareducationblog.substack.com/p/what-oil-executives-really-want-from
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Larry Ellisonâs data-mining is the backbone of modern state surveillance. This isn't just "tech"âitâs a billionaire-funded system designed to eliminate privacy and monitor the public for profit.
www.levernews.com/larry-elliso...
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Larry Ellison Knows Where Youâre Scrolling From
TikTokâs new owners have eliminated a privacy rule protecting U.S. usersâ precise location data from being collected.
https://www.levernews.com/larry-ellison-knows-where-youre-scrolling-from/
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Trumpâs tariffs aren't being paid by foreign countriesâthey are a $200B tax hike on the working class. A new study shows Americans are footing 96% of the bill, as corporations protect their profits by passing every cent of the cost down to consumers.
time.com/7353475/trum...
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Americans Are Paying For Trumpâs Tariffs, Study Finds
A new study from the Kiel Institute found that foreign exporters only absorb 4% of tariff burden.
https://time.com/7353475/trump-tariffs-who-pays/
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