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Progressive journalist, author, activist
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@ifnotnowmovement.org
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about 17 hours ago
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â ď¸ "...amoral conglomerates control our information and media system... [they] care a lot about profit-maximization and very little about free expression and the right to dissent..." âwhy? â"...because of old-fashioned, bipartisan corruption" Jeff Cohen's latest on Progressive Hub:
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Censorship Is A Structural Problem: Huge Corporate Power, Not Just A President, Is Muzzling Comedians
Today, a handful of amoral conglomerates control our information and media system â conglomerates that care a lot about profit-maximization and very little about free expression and the right toâŚ
https://progressivehub.net/censorship-is-a-structural-problem-huge-corporate-power-not-just-a-president-is-muzzling-comedians/
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Valuable article by my
@rootsaction.org
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Kimmel's suspension shows media censorship is a structural problem
It's not just Donald Trump. Huge corporate power is also muzzling comedians
https://www.salon.com/2025/09/20/kimmels-suspension-shows-media-censorship-is-a-structural-problem/
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@ifnotnowmovement.org
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A Statement From US Jews Opposing Trumpâs Attacks on Colleges and Students
The statement condemns Trumpâs âdisingenuousâ weaponization of antisemitism to target universities and deport campus activists.
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/a-statement-from-us-jews-opposing-trumps-attacks-on-colleges-and-students/?custno&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily+9.19.2025&utm_term=daily&fbclid=IwY2xjawM61zpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHvsKc1uiXrauSsxTJ906fp6f35M-OBMR6P5Txi5ZXBZQ3NZt_0qXatpSGEey_aem_uTYNWe1icYYqQw0rbAJ7Kw
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Mayor to Mayor: a conversation between Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe1VXVABW3o
6 days ago
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@codepink.bsky.social
@justicedemocrats.com
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7 days ago
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Jews and Israel are not the same. That lie is enabling atrocities | Norman Solomon
The claim is central to rationales for arming Israel even as leading human rights groups decry genocide in Gaza
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/16/jews-israel-not-the-same-propaganda-technique
7 days ago
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'Something Dark Might Be Coming': Senator Rebukes Right's Weaponization of Kirk Murder to 'Destroy Dissent'
www.commondreams.org/news/chris-m...
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'Something Dark Might Be Coming': Senator Rebukes Right's Weaponization of Kirk Murder to 'Destroy Dissent' | Common Dreams
Democratic senator warns of GOP using Charlie Kirk's murder to stifle dissent. Trump allies accused of seeking to silence opposition.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/chris-murphy-charlie-kirk
7 days ago
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"Freedom of the press," corporate style:
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/washington-post-columnist-says-she-was-fired-over-charlie-kirk-posts/ar-AA1MAvUj?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=68c8549eafc04569b63cc687698e1b62&ei=10
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Never Forget What?
Never forget meant never forgive. Never forget meant someone would pay. And with my Muslim name, my South Asian heritage, I knew who that someone would be.
https://www.laprogressive.com/foreign-policy/never-forget-what
10 days ago
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@justicedemocrats.com
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The Democrats Who Refuse to Back Mamdani Are Sending a Scary Message
By declining to endorse their partyâs nominee for New York mayor, leaders like Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries arenât just undercutting a rising star. Theyâre throwing the city to Trumpâs wolves.
https://newrepublic.com/article/200091/democrats-refuse-endorse-zohran-mamdani-scary-message
14 days ago
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@salon.com
published this article today . . .
@jvp.bsky.social
@ifnotnowmovement.org
@pdamerica.bsky.social
@justicedemocrats.com
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From Guernica to Gaza: How bombing became standard procedure
What it means to be "at war" has shifted dramatically
https://www.salon.com/2025/09/08/from-guernica-to-gaza-how-bombing-became-standard-procedure_partner/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMr89ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHpoeAGBzTPM7KDWA29wqfOJZHu8xWYrrrbDfKq_6SAMfF1KDP7bRc-Be7gHg_aem_kcV2ZXPNjVPovuxA2PsfzQ
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âMicrosoft is an active partner in the genocide!â: Inside the tech worker revolt for Palestine
âI, like many others, thought that working for Microsoft was the opportunity of a lifetime. I worked three years on Azure, not knowing that my labor was actively being used to facilitate the murder of...
https://therealnews.com/microsoft-is-an-active-partner-in-the-genocide-inside-the-tech-worker-revolt-for-palestine?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newspack%20Newsletter%20%28336808%29&utm_source=The+Real+News+Network&utm_campaign=dda4f8b859-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_09_05_05_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-dda4f8b859-420580265&mc_cid=dda4f8b859&mc_eid=a5d71196a8
18 days ago
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RootsAction
19 days ago
9 decades have passed since aerial technology began assisting war makersâsince then, it has become a tool of systemic brutality. Loyal to the âwar on terrorâ brand, the American media establishment barely feigns concern about civilian deaths & suffering.
@normansolomon.bsky.social
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@thenation.com
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From Guernica to Gaza, the Cruelty of Airpower Has Remained Unchecked
Nine decades have passed since aerial technology began assisting war makersâsince then, it has become a tool of systemic brutality.
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/guernica-gaza-aerial-warfare/
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My article as published by
@thenation.com
today, about above-it-all methodical killers -
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From Guernica to Gaza, the Cruelty of Airpower Has Remained Unchecked
Nine decades have passed since aerial technology began assisting war makersâsince then, it has become a tool of systemic brutality.
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/guernica-gaza-aerial-warfare/
19 days ago
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RFK Jr. -- truly deadly . . .
@pdamerica.bsky.social
@ourrev.bsky.social
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@codepink.bsky.social
@americanpublic.bsky.social
@physiciandemocracy.medsky.social
@prh.org
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Tell Congress: RFK Jr. Must Go
Numerous experts are warning that actions already taken by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services will result in a great many deaths. Tell Congress that he must go!
https://rootsaction.org/tell-congress-rfk-jr-must-go
21 days ago
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Here's my article, published by
@thehill.com
today, explaining why
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social
has a problem with his record of abruptly shifting positions that really matter.
@pdamerica.bsky.social
@justicedemocrats.com
@ourrev.bsky.social
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https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5478166-buttigieg-has-a-flip-flop-problem-that-could-hurt-in-2028/
23 days ago
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@peaceaction.bsky.social
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25 days ago
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From Guernica to Gaza, Death to Civilians Often Comes From the Sky
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From Guernica to Gaza, Death to Civilians Often Comes From the Sky
Since World War II, bombing has largely become standard operating procedure instead of ground warfare.
https://truthout.org/articles/from-guernica-to-gaza-death-to-civilians-often-comes-from-the-sky/?utm_campaign=Truthout+Share+Buttons
26 days ago
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Will the DNC End Their Complicity in Israeli Genocide or Double Down? -
@pdamerica.bsky.social
@ourrev.bsky.social
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@freedomflotilla.bsky.social
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Will the DNC End Their Complicity in Israeli Genocide or Double Down? | Common Dreams
As apologists for Israel, Democratic leaders in Congress and at the DNC are doing major damage to the party's prospects for next yearâs midterm elections or defeating the Republican ticket in 2028.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/dnc-israel-arms-embargo
29 days ago
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RootsAction
about 1 month ago
Head of College Dems, Progressive Groups Back DNC Resolution for Israel Arms Embargo, Palestinian State "Young Americans have made their voices clear,"
#FreePalestine
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Head of College Dems, Progressive Groups Back DNC Resolution for Israel Arms Embargo, Palestinian State | Common Dreams
"Young Americans have made their voices clear," said the national president of the College Democrats. "A modern Democratic Party must stand against global injustice."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/college-democrats-gaza-resolution
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Head of College Dems, Progressive Groups Back DNC Resolution for Israel Arms Embargo, Palestinian State | Common Dreams
"Young Americans have made their voices clear," said the national president of the College Democrats. "A modern Democratic Party must stand against global injustice."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/college-democrats-gaza-resolution
about 1 month ago
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RootsAction
about 1 month ago
India Walton has a warning message for progressive Democrats during Donald Trumpâs second presidency: donât water down your politics to win over the establishment. Listen and learn from
@indiab.bsky.social
's situation in Buffalo. We must adapt!!
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Democrat warns US progressives against moving toward the center: âIt lost me the electionâ
India Walton, who defeated incumbent mayor only to lose general election, says âmoderating is what got us hereâ
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/19/india-walton-interview-progressives-democrats
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Democrat warns US progressives against moving toward the center: âIt lost me the electionâ
India Walton, who defeated incumbent mayor only to lose general election, says âmoderating is what got us hereâ
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/19/india-walton-interview-progressives-democrats
about 1 month ago
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@ucs.org
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Presidents Trump and Putin Must Seize the Moment in Alaska
The war in Ukraine is a regional security and humanitarian tragedy, but regarding nuclear weapons, Washington and Moscow stand to benefit from working together.
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/trump-putin-ukraine-russia-war-diplomacy/
about 1 month ago
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@cfr.org
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@scientistsorg.bsky.social
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about 1 month ago
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RootsAction
about 1 month ago
"Democrats should give peace a chance in Ukraine"
@normansolomon.bsky.social
says in new
@thehill.com
piece:
thehill.com/opinion/inte...
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https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5444014-democrats-must-give-peace-a-chance-in-ukraine/
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My article published today by The Hill: "Democrats Should Give Peace a Chance in Ukraine"
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https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5444014-democrats-must-give-peace-a-chance-in-ukraine/
about 1 month ago
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A powerful statement against the Trump/Columbia policing of "thought crimes" . . .
@pdamerica.bsky.social
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@jvp.bsky.social
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social
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I spent decades at Columbia. Iâm withdrawing my fall course due to its deal with Trump | Rashid Khalidi
The universityâs draconian policies and new definition of antisemitism make much teaching impossible
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/01/columbia-historian-rashid-khalidi-open-letter
about 2 months ago
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"NYT Suppressed Genocide Discussion When It Could Have Made a Difference" - excellent new content analysis from
@fairmediawatch.bsky.social
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@jvp.bsky.social
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NYT Suppressed Genocide Discussion When It Could Have Made a Difference
The New York Timesâ opinion page carries political weight, and sounding the alarm on genocide earlier could have had an impact.
https://fair.org/home/nyt-suppressed-genocide-discussion-when-it-could-have-made-a-difference/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=bluesky&utm_source=socialnetwork
about 2 months ago
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Here's the conversation I just had with David Swanson on Talk World Radio . . .
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Talk World Radio: Norman Solomon on the State of the Genocide
YouTube video by David Swanson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_rw3aiqhbc
about 2 months ago
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RootsAction
about 2 months ago
Don't run Kamala! The news that former Vice President Kamala Harris has decided to forgo running for governor of California next year is a clear sign that she is serious about a campaign for president in 2028. New in
@thehill.com
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thehill.com/opinion/camp...
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https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5431324-kamala-harris-should-not-run-for-president-in-2028/
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A Hell Made for the Innocent
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A Hell Made for the Innocent
Of monsters, media, and the gentle language of genocide.
https://open.substack.com/pub/eskow/p/a-hell-made-for-the-innocent?r=edje&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
about 2 months ago
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Deadly partnership: US, Israel share blame for Gaza catastrophe
Israelâs destruction of Gaza, and its wider Middle East war, is being co-produced by the Pentagon
https://www.salon.com/2025/07/29/deadly-partnership-us-israel-share-blame-for-gaza-catastrophe/?fbclid=IwY2xjawL14JlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHrkVoIQN54TIn1-s9CyBhuMkryp44kBCZ-eaCn90Lc5_3KVg0n72nsPlH9ai_aem_lkToy9IN3n151HlBjjV48g
about 2 months ago
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The Genocidal Partnership of Israel and the United States via
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about 2 months ago
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An important powerful speech by
@maximillianalvarez.bsky.social
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@therealnews.com
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What good is a union in Hell?
âBrothers, sisters, siblings, we stand here now on the precipice of oblivion⌠This isn't just about fighting for better wages and working conditions⌠This is about who is willing to fight for life its...
https://therealnews.com/uaw-what-good-is-a-union-in-hell
about 2 months ago
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"Paramount Sells Out Journalism to Secure Purchase by Skydance" - Excellent in-depth information and analysis from
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Paramount Sells Out Journalism to Secure Purchase by Skydance
The latest moves from CBS's owners mark the latest seismic shift to the right in the US media landscape.
https://fair.org/home/paramount-sells-out-journalism-to-secure-purchase-by-skydance/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=bluesky&utm_source=socialnetwork
about 2 months ago
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A conversation on
@therealnews.com
about genocide in Gaza and the role of the U.S. government and mass media . . .
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@peaceaction.bsky.social
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Yes, goddamnit, itâs genocide!: A conversation with Norman Solomon
Pundits like Bret Stephens continue to deny the reality of Israelâs genocide against Palestinians in Gaza even as that genocide is unfolding in front of our eyes and on our screens.
https://therealnews.com/yes-goddamnit-its-genocide-a-conversation-with-norman-solomon?fbclid=IwY2xjawLvaIRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHgvZYqhl11DhXcTDtSErYcXqY_4XEv8qT39aIOtcQwKDSe8ZXbA4Y94EM4PV_aem_Yr4eN8XuA_lTvhNflfZVdA
2 months ago
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My
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colleague Jeff Cohen, founder of
@fairmediawatch.bsky.social
, explained the dire, even fascistic, power play by Trump with corporate media today on
@democracynow.org
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âBig Fat Bribeâ: Stephen Colbertâs Show Canceled After He Slams Trump & Paramount/Skydance Merger
The top-ranked show on late-night television, CBSâs The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, has been canceled, just days after Colbert skewered Paramount, the parent company of CBS, for settling a lawsuit...
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/7/23/stephen_colbert
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An insightful article . . .
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Donât Listen to the Corporate Media; Progressive Candidates Are on a Roll | Common Dreams
The Timesâ repeated attempts to twist reality to fit a narrative depicting the collapse of progressive politics is evidence that just the opposite is true.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/progressive-candidate-wins
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Ro Khanna placed in the Congressional Record by article for
@thenation.com
"80 Years After Trinity, the Dangers of Nuclear War Have Never Been Higher" -
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https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/volume-171/issue-123/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E687-3
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All Hands on Deck...For Genocide
History will not look kindly on the perpetrators of the present-day genocide in Gaza, their watercarriers on the sidelines, and cheerleaders in the stands.
https://www.laprogressive.com/foreign-policy/all-hands-on-deck-for-genocide
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Colbert's Termination Is a Win for Trumpâand the Corporate Assault on Dissent | Common Dreams
The conglomerates that dominate our media and our society have one and only one value: profit-maximization.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/colbert-cancellation-trump
2 months ago
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Today, 80 years after Trinity, a good time to rededicate ourselves to reducing the chances of nuclear war.
@pdamerica.bsky.social
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80 Years After Trinity, the Dangers of Nuclear War Have Never Been Higher
Yet mainstream US media outlets and partisan politics are routinely oblivious to threat of oblivion.
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/nuclear-war-military-spending-doomsday/
2 months ago
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RootsAction
2 months ago
80 years after the atomic age began with the Trinity bomb test, words canât possibly be adequate to describe the extent of horrors that todayâs nuclear arsenals are capable of. But mainstream US media outlets & partisan politics are routinely oblivious to the threat of oblivion.
@thenation.com
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80 Years After Trinity, the Dangers of Nuclear War Have Never Been Higher
Yet mainstream US media outlets and partisan politics are routinely oblivious to threat of oblivion.
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/nuclear-war-military-spending-doomsday/
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Here's my article out today, published by
@thenation.com
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@pdamerica.bsky.social
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80 Years After Trinity, the Dangers of Nuclear War Have Never Been Higher
Yet mainstream US media outlets and partisan politics are routinely oblivious to threat of oblivion.
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/nuclear-war-military-spending-doomsday/
2 months ago
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RootsAction
2 months ago
US Leaders Gave Up on Diplomacy With Iran. We Must Make Them Return to It. Building an antiwar movement means preventing the systemic US aggression that creates the conditions for war. Read this from
@haniehjodat.bsky.social
in
@truthout.org
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US Leaders Gave Up on Diplomacy With Iran. We Must Make Them Return to It.
Building an antiwar movement means preventing the systemic US aggression that creates the conditions for war.
https://truthout.org/articles/us-leaders-gave-up-on-diplomacy-with-iran-we-must-make-them-return-to-it/
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'This Is an Internment Camp': Lawmakers Horrified by Inhumane Conditions in 'Alligator Alcatraz'
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'This Is an Internment Camp': Lawmakers Horrified by Inhumane Conditions in 'Alligator Alcatraz' | Common Dreams
"I saw 32 people per cageâabout 6 cages in one tent. People were yelling 'Help me, help me'," said Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/alligator-alcatraz-lawmakers-visit
2 months ago
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I just ran across this video from a talk I gave eight years ago at the studios of the Manhattan Neighborhood Network about media, political power and activism.
@rootsaction.org
@projectcensored.bsky.social
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Norman Solomon: Citizen Journalism (MNN)
YouTube video by MNN NYC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrxfRElEHoQ
2 months ago
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@fairmediawatch.bsky.social
has published a transcript along with audio of the CounterSpin radio discussion that I was part of with Jeff Cohen and Janine Jackson:
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âMedia and Corporate Power Structures See Genuine Democracy as a Terrible Dangerâ:Â CounterSpin interview with Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon on Mamdani and the Democrats
"These billionaires believe that there should be only two choices, and they should both be acceptable to the billionaires."
https://fair.org/home/media-and-corporate-power-structures-see-genuine-democracy-as-a-terrible-danger/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=bluesky&utm_source=socialnetwork
2 months ago
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