Matthew Rozsa
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2 days ago
If a scientist is wrong he/she could lose his/her job or funding. If a politician is wrong he/she can just blame someone. Scientists usually have more at stake.
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'Pressure' shows why Eisenhower trusted scientists over blowhards —and why we should too.
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2 days ago
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Pressure! Pushing down on me; Pressing down on you; No man ask for! The movie "Pressure" is a gem. Queen and David Bowie are usually right, but I must say push back a little. This IS the movie I asked for!
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'Pressure' shows why Eisenhower trusted scientists over blowhards—and why we should too
At one point in “Pressure,” meteorologist James Stagg (Andrew Scott) explains to General Dwight D. Eisenhower (Brendan Fraser) that an impending storm will make it impossible for the Allied troops to ...
https://www.alternet.org/pressure-movie/
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My
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article on this subject. (2/2) Far right men must choose: True love or fascist stupidity? They can't have both... nor should they.
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“They Resemble Untreated Mental Patients” “The MAGA people are barely educated and not mentally sound.”
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Pushing MAGA conspiracies kills your date game: study
President Donald Trump encourages his followers to believe in discredited conspiracy theories, from opposing COVID-19 vaccines to claiming former President Joe Biden stole the 2020 election. While the...
https://www.alternet.org/believing-maga/
6 days ago
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Women are repulsed by Joe Rogan fans. (1/2)
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“Thinking someone listening to the biggest podcast in the world is a ‘red flag,’ is itself a major ‘red flag.’” "BREAKING: Single women have unrealistic expectations of what they’re looking for in a partner.”
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Rogan RED FLAG?! Millennial, Gen Z Women TURNED OFF By Love Interests Who Listen To Podcast Giant
YouTube video by The Hill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAvaNSAONJU
6 days ago
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If Ebola reaches America, people will die. I spoke to one of the world's top infectious disease experts, Dr. Monica Gandhi, to find out if we're prepared.
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'Resign!' Trump’s Obama-era tweet comes back to haunt him
President Donald Trump once tweeted that President Barack Obama should resign because his predecessor allowed a doctor who treated Ebola patients to return to New York City. As an Ebola outbreak in Af...
https://www.alternet.org/resign-trumps/
12 days ago
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"A Nightmare on Elm Street" is frightening — not just as a horror movie, but as a searing commentary on how parents can fail to protect their children. @DreadCentral
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16 days ago
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A congressman and historian (the latter speaking exclusively to
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) both argue that anti-Semitism is a bipartisan problem. Do you agree?
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Republicans aren't the only ones with an anti-Semitism problem: analysis
A Democratic congressman recently accused members of his own party of applying a double-standard to the issue of anti-Semitism — that is, condemning it when it comes from Republicans but turning a bli...
https://www.alternet.org/democrats-anti-semitism/
18 days ago
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A PAC allegedly tied to Republicans posted an ad in an important Pennsylvania swing House race. It claims to be on behalf of one of the Democrats, and smears two of the other candidates. All of the Democrats deny responsibility for the ad.
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MAGA accused of shady dirty trick in important swing district
Republicans are suspected of using dark money in a widely-distributed ad attacking two of the four Democratic candidates seeking to flip a swing district in the upcoming midterm elections.In a story f...
https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/pennsylvania-midterms/
21 days ago
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Rep. Josh Gottheimer's editorial on anti-Semitism argues both sides — Democrats and Republicans — have a problem.
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Republicans aren't the only ones with an anti-Semitism problem: analysis
A Democratic congressman recently accused members of his own party of applying a double-standard to the issue of anti-Semitism — that is, condemning it when it comes from Republicans but turning a bli...
https://www.alternet.org/democrats-anti-semitism/
21 days ago
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Trump is suing the government — the one he runs — so that every taxpayer will have to personally give him $100. The total? $10 billion The judge is trying to make sure this is legal, so Trump is attempting an end run around her.
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Trump forcing each taxpayer to put '$100' in his pocket — despite a judge's orders
President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is discussing settling his $10 billion lawsuit, potentially costing each taxpayer roughly $100 — and doing so despite a judge’s attempt to protect the publi...
https://www.alternet.org/trump-irs-suit/
21 days ago
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I discussed the secrets of the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series with the producer (and my freshman roommate's mom), Sara Risher. Not saying I'm a Freddy Krueger mega-fan, but I do own this....
@dreadcentral.bsky.social
www.dreadcentral.com/editorials/5...
21 days ago
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President Trump could be removed by the 25th Amendment.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/dc-insider-discloses-what-he-just-heard-about-the-plot-to-oust-trump-opinion/ar-AA231CdT
21 days ago
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They said I couldn't get a picture with Lehigh Valley IronPigs mascot FeFe. They don't understand my iron will and pigheaded determination. Best 41st birthday I've ever had!
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25 days ago
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For my 41st birthday tomorrow, I'm focusing on four 'B's: - Baseball (the game I'm watching) - Box breathing (the practice I'm starting for my health) - Book (the one I'm writing) - Books (the many I'm reading)
26 days ago
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I covered reports of Trump's seeming cognitive decline for @AlterNet. The White House sent me this statement: "President Trump is the sharpest, most accessible, and energetic president in American history.”
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Top experts issue new warning about Trump's mental health
Editor's Note: This story has been corrected because Tufts was accidentally listed twice as each physician's former employer. In fact, Dr. Abraham taught at Tufts and Dr. Lee taught at Yale. It also m...
https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/trump-mental-health-2676854314/
26 days ago
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Scammers keep texting me my vehicle has been impounded. I'm disabled, can't drive and have never owned a car. So naturally, I "panic" and "beg" for my "lime green Edsel with purple polka dots." These conversations are quite fun. 10/10 recommend.
www.salon.com/2017/08/05/c...
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Could co-ops replace ridesharing companies like Uber? - Salon.com
Uber and Lyft have revolutionized transportation, but maybe it's time for another revolution as well
https://www.salon.com/2017/08/05/could-co-ops-replace-ridesharing-companies-like-uber/
28 days ago
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Is political violence on the rise in America? Is Trump's rhetoric contributing to it? Does comparing Trump to Hitler contribute to it? Read more
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Americans are primed for political violence — and Trump is holding the match
Editor's Note: This article has been updated to include a comment from the White House.A top economic adviser to former President Bill Clinton warned on Monday that President Donald Trump is inciting ...
https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/americans-primed/
29 days ago
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I've written two
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articles on a trend Trump supporters HATE: People refuse to date them because being MAGA is deemed sexually unattractive. Trumpers want liberals, but liberals are disgusted by them. Why? Discuss!
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Pushing MAGA conspiracies kills your date game: study
President Donald Trump encourages his followers to believe in discredited conspiracy theories, from opposing COVID-19 vaccines to claiming former President Joe Biden stole the 2020 election. While the...
https://www.alternet.org/believing-maga/
about 1 month ago
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Seth Rogen stars in an adaptation of George Orwell's "Animal Farm." Talk about excellent timing.
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Seth Rogen's new film shows children how tyrants like Trump manipulate the masses
In the age of President Donald Trump, American children need to see "Animal Farm."Based on satirist George Orwell's classic 1945 novella of the same name, “Animal Farm” loosely adapts the original’s p...
https://www.alternet.org/animal-farm/
about 1 month ago
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The White House told
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that criticizing Donald Trump, as Steve Schmidt recently did, "inspires political violence." I welcome feedback on this article.
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Bush aide tears apart Melania Trump's 'un-American' scheme
President Donald Trump’s wife, First Lady Melania Trump, is trying to destroy the First Amendment — and a former Republican presidential adviser just called her out.“Melania Trump’s demand to fire Jim...
https://www.alternet.org/conservative-warns-melania-trump-wants-to-destroy-the-first-amendment/
about 1 month ago
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The 2003-06 "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" movies, when watched chronologically, speak to me deeply.
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'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning' Is One of the Smartest Horror Films I’ve Seen
Like all great works of art, 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning' is full of details to which fans repeatedly return.
https://www.dreadcentral.com/editorials/565516/the-texas-chainsaw-massacre-the-beginning-is-one-of-the-smartest-horror-films-ive-seen/
about 2 months ago
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I haven't much used social media in a while and it hasn't made me difference in my life. Why not run with that for a little while?
about 2 months ago
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I have a hunch. Melania Trump's unexpected Thursday speech on Jeffrey Epstein got waaaaaay more eyeballs than her "Melania" documentary. If you disagree, please explain why.
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An explosive Epstein claim predates Trump by a year: Author
President Donald Trump’s first lady, Melania Trump, issued an unexpected public statement on Thursday about her relationship with the late child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein — and one journalist has...
https://www.alternet.org/melania-epstein-trump/
about 2 months ago
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When I watch the 2003 version of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," I feel fear from the first frame. Isn't that what you want from true horror?
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The 2003 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' Remake Is Better Than Tobe Hooper's Classic
Writer Matthew Rozsa pens a bold take– 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' remake is better than Tobe Hooper's original.
https://www.dreadcentral.com/editorials/566942/unpopular-opinion-the-2003-texas-chainsaw-massacre-remake-is-better-than-the-original-classic/
about 2 months ago
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President Trump's White House reached out to me twice for this article: Inside the Iran war's hidden economic toll Read more:
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about 2 months ago
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Val Kilmer made a far better movie than Christian conservatives ever have about an American secularist interacting with a religious leader.
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about 2 months ago
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"A Great Awakening" is a bad faith film, a Trojan horse of Christian nationalist propaganda packed inside as a supposedly poignant tribute to two 18th century luminaries.
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MAGA Christians unleash unintentionally hilarious Ben Franklin film
I recommend “A Great Awakening” to those who laugh at cringe-y Christian Right propaganda.
https://www.alternet.org/great-awakening/
about 2 months ago
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I accept the need to use an X account to share my articles on social media and search engines. But I'm not paying Elon Musk. I'd rather leave the typos in my recent three-part tweet. It's more dignified. (See screenshot for context.)
about 2 months ago
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3/"The real 'gas' problem is from the indigestion Trump is giving the world." To be clear, they are only commenting on the headline. The article captures the X zeitgeist as it reacted to Trump's speech.
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Trump just gave America ‘so much gas’ — but not in the way he thinks: critics
In a Wednesday night speech on his unprovoked wars against Venezuela and Iran, President Donald Trump bragged that invading the two countries had left America with “so much gas,” a statement with whic...
https://www.alternet.org/trump-speech-2676652754/
about 2 months ago
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2/ "Gas is to be expected during a shit show" "We all have more than enough "gas". Most of us can pass it quietly. Unfortunately the MAGAit crowd is unable to pass theirs because of where their heads are wedged." Read more in two posts...
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Trump just gave America ‘so much gas’ — but not in the way he thinks: critics
In a Wednesday night speech on his unprovoked wars against Venezuela and Iran, President Donald Trump bragged that invading the two countries had left America with “so much gas,” a statement with whic...
https://www.alternet.org/trump-speech-2676652754/
about 2 months ago
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1/ Call it political analysis, call it satire, call it scatologu — but reactions to Trump’s speech quickly took on a theme. Reader responses: "When Donnie speaks to the nation the puns just write themselves! Oy vey!" Read in three more posts....
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Trump just gave America ‘so much gas’ — but not in the way he thinks: critics
In a Wednesday night speech on his unprovoked wars against Venezuela and Iran, President Donald Trump bragged that invading the two countries had left America with “so much gas,” a statement with whic...
https://www.alternet.org/trump-speech-2676652754/
about 2 months ago
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Passover means one thing for me: Gefilte fish time!
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Gefilte fish isn't just for Jews: The Passover staple is a great daily snack - Salon.com
Gefilte fish has its haters, but the delicious dish deserves a better reputation
https://www.salon.com/2021/08/26/gefilte-fish-isnt-just-for-jews-the-passover-staple-is-a-great-daily-snack-2/
2 months ago
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"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" is a masterpiece of horror. Its existence proves contemporary critics aren't always correct.
@dreadcentral.bsky.social
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2 months ago
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The Supreme Court rejected Trump's plan —but he's trying again anyway
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The Supreme Court rejected Trump's plan —but he's trying again anyway
President Donald Trump’s revised tariffs will likely further increase prices despite his promise to provide widespread economic relief, according to a new analysis.“The Trump administration is prepari...
https://www.alternet.org/smartnews/trump-s-new-tariffs/
2 months ago
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Trump's courtroom bullying could end in humiliating 8-1 Supreme Court loss
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Trump's courtroom bullying could end in humiliating 8-1 Supreme Court loss
President Donald Trump may have attended Wednesday’s Supreme Court session in person to intimidate the judges, but if so his effort likely backfired, according to one expert.“President Donald Trump bu...
https://www.alternet.org/trump-supreme-court-bullying/
2 months ago
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WSJ editorial: Trump's tariffs backfired
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WSJ editorial: Trump's tariffs backfired
Trump’s tariffs, which are the highest “since the Great Depression,” have failed to revive the American economy as he promised, according to a recent editorial by two prominent conservatives
https://www.alternet.org/tariffs-depression/
2 months ago
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Former Republican lawmaker warns 'America is not OK' as Trump divides the country
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Former Republican lawmaker warns 'America is not OK' as Trump divides the country
A former Republican lawmaker who once backed President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that “America is not OK” because of how the GOP leader has divided the country.“We are not OK,” Walsh said in his ...
https://www.alternet.org/america-is-not-ok/
2 months ago
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'For kids who can't read good': Conservative mocks Trump library with 'Zoolander' zinger
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'For kids who can't read good': Conservative mocks Trump library with 'Zoolander' zinger
President Donald Trump’s newly-unveiled presidential library reminded one conservative commentator of a famous joke from a 2001 movie in which Trump appeared.“Earlier this week Eric Trump released an ...
https://www.alternet.org/trump-zoolander/
2 months ago
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'Up to no good': DC insider issues warning about MAGA power couple
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'Up to no good': DC insider issues warning about MAGA power couple
President Donald Trump’s former Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, threatened national security, pointed out a former adviser to President George W. Bush on Wednesday — and that should be th...
https://www.alternet.org/kristi-noem-controversy/
2 months ago
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Bush advisor says Trump admin's weaponization of Christianity is a 'scam'
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Bush advisor says Trump's weaponization of Christianity is a 'scam'
President Donald Trump and his advisers forget that America was not founded as a Christian nation, a former aide to a different Republican president warned on Tuesday.“The separation of church and sta...
https://www.alternet.org/stars-of-david-2676646309/
2 months ago
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Trump just gave America ‘so much gas’ — but not in the way he thinks: critics A White House aide told AlterNet last month critics of his gas price policy are "idiots."
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Trump just gave America ‘so much gas’ — but not in the way he thinks: critics
In a Wednesday night speech on his unprovoked wars against Venezuela and Iran, President Donald Trump bragged that invading the two countries had left America with “so much gas,” a statement with whic...
https://www.alternet.org/trump-speech-2676652754/
2 months ago
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'For kids who can't read good': Conservative mocks Trump library with 'Zoolander' zinger
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'For kids who can't read good': Conservative mocks Trump library with 'Zoolander' zinger
President Donald Trump’s newly-unveiled presidential library reminded one conservative commentator of a famous joke from a 2001 movie in which Trump appeared.“Earlier this week Eric Trump released an ...
https://www.alternet.org/trump-zoolander/
2 months ago
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Is Trump's plight with the Strait of Hormuz analogous to Churchill's during the Gallipoli campaign? I cover this in
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Scholar warns Trump is repeating Churchill's worst mistake
US President Donald Trump is acting like the late UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill in his prosecution of the Iran war, observed a distinguished scholar on Tuesday — but not in a good way.“Success i...
https://www.alternet.org/trump-churchill/
2 months ago
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A Trump White House press official told
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that two economist criticizing the Iran war are "idiots." The question: Will the war lower gas prices?
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Trump officials are 'flacks' who don’t know 'markets': ex-White House aide
President Donald Trump’s senior counselor for trade and manufacturing has shown that he does not “understand markets” and his spokespeople have shown they are “flacks" when they defend advisers by pra...
https://www.alternet.org/trump-white-house-2676102164/
2 months ago
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When I reviewed Paul Feig's "Ghostbusters" a decade ago, I wrote it reminded me of "going to McDonald’s" and "the flavor of a Big Mac." Sure, it's cinematic fast food, but it tastes great. Isn't that the point?
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Buying "Ghostbusters" — or not: How buying in or boycotting a summer family movie became a political act - Salon.com
Paul Feig's reboot demonstrates how purely consumerist decisions now feel more meaningful than they really are
https://www.salon.com/2016/07/15/buying_ghostbusters_or_not_how_buying_in_or_boycotting_a_summer_family_movie_became_a_political_act/
2 months ago
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Trump's January 6th pardons are causing "mayhem," experts warn.
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Trump's pardons cause 'mayhem' as recipients go on 'crime spree': NYT
The New York Times editorial board on Tuesday tore into President Donald Trump for his corrupt and rapid-fire use of pardons, breaking down the "crime spree" that his recipients have gone on and the "...
https://www.alternet.org/trump-times/
2 months ago
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Experts doubt Trump’s recently-rumored plan to take over Kharg Island is a good idea.
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'Man-child playing with matches': Expert says Trump must do this
President Donald Trump waging war against Iran is a “man-child playing with matches,” warned a Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign policy analyst in a recent editorial — and therefore he has only one clear...
https://www.alternet.org/trump-man-child/
2 months ago
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An adviser to Presidents Clinton and Obama told
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about the 2026 midterm elections: "All the underlying conditions strongly favor Democrats.”
www.alternet.org/smartnews/tr...
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Trump’s in ‘free fall’ — but there’s a catch: report
President Donald Trump is in a state of political “free fall,” argued an expert on Tuesday, but that does not mean Democrats are poised to capitalize on it.“Donald Trump is in trouble,” wrote Time Mag...
https://www.alternet.org/smartnews/trump-free-fall/
2 months ago
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'Not the owner!': Bush judge slaps down Trump's ballroom
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'Not the owner!': Bush judge slaps down Trump's ballroom
President Donald Trump must stop demolishing the White House’s East Wing in his effort to build a ballroom, ordered a judge appointed by one of Trump’s fellow Republican presidents.“The President of t...
https://www.alternet.org/not-the-owner-bush-judge-slaps-down-trump-s-ballroom/
2 months ago
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