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August 16, 2026 at 12:05 AM

Courage for Peace, Not for War

[[link removed]] COURAGE FOR PEACE, NOT FOR WAR   [[link removed]]   Kathy Kelly August 11, 2026 xxxxxx * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ What are the major threats we face? The list begins with the possibility of nuclear annihilation. Next, possible ecol…

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August 16, 2026 at 12:05 AM

The Save Our Bacon Act Won’t Save American Farms

[[link removed]] THE SAVE OUR BACON ACT WON’T SAVE AMERICAN FARMS   [[link removed]]   Anna Pesek August 5, 2026 Barn Raiser [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ The bill supports multinational corporations and not independent farmers lik…

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August 16, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Here Are the States Deciding Whether You Can Get an Abortion

[[link removed]] HERE ARE THE STATES DECIDING WHETHER YOU CAN GET AN ABORTION   [[link removed]]   Makela Reid August 15, 2026 The American Prospect [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ This fall, several states will vote to enshrine abort…

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August 16, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Socialist David Morales Wants To Be Providence’s Next Mayor

[[link removed]] SOCIALIST DAVID MORALES WANTS TO BE PROVIDENCE’S NEXT MAYOR   [[link removed]]   David Morales/Roman Broszkowski August 13, 2026 Jacobin [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ We spoke to David Morales, socialist candidate f…

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August 16, 2026 at 12:00 AM

‘Those People’

[[link removed]] ‘THOSE PEOPLE’   [[link removed]]   Elizabeth DiNovella Fernández August 11, 2026 The Progressive [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ The American safety net didn’t catch me when I fell. The people I was warned about as …

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August 15, 2026 at 3:20 AM

Friday Nite Videos | August 14, 2026

[[link removed]] FRIDAY NITE VIDEOS | AUGUST 14, 2026   [[link removed]]   xxxxxx August 14, 2026 xxxxxx * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ How Much Water Data Centers Actually Use. Donavan McKinney on his Primary Upset. Can Baldness Be Reversed? Steal Thi…

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August 15, 2026 at 3:10 AM

After the Primary, Where Next for Wisconsin?

[[link removed]] AFTER THE PRIMARY, WHERE NEXT FOR WISCONSIN?   [[link removed]]   John Nichols (The Nation), Greg Sargeant (The New Republic) The New Republic * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Democratic socialist Francesca Hong won one of the highest vote…

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August 15, 2026 at 2:35 AM

AI Should Be Made To Serve the Public Interest

[[link removed]] AI SHOULD BE MADE TO SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST   [[link removed]]   Bruce Schneier and Nathan E Sanders August 12, 2026 The Guardian [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ From space to telecommunications, the US has a long …

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August 15, 2026 at 2:25 AM

Ancient Forests Took 100,000 Years To Recover From the Last Global Warming

[[link removed]] ANCIENT FORESTS TOOK 100,000 YEARS TO RECOVER FROM THE LAST GLOBAL WARMING   [[link removed]]   Regan E. Dunn August 13, 2026 The Conversation [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Today, human-caused carbon emissions and …

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August 15, 2026 at 2:05 AM

The SpaceX Sham

[[link removed]] THE SPACEX SHAM   [[link removed]]   Advait Arun August 11, 2026 Dissent Magazine [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ The chief scandal of the AI boom is not the secretive financial machinations of tech oligarchs, but ho…

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August 15, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Road Sign on Interstate 5

[[link removed]] PORTSIDE CULTURE ROAD SIGN ON INTERSTATE 5   [[link removed]]   Robert Peake * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Poet Robert Peake asks us to consider what a road sign says about the lives and needs of migrants. _ ,   _San Diego…

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August 14, 2026 at 12:05 AM

Insurgents Are Revitalizing the Democratic Party

[[link removed]] INSURGENTS ARE REVITALIZING THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY   [[link removed]]   Katrina vanden Heuvel and John Nichols August 10, 2026 The Nation [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ If established party leaders don’t screw things u…

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August 14, 2026 at 12:05 AM

El-Sayed’s Win in Michigan Is the Most Consequential Election This Year

[[link removed]] EL-SAYED’S WIN IN MICHIGAN IS THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL ELECTION THIS YEAR   [[link removed]]   Dr. James J. Zogby August 10, 2026 Arab American Institute [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ In what will be seen as this yea…

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August 14, 2026 at 12:05 AM

Mamdani’s Taking On Amazon. His Opponent? Chuck Schumer’s Daughter.

[[link removed]] MAMDANI’S TAKING ON AMAZON. HIS OPPONENT? CHUCK SCHUMER’S DAUGHTER.   [[link removed]]   David Dayen and Zachary Groz August 11, 2026 The American Prospect [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Legislation before the New Y…

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August 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM

‘Zionist’ Has Become Toxic in America. The U.S. Jewish Establishment Must Face It Head-On

[[link removed]] ‘ZIONIST’ HAS BECOME TOXIC IN AMERICA. THE U.S. JEWISH ESTABLISHMENT MUST FACE IT HEAD-ON   [[link removed]]   Arno Rosenfeld August 12, 2026 Haaretz [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ The American Jewish establishment …

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August 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits-Aug. 13: Reader Comments: Credible Threat?; Todd Blanche?; Contempt of Congress – No Question; New Health Care Crisis; Howard Zinn; Dr. Anthony Fauci; Prairieland; Abortion Rights; How Domestic Workers Built POWER; Announcements – New York;

[[link removed]] TIDBITS-AUG. 13: READER COMMENTS: CREDIBLE THREAT?; TODD BLANCHE?; CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS – NO QUESTION; NEW HEALTH CARE CRISIS; HOWARD ZINN; DR. ANTHONY FAUCI; PRAIRIELAND; ABORTION RIGHTS; HOW DOMESTIC WORKERS BUILT POWER; ANNOUNCEMENTS – NEW YORK;   [[link removed]]  …

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August 13, 2026 at 6:45 AM

How China Won the Iran War

[[link removed]] HOW CHINA WON THE IRAN WAR   [[link removed]]   Paul Krugman August 3, 2026 Paul Krugman Substack [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Trump has shattered American power, and Beijing is picking up the pieces _ , …

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August 13, 2026 at 6:35 AM

Expert Explains the Real Danger Behind Trump’s Midterm ‘National Emergency’ Threat

[[link removed]] EXPERT EXPLAINS THE REAL DANGER BEHIND TRUMP’S MIDTERM ‘NATIONAL EMERGENCY’ THREAT   [[link removed]]   Brad Reed August 12, 2026 Common Dreams [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Trump is “trying to scare people into th…

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August 13, 2026 at 6:25 AM

ICE Plans To Give Officers Gloves That Can Deliver Electric Shocks.

[[link removed]] ICE PLANS TO GIVE OFFICERS GLOVES THAT CAN DELIVER ELECTRIC SHOCKS.   [[link removed]]   Madeleine Ngo and Shaila Dewan August 12, 2026 The New York Times [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ The Department of Homeland Sec…

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August 13, 2026 at 6:15 AM

The Socialist Electoral Project Still Hasn’t Hit Its Ceiling

[[link removed]] THE SOCIALIST ELECTORAL PROJECT STILL HASN’T HIT ITS CEILING   [[link removed]]   Branko Marcetic August 12, 2026 Jacobin [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Francesca Hong’s defeat was a setback for the Left. But lost in…

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August 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM

America’s Most Divisive Historian Gets a New Biography

[[link removed]] PORTSIDE CULTURE AMERICA’S MOST DIVISIVE HISTORIAN GETS A NEW BIOGRAPHY   [[link removed]]   Adam Hochschild August 3, 2026 The New York Times [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Dave Zirin traces the radical career …

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August 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek — August 12, 2026

[[link removed]] GLOBAL LEFT MIDWEEK — AUGUST 12, 2026   [[link removed]]   August 12, 2026 xxxxxx * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ After 50 years, some justice for Víctor Jara _ Víctor Lidio Jara Martínez, The Freedom Archives   * South Asia O…

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August 12, 2026 at 12:45 AM

Momo and the Time Thieves Review – Kids’ Fantasy Jaunt Sticks the Boot Into Capitalism

[[link removed]] PORTSIDE CULTURE MOMO AND THE TIME THIEVES REVIEW – KIDS’ FANTASY JAUNT STICKS THE BOOT INTO CAPITALISM   [[link removed]]   Leslie Felperin August 11, 2026 The Guardian [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ This new …

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August 12, 2026 at 12:05 AM

More About Seth Moulton’s Conflicts

[[link removed]] MORE ABOUT SETH MOULTON’S CONFLICTS   [[link removed]]   Robert Kuttner August 11, 2026 The American Prospect [[link removed]?] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ He is well positioned to profit from the defense buildup. _ Rep. Seth…

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August 12, 2026 at 12:05 AM

The Pentagon’s Obsession With China Puts Hawai’i at Risk

[[link removed]] THE PENTAGON’S OBSESSION WITH CHINA PUTS HAWAI’I AT RISK   [[link removed]]   William D. Hartung August 10, 2026 TomDispatch [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ To prepare for a possible war with China, the U.S. military …

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August 12, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Analysis Shows Insurance Industry Funding Third Way As It Plots ‘War’ on Medicare for All Backers

[[link removed]] ANALYSIS SHOWS INSURANCE INDUSTRY FUNDING THIRD WAY AS IT PLOTS ‘WAR’ ON MEDICARE FOR ALL BACKERS   [[link removed]]   Jake Johnson August 11, 2026 Common Dreams [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Third Way has received …

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August 12, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Why the Gig Economy Won’t Call Workers Employees

[[link removed]] WHY THE GIG ECONOMY WON’T CALL WORKERS EMPLOYEES   [[link removed]]   Paul Osterman August 11, 2026 Jacobin [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ The gig economy promised flexibility, but it also fudged one simple question:…

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August 12, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars — August 11, 2026

[[link removed]] DISPATCHES FROM THE CULTURE WARS — AUGUST 11, 2026   [[link removed]]   August 11, 2026 xxxxxx * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Defrosting our streets _ A mural in Pilsen, Chicago, Cindy Hernandez/Sun-Times   * New Stage for th…

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August 11, 2026 at 4:45 AM

This Week in People’s History, Aug 12–18, 2026

[[link removed]] THIS WEEK IN PEOPLE’S HISTORY, AUG 12–18, 2026   [[link removed]]   xxxxxx * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Young Frederick Douglass Shows Off His Silver Tongue (1841), The Brownsville Raid: The Story of America's Black Dreyfus Affair (1906),…

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August 11, 2026 at 3:10 AM

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed on Historic Michigan Win: “People Are Sick and Tired of This Politics of Hatred”

[[link removed]] DR. ABDUL EL-SAYED ON HISTORIC MICHIGAN WIN: “PEOPLE ARE SICK AND TIRED OF THIS POLITICS OF HATRED”   [[link removed]]   Interview with Democracy Now August 7, 2026 Democracy Now! [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ “In …

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August 11, 2026 at 12:25 AM

How Domestic Workers Built POWER in Philadelphia

[[link removed]] HOW DOMESTIC WORKERS BUILT POWER IN PHILADELPHIA   [[link removed]]   Nicole Kligerman July 13, 2026 The Forge [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ How a worker-led coalition won Philadelphia’s POWER Act (the Protect Our …

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August 11, 2026 at 12:00 AM

The Farm Bill Is a Health Bill

[[link removed]] THE FARM BILL IS A HEALTH BILL   [[link removed]]   Kenya Crumel and Lorette Picciano August 7, 2026 Common Dreams [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ That land is a body and must be nourished. That we cannot cut it into …

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August 11, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Fight Hunger and Make Food More Affordable.

[[link removed]] PORTSIDE CULTURE FIGHT HUNGER AND MAKE FOOD MORE AFFORDABLE.   [[link removed]]   Ralph Palladino August 10, 2026 Submitted by the author to Portside * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Given today’s challenging economic landscape and r…

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August 11, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Inside the Nearly 5-Month Labor Lockout at an Indiana Refinery

[[link removed]] INSIDE THE NEARLY 5-MONTH LABOR LOCKOUT AT AN INDIANA REFINERY   [[link removed]]   Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco August 6, 2026 Grist [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ BP has locked out about 800 refinery workers in Whiting…

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August 10, 2026 at 2:55 AM

Sunday Science: The Bassist Who Captured Quebec’s Soul Takes On Its Scientific Future

[[link removed]] SUNDAY SCIENCE: THE BASSIST WHO CAPTURED QUEBEC’S SOUL TAKES ON ITS SCIENTIFIC FUTURE   [[link removed]]   Norimitsu Onishi August 2, 2026 The New York Times [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Jérôme Dupras is a member …

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August 10, 2026 at 1:50 AM

Medicaid Cuts Could Kill Safety-Net Health Centers

[[link removed]] MEDICAID CUTS COULD KILL SAFETY-NET HEALTH CENTERS   [[link removed]]   Maria Esch August 9, 2026 Jacobin [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Federally qualified health centers are an essential source of medical care for…

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August 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM

Wisconsin’s Dem Establishment Is Scrambling To Stop a Democratic Socialist Tuesday

[[link removed]] WISCONSIN’S DEM ESTABLISHMENT IS SCRAMBLING TO STOP A DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST TUESDAY   [[link removed]]   Irie Sentner, Meredith Lee Hill August 9, 2026 Politico [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Francesca Hong says she …

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August 10, 2026 at 12:05 AM

Excerpt: How To Close a Camp

[[link removed]] EXCERPT: HOW TO CLOSE A CAMP   [[link removed]]   John Washington July 21, 2026 Texas Observer [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Detention was sold as both a law-and-order necessity and an economic opportunity, welding …

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August 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM

The Mentor

[[link removed]] THE MENTOR   [[link removed]]   Kai Bird, Susan Goldmark August 3, 2026 The New Yorker [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ How Roy Cohn taught Donald Trump everything. _ “Ignore the rules, do what you want to do, don’…

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August 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM

The Evolution of Max Cady: How ‘Cape Fear’ Reflects Changing Cultural Fears

[[link removed]] PORTSIDE CULTURE THE EVOLUTION OF MAX CADY: HOW ‘CAPE FEAR’ REFLECTS CHANGING CULTURAL FEARS   [[link removed]]   Jenn Adams August 3, 2026 Bloody Disgusting [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ What begins as a time…

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August 9, 2026 at 12:05 AM

The Fight for Abortion Rights Was Won in the Streets

[[link removed]] THE FIGHT FOR ABORTION RIGHTS WAS WON IN THE STREETS   [[link removed]]   Nancy Rosenstock August 8, 2026 Jacobin [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Half a century ago, feminists won Roe v. Wade with mass demonstrations …

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August 9, 2026 at 12:05 AM

Don’t Curtail Access to Weight-Loss Drugs

[[link removed]] DON’T CURTAIL ACCESS TO WEIGHT-LOSS DRUGS   [[link removed]]   Shria Bucha August 7, 2026 The Progressive [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ A system that covers the consequences of a disease while refusing to cover its…

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August 9, 2026 at 12:00 AM

DoorDash Pushes To End DC’s Self-Governance Over a 20-Cent Tax

[[link removed]] DOORDASH PUSHES TO END DC’S SELF-GOVERNANCE OVER A 20-CENT TAX   [[link removed]]   Nick Fulton August 8, 2026 Truthout [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ If passed, new legislation backed by DoorDash would strip DC of t…

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August 9, 2026 at 12:00 AM

‘What Was Criminalized Here Is Dissent, Not Terrorism’: CounterSpin Interview With Dorothee Benz on Prairieland

[[link removed]] ‘WHAT WAS CRIMINALIZED HERE IS DISSENT, NOT TERRORISM’: COUNTERSPIN INTERVIEW WITH DOROTHEE BENZ ON PRAIRIELAND   [[link removed]]   Janine Jackson August 29, 2026 FAIR - Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[l…

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August 9, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Looking Back To Look Forward

[[link removed]] LOOKING BACK TO LOOK FORWARD   [[link removed]]   Jay Schaffner July 28, 2026 Democratic Left [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Why did thousands seek out this socialist organization; why did they join it; what did the…

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August 8, 2026 at 3:20 AM

The American Left Is Making Strides. But Can They Win in November?

[[link removed]] THE AMERICAN LEFT IS MAKING STRIDES. BUT CAN THEY WIN IN NOVEMBER?   [[link removed]]   Ben Davis August 6, 2026 The Guardian [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Building a mass left in the United States is a slow and bru…

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August 8, 2026 at 3:10 AM

The “Mechanical Miracle” That Ruined Mark Twain’s Life

[[link removed]] THE “MECHANICAL MIRACLE” THAT RUINED MARK TWAIN’S LIFE   [[link removed]]   Benjamin Breen August 5, 2026 Res Obscura * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Twain called the Paige machine “a cunning devil, knowing more than any man that ever l…

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August 8, 2026 at 2:45 AM

Paul Krugman and Gabriel Zucman: A Conversation About Inequality

[[link removed]] PAUL KRUGMAN AND GABRIEL ZUCMAN: A CONVERSATION ABOUT INEQUALITY   [[link removed]]   Paul Krugman and Gabriel Zucman July 25, 2026 Paul Krugman Substack [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Inequality is making a dramatic…

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August 8, 2026 at 2:35 AM

Who Owns American History?

[[link removed]] WHO OWNS AMERICAN HISTORY?   [[link removed]]   Beth English and Christopher Sellers August 4, 2026 Dissent Magazine [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Among the priorities ahead, we need to prepare for a future preside…

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August 8, 2026 at 1:55 AM

Friday Nite Videos | August 7, 2026

[[link removed]] FRIDAY NITE VIDEOS | AUGUST 7, 2026   [[link removed]]   xxxxxx August 7, 2026 xxxxxx * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Here's Who's Profiting from the 'Board of Peace.' Big Tech Is Finally Paying for the AI Disaster It Created. Out of Wo…

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