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Join us on "MintCast" for an eye-opening interview with renowned writer, journalist, and activist Bryce Greene as he sheds light on the mysterious Nord Stream II pipeline attack and reveals who he believes is responsible.

The post Who Really Blew Up Nord Stream II, with Bryce Greene appeared first on MintPress News.

Miko Peled unravels Thomas Friedman's flawed analysis of the strategic U.S.-Saudi-Israel alliance, Middle East politics, the Palestinian issue, and the future of Netanyahu's government.

The post The Controversial US-Saudi-Israel Alliance: Friedman’s Folly and Netanyahu’s Dilemma appeared first on MintPress News.

What’s that sound? Ron is as tone-deaf as his personality is flaccid. The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson does something written on the X site, “Just heard that the Ron DeSantis social media team is unhappy with this ad.” Also: “Presidential primary campaigns end slowly, then all at once.” What does it say that the Early Bird Special set voted in this guy? Twice. Maybe say “woke” more. Not gonna help. UPDATE: From Charlie Pierce. “It has dawned on the Republican donor class that they have bought a dead parrot.”

Westminster's top ethics watchdog will remain under the Prime Minister's thumb, raising questions about impartiality.

Nothing drastic is required if a new government is to tackle the obvious crisis in the way we get our news, while the benefits of change could be enormous

An Extinction Rebellion spokesperson says their complaints about misleading climate reporting have been left gathering dust.

“Earth just broke records for its hottest day” — Vox (7/26/2023)

We can’t believe we’re saying this, but for the first time since Satan’s fall from Heaven, Earth is hotter than Hell.

To celebrate, we are opening our gates and allowing anyone from Earth to visit—not just the eternally damned. Contrary to popular belief, it’s not all fire and brimstone, and unlike what’s happening on Earth, our weather is highly predictable. You can read about it in Dante’s travel blog. Our third and ninth circles are actually quite refreshing.

For example, in Circle Three, we force people to lie in a slushy mix of shadows and putrid water, subjecting them to never-ending icy rain. Sure, it’s a pretty miserable experience, but compared to what’s currently happening in Arizona, you might find it invigorating.

Biden’s 2021 funding boost for federal wildland firefighters is set to lapse, and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s proposal would give them a major pay cut.

The post Sinema Bill on Firefighter Pay Is “Slap in the Face” to Workers Battling Blazes appeared first on The Intercept.

Biden’s 2021 funding boost for federal wildland firefighters is set to lapse, and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s proposal would give them a major pay cut.

The post Sinema Bill on Firefighter Pay Is “Slap in the Face” to Workers Battling Blazes appeared first on The Intercept.

. Sandel is — as always — both incisive and sensible in his analysis. As did Polanyi decades ago, Sandel shows the dangers of letting market economies drift into becoming market societies.

Conservative activist Christopher Rufo says the left has won America’s culture wars. He aims to reverse it.

The post Meet the Man Driving the Right’s Culture War Panic appeared first on The Intercept.

Replika AIs forge an illusion of intimacy. So happens when users fall in love – or is it just a new form of loneliness?

- by Psyche Film

Watch at Psyche

Conservative activist Christopher Rufo says the left has won America’s culture wars. He aims to reverse it.

The post Meet the Man Driving the Right’s Culture War Panic appeared first on The Intercept.

Enheduana is the first known named author. Her poems of strife and upheaval resonate in our own unstable times

- by Sophus Helle

Read at Aeon

A coalition of racial justice organisations has written an open letter to Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley, expressing deep concern with the force’s response to a report that found it institutionally racist, sexist, and homophobic

As hundreds of thousands lose coverage and face major additional out-of-pocket expenses, private equity enters the spotlight.

Episode 12 of my – Podcast – Letter from The Cape – is now available. In this episode, we discuss the ‘debt bomb’ narrative, which is used by neoliberals to impose political costs on governments that dare use their spending capacity to improve the conditions of the poor through welfare spending. We learn that governments…

The meaning of "pyrrhic victory" and other life lessons.

The truth THEY don't want you to know!

No one in British parliament has been more aggressive in inciting ethnic tensions in Kosovo than Alicia Kearns. A closer look at her record reveals intelligence ties and “probably illegal” regime change activities. In a remarkable turnaround, after over two decades of turning a blind eye to the slow-motion erasure of Serbs in Kosovo, the EU and US have finally sought to rein in their vassal, issuing frequent condemnations and even imposing sanctions on Pristina. While trivial compared to punitive […]

The post Is British intelligence pushing a new war in Kosovo? first appeared on The Grayzone.

The post Is British intelligence pushing a new war in Kosovo? appeared first on The Grayzone.

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This is a good segment from All In with Chris Hayes: He was in the meeting with Trump’s lawyers today. He’s apparently very hands on.