As Israel threatens to expand the Gaza conflict to Yemen and Lebanon, its military grapples with severe shortages in manpower, ammunition, and operational tanks.
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With $30 million in covert funding, Israel manipulates Palestinian figures to support its genocidal actions in Gaza.
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The Intercept keeps finding more conservative groups that were quietly removed from the Project 2025 website.
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If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, it stays with you for the rest of your life. Yet I could not ignore the visions of myself in Los Angeles. They said there was a place called Santa Monica. It called to me.
I have never been drawn to the rugged American West. I prefer Key West, Spain, or Cuba. But I have an innate sense of adventure. This is what drew me to the Pink Pony Club in West Hollywood.
For weeks before the journey, dreams taunted me, insisting that I visit the Pink Pony Club. I knew I could be happy there. I can be happy anywhere there is liquor. I heard this club was a place where boys and girls could both be queens every single day.
I want to be clear: I have never wanted to be a queen. I respect a man’s desire to make himself into whatever he wishes. Anyone who can pull himself up by the bootstraps should be free to do so.
Though the journey itself is important, it is good to work toward an end. I was happy to finish my trek at the doorway of the Pink Pony Club in West Hollywood. When I walked into the club, I said, “God, what have you done?”
Lowkey is joined by John McEvoy to discuss his work uncovering Israel’s surprisingly firm grip over the British political system. John McEvoy is an investigative journalist for Declassified UK, a media outlet covering British foreign policy and intelligence agencies’ true role around the world.
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The hills across the valley of the Ebro were long and white.
“They look like white elephants,” said the girl.
“Whatever,” shouted the man, not bothering to look up. “Waitress,” he shouted to the señorita behind the bar, “nueve cervezas.” He thought that “nueve” meant “two” in Spanish.
“Do you think things will be the same when… Sorry. The hills just moved.”
“Don’t be silly. Hills don’t move,” he shouted.
“I know hills don’t move. That’s why I was so surprised. Look for yourself.”
The man turned to face the hills. “Jesus Christ!” he shouted. “Those are elephants!”
“White elephants,” said the girl, vindicated. “That’s what I said.”
“And not just elephants! Elephants the size of hills! God help us all! Also, they’re white.”
“I just said that.”
“Nueve cervezas,” said the waitress. She was carrying a tray full of beers.
“Señorita,” said the girl. She pointed toward the horizon. “Look! Giant elephants!”
The waitress turned her head. “Jesus fucking Christ!” she exclaimed. She dropped the tray on the table and ran back into the bar.
“I’m going to shoot them,” shouted the man.
Modern day Brian Eno is dancing to a Fela Kuti track playing from YouTube at his office desk. The writer Paul Morley is vox-popping members of the 1990s British public about who exactly is Brian Eno. On the cusp of fame, a twentysomething Bono looks up from his long mullet for reassurance from an older […]
