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Ep 358 - Now Is the Time of Monsters: Gramsci on Counterrevolution with Vijay Prashad
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December 14, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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The UK economy is not like a household, it’s much more like a spaceship with a vat of potato salad instead of a fuel tank and a shark-infested Olympic-size swimming pool instead of sleeping quarters for the crew.
The sooner we all wake up to this reality the better.
#PotatoSaladLens
The sooner we all wake up to this reality the better.
#PotatoSaladLens
December 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Gavin Newsom is wrong, we need to tax the rich.
There are now 2,900 billionaires, and they hold $15.8 trillion.
The wealth of the bottom 50% of the global population, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion.
The Democratic Party must stand for something.
There are now 2,900 billionaires, and they hold $15.8 trillion.
The wealth of the bottom 50% of the global population, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion.
The Democratic Party must stand for something.
December 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Gavin Newsom is wrong, we need to tax the rich.
There are now 2,900 billionaires, and they hold $15.8 trillion.
The wealth of the bottom 50% of the global population, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion.
The Democratic Party must stand for something.
There are now 2,900 billionaires, and they hold $15.8 trillion.
The wealth of the bottom 50% of the global population, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion.
The Democratic Party must stand for something.
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“Killing civilians who are not engaged in armed conflict against us is a war crime.”
“A War Crime & Murder”: David Cole on U.S. Killing of Survivors of Boat Strike in Caribbean
As bipartisan criticism intensifies over U.S. attacks on alleged “drug boats” in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, the White House is defending a September 2 operation that killed 11 people. The Wash...
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December 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
“Killing civilians who are not engaged in armed conflict against us is a war crime.”
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Based on the facts recounted by the Senator, the two do sound “shipwrecked” for LOAC purposes.
But they were never lawful targets in the first place even if LOAC applied.
And LOAC doesn’t apply because there is no armed conflict.
Term for premeditated killing outside of armed conflict is murder.
But they were never lawful targets in the first place even if LOAC applied.
And LOAC doesn’t apply because there is no armed conflict.
Term for premeditated killing outside of armed conflict is murder.
WELKER: Lawmakers say the 2 men appeared to raise their arms potentially to surrender. Why did Admiral Bradley interpret these actions as anything other than them trying to survive?
TOM COTTON: They were sitting or standing on top of a capsized boat. They weren't floating helplessly in the water
TOM COTTON: They were sitting or standing on top of a capsized boat. They weren't floating helplessly in the water
December 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Based on the facts recounted by the Senator, the two do sound “shipwrecked” for LOAC purposes.
But they were never lawful targets in the first place even if LOAC applied.
And LOAC doesn’t apply because there is no armed conflict.
Term for premeditated killing outside of armed conflict is murder.
But they were never lawful targets in the first place even if LOAC applied.
And LOAC doesn’t apply because there is no armed conflict.
Term for premeditated killing outside of armed conflict is murder.
This is not the video I had planned to make.
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November 30, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Ep 356 - Scotland's Economic Suicide Pact? with Will Thomson
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November 29, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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The Trump health care proposal that would extend ACA subsidies for 2 years has been put on hold by House Republicans who can't stand seeing people covered. But that plan had a lot of stuff in it that would worsen insurance and raise prices, @ryanlcooper.com and I write.
Trump’s Obamacare Plan Is Still Not Great - The American Prospect
The Republican plan to more than double premiums is gone, but the insurance will get worse, and the poor will pay more.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The Trump health care proposal that would extend ACA subsidies for 2 years has been put on hold by House Republicans who can't stand seeing people covered. But that plan had a lot of stuff in it that would worsen insurance and raise prices, @ryanlcooper.com and I write.
#203 Zackonomics and the budget with Phil Armstrong (part 2)
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November 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
![II. Credibility
The Court next addresses the credibility of the parties’ evidence and witnesses. After reviewing all the evidence submitted to the Court and listening to the testimony elicited at the preliminary injunction hearing, during depositions, and in other court proceedings, the Court finds Defendants’ evidence simply not credible. [FN 6]
Plaintiffs submitted a mountain of evidence, providing the Court with over eighty declarations, numerous videos and articles, and other evidence. Defendants did not rebut anything that Plaintiffs set forth in their declarations or testimony, even with BWC footage.
[FN 6] In another case considering some of the same evidence presented to this Court, another court in this district also found that the perceptions of certain of Defendants’ declarants, such as Hott and Parra, were not reliable. See Illinois v. Trump, No. 25-cv-12174, 2025 WL 2886645, at *5 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 10, 2025) (noting a “troubling trend of Defendants’ declarants equating protests with riots and a lack of appreciation for the wide spectrum that exists between citizens who are observing, questioning, and criticizing their government, and those who are obstructing, assaulting, or doing violence”), motion to stay denied in part, 155 F.4th 929 (7th Cir. 2025).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifpyry2il5toxbr3iejgrsxs6kmnwve75qwnhebfp44ieyjrfpsdu@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
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🚨A newly uncovered document flagged last week in a federal court filing threatens undocumented immigrant children in government custody with “prolonged” detention if they choose to exercise their legal rights rather than voluntarily depart the United States.
www.huffpost.com/entry/docume...
www.huffpost.com/entry/docume...
Newly Uncovered Document Reveals An 'Alarming And Disturbing' Trump Threat
The Trump administration is turning the screws on kids who’ve arrived in the United States without adults accompanying them.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🚨A newly uncovered document flagged last week in a federal court filing threatens undocumented immigrant children in government custody with “prolonged” detention if they choose to exercise their legal rights rather than voluntarily depart the United States.
www.huffpost.com/entry/docume...
www.huffpost.com/entry/docume...
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Drop Site Palestine Summary: November 19, 2025
By Sarmad Jawad (X: @8Sarmad)
By Sarmad Jawad (X: @8Sarmad)
November 20, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Drop Site Palestine Summary: November 19, 2025
By Sarmad Jawad (X: @8Sarmad)
By Sarmad Jawad (X: @8Sarmad)
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Drop Site Palestine Summary: November 19, 2025
By Sarmad Jawad (X: @8Sarmad)
By Sarmad Jawad (X: @8Sarmad)
November 20, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Drop Site Palestine Summary: November 19, 2025
By Sarmad Jawad (X: @8Sarmad)
By Sarmad Jawad (X: @8Sarmad)
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⭕️ NEW: Israel confirms today that it abducted senior Gaza health official Marwan al-Hams in July, claiming — w/o evidence — that he was tied to the case of IDF Lieutenant Hadar Goldin and knew the location of Goldin’s burial in a Rafah tunnel.
None of these accusations have been independently...
None of these accusations have been independently...
November 20, 2025 at 11:35 PM
⭕️ NEW: Israel confirms today that it abducted senior Gaza health official Marwan al-Hams in July, claiming — w/o evidence — that he was tied to the case of IDF Lieutenant Hadar Goldin and knew the location of Goldin’s burial in a Rafah tunnel.
None of these accusations have been independently...
None of these accusations have been independently...
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⭕️ Israel Shoots More Palestinians Near Yellow Line
The Israeli military said its forces opened fire today in southern Gaza after claiming two Palestinians “crossed the yellow line” and approached troops. Israel described them as “terrorists” but did not say whether they were armed. It said said...
The Israeli military said its forces opened fire today in southern Gaza after claiming two Palestinians “crossed the yellow line” and approached troops. Israel described them as “terrorists” but did not say whether they were armed. It said said...
November 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM
⭕️ Israel Shoots More Palestinians Near Yellow Line
The Israeli military said its forces opened fire today in southern Gaza after claiming two Palestinians “crossed the yellow line” and approached troops. Israel described them as “terrorists” but did not say whether they were armed. It said said...
The Israeli military said its forces opened fire today in southern Gaza after claiming two Palestinians “crossed the yellow line” and approached troops. Israel described them as “terrorists” but did not say whether they were armed. It said said...