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Netflix is planning to buy Warner Bros for $72 billion, allowing it to acquire its major competitor HBO Max.
This corporate monopoly will be great for Netflix’s executives and a raw deal for everyone else.
Lina Khan explains the danger of corporate concentration.
This corporate monopoly will be great for Netflix’s executives and a raw deal for everyone else.
Lina Khan explains the danger of corporate concentration.
The Illusion of Choice: How Big Business Controls Your Life (ft. Lina Khan)
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Netflix is planning to buy Warner Bros for $72 billion, allowing it to acquire its major competitor HBO Max.
This corporate monopoly will be great for Netflix’s executives and a raw deal for everyone else.
Lina Khan explains the danger of corporate concentration.
This corporate monopoly will be great for Netflix’s executives and a raw deal for everyone else.
Lina Khan explains the danger of corporate concentration.
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Two shirtless guys in deep ocean, trying to stay “in the fight” against the U.S. military with its missiles? What a claim!
December 6, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Two shirtless guys in deep ocean, trying to stay “in the fight” against the U.S. military with its missiles? What a claim!
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CNN Finds Israel Killed Palestinian Aid Seekers and Bulldozed Bodies into Shallow, Unmarked Graves
CNN Finds Israel Killed Palestinian Aid Seekers and Bulldozed Bodies into Shallow, Unmarked Graves
Israel’s military is continuing to pound the Gaza Strip in violation of the October 10 ceasefire agreement. Al Jazeera reports Israeli ships opened fire toward the coast of Khan Younis, while air raid...
www.democracynow.org
December 6, 2025 at 1:26 AM
CNN Finds Israel Killed Palestinian Aid Seekers and Bulldozed Bodies into Shallow, Unmarked Graves
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The Israeli government is punishing a sexual assault whistleblower, & embracing the alleged abusive soldiers, @premthakker.bsky.social explains.
Israel's top military prosecutor is being viciously targeted for leaking footage of Israeli soldiers allegedly sexually assaulting a Palestinian detainee.
Israel's top military prosecutor is being viciously targeted for leaking footage of Israeli soldiers allegedly sexually assaulting a Palestinian detainee.
November 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The Israeli government is punishing a sexual assault whistleblower, & embracing the alleged abusive soldiers, @premthakker.bsky.social explains.
Israel's top military prosecutor is being viciously targeted for leaking footage of Israeli soldiers allegedly sexually assaulting a Palestinian detainee.
Israel's top military prosecutor is being viciously targeted for leaking footage of Israeli soldiers allegedly sexually assaulting a Palestinian detainee.
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More than 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists granted access to the Cop30 climate negotiations in Belém (Brazil), 12% up from last year’s talks in Baku, Azerbaijan.
What should be the most serious, urgent talks on the planet continue to be a farce.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
What should be the most serious, urgent talks on the planet continue to be a farce.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says
One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
More than 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists granted access to the Cop30 climate negotiations in Belém (Brazil), 12% up from last year’s talks in Baku, Azerbaijan.
What should be the most serious, urgent talks on the planet continue to be a farce.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
What should be the most serious, urgent talks on the planet continue to be a farce.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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On #TDIH in 1974, nuclear plant worker & labor activist Karen Silkwood died in a mysterious car crash as she was driving to meet a @nytimes.com reporter to expose that the Kerr-McGee plutonium plant was putting workers in unnecessary danger & taking quality control shortcuts.
November 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
On #TDIH in 1974, nuclear plant worker & labor activist Karen Silkwood died in a mysterious car crash as she was driving to meet a @nytimes.com reporter to expose that the Kerr-McGee plutonium plant was putting workers in unnecessary danger & taking quality control shortcuts.
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Followup: www.yahoo.com/news/article...
November 15, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Followup: www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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Still better than how the US has historically treated Native Americans.
ICE Almost Deports Native American Woman
Leticia Jacobo was about to be deported, despite her Social Security number and tribal identification.
newrepublic.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Still better than how the US has historically treated Native Americans.
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The hype behind #nuclear energy doesn't match the reality
Nuclear energy will not solve #climate change
iai.tv/articles/the...
Nuclear energy will not solve #climate change
iai.tv/articles/the...
The hype behind nuclear energy doesn't match the reality
Nuclear power is often promoted as a solution for climate change and rising energy demand from data centers—but the facts tell a different story. This article explores why nuclear energy is in global ...
iai.tv
November 15, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The hype behind #nuclear energy doesn't match the reality
Nuclear energy will not solve #climate change
iai.tv/articles/the...
Nuclear energy will not solve #climate change
iai.tv/articles/the...
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NEW: St. Louis, MO has just passed a resolution to divest from corporations complicit in human rights abuses (including occupation, apartheid, genocide, or racism) within the city and abroad.
Becomes the biggest city in the US to pass such a resolution, according to organizers.
Becomes the biggest city in the US to pass such a resolution, according to organizers.
November 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
NEW: St. Louis, MO has just passed a resolution to divest from corporations complicit in human rights abuses (including occupation, apartheid, genocide, or racism) within the city and abroad.
Becomes the biggest city in the US to pass such a resolution, according to organizers.
Becomes the biggest city in the US to pass such a resolution, according to organizers.
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"We don't need socialism. We need public-private partnerships."
"We don't need socialism. We need public-private partnerships."
After Zohran Mamdani's historic primary victory in New York, establishment Democrats are already copying his signature videos. Zeteo produced our own (fake) centrist Democrat featuring Zeteo senior producer @heycappello.bsky.social.
After Zohran Mamdani's historic primary victory in New York, establishment Democrats are already copying his signature videos. Zeteo produced our own (fake) centrist Democrat featuring Zeteo senior producer @heycappello.bsky.social.
November 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM
"We don't need socialism. We need public-private partnerships."
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Please take a minute to scroll through this—and share it.
It's the story of our time.
The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
It's the story of our time.
The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info
November 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Please take a minute to scroll through this—and share it.
It's the story of our time.
The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
It's the story of our time.
The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
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The Vietnamese Bach Ma Mountain Peak station recorded one-day rainfall of 1,739 mm - close to the global one-day record and perhaps a new record for the northern hemisphere. It is part of a deluge Viet Nam has seen in October, shattering 35 precip records. e.vnexpress.net/news/news/en...
Vietnam sees 35 rainfall records broken in October - VnExpress International
Vietnam's northern and central regions saw a total of 35 rain records broken in October alone as two storms, Matmo and Fengshen, caused unprecedented downpours.
e.vnexpress.net
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The Vietnamese Bach Ma Mountain Peak station recorded one-day rainfall of 1,739 mm - close to the global one-day record and perhaps a new record for the northern hemisphere. It is part of a deluge Viet Nam has seen in October, shattering 35 precip records. e.vnexpress.net/news/news/en...
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Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country | Insects
https://www.europesays.com/us/321043/
Mosquitoes have been found in Iceland for the first time as global heating makes the country more hospitable…#us #news #usnews
https://www.europesays.com/us/321043/
Mosquitoes have been found in Iceland for the first time as global heating makes the country more hospitable…#us #news #usnews
Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country | Insects - United States
Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the only places in the world without the insects
www.europesays.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country | Insects
https://www.europesays.com/us/321043/
Mosquitoes have been found in Iceland for the first time as global heating makes the country more hospitable…#us #news #usnews
https://www.europesays.com/us/321043/
Mosquitoes have been found in Iceland for the first time as global heating makes the country more hospitable…#us #news #usnews
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Al Gore at the Norges Bank climate conference just now: ”The fossil fuel industry is significantly more effective at capturing politicians than capturing emissions“
October 21, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Al Gore at the Norges Bank climate conference just now: ”The fossil fuel industry is significantly more effective at capturing politicians than capturing emissions“
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Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
trib.al
October 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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"Let me look right into the camera and lie to your face."
Mike Johnson: "Let me look right into the camera and tell you very clearly: Republicans are the ones concerned about healthcare. Republicans are the party working around the clock everyday to fix healthcare. This is not talking points for us: we've done it."
October 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
"Let me look right into the camera and lie to your face."
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Tell me how ICE is different from the Gestapo?
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
October 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Tell me how ICE is different from the Gestapo?
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A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Democrats are finally playing hardball with a budget plan that shows that they appear to be willing to put up a fight for the future of Congress. @ddayen.bsky.social reports:
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Democrats Offer a (Partial) No Kings Budget
Provisions in the counteroffer to a continuing resolution would prevent illegal withholding of funds and partisan budget cuts.
trib.al
September 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Democrats are finally playing hardball with a budget plan that shows that they appear to be willing to put up a fight for the future of Congress. @ddayen.bsky.social reports:
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Here's the simple rules of the Trump admin's idea of free speech... oh wait.
Guess their warped vision only applies to speech they disagree with.
Guess their warped vision only applies to speech they disagree with.
September 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Here's the simple rules of the Trump admin's idea of free speech... oh wait.
Guess their warped vision only applies to speech they disagree with.
Guess their warped vision only applies to speech they disagree with.
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AOC: We should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was. A man who believed that the civil rights act that granted black Americans the right to vote was a mistake… His rhetoric and beliefs were ignorant, uneducated, and sought to disenfranchise millions of Americans.
September 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
AOC: We should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was. A man who believed that the civil rights act that granted black Americans the right to vote was a mistake… His rhetoric and beliefs were ignorant, uneducated, and sought to disenfranchise millions of Americans.
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AOC: All in the name of Charlie Kirk, Trump and the FCC are now cynically threatening to shut down ABC and any outlets who give air time to the administration's political critics.
This is a disgusting attack on the American people and the very first amendment rights that define us as a country.
This is a disgusting attack on the American people and the very first amendment rights that define us as a country.
September 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
AOC: All in the name of Charlie Kirk, Trump and the FCC are now cynically threatening to shut down ABC and any outlets who give air time to the administration's political critics.
This is a disgusting attack on the American people and the very first amendment rights that define us as a country.
This is a disgusting attack on the American people and the very first amendment rights that define us as a country.
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😂
Judge strikes down Trump’s $15 billion suit against the New York Times
A federal judge in Tampa dismissed President Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, calling it improper. Judge Steven D. Merryday allowed a new complaint to be filed within 28 days.
wapo.st
September 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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