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Seven ways to restore our press freedoms before we end up with another Republican dictator

Donald Trump’s time in office was defined by death, destruction, disarray, and multiple attacks on democracy. Yet we must never forget that Trump’s legacy also includes an evil milestone, reached in 2018, when the United States, for the first time ever, ranked among the top five deadliest countries for journalists....

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  • February 6, 2021
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Trump confirms Woodward report he decried as 'fiction' in 2018

I don’t tell many lies. Sometimes I fudge my responses a bit when talking to my psychiatrist. Like, I’ll tell her I’m exercising regularly to improve my mood, when by “exercising” I actually mean “eating Corn Nuts.” So it’s not that tough to keep track of my little white lies....

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  • September 15, 2020
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What an embarrassment – Putin and Assad mock Donald Trump in Damascus ( video).

This is beyond delicious. Proof that Vlad plays the tangerine dingleberry like a cheap fiddle. Are we tired of all the winning yet?  H/T to Raw story “If Trump arrives along this road [to Damascus], everything will become normal with him too,” Assad said, according to a translation of the...

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  • January 14, 2020
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Putin is Not Happy With His Puppet

It seems Russia is not pleased that Trump took out Suleimani. Newsweek: Russia Says U.S. Soleimani Strike Will Damage Regional Stability, Impact Millions of People Russia's Foreign Ministry has condemned the U.S. assassination of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Qassem Soleimani, warning Thursday's strike would only escalate regional tensions and...

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  • January 4, 2020
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Tulsi now ranks as 'most disliked' candidate while being called to resign over neglecting duties

Tulsi Gabbard’s pathetic non-vote over impeachment increased her unfavorability rating by 7% in just a week in a Morning Consult survey. This means she has now surpassed conservative Mike Bloomberg as the most disliked Democratic primary candidate with a disapproval rating of 30%. Congratulations, Tulsi. At least you are winning...

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  • December 27, 2019
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Report: Baghdadi raid succeeded ‘in spite of,' not thanks to, Donald Trump’s actions

Syrian government forces drive along a road in the countryside of the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli on October 25, 2019. - Damascus and Moscow deployed extra forces to Syria's border with Turkey, even as Washington partially reversed a drawback to boost its own military presence near key Syrian oil fields. (Photo by - / AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

I’ve had bosses before who always seemed to do everything they could to disrupt our team’s progress, either through interjecting nonsense or making decisions that impacted the project without thinking things through. In the end, if we still managed to pull it off, the guy would humbly try to take all of the...

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  • October 27, 2019
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Putin and Erdogan Meet in Sochi, Russia to Discuss “Piece”.

Biloxi Sun Herald “Russian President Vladimir Putin has sat down in Sochi with visiting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks on Syria. Putin welcomed the Turkish leader in the Black Sea resort on Tuesday, saying their meeting is very important in the current tense situation in Syria. He noted...

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  • October 22, 2019
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Making Mud Pies

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Sort of lost in the President’s latest machinations, and wall bouncing, was the fact that Hillary Clinton was once again cleared of any charges of criminality on the issue of her infamous emails.  To put this matter to rest—finally, I wish the State Department and the FBI would issue a...

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  • October 21, 2019
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MCCONNELL Calls Out Trump Over Syria!

The Washington Post just published an op-ed by Mitch McConnell himself: Mitch McConnell: Withdrawing from Syria is a grave mistake Withdrawing U.S. forces from Syria is a grave strategic mistake. It will leave the American people and homeland less safe, embolden our enemies, and weaken important alliances. Sadly, the recently...

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  • October 18, 2019
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To Former General Mattis: Be a Real Patriot and Tell Us What You Know About Trump.

I’ve never served in the military.  I grew up in a strict household under my Dad and went to private Catholic schools were there was always some authority figure bearing down.  Therefore, the last place I wanted to be was in the military.  As time has gone by though, I...

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  • October 18, 2019
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The MOAT (Mother of All Tweeters)

The last time the President told the press to ask my lawyer, Michael Cohen was subsequently fitted for a numbered orange jumpsuit.  Well, Rudy, I think your right profile is your best side and black and white stripes say GQ federal prison. You remember in 2018 aboard Airforce One when...

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  • October 16, 2019
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Another Crack in the Wall: Marc Thiessen Calls Out Trump

I despise Marc Thiessen. He is an inept, supercilious, illogical Trump defender-at-all-costs who gets to write op-ed’s for the Washington Post twice a week, probably so they can claim “balance.”  As a representative of the Trumpists, he is doing them no favors with his easily disassembled distortions. But when I...

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  • October 11, 2019
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Fatal Distraction

There is a term used in Syria and Turkey about the Kurds, “Arabize.” Essentially the Kurds since the 1920s and 30s have been ostracized as rebellious heretics. Although the Kurds comprise nearly 25 percent of the Syrian and Turkish population, Bashar al-Assad the Syrian leader, and Recep Erdogan the Turkish...

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  • October 9, 2019
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Treasonous Trump helps release 10,000 ISIS fighters by green-lighting Turkish incursion

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Individual-1's tough day of unhingery continues, as a new book describes more Trump sexual predation. Many moving parts in today’s media as the Turkish offensive in Syria begins, and Trump who once proclaimed ISIS defeated, now facilitates their spread. This is apparently another dog-wag anticipated when Trump gets desperate, this time...

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  • October 9, 2019
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will Spineless Trump's 'great and unmatched wisdom' be impeached by Thanksgiving in Turkey

x Sitting next to a couple in their 80’s as they talk about #Syria He adjusts his hearing aid as she says, “We’re abandoning the #Kurds who fought w us, now ISIS May make a comeback.” 😬😬 — heather nauert (@HeatherNauert) October 7, 2019 Turkey roll. The dealmaking poobah failed...

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  • October 7, 2019
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Breaking: McConnell Tells Trump: Don't Pull Out of Syria

WaPo: McConnell joins other Republicans in rebuking Trump’s Syria withdrawal Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell publicly rebuked President Trump’s plan to withdraw U.S. troops from northeast Syria, saying that a supermajority in the Senate disagreed with the president’s abrupt announcement. “I urge the President to exercise American leadership to keep...

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  • October 7, 2019
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Another Reason Not To Like Tulsi Gabbard: Impeachment Would Only Tear U.S. Apart.

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I never cared for Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard.  I didn’t like her buddying up to Bashar-al-Assad.  And her early work against the LGBTQ community doesn’t give the warm fuzzies either.  But she has come out against impeachment of Trump because it would cause further division in the U.S. “I don’t [support...

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  • September 8, 2019
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About Tulsi's paranoid claim that a Trump indictment will lead to civil war…

Generally, I stay away from bashing Democratic presidential candidates. Yet there’s one exception I’ll gladly make, because I don’t know what the hell Tulsi Gabbard is, but she’s no Democrat. I soured on her long ago, after she went on Fox News to parrot GOP talking points to bash Obama.  Later,...

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  • March 31, 2019
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Betrayed by Trump, Kurdish Fighters Forced to Ask Assad for Support.

Forced into choosing between the Devil and the deep blue sea by Trump’s abandonment of them earlier this month, Kurdish forces in the Northern Syria city of Manbij have chosen the Devil. BBC “The consequences of President Trump's surprise announcement to withdraw all US troops from Syria are now being...

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  • December 28, 2018
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Trump just told us the value of a human life.

No more skirting the issue. No more beating around the bush. No more even pretending to give a shit. The sitting President of the United States just came out in a statement, and gave us the value of a human life. Or as many as may pile up. And that...

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  • November 20, 2018
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BREAKING: Poison Attack on Thousands of Americans.

Thousands of American children have been poisoned. Thankfully, the US wasted no time in responding and….oh no–wait, they did. My bad.  Cuz it’s just Flint: All of Flint’s 8,657 children under the age of six should be considered exposed, according to a recent citywide public health directive. It wasn’t Bashar...

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  • April 15, 2018
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Assessing the damage in Syria (not a liveblog): First analysis

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A new day. Information will trickle out over time, but let’s begin with what we know now. Let us start with the Pentagon briefing. They focus their maps and discussion on just these three sites. We’ll get into secondary sites a bit later.  They offer the following before-and-after comparisons of...

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  • April 14, 2018
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Syria Conflict Liveblog: Decision to strike taken; US attack underway. Explosions across the country

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I’ll start this out relatively empty but update it quickly.  Trump has approved strikes on Syria.   White House briefing starts in one minute. 21:02 EST: He’s already ordered the launch. Combined operation with France and UK.  Attack underway. 21:03 EST: Sounds of explosions in Damascus. Reminder: Just half an hour...

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  • April 14, 2018
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Syria tension (liveblog #3) – Samples acquired from attack victims; UK cabinet backs attacks

NOTE: If you’re a “ChemTruther”… if you disagree with Amnesty International, the OPCW, WHO, MSF, the UN (breakdown), and all public evidence about past attacks, and are here to do the same about the most recent one… leave.  You’re not welcome here, any more than a 9/11 Truther would be welcome in a liveblog...

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  • April 12, 2018
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Syria tension (liveblog #2) – Night falls in Syria; samples acquired from attack victims

NOTE: If you’re a “ChemTruther”… if you disagree with Amnesty International, the OPCW, WHO, MSF, the UN (breakdown), and all public evidence about past attacks, and are here to do the same about the most recent one… leave.  You’re not welcome here, any more than a 9/11 Truther would be welcome in a liveblog about 9/11. That said,...

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  • April 12, 2018
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Syria tension (liveblog): Gen. Votel cancels appearance; May calls cabinet meeting for tomorrow

NOTE: If you’re a “ChemTruther”… if you disagree with Amnesty International, the OPCW, WHO, MSF, the UN (breakdown), and all public evidence about past attacks, and are here to do the same about the most recent one… leave.  You’re not welcome here, any more than a 9/11 Truther would be...

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  • April 11, 2018
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Syria: It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Bombing [Updated]

No lead-in needed; we all know what’s happened, and we all know what looks to be in the works.  Let’s get into the news, but first, let’s get into the players (if you already know all this, feel free to skip): Syria / Assad: No introduction needed. Controls generally the...

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  • April 10, 2018
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US appears to be preparing airstrikes on Syria due to chemical attack on Douma [Updated x2]

With all of this time that had past, I was convinced, sure, somebody was going to write about the fact that the US looks to be preparing for a new round of missile strikes on Syria.  After all, it was such big news on this site the last time; does nobody...

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  • April 8, 2018
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Kurdistan, Part II: The Middle East threatens to fall apart. More.

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Yesterday, I posted a diary with a long (but still staggeringly incomplete) history of Kurdistan. Which brings us to more recent events… When 2017 began, Iraqi Kurdistan was maybe the most-autonomous region in the world which was nevertheless not truly independent. Kurdistan had its own military, its own police force. It...

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  • October 4, 2017
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Geotagging the Shayrat airbase attack: what hit and where.

Perhaps I’m a glutton for punishment, but I went ahead and geotagged the entire tomahawk strike on the Shayrat airbase.  Now you can see at a glance what areas were struck (and with what level of confidence), and (to the best that can be determined with public images and information) what struck...

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  • April 13, 2017
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Hitler and poison gas: Just how wrong is Spicer?

Today, Sean Spicer declared that Assad was worse than Hitler, because the latter “didn't even sink to using chemical weapons”. That’s wrong for one really big, really obvious reason: the Holocaust. But even if we give Spicer a little more benefit than he deserves, and assume that he meant only...

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  • April 11, 2017
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Daily Kos goes into full “Conspiracy Theory Mode” after attacks on Syria.

I rather can’t believe how much Daily Kos is sounding like Sputnik these days: “FEEBLE US ATTACK DOES NOTHING!”  .  It’s the same everywhere: Meh, just a couple people dead (insert-lowest-cited-figure-from-any-source). Just a old planes destroyed (insert-lowest-cited-figure-from-any-source). Hit a couple rocks, you know, nothing. They packed up everything and moved! False...

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  • April 8, 2017
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The Panama Papers Are Just The Tip Of The Iceberg [with updates] One Down + President Obama Comments

How often have we heard about tax havens, how little has been done about them? Tax avoidance is not harmless, it strips our societies of services for the most vulnerable, in fact it kills. The richest believe they are above the law, the rest of us pay our dues and...

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  • April 5, 2016
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Oligarchical Militocracy

When we don’t vote for war, and our wars are both economic and militaristic what else fits? We still have a sort of democracy, where we get to vote for our representatives every now and then. Where it falls apart is that our representatives can’t even be bothered to vote...

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  • December 5, 2015
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The Halliburton of the Left

Hey, why not DKOS ??? Take it to the bank! We got contacts at the White House. They want to elect their favorite presidential candidate. Why not cut a deal like Halliburton in the 00's ? Sure thing: we back off a skosh on pushing Bernie Sanders, they give us...

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  • June 14, 2015
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UPDATE: CENTCOM watched 30 ISIS truck bombs roll on Ramadi and did nothing. May 14th? A bloodbath

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See evil. This goes to May 14th when the U.S. military does surveillance and gets all the proper details: how many truck bombs, how many ISIS fighters came in, how many guns. How the attacks formed up. Then they did nothing about it. Same on the 15th. On the 16th...

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Is ISIS Disintegrating ???

Word out of Iraq from yesterday is quite different the what I see in the morning war coverage out of MSM/corporate media. — Over in Iraq the coalition has set up two large-scale victories in the north. — Same time, everyone over there observes a sea change to Sunni tribal...

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The 2015 Ramadi Government Center attack. What is going on over there?

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In Ramadi, Iraq, last week a force of some 200 ISIS fighters carried out a successful suicide-based attack on the Government Center building. A chain of cars drove in and blasted check points and strong-point bunkers. The main ISIS force engaged defenders in a 30 minute battle that ended with...

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  • May 19, 2015
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Susan Rice went on the Charlie Rose show for an hour. Supports the MIC like Bushies in 2003

Charlie could have been interviewing Condi just prior to invading Iraq. Everything National Security Advisor Susan Rice said about Iraq and Syria appeared to be either a political sham or a product of manufactured intelligence estimates. As we saw with the Bush crew, this is no way to run the...

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  • February 27, 2015
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Israel kills more anti-Islamists in Syria. Boehner: “Thanks, Bibi. Come by for drinks.”

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This is crazy stuff. The United States and Israel are on opposite sides in the ISIS War. Same time Jordan sends its Air Force in to pummel the Islamists, Israel under Bibi Netanyahu kills more of the Islamist's ground-war enemies. Then Boehner rewards this crap with a flood of nice...

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  • February 15, 2015
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