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“TO BE HOPEFUL in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness.

What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places—and there are so many—where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction.

And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.”

― Howard Zinn

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  • The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.

    Karen Attiah
    The Golden Hour by Karen Attiah

    I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

    Published On: 09/15/2025

    Published On: 09/15/2025

  • Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches.

    Eric Lipton, David Yaffe-Bellany, Bradley Hope, Tripp Mickle and Paul Mozur
    New York Times (Gift)

    A lucrative transaction involving the Trump family’s cryptocurrency firm and an agreement giving the Emiratis access to A.I. chips were connected in ways that have not been previously reported.

    Published On: 09/15/2025

    Published On: 09/15/2025

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  • JD Vance backs mass ‘doxing’ campaign to find and harass Charlie Kirk critics

    Oliver Holmes and agencies
    The Guardian

    US vice-president encourages ‘calling out’ anyone who celebrates Kirk’s murder, including notifying employers

    Published On: 09/16/2025

  • What’s Up With Peter Thiel’s Obsession With the Antichrist?

    Gil Duran
    The New Republic

    This is where apocalyptic rhetoric always leads. When political opponents become evil, cosmic enemies, persecution, and violence become a sacred duty.

    Published On: 09/16/2025

  • Sanctified: Martyring Charlie Kirk

    Jim Stewartson
    Mind War

    That is not politics, that is a criminal conspiracy to destroy the opposition party before an election you would otherwise lose. It is a Reichstag Fire Decree by any other name.

    Published On: 09/16/2025

  • The Real Bias Monitor at CBS is Donald Trump

    Seth Stern
    The Guardian

    The hiring of Kenneth Weinstein as an ombudsman hands the US president a seat at the editors’ desk

    Published On: 09/12/2025

  • The Martyrdom of Charlie Kirk

    Chris Hedges
    The Chris Hedges Report

    Martyrs are used by messianic movements to sanctify violence. To show any mercy or understanding toward the enemy is to betray the martyr and the cause the martyr died defending.

    Published On: 09/11/2025

  • ‘War Is Here’: The Far-Right Responds to Charlie Kirk Shooting With Calls for Violence

    David Gilbert
    Wired

    Prominent far-right figures and elected officials have called for vengeance following the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

    Published On: 09/10/2025

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