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    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

  • Journalism • Press Freedom • Resistance • White Supremacy

    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

  • Corruption • Journalism • Press Freedom

    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

  • Recommended • Safety • Violence • White Supremacy

    Charlie Kirk’s Murder Is a Tragedy and a Disaster

    Ben Burgis, Meagan Day

    Jacobin

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    Published On: 09/11/2025

  • Human Rights • Violence • White Supremacy

    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

  • Violence • White Supremacy

    ‘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

  • Democracy • Economy • Recommended • Resistance

    Should Democrats Shut Down the Government?

    Robert Reich

    Robert Reich Substack

    Keeping the U.S. government funded now is to participate in the most atrocious misuse of the power of the United States in modern times.

    Published On: 09/09/2025

  • Corruption • Human Rights • Legal

    Jeffrey Epstein & JPMorgan: How the Largest U.S. Bank Enabled the Sexual Predator’s Crimes

    Amy Goodman

    Democracy Now

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    Published On: 09/09/2025

  • Artificial Intelligence • Human Rights • Surveillance • Technology

    Silicon Valley Enabled Brutal Mass Detention and Surveillance in China

    Dake Kang and Yael Grauer

    Associated Press

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    Published On: 09/09/2025

  • Democracy • Featured • Social Media • Technology

    All the President’s Tech CEOs

    Brian Barrett

    Wired

    One by one, Trump asked the executives how much they were investing in the United States. One by one, they obliged, praising Trump’s leadership along the way.

    Published On: 09/05/2025

  • Democracy • Global • Journalism • Press Freedom

    America Surrenders in the Global Information Wars

    Anne Applebaum

    The Atlantic

    The U.S. is reorienting its foreign policy to protect governments that manipulate and suppress information.

    Published On: 09/05/2025

  • Democracy • Recommended

    What Makes Democrats So Afraid of Zohran Mamdani?

    Chris Lehmann

    The Nation

    With Trump’s power grabs escalating, the Democratic establishment is still taking the time to fret over a rising star in its own party.

    Published On: 09/04/2025

  • Democracy • Disinformation • Legal

    Criminal Propaganda

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    Popular Information

    People form their beliefs largely on what they learn from the media. News reports often reinforce Trump's misleading claims.

    Published On: 09/03/2025

  • Corruption • Human Rights • Recommended • Violence

    Trump Admin Circulating Plan to Transform Depopulated Gaza Into High-Tech Cash Cow

    Brett Wilkins

    Common Dreams

    Under the proposal, the US would take control after "voluntary" relocation of Palestinians from the strip, where proposed projects include an Elon Musk Smart Manufacturing Zone and Gaza Trump Riviera & Islands.

    Published On: 09/01/2025

  • Culture • Recommended • Resistance • Social Media • Technology

    Gavin Newsom on Why He’ll Keep Trolling Trump

    Intelligencer Staff

    New York Magazine

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    Published On: 08/29/2025

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