Blogs and Submissions
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What I Learned at the Laundromat — Mickey Z.
Mickey Z. Mickey Z. — World News Trust January 4, 2021 For more than eight years, I did my wash in the same laundromat. Called “Sparkle Plenty,” it was a relic. It first opened in 1973 and appeared ...
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A Country in Turmoil: Why Netanyahu is a Symptom, Not Cause of Israel’s Political Crisis | Ramzy Baroud
Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Dec. 20, 2020 It is convenient to surmise that Israel’s current political crisis is consistent with the country’s unfailing trajectory of short-lived ...
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Virginia Beach, the Iranian Air Force, and the Sound of Freedom — Mickey Z.
Vintage postcard (public domain) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust October 26, 2020 Many, many years ago, me and three friends drove to Virginia Beach for a week-long getaway. Upon arriving, we stopped ...
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The World is Changing: China Launches Campaign for Superpower Status | Ramzy Baroud
Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- Ramzy Baroud Oct. 19, 2020 The outdated notion that China "just wants to do business" should be completely erased from our understanding of the rising global power’s ...
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TOON: Yikes! A Mask! | Monica Farrington
!Monica Farrington -- World News Trust Oct. 22, 2020 Yikes! A Mask! Political commentary by Monica Farrington Yikes! A Mask! by Monica Farrington is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
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European Hypocrisy: Empty Words for Palestine, Deadly Weapons for Israel | Ramzy Baroud
Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 19, 2020 In theory, Europe and the United States stand on completely opposite sides when it comes to the Israeli occupation of Palestine. While ...
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A Surge in Nontraditional Gun Ownership Requires a Surge in Resources | Harper S. Ferry
Harper S. Ferry -- World News Trust Oct. 3, 2020 On a recent thunder-filled Saturday, I hosted 10 very green shooters for a basic pistol safety workshop. Of the attendees, only a couple had ...
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Remembering the 9/11 Jumpers: When is a Suicide Not a Suicide? | Mickey Z.
screenshot Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Sept. 7, 2020 Discussions of suicide and violent death to follow. *** “The trouble about jumping was that if you didn't pick the right number of stories, you ...
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Paying Attention on the N Train | Mickey Z.
Photo by Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust August 28, 2020 I recently went five months without getting on the NYC subway — easily the longest such gap since I began riding regularly at 14 ...
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What Seat Belts Can Teach Us About Wearing Masks | Mickey Z.
Meme found on Facebook Mickey Z. -- World News Trust August 4, 2020 Since I began penning articles again in early May, I’ve dedicated two of them to the topic of masks: here and here. As the ...
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Chant 'Defund the Police' but Behave Like the Police? | Mickey Z.
Image: Revolutionary Desire (blog) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust August 1, 2020 “A cop sleeps inside each one of us. We must kill him.” (Situationist graffiti) It was a life-altering moment when I ...
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