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My Dad, the Mafia, and Machine Guns in the Kitchen | Mickey ...

My Dad, the Mafia, and Machine Guns in the Kitchen | Mickey Z.

Make Language Great Again (all words matter) | Mickey Z.

Make Language Great Again (all words matter) | Mickey Z.

Everything You Know About Self-Defense is Wrong | Mickey Z.

Everything You Know About Self-Defense is Wrong | Mickey Z.

In These Divided States of America | Mickey Z.

In These Divided States of America | Mickey Z.

Honk If You Love Caviar! (Joe Bageant)

Honk If You Love Caviar! (Joe Bageant)

America is a Smoking Fascist Dystopia | umair haque

America is a Smoking Fascist Dystopia | umair haque

What RBG Taught Us About Justice | Mickey Z.

What RBG Taught Us About Justice | Mickey Z.

Kenny’s Corolla | Mickey Z.

Kenny’s Corolla | Mickey Z.

‘Palestine is Still the Issue’: UN Vote Exposes, Isolates Ca ...

‘Palestine is Still the Issue’: UN Vote Exposes, Isolates Canada | Ramzy Baroud & Romana Rubeo

The Puzzle Pieces Fit (a 9/11 story) | Mickey Z.

The Puzzle Pieces Fit (a 9/11 story) | Mickey Z.

A Few Notes on Synchronicity | John Michael Greer

A Few Notes on Synchronicity | John Michael Greer

BOOKS: Bitter Tales from the Massive White Underclass in Joe ...

BOOKS: Bitter Tales from the Massive White Underclass in Joe Bageant's "Redneck" Memoir

Remembering the 9/11 Jumpers: When is a Suicide Not a Suicid ...

Remembering the 9/11 Jumpers: When is a Suicide Not a Suicide? | Mickey Z.

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The Other 9/11 (and That Time I Gave a Lecture at MIT) | Mickey Z.

Me and Bruce Springsteen | Mickey Z.

Me and Bruce Springsteen | Mickey Z.

Some Conspiracies Are Real (part 2): Iraq, Kuwait, and Imagi ...

Some Conspiracies Are Real (part 2): Iraq, Kuwait, and Imaginary Incubators | Mickey Z.

Paying Attention on the N Train | Mickey Z.

Paying Attention on the N Train | Mickey Z.

Can a 'Warp Speed' COVID-19 Vaccine Be Safe? | Mickey Z.

Can a 'Warp Speed' COVID-19 Vaccine Be Safe? | Mickey Z.

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The Politics of War: What is Israel’s Endgame in Lebanon and Syria? | Ramzy Baroud

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'I don’t care if you melt': Another tale from a misspent youth | Mickey Z.

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My Dad, the Mafia, and Machine Guns in the Kitchen | Mickey Z.

My Dad (lower right) and his crew back in the day Mickey Z. -- World News Trust September 29, 2020 Preface: I must’ve been about thirteen or so. My family was still living in a fourth-floor walk-up. School was closed for a Catholic holiday and I was hanging out in my room with my best friend Robby — playing Puff basketball and talking about the girls in our class. Robby’s Dad was a made man who o ...

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Make Language Great Again (all words matter) | Mickey Z.

Photo Credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust September 27, 2020 And the world looks just the same/And history ain't changed Because the banners, they are flown in the next war (“Won’t Get Fo ...

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Everything You Know About Self-Defense is Wrong | Mickey Z.

Photo Credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust September 25, 2020 To begin, let me clarify what “self-defense” means. I’ll do so by paraphrasing this from the Center for Anti-Violence Educatio ...

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In These Divided States of America | Mickey Z.

(Meme found on Facebook) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust September 22, 2020 I diligently and happily stayed away from Facebook for years. But recently, I re-activated. I did so to increase fundraising ...

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Honk If You Love Caviar! (Joe Bageant)

Joe Bageant at Innie's Cafe, Hopkins Village, BelizeUnderstanding America's Class System Joe Bageant -- World News Trust Aug. 17, 2010 How about them political elites, huh? Five million bucks for Che ...

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America is a Smoking Fascist Dystopia | umair haque

America Has Less Than 50 Days to Save Itself From Even Greater Disaster Sept. 15, 2020 (Eudaimonia & Co) -- I woke up this morning to news that was particularly horrific. Forced mass sterilisations a ...

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What RBG Taught Us About Justice | Mickey Z.

Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Photo from the collection of the Supreme Court of the United States Mickey Z. -- World News Trust September 19, 2020 On Friday evening, Sept. 18, 2020, I was sitting at my desk, ...

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Kenny’s Corolla | Mickey Z.

Pinterest screenshot Mickey Z. -- World News Trust September 18, 2020 When you pass a stranger on the street, there’s no telling what unique talent they may possess. For example, they might be a wiza ...

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‘Palestine is Still the Issue’: UN Vote Exposes, Isolates Canada | Ramzy Baroud & Romana Rubeo

Romana Rubeo and Ramzy Baroud Ramzy Baroud and Romana Rubeo -- World News Trust Aug. 13, 2020 The notion that "Canada is better" -- especially when its foreign policy is compared with that of the Uni ...

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The Puzzle Pieces Fit (a 9/11 story) | Mickey Z.

The two blue pillars of light provide a visual reminder of how the Twin Towers, destroyed in the attacks of September 11, 2001, once stood above the city skyline. Photo credit: Associated Press Micke ...

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A Few Notes on Synchronicity | John Michael Greer

Sept. 2, 2020 (EcoSophia.net) -- Back in July, when I realized there were five Wednesdays on that page of the calendar and I didn’t have anything lined up for the fifth, I asked my readers what they ...

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