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Palestine’s Moment of Reckoning: Abbas’ Dangerous Decision to ‘Postpone’ Elections | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust April 3, 2021 The decision April 30 by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to "postpone" Palestinian elections, -- which would have been the first in 15 years -- will deepen Palestinian division and could potentially signal the collapse of the Fatah Movement, at least in its current form. Unlike the last Palestinian parliamentary election ...

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“I got action!” (a few things I learned on the streets about manhood and women) — Mickey Z.

(Mickey Z.) Mickey Z. — World News Trust May 6, 2021 Since it’s become both hip and profitable, the umbrella name of “Astoria” is now used to cover a lot of real estate. When I was younger, the speci ...

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Conversation as Commons | John Michael Greer

May 5, 2021 (EcoSophia) -- A little while back I fielded yet another attempt to bully me into censoring my comments pages. It was the same schtick as always. One of my commenters had expressed a poin ...

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That Time I Almost Accidentally Joined the NYPD — Mickey Z.

(Mickey Z.) Mickey Z. — World News Trust April 29, 2021 In my youth, it was very common for the guys I hung around with to seek out city jobs: police, fire department, sanitation, etc. Steady pay, go ...

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Grassroots Activism Behind Pro-Palestine Shift In The US | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudBottom-up Politics Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust April 25. 2021 At a recent virtual J Street Conference, U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren broke yet another politic ...

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Moderate Geomagnetic Storm Watch For Sunday 25 April 2021 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

April 22, 2021 (NOAA) -- NOAA issued a G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm watch for Sunday 25 April 2021. A partial halo Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) was associated with a C3 flare from Region 2816 at 22 ...

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Reducing Police Inappropriate Use Of Force | Nora Luongo

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain April 22, 2021 (Phys.org) -- Experts on violence have policy and procedural recommendations for reducing police use of inappropriate force. A report from the Police ...

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A Palestinian Prayer for Ramadan | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudMay the Voices of the Oppressed Be Heard Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Aptil 18, 2021 COVID-19 cases in Palestine, especially in Gaza, have reached record highs, largely due to the ...

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Pentagon COVID Microchips: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust April 16, 2021 I looked up “irony” in the dictionary the other day and found a video of a contemporary human being declaring: “I’ll put up with health passports to get my ...

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Israel Rejects ICC Investigation: What Are the Possible Future Scenarios? | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust April 12, 2021 The Israeli government’s position regarding an impending investigation by the International Criminal Court of alleged war crimes commit ...

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What If I Told You the COVID “Rules” Make No Sense? — Mickey Z.

(screenshot from The Matrix) Mickey Z. — World News Trust April 14, 2021 Last year, the #woke crowd had a field day mocking Trump’s mention of injecting disinfectant and/or drinking bleach. They were ...

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