Israel's victory in the Six Day War was a triumph of soldiering and military technology. Israel still retains vast military superiority over its neighbors, and obviously over the Palestinians. There…
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Dudes, I don't really care that much what George Clooney thought of Joe Biden. Give me some reporting that nails the Biden inner circle for their conspiracy of deception.
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Trump policy hits home. Groundwork Hudson Valley, one of our best and most effective Community organizations that has done so much here, was abruptly told in April that it was losing $5.5 million in grant funding that had been appropriated to cover educational and environmental programs. The reason? A sudden decision to cut any programs that are related to environmental justice or climate change. I haven't investigated this yet, but I imagine that this was a congressional appropriation.
Brilliant strategy for making yourself look powerful and successful: Suggest a completely idiotic and dumb idea, and then claim victory when you change your mind and take it back.
U.S. and China Reach Deal to Temporarily Slash Tariffs
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The 145 percent U.S. tariff on Chinese goods will come down to 30 percent for 90 days, while the two sides continue talks aimed at resolving their differences.
BREAKING: Sec. State Rubio clarifies foreign movie tax, explains it will also include 100% to 200% tax on "foreign influenced" film shot in the US, with a 300% tax on any films with "Fellini-sque scenes" and a "Cahier du Cinema tax" to be levied from any film elements that may have been derived from discussions in the famed French periodical...
"Sinners"... I think critics are contorting themselves in order to be polite. This is one half of a very good movie, and one half of a rather dumb vampire flick.. I just don't buy that the vampires are some kind of meaningful metaphor. I respect Coogler, he doesn't want to make an intelligent move that doesn't make any money. So he tacks on the exploitation genre, not only zombies but there's a Rambo machine gun thing as well as a kill the klan thing. But isn't it sad that it could have been a 100% excellent film? He really captured something about the Delta and the birth of the blues in the first half. I could have gone a bit more with the horror thing if he had built it in a little bit more in connection with the crossroads myth and all the superstitious traditions involving mojo hands and black cat bones etc. One of the superb characters was a practitioner of that sort of herbal magic. But any movie that has Buddy Guy in it can't be all bad...
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Ben Cohn went on a 1,000 mile road trip from Estonia to Ukraine to deliver a donated truck. Share his journey and meet some of the heroes leading volunteer efforts in Ukraine at a live virtual event that includes a screen of Ben's short film and a discussion straights from the front lines.![]()
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Long Rants
In sundry ways, the West Bank isn’t Algeria. Still, Eshkol was mistaken, and Aron’s point holds true for Israel and the occupation. The “loss” of the occupied territories won’t be…
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Libraries vs. Big Streaming - an unfinished tale of copyright and disruption A desperate call appeared on the VideoLib listerv. "13th," a much-lauded social-issue documentary, nominated for an Oscar, could…
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The point is that it's treason. Does anyone actually believe that the Trump campaign specifically guided the Russian hackers into the Dem's servers? A quid pro quo maybe - you…
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It is good to know that there is someone out there fighting back against anti-competitive, monopolistic practices. The worst offenders are companies with a liberal, socially conscious image: Apple, Facebook,…
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