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Trump seems to be baiting the Democrats into civil conflict, but does anyone involved actually know what they’re doing?

Ironically, or maybe not, popular ideas and even those of economists about economic justice are at odds with ownership of capital.

Why the UN should not sit back during the current Israel-Palestine negotiations headfake but should take specific steps to support Palestine.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced “under­cov­er oper­a­tions to infil­trate and uproot left­ist ter­ror cells in Texas.”

Looking at the signs that key Trump insiders are looking to find or create a pretext for declaring martial law and triggering civil war.

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Informative, if also distressing, detail on the havoc AI is wreaking on the job market, particulary for the young.

Neocons still fantasize that the US, having slapped India around, can offer enough cash and prizes to keep it away from Russia and China.

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Drone warfare in Ukraine now evolves at startup speed. Field hacks turned into industrial lines, FPVs pierce armor, and long-range systems impose steep defensive costs. A compressed feedback loop, from Internet to battlefield, rewards rapid adaptation over pedigree. Airpower is no longer confined to manned jets and billion-dollar missile programs, it is distributed, expendable, and persistent.

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More evidence of Trump law enforcement officials using unwarranted violence, here shooting, against protestors.