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Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. Hope you’ll join us here every Saturday. If you are unfamiliar with the region, check out Caribbean Matters: Getting to know the countries of ...
by Denise Oliver Velez
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Forty-five years ago today, WWOZ went on the air at 90.7 FM, dedicated to promoting the music and culture of New Orleans. Initially the dream of brothers Walter and Jerry Brock (Jerry was also a co-founder of the Louisiana Music Factory store), the...
by Crashing Vor
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We begin today with� Lucy Campbell �of The Guardian reporting on new ICE actions in the city of New Orleans.
Masked agents patrolled a heavily Latino suburb in marked and unmarked vehicles, and a ...
by Chitown Kev
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The battle against biased media is a continuing and exhausting ordeal during the administration of Donald Trump, who frequently refers to the press in Stalinist terms as "the enemy of the people." No American president has been more hostile toward the...
by News Corpse
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TN-07 comes in strong for Democrats. No upset, not strong enough to overcome a 22 point Trump district with the Republicans winning by single digits, but an excellent showing for Aftyn Behn (D) and an embarrassing one for Matt Van Epps (R). Good news...
by Greg Dworkin
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We begin today with� Greg Sargent �of The New Republic and his many doubt about the Congressional Republicans willingness to investigate the Caribbean boat strikes.
To be sure, this does look like ...
by Chitown Kev
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A 115-page report compiled from interviews with dozens of current and former FBI agents found that FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino have turned the agency into a ‘circus,’ with agents describing the two men as clowns more...
by Emily Singer
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New York Times :
Lawmakers Suggest Follow-Up Boat Strike Could Be a War Crime
Top Republicans have joined Democrats in demanding answers about the escalating military campaign the Trump ...
by Greg Dworkin
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Just when you thought you’ve seen everything there is to see about upcycling, recycling, and otherwise managing the mountain of waste generated by modern society, on November 30 DrFlora post a great article about upcycling men’s cotton shirts to make...
by JerseyDem25
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Russia has been selling off some of its gold reserves to finance the war, but even that desperate move won’t work forever. Russia’s central bank has about 2,330 tons of gold in its reserves (worth about $300 billion) and the National Wealth Fund held...
by quaoar
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