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Embracing Medicare for All and Refusing Corporate Cash, El-Sayed Touted as 'True Progressive' in Michigan Governor's Race

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"Israeli snipers shoot and kill scores of unarmed Palestinian protesters in Gaza, including kids, then calls it self-defense. When a Palestinian sniper fires at one Israeli soldier, Israel bombs Gaza with F-16s and preps for all out war."

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In Fiery Exchange, Warren Tells Trump Nominee Kathy Kraninger Her Role in Cruel Child Detention 'a Moral Stain That Will Follow You for the Rest of Your Life'

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Patriots, Prepare For War With the Very Aggressive People of Montenegro, Also Maybe Freedonia

Sigh. In his latest circus act of gonzo anti-diplomacy, our imbecilic Peacock-In-Chief has cited as the next great danger to world peace the new proud member of NATO: the tiny, peaceful nation of Montenegro, which we're sure he can't find on a map but nonetheless warns has 640,000 "very aggressive people" who also coincidentally have been targeted by Putin as a key wedge against Russian hegemony. Cue the Marx Brothers' anti-war classic Duck Soup: "Calling all nations...We're in a mess, folks."