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The BBC is reporting that forces of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard have followed through on threats to seize a British-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. The Stena Impero has apparently been taken over by the Iranian forces, directed away...
by Mark Sumner
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on Fri Jul 19, 2019 at 12:09 PM PDT
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On Thursday, Donald Trump tweeted that the United States had shot down an Iranian drone that had come too close to an American ship. Almost immediately, Iran claimed the event never happened, and that all its drones were safely tucked in at their...
by Mark Sumner
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on Fri Jul 19, 2019 at 09:09 AM PDT
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On Friday afternoon, the House voted to limit Donald Trump’s authority to initiate a military strike against Iran without first seeking approval from Congress. The measure passed 251-170, with 27 Republicans joining 224 Democrats.
As The New York...
by Mark Sumner
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on Fri Jul 12, 2019 at 10:04 AM PDT
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If you’re in Paris and looking for something off the beaten path, the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace at Le Bourget is worth a look.
We had limited time here, so I didn’t have a chance to stop and read every plaque. That means I’m...
by Major Kong
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on Mon Jul 15, 2019 at 11:03 AM PDT
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Via Bloomberg,
Crew of Russian Nuclear Sub Prevented ‘Planetary Catastrophe,’ Officer Says
...The 14 sailors who died during a fire last week on a nuclear-powered Russian military submarine prevented a “planetary catastrophe,” a top naval...
by xaxnar
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on Wed Jul 10, 2019 at 10:37 AM PDT
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This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here.
It’s no small thing to lodge a word or phrase of your own in our language. So give Dwight D. Eisenhower credit. In his...
by TomDispatch
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on Tue Jul 09, 2019 at 10:06 AM PDT
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It came to the attention of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) last week that the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) had officially licensed a Christian jewelry company to use the official trademarked USMC emblem on their products. Among its...
by ChrisRodda
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on Mon Jul 08, 2019 at 07:28 AM PDT
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Leading up to Trump’s “see me again saying words and dates” speech on the 4th of July, one of the most obvious criticisms was the Founding Father’s objections to the display of the Military.
Unfortunately, I did not see anything actually quoting the...
by ClevelandAttorney
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on Fri Jul 05, 2019 at 01:45 PM PDT
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Donald Trump’s salute to himself on the Fourth of July was rain-soaked, but a series of seven flyovers by military planes was able to go off as planned. The Trump administration and the Pentagon aren’t yet telling how much that cost, but The Washington...
by Laura Clawson
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on Fri Jul 05, 2019 at 05:46 AM PDT
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Speaking of which…
And then there’s this person, in charge of educating the next generation of Americans.
So much for the party of Lincoln. Any questions?
One final thought...
by xaxnar
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on Wed Jul 03, 2019 at 09:55 AM PDT
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Pentagon leaders would really like it if Donald Trump left them out of his Fourth of July events. And if they have to be part of those events, they’d really, really like it if he didn’t turn those events into a large-scale reproduction of a Trump...
by Mark Sumner
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on Wed Jul 03, 2019 at 09:48 AM PDT
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Donald Trump betrayed our country’s most cherished institution—Democracy—by selling it out to the Russian government, in exchange for their help in getting him elected president. Not only Trump but most members of his inner circle, and most members of...
by Dartagnan
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on Wed Jul 03, 2019 at 12:39 PM PDT
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This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here.
We’re Not the Good Guys
Why Is American Aggression Missing in Action?
By Tom Engelhardt
Headlined “U.S. Seeks Other Ways...
by TomDispatch
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on Tue Jul 02, 2019 at 02:44 PM PDT
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I don't really have anything substantive to say here, but I had a thought about the 4th this morning and was wondering if others were thinking the same.
We all know that the orange anus is trying to appropriate the celebration of America's...
by cpr4life
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on Tue Jul 02, 2019 at 07:02 AM PDT
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I am just a nobody that did a small stint in the army where i saw someones ambition and appearance was more important than the people he commanded and maybe that was because he was a desk jockey and because raygun had cut moving people around to cut...
by iiwdpn
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on Mon Jul 01, 2019 at 12:56 PM PDT
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Donald Trump’s plans to make Washington, D.C.’s Fourth of July celebration all about him are moving forward, though it’s hard to really call them plans. More of a spoiled child’s wish list that government officials are trying to figure out how to deal...
by Laura Clawson
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on Mon Jul 01, 2019 at 07:42 AM PDT
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So after watching the two debates (then rewatching them on the DVR a couple extra times) I’ve come to the conclusion that should all of our collective efforts in 2018, 2019 and 2020 succeed and wrest the Office of President of the Untied United States...
by Angela Marx
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on Fri Jun 28, 2019 at 08:30 PM PDT
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This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here.
Of all the things I don’t remember anymore, here’s one I do. As a boy, I dreamt about being a foreign correspondent, a war...
by TomDispatch
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on Thu Jun 27, 2019 at 03:59 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from VoteVets in support of Cal Cunningham’s (D. NC) U.S. Senate campaign:
Win in North Carolina, and we have a chance to flip the Senate. And the good news, we have a chance. A good one.
Earlier this week, we...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Wed Jun 26, 2019 at 08:15 AM PDT
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The annual defense spending bill is being debated on the floor of the Senate this week. That gives Democrats an opportunity to filibuster the bill to demand passage of an amendment forcing Donald Trump to seek congressional approval before taking...
by Mark Sumner
30 comments
on Tue Jun 25, 2019 at 05:59 AM PDT
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