5/14/24: Trump Dominates Biden In Swing States, Charlamagne Abandons Biden, Michael Cohen Trump Testimony, GameStop Stock Surges As Roaring Kitty Returns, Ukraine Admits War Unwinnable, Israel Torture Camps, Lindsey Graham Says Nuke Gaza

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Krystal and Saagar discuss polls showing Trump dominating Biden in swing states, Charlamagne refuses to endorse Biden, Michael Cohen testifies against Trump, key GameStop meme figure returns as stock explodes, Ukraine admits war is unwinnable, report exposes Israel torture camps, Lindsey Graham calls for nuking Gaza, and meet […]

Send in the Estonians?

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Send in the Estonians? Plus: Gaza’s updated child-casualty numbers, Kamala Harris being a cop, birthrate worries, and more… LIZ WOLFE Little hope left: In Ukraine, the situation is growing increasingly dire. The two-plus years of Russian invasion have depleted military resources; the $60.8 billion aid package approved by U.S. lawmakers last […]

The AI is talking

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May 14, 2024 • 5 min read with Dan DeFrancesco Hello! Miss Teen USA is turning into the pageant no one seems to want to win. After the initial winner resigned her position, this year’s first runner-up declined to take over as queen. Here’s a timeline of all […]

Bad Painting, Folk Art and localism

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Localism is an antidote to internationalist avant-gardism. But what would localist art look like? Possibly strange, wonderful and awful. Alexander Adams May 14, 2024 [Edward Lafferty, Neptune and Nymphs Astride Sea Mammals (1972), acrylic on board, 27.5” x 34.5”] Say you want to counter a trend which is […]

Israel and the Question of Genocide

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“Saint Augustine argued that the goal of war is not more war, but peace,” writes Aryeh Neier in the Review’s June 6 issue. “Therefore conducting war in a manner that contributes to the restoration of peace is essential.” By tracing the history of international law from Xerxes and […]

Trump says ‘gloves are off’ in handling ‘moron’ Biden at huge rally in deep-blue New Jersey, vows to fight America’s enemies within

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AM Edition May 13, 2024 TRENDING NOW Howard University cancels graduation mid-ceremony after angry family members pound on doors and break window Democrats love abortion more than their black voters MORE STORIES THAT MATTER DeSantis’ ban on lab-grown meat is peak culture war Mom-of-three mauled to death days […]

Pregnant Women Database

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Pregnant Women Database Plus: Isaac Asimov’s predictions, protests in Tbilisi, California’s AI regulations, and more… LIZ WOLFE Pregnancy.gov: Sen. Katie Britt (R–Ala.) introduced a bill on Thursday that would, according to The Guardian, create a “federal database to collect data on pregnant people.” Jezebel says it will “prey on pregnant women.” Raw Story calls it […]

El Niño Sounds Off #12

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Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more   El Niño Speaks El Niño Sounds Off #12 0:00 4:08 El Niño Sounds Off #12 José Niño sounds off on Donald Trump’s decision to not consider Nikki Haley as a vice presidential candidate. May 13 READ IN APP Upgrade to […]

Economic doomsday preppers

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May 13, 2024 • 5 min read with Dan DeFrancesco Welcome back! Take extra care to pick the right outfit today, because it could affect your mood. It’s called “dopamine dressing,” and it’s all about feeling better by wearing your favorite styles. In today’s big story, we’re looking […]

Is It Time to Quit Therapy?

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Last summer, when Jonah Hill made headlines for his serious misuse of therapyspeak in leaked texts to his then-girlfriend, we at the Cut wondered: Are we over therapy? Has all this talk of “boundaries” and “attachment styles” started to seem cringe, exhausting, or simply unhelpful? When I asked […]

El Niño Sounds Off #13

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Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more   El Niño Speaks El Niño Sounds Off #13 0:00 6:03 El Niño Sounds Off #13 José Niño sounds off on the Israel Lobby’s attacks on Thomas Massie May 13 READ IN APP Upgrade to paid Share José Niño sounds off […]

Stand Columbia

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by Michael S. Kochin The following essay is part of a special series of responses to recent events centered, for now, at Columbia University, and extending beyond its confines to include the wider array of societal problems that the disorder there symptomatizes. For details, see Gabriel Noah Brahm, […]

‘That’s racist’: Papa John Schnatter says company used Shaq as a ‘shield’ to ‘cover up what they did to a white guy’

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PM Edition May 13, 2024 TRENDING NOW ‘They lied. I fired Goodell’: Papa John Schnatter says he ended ties with the NFL, contradicting reports of a mutual split Blaze News investigates: ‘Uniparty Speaker’? Mike Johnson bailed out in peculiar bipartisan vote — here’s what happened MORE STORIES THAT […]

5/13/24: Dems Float Online DNC Amid Protests, Bitter Hillary Trashes Young Voters, Trump Rally Unleashed, Hannity Attacks RFK As Far Left, Billionaires Lower Tax Than Workers, Egypt Joins Israel ICJ Case, Blinken Says Israel Doing War Crimes But It’s OK

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Krystal and Saagar discuss Dems float online DNC amid protests, bitter Hillary trashes young voters, Trump unleashed at massive rally, Hannity attacks RFK as radical left, billionaires officially lower tax rate than workers, Israel freaks as Egypt joins ICJ genocide case, Blinken admits Israel war crimes says it’s […]

Upcoming Anarchist Events

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Upcoming Events Book presentation – Alfredo Cospito: Which International? Thu May 16 to Sat May 18 Pinksterlanddagen Anarchist Festival (Netherlands) Fri May 17 to Sun May 19 Zacatecas Anarchist Gathering (Mexico) Sat May 18 to Sun May 19 Tavernes de la Valldigna Anarchist Bookfair (Spain) Sat May 18 […]

PIU #4 taking submissions!

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By ArtxmisGrahamThoreau Plastic in Utero: a journal of anti-civ anarchy reborn from the compost of wasteland modernity (from now on, PIU )is now taking submissions for issue #4. PIU is an anti-civilization anarchist journal, but takes from those of all disciplines and schools of thought. We take from […]

PIU #3 is live

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By ArtxmisGrahamThoreau Plastic in Utero: a journal of anti-civ anarchy reborn from the compost of wasteland modernity , issue 3 (from now on, PIU #3) is out now! This issue is 38 pages and has the highest number of submissions so far. We had to reduce the font […]

Gaza

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By Keith Preston May 13, 2024 My take on the Gaza situation is “complicated,” to say the least. I cannot reconcile what Israel is doing in Gaza with any serious application of historical notions of “just war theory” from a traditional philosophical, moral, or religious perspective. Nor can […]