The defeat of Germany and Japan signaled the highpoint for America’s absolutist war doctrine– it was the greatest achievement in human history and required an all out effort on all fronts. Ironically the crowning moment for the policy of total victory achieved through total war, the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, also signaled its fall from prominence as the country’s chief military doctrine… More>>
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The Guardian- Ghana says at least 55 of its people killed after Russia ‘lured’ them to fight Ukraine
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- Trump suggests US could carry out ‘friendly takeover’ of Cuba
- Democrats outraged at US military’s downing of CBP drone near Mexico border
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Talking Points Memo- Trump’s Latest Adventure
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- US Attacks Iran
- Thinking Back to Opportunities Lost While the Supreme Court Menaces the Voting Rights Act
- Read: The ‘Emergency’ Executive Order Proposal That Trump Activists are Rallying Behind
- Even In Trump Country, State Election Officials Buck DOJ’s Latest Attempt to Seize Voter Rolls
- 3 Revealing Moments from a Year of Trump II Legal Fights
- Trump’s War on the Constitution
- The Epic, Mega Skydance Paramount Warner Deal: Some Thoughts
- The Trump DOJ’s Defense Of The Abrego Garcia Prosecution Only Works If You Squint Real Hard
The Intercept- Made-in-America Guns Are Fueling Death and Destruction in Mexico
- Trump Uses the Courts to Intimidate Critics. The Media Must Fight Back.
- Democrats Finally Get Around to Forcing Iran War Powers Vote
- Pro-Palestine International Students Have Won in Court. Why Hasn’t Mahmoud Khalil Won His Freedom?
- Zohran Mamdani Kept Columbia Student in New York — Then Phoned With Trump to Secure Her Release
- Private Prison Falsified Records in Detainee’s Death in ICE Custody
- Florida Might Make Its Own Spy Squad. Muslims Think They Have a Pretty Good Idea Who’ll Be Targeted.
- Cuban Border Guards Attacked by Florida Speedboat
- Democrats Should Never Again Rise to Trump’s Anti-Trans Bait
- There's No "Progressive Foreign Policy" Without a Reckoning for Dems Who Supported Genocide
France24- Iran: Tehran says at least 51 people were killed by US-Israeli strikes
- World leaders react cautiously to US and Israeli strikes on Iran as fears grow
- Major US-Israeli attacks on Iran: How did we get here ?
- US-Israeli strike on girls' school kills at least 85 students, Iran's judiciary says
- 🔴 Iran sends text messages urging residents to leave Tehran
- US and Israel attack Iran as Trump says US begins 'major combat operations'
- Several Iranian cities hit by US-Israeli millitary campaign
- Toll from southern Iran school strike rises to 51: State TV says
- 'Prime moment for Hezbollah and the Houthis': US-Israeli strikes on Iran risk igniting regional war
- Emmanuel Macron seeks UN Security Council meeting on Iran-US conflict
Media Matters For America- The final case for US strikes on Iran from Mark Levin and Sean Hannity
- Discussing his support for regime change in Iran, Mark Levin says his critics are "pimps for the enemy"
- Fox guest: President Trump bombing Iran "could qualify him once again for a Nobel Peace Prize"
- Mark Levin lists Megyn Kelly, Tucker Carlson, and Steve Bannon among isolationist "traitors"
- For years, right-wing media and right-leaning online shows have boosted a pro-MAGA social media account that Wired now says is secretly run by a Trump staffer
- Sean Hannity urges military action against Iran: "See a threat and wipe it out before it gets to you"
- Taking a cue from Trump, Fox politicizes the massive Potomac sewage spill
- Dan Bongino says people "who think it's edgy or cool to talk about how much they hate the Jews" are trying to take over "our movement"
- Fox host criticizes the Trump administration's handling of Venezuela: "We're getting a little too cozy with Delcy Rodriguez"
- With the US on the brink of war with Iran, Fox's biggest stars are more focused on the left being mean to the US men’s hockey team
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