On February 14, 1979 a largely overlooked news story flashed briefly across the wires–about a shootout in a hotel in Kabul. As it turned out, what happened there had enormous implications for the world. At the time though, the story was nudged off the front pages by events happening elsewhere… more>>
- "There was nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars." — Jack Kerouac
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BBC In Our Time
The Guardian- More than £1bn pledged for Sudan as humanitarian crisis deepens
- Suspicion surrounds death of US influencer Ashly Robinson in Zanzibar
- South Africa names apartheid-era negotiator as ambassador to US
- Ant smuggler sentenced to a year in jail by Kenyan court
- Justice denied: why families of apartheid victims are still searching for answers
- Sheinbaum vows to ‘defend Mexicans at every level’ amid anger at Trump over migrant deaths
- Carney says it’s Canada’s ‘time to come together’ after Liberals secure majority
- Bahamas police release Michigan man questioned after wife disappeared from their boat
- Mark Carney secures majority government in Canada after byelection win
- Bahamas police again question US man over disappearance of wife at sea
Talking Points Memo- Vought Still Thinks Trump Admin Doesn’t Have to Listen to How Congress Allocates Money
- Inside the Degenerate Culture of the Trumper Paramilitaries
- As Trump Rants About Birds and Wind Turbines, the World Passes the US By
- The Trump White House Is Very Upset About States That Won’t Do Its Dirty Work
- A Historically Bad Day for the Rule of Law in America
- First, Streamers Set the GOP Agenda. Now They’re Taking Over the Party Itself.
- Todd Blanche Is Learning From Bondi’s Mistakes
- Major League Baseball Is Sanitizing Jackie Robinson’s Radical Legacy
- 5 Points on the Effort to Block Trump’s Latest Tariffs
- DC Circuit Smacks Down Boasberg Again in Alien Enemies Act Case
The Intercept- The Dam Breaks: Democratic Senators Overwhelmingly Reject Arms Sales to Israel
- Armed Off-Duty Cop Tried to Incite Violence at a High School Anti-ICE Protest
- Swift Swalwell Fallout Suggests the Democrats Have Finally Learned From Epstein
- Dem Leaders Aren’t Even Bothering to Rally Caucus Against Trump Domestic Spying Powers
- The U.S. Is Still Routinely Killing Civilians in Boats
- Facebook and Instagram Tighten Censorship Rules for Saying “Antifa”
- Amy Goodman on the Media’s “Access of Evil”
- State Department Tells Human Rights Watchdog to Ignore Trump’s Extrajudicial Killings
- DOGE Cuts Left U.S. Unable to Help Americans Stranded in Iran War Zone
- “I Want to Occupy”: Inside the Israeli Movement Pushing to Raze and Settle Southern Lebanon
France24- Middle East war live: Iran threatens to disrupt Gulf trade in response to US naval blockade
- Growing discontent as 36 Democrats back Bernie Sanders’ bid to block arms sales to Israel
- Peru’s Sanchez to face Fujimori in runoff as rival signals protests over fraud
- Bayern Munich edge Real Madrid to reach Champions League semi-finals
- Jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi in critical condition, supporters say
- French MPs introduce bill to remove statute of limitations for crimes against children
- Two billion dollars pledge for Sudan
- 'L’Abuso': Real Italian magazine cover of Israeli settler sparks online storm
- Sudan's forgotten war: three years on, humanitarian catastrophe has no end in sight
- Israel-Lebanon peace talks: Future negotiations depend on 'confidence-building measures'
Media Matters For America- Greg Gutfeld gloats that Trump won't be removed from office if he’s found to be mentally incapacitated
- Sean Hannity on the pope: “I find his moral clarity, his compass to be way off”
- Fox Business anchor on Trump's Iran war: "We are now the energy capital of the world. That has been a good thing that's come out of this."
- Benny Johnson on the war with Iran: "We called the White House this morning. ... There's going to be a peace deal in the next 48 hours. That's what I was told from a very reliable source."
- Laura Loomer calls Secretary Kennedy and his staff "liberals and Democrats" who "refuse to fire all the holdovers" at HHS
- Right-wing Christian media double down on supporting Trump's Iran war: “King David himself did this when he found himself dealing with a nation that was barbaric”
- Newsmax host speaks directly to Trump about removed Jesus Truth Social post: "I just want the president to know, like, I don't care about this"
- Newsmax's Greg Kelly on Trump's since-removed Jesus post: "It's not blasphemous. If it were blasphemous, I wouldn't be showing it."
- Newsmax's Greg Kelly on Trump's first impeachment: "Anybody who touched this case from the opposing side should be arrested, tried, and jailed"
- Jesse Watters says Joe Biden chose Kamala Harris as his running mate because "the Blacks were burning things down"
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