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An Army of ICE Agents Has Invaded Minnesota. Will They Succeed in Rendering Law Powerless?
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An Army of ICE Agents Has Invaded Minnesota. Will They Succeed in Rendering Law Powerless?

Mitchell Zimmerman

Minnesota is an occupied land, abused by lawless thugs. We are all Minnesotans.

Trump Says Iran Wants To Talk As US Warships Arrive In Middle East Waters

Trump Says Iran Wants To Talk As US Warships Arrive In Middle East Waters

01/28/2026 By Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

The United States of Consumption: Drowning in Debt and . . . Waste

The United States of Consumption: Drowning in Debt and . . . Waste

01/28/2026 By Andrea Mazzarino

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NDAA Provisions attacking Freedom of Speech Struck Down

NDAA Provisions attacking Freedom of Speech Struck Down

A federal judge has ruled unconstitutional portions of this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which provided for indefinite imprisonment for journalists and activists who […]

Juan Cole

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Time Magazine Cover asks if Bibi Netanyahu will Make Peace… 1996

Time Magazine Cover asks if Bibi Netanyahu will Make Peace… 1996

h/t @Amirmizroch

Juan Cole

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Facebook and the Middle East after the Arab Spring

Facebook and the Middle East after the Arab Spring

The Facebook IPO may or may not be a good business investment, but the Facebook phenomenon hasn’t faded in one area of the world– the […]

Juan Cole

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Saudi ban on women’s sports blamed for rising obesity (Zambarakji)

Saudi ban on women’s sports blamed for rising obesity (Zambarakji)

Angie Zambarakji writes at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism: A girl’s school in Saudi Arabia has defied a ban on sport for girls by letting […]

Juan Cole

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Minority Births the Majority?  On how the whole idea of White People is Made Up

Minority Births the Majority? On how the whole idea of White People is Made Up

The news is going around breathlessly that 50.4% of births in the US in the past 12 months were to families categorized as ethnic minorities, […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Egypt’s Tantawi Pledges no first Strike Abroad, Fair Elections at Home

Egypt’s Tantawi Pledges no first Strike Abroad, Fair Elections at Home

Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi addressed Egyptian troops on Wednesday and attempted to raise their morale for praising them as the guarantors of Egypt’s security. Al-Masrawi […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (130) On Forgiveness and Falling off the Wagon

Omar Khayyam (130) On Forgiveness and Falling off the Wagon

I singlehandedly keep this bar afloat. My heart has bled with repentance a couple thousand times. But if I don’t go on sinning, what would […]

Juan Cole

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Thomas Jefferson on Polytheism and Atheism (Poster)

Thomas Jefferson on Polytheism and Atheism (Poster)

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Charges of Afghan Army Torture Prevent British Detainee Transfer (Stickler)

Charges of Afghan Army Torture Prevent British Detainee Transfer (Stickler)

Angus Stickler writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism: British troops have been banned from transferring suspected Taliban prisoners to the Afghan authorities because of […]

Juan Cole

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