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Today in Politics, Bulletin 434. 8/6/26

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  Today in Politics, Bulletin 434. 8/6/26 Ron Filipkowski Aug 6 ∙ … When NV Gov. Joe Lombardo attempted to pay tribute at the Trump rally last night to a local police officer who recently was shot and killed in the line of duty, MAGA supporters reflexively booed him as soon as they heard his name since it sounded Arabic: “So I know the pastor spoke about Officer Abdelnabi-- Crowd: Boooooo! Lombardo: No, no! We’re not booing him. He’s the officer that passed away here recently.” … Austin Abdelnabi was also a US Marine veteran. … Trump at the rally: “We’re taking a lot of oil from Venezuela - billions and billions of barrels of oil. To the victor belong the spoils.” … Michael McFaul , f ormer US Ambassador to Russia: “That this outrageous statement celebrating imperialism was not page one news today underscores how numb we have become to Trump. This is not normal! In my view, this is un-American! We are not imperialists. Who believes, ‘to the victor belong the spoils’? I dont. This...

The debate on Tuesday

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                     IN THIS FORUM, THERE ARE ARTICLES POSTED ABOUT THE ATROCITIES                     BY ISRAEL, WAR CRIMES, GAZA STARVATION, ISRAEL'S INTERCEPTION                      OF AID  INCLUDING FOOD, MEDICINE, CLEAN WATER, FUEL......                     GAZA IS OVERRUN WITH RATS AND ISRAEL HAS BANNED RAT POISON                     IN GAZA....ISRAEL HAS KILLED NOT ONLY JOURNALISTS, BUT MEDICAL                     AID WORKERS AND DOCTORS....                     ISRAEL HAS ARMED ILLEGAL SETTLERS IN THE WEST BANK WHO          ...

Bari Weiss’s “60 Minutes” Hires Producer Who Downplayed Gaza Starvation, Justified Killing Journalists

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