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Anyone Of “Russian Descent” Now Targeted In Senate Investigation

How the committee expects subjects to go about ascertaining whether a person is of “Russian descent” is unclear. “It does indicate that the committee is throwing a rather broad net,” Jonathan Turley, a professor of law at George Washington University, said.

The Young Turks
By The Young Turks
Russians are called out for activities far less egregious than what the U.S. government – aided and abetted by the Times – has done.

TYT-- The Senate committee probing alleged Russian interference in the U.S. political system has deemed anyone “of Russian nationality or Russian descent” relevant to its investigation, according to a document obtained by TYT. In an email dated December 19, 2017, April Doss—who serves as senior minority counsel on the Senate Select Committee on

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Mainstream Media & FBI Push Fake Terror Attack Even After Their Patsy Refused to Do It

FBI informants were holding bait in front of a depressed, suicidal man, and were giving him a sense of attention and companionship that he was likely lacking in his own life. Ultimately, two days after meeting with FBI informants in person, the criminal complaint noted that Jameson sent a message on Dec. 18, saying, “I don’t think I can do this after all. I’ve reconsidered.”

Rachel Blevins
By Rachel Blevins

It is no secret that agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation often look for and take advantage of vulnerable individuals on the internet by gaining their trust and convincing them to carry out attacks—but even in a case where the “terrorist” backed out of the attack, the mainstream media is still celebrating the FBI’s diligence in the War

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“Star Wars”: The Last Jedi Takes a Side In The Class War

What “The Last Jedi” advises is a radical break from resistance as we know it: abandoning old tactics and loyalties and handing the keys — or at least more of them — over to the grassroots: the mechanics, the child laborers, the Ewoks, and the rebel foot-soldiers. The resistance of the “Star Wars” films has never been particularly visionary, operating as a kind of top-down, underground rebellion looking to reconstitute the New Republic of the prequels.

The Intercept
By The Intercept

BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN on the planet of Canto Bight, Rose looks down forebodingly to tell us that it’s full of the “worst people in the galaxy.” Cut to champagne glasses clinking and a casino full of galactic 1-percenters. “Only one business in the galaxy can get you this rich,” Rose — a new character in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” a mechanic on

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Pope Francis Appeals For Peace Amid Conflicts Supported and Inflamed By Trump

“As the winds of war are blowing in our world,” Pope makes appeal for an end to conflicts that impact the world’s children.

Common Dreams
By Common Dreams
Pope Francis and Bolivia's President Evo Morales pray upon arrival to El Alto International airport in El Alto, Bolivia, Wednesday, July 8, 2015. The pouch Francis is wearing around his neck was given to him by Morales. It's woven of alpaca with indigenous trimmings and traditionally used by people in the Andes to hold coca leaves, which they chew to ward off the ill effects of extreme altitude. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

With a focus on the impact of war, conflict, and inequality on the world's children, Pope Francis delivered a Christmas Day sermon in Rome's St. Peter's Square on Monday that catalogued a multitude of concerns with policies pushed by President Donald Trump as well as previous U.S. presidents. The Pope restated his support for a two-state

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Bush-Era Economists Emerge As Front-Runners For Fed Vice Chair Position

It seems President Donald Trump is confused about what “draining the swamp” really means .

ZeroHedge.com
By ZeroHedge.com

After selecting Fed governor Jerome Powell to replace Janet Yellen as Fed Chair when her term expires in February, the Trump White House has now moved on to interviewing a series of candidates for the Vice Chair position.  As the Wall Street Journal notes this morning, two of the more likely candidates for that role are a pair of economists who

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Israeli Lawmaker Calls Palestinians Insects & Dogs To Their Face

Member of the Israeli Knesset Oren Hazan boarded a bus with families visiting Palestinian prisoners — most of whom are held without trial or charge in Israeli prisons. He was caught on camera verbally attacking the mother of a Palestinian detainee.

Ali Abunimah
By Ali Abunimah

The International Committee of the Red Cross has condemned an incident where an Israeli lawmaker boarded a bus carrying family members of Palestinian prisoners from the Gaza Strip and proceeded to insult them. “The ICRC deplores this incident and reminds the [Israeli] authorities of their responsibility to ensure that family visits take place

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