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Monthly Archives: February 2026
Dangers of the Attacks on Iran (Gary Krenz)
Donald Trump has launched a “war of choice” — Orwell would love that term — on Iran, killing Ayatollah Khamanei and 200 or more others, by latest report. The US has acted with Israel and no others, and Trump and … Continue reading
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Tagged authoritarianism, democracy, donald-trump, Iran, israel, middle-east, news, politics, war
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📅 2/26 – 3/5 Upcoming events with No Kings
On Thu, Feb 26, 2026 at 5:53 PM No Kings via Mobilize <email.replies> wrote: 📅 Here are some ways you can take action. Sat, Mar 28 @ 11am NO KINGS Ann Arbor › Sat, Mar 28 @ 2pm NO KINGS – … Continue reading
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Encourage Patriotic Boycott (Barb Krenz)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/18/democrats-trump-state-of-the-union-boycott-00786370 Some taking-a-rare-stand Democrats are planning to skip the State of the Union for what they are calling “The People’s State of the Union” on the National Mall. I could not be happier! So often those of us who are … Continue reading
Five alarm fire (Gary Krenz)
The Supreme Court has just ruled 6-3 against Trump’s imposition of tariffs, determining as the language of the Constitution clearly states that Congress is responsible for tariffs. Trump’s response, after a rant, is to impose a 10% global tariff. This … Continue reading
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Tagged authoritarianism, democracy, donald-trump, impeachment, SCOTUS, tariffs, trump
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Hegseth invited Christian nationalist Doug Wilson to preach at Pentagon
Racist, misogynist, Christian nationalist … this is a very revealing outrage. Hegseth, you serve a nation built on equality and separation of church and state. Serve all of us and serve our constitution, not your own extreme right convictions! Hegseth … Continue reading
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Lectures on race and history canceled in latest assault on academic freedom in Arkansas
Lectures on race and history canceled in latest assault on academic freedom in Arkansas https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2026/01/24/lectures-on-race-and-history-canceled-in-latest-assault-on-academic-freedom-in-arkansas
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NYTimes: U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections
Utterly shameful at every level … The article makes clear these persons are in fact likely to be killed if returned to their home country, the administration has shamefully bypassed the court orders protecting most of them from return to … Continue reading
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The Guardian: Elon Musk posted about race almost every day in January
The wealthiest man in the world is melting down in a cesspool of white supremacy … Truly astounding that this man has the platform and the wealth to push his racist preoccupations to all of us. The Great Replacement lie … Continue reading
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Teenagers react to Minneapolis shootings
The New York Times solicited feedback and reactions concerning the ICE shootings in Minneapolis from several hundred US teenagers. Their comments are encouraging … Worth reading. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/learning/what-teenagers-are-saying-about-the-killings-in-minneapolis.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
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“This is not a drill”
We have entered a very dangerous, though highly predictable, phase of Trump and MAGA’s efforts to manipulate the midterm elections. As Trump’s poll numbers plummet, as he loses the last vestiges of mental coherence, as Republicans and MAGA go into … Continue reading
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Tagged authoritarianism, democracy, election, news, trump, voter-suppression
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