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[ad_1] In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we’re doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a tax-deductible donation. Joshua Scheer “Don’t Be Bothered by Their Screams”: Ben-Gvir Proudly Posts Video of Police Dragging Members of the Flotilla Team Ben-Gvir himself reportedly captioned the footage, “That’s how we welcome terror supporters. Welcome to Israel,” while another clip showed him taunting handcuffed detainees. The outrage became so intense that even Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly distanced himself…

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[ad_1] Aleading columnist for the Washington Post just wrote: “Hantavirus has an incubation period of up to 8 weeks and kills 30-40% of people who show symptoms….It’s not pandemic yet and probably won’t be, but if it were, the rational action would be—lockdown.” She added: “If this thing goes pandemic, I personally will be hiding in my house.” Yes, and let the workers and peasants deliver food and drink to you while you safely type and tell the rest of us what to do. We know how this works.  Keep in mind that no one thought this way a quarter century ago. No…

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[ad_1] More than 15 nations, including Italy, France and Canada, have summoned Israeli ambassadors over the “unacceptable” treatment of the Global Sumud Flotilla participants, 87 of whom have reportedly gone on a hunger strike, Brett Wilkins reports. Itamar Ben Gvir in November 2021. (Alexander Khanin /Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY-SA 4.0) By Brett WilkinsCommon Dreams A growing number of countries — and even Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — have condemned far-right Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir’s humiliation of people violently abducted in international waters from the latest Global Sumud Flotilla as it attempted to break the illegal blockade of Gaza.…

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[ad_1] Image by Zbynek Burival. We were filling the tank (and emptying the wallet) when a guy in a pickup truck with a Trump sticker started complaining about the high price of gas. We told him the oil companies are making unholy profits but the price at the pump is just a fraction of what we’re really paying. Taxpayers give oil and gas companies billions, we said, and, we couldn’t resist, it’s much worse since Trump’s election. He didn’t believe us. So, here’s the story: While many of us are cutting back on groceries, travel, health care and other necessities…

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[ad_1] Donald Trump is now an unpopular president. Some of this dissatisfaction is due to the war in Iran. Some of it springs from the unanticipated speed, chaos, and perceived brutality of several of his administration’s actions over the past year and a half. But a significant part of his political problem has a straightforward economic explanation: Everything feels expensive, and his tariffs are a major reason why. If the president wants to help himself and his party ahead of this year’s midterm elections, the most effective thing he can do is eliminate the tariffs. The evidence in favor of…

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[ad_1] For me, peak Colbert has been what he’s done with “The Late Show” since he got fired. It’s akin to the way Republican Gov. George Ryan cleared death row in my home state of Illinois on his way to prison: With nothing to lose, the man was at his absolute best. But in the last days of “The Late Show,” which ends on Thursday, it’s become clear that there are two kinds of non-Trumpers arguing about Stephen Colbert this week. There are those who think that “The Colbert Report,” which aired from 2005 to 2014, was so much funnier…

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