Dissent Doug Devine @TruthDoug

This massive unity is the result of Trump’s Iran war and the foreign assassination of the Supreme Leader Iran survived and that changed everything And Iran is now THE rising power in the Middle East, little chance it will voluntarily surrender Hormuz

Observation of reality has always offended those who prefer illusion. The Spectacle Beautiful hey?

This was their March 1999 cover when the price was $10 A year later, it was $40 It is now considered one of their more famous cover story blunders.

Absolutely brilliant answer by @AbdulElSayed to the moronic and ritualistic insistence by mainstream media to ask whether candidates believe "Israel has a right to exist." It is not that Abdul points out that Israel already exists while no one asks him about the right for Palestine to exist. After all, they are the ones suffering through genocide - at the hands of Israel. It's that he juxtaposes the question of Israel's right to exist with the question of whether Israel has a right to American taxpayers' money (which it currently spends on genocide). Just like Mamdani brought the conversation back to the needs of New Yorkers instead of the needs of Israelis, Abdul brings it back to the rights and needs of his constituents in Michigan. Many won't like me calling it as such, but this is the Democratic version of America First. And it is not surprising that it has such a strong appeal.

New York City Mayor Mamdani just gave one of the most amazing speeches you will ever hear: "We are told that America is exceptional because we are richer, stronger, and more powerful than everyone else. "The truth, my friends, is that America is exceptional because here, nothing is fixed into place. The frontier may be closed. We may have walked on the moon. But the work of fulfilling the values first enshrined in the Declaration of Independence — that work endures, and it belongs to us all. "It belongs, too, to our newest Americans: those standing here with me today, all of whom were recently naturalized. Nearly a decade ago, I, too, felt what you feel: the joy of no longer being just a New Yorker, but an American, too. "You each hold a special power: the power to determine what America means. "The powerful have always known their answer. America, in their view, is an arena of supremacy where only a select few are allowed freedom; where not all are created equal. America, if you ask them, becomes less the more people it welcomes. America, they will tell you, belongs only to those with the right accent or the right shade of skin. The rest of us, they insist, should be grateful for merely being allowed to visit. "How small they are. How weak. How unoriginal. "At every moment in our past, those who led through exclusion and isolation have tried to win power and enrich themselves by turning us against one another. Division is the oldest trick in politics — and the cheapest. "But time and again, including 250 years ago, those forces of division have been vanquished by the forces of progress."

I have some tremendous news to share: we've just won a decisive victory against Mark Zuckerberg and the Silicon Valley billionaires 🧵

Why Cities Go Socialist - The American Prospect prospect.org/2026/06/19/why…

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The U.S. military was charged $4,361 for a half inch metal pin that costs $46. Why? Defense contractors—with ties to private equity—are raking in excess profits. Instead of cracking down, Trump's DoD is inviting private equity to be MORE involved in our national defense.

John C. Reilly: “Why aren’t people on the right wing concerned about human rights? They’re human too. Elon Musk says don’t be fooled by the empathy trap. Empathy is not a trap, empathy is a superpower. It’s what makes human beings exceptional, our ability to look outside ourself”

With today's passing of Alan Greenspan, the one thing you are obligated to do is watch this C-Span clip of Greenspan being utterly destroyed by Bernie Sanders, at a time when every other lawmaker was praising Greenspan as a hero as he created conditions for the financial crisis.

Hey America, Hundreds of thousands of Albanians have been in the streets for 21 FUCKING DAYS over Jared Kushner’s plan to turn an island into a billionaire resort. You’re watching your country get hijacked in real time. Maybe get off the fucking couch?

This is not a normal statement from a normal cabinet member of a major nation.  This statement from Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir is the statement of a war criminal.  The racist, extremist Israeli government does not deserve one nickel of U.S. support.

One day, in a not-too-distant future, most Democratic officials in the US will speak of AIPAC and Israel with this level of clarity...

JD's answer to @SohrabAhmari's question about Lebanon is CRUCIAL: 1. Importantly, the US now says that a regional ceasefire is an AMERICAN goal and not just an Iranian demand. 2. The deconfliction mechanism in Lebanon is no longer just controlled by the US (which made it meaningless) but includes Iran. That is, reps of both fighting parties are included. 3. And perhaps most importantly, Vance says that ALL countries in the region have a right to self-defense - not just Israel. I can't recall when that was last stated by a senior US official. Certainly not a single time under Biden... Of course, implementation of these rhetorical positions will be key...

That time Amy Goodman and I interviewed Alan Greenspan about: - The failure of trickle down economics - His role creating the 2008 financial collapse and the oligarch class - His support for the invasion of Iraq and of shock therapy in Russia He was pissed. youtube.com/watch?v=FGug8T…

@SinaToossi @guardian Edifying article Sina anx heard you today on Background Briefing

Why did Iran agree to the "memorandum" deal with the US? In my new @Guardian piece, I argue that the answer lies less in the agreement itself than in how Iran's leaders believe they emerged from the war. The debate inside Iran is often misunderstood. The primary divide is not between those who support diplomacy and those who oppose it. Rather, it is between those who see negotiations as a way to lock in gains achieved through "resistance" and those who fear diplomacy could squander the leverage created by the war, reviving perceptions of Iran as weak and encouraging further pressure against them and war. That perspective helps explain the structure of the agreement, Iran's insistence on tangible benefits before giving away concessions, and why Lebanon has become a critical test of whether Washington can deliver on its commitments. The dominant view in Tehran is not that this memorandum will lead to some lasting settlement with Washington. It is viewed for what it is right now: a temporary arrangement intended to lock in what many see as gains from the war, provide some economic breathing room, and position Iran more favorably for whatever comes next. In Tehran's eyes, this is less an end to the conflict than a pause between chapters. Read the full piece here, without a paywall: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…