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Historian: Trump’s deal with Taliban created a ‘roadmap toward a surrender’

Robert Crews, a historian at Stanford University specializing in Afghanistan and central Asia, tells CNN’s John Vause he believes the Trump administration’s 2020 deal with the Taliban played a role in the group’s takeover of the country.
— Read on edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2021/08/17/afghanistan-trump-deal-robert-crews-sot-nr-intl-hnk-vpx.cnn

Aug 17 2021

Mehdi Hasan Rips Mike Pompeo and Trump Afghanistan Comments

Mehdi Hasan mocked Donald Trump and Mike Pompeo on Monday for pivoting from being “chummy” with the Taliban to trying to “rewrite history” about their role.
— Read on www.mediaite.com/tv/mehdi-hasan-rips-trump-and-tough-guy-mike-pompeo-for-trying-to-rewrite-history-on-their-afghanistan-record/

Aug 17 2021

Top Taliban leaders are among the 5000 that Trump released last year over everyone’s objections

One year ago, the Donald released 5000 Taliban fighters in exchange for a cease-fire to help his flailing presidential campaign, despite strenuous objections from both the Pentagon and the Afghan government. President Ashraf Ghani warned that their release would be a “danger to the world.”
— Read on www.alternet.org/2021/08/trump-taliban/

Aug 16 2021

Efforts to curb energy tariffs ‘greenwashing’

The government is reviewing whether all so-called green tariffs are really good for the environment.
— Read on www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58222808

Aug 16 2021

GOP takes down 2020 page touting Trump’s ‘historic peace agreement with the Taliban’

Biden is standing by his decision to pull out U.S. forces and contractors, but the Republican Party appears to be tiptoeing backward from Trump’s role.
— Read on theweek.com/afghanistan-war/1003748/gop-takes-down-2020-page-touting-trumps-historic-peace-agreement-with-the

Aug 16 2021

Millions are expected to hold off on any further use of brakes until more is known.

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Aug 08 2021August 8, 2021

CPC centenary: The “end of history” and the struggle against liquidation

The overthrow of socialism and the capitalist counterattack had a staggering impact on the working class globally.
— Read on peoplesvoice.ca/2021/05/28/cpc-centenary-the-end-of-history-and-the-struggle-against-liquidation/

Aug 08 2021

Tucker Carlson Has Seen the Future, and It Is Fascist

Tucker Carlson is staging his Fox News program in Budapest this week, where he is celebrating Viktor Orban’s authoritarian regime. Orban offers a road map for how American conservatives could slowly turn the United States to an autocracy.
— Read on nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/08/tucker-carlson-has-seen-the-future-and-it-is-fascist.html

Aug 05 2021

As Coronavirus Rages In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis Melts Down Over Ice Cream

The Florida governor is taking on Ben & Jerry’s while his state grapples with record COVD-19 cases.
— Read on www.huffpost.com/entry/ron-desantis-ice-cream-coronavirus_n_610a1f9ae4b064678eeed1ff

Aug 04 2021

What is solarpunk and can it help save the planet?

Solarpunk is art movement that imagines a world where technology is used for the good of the planet.
— Read on www.bbc.com/news/business-57761297

Aug 03 2021

Report: Florida Doctors Think Ron DeSantis Is a National Embarrassment

National International

The medical community thinks the governor, who claims everything is fine despite the state being the biggest COVID-19 hot spot in the country, is a clown.
— Read on www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/08/report-florida-doctors-think-ron-desantis-is-a-national-embarrassment

Aug 03 2021

‘I will not be silenced’: Women targeted in hack-and-leak attacks speak out about spyware

Female journalists and activists say they had their private photos shared on social media by governments seeking to intimidate and silence them.
— Read on www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/i-will-not-be-silenced-women-targeted-hack-leak-attacks-n1275540

Aug 02 2021

YouTube suspends Sky News Australia for videos denying Covid-19 existence

YouTube has suspended News Corp-owned Sky News Australia from its platform after accusing the news outlet of posting misinformation about the Covid-19 pandemic.
— Read on www.thedrum.com/news/2021/08/02/youtube-suspends-sky-news-australia-videos-denying-covid-19-existence

Aug 02 2021

Justice Department says Russians hacked federal prosecutors

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Russian hackers behind the massive SolarWinds cyberespionage campaign broke into the email accounts of some of the most prominent federal prosecutors’ offices around the country last year, the Justice Department said Friday.
— Read on apnews.com/article/technology-europe-russia-election-2020-5486323e455277b39cd3283d70a7fd64

Jul 31 2021

Hobby Lobby ordered to forfeit ancient artifact bought for $1.6 million in 2014

A New York federal court has ordered US craft store Hobby Lobby to forfeit an ancient artifact purchased at a 2014 auction that “originated in the area of modern-day Iraq and entered the United States contrary to federal law,” the Justice Department announced Tuesday.
— Read on edition.cnn.com/2021/07/27/politics/epic-of-gilgamesh-hobby-lobby/

Jul 28 2021

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