If Hungary Can Do It Podcast Episode · Radio Atlantic · 16 April · 29min

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Such good news

Illiberalism Is Not Inevitable If Viktor Orbán can lose, then his Russian and American admirers can lose too.

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Good news for liberalism and the rules-based international order.

Thank you, Hungary.

The Ezra Klein Show Society & Culture Podcast · Updated weekly · Ezra Klein invites you into a conversation on something that matters. How do we address climate change if the political system fails to act? Has the logic ...

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This is a great episode. I stopped listening to Ezra because of his annoying tendency to perseverate over what’s wrong with Democrats, Liberals and/or liberalism in general.

In this interview with Fareed about Trump’s war in Iran, he’s back on track.

Keep the U.S. out of forever wars! Americans overwhelmingly oppose the U.S. entering into war with Iran. The U.S. government should work to deescalate the crisis, prevent a full blown war, and not escalate tensions that put our national security at risk.

Americans overwhelmingly oppose the U.S. entering into war with Iran. The U.S. government should work to deescalate the crisis, prevent a full blown war, and not escalate tensions that put our national security at risk.
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I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Congress: No War With Iran! Write one here: action.moveon.org/letters/cong...

Lest We Forget the Horrors: An Unending Catalog of Trump’s Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, and Crimes: February 2026: Atrocities 731-779 Add another forty-eight atrocities to our running catalog of Trump’s cruelties, collusions, corruptions, and crimes.

An updated refresher list of Convicted Felon Donald Trump's alleged sexual assaults, racism, homophobia, corruption...well, you get the picture.

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That’s one hell of a cover…..

Journocide Targeting journalists and killing them with impunity isn't just a war crime, it's a warning of what comes next

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I still read the NY Times and the Guardian, and I watch CNN and the BBC, but investigative journalists like Caroline Cadwalladr on Substack are needed now more than ever to provide unfiltered perspective on this mad, crazy world.

“I'm an American, and most of the time proud of it. Even when I am displeased with what my country is doing, I am still an American who is displeased. And fortunately, being an American, I don't have to whimper, I don't have to whine, I have the right to protest...”
- Maya Angelou

#RFA

Lydia Polgreen is one of my favorite new columnists at the NYTimes.

Opinion | It’s Not Trump. It’s America.

It’s Not Trump. It’s America. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/o...

“Trump has dragged America into a war completely unmoored from any pretense to virtue. It is a naked exercise of power with no cloak of providence or moral superiority. In its brazenness, it is almost bracing.”

Good grief 😞

Thinking Live with Heather Cox Richardson My conversation with Heather Cox Richardson

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Heavy-hitting historians, Heather Cox Richardson and Timothy Snyder, in conversation.

An inspiring discussion about freedom, authoritarianism, and what we can do to meet this moment.

Look forward to hearing more!

#LettersFromAnAmerican
#OnTyranny
#OnFreedom

The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments Podcast Episode · Letters from an American · 22 March · 8m

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Heather Cox Richardson. This is a particularly relevant and insightful letter.

Vote blue in 2026… like the soul of the nation depends on it.🗽⚖️ 💙

Obama will always be the better man.

Christiane Amanpour On Iran & Trump’s Miscalculations Podcast Episode · Empire: World History · 20 March · 32m

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This episode of Empire with Christiane Amanpour is excellent.

If you’re at all confused about Trump’s senseless war in Iran, or what the likely outcomes might be, I suggest giving it a listen.

The war on Iran cost the US $12.7bn by day six. Here’s how it’s been spent – in charts Now, the total is likely to have exceeded $18bn and counting. Where are America’s war dollars going, in a war that was never declared in the first place?

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The party of “fiscal responsibility” strikes again, repeating the cycle.

Don’t see how the Dems can fix this even if they win in 2026 and 2028.

If you voted for Trump or stayed at home because of Gaza… My God!

Don’t even tell me

Roberto Fonseca—La Gran Diversión - The 54th Hong Kong Arts Festival In the 1930s the Cabane Cubaine was the most famous cabaret in Paris. Piano virtuoso Roberto Fonseca and his band will take you back to the heart of C

54th Hong Kong Arts Festival

Roberto Fonseca
La Gran Diversión

Cuban jazz music - a welcome diversion from the day’s news

#hongkong
#hkartsfestival

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Democrats file new war powers resolutions and call for public hearings on Iran strikes Senators say Trump allies such as Hegseth and Rubio should be forced to testify to Congress on ‘unnecessary war’

“Have we learned nothing from the last 25 years of war in the Middle East? Americans do not want their taxpayer dollars funding another potential forever war as they carry the crushing weight of Republicans’ price hikes and health care cuts at home."

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Chapters - The Nature Record Now it’s our turn to shape what comes next. A new project. A mission years in the making.

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Nature Report, Killed by Trump, Is Released Independently

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Good to know that this nature report started under President Biden is now available for public comment and scientific review.

Antigone - The 54th Hong Kong Arts Festival Norwegian Alan Lucien Øyen is a rare dance theatre talent, best known for his partnership with Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch. Now he brings his di

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Amazing dance theater performance of Sophocles’ Antigone at the 54th Hong Kong Arts Festival.

Addressing themes of justice, resistance, violence against women, and political power and hubris, the story is still highly relevant in our fractured world today.

Hong Kong Literary Festival 2026 Amitav Ghosh: Ghost-Eye Date: 5 March, 2026 Time: 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Venue: Central Library

Attended an interview with Amitav Ghosh organized by the Hong Kong Literary Festival this evening.

He covered a range of themes, including past lives memories, opium’s influence on world history, the evils of capitalism, and the “great derangement”.

Look forward to reading “Ghost-Eye”

#BookSky 📚

Smoke and Ashes: Opium’s Hidden Histories by Amitav Ghosh

This is the amazing story behind the Ibis Trilogy, and the main character is a history-altering plant: Opium.

Ghosh traces the effects of the opium trade on Britain, India and China, and draws parallels between the Opium Wars in 19C China and the opioid epidemic in America today. 🌺

#BookSky 📚

How *you* can protect democracy 29 concrete actions you can take right now to protect our system of government

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This is a great resource. Thanks!