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Reminder: The U.S. Gov’t Lies, Manipulates, and Kills Without Remorse — Mickey Z.

Via alfassa.com Mickey Z. — World News Trust August 1, 2021 On July 25, 1990, Saddam Hussein entertained a guest at the Presidential Palace in Baghdad: U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, April Glaspie. She told the Iraqi president: “I have direct instructions from President (George H.W.) Bush to improve our relations with Iraq. We have considerable sympathy for your quest for higher oil prices, the immedia ...

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The CDC revokes PCR testing. What does that say about the Covid count? — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust July 29, 2021 Please allow me to introduce a brief recap before I get to the latest news. I've already told you how and why the Covid rules make no sense and should not b ...

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ALL News is Fake News — Mickey Z.

Giannis Antetokounmpo Mickey Z. — World News Trust July 27, 2021 On July 20, 2021, the Milwaukee Bucks won the National Basketball Association (NBA) championship. Their MVP was Giannis Antetokounmpo, ...

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Why “Activists” Love Their Masks — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust July 26, 2021 Yet another topic I've been asked to write about is why I quit activism all those years ago. To be radically honest, I've already tackled this subject in se ...

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The REAL First Rule of Fight Club — Mickey Z.

(credit unknown) Mickey Z. — World News Trust July 23, 2021 Life in the United States of Algorithms has me thinking about Fight Club again — reading snippets, posting quotes, and watching YouTube cli ...

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The White House & Facebook vs. Freedom of Speech — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust July 20, 2021 “Freedom of speech/Just watch what you say.” (Ice T) "Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate ...

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What do you really know about U.S.-Cuba relations? — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust July 18, 2021 “The need to possess Cuba is the oldest issue in U.S. foreign policy.” (Noam Chomsky) When you watch the latest news stories about unrest in Cuba, are you r ...

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Alexa, Artificial Intimacy, and Living Lives of Quiet Desperation — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust July 12, 2021 More than 100 million Amazon Echoes have already been sold across the globe. Researchers believe many consumers purchase the artificial intelligence device ...

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Are your illusions blocking your power? — Mickey Z.

Still photo and quote from Harold and Maude (1971) Mickey Z. — World News Trust July 5, 2021 We awaken each morning after a couple or many hours in the astral and, in a flash, we must recall who we a ...

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What Keith Haring taught us about life, loss, and death — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust June 30, 2021 Recently, when I asked my Facebook friends for article suggestions, two requests were “life, death, and aging” and “the illusion of control.” I let those we ...

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What’s missing from the debate about guns? — Mickey Z.

Still photo of Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry (1971) Mickey Z. — World News Trust June 28, 2021 I haven’t written much about guns in my life so I thought it was time to do what I do best: Add in some ...

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