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Are NFTs Really Dead And Buried? All Signs Point To 'Yes' | John Hawkins

Various Bored Ape. By Yuga Labs - https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/why-bored-ape-avatars-are-taking-over-twitter/amp, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=70061171 John Hawkins -- The Conversation Oct. 1, 2023 Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are in dire straits. With the market in a severe downturn, it's safe to assume the NFT bubble has well and truly burst. It was ...

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More Banks to Fail? Not in North Dakota | Ellen Brown

Web of Debt as cave drawing -- Bing Ellen Brown -- Web of Debt Sept. 1, 2023 U.S. banks are again in the crosshairs. Standard and Poor’s has downgraded five new middle-tier banks and put three ...

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BOOKS: ‘Capitalism Is Dead. Now We Have Something Much Worse’ | Carole Cadwalladr

In his new book, Technofeudalism, the maverick Greek economist says we are witnessing an epochal shift. At his island home of Aegina, he argues it’s no longer the global finance system that shapes ...

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Ghosts of the Past: For Israel, War on UNESCO is an Existential Battle | Ramzy Baroud

Ancient Jericho has been inscribed on the Unesco World Heritage list. (Photo: Berthold Werner, via Wikimedia Commons) Israel has done more than attempt to rewrite history and to marginalize the main ...

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Why the Next Crypto Bull Run Will Be Like Nothing We've Ever Experienced | Solo Ceesay

We are on the precipice of what could be the greatest transfer of wealth that has ever happened in human history Solo Ceesay -- Entrepreneur Sept. 20, 2023 Key Takeaways Dumb money following smart ...

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The Untold Story of the Abuse of Palestinian Women in Hebron | Ramzy Baroud

Palestinian women rally in Gaza. (Photo: Mahmoud Ajjour, The Palestine Chronicle) Humiliation vs. Self-Respect Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Sept. 13, 2023 The humiliation of Palestinian women by ...

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Best Way To Enter News Stories Into A Blockchain? | Bing

19 Aug. 2023 (Bing) – There are different ways to enter news stories into a blockchain, depending on the purpose and the design of the system. Here are some possible methods: Using a decentralized ...

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Israel’s Slippery Slope | Nouriel Roubini

Nouriel RoubiniNouriel Roubini -- Project Syndicate Jul 31, 2023 Israel's right-wing government has raised alarms around the world with its plans to disempower the judiciary. But while most of the ...

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Meaning Of Solidarity In The Time Of A New Palestine | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust July 23, 2023 (Along with other intellectuals, I was asked by a New Zealand solidarity group to share a few ideas on what meaningful solidarity with ...

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CLASS WAR: America’s Privileged Technocrats Not Ready For What’s About To Happen To Them | Jon Schwarz

"image of class war impressionistic style," by Bing Today's class war is the 1 Percent vs. the people just below them Jon Schwarz -- The Intercept July 16 2023 Right now, we’re just at the start of ...

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The Federal Debt Trap: Issues and Possible Solutions | Ellen Brown

Ellen Brown -- Web of Debt July 14, 2023 First posted on ScheerPost. “Rather than collecting taxes from the wealthy,” wrote the New York Times Editorial Board in a July 7 opinion piece, “the ...

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OpenAI will give local news millions to experiment with AI | Nieman Journalism Lab Some of the funding will go to form a "studio" within the American Journalism Project; the rest will go to about 10 of AJP's grantees. www.niemanlab.org/2023/07/openai-will-give-local-news-millions-to-experiment-with-ai/

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