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A reporter embedded with the January 6 rioters warns that the dogs of domestic war have now been fully unleashed
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    A reporter embedded with the January 6 rioters warns that the dogs of domestic war have now been fully unleashed
 
    With Russia’s army floundering in Ukraine, Valdimir Putin delivers a veiled hint of nuclear war. In truth, his options are running out.
 
    Like mob lawyers protecting their clients, the Jones Day law firm cocoons the extreme right and defends the worst excesses of corporate America.
 
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    It’s a lot easier to seize and hold power when people think you have a connection to their idea of divinity.
 
    A look at how “national conservatism” wants to use the full force of government to curtail individual liberty, impose christianity, and destroy its enemies.
 
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    For those intrigued with Royal scandal, there is no shortage of tacky tales from the present — or the past.
 
    Key facts about Saudi Arabia’s role in 9/11 continue to emerge, 21 years later. What else don’t we know — and why aren’t we paying attention?
 
    Hours and hours and hours, of walking and walking and walking, and waiting and waiting and waiting… to spend one brief moment next to the casket holding Queen Elizabeth II.
 
    In ‘The People v. Donald Trump,’ the former president is going to get a fair trial — but will “The People”? It’s a longshot.