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Consensus? It’s fragile, provisional, and under constant scrutiny.

#Lebanon #Israel #Hezbollah #MiddleEast #Geopolitics #TheLevantFiles #NewsAnalysis

Lebanese Media Divided Over Israel-Lebanon Memorandum

In the past hours, Lebanese media outlets spanning the political spectrum have intensely covered and analyzed the newly announced Israel-Leb...

Revolutionary Communists of America - Revolutionary Communists of America [Unofficial]5d ago

“Flamingo Revolution” Erupts Against Albanian Establishment

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://communistusa.org/flamingo-revolution-erupts-against-albanian-establishment/

NOLIGARCHY.US 6d ago

A judge blocked the USDA rule limiting SNAP purchases of candy and sugary drinks.
What's playing out is a legal check on agency power, not a debate about nutrition.
Winners: snack and soda vendors; losers: policy tools for public health and accountability.
#PowerGames #NewsAnalysis
https://go.noligarchy.us/rtcyx

Judge rules government can't stop SNAP dollars from buying candy and sugary drinks

A federal judge has blocked a USDA rule that would have restricted SNAP purchases of candy and sugary drinks, citing limits on agency authority and rulemaking procedure.

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info-war.gr 6d ago

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wendythedruid Jun 22

They put "trillionaire" in seventy-point type and left the dead out of the caption.

Most of it is paper — tethered to a rocket company that went public on a Friday. Here is the part the obituaries of his reputation must carry: his DOGE outfit took a wrecking ball to USAID -- The estimated dead so far: 263,000 adults and 518,000 children.

#Musk #USAID #Trillionaire #Inequality #FarRight #ReplacementTheory #Accountability #Politics #Billionaires #NewsAnalysis #Resist
https://twp.ai/4hrgVd

What Survives the Morning: Blood on the Ledger, Linden on the Tongue

What survives the morning: Blood on the ledger, linden on the tongue—urgent news on trillionaires and body counts, LGBTQ+ politics, and survival tactics for hearts fractured by headlines.

Wendy The Druid

NOLIGARCHY.US Jun 21

The headline is national politics. The lever is institutional control.
Watch which office, board, or rule gets bent into a loyalty test.
#FollowTheMoney #NewsAnalysis #WhiteHouse
https://go.noligarchy.us/oET8q

Trump signals Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool will be drained; repairs, blame, and procurement are the levers at stake

Algae blooms and peeling paint mar a $14.2m renovation. The president says the reflecting pool will “probably” be drained for repairs, shifting the story from maintenance to who controls the repair money and oversight.

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NOLIGARCHY.US Jun 20

Local land-use fights are where abstract power becomes a neighbor's problem.
The useful trail is permits, utilities, local boards, and who gets overruled.
#PowerGames #NewsAnalysis #PowerConsolidation
https://go.noligarchy.us/CsPfx

Arapahoe County District 4 commissioner race: Summey, Wheeler and Banka jockey for local leverage

Leslie Summey, left is running... 4 commissioner as a Democrat, competing against Democrat Maya Wheeler, right.

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NOLIGARCHY.US Jun 20

A court order can move power faster than a campaign promise.
The public question is what the ruling forces institutions to do next.
#PowerGames #NewsAnalysis #PowerConsolidation
https://go.noligarchy.us/cIdQk

Milwaukee-area school board results and Waukesha referendums: where local ballots shift institutional power

Politics reporter Hope Karnopp explains what's on the April 7 ballot in Wisconsin, including a Supreme Court race and local elections.

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NOLIGARCHY.US Jun 19

The Maine governor’s race has collapsed from a crowded field into a head‑to‑head contest between Hannah Pingree and Bobby Charles.
The pressure point is who can turn procedure into protection.
#PowerGames #NewsAnalysis #PowerConsolidation
https://go.noligarchy.us/UYfav

Hannah Pingree and Bobby Charles Will Face Off in Maine Governor’s Race

She was one of three Democratic... for U.S. Senate in Maine. Several polls this year had shown Ms. Pingree in the middle of a crowded Democratic field, but the race tightened as the primary drew near.

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NOLIGARCHY.US Jun 19

The deal talk is only half the story. The other half is who keeps escalation rights.
Watch the legal authority, the target list, and who gets blamed when diplomacy narrows.
#PowerGames #NewsAnalysis #PowerConsolidation
https://go.noligarchy.us/Aar6T

Trump frames Cuba intervention as easier than Iran

President Trump said Thursday on " The Axios Show " that "it's possible" a potential Cuba invasion would resemble the swift capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January.

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