US & GLOBAL POLITICS: The Middle Road

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  JOHN JOSEPH

  

  2 days ago

  California Has Been Consumed by America's Addiction to Guns

  The Nation - By Sasha Abramsky

  The state is reeling after a week of mass shootings that underscore the bloody price we pay for our worship of guns. After a week of mass shootings, …

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  JOHN JOSEPH

  

  13 hours ago

  Ron DeSantis and the GOP fight 'woke' because hating a word is easier than hating people

  USA TODAY - Rex Huppke

  'Woke' is only applied to things that make straight, white people uncomfortable. I’ve never heard someone on Fox News bemoan the wokeness of a novel featuring the wedding of a white man and woman. Like many Americans in this age of stupid things, I face an existential question: Am I woke? I assume …

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  JOHN JOSEPH

  

  1 day ago

  How IMF loans keep Sisi afloat as Egypt sinks deeper into debt

  Middle East Eye - MEE correspondent

  Egypt has agreed three bailouts with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the government of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, in office since …

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  JOHN JOSEPH

  

  Jan 21

  Russian teen faces years in jail over social media post criticizing war in Ukraine

  CNN - Uliana Pavlova

  CNN — Olesya Krivtsova sports an anti-Putin tattoo on one ankle and a bracelet that tracks her every move on the other. The 19-year-old from Russia’s Arkhangelsk region must wear the device while she is under house arrest after she was charged over social media posts that authorities say discredit …

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  JOHN JOSEPH

  

  1 day ago

  Pope clarifies homosexuality and sin comments in note

  ABC News

  Pope Francis has clarified his comments about homosexuality and sin ROME -- Pope Francis has clarified his recent comments about homosexuality and …

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  JOHN JOSEPH

  

  23 hours ago

  What NATO Enlargement Might Mean For The Ukraine War – OpEd

  eurasiareview.com - Arab News

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday stated that he would not support Sweden’s NATO bid following weekend protests in Stockholm by a …