(2025-02-08). Hasbara's Foot Soldiers. dissidentvoice.org On 3 February there appeared in the local paper of record, the Sydney Morning Herald (Independent. Always), a number of letters regarding Israel and Gaza. The first opines: … the more often people hear lies and see troubling incidents like violence and vandalism associated with Jews, the more likely people are to blame Jews for …
(2025-02-08). Are Twelver Shia Disbelievers? A Second Response to Mufti Zameel. muslimskeptic.com The first response can be read here. Introduction On Nov 10th 2024, I engaged in a highly publicized Youtube debate over whether contemporary Twelver Shiis should be considered Muslims. At present, many people are interested in this debate topic given political developments in the Middle East. Here, Twelver Shii powers (e.g., Iran, Hezbollah, Houthis) have …
(2025-02-07). Musk is Helping His Friends in the Financial Industry. counterpunch.org 
We know that many rich people are not too sharp, which is why they rely on help from the government to get rich and stay rich. Elon Musk is giving the whole country a prime-time lesson in how this works. He is looking to end the I.R.S.'s direct file program. This program was allowing hundreds