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Norman Solomon

@normansolomon.bsky.social
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Progressive journalist, author, activist

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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A massive ongoing crime against humanity, courtesy of U.S. taxpayers.
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Updated Google Satellite Images Show 'Apocalyptic' Destruction of Gaza by Israel | Common Dreams
One Palestinian from Gaza said the imagery "shows you the Israeli barbarism and terrorism that the world lets happen."
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today, I happened to run across this repost of an article I wrote for the Baltimore Sun -- 20 years ago.
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Opening the Debate on Israel
The extended controversy over a paper by two professors, “The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy,’’ is prying the lid off a debate that has been bottled up for decades. Routinely, the American news m…
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
@fairmediawatch.bsky.social -- FAIR -- entering its fifth decade, continues to be a uniquely fantastic source of media criticism and activism! @columjournreview.bsky.social @columbiajournalism.bsky.social @nytimes.com @washingtonpost.com @knightfoundation.org @knightcolumbia.org
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Reflections on 40 Years of FAIR
"FAIR’s groundbreaking work launched an explosion of media monitoring and awareness of the corporate media’s collusion with corporate interests."
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
@nilc.org @immigcoalition.bsky.social @stopicenet.bsky.social @stopice.bsky.social @fed-up-studio.bsky.social
rootsaction.org
Demand Medical Associations Publicly Report on Dangerous and Deadly Conditions in ICE Detention Camps.
Send a message demanding the heads of America's medical associations and state licensing boards publicly report on dangerous and deadly conditions inside ICE detention camps.
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Mamdani’s true statement today: “Netanyahu used his speech to repeat baseless lies meant to sanitize his genocide of Palestinians. Yet no lie can change the fact that he remains the subject of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant alleging war crimes and crimes against humanity.”
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
While Israel destroys olive trees and continues genocide, here is a powerful message for humanity.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) on X
Last night I planted an olive tree at Gracie Mansion with Palestinian families from Gaza.  May peace be our future.
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
@pdamerica.bsky.social @justicedemocrats.com @boldprogressives.org @socialists.nyc @demsocialists.bsky.social
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Democrats need a bold 2028 ticket: Ro Khanna and AOC should run
The party can't afford to play it safe. These members of Congress offer a new vision
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
NEVER FORGET: @gavinnewsom.bsky.social was central in pushing the AG's to surrender to Trump billionaire's (Paramount) acquisition of Warner Bros. as he "was in “constant contact” with the parties as talks ebbed and flowed over the weekend." #GruesomeNewsom h/t @ryanlcooper.com ↘️
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Done! Paramount Settles Antitrust Suit, Set To Seal Deal For Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount agreed to settle an antitrust suit by a dozen State Attorneys General led by California's Rob Bonta, the last obstacle to its merger with WBD.
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
For anyone who has illusions about Gavin Newsom being "progressive," this is a grim reality check.
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‘Massive Betrayal’: Fury at Newsom and Bonta Over Merger Deal With Paramount | Common Dreams
"Today, billionaires have yet again bribed, censored, and bullied their way to the top."
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A smart bill that ventures outside of the Capitol Hill bubble:
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Rep. Khanna Introduces the Illegal War Refund Act
Today, Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17) introduced the Illegal War Refund Act, legislation that would require the federal government to refund Americans for the economic costs they have borne as a result...
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Democrats need bold leadership in 2028.
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Home - Run Ro Run AOC
Democrats need bold leadership in 2028. “RootsAction and Progressive Democrats of America Announce Campaign Urging Ro Khanna and AOC to Run for 2028 Democratic Presidential Nomination” | Read our FAQ ...
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
As published today by @commondreams.org, here's an analysis of why @rokhanna.bsky.social and @aoc.bsky.social should run for president. @rootsaction.org was pleased to join with @pdamerica.bsky.social in launching the Run Ro, Run AOC campaign yesterday.
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Here's Why Ro Khanna and AOC Should Run for President in 2028 | Common Dreams
While there is a difference in how these two politicians label themselves, most voters will be much more interested in whether each will address the needs of the working class and fight the greed of t...
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
'Proven Leaders and Voices of Clarity': Progressives Urge Ocasio-Cortez and Khanna to Enter 2028 Presidential Race www.commondreams.org/news/aoc-ro-...
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'Proven Leaders and Voices of Clarity': Progressives Urge Ocasio-Cortez and Khanna to Enter 2028 Presidential Race | Common Dreams
Progressive groups urge AOC and Ro Khanna to run for president in 2028, offering a bold alternative to establishment Democrats.
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
@fairmediawatch.bsky.social provides this insightful article on how the New York Times tends to cover the electoral rise of democratic socialists:
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The Wall Street Journal’s Socialism Reporting Is Better Than the New York Times’
Rupert Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal openly opposes socialists. The New York Times also opposes socialism, but prefers a more insidious approach.
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Trump is trying to buy your vote for vastly more than a supposedly unaffordable Green New Deal. rootsaction.org/stop-pushing...
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Tell Congress to Stop Pushing the Climate Toward Uninhabitable Heat
The U.S. government is going out of its way to heat the planet past the point of habitability. Email Congress now!
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
After 9/11, the 'War on Terror' Was a War of Terror
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After 9/11, the 'War on Terror' Was a War of Terror | Common Dreams
The crusade that George W. Bush launched 25 years ago to “rid the world of evil” only compounded it.
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Cruelty being the political point.
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A Casualty of a Cruel Immigration Policy - The American Prospect
Pierre Damas Bel, 20, committed suicide after being fitted with a tracking device by ICE. “That ankle monitor is what killed him,” a family friend said.
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Apartheid terrorism in the West Bank. Genocide in Gaza.
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These Generals Fought for Israel. Now They See ‘Jewish Terrorism’ as the Threat.
A growing number of former Israeli generals, intelligence officials and prime ministers are accusing settlers in the West Bank of committing ethnic cleansing with government support. “Once a society b...
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
US Diplomat Who Resigned Over Gaza Condemns Biden Officials Who Defended Genocide—And Now Claim to Regret It www.commondreams.org/news/hala-rh...
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
'Mass Psychosis': Corporate Democrats Ripped for Attacks on Anti-Zionist Hasan Piker www.commondreams.org/news/democra... @pdamerica.bsky.social @demsocialists.bsky.social @rootsaction.org @justicedemocrats.com @jvp.bsky.social
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'Mass Psychosis': Corporate Democrats Ripped for Attacks on Anti-Zionist Hasan Piker | Common Dreams
"Centrists despise Hasan Piker more than they want to win," said one critic.
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This. Is. Really. Bad. House top Democrats going against the views of three-quarters of registered Democrats nationwide.
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House Democrats' pro-Israel wing gains power on panel overseeing foreign policy
"I'll be in a position to help steer U.S. policy on Israel," said Rep. Jared Moskowitz.
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
"NYT Reduces Israel's Arrest of Ro Khanna to a Politician's Publicity Stunt" - Media bias obscures the profound messaging from @rokhanna.bsky.social about events in the West Bank. @pdamerica.bsky.social @justicedemocrats.com @demsocialists.bsky.social @amnesty.org
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NYT Reduces Israel’s Arrest of Ro Khanna to a Politician’s Publicity Stunt
The tropes that deny, twist and mislead are being repeated in the New York Times’ rigid framing of its coverage about the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Corporate Media Portray DSA’s Grassroots Organizing as a Sinister Conspiracy - @demsocialists.bsky.social @socialists.nyc @justicedemocrats.com @pdamerica.bsky.social @rootsaction.org @usprogressives.bsky.social
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Corporate Media Portray DSA’s Grassroots Organizing as a Sinister Conspiracy
If voters in Democratic primaries succeed in changing the party’s platform to better represent their views, that’s not a hostile takeover—that’s democracy.
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Angie Nixon saying today, clearly and wisely: No weapons to Israel. @commondreams.org @rootsaction.org @repcasar.bsky.social @rokhanna.bsky.social @summerlee.bsky.social @pressley.house.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov @pdamerica.bsky.social
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Clipping Wings (@ClippingWings) on X
Morning Joe asks Angie Nixon if she supports cutting off aid to Israel Angie: "I do not support sending any money or any weapons to Israel at this moment" * Joe: "For people that right now their hai...
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
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Politics drove antisemitism probes against Ivy League schools, DOJ whistleblower says
A Trump administration task force on antisemitism pressured universities into punitive settlements despite turning up little to no evidence of systemic abuses, a whistleblower says.
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The Deplorable Extremism of the So-Called "Moderates" . . . My article as published today by @commondreams.org
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The Deplorable Extremism of the So-Called "Moderates" | Common Dreams
The Democratic base is fed up with a system that gives inordinate power to the wealthy and to large corporations.
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
'Zero Aid to Israel,' Ro Khanna Declares at Democratic National Committee Meeting @pdamerica.bsky.social @rootsaction.org @jvp.bsky.social @ifnotnowmovement.org @justicedemocrats.com @codepink.bsky.social
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'Zero Aid to Israel,' Ro Khanna Declares at Democratic National Committee Meeting | Common Dreams
"Israel has committed a genocide in Gaza, and we should have the courage to say so," said the California Democrat.
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Crucial to move far beyond the politics of the Biden era.
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The Blue Road to Trump Hell
Get the new book "The Blue Road to Trump Hell" — available now as a FREE download.
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
‘Twin Victories for Human Rights’ as DNC Advances Resolutions on ICE, Aid to Israel
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‘Twin Victories for Human Rights’ as DNC Advances Resolutions on ICE, Aid to Israel | Common Dreams
​“Approval of the resolutions... point the way for the Democratic Party to move in directions consistent with what voters want."
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
When Is a Victory 'Stunning'? When It 'Shows the Limits of the Left' Corporate news media just can't stop being hostile to genuine progressives.
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When Is a Victory ‘Stunning’? When It ‘Shows the Limits of the Left’
The candidate backed by the party establishment outspent the socialist insurgent by 8-to-1—and eked out a "stunning" 0.4 percentage point victory.
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Corporate Democrats Must Realize the Enemy Is Trump and the Fascists—Not Progressives www.commondreams.org/opinion/corp...
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Corporate Democrats Must Realize the Enemy Is Trump and the Fascists—Not Progressives | Common Dreams
If the so-called "centrists" continue their attacks into the general election, they could find themselves in the gulag sitting next to the leftists they so clearly despise—just like in Hitler's German...
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
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‘Voters are fed up’: Michigan primary forces Democratic party to accept leftwing shift
With Abdul El-Sayed’s win, the party’s leftwing insurgency had breached the walls of a midwestern swing state, forcing a reckoning about Democrats’ direction and leadership
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
www.currentaffairs.org/news/what-we... I highly recommend this interview @currentaffairs.bsky.social magazine just posted. Editor Nathan Robinson spoke with Michael Ellsberg, Robert Ellsberg and Jan Thomas about the new book of writings by Daniel Ellsberg, "Truth and Consequence."
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What We Must Learn From "the Most Dangerous Man in America"
For decades, the Pentagon Papers whistleblower filled notebooks with reflections on war, conscience, and hope. His family discusses what they reveal.
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
The Democratic leadership has lagged far behind the party's base. @democrats.org @pdamerica.bsky.social @justicedemocrats.com @ninaturner.bsky.social @dncstaffunion.bsky.social @gregcasar.bsky.social @jayapal.house.gov @aoc.bsky.social
theguardian.com
The Democratic party chair is a handy scapegoat. But the party’s problems are much bigger | Norman Solomon
Much of the criticism of Ken Martin is deserved. But his actions are symptomatic of a party that fails to listen to the grassroots
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
www.globalconnectionstelevision.com/video-galler...
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Norman Solomon — Global Connections Television
Norman Solomon is the national director of RootsAction and is executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy. He’s the author of more than a dozen books including “War Made Invisible: How Ame...
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Are you joking? NO NUCLEAR TECH TO SAUDI ARABIA! rootsaction.org/no-nukes-to-...
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No Nuclear Technology to Saudi Arabia
Trump is playing around with life and death, and giving Saudi Arabia the ability to do so as well. Email Congress now!
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
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Tell Congress to End the New Red Scare
Trump and gang are explicitly stirring up a new Red Scare, alleging communist conspiracies, identifying progressives with terrorists, and putting people in prison for opposing a paramilitary force on ...
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
@pdamerica.bsky.social @progressivecaucus.bsky.social @justicedemocrats.com @jvp.bsky.social @ifnotnowmovement.org @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetu.bsky.social @codepink.bsky.social @ourrevolution.media @repcasar.bsky.social @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
commondreams.org
How Hakeem Jeffries and J Street Teamed Up for Arming Genocide | Common Dreams
​There are no credible reasons to believe that J Street or the “House Democratic leadership” are serious about using US leverage to “change course” in ways that would really impede the genocidal state...
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Here's a discussion I had with Pedro Rodriguez, host of a radio program based in Philadelphia. We discussed "Why is Gen Z Voting for Socialists in the U.S.?" @socialists.nyc @demsocialists.bsky.social @rootsaction.org @pdamerica.bsky.social
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Why is Gen Z Voting for Socialists in the U.S.?
Neglected Stories: People, History, Movements · Episode
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Disagreeing with Trump is not a crime
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Demand Congress investigate Trump’s Justice Department for criminalizing dissent
Send a message to your senators and representative demanding the formation of a select committee to investigate the Trump administration’s targeting of political activists and free speech.
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Insurgents or Insiders (w/Norman Solomon) Here's an interview I just did with host @eskow.bsky.social on "The Zero Hour," discussing the Democratic Party's conflicts and possibilities. @pdamerica.bsky.social @demsocialists.bsky.social
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Insurgents or Insiders (w/Norman Solomon)
Where is the Democratic blue road going?
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
@pressley.house.gov @aoc.bsky.social @ilhanmn.bsky.social @reprashida.govpeeps.us @repcasar.bsky.social @socialists.nyc @melatkirosco.bsky.social @darializaforny.bsky.social @claireforny.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
@socialists.nyc @dsa.la @ecosocialists.dsausa.org @portlanddsa.bsky.social @twincitiesdsa.org @bostondsa.org @beingliberal.bsky.social @pscupdates.bsky.social @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social @jvp.bsky.social
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I wrote this new article about the all-too-slow turn against genocide in Congress. @peaceaction.bsky.social @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @jvp.bsky.social @codepink.bsky.social @ifnotnowmovement.org @palestinestudies.bsky.social
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House Democrats are finally shifting on Israel. Party leaders must listen | Norman Solomon
More than 100 Democratic lawmakers voted against arms for Israel. They’re listening to the people – their bosses are behind
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Here's my free book "The Blue Road to Trump Hell." The Democratic Party's current upheaval is a sign of life after the deadening corporate conformity that led to Biden's disastrous run for re-election.
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The Blue Road to Trump Hell
Get the new book "The Blue Road to Trump Hell" — available now as a FREE download.
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
A valuable interview with Judith Ehrlich, who directed the Oscar-nominated film "The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers" and has directed the new film AN ORDINARY INSANITY:
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Talk World Radio: An Ordinary Insanity
This is the July 22, 2026, show posted here ahead of time. AUDIO: Talk World Radio is recorded on Zoom. Here is this week’s video and all the videos on Youtube.
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
@jvp.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetu.bsky.social @ifnotnowmovement.org @reprashida.govpeeps.us @repilhan.bsky.social @haaretzcom.bsky.social @jewishcurrents.bsky.social @forward.com
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Politicians Should Stop Hiding Behind the 'Two-State Solution' Fantasy | Common Dreams
Saying the phrase “two-state solution” has become little more than a way of dodging key facts that exist on the ground.
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Progressive Caucus Leader Urges 'Yes' Vote on Amendment to End US Military Aid to Israel www.commondreams.org/news/casar-e...
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Progressive Caucus Leader Urges 'Yes' Vote on Amendment to End US Military Aid to Israel | Common Dreams
"The American people are crying out for an end to US tax dollars subsidizing Israel's military."
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
@pdamerica.bsky.social @arabamerican.bsky.social @ninaturner.bsky.social @codepink.bsky.social @justicedemocrats.com @jvptr.bsky.social @ifnotnowmovement.org @foreignpolicy.com @commondreams.org
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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Jeffries Support for Weapons to Israel: “Morally Unconscionable and Politically Myopic”
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Jeffries Support for Weapons to Israel: “Morally Unconscionable and Politically Myopic”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – PM Tuesday, July 14, 2026 Hakeem Jeffries announced on Tuesday that he will vote “no” on an amendment aimed at halting
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