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I Am Old Enough.

Reflections are still important. Is it alright for 7.5 million Palestinians to remain refugees?

(OCCUPIED PALESTINE) - I am old enough to have been able to see Palestine slowly strangulated over the past few decades, with us natives who trace ancestry thousands of years here kicked out or squeezed into cantons/open air prisons like Gaza and Bethlehem.

Old enough to have researched events even before I was born and wrote books about them (like Sykes-Picot, Balfour-Cambon, Gawler, Hertzl and more).

Dr. Scott Atlas, Trump`s New Pandemic Guru

The U.S. has 4% of the wold’s population,
but more than 25% of global coronavirus cases
With deaths from the virus approaching 200,000.

(SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) - Dr. Scott Atlas is Trump’s new pandemic adviser. Dr. Atlas is a neuroradiologist with no background in epidemiology or infectious diseases.

Yet Trump has embraced this new adviser because Dr. Atlas argues that the role of government is not to stamp out the virus but to protect our most vulnerable citizens and then let the rest of us get infected until “herd immunity” is reached.

FDA Meets to Reformulate OxyContin

Why is the FDA holding an "emergency meeting" on the reformulation of OxyContin?

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - September 10 and 11 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (EST), the FDA will be holding an advisory committee meeting via an online teleconferencing platform.

The committee will discuss the results of required "post marketing studies" on the reformulation of OxyContin extended-release tablets, manufactured by Purdue Pharma.

Trump Alt-Right Redneck Parade Rides into Salem

Two people from the Trump/Proud Boy group were arrested

(SALEM, Ore.) - Trump supporters/Proud Boys were videotaped running up to a female BLM supporter in the Capitol Mall, shooting her with paintballs and hitting her. Proud Boys are also seen on video attacking a counter-protester with a baseball bat and pepper spray.

A member of the press corps from Portland was shot with paintballs as Trump supporters yelled “Antifa press” at him.

The Israel-UAE Agreement: Good for a Few, Bad for Most

The Real Deal: Palestinians again left behind when it comes to US-backed deal making in the Middle East.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Martin Indyk, the former US ambassador to Israel, argues in the October issue of Foreign Affairs that the UAE leader’s decision to recognize Israel was made in order to preempt Trump’s “green light” to Benjamin Netanyahu on annexing the West Bank territory.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MBZ) saw strategic value in opening relations with Israel, but only after being assured of a Palestinian state. The Trump “peace plan” worked against that goal.

Quick Blackjack Tips for Beginners

Stuck at home and want to polish some skills? Read on!

(SALEM, Ore.) - Want to learn how to fool the pros and play like the big guys? Check out these beginner tips to avoid novice mistakes.

Anticipate rule changes: A common variation is for the dealer to reveal every other card dealt, allowing for fellow gamblers to see it. Ask about the method before playing.

On the Trump National Convention

There is no Platform as Trump never had a set of principals and the Republican Party has lost theirs.

(SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) - The Republican Party has become Trump’s party. The Trump National Convention was Trump’s attempt to rewrite the history of his failed presidency with a tsunami of untruths.

No Convention speaker mentioned the unchecked police brutality against people of color in this country, the peaceful protests, police reform, or the Black Lives Matter movement.

Murderers for Trump

The Trump machine is on a crime spree right now and intends to keep him in office by any means necessary.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The shooting war has started.

Every act of violence committed by those who say they oppose Trump is actually an act supportive of Trump.

In my town, Portland, Oregon, there is a fresh murder and the victim has been tentatively identified as wearing the identifiers of Patriot Prayer, an armed violent far right group supporting Trump.

As I write the killing is being investigated as a homicide.

American Workers Have Been Given a Raw Deal Throughout the Trump Era

A 2019 study reported that 44% of American workers earned a median annual pay of $17,950 per year.

(ALBANY, NY) - Although Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that American workers are “thriving” during his presidency, this contention rings hollow.

Even in the years before the pandemic, when Trump claimed he had created “the greatest economy in history,” American workers were left far behind.

Gaza Endures As Israel Bombs Relentlessly

Israel has bombed Gaza every night since August 6, in the middle of a global pandemic.

(SALEM, Ore.) - For the last 14 nights while the world slept, Israeli fighter jets have besieged the entrapped Palestinian land known as the Gaza Strip. Two million Palestinians in Gaza live in this open air prison, blockaded by Israel and Egypt.

Every day, Israel threatens to bomb Gaza. Every night, they follow through.