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Counter-programming War with Peace and a true history of democracy
A message of One Heart and One Mind for all right now
 • Baratunde Thurston
When The U.S. Goes To War... Consume Non-U.S. News
Watch your media diet in these times
 • Baratunde Thurston
Love Is a Verb, and Our 250-Year Relationship: Esther Perel + Me Live
A conversation with Esther Perel on interdependence, civic intimacy, and AI
 • Baratunde Thurston and Esther Perel
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Seeing Is No Longer Believing
ICE, deepfakes, and how to know what's real with Sam Gregory
Published on Life With Machines • 
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Minnesotans are Revealing ICE as the British in this American Patriot Moment
History can help, if we remember + Benito slays
 • Baratunde Thurston
Palm Springs Black History Month Flag Raising
Something positive and non-stupid for your feeds
 • Baratunde Thurston
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You Can't Stop ICE By Ignoring Stephen Miller
Alex Pretti's murder has triggered a huge backlash against America's Gestapo, but as long as Miller remains in charge of US immigration policy, there…
Published on The Connector • 
Speak Easy
Speak Easy
Baratunde Thurston unfiltered. Telling it like it is and the way it should be on politics and pop culture, with jokes and occasional drinks.
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