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Who Is Really “Gambling With World War III”?. AI-Generated.
Who Is Really “Gambling With World War III”? Introduction In the ever-tense geopolitical climate of 2025, a phrase shook the world:
By Ali Asad Ullah7 months ago in The Swamp
Divided We Fall
History shows that even the greatest will eventually fall. Every Chinese dynasty, kingdoms, even the Roman Empire which expanded over several countries and a few continents. Could we be witnessing the end of the United States?
By Iris Harris7 months ago in The Swamp
The Stolen Seats: How PTI Was Sidelined
In Pakistan’s February 2024 elections, millions voted for candidates backed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). However, PTI could not use its well-known “cricket bat” election symbol. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said the party missed the deadline for its internal polls and classified PTI candidates as independents.
By Muhammad Adil7 months ago in The Swamp
Navigating Competing Priorities in the Senate's Tax Debate
As President Donald Trump's ambitious "Big, Beautiful Bill" landed in the Senate, the Republican Party finds itself at a critical juncture, grappling with a complex web of internal divisions and competing demands. What began as a seemingly unified push for comprehensive tax reform has evolved into a legislative gauntlet, revealing deep ideological rifts and pragmatic concerns within the GOP ranks. The bill, a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts, and national security initiatives, is intended to make permanent many of the tax cuts from Trump's first term, alongside new proposals that aim to reshape the American economic landscape. However, the path to passage is proving to be anything but smooth, with the looming July 4th deadline amplifying the pressure on Republican leadership.
By Tallgirl7 months ago in The Swamp
When Will World War 3 Start?. AI-Generated.
When Will World War 3 Start? Theories, Predictions, and Timelines That Are Too Close for Comfort They say the future comes slowly—until it arrives all at once. The world is on edge, the whispers of war louder than ever. Missiles test the sky, alliances harden, and somewhere behind closed doors, leaders run silent simulations of the unthinkable. There’s no official announcement. No flashing headline. But if you're paying attention, the question is no longer if World War 3 will start… but when.
By Ali Asad Ullah7 months ago in The Swamp
Turn Out the Lights When You Leave
I stayed longer than I should have. For years, I told myself this country was in a rough patch — that democracies wobble, that we’d find our footing again. I watched the rise of disinformation, the gerrymandering, the purges, the rise of armed “poll watchers,” the normalization of lies. I saw ICE raid homes at 2 a.m., I saw journalists arrested, I saw peaceful protests treated like insurgencies. And still, I stayed.
By Jeff Olen7 months ago in The Swamp
The Meaning Of Socialism
Introduction I follow a few left-wing American commentators who do embrace Socialism in their politics but still manage to denigrate it in their posts. These are a few of the ones I am talking about, Bernie Sanders, Dean Obediah and Robert Reichs:
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 7 months ago in The Swamp
What I Learned Growing Up in a Cult. Top Story - June 2025.
Earlier this week I was talking to a coworker about life. After a while, we somehow got on the subject of religion. I had to explain that I have an aversion to most organized forms of religion, having been raised in a church that at the time was very cult-like, and later after a split, the faction that stayed with the original leader went full cult. But that begs the question.
By Atomic Historian7 months ago in The Swamp
Radio Free California: Resistance Handbook Chapter 3
[Opening Theme Music: static, shortwave tuning, faint siren wail in the background.] ANNOUNCER (calm, serious, resolute): This is Radio Free California. Day 19 of the creeping coup. Broadcasting from the occupied zone.
By Jeff Olen7 months ago in The Swamp
Own It or Get the F* Out”**. Content Warning.
An Open Statement to President Trump and the American People By Jasper Blackwood I’m not here to sugarcoat anything.
By Jasper Blackwood7 months ago in The Swamp
When the Badge Becomes a Bludgeon
“When a long train of abuses and usurpations…” Thomas Jefferson wrote, warning that tyranny doesn’t arrive all at once. It creeps. It disguises itself in uniforms. It insists it’s just following policy.
By Jeff Olen7 months ago in The Swamp
Is This Our Last Summer?. Content Warning.
The other day, I had a dream. I was sitting on some stairs outside, and a huge missile flew above my head and continued forward. A few moments later, a missile was fired in response from the opposite direction. I felt every emotion as if it was real life - war is here, I have to mentally prepare. I fully accepted defeat. I accepted that this is it.
By Scarlett R. 🍁7 months ago in The Swamp