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Stumbling into the thought police
I was silenced once in retaliation for raising my voice in public, before being silenced again this week when raising it privately
Sep 24
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Shahid Buttar
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8:56
It’s not about Kirk, or Kimmel, or Colbert
Legions of conservatives and liberals alike have recently raised alarms about freedom of expression, after turning a blind eye to far worse abuses…
Sep 20
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Shahid Buttar
34
11
7:20
Why celebrate a “happy” Constitution Day?
As the document that inspired the world to emulate its example falls to ruin at the hands of maniacs, outrage seems more fitting than celebration
Sep 18
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Shahid Buttar
23
1
A shot heard 'round the world
The assassination for Charlie Kirk accelerates more than one alarming trend, as America continues to stumble into the abyss it has been digging for…
Sep 11
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Shahid Buttar
21
2
Trump’s arbitrary assassinations were enabled by Democrats
Observers reacted to Trump’s assassination of suspected drug traffickers presumptively described as terrorists, forgetting how Obama and his enablers…
Sep 9
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Shahid Buttar
26
1
Organized labor is the key to overcoming the cruelty of capital
From the genocide in Gaza to Trump’s attacks on democracy in America, organized labor can help restore the rule of law—and needs your solidarity today
Sep 1
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Shahid Buttar
21
August 2025
The rise of the fragile “tough guy”
From police to our president, and the federal goon squads he has deployed from Los Angeles to DC, we all seem to exist at the whim of supposed “tough…
Aug 26
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Shahid Buttar
27
1
Promises made, promises betrayed
The president mouths rhetoric about “freedom,” while degrading it from DC to LA
Aug 14
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Shahid Buttar
17
3
Return of the Jedi
The Israeli genocide in Gaza continues to grow more horrifying with every passing day—yet the global grassroots movement to end it has victories worth…
Aug 4
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Shahid Buttar
38
1
July 2025
The empire strikes back
Israeli officials detained—and physically assaulted—a visionary Black U.S. labor leader standing in solidarity with international human rights in exile
Jul 30
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Shahid Buttar
36
The audacity of ignorance
Climate denialism invites death & destruction, as institutional ignorance invites more preventable risks in the future
Jul 11
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Shahid Buttar
18
A nation of morons
Watching Americans celebrate July 4 felt grotesque given the right wing revolution dragging America back to the darkest parts of its past
Jul 6
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Shahid Buttar
36
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