The everyday realities of life under the occupation, including the hassles and harassments of bureaucratic delays and security checkpoints, can suddenly become matters of life and death.
And, increasingly, many are mounting charm offenses on X in the hopes of becoming MAGA darlings.
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Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
Violence is widespread in the city proper, with large encampments where meth and other drugs are readily available and criminals reportedly exploit the city’s free bus system to carry out offenses.
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Michael Ruiz , Adriana James-Rodil,
FOXNews.com,
13 Feb. 2026
In 2019, Khamenei engaged in a series of provocations against the United States.
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Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
Even one of the more reputable internet weather personalities, Ryan Hall, whose YouTube channel staffs a team of meteorologists, and who has more than three million subscribers, often opts for flashy graphics and deceptive provocations to increase engagement.
As a poet, publisher, and public intellectual, Ferlinghetti spent the rest of his career resisting the very torments Judge Horn said haunted the post-war world.
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Gioia Woods,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
Denver author Josiah Hesse was raised by Evangelical parents in churches that believe in the torments of hell, that their poverty is due to their sinfulness and lack of faith.
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