Ed Sawicki
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Ed Sawicki
@ed-alcpress.bsky.social
Ed Sawicki is the president of the Accelerated Learning Center and ALC Press.
The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor reported that Israel has dropped approximately 100 kilotons of bombs on Gaza. That's the destructive power of nearly seven Hiroshima atomic bombs.

Recently, TYT asked, "What country would be the most likely to use a nuclear weapon today?"
Someone answered "Israel."
July 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I’ve debated people who argue that Socialism (or communism) is bad, citing Stalin as proof. Now I argue that Democracy can be bad, citing Trump and Netanyahu as “proof”.

It’s not what you call a government that makes it bad. It‘s the assholes that run it.
April 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
So, people on the political left stopped buying Tesla electric cars, thus causing Elon Musk's business to suffer. In response, Trump and right-wing talking heads on TV convinced conservatives to buy Tesla electric cars.

Conservatives are driving electric cars. That's a win, right?
April 8, 2025 at 9:11 AM
The crowds attending the Bernie Sanders and AOC “town hall rallies” are huge - tens of thousands of people. The talking heads on Sunday morning TV are on the verge of saying that Sanders and AOC are the new leaders of the Democratic Party.
March 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I'm still ticked off about Kirsten Gillibrand and Al Franken. Should I let it go?
😏
February 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Many people I know grew up in the Cold War era. They fear anything sounding like socialism. When we play friendly games, my new strategy is cutthroat competition. When they complain, I say, "You want to play a socialist game? We're friggin capitalists."

I'm hoping to get a message across. 😏
February 28, 2025 at 10:43 PM
This interview with Cory Doctorow is excellent.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKV5...
Cory Doctorow on Elon Musk's "Chaotic Blitz" at DOGE, Living in a Tech Dystopia, Luigi Mangione
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
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February 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
People are just now realizing that billionaires own their news media. The talking heads on the TV "news" shows are not free to report the news. The owners of the company restrict them.

Want better news? View and support independent media.
January 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Katie Halper, the creator of the "Useful Idiots" podcast, appeared on DiEM25 yesterday. It started out a discussion on Trump 2.0 but quickly moved to her take on the Israel/Gaza genocide, the ADL, the Uniparty, etc.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnOR...
Trump 2.0: Yanis Varoufakis and Katie Halper on Gaza, Europe, and What’s Next
YouTube video by DiEM25
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January 22, 2025 at 11:22 AM
This video is 10 years old, but is still cool.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gv0...
"Weird Al" Yankovic - Word Crimes (Official 4K Video)
YouTube video by alyankovicVEVO
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January 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I've now heard from three sources that over one million Israelis have left Israel since October 7 because it's become too dangerous. This is a larger number than that reported by the press. One of those sources is Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, the Chief of Staff for Secretary of State Colin Powell.
January 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This “cease fire” has lots of fatalities. Who’s to blame?
January 17, 2025 at 9:17 AM
I’m watching Washington Journal on C-SPAN. The conservative callers are convinced that the driver of the truck in the New Orleans attack is an immigrant and Donald Trump will fix it. The host of the show has said numerous times that he was born in the U.S. and was a citizen, but they ignore him.
January 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This is a photo of a human-size hydraulic press used for torture at the Sednaya Prison in Damascus, Syria. Detainees were reported as saying it was also used to crush dead bodies beyond recognition.
December 14, 2024 at 6:42 PM
@mattkennard.bsky.social
Love your book The Racket.
December 6, 2024 at 8:14 PM
The killer of the health insurance company CEO is becoming the Kyle Rittenhouse of those denied their claims.
December 6, 2024 at 4:03 PM
I was surprised to learn that all the supermarkets are open today (Thanksgiving). I asked if the supermarkets ever close and the answer was no. Happy Thanksgiving, and choose your careers wisely. 😏
November 28, 2024 at 5:40 PM
I took this photo at 3:45 in the morning in Kaanapali, Hawaii. It's a "moonbow," just like a rainbow but illuminated by moonlight instead of directly by the sun.
November 15, 2024 at 1:38 PM
June 8 is USS Liberty Remembrance Day

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June 8 is USS Liberty Remembrance Day
On June 8, 1967, Israeli jet fighters and torpedo boats attacked the U.S. Navy ship USS Liberty, killing 34 and wounding 171.
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November 14, 2024 at 9:39 PM