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An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.

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Today on the show: A Taxpayer speak-out against the continuing US-supported Israeli genocide in occupied Gaza and the West Bank. You’ll hear the voices of Palestinian Americans and their supporters at Tax-Payers Against Genocide. The group is suing US members of Congress– democrats and republicans– for funding the ongoing and highly illegal slaughter, including the continuing shipments of 2000 pound bunker buster bombs

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Today on the show: We celebrate the release of long time political prisoner, Leonard Peltier, after nearly half a century of jail cell hell for crimes he did not committ. We’ll be joined by Len Foster, long time spiritual advisor to Leonard Peliter. Also, taxpayers sure their members of Congress for supporting genocide in Palestine.

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An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.

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Today on the Show: Putin’s drone hit on Chernobyl sends us all an atomic message. Also, the Palestinian Youth Movement plans to take their fight against genocide to the streets again; stay tuned for the details: And We celebrate the 86th birthday of Bay Area luminary, and long-time human rights attorney, Osha Neuman. We’ll reflect with Osha about the nature of Justice under America’s first dictator in waiting: and we begin a new weekly report from L.A./the baca Report with Gara Baca

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Today on the Show: Hostage exchange back on track/looks like the Bibi blinked when Hamas called his bluff. Also we’ll feature our weekly frontline news report from the Electronic Intifada with Nora Barrows Friedman.  And Food Not Bombs faces off with the powers that be in Santa Cruz, California, over claims of violent sweeps and unfair confiscations of people’s property: We’ll go live to a protest with Keith McHenry in Downtown Santa Cruz

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An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.

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Today on show: A frontline medical update on the Gaza genocide, as Trump continues to advocate for the complete ethnic cleansing of Gaza. Also, Poet Anita barrows returns as she continues to keep track of the Gaza slaughter poem by poem, and day after murderous day. Today she documents the 23rd day of the ceasefire. We’ll feature A commentary by Caitlan johnstone, “The Gaza Ceasefire Is Being Sabotaged By Israel, By Trump, and The Media:”.  And Gavin Newsom turns his back on solar energy

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Today on the Show: Flashpoints senior producer, Kevin Pina, reports on expanding violence in the US destabilized Killing Fields of Haiti, now with Trump 2.0 calling the shots. Also, an update on an unprecedented class-action law suit filed against members of congress for illegally abusing their Tax and Spend authority by funding a genocide in Gaza. And a DACA student-activist speaks out against the possible deportation of thousands of DACA students now staring down the double barrel of trump’s deportation policies.

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From Pacifica Radio in San Francisco, This is Flashpoints I’m Dennis Bernstein, Today on the Show: The speaker of the House kisses Netanyahu’s ass: also the people of San Francisco’s Historic mission District unite to stop a luxury Housing Complex: Also Keith McHenry of Food Not Bombs on a massive spike in homelessness, and on the dangerous clean up  of the toxic battery fires at the world’s largest battery storage plant located in Northern California: you may remember: A recent accident at the battery plant sent plumes of toxic smoke into the atmosphere, leading to the evacuation of up to 1,500 people.

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