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Today on the Show, Honoring North Star and our friend, legendary Pentagon Papers whistleblower, Daniel Ellsberg, one year after his passing. We’ll premier the song North Star by Adey Bell, who composed it to honor the life and work of her family-friend, hero, Dan Ellsberg, as he lay dying. We’ll also be joined for the hour by Dan’s wife and life partner, Patricia, his son Michael Ellsberg and his longtime friend, poet & psychotherapist Anita Barrows
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Today on the Show: The case for Palestine: why it matters and why you should care. Also, Israel illegally using humanitarian cover for military operations causing The World Food Program to halt its aid efforts in in Gaza.  And our weekly Gaza news headlines with Nora Barrows Friedman and the electronic Intifada
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Today on the Show: Andrea Carmen, Executive Director of the international Indian Treaty Council, speaks out for indigenous rights globally and calls for an end to the US Israeli genocide against the Palestinians.  Did  Israeli forces use Palestinian humanitarian aid vehicles illegally to infiltrate the Gaza camp for their recent mass-murdering hostage rescue? And were the  invader/occupiers using US intelligence to carry out the slaughter: we will also open the phones to hear thoughts on the genocide and what ever else is on your mind
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Today on the Show: Israel murders 284 Palestinians to rescue four Israeli hostages: Genocide Joe to Bebe, job well done. Also UN Security Council passes resolution urging Hamas to accept ceasefire. And and the Indigenous Movement to free Leonard Peltier, took a moment in front of city hall to call for a free Palestine right before another police crack down on anti-genocide pro-Palestinians in San Francisco
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Today on the Show: an extended hour with Journalist and founder of Just World Books, Helena Cobban: we’ll get an update on the expanding genocide, and inside look at Hamas with someone who made it her business to go beyond the rhetoric and useless labels: And Anita Barrows it back to share her daily poetry in response to the carnage and Israeli genocide
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