The Epstein Files have taken the political discourse by storm. The revelations in those files have created an interest in politics and brought it into the realm of popular culture unlike anything I have ever seen. Completely apolitical people, people who actively avoid any hint of political discourse, have to
Early Saturday morning on March 1st 2028 the United States and Israel bombed Iran and started World War III. I guess it's still debatable whether this is truly World War III but in my opinion it is pretty clear this is a global conflict and it doesn'
In the early morning hours of February 28th, 2026, the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran. It was later revealed that these strikes killed Iran's leader Ayatollah Kohmeini ending his reign which began with the Iranian Islamic Revolution in 1979. It is not clear what
As a prison abolition the Epstein Files presented a challenge for me, at first. But upon deeper reflection the answer to the question of how society should deal with evil pedophile, cannibal, billionaires is obvious and entirely consistent with prison abolition. First to define prison abolition, which on its face
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Months ago when Donald Trump took office Elon Musk blew up the internet by taking to the stage at a triumphant rally and delivering what can only be accurately described as a Nazi salute. Many people jumped to Elon Musk's defense. Even completely ripped of the context of
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President Zelensky of Ukraine came to the United States seemingly with intentions of signing a mineral rights deal with the United States and sending negotiations between the United States and Russia along in the process. JD Vance Goes After Zelensky Instead JD Vance jumped down Zelensky’s throat, followed by
Millennial Review Daily Review #2 (12/5/2024) 1. Starbucks uses child slaves 2. Union formation at decades long high 3. BLM protester held in solitary confinement for 250 days 4. Bolsonaro mulls a second presidential run amid coup charges 5. Argentina's Libertarian President Javier Milei hosts Argentianian
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Millennial Review Daily Review #1 (12/4/2024) 1. United Health Care CEO Assassinated The CEO of United Health Care, one of the largest insurance companies in the country was assassinated in broad daylight today. Well, actually early morning, but Bryan Thompson United CEO was killed in front of his
For a certain kind of Democratic Party strategist Democrats lost in 2024 for a simple reason. They veered too far left. This specific type of consultant is prone to complaining that Democrats, specifically usually some vague subset of the party, activists, or nonprofits, pushed for “purity” on issues such as
Democrats lost to Donald Trump, again. There are a lot of things to blame for that loss. Sexism, racism, a sluggish economy, all of the above. More than any single reason though is the Democrats lack of vision best symbolized by their embrace of one of the most disastrous political
When the 2024 Republican Primary began there was a common refrain amongst those who don’t like Donald Trump that one potential upside is at least he isn’t as competent as someone like say then assumed front runner Ron DeSantis. The problem with that point of view, other than
Welcome to the Millennial Review Election 2024 Live Blog. This is mostly for my own personal edification and will be updated periodically throughout the night with thoughts and observations that might make it into content later, or not. If you happen to stumble across this, welcome to Millennial Review. Millennial
[caption id align="alignnone" width="1512"] (Dick Cheney announcing he will vote for Kamala Harris). [https://www.thenewappeal.com/caption] Dick Cheney endorsed Kamala Harris to the shock of a certain type of center right commentator and glee of a subset of Democratic Party activist. This
[caption id align="alignnone" width="1524"] (Kamala Harris during her first televised interview as candidate). [https://www.thenewappeal.com/caption] When Kamala Harris and Tim Walz sat down with Dana Bash for the pair’s first televised interview Kamala Harris made it very clear, she will
Just shy of two months ago Donald Trump and Joe Biden took to the debate stage and it spelled disaster for Joe Biden and eventually toppled his candidacy. Prior to that debate the conventional wisdom among commentators and political scientists was that debates really did not matter very much (outside
Every election there is a lot of talk of election interference. Whether it is from Russia, China, Iran, or other foreign adversaries, or billionaires in the United States using their sway in distasteful ways. One oft discussed dynamic in the later category is tech oligarchs and when and how they
The election is tightening. In 2020 a handful of states decided the closest election in recent memory. In 2016 the same. Now 2024 is set to be perhaps the closest of all of them and could come down to any number of combinations in the main seven swing states with
[caption id align="alignnone" width="1102"] (Brian Kemp gives his thoughts and prayers to the victims of yet another school shooting). [https://www.thenewappeal.com/caption] There was another school shooting in the United States. It will likely quickly fade out of the public eye as
[caption id align="alignnone" width="1670"] (Tim Pool delivering anti-Ukraine commentary on his show). [https://www.thenewappeal.com/caption] Tim Pool, Dave Rubin, and Benny Johnson, among others were all alleged to be, knowingly or otherwise, Russian propagandists in a recently unsealed federal indictment. The three