Links to commentary from Middle East Eye and Lionel Nation; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names below. (MEDIA 6-5-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, UKRAINE, WEST BANK and LEBANON entries for this date, so far, is HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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FROM JUNE 6  Trump-Musk fight creates unprecedented elite power struggle in the U.S., by Sean Mathews | Middle East Eye  The Trump-Musk feud is a decidedly American affair — partly performative, very populist, and made for social media. Musk posts on X, the social media platform he bought before the U.S. election, and Trump posts on Truth Social, owned by Trump Media & Technology Group. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 6  This is not about politics, by Michael William Lebron | Lionel Nation  Yes, the game is rigged. Anyone paying attention can feel it. The headlines are a distraction, the outrage cycles are choreographed, and behind the scenes . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 5  Douglas Macgregor on media, wars, economy. Lionel of Lionel Nation considers this moment with the retired U.S. Army colonel, former Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense, and author, most recently, of Margin of Victory: Five Battles that Changed the Face of Modern War.  Click HERE to watch and listen.

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MAY BE CONTINUED