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Hasmoneans, a revered jewish dynasty. >> the hasmonean dynasty was the jewish dynasty that was established by a group of jewish conservative rebels that overthrew greek rule in jerusalem and in israel. >> that revolt in 167 b.c. is commemorated by the modern jewish holiday of hanukkah. over the course of time, the hasmoneans expanded the size of their kingdom by conquering other peoples around them who are not jewish. >> they ruled a big kingdom for about 150 years. >> but now the hasmoneans are...

So what do you think is driving this? >> i think a lack of drive is probably it. and i dont mean individual is, i mean team. listen, you go to the olympics as a country to compete on a national stage, to do a test of might and strength and will power and sway other than war, right? thats what the olympics are, its a national pride exercise, and we dont have a lot of that these days. you dont have to look any further than professional athletes like in the nba to see where that resides. i think th...

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My first question. it was almost quaint how little voter suppression was going on when we lost the congressman. it is now out loud, in the open, and virulent. what would he be doing right now, what would he be saying right now? >> he wouldve a course be speaking of what, he would not hesitate to let his voice be heard. he would be encouraging everybody, young and old, to get out, to speak up, to speak out, to say what was right, to set the record straight. but congressman was a man of integrity ...

Time in the time to crisis still holds too many people at risk of severe illness, hospitalisation, and death. and while there extraordinary technological development of vaccines is helping to ease the crisis, we are obviously not yet through it. i am very sorry to say the suffering of covid—19 will be magnified many times over in a world that does not properly and ultimately halt the climate crisis. we do not have the luxury of waiting until covid—19 is vanquished to take up until covid—19...

You cant say youre standing for good, that youre fighting for the poorest of the poor, who majority is africans, and then you go and loot amongst them and impoverish them further and get them to the doldrums of unemployment further, which is what this looting is done. so this cant be, you know, something that, for those who perpetrate these activities, can be anything close to a socialist revolution. it just. .. that is not a revolution. it is anarchy. do you think the security forces, led by th...

The courts and also clear that blowing up the filibuster in the senate is not an option. if they want to pass some form of voting rights, smaller scale, something more narrow. they have to find compromise with republicans. >> is there any sign, its a significant concession, part of the manchin proposal to try to scale down voting rights, that this concession to republicans on voter id, is being accepted or welcomed by republicans? any sign of hope that that might -- >> as of right now, the dynam...

She could intu it his might not in a way nobody else could. i asked historian john alter why was she so important and he said he would have been less settled and natural president without daisy. >> gary, this is such a terrific book because theres so many more stories we didnt get to, clinton and vernon jordan, franklin pierce and hawthorne, the novelist. so all i can say to people is buy the book. this is your summer read. >> thank you very much, fareed. next on "gps," the shocking assassinat...

Defending champion tadej pogacar has taken another big step towards the defence of his tour de france title. the slovenian won stage 18 — the last mountainous stage in the pyrenees — to extend his overall race lead 5 minutes and 45 seconds. to remain in yellow with just three stages to go, as drew savage reports. the competition has done everything they could to try and beat them but nothing was going to take the yellow jersey off his back. even the combined might of the succeeding leaving b...

Him and increasing commitment to him the further around the bend he goes. where does that spiral end? today in a michigan federal courtroom we finally got one news development that might, maybe interrupt that spiral that might at least make it painful or consequential for his supporters who are willing to do the worst for him. maybe. that story of accountability is next.