News from Underground by Mark Crispin Miller

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TikTok's Sydney Towle has bile duct cancer; director Steve Shippy has cancer; rocker Ray Connolly has bladder cancer; UW football's Dan…
EG: Sherine Abdel Wahab has emergency gall bladder surgery; IN: actor Rajshri Deshpande has breast cancer; PH: singer Gigi de Lana collapses after gig…
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The war will end very badly for the USA & Israel, whatever fantasies the White House tries to spin: Col. Doug MacGregor explains why, his…
I strongly recommend you watch this interview—and also read the Shah's memoir, in which he claims that his rule was terminated, and the Ayatollahs…
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In memory of those who “died suddenly” in the United States and worldwide, March 2-9, 2026
Actors Jennifer Corman (C), Corey Parker (C, Will & Grace), Stephen Hibbert, Annabel Schofield (C), Maria O’Brien; TV producers Bob Rosenfarb; blues…
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NHL legend Ron Duguay has Stage 4 cancer; NBC meteorologist Jeriann Ritter, 49, has ALS; BR: singer Ivete Sangalo hospitalized after fall at…
UK: actor Adam Thomas, 34, has rheumatoid arthritis; SI: actor Elvin Ng undergoes emergency retinal surgery; AU: Warriors' Chad Townsend, 35, collapses…
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Actor Bruce Campbell pulls back to fight cancer; Neal Dunn (R-FL) won't seek re-election (cancer); CA: Rachel Reid puts off new book…
UK: Northumberland county councillor Coun Shaun Knowles steps down (cancer); NE: DJ Marcelle takes time off after heart attack; AU: Rappers Blis and Eno…
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Robert de Niro and Nicolle Wallace weep over the mass division caused by Trump (as if they too were not complicit)
Last week Robert de Niro appeared on MS NOW’s “Best People,” hosted by Nicolle Wallace, to call for robust opposition to Trump’s (let’s call it what it…
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In memory of those who “died suddenly” in the United States and worldwide, February 23-March 2, 2026
Martin Short’s daughter, Katherine; rappers Luci4 (23), Oliver “Power” Grant; boxer Ruben Castillo (C); WNBA champ Kara Braxton (43); footballer Devonta…
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Propaganda then and now: MCM and Amy Smiley interviewed by Daniel Broudy, for "Propaganda in Focus," a must-read journal here on Substack
This exchange should be of interest to both academics and civilians seriously interested in understanding, and resisting, propaganda
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ME: Miss Universe collapses on parade float; UK: TV star Beverley Callard has breast cancer; IR: singer Michael English, 46, has heart…
Serbian hoopster Nikola Topić (playing for the O.C. Thunder) has testicular cancer; IT: Aldo Fargnoli, Vairano Patenora city councilor, undergoes…
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February 2026

"Snooki" has cancer; Disney's Christy Carlson Romano has cancer; Gabourey Sidibe's husband has cancer; MLB's Eric Bolling has cancer; 3 IA…
"Stanford swim star, 20, floats face-down in pool before collapsing"; Rays' prospect Xavier Isaac has brain surgery; style influencer Dawn Roth has…
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Montell Jordan can't perform (cancer); TN pastor Jay Strother leaves the pulpit (cancer); FL anchor Bruce Hamilton off the air (cancer); NY…
Tone Loc skips Mardi Gras appearance ("medical emergency"); country-blues musician Nat Myers, 35, quits playing (cancer); GA radio host Martha Zoller…
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In memory of those who “died suddenly” in the United States and worldwide, February 16-23, 2026
Jesse Jackson; actors Francine Beppu (43), Tom Noonan, Eric Dane; rocker Wayne Proctor; trombonist Willie Colón; footballers Ronyell Whitaker (46…
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