I had an open thread all set to publish this morning at 7:15 as usual ... but the shooting in Santa Fe, Texas moved me to post the following thoughts and videos and sound clips instead. There will be no separate look into the history of May 22nd.
I find no open thread, nor any mislabeled column by Phillybluesfan. Not to usurp anything, but I figure I'd put a container up until Philly pops in with something.
A brief history of capitalism for those interested
Part I is here, ‘As the drumbeats for war on Iran grow more thunderous, ‘education is key’, some history of Iran by way of a Twitter storify by Nyusha (an orphan of the revolution). It’s longish, and as I’d resized Tweets for the Café, for c99ers, I’d reckoned you could simply click in to read at your leisure without reading the much larger Tweets there, and having to go scrollingsrollingscrolling down. She’s dug up fantastic archival photos, artwork, and a lot of history that was quite new to me.
oh boy, when I read this headline on a German news sites, I couldn't help but chuckling out loud.
ScaryRussia/ScaryPutin isn't just for the U.S.
Britain has developed their own version, which is just a cheap knock-off of ours.
Like our Russiagate, it starts with the spies.
Edit: I am not here to argue with anyone about whether or not this petition will do anything or the value of having a petition. I originally posted this as an information item in case anyone wanted to view the petition or sign it.
For those so inclined, I am posting a link to a White House petition to end the Federal Reserve. I have signed it myself, but can understand if people here are leery of doing so.
Politico's latest click-bait headline sure promised more than it could deliver.
