Diaries
Open Thread WE 6 JUL 22 ~ a game of chess
Submitted by QMS on Wed, 07/06/2022 - 6:54am~
U.S. and Russian troops are still in Syria
Submitted by gjohnsit on Tue, 07/05/2022 - 11:15pmMost people seem to have forgotten that the U.S. still has around 900 troops in Syria, illegally occupying roughly a third of the nation alongside our Kurdish allies.
Alpha, Omega
Submitted by hecate on Tue, 07/05/2022 - 9:10pmThe Evening Blues - 7-5-22
Submitted by joe shikspack on Tue, 07/05/2022 - 3:00pmCrypto millionaires buying lawmakers in an effort to tap taxpayer bailouts
Submitted by gjohnsit on Tue, 07/05/2022 - 11:08amRarely has an "industry" witnessed such a sudden and overwhelming increase in political campaign donations.
At the end of March the crypto sector had given $26 million in campaign donations. That was a 5,200% surge over last year.
What Is Wrong With Us?
Submitted by QMS on Tue, 07/05/2022 - 9:08amA sociologists perspective on gun violence from Common Dreams.
I think his points are valid as in the american culture of viewing violence
as entertainment. Another amoral and sick industry to make money.
What do I propose? Well, let's start with the idea proposed by Hannah Arendt at the beginning of her book "The Human Condition" in which she wrote: "What I propose therefore is very simple: it is nothing more than to think about what we are doing."
Live from the Farm
Submitted by earthling1 on Tue, 07/05/2022 - 9:07amBy the time you read this I will still be at the Farm cleaning up after the big family get together. No worry though, I will be checking in every few minutes on my dumbphone.
Human Rights: the United States and Western Style
Submitted by QMS on Tue, 07/05/2022 - 8:29amFrom the Saker blog ..
A segment titled, “Controlling the Strategic Narrative,” from a US Army operational manual dispensed from Fort Benning, reads [with no emphasis]: