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We are Fighting Human Animals
Israel’s defence minister described Palestinians as “human animals” and vowed to “act accordingly,” as fighter jets unleashed a massive bombing campaign on the Gaza Strip. Yoav Gallant announced a “complete siege” of the Gaza Strip, an area of about 365 … Continue reading
The Grim Reaper Will Eventually Get You
A quote from Aldous Huxley’s book Island (1962). Background image via Liquids & Solids Spirit, modified by me.
Chinese Drone Show
Large swarms of coordinated drones drawing moving pictures into the Shanghai sky. Images are screenshots from various videos, compiled by me. Watch this gracefully moving dragon.
Posted in Culture & Society, Photography & Art, Videos & Documentaries
Tagged Chinese Drone Show
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Noam Chomsky on the Never Ending Conflict
Al Jazeera: You have long advocated for a binational solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with the two-state solution based on international consensus as the only plausible stepping stone. You still believe that this is the most desirable solution? Chomsky: Well, … Continue reading
Uncle Sam’s Moderate Rebels Club
Cartoon by Carlos Latuff
Posted in Culture & Society, Humour & Satire, Imperialism & Colonialism, Photography & Art, War & Terror
Tagged NATO, Russia, Ukraine, USA
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The Comedian
The war in Ukraine as seen from a satiric (and historic) perspective. But who is really pulling the strings? It seems to me that the Neo-Nazis in Ukraine are being used as a proxy force against Russia in much the … Continue reading
Posted in Photography & Art, War & Terror
Tagged movie poster, satire, The Comedian, Ukraine
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Document Confirms U.S. Told Russia NATO Won’t Expand
Putin was right, Stoltenberg was wrong: NATO “brazenly deceived” Russia about expansion and a British document proves it A newly discovered document from March 1991 shows US, UK, French, and German officials discussing a pledge made to Russia that NATO … Continue reading
The Winter Olympics Doping Scandal
The Winter Olympics in Beijing were rocked by a scandal, right after the Russian skating team won gold, when a positive doping sample was discovered in a test taken well ahead of the games from Russian skater Kamila Valieva. On … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society, Photography & Art, Videos & Documentaries
Tagged China, doping, Kamila Valieva, Russia, Winter Olympics 2022
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Is Boredom Sometimes Good for You?
Not many people enjoy being bored: it basically means we’ve got nothing to do or nothing to be excited about, which does not seem particularly enjoyable. But what if it is good to sometimes deal with some ennui? Even at … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society, Health & Medicine, Photography & Art
Tagged boredom, Sandi Mann
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Biden’s ‘Successful’ Mission in Syria
Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby: “U.S. Special Operations forces under the control of U.S. Central Command conducted a counterterrorism mission this evening in northwest Syria. The Mission Was Successful There were no U.S. casualties.” Read the full post at: Moon … Continue reading
Posted in Imperialism & Colonialism, Photography & Art, War & Terror
Tagged Islamic State, Joe Biden, Syria, USA
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