Monthly Archives: May 2022

I have never experienced this kind of attack on critical thinking in the media and the political discourse, even under Joe McCarthy. It’s worse than it was during the Vietnam War.

Posted on May 7, 2022

Robert Scheer: So they were early participants in internet journalism; they have done great work for, you know, what are we talking now, decades. And suddenly they’re under attack because they dared disagree with the narrative, or some of the … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 7, 2022

ZEIT ONLINE: What’s it like for people who oppose the war and the government but have decided to stay in Russia? Schulmann: One feels a kind of envy, perverse as it may seem, for people who are both able to be at … Continue reading →

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United States has provided intelligence about Russian units that has allowed Ukrainians to target and kill many of the Russian generals

Posted on May 5, 2022

New York Times: The United States has provided intelligence about Russian units that has allowed Ukrainians to target and kill many of the Russian generals who have died in action in the Ukraine war, according to senior American officials. Ukrainian … Continue reading →

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Daniel Ellsberg on US media and war, April 29, 2022

Posted on May 5, 2022
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Sandy Scheuer, August 11, 1949 – May 4, 1970

Posted on May 4, 2022
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At an inflection point in history, making fools of the Russian military in many instances, without us having to risk getting into a third world war by sending in American soldiers fighting Russian soldiers

Posted on May 4, 2022

Twitter: I was impressed with CBS tweeting this, given Biden’s statement at 0:39. American media consumers have a difficult time gaining a perspective outside the very limited range possible within their echo chamber. Guardian: Joe Biden on Tuesday told assembly-line … Continue reading →

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More detail

Posted on May 3, 2022

Guardian: Here is a little more detail surrounding US claims that Russia plans to “annex” Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Michael Carpenter, the US ambassador to the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe told reporters in Washington on Monday: … Continue reading →

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That ability not to have to send our sons and daughters into battle is priceless

Posted on May 2, 2022

Guardian: Approval for Biden Ukraine aid request likely after Pelosi Kyiv visit, McCaul says Bob Menendez, the Democratic New Jersey senator who chairs the upper chamber’s foreign relations committee, echoed Pelosi’s pledge that the US would continue to support Ukraine … Continue reading →

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Thank you for your fight for freedom. Your fight is a fight for everyone.

Posted on May 1, 2022
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Mützenich fordert Russlands diplomatische Isolierung

Posted on May 1, 2022

Spiegel: Für SPD-Fraktionschef Rolf Mützenich ist der weitere Umgang mit dem Kreml im Ukrainekrieg klar: Der Westen müsse dafür sorgen, dass sich strategische Partner wie Indien und China vom Kreml abwenden. Aber wie soll das gehen? SPD-Fraktionschef Rolf Mützenich fordert, Russland diplomatisch … Continue reading →

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