The anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki present an opportunity to demolish a cornerstone myth of American history — that those twin acts of mass civilian slaughter were necessary to bring about Japan’s surrender, and spare a half-million US soldiers who’d have otherwise died in a military conquest of the empire’s home islands.
Hiroshima, Nagasaki Bombings Were Needless, Said World War II’s Top US Military Leaders
The move risks a direct clash between the US and Iranian militaries
US Military May Put Armed Troops on Commercial Ships in Strait of Hormuz
Between 20,000 and 50,000 Ukrainians have lost one or more limbs since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
WSJ: 20,000-50,000 Ukrainians Have Lost Limbs Since Russia Invaded
A day after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. agreed to a public discussion with Max Blumenthal on Israel-Palestine, his campaign walked back his words. RFK Jr. has pledged “unconditional support” to Israel while spouting vitriolic anti-Palestinian rhetoric.
RFK Jr staff block Israel-Palestine dialogue after the candidate agreed
Niger’s deposed president wrote an article in the Washington Post. It read as if it was prepared to fit the agenda of the US military interventionists. Mohamed Bazoum is either ignorant of history or he is not the one puling the strings. Here is my latest.
Niger’s Crisis: Why is Mohamed Bazoum Calling for Western Intervention? via Ramzy Baroud
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President of Niger: My country is under attack and I’ve been taken hostage
Niger’s Detained President Pleads With U.S. and Others for Help
I don’t think he wrote the opinion article! 🤷🏼♀️
Americans hear about a new “information war” strategy, formally known as wartime propaganda. Most don’t realize that it is a disinformation war, and they are the target. Most Americans don’t understand that the corporate media does not exist to inform them, but to mislead them.
The US military has formed huge propaganda units, with each service training thousands of military personnel and paying contractors to influence social media. They post information on-line and make comments as regular anonymous folks to support the official government narrative. They demean truth tellers, target them with complaints that they violate comment guidelines, and pressure websites to censor comments.
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What does a good life look like to you? For some, the phrase may conjure up images of a close-knit family, a steady job, and a Victorian house at the end of a street arched with oak trees. Others may focus on the goal of making a difference in the world, whether by working as a nurse or teacher, volunteering, or pouring their energy into environmental activism.
Psychologists say a good life doesn’t have to be happy, or even meaningful
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Welcome to 2030. I own nothing, have no privacy, and life has never been better
Interesting info about Dr. Eli David:
Read More »Ukrainian Troops Trained by the West Stumble in Battle
Ukraine’s army has for now set aside U.S. fighting methods and reverted to tactics it knows best.
H/T: Emil Cosman
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