The video opens with a provocation—What if we weren’t afraid to get arrested? It’s time to learn about OTPOR!—but skips over the basic context of the organization being invoked. Angela Baker’s recommendation fits a pattern I’ve seen before: presenting Otpor as a neutral protest model while leaving out the political landscape that shaped it. Blueprint for Revolution, the book she cites, was written by Srđa Popović, one of Otpor’s leaders. The group received support from the National Endowment for Democracy, USAID, and pro‑democracy funding networks that included George Soros’ foundations, which Soros later acknowledged supporting during the 2000 uprising against Milošević. None of this automatically discredits the material, but it does mean the playbook isn’t organic or context‑free.
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The Great Lecture Hall in the Sky: Michael Parenti (1933–2026)

The Great Lecture Hall in the Sky: Michael Parenti (1933–2026)
Michael Parenti died today at 92, peacefully, surrounded by family.
Did Stalin Want to Join NATO?
An aging NATO war criminal is protecting Kosovo’s Albanian terrorists +
Former NATO commander in Europe, US Army General Wesley Clark, stated in The Hague that the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) did not commit ethnic cleansing, but responded proportionately to Serb atrocities.
An aging NATO war criminal is protecting Kosovo’s Albanian terrorists.
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Interview with Diana Johnstone by Laurie Mayer
Beyond “Thank You for Your Service”: Honoring Service with Truth and Peace
It’s Here: The Neocon Reader


The book arrived yesterday in solid shape—still wrapped in its library cover, barcode intact. I ordered a bookmark for it too.
Nailing the neocon myth [Excerpts from The Neocon Reader]

Nailing the neocon myth (excerpt from “Neoconservatism” edited by Irwin Stelzer aka “The Neocon Reader”)
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