Some 500 people have been arrested during a sit-in at the United States Congress in Washington, DC, where they protested against “Israel’s ongoing oppression of Palestinians”, according to Jewish Voice for Peace, the group that organised the demonstration.
Jewish activists arrested at US Congress anti-Israel protest amid Gaza war
Tag: Anger
Ukrainian government persecutes pacifist, while Zelensky meets with neo-Nazi leader
The NATO-backed government of President Volodymyr Zelensky has officially charged Ukrainian peace activist Yurii Sheliazhenko with “justification of Russian aggression.” After the country’s Security Service (SBU) raided his Kiev apartment earlier this month, Sheliazhenko has been interrogated and placed under nightly house arrest as he awaits prosecution.
Ukrainian government persecutes pacifist, while Zelensky meets with neo-Nazi leader
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Ukraine Fires Top Military Enlistment Officers After Bribery Scandal
In Nahel M., a Stranger Killed by Police, French Protesters See Friend and Kin + More
“We don’t forget, we don’t forgive,” crowds chanted as they denounced the shooting death of a 17-year-old from the Paris suburb of Nanterre.
In Nahel M., a Stranger Killed by Police, French Protesters See Friend and Kin
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Finland: Taken by the current
The current of violence is heating up our nation,
Taken by the current
the roar of the big rapids can already be heard.
Now it’s no use dreaming about the backwaters,
you can’t survive the caricatures in this way.
Why Not Defund the Military?
Amidst all the talk about defunding the police, notice something important: No one talks about defunding the military. That’s because the military establishment is too powerful and has come to be accepted as a permanent feature in American life. Except for libertarians, everyone treats the military as their god.
Why Not Defund the Military?
Not sure if he’s correct about military capabilities but I can get behind defunding the military!
Impressions of Donald Trump
We’ll know our disinformation is complete when everything the American public believes is false.
William J. Casey, CIA Director
NYT Opinion: I Was Wrong About Trump Voters
By Bret Stephens
The worst line I ever wrote as a pundit — yes, I know, it’s a crowded field — was the first line I ever wrote about the man who would become the 45th president: “If by now you don’t find Donald Trump appalling, you’re appalling.”
I Was Wrong About Trump Voters
How to Prevent a Coup in Washington
How to Prevent a Coup in Washington
Original article is behind a paywall:
3 retired generals: The military must prepare now for a 2024 insurrection
Interview with the author on YouTube.
America’s 5 Stages of Grief Over China’s Rise
Whenever people face a huge loss in life — like a sudden divorce or death of a family member — they go through five stages of grief. These stages are…
America’s 5 Stages of Grief Over China’s Rise
Ms. Cat’s Chronicles 