Coming February 6, 2024 . . .
MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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Coming February 6, 2024 . . . MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE by Michael Wolraich Pre-order at Barnes & Noble / Amazon / Books-A-Million / Bookshop |
By Ryan Lizza, Rachel Bade and Eugene Daniels
.@playbookdc: "It was Biden and his team’s patience and close consultation with European allies that has led to the extraordinary unity now on display." https://t.co/BFBvWzFC53
— Andrew Bates (@AndrewJBates46) February 28, 2022
The intra-Palestinian meeting in Moscow has precedent
— Hanna Notte (@HannaNotte) February 29, 2024
Russia's hosted such meetings in the past, most recently Feb 2019
Russia has long lamented the US' "monopolization" of the peace process & tried to carve out a niche for itself: mediating among the disunited Palestinians/2
Here's what I told them: https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/
Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force https://t.co/pCoDg05irX
— Gareth Harris (@garethharr) December 28, 2023
Location: U.S. Embassy and residential compounds
Events: Heavy gunfire is occuring around the area of the U.S. Embassy and residential compounds adjacent to the Trutier area of Tabarre. All Embassy personnel have been instructed to remain indoors and shelter-in-place until further notice. All others should avoid the area.
Actions to take:
- Avoid the area;
- Avoid demonstrations and any large gatherings of people;
- Do not attempt to drive through roadblocks; and
- If you encounter a roadblock, turn around and get to a safe area.
By The Editorial Board @ Bloomberg.com, December 8, 2023
A mass expulsion of Afghan migrants could destabilize the region and fuel radicalization. The West should pressure Islamabad to change course.
All eyes on #Chad right now
Chad has two internet trunks coming into the country: One from the Red Sea via Sudan; the other from Cameroon. Not possible for the totality of the country's internet network to be shut unless done centrally. A lot of rumors swirling; few facts. https://t.co/N6bDJZ2ixO
BREAKING: Three loss prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed, one of them has died from stab wounds, @PhillyPolice sources tell me. Police converged on the store as the three workers were rushed to Jefferson Hospital. pic.twitter.com/4U1eKycL4W
Former US Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba https://t.co/LDwo4ZJI1K
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 4, 2023
[Chapter I news is HERE, Oct. 7 til today]
You don’t get it.
— George Deek (@GeorgeDeek) December 2, 2023
It’s not about an UNRWA teacher who held an Israeli kid hostage in his house.
It’s all about how for 75 years you have destroyed the future of generations of Palestinians, including my family.
My cousins in Arab countries are still not citizens - not even the… https://t.co/nv6anubGhc
Note 'Community Notes' attached to UNWRA's statement.
Imperialism for me but not for thee?
It's wild that Venezuela is now holding a vote on whether 2/3 of Guyana actually belongs to them! Analysts suggest that Modoru may want military action to pump up his sinking popularity.
Could we have a war in South America?!?
"The people who live in Essequibo are largely… pic.twitter.com/QvMEjkkgwy
The lack of a cohesive delegation has allowed attention-seeking lawmakers to act on their own.
McCarthy: “You have [Rep. Matt] Gaetz, who belongs in jail…”
Gaetz: “Tough words from a guy who sucker punches people in the back. The only assault I committed was against Kevin’s fragile ego.”https://t.co/LctPuz6Pcf
By Martinn Pengelly in Washington DC for TheGuardian.com, Nov. 30
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells Ryan Grim life in Congress ‘completely transformed’ after Democratic leader stepped down
"Both the AU and the intl community place more weight on whether elections are held than whether they are free and fair. Sanctions/expulsions occur when there is a coup but not necessarily when elections are rigged or if an “institutional coup” occurs." https://t.co/m9dNimJP0D
— Cameron Hudson (@_hudsonc) November 28, 2023
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Comments
Bates is the White House Deputy Press Secretary, so what he wants to stress from the article in his followup tweets is of interest:
I really agree with this reply tweet, it was a big selling point for me in Biden being the presidential candidate, it was exactly the correct way to counter Trump, among other things
Back in the day, Biden didn't use to be like this so much. But 8 years of being the Vice-President and age tempered all of that. He's a grownup's grownup, ready to meet his maker.
by artappraiser on Mon, 02/28/2022 - 8:45am
I think his positive relationship with Boris Johnson demonstrates how inflated fear of rising Putin style nationalism may have been.
by Orion on Mon, 02/28/2022 - 9:41am
by artappraiser on Mon, 02/28/2022 - 12:12pm
Artappraiser, you've said some nice things about the men out of work stuff that I'm posted.
I have been thinking that this crisis ties directly in to that subject. We haven't really had archetypal male figures in our public life for a very long time - Bill Clinton was/is seen as a pervert, George W. Bush was seen as a privileged kid trying to prove himself to his daddy, Barack Obama was a ?, Donald Trump was the personification of all the repulsion that "toxic masculinity" was intended to describe.
In Volodymyr Zelenskyy, you have the archetype that is so vital to men - the man who will use force for the right purpose - to defend what he loves. In Joe Biden, you have the Clint Eastwood figure (Eastwood wasn't a fan of Trump, I'm not sure who he voted for) - a bit weathered but still with a good heart.
by Orion on Tue, 03/01/2022 - 12:17am
Joe Biden as Clint Eastwood? And I'm Bruce Willis. Zelensky's simply not in America and he's an underdog. We had our Zelensky, the comedian-turned-polition Al Franken - he got taken down by GOP dirty tricks plus US media cluelessness/complicity.
by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 03/01/2022 - 12:52am
Really see few similarities between the two besides them being Jewish and comedians. Maybe Jon Stewart could be an apt comparison.
by Orion on Tue, 03/01/2022 - 1:27am
Sorry, Jon Stewart was a Senator?
Did you ever see Al Franken grill gov officials in Senate hearings? The guy did his homework.
by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 03/01/2022 - 1:53am
I MOST DEFINITELY do NOT see Jon Stewart, nor Al Franken for that matter, as strong male role models. Both you and PP seem to be talking nonsense to me. Male role models are about culture and sociology, not politics. Best to keep in mind that few people care about politics, and a lot of people despise politicians in general and look down on them as scum. Though it's true that many look up to the same when they rise to an executive position such as president or governor rather than a political or legislative one (unfortunately, in mho.)
by artappraiser on Tue, 03/01/2022 - 6:13am
Dwight Eisenhower tho.
by Orion on Tue, 03/01/2022 - 7:14am
Eye of the beholder- my mom and dad. children of the Depression and typical post war newlyweds (she never worked after marriage, he was the boss, they had five children and hoped to climb the ladder) hated everything about Eisenhower and Mamie and their years in the White House, thought of them as horribly depressing role models and were filled with hope and joy when the Kennedy's moved into the White House. My mom would have left my dad for Jack Kennedy in a NY minute, he was llike her ideal male role model (and she had four boys.)
But overall, Eisenhower really wasn't seen by anyone as a family man! Not a good father for sure.
Once again, I think you are mixing politics with sociology and that's a big mistake.
Eisenhower had a real deadening effect on the world culture, people still felt lost and existential pain, he did not help them get over the war.
Culturally Kennedy really did and was a HUGE male role model for a whole generation worldwide, including teen Bill Clinton who stood in line to shake his hand. It was very exciting for everyone "a torch passed to a new generation" and he had little kids in the White House and had a close relationship with them as a father, no longer that 'children should be seen and not heard" Culturally Kennedy a VERY STRONG male role model! Keep in mind that all of his philandering and similar was all hidden until long after his death. The main takeaway at the time: ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.
by artappraiser on Tue, 03/01/2022 - 8:16am
p.s. Kennedy as role model was planned and manipulated (i.e.,not only was his philandering hidden, but his bad health), and that was new, and it was successful -- it was started with his book "Profiles in Courage" which was also about male role models, was a wildly best seller, my frigging father bought it and he did not buy books, he had no time to read them...everyone bought it, everyone talked about it, and it was about: male role models
Edit to add: VIRILITY was the ideal male role. Strong masculine male (Richard Burton or Jack Kennedy) and strongly feminine females (Liz Taylor or Jackie Kennedy)
Eisenhower:yuck old boring grampa, respect but he should go be retired now.
Warning for ya: no way are you going to go back to that with the GENDER FLUID millennials or Gen Z. I do not even understand why you are looking for male role models, nothing like that is going to work for the foreseeable future, even conservative kids don't want to play 1950's family and they ALL seem to despise boomers.
by artappraiser on Tue, 03/01/2022 - 8:11am
Don't know how I would define a role model but as an interesting side note Kennedy wore a particular style of suit jacket that would hide the back brace he often wore. It soon became the most popular style of suit in America
by ocean-kat on Tue, 03/01/2022 - 5:20pm
well thanks for that little tidbit I didn't know!
as far as I am concerned, the definition of "role model" definitely includes doing things like wearing similar clothing to your "model", though it's not a requirement
by artappraiser on Tue, 03/01/2022 - 6:04pm
Kennedy & staff knew how to make him a worldwide star as well as role model! Check out the contemporary photos from the Berlin visit, for one example -
by artappraiser on Wed, 03/02/2022 - 2:14pm
seriously, Eisenhower as a male role model, that's ridiculous, he had no such effect on the culture at the time! nada zilch. old and tired finisher of old business, a caretaker, General/brass/Pentagon excited no one! NOBODY wanted to be a warrior anymore, for chrissakes, that's the last thing they wanted to do. (Plastics, young man, that's the future.) I dunno, you need to go watch some Mad Men or something. Eisenhower, sheesh. Lookit how his V-P Nixon did on the presidential tv debates if you want to talk "role models". The boringest of all the generals, yet. I can see a conservative going for Patton as a role model, that I can see. I get the impression that you don't even get how this role models thing works? They are supposed to be exciting, so much so that you want to emulate them.
by artappraiser on Tue, 03/01/2022 - 8:29am
FWIW -- body language
Senior American commanders of the European theater of World War II
Seated are (from left to right) Gens. William H. Simpson, George S. Patton, Carl A. Spaatz, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar Bradley, Courtney H. Hodges, and Leonard T. Gerow; standing are (from left to right) Gens. Ralph F. Stearley, Hoyt Vandenberg, Walter Bedell Smith, Otto P. Weyland, and Richard E. Nugent.
by EmmaZahn on Tue, 03/01/2022 - 6:58pm
They look rough & tough, but with the clip below i can't help wondering how they'd be in spike heels... ;-)
by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 03/02/2022 - 12:51am
hmmm no wonder the hero of the time was: G.I. Joe using the G.I. bill. Gets me thinking about the campaign slogan "I like Ike" - was an attempt to civilianize him, make him an average guy? Omar Bradley perhaps looks the most interesting there to me...
by artappraiser on Wed, 03/02/2022 - 8:19am
by Orion on Wed, 03/02/2022 - 11:52am
Zelensky didn't seem like a "strong male role model" dancing in high heels, but whatevs.
And I was of course referring to transition from comedian/TV personality to serious politician, not necessarily measuring testosterone levels, muscle-to-fat ratio or amount of hair on back.
by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 03/01/2022 - 8:32am
he's definitely a guy open to many many ROLES
(which is why one of them was working as an actor doh)
by artappraiser on Tue, 03/01/2022 - 8:46am
Franken is 26 yrs older (now 70, was 58 when he took office), and obviously his Stuart Smalley character wasn't the epitome of virility even w/o spike heels.
But until recently Zelenskyy was a "clown", president series or not.
by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 03/01/2022 - 8:56am
How to win a media war
by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 03/01/2022 - 1:08am
How not to win a Ukraine sympathy-driven war (and bring in avg Russians on the wrong side - Russians *will* fight for the Motherland if that's how it's framed)
by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 03/01/2022 - 1:56am
I'm far from an expert and I really really hate to spend my time debating negatively against what I think is inaccurate, but since you ask, and only since it is you asking, personally I find everything you said here to be horribly horribly wrong. And I think your are totally on the wrong track here. Just some points
by artappraiser on Tue, 03/01/2022 - 6:03am
If you want to pursue something on this front I would suggest the influence of rap/hiphop. You know something about that, I don't much at all except that it's fucking dominated the music industry for decades now-I(And I for one am damn sick of it--I am like: when are young people going to come up with something new?) I don't know why as it's not even "music" and is often very toxic. I'm not ashamed to admit I suspect it's been enormously destructive to society. The culture surrounding it reinforces and values a lot of the wrong things and it seems to be mostly about complaining! Lots of toxic maleness to the max. It doesn't induce happiness or even positivity, it's very very negative, a very bleak view of the world (even to the point of glorifying death/martyrdom at a young age, just whining about oppression at its worst.) While that is a valid purpose for art, it is not a purpose that has dominated most successful cultures, people mostly use art to make them happy.
by artappraiser on Tue, 03/01/2022 - 6:26am
secondarily - I am sure it doesn't help interest in productive work to be addicted to video games. I have little knowledge of the iconography of them, I am sure there is something there. I know early hacker culture for a large part grew out of programming and designing them, and that was very outlaw and pro-anarchy. Anarchists generally don't like the idea of working for someone else.
by artappraiser on Tue, 03/01/2022 - 6:32am
by artappraiser on Tue, 03/01/2022 - 9:31am
Yglesias:
by artappraiser on Tue, 03/01/2022 - 6:54pm
"America Is Remarkably United Against Putin" FREE ACCESS via msn.com to article at The Atlantic by Russell Berman, with "what to watch for at the SOTU speech"
by artappraiser on Tue, 03/01/2022 - 4:23pm
This is why I don't think Trump is about to make a return.
Maybe the GOP could, but not anyone from the Putin superfan wing of the party.
by Orion on Wed, 03/02/2022 - 4:58am
by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 03/02/2022 - 2:19am
he dissed them and they know it
by artappraiser on Wed, 03/02/2022 - 10:17am
can't erase this photo, tho; it will always be easy to find:
by artappraiser on Wed, 03/02/2022 - 10:29am
Here's some comments from some swing voter types:
Now, how do Nancy, Chuck et. al. cancel that "taking a knee" for Geo. Floyd photo so it's not used by GOP ops? (Comes to mind that Romney knew better how to handle that, he marched along with a very peaceful march of a mixture of non-tribal 'Mercans for some select photo ops, saying "it's important")
by artappraiser on Wed, 03/02/2022 - 11:17am
FWIW Eric Swalwell is claiming all the Republicans stayed seated during the "fund the police" part:
so there's an "us v. them" midterm meme
by artappraiser on Wed, 03/02/2022 - 1:03pm
Charles Blow also noticed the lack of divisive race words and he's really bitching about it, among many other things in "Open Letter to President Biden From a Dispirited Black Voter", March 2
You couldn't make this stuff up
by artappraiser on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 3:50am
Bidens historic SOTU address: https://youtu.be/cdFWmfJpM1g
by Orion on Wed, 03/02/2022 - 4:19am
by artappraiser on Wed, 03/02/2022 - 9:06am
on CNN tv they just showed Biden taking a few questions on the way out the door, explained he's making a trip "to promote the SOTU address", surprise (NOT) it's to the heart of swing country: "Wisconsin"
by artappraiser on Wed, 03/02/2022 - 12:43pm
by artappraiser on Fri, 03/04/2022 - 3:01pm
Finland and Sweden get priority attention from Biden at the White House, and then he tweets about it. Wonder what that's about NOT.
by artappraiser on Fri, 03/04/2022 - 8:03pm
^ and do note he chose a picture of them laughing to illustrate the tweet! (Uncle Joe wants you kids to know everything is gonna be okay.)
by artappraiser on Fri, 03/04/2022 - 8:06pm
Jobs reach pre COVID levels: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c_De-pKbyEs
by Orion on Fri, 03/04/2022 - 8:06pm
by artappraiser on Sat, 03/05/2022 - 1:01am
As war loomed, U.S. armed Ukraine to hit Russian aircraft, tanks and prep for urban combat, declassified shipment list shows
By Karoun Demirjian and Alex Horton @ WashingtonPost.com, March 4 at 10:13 p.m. EST
by artappraiser on Sat, 03/05/2022 - 12:59am
by artappraiser on Sat, 03/05/2022 - 4:08pm
The United States has walked to the edge of direct conflict with Russia in an operation that is reminiscent of the Berlin airlift of 1948-49, but far more complex:
Arming Ukraine: 17,000 Anti-Tank Weapons in 6 Days and a Clandestine Cybercorps
Long form reporting by team of 5 of NYTimes senior reporters! David E. Sanger reported from Wilmington, Del., and Eric Schmitt, Julian E. Barnes and Kenneth P. Vogel from Washington. Helene Cooper reported from Amari Air Base, Estonia. March 6, 2022 -
by artappraiser on Mon, 03/07/2022 - 12:48am
especially interesting end of article on Congressional lobbyists that are working pro-bono
by artappraiser on Mon, 03/07/2022 - 12:54am
why "walk to the edge" -
by artappraiser on Mon, 03/07/2022 - 1:04am
A U.S. Ban on Russian Energy Adds to an Already Tight Market, Won’t Change Fundamentals
March 8, 2022 12:30 pm ET
It's paywalled and I don't have a subscription but the tweet and the title says it all, it's only 6% of all our energy sources.
The economic problem is that it's far more in parts of Europe what happens there, that does affect our economy.
by artappraiser on Tue, 03/08/2022 - 12:48pm
by artappraiser on Tue, 03/08/2022 - 2:32pm
Really walking on the edge here! Poland transfers MiG fighters to the U.S. as Ukraine asks for help
The announcement Tuesday came after a week of back-and-forth negotiations about the transfer
By PAUL MCLEARY @ Politico.com, 03/08/2022 02:22 PM EST
I don't even really fully get what they are trying to do with this manuever!
by artappraiser on Tue, 03/08/2022 - 2:54pm
according to Dr. Adekoya who is 1/2 Polish heritage, apparently is what I thought - we - the U.S.- are taking on the full risk of retaliation from Russia!
But - Russia not that stupid, are they?
by artappraiser on Tue, 03/08/2022 - 2:58pm
he's a military historian
by artappraiser on Tue, 03/08/2022 - 5:52pm
FUGGEABOUT THE MIG'S, not going to happen
I have noted that Politico "breaking" and "gets" on this type of thing are often a waste of time. They are trying to apply political reporting style to international relations and it doesn't work. They need someone savvy, an old hand like Julian Borger at The Guardian, to filter out the noise....
by artappraiser on Tue, 03/08/2022 - 6:18pm
Instead of the Polish MIG's deal, Pentagon's sending two Patriot missile defense batteries with the radar to Poland
with clear statement of intent
YUP
I know that cause the first news junkie website I was a moderator on was run by a dude that did his stint in the military working on the Patriot team during Gulf War I. He was a super techy and he used to talk about how specialized the work was all the time.
BTW Ret. Lt. Gen. was confused:
AND evidence is it's not like they are ignoring details on the stuff they send:
by artappraiser on Wed, 03/09/2022 - 12:40am
by artappraiser on Tue, 03/08/2022 - 6:00pm
PERSIAN GULF MONARCHIES SIGNAL THEY WON'T HELP EASE SURGING OIL PRICES UNLESS WASHINGTON HELPS THEM IN YEMEN, ELSEWHERE
(yes, I was shouting)
by artappraiser on Wed, 03/09/2022 - 2:12am
George Conway's praise for Anthony Blinken:
by artappraiser on Wed, 03/09/2022 - 3:12am
says it all in one sentence:
by artappraiser on Wed, 03/09/2022 - 2:12pm
by artappraiser on Wed, 03/09/2022 - 3:13pm
Assoc. Editor of The Financial Times:
by artappraiser on Wed, 03/09/2022 - 7:01pm
Jen Psaki would like to make things perfectly clear about a specific kind of agitprop from Russia (and China) and sums up with a warning for all:
by artappraiser on Wed, 03/09/2022 - 7:25pm
Economist & author. Russia, Ukraine & Eastern Europe. Read my latest book: "Russia's Crony Capitalism" https://amzn.to/2WgLENO
continued at Wikipedia
by artappraiser on Wed, 03/09/2022 - 9:29pm
Franklin Foer at The Atlantic pegs it perfectly:
by artappraiser on Thu, 03/10/2022 - 3:08am