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 |
Fixing U.S.-Russian Relations
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
This won't fit on a bumper sticker but is well worth the reading.
by A Guy Called LULU on Thu, 03/23/2017 - 10:54am
Behind a firewall (yeah, could register for free, but...) - what was it you found notable?
by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 03/23/2017 - 11:23am
I was led to it by an article by Gilbert Doctorow who says in part "It is encouraging that Foreign Affairs magazine, the preeminent professional journal of American diplomacy, took the extraordinary step (extraordinary at least in the current environment) of publishing Robert English’s article, entitled “Russia, Trump, and a new Détente,” that challenges the prevailing groupthink and does so with careful scholarship.
In effect, English’s article trashes the positions of all Foreign Affairs’ featured contributors for the past several years. But it must be stressed that there are no new discoveries of fact or new insights that make English’s essay particularly valuable. What he has done is to bring together the chief points of the counter-current and set them out with extraordinary writing skills, efficiency and persuasiveness of argumentation. Even more important, he has been uncompromising."
by A Guy Called LULU on Thu, 03/23/2017 - 11:35am
re: yeah, could register for free, but...
chose wisely once you do, as they only give ya one free article per month.
by artappraiser on Thu, 03/23/2017 - 12:18pm
Yeah, and that I'm saving for "Girls of the State Department Gone Wild".
by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 03/23/2017 - 12:30pm
you gonna be waiting a loooong time, methinks. As opposed to most other sites like ForeignPolicy.com which has all the millenial bells and whistles trying to make international affairs sexy, Foreign Affairs still has that Foggy Bottom scholarly white paper thing going on. Like I imagine their meatspace conferences to have a dress code and gentlemen not properly attired are led to a room with spare jackets and ties (w/regimental stripes of course!)...and no raising one's voice, please...other gentle folk might be wanting to think or snore...
by artappraiser on Thu, 03/23/2017 - 1:41pm
The online edition of Foreign Affairs offers 5 free reads a month, not just one. No one need imagine what the article is like.
While posting an article and highly recommending it is in a sense "coaxing" people to read it, I would not coax anyone to offer an opinion on what it says. That is obviously anyone's choice and one to be respected but I would appreciate anyone who has if fact actually read the article to acknowledge that one fact just to satisfy my curiosity. I admit that I am especially curious regarding those who do take time to comment with innuendo about the source and only seem to be suggesting reasons not to read the article.
I have not read at FA enough to describe it as a publication one way or another but Doctorow thinks he has and offers this opinion that the article by English is outside the norm for that publication.
by A Guy Called LULU on Thu, 03/23/2017 - 2:02pm
I've been on their mail list for over a year, subscribed to several categories of newsletters from them, I get emails from them like every few days with every new posting in those categories. They let me see like a third of the article, then it fades out, and when I click on "read more", it tells me that I've already read my 1 free article and offers an annual subscription of $35.95 a year for either digital or print or special sale price of $40.95 for both.
I realize that you are looking for someone to discuss this article with, sorry, it ain't going to be me. Apologies if I've been a downer on the front, but I only brought it up in context of Peracles comment asking you to post more content of the article or what you found interesting about it because he didn't/couldn't access it either.
by artappraiser on Thu, 03/23/2017 - 2:19pm
FA used to be one of my favorite sites after you introduced it to me. Many very good in depth articles. I was very disappointed when they restricted access. If I decide I can afford another subscription FA is on the top of my list. I've been thinking about it the past few months but haven't felt I can afford it right now.
by ocean-kat on Thu, 03/23/2017 - 2:28pm
We get conflicting information.Their online FAQ's says: A: If you are a registered user, but not a subscriber, you can view up to 5 complimentary articles per month. My access ,when I get an email from them, acts exactly the same way, an intro that fades a few paragraphs in, until I log in to read the rest. Thanks for responding.
by A Guy Called LULU on Thu, 03/23/2017 - 2:33pm
Maybe I'm turned on by girls dressed in the equivalent of manila envelopes in various stages of reclassification...
by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 03/23/2017 - 2:48pm
This one would be a good choice and well worth the effort of signing in if it was all that anyone ever got there. IMO.
by A Guy Called LULU on Thu, 03/23/2017 - 12:31pm