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 |
President detained by the army in #Burkina Faso. Soldiers in front of the main TV station. A statement expected in the next few hours.
— Kinley Salmon (@kcsalmon) January 24, 2022
That's the fourth coup in the region in about 18 months.
(Arguably the fifth including #Chad)
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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by artappraiser on Mon, 01/24/2022 - 6:20am
The Ivory Coast is a bit more stable than it looks, but the way that it stays stable is probably a bit on the disturbing side:
A lot of unexpected stuff has happened since the end of the Cold War and one of those unexpected things appears to be that Russia has filled the void that countries like England once had in Africa. France still remotely has a presence in former colonies like Senegal, Mali and Cameroon, and Israel has a huge role in Cameroon's military force, but Russians have made their presence in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Congo and apparently now also Burkina Faso.
China in Africa was already a western headache but Russia in Africa may be a western nightmare. There's a South African TV show called Shadow (it's on Netflix) and Russian characters pop up regularly and are depicted commanding a whole lot more authority and menace than any of the Afrikaner characters. I figured that that was a holdover from Soviet sponsorship of Nelson Mandela and the fact that South Africa is generally more diverse than the rest of the continent but apparently it's on another level than just that.
by Orion on Tue, 01/25/2022 - 5:39pm
nothing to say except wow, thanks for the interesting analysis
by artappraiser on Tue, 01/25/2022 - 6:05pm
I have traveled to that region multiple times, to the point that people who recognized me approach me in Engish. I would live there if I had the choice. It makes more sense than here. Internet access is intentionally limited but cable TV is widespread. That is a recipe for calm.
People avoid politics, still know how to deal with one another, to live communally. Outside of the city, people live as they have for maybe thousands of years and whatever stuff is going on in the news has no impact on them whatsoever. As Americans, there is something wrong with us.
I spent a whole day just washing dishes for my hosts. No one told me to do it faster or that I was stupid like back in the U.S. You see people smiling every day, whereas no one in America smiles anymore. All that money, the envy of the world, and we used it just to build walls between each other. We had a president who ran on building a wall between people. We have no idea who one another are and therefore just assume the absolute worst.
We drive ourselves insane with a bunch of stuff that is just designed to make life more complicated. They should be afraid but we are the ones with a culture of fear. Fear all the time of literally everything - of guns, of Covid, of politicians, of black people, of police, of obesity, of ourselves, of cancer, of drugs, of our own family. We don't know how to be human anymore.
A bit of an emotional rant there. My apologies. :P
by Orion on Tue, 01/25/2022 - 7:04pm
You know half the stuff we do her is boilerplate. Having something personal and emotional is a nice break. I.e. no need to apologize.
And yes, i contemplate the "what *does*;it mean to be male" bit in 2022 - in the US or outside of. A lot of our civilization was built on excessive hormones, and in a generation or 2 we're greatly trying an evolutionary switch. The pandemic has made it worse - hard to lead or contemplate - big picture stuff turns into basic hygiene concerns or putting out fires - don't see too much resolving*. Oddly the primitives with guns don't notice the quandary - they just function as usual, drag knuckles this way & that.
*Saw Kahneman - he seemed to think organizations play a role in boosting our contemplative side rather than our primary automated mode of functioning. But do corporations replace individual initiative?
by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 01/25/2022 - 7:31pm
To both artappraiser and PeraclesPlease:
I feel like what I'm posting here is altogether basically the same as what I did years ago, yet your response is so different. I really do appreciate the respect and the reception this time around.
As for men, it will work itself out. The whole problem would be alleviated if there were less guns around.
by Orion on Wed, 01/26/2022 - 1:17am
We're all getting older, priorities & styles change, 2 years if COVID, et al...
by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 01/26/2022 - 5:12am
found retweeted by Dr Remi Adekoya, who I follow. He's a Brit of Nigerian & Polish heritage and has a lot of followers from Nigeria as he tweets a lot about Nigerian history and culture; his main interest, tho, is classic western liberalism (and Enlightenment values) vs. the woke variety.
by artappraiser on Wed, 01/26/2022 - 3:30am