Layered with ethical snares and ideological paradoxes, “Judas and the Black Messiah” is best understood as a political tragedy, not a crime thriller, @aoscott writes. https://t.co/uHaIoxhZ8z
I note an obsession with traffic on this website. Users should note that THERE IS NO ADVERTISING ON THIS WEBSITE! Except for this book by the owner of this website: Unreasonable Men Therefore, traffic is not of much import at the current time, unless a few new visitors buy his book. It may actually be the case that more traffic costs the owner money and time. For which he deserves thanks.
One month ago, the President of the United States used the power of his office to incite & direct a violent insurrection against our government, based on white supremacy and baseless conspiracies, all to overturn a free & fair election.
My wife has been dressing like Ella Emhoff for as long as I've known her: "She wears Crocs and mismatched handmade clothes, though she also has what she terms a 'uniform' of black pants and a white tank top." https://t.co/qQ6V8CfYBV
Just a place to continue collecting information that will help us get to know more about our fellow citizens who decided to storm the Capitol on Jan. 6. Like have done on Moat's thread for the past four days:
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
"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
Indian police in occupied Kashmir have arrested seven university students under tough anti-terrorism laws for alleged intimidation and “anti-India sloganeering” after Australia's victory over India in the Cricket World Cup final.
Ballistic missiles were later fired from Houthi areas in Yemen, officials said....continues with a bunch of interesting stuff from the Pentagon presser
Alex de Waal warns of a possible new war in the Horn. The article brings home how little attention the conflicts in Ethiopia and Sudan get from an international community fixated with Ukraine and Gaza/Israel. Yet the loss of life has been massive. https://t.co/RX0XspV5OB
Is Iranian secularism a colonial imposition? Philosophers Patrick Hassan and Hossein Dabbagh argue that in maintaining that secularism is inherently Western and imperial, political Islamists and postcolonial theorists make the same mistake. https://t.co/jDmwl2sZws
October 2023 is the highest American oil production has ever been, I think the White House should talk about this — domestic supply complements their historic investments in long-term fleet electrification.https://t.co/KrSpXg9bPepic.twitter.com/O1SREoX0Ib
The justice failed to repay much, perhaps all, of the $267,230 loan. His benefactor wiped the slate clean, with ethical and potential tax consequences.
Folks is it a crime to accept large bribes?
Well, according to the Supreme Court it’s actually fine as long as it’s for general ideological loyalty rather than specific cash-for-favors. Good gig if you can get it! https://t.co/zZkAanYBDj