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“Blood and Ruins,” a revelatory history
Blood and Ruins: The Last Imperial War, 1931-1945, by British historian Richard Overy. That’s the book that has transformed my mind. So much so, every day I find myself absorbing news about our world and events within it with such … Continue reading
Posted in Government, The Facts of Life, War, War on Ukraine
Tagged ", "Blood and Ruins, Baltic states, Harry Truman, NATO, Putin, Richard Overy, Russia, Soviet Union, Stalin, United States and NATO, World War I, World War II
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The Proud Boys “1776 Return” plans for Jan 6 have been revealed
Just made public: the 9 page “Orders of the Day” for the Proud Boys, et al, the lead insurrectionists on January 6, 2021. What grabbed me on page 1 was the reference to “Storming the Winter Palace.” That’s how this … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Government, Jan 6, Politics, Propaganda, The Facts of Life
Tagged Jan 6, Keystone Kops, Lenin, Proud Boys, Proud Boys battle plan, Russian Provisional Government, Soviet Union, Steve Bannon, storming the Winter Palace, Victor Sebestyen, Winter Palace
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God’s Hammer, guerrilla warfare, Ukraine and the breath of life
When I was a little girl, 5 years old, my lungs asserted themselves inauspiciously. Starting with several months of pneumonia, they proceeded, as I grew up, into various bronchial uproars, and then asthma attacks. It was during an extended asthma … Continue reading
Posted in Human rights, The Facts of Life, voting and voting rights
Tagged bronchiectasis, Crimea, emphysema, glasnost, Howard Fast, My Glorious Brothers, Odessa, perestroika, Putin, Soviet Union, the Maccabees, Ukraine
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