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“They ruined a great spy game with this stupid war.”
In the September 16 New Yorker, Ben Taub’s “The Dark Time: On the Arctic border of Russia and Norway, an espionage war is emerging,” has enthralled me completely. It’s a must-read and for me, a must re-read. The story centers … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Politics, Propaganda, Technology, The Facts of Life, War, War on Ukraine
Tagged "Local Hero", Ben Taub, Berlin War, counterintelligence, cryptocurrency, Kirchenes, Kirchenes Norway, Norway counterintelligence, Putin, Telegram, The New Yorker, Ukraine invasion
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Donald, the Dim Despot
Yes, that was too cute. But I’m sticking with it. I’ll explain (as you knew I would). I’ve been reading “The History of the Modern World.” After I got through the Great Slog (pre-history up to the 16th century), I … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Fascism, Indicting Trump, Politics, The Facts of Life, The filthy rich, Trumpism
Tagged "The History of the Modern World, Donald Trump, enlightened despotism, Galileo, Hobbes, Isaac Newton, Kim Jong Un, Locke, Putin, the Age of Enlightenment, the American Revolution, the French Revolution
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Keeping up with the Strongmen
From Harper’s Weekly Review: Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose major political rivals are dead, exiled, or incarcerated, won reelection in a contest that one protester called “a farce” and one human rights campaigner called “an insult to elections.”
Posted in Human rights, political campaigns, Politics, The Facts of Life, voting and voting rights
Tagged Harper's, Putin, Russian election, strongman
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