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Two cults brilliantly described in one magazine issue
I don’t know whether David Remnick conceived of the August 26 New Yorker as cult-themed. But I think it is, after reading two long, riveting pieces of journalism, each about a nightmarish movement, one in our country, one in Kenya. … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Guns in the U.S. of A., Journalism, The Facts of Life, The god problem, Trumpism
Tagged "A Cult in the Forest", "The Infiltrators", Alexis Okeowo, American cult of violence, David D Kirkpatric, David Remnick, doomsday cults, Jim Jones, Kenyan death cult, Kool Aid, The New Yorker, William Branham
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What is the truth about the war? About any war?
My heart bleeds; my head stays calm. That’s the best I can do with reports from this war when the news media is spilling over with information. I react with horror — impartial horror — and then I wonder what … Continue reading
Posted in Propaganda, The Facts of Life, War
Tagged "Blood and Ruins, David Remnick, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Richard Overy, The New Yorker, war
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Rats.
It has occurred to me that my daily life consists of reading, writing, and thinking about what I’ve read and what I want to write. Yeah, yeah there’s the role TV occupies but it isn’t a blanket: I’m usually reading … Continue reading
Posted in Animal news, The Facts of Life
Tagged David Grann, David Remnick, giant squid, Joseph Mitchell, Kraken, New Yorker, Pied Piper of Hamelin, rats in New York City, Robert Browning, World War II
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