Monatsarchive: März 2022

I am in vietnam– who will console me? I am terrified of bombs, of cold wet leaves and bamboo splinters in my feet, of a bullet cracking through the trees, across the world, killing me– there is a bullet in … Weiterlesen →

The arrogance here is nothing new, yet it still leaps out at me. Look at the fellow to the left – the very idea that a country other than the US would impose sanctions amuses him. The Russian Embassy was … Weiterlesen →

I find use of the phrase „The Homeland“ chilling, with overtones of empire, of fascism.

Wikipedia: The Bush administration briefly used „coalition of the willing“ to refer to the countries who supported, militarily or politically, the 2003 invasion of Iraq and subsequent military presence in post-invasion Iraq. The list released by the White House in March 2003 included 46 members.[2] In … Weiterlesen →

Die Zeit: Deutschland muss laut Habeck auch künftig Gas aus Autokratien beziehen Der Bund könne Energie weiterhin nicht nur aus Demokratien kaufen, sagte der Wirtschaftsminister. Aus Sicht von Bundeswirtschaftsminister Robert Habeck (Grüne) kann Deutschland, um den Energiebedarf zu decken, auch künftig … Weiterlesen →

The museum here has by far the most extensive exhibit I’ve seen on how the Nazis transformed Polish society, controlling print and broadcast media, imposing curfews on non-Germans, rationing food and other essentials according to perceived race. It’s certainly the … Weiterlesen →

„Zur Arbeit ausgereist“

The Byrds on time, for that matter: