Coming February 6, 2024 . . .
MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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Coming February 6, 2024 . . . MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE by Michael Wolraich Pre-order at Barnes & Noble / Amazon / Books-A-Million / Bookshop |
Iranians protesting in Tehran tonight over death of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested and tortured by morality police and died after going into a coma. They are chanting: “Death to the dictator”. (Video curtesy of @1500tasvir) #مهسا_امینی #گشت_ارشاد
— Khosro Kalbasi (@KhosroKalbasi) September 16, 2022
pic.twitter.com/6Yft8SDakj
The intra-Palestinian meeting in Moscow has precedent
— Hanna Notte (@HannaNotte) February 29, 2024
Russia's hosted such meetings in the past, most recently Feb 2019
Russia has long lamented the US' "monopolization" of the peace process & tried to carve out a niche for itself: mediating among the disunited Palestinians/2
Here's what I told them: https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/
Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force https://t.co/pCoDg05irX
— Gareth Harris (@garethharr) December 28, 2023
Location: U.S. Embassy and residential compounds
Events: Heavy gunfire is occuring around the area of the U.S. Embassy and residential compounds adjacent to the Trutier area of Tabarre. All Embassy personnel have been instructed to remain indoors and shelter-in-place until further notice. All others should avoid the area.
Actions to take:
- Avoid the area;
- Avoid demonstrations and any large gatherings of people;
- Do not attempt to drive through roadblocks; and
- If you encounter a roadblock, turn around and get to a safe area.
By The Editorial Board @ Bloomberg.com, December 8, 2023
A mass expulsion of Afghan migrants could destabilize the region and fuel radicalization. The West should pressure Islamabad to change course.
All eyes on #Chad right now
Chad has two internet trunks coming into the country: One from the Red Sea via Sudan; the other from Cameroon. Not possible for the totality of the country's internet network to be shut unless done centrally. A lot of rumors swirling; few facts. https://t.co/N6bDJZ2ixO
BREAKING: Three loss prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed, one of them has died from stab wounds, @PhillyPolice sources tell me. Police converged on the store as the three workers were rushed to Jefferson Hospital. pic.twitter.com/4U1eKycL4W
Former US Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba https://t.co/LDwo4ZJI1K
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 4, 2023
[Chapter I news is HERE, Oct. 7 til today]
You don’t get it.
— George Deek (@GeorgeDeek) December 2, 2023
It’s not about an UNRWA teacher who held an Israeli kid hostage in his house.
It’s all about how for 75 years you have destroyed the future of generations of Palestinians, including my family.
My cousins in Arab countries are still not citizens - not even the… https://t.co/nv6anubGhc
Note 'Community Notes' attached to UNWRA's statement.
Imperialism for me but not for thee?
It's wild that Venezuela is now holding a vote on whether 2/3 of Guyana actually belongs to them! Analysts suggest that Modoru may want military action to pump up his sinking popularity.
Could we have a war in South America?!?
"The people who live in Essequibo are largely… pic.twitter.com/QvMEjkkgwy
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
By Martinn Pengelly in Washington DC for TheGuardian.com, Nov. 30
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells Ryan Grim life in Congress ‘completely transformed’ after Democratic leader stepped down
"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
— Cameron Hudson (@_hudsonc) November 28, 2023
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I noticed this meme, with a person on life support in a hospital, before what I knew what it was about:
by artappraiser on Fri, 09/16/2022 - 4:21pm
by artappraiser on Fri, 09/16/2022 - 4:24pm
by artappraiser on Sun, 09/18/2022 - 2:01pm
there's also other news from the interview at their Twitter feed
by artappraiser on Sun, 09/18/2022 - 10:21pm
by artappraiser on Sun, 09/18/2022 - 2:17pm
Bad link now, but...
by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 09/21/2022 - 12:13am
Really do get the sense that elite educateds are fed up after so many years of taking it, and can't take it no more. After all, it's Persia, not Afghanistan. (Nor is it Saudi Arabia which is basically a country made up by a devil's deal between tribal leaders and Wahhabi clerics, so most are more accepting of the culture). Don't know what's going to happen, tho, as the non-urban masses are apparently supportive of the religiosity being part of the government and suppression of urban elites isn't that impossible to do for a very long time (plenty of other examples, of course.)
by artappraiser on Wed, 09/21/2022 - 1:32pm
I had a neighbor who grew up in Tehran, oil brat until the Shah was thrown out. Life was so western before then. Daughter of Persia a great book as well - had an Iranian landlord in LA, where much of the diaspora ended up. So much promise. Khomeini seemed alright when broadcasting from Paris. Then he returned & the shitstorm began.
Oh yeah, she had a Molotov cocktail thrown through her window. People at the embassy said "don't worry, come to the party tonight". Her parents said, you don't get it - we're leaving. They were at the airport while the embassy went that day or the next. Even the smartest people can be stupid
by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 09/21/2022 - 6:54pm
by artappraiser on Tue, 09/20/2022 - 8:07pm
by artappraiser on Wed, 09/21/2022 - 6:32pm
by artappraiser on Fri, 09/23/2022 - 1:56am
by artappraiser on Sat, 09/24/2022 - 1:59am
Iran Protests Surge to Dozens of Cities (the best vetted summary you're gonna get! I have underlined a key explanatory paragraph of what has changed recently)
Iranians fed up with oppressive rules and a battered economy have faced bullets, tear gas and arrests to demand an end to the Islamic Republic’s rule
By Farnaz Fassihi and Jane Arraf @NYTimes. com, Sept. 24, 2022 Updated 4:07 p.m. ET; HAS VIDEO & PHOTOS AT LINK
by artappraiser on Sat, 09/24/2022 - 4:51pm
by artappraiser on Sat, 09/24/2022 - 10:02pm
by artappraiser on Sun, 09/25/2022 - 10:28pm
normally I would say that they need verbal support from Hollywood liberal actresses like a hole in the head, but then she also has the role of Special Envoy for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency (for a decade now! Iooked that up)
by artappraiser on Fri, 09/30/2022 - 4:02am
And much much more if you look at her Wikipedia entry.
Rather impressive - wish the papers printed this rather than depressing Brangelina crap.
by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 09/30/2022 - 9:02am
by artappraiser on Mon, 10/03/2022 - 2:16am
It's not stopping! "Mahsa Amini" has become the new Ayatollah Khameini of the late 1970's?
by artappraiser on Wed, 10/05/2022 - 12:25pm
It won't stop. The world is watching ... here's hoping the attention will lessen the bloodshed.
by barefooted on Wed, 10/05/2022 - 12:31pm
by artappraiser on Wed, 10/05/2022 - 3:02pm