Monatsarchive: September 2019

I read this and thought that here again are the powerless apparently soothing themselves with a knowing „just you wait“ vow. The woman to the right, about ten years older than me, read the quote, shook her head dimissively and … Weiterlesen →

Can you imagine being here at the end of September 1989 watching a train of East Germans from Prague heading to West Germany?

The printshop where Inge Viett worked. There was a pleasant Hof party going on today. A guy sat by the entrance studiously smoking a joint. A woman sold vegan waffles, her booth opposite a table full of anarchist literature. Colo-radio, … Weiterlesen →

  I was struck by this photo for several reasons. It’s from Bełżec, which the SS had so erased from existence that it had been plowed under and planted, with a lone watchman left playing farmer to report on the … Weiterlesen →

The plaque explaining that a concentration camp was once on this site can be seen at the lower right, to the right of the frozen yogurt stand and across from the machines for paying for parking.

It seemed like a good time was being had by all.

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BBC: Two Muslim men in the US have demanded an investigation after they say they were subjected to racial and religious profiling on a flight home to Dallas. Abderraoof Alkhawaldeh and Issam Abdallah allege their flight was cancelled because crew … Weiterlesen →

I find each of these sentences while seemingly trite a sort of koan, worthy of lengthy reflection. Each of the four is self-supporting, yet here they are assembled into a composition. I feel I have only the beginning glimmerings of … Weiterlesen →

To give an account of my life while protecting the privacy of my loved ones and not exposing legitimate government secrets is no simple task, but it is my task. Between those responsibilities—that is where to find me. —Edward Snowden, Permanent … Weiterlesen →

US Dept. of Justice: ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The United States today filed a lawsuit against Edward Snowden, a former employee of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and contractor for the National Security Agency (NSA), who published a book entitled Permanent Record in … Weiterlesen →