Monatsarchive: Mai 2022

Bono in Ukraine

BBC: The Irish rock star and U2 frontman gave a surprise performance at a downtown metro station giving renditions of hits such as Sunday Bloody Sunday, Desire and With or Without You. It is difficult for me to determine who … Weiterlesen

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8. Mai

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Nina Jankowicz on disinformation

Jankowicz is the new head of the US government’s announced Disinformation Governance Board

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Eine Mutter Ich saß am Sarg und fragte: »Wer ist da drin? Bist du da drin, mein Sohn?« In einem fort: »Wer ist da drin? Bist du da drin, mein Sohn?« Alle glaubten, ich bin verrückt. Die Zeit verging. Ich … Weiterlesen

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Da sitzen Soldaten … Unten im Tal geht ein alter Mann mit einem Esel. Ein Schuss aus dem Panzer: Krawumm! Mann und Esel sind weg … »Seid ihr wahnsinnig? Was haben die beiden euch getan?« »Gestern ist auch ein alter … Weiterlesen

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Julian Borger, Guardian: Two stories surfaced in as many days in the American press this week, citing unnamed officials as saying that US intelligence was instrumental in the targeting of Russian generals on the battlefield and in the sinking of the … Weiterlesen

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I have never experienced this kind of attack on critical thinking in the media and the political discourse, even under Joe McCarthy. It’s worse than it was during the Vietnam War.

Robert Scheer: So they were early participants in internet journalism; they have done great work for, you know, what are we talking now, decades. And suddenly they’re under attack because they dared disagree with the narrative, or some of the … Weiterlesen

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ZEIT ONLINE: What’s it like for people who oppose the war and the government but have decided to stay in Russia? Schulmann: One feels a kind of envy, perverse as it may seem, for people who are both able to be at … Weiterlesen

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United States has provided intelligence about Russian units that has allowed Ukrainians to target and kill many of the Russian generals

New York Times: The United States has provided intelligence about Russian units that has allowed Ukrainians to target and kill many of the Russian generals who have died in action in the Ukraine war, according to senior American officials. Ukrainian … Weiterlesen

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Daniel Ellsberg on US media and war, April 29, 2022

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Sandy Scheuer, August 11, 1949May 4, 1970

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At an inflection point in history, making fools of the Russian military in many instances, without us having to risk getting into a third world war by sending in American soldiers fighting Russian soldiers

Twitter: I was impressed with CBS tweeting this, given Biden’s statement at 0:39. American media consumers have a difficult time gaining a perspective outside the very limited range possible within their echo chamber. Guardian: Joe Biden on Tuesday told assembly-line … Weiterlesen

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