In an interview before his death, the Pentagon Papers whistleblower urged the media and the government to be more honest about America’s bombing of civilians.
The post Daniel Ellsberg Wanted Americans to See the Truth About War appeared first on The Intercept.
1. You totally have a beautiful and famous girlfriend, but she’s not around at the moment for far-fetched reasons.
2. The animals are too cute to hunt.
3. You can start a fire, but you catch on fire too.
4. Your idea of a sporting good time is prancing around on a horse you call Sir Haunches.
5. You don’t know how most of your tools work, and they break as soon as you try them.
6. Your handiwork is just a bunch of shit glued together.
7. You can get to where you’re going but only by checking the map every twenty seconds.
8. You run away from fights to spend the day looking for new clothes everyone is talking about.
9. You boil steak.
10. When you see a flower you say, “Oooh!” and run to pick it.
11. You listen attentively to everyone’s whining and moaning without telling them what to do.
12. You change outfits four times per day.
13. You float from job to job and transport others to make extra on the side.
14. You’re a freegan.
Zelda: 1-14
Disappointing your father: 1-14
Next week’s primaries will show whether progressive populists can win the same way they did four years ago: by rejecting corporate cash.
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“Scientists and sailors say orcas, also known as killer whales, are stepping up ‘attacks’ on yachts along Europe’s Iberian coast, with one skipper who’s been pursued by the marine mammals on two separate occasions suggesting that their tactics are becoming more stealthy.” — NPR
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During a visit to Chile in 1976, Kissinger met the dictator Augusto Pinochet and offered no objection to his violent rule.
The post How Henry Kissinger Paved the Way for Orlando Letelier’s Assassination appeared first on The Intercept.
Kit Klarenberg reveals how much of the hysteria surrounding 'Chinese police stations' in the West is being fueled by a shadowy CIA-linked organization called Safeguard Defenders.
The post False Witnesses and Sinister Plots: Exposing the CIA Connection in the ‘Chinese Police Station’ Narrative appeared first on MintPress News.
Tracey never expected the work she does to be easy, but she did expect to be adequately remunerated for it. A healthcare assistant at Arrowe Park Hospital in the Wirral, Tracey does permanent nights on the ward, supporting vulnerable patients suffering severe mental health problems, dementia, Alzheimer’s and alcohol and drug withdrawal symptoms. She’s […]
- by Psyche Film
How seriously is Manchin considering a presidential run?
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- by Ross Benjamin