The Hall of Fire

Today, a Russian bomb hit a supermarket in Kharkiv, with more than 200 people inside. At least two deaths reported so far, but the death toll is sure to rise. Meanwhile, the US continues to insist that American weapons cannot be used to destroy targets inside Russia, from where these bombs are launc...

Also, does this mean that when he was President, Trump had the means to bring home Paul Whelan, who's been held by Russians since 2018, and just chosen not to? Or Trevor Reed, the Marine who was imprisoned in Russia in 2019 and whose released was secured by Biden in 2022. He just chose not to?

I'm not sure where this belongs but this is definitely a headline.

Trump Dinner Guest Nick Fuentes Blames Israel For Gay Porn Playing During His Live Stream

Fuentes, a virulent anti-Semite and Trump's dinner guest, is now being mocked by George Santos, among many others.

Huh.
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Connections
Puzzle #348

Coincidentally or not, Madison Garden was where the largest rally of American supporters of Hitler took place in 1939. When Nazis Took Manhattan To the credit of the American public back then, the rally was surroundered by protestors, held back by an army of police. Things went downhill for the Bund...

Thanks, V!

Does dissent make any difference?

A Russian missile attack against Kharkiv on May 23 killed at least six people and injured at least 16.

A poignant video shows a body bag with a cell phone ringing inside, as someone is frantically trying to reach their loved one.

No, that's a real photo.

Ooo, new game! Shiny!

Strands #80
“Home grown”

While properly belonging here, this pertains to the discussion in the Challenges Ahead thread. The Czech illegals: Husband and wife outed as GRU spies aiding bombings and poisonings across Europe It's breathtaking how brazen Russian sabotage and murder activities are in Europe. And how rarely report...

Franco remained in power for 39 years. Salazar for 36. Putin for 24 and counting. It's very hard to dislodge a dictator once one takes hold.

It's easy to blame the media, or rich people, or whoever else. I advocate looking in the mirror. That's a very optimistic view, because if it's us who are the problem, then we can solve it, but if we are up against a sophisticated disinfo machine, state funded troll a farms, strategically design al...

Voronwë the Faithful wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 5:32 pm I'm not buying it. The media follows the people, not the other way around.

Yes, and we know which people.

Correction - driven by a purposeful campaign of disinformation dirtected by state actors like Russia, China, and Iran leveraging vulnerable or specifically designed social media platforms.

Meanwhile, Harris announced that the administration would move to not consider medical debt when calculating a credit score. We should be hearing loud cheers, and yet.

Meanwhile, Russia is considering going back to forced labor camps. Per the UK intelligence briefing. INTELLIGENCE UPDATE Russia is currently experiencing a labour shortage that is becoming a significant problem in some sectors. According to estimates by the independent Russian media outlet Izvestia ...

He broke every promise he ever made unless it was to do something nasty. Why, given his record, they even talk to him?

I guess if they dangle a large enough donation, they might get somewhere.

Wasn't he supposed to be a witness for the defense?