Drumbeats category archive
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Another person hears that rhyme from Munich 87 years ago.
And, in possibly related news, Field has a wonder.
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*Mark Twain.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
MAGA Merch 0
From the Youtube page:
The Taylor Swift-inspired friendship bracelets were a hot seller for the Harris-Walz campaign, so the Trump-Vance ticket is getting in on the action.
“Totally Unfit for Office” 0
Steve Anderson, retired brigadier general, explains why so many generals and national security professionals think reelecting Donald Trump would be a national security disaster.
Via C&L, which has commentary.
Twits on Twitter X Offenders
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Oops! I meant twits off Twitter ex-offenders.
The Jingo Jangle 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Cindy Watson looks at how interconnected the world has become and suggests it’s time to rethink nationalism.
Methinks one doesn’t need to look beyond page one headlines to realize that she makes some good points.
Learning from Experience 0
Fair and Balanced? 0
Fail Columbia? 0
At the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a Jewish student from Georgia currently enrolled at Columbia University expresses his disappointment at how his college has reacted to the demonstrations there and his dismay at how some students, professors, and pundits are portraying both the demonstrations and the conflict in Gaza. It is a thoughtful piece well-worth a read.
Here’s a tiny bit:
Truth vs. Moscow Marge 0
David describes what happens when fiction meets fact. (Warning: Short promo at the end.)
Russian Impulses 0
Republican Ken Buck, who resigned his post in the House of Representatives in disgust, comments on the Greene raw deal.
Via C&L, which has commentary.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
At the Portland Press-Herald, Victoria Hugo-Vidal looks at the conflict in Gaza and hears a rhyme.
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*Mark Twain
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
At the Des Moines Register, David Skidmore looks at Republican obstructionism as regards aid to Ukraine and hears a rhyme.
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*Mark Twain.
The Mechanics of Mind Control 0
Der Spiegel takes a long and penetrating look at how Vladimir Putin maintains his control on Russia. It is well-worth a read in these troubled and troubling times.
Here’s a tiny bit:
“It’s quite simple,” says (Russian ex-pat Ekaterina–ed.) Schulman. Putin claimed that Ukraine had to be de-Nazified, she says. “The autocrat’s word is the official Russian position. There is pressure to be loyal and there is punishment for those who publicly deviate from this narrative.”