Will South Africa’s ex-President Jacob Zuma be imprisoned today? I’ll post a story if he does, or if he retires to his luxury home instead.
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Tessa Lena was groaning about ‘Washing Clothes with Recycled Toilet Water’ when she pointed out this lovely video (which reminded me of the work we need to do to clean politics) ->
THE COLD WAR
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Ukraine Unreality: Can war be waged without public support? (easily the best article of the week)
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US patrol spots Chinese, Russian naval ships off Alaskan island
Ukraine will need at least $42 bn in external financing in 2024
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As President, I am going to end the humanitarian crisis at the border
Chris Hedges & Lee Camp - Corporate power has neutered comedy
US Govt documents admit atomic bombing of Japan was unnecessary to end WWII
Japanese Premier shamefully exploited Hiroshima anniversary to fearmonger about Russia
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ROBBIE ROBERTSON IS DEAD
Robbie Robertson died last night at the good age of 80. He was well known for his 60s and 70s music with The Band, for working with Bob Dylan, and scoring Martin Scorcese soundtracks. But I’m sharing three of his beautiful solo numbers, ending with ‘It’s A Good Day to Die’.