"Of course, in order to make ordinary people rally to the cause, effective ‘narratives’ must be devised to convince them that pacifism is either treason or a mental illness. People must also be made to believe that unlike what the _...Read More_

The Atlantic: Our Strange New Era of Space Travel.

The Atlantic: Let's Be Real, Hard Seltzer Is Gross.

[https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2022/6/18/bitcoin-drops-below-20000-as-inverters-keep-selling-crypto](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2022/6/18/bitcoin-drops-below-20000-as-inverters-keep-selling-crypto)

I like the idea of “reasons” as opposed to “reason,” but getting tired of this story that post-truth (or whatever) *started* with trumps election.

>"America is facing fundamental tests that will only intensify in 2022. We’re asking readers to help us raise $1.25m to support our reporting in the new year"

"“It doesn’t complicate my ideas about it, it's always been complicated. Who's the good guy with the gun?”"

The Home Office has failed to release its annual stop-and-search data, prompting concern that the figures will reveal a further increase to disproportionate targeting of black people.

>"Striking health-care workers with the Canadian Union of Public Employees are complying with the province's back-to-work order, _...Read More_

>"Inside Alden Global Capital"

The US has effectively recognized the Taliban for 30 years 😂. And of course it’s time for direct aid, they have to spread some around donating enough to make the Taliban one of the most militarized groups in the world

>"The meeting comes a day after Afghanistan suffered its deadliest attack since US forces withdrew."

>"Frances Haugen’s testimony that social networking company puts profit before people ‘just not true’"