NATO isn’t a paper tiger, it’s a paper pussycat. Lab rats in the latest woke experiment; bad morale and fading cohesion; low readiness levels; exhausted by forever wars; expensive weapons that don’t work; pawns in the fantasies of belligerent braggarts: that’s a recipe for catastrophe.
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‘Undermining faith in NATO’ is now grounds for Twitter ban, because certain kinds of politics have become a religion
Heresy against NATO has apparently joined the ever-expanding list of sins that will get one erased from Twitter, as Big Tech mounts a crusade against infidels at home and abroad on behalf of values of Our Democracy.
Australian parliament passes law requiring Big Tech to pay media after last-minute changes prompted by Facebook news ban
Australian lawmakers have passed a law that forces tech giants like Facebook and Google fork out money for the media content. Critics argue the bill was watered down after Facebook imposed a week-long ban on Australian news.
The lost message of Purim
Jews today remain so divided that they almost certainly would not allow for the type of unity displayed in the times of the Purim miracle.
Electronic bracelets to be put on people entering Israel
People who test negative for Covid on entering Israel will have an option of isolating at home with an electronic bracelet instead of in a hotel.
A People’s History of Struggle: Liberty or Lockdown
Most change that has benefited ordinary people has resulted from the actions of ordinary folk themselves. History shows that once the powerful seize more power, they do not cede it unless forced to.
War and peace – Giorgio Agamben
History, without which power is ultimately unthinkable, is strictly in solidarity with war, while life in peace is by definition without history.
Netanyahu hopes for full reopening of country by April
PM says he wants to vaccinate all Israelis over 16 by end of March, shortly after the elections; top officials urge public to follow coronavirus rules over Purim.
2 families to be deported after forging permits to fly to Israel
21 people said to fraudulently board United Airlines flight from New York.
Watch: Australian Open fans boo political announcement
Sky News says the crowd at the Australian Open gave tennis association president a ‘rude awakening’ as she was making COVID announcement.
Mingma G Answers K2 Winter Summit Questions
“We had our plan to become first but we never threatened to cut ropes. Once we are done with the summit, it doesn’t matter to us who climbs later.”
Clearing the Plume: K2 Winter
The Story of “Les Homme Extraordinaire”. Snorri, Ali Sadpara and Mohr, earliest they could reach the summit was around 5 PM.
Revealed: 6,500 migrant workers have died in Qatar as it gears up for World Cup
Guardian analysis indicates shocking figure likely to be an underestimate, as preparations for 2022 tournament continue.
IAEA report confirms Iran’s 20 percent uranium enrichment, says no explanation given for undeclared nuclear particles
Iran has still not offered explanations for uranium material found at two of its nuclear plants last year, according to a new report by the UN’s nuclear watchdog, potentially derailing renewed efforts to revive the nuclear deal.
COVID-19 Vaccines for the Palestinians
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prefers to buy diplomatic support with leftover vaccine rather than to meet Israel’s legal and moral obligation to the Palestinians.
The Vaccine (Dis-) Information War
You’re either with the Corporatocracy or against it! This is no time to get squeamish, or, you know, publicly exhibit an ounce of compassion. What would your friends and colleagues think of you?!