Not super related but a fun fact is that the PKK as it exists today owes a lot to the DFLP. This is an excellent story about the entwinement of the two national struggles which defined the region in the 20th century.

By this logic, the US has been at war with Iran since 1953, when the CIA overthrew Mohammed Mossadegh to ensure that western oil companies, and not the Iranian people, controlled Iranian oil. It’s brutal puppet the Shah tortured & killed for 25 years. That’s why they chanted DEATH TO AMERICA in 1979

Woosah

Self interest is short sighted. Chag Sameach.

Really can't be left unacknowledged that every single state in the region that houses US military personnel, except for maybe two, do so against the will of the supermajority of their own public's opinion but it does not matter because most of these states are US backed dictatorships.

I hope you aren’t drunk and took your staff’s advice, Rashida and I don’t know this man and feel confident he didn’t care about us. Please restrain from drinking too much as you have been warned from your staff and stay off social media when you are drunk. I pray in his holy month you find peace and respect for your self,

uhhh oh my god

"The Islamists oppose women getting an education," I mutter, as I aim my missile at the girls school

It is absolutely a choice.

YouTube video by No Small Plans Network - "I Got A Hit" - Holden, Duvall

Duvall was so good, in every minute of every role, throughout the decades. they really didn't come better www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxqk...

A giant loss: Robert Duvall is gone. An extraordinary artist who was fluent in every dialect of film acting, from ice-cold underplayer (The Godfather) to expert naturalist (Tender Mercies, The Apostle) to balls-to-the-wall maniac (Apocalypse Now). One of our all-timers. Plunge into that filmography.

Their "more efficient" process than having writers write:

• AI identifies possible stories
• Reporters do further reporting and produce notes
• Another person uses AI to generate a story from the notes, then rewrites/"tweaks"
• Another person fact-checks/edits
• Reporter reviews

YouTube video by American Masters PBS W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With A Cause | Official Trailer | American Masters | PBS

Coming this May. A documentary about WEB Du Bois - www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kMs...

keep hitting it we gotta deplete the full health bar before it recovers

This Year's Oscar Nominees Have Real Fight In Them, Even If Hollywood Doesn't An introduction to The Work, a column about resistance in fiction

introducing my column about resistance in fiction for @aftermath.site. I’m calling it THE WORK

aftermath.site/oscars-revol...

it's unbelievable to me that someone could actually be a trillionaire. i think most of us have trouble internalizing how much money that truly is. let me put it in simple terms for you: a trillion dollars is three million dollars

Jesus fucking Christ

why does he think he has the charisma to pull off being this much of an asshole, the raccoon ass eyeliner eyes makes him come off as an Ivy League educated fancy lad who sold his soul to a literal devil to get on an eating club waiting list

Must be a mistake that @aanand.style is not listed. Hopefully corrected soon

One thing I'll say: as a journalist, you've probably undervalued your own skills because you're surrounded by people with similar skills. You're probably great at writing and digesting complex information, which many people are not!

Leaving journalism, going back to school, and starting a new career in a new field was really hard. But I'm grateful I did it. If you're a journalist thinking about a new career, I'd be happy to talk, break down my experiences for you.

Let's gooooooooooooooo

That's Gita

this is a wicked man who knows he is being wicked and does it anyway

JD Vance is the most loathsome character in American politics, and it's mostly because he's immediately recognizable to anyone with an interest in politics as The Worst Guy From Your PoliSci Class

this is incredible, I love teens

That's goddamn right

holy shit

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