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Never Again, Once Again | Peter E. Gordon | The New York Review of Books

  A few years ago, in the early summer of 2019, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum declared on its website that it “unequivocally rejects efforts to create analogies between the Holocaust and other events, whether historical or contemporary.” Apparently it felt that this declaration was necessary because Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic congresswoman from New York, had the temerity to characterize detention centers for migrants on the US southern border as “concentration camps.” Her statement might not have provoked such a strong reaction from the USHMM had she not felt moved to invoke the phrase “Never Again.” As someone who thinks a fair bit about the conceptual underpinnings of the social sciences, I found the USHMM’s condemnation of analogies between the Holocaust and what it (rather blandly) called “other events” truly puzzling, and I responded with  an essay in these pages . I sought to explain just why analogies are indispensable to historical inquiry...
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Daniel Davis: U.S. Attack on Iran Will Trigger Regional War

  Lt. Col. Daniel Davis is a 4x combat veteran, the recipient of the Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling, and is the host of the Daniel Davis Deep Dive YouTube channel. Lt. Col. Davis discusses why a war on Iran will be an unpredictable disaster. Daniel Davis Deep Dive: https://www.youtube.com/@DanielDavisDeepDive/videos Click to listen:  Daniel Davis: U.S. Attack on Iran Will Trigger Regional War
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How “remigration” is penetrating Europe’s political mainstream

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  How “remigration” is penetrating Europe’s political mainstream T HESE DAYS  only one word will do for a politician hoping for a career on the German far right: “remigration”. It is hollered at events hosted by the Alternative for Germany ( a f d ) party, plonked on merch and plastered all over social media. Its meaning can be elusive. But its spread from the extremist fringe towards the mainstream illustrates how far-right groups are extending their influence in democracies. It also presents the  a f d , which leads some opinion polls, with a dilemma. The concept of remigration is closely associated with Martin Sellner, a 37-year-old Austrian activist and author who has been banned from several European countries. Mr Sellner tells  The Economist  that what distinguishes his movement is an understanding that social change—in academia, the arts and media—precedes the political sort. Peppering his answers with references to memes, “metapolitics”, and Antonio Gr...
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General Kujat warns of NATO's obsession

  General Harald Kujat is a former head of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) and the former Chairman of NATO's Military Committee. Having held the top military position in both Germany and NATO, General Kujat offers his expertise on how the West and Russia ended up fighting a proxy war in Ukraine. General Kujat warns that NATO's obsession with defeating Russia will result in the destruction of Ukraine.   Watch the discussion here:  https://glenndiesen.substack.com/p/general-harald-kujat-natos-attempt?utm_source=podcast-email&publication_id=2670149&post_id=187092804&utm_campaign=email-play-on-substack&utm_content=watch_now_button&r=7gw7&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email   ===================================
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Message from Bethlehem: Mazin Qumsiyeh

  The killing of Palestinians continues. Our suffering under occupation intensified. An estimated 50,000 Palestinian in Egypt want to return to Gaza, and 20,000 in Gaza in need to leave for medical care. Israel said it allows four to leave (one medical case but must have three companions) and will allow a ratio of 3 leaving for one returning person (ethnic cleansing)   The level of corruption at the highest levels of government is beyond even what conspiracy theorists wrote about.This week, the NYT tabulated $1.4 billion as a miimal of how much Trump has made since becoming president. This does not include many things including insider trading tips to his family and associates told to trade before he posts on "TruthSocial" and "X" what he is doing with politics, economy and tariffs.   My own estimate is that he and his circle made > $1 Trillion in one year. https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FVw6gYdOPncI&data=0...
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France to investigate former culture minister Lang over Epstein links

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  France’s foreign minister summoned ex-Culture Minister Jack Lang to a meeting on Sunday as the country’s financial crimes prosecutors reportedly opened a probe into him and his daughter Caroline after revelations in the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s files. Calls mounted for Lang to resign as head of a leading French cultural institute over his ties to the convicted paedophile. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 UK ex-envoy’s ties to Epstein spark political storm list 2 of 4 Norway police investigate former PM Jagland over Epstein ties list 3 of 4 UK police search Mandelson-linked properties as part of Epstein probe list 4 of 4 Epstein files set off Norwegian political storm: What we know end of list Lang, 86, is the highest-profile French figure caught up in the latest US release of documents linked to the financier who killed himself in 2019 while in prison facing charges of sex trafficking underage girls. French media reports said Lang, who heads the Arab Wor...
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