Following the money is difficult and tedious. Each story is detailed, and the stories appear at different times, later overshadowed by the next Trump scandal. In this post, I collect instances of Russian-associated money going into Republican coffers. There aren’t enough instances to connect into a pattern beyond that theme, although some names occur in …
What Is This “Re-Establish Deterrence” They Keep Talking About?
I have a short piece up at Inkstick Media. It’s short enough that I won’t quote it here, except to say that I have found the claims that the Trump administration killed Qassem Soleimani to “re-establish deterrence” annoying in multiple dimensions. Besides, Inkstick is a new enterprise, trying to make this stuff more understandable, and …
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The Media Take A Few Small Steps
It seems to me that I’ve been seeing some small movement of the media toward honest coverage. More people (not necessarily media) are speaking out about media failures to cover politics in an age when one of our political parties has gone full propaganda. Jamelle Bouie has an outstanding column in the New York Times, …
Iran Fires On US Airbase
Things are still happening. Here’s a selection of tweets. I’ll add more in the comments as they show up.
Drones Over Colorado And Nebraska
Commenter Jay Noble is wondering about those drone formations that are being seen over thinly-populated areas of Colorado and Nebraska. So am I. Jay did the research, and I did a little more, so here’s what we know and don’t know, mostly the latter. Since about the middle of December, about 17 drones, with six-foot …
I Am So Tired Respite Thread
Today is the anniversary of my going back to work in 1998 and getting a fax out of the pile that arrived while we were on holiday break. “Please come to our meeting in Tallinn.” I tweeted the story. A longer version is here. I think it may be the best thing I’ve done in …
Iran’s Action On The Nuclear Agreement
A lot of claims are flying around about Iran’s actions with regard to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Some things are not yet clear. Here’s the official statement and interpretation by Mehr News: “The Islamic Republic of Iran, in the fifth step in reducing its commitments, discards the last key component of its operational …