Month: August 2023
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Saunas and Swastikas: Finland’s Summertime neo-Nazi Meet-Up – bellingcat
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Saunas and Swastikas: Finland’s Summertime neo-Nazi Meet-Up – bellingcat Uncovering the location of this year’s ‘White Boy Summer Fest’, attended by Finnish and international neo-Nazis. via bellingcat: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/08/31/saunas-and-swastikas-finlands-summertime-neo-nazi-meet-up/ They called the gathering ‘White Boy Summer Fest’ after an internet meme co-opted by far-right extremists. Bellingcat first investigated the phenomenon in 2021. Run by a far-right…
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Inside the Biden White House as Kabul Fell – The Atlantic
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The Final Days Joe Biden was determined to get out of Afghanistan—no matter the cost. via The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/10/afghanistan-withdrawal-biden-decision/675116/ Sullivan sometimes felt as if every member of the American elite was simultaneously asking for his help. When he left secure rooms, he would grab his phone and check his personal email accounts, which overflowed with…
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Who’s Afraid of Lorne Michaels? – Longreads
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Who’s Afraid of Lorne Michaels? – Longreads Very rarely can we see an entire system reflected in one person. The creator and executive producer of “Saturday Night Live” is such a person. via Longreads: http://longreads.com/2023/08/17/lorne-michaels-saturday-night-live/ Just as SNL’s maleness empowered its men to mistreat their female colleagues, the show’s whiteness made it an environment where,…
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Elon Musk’s Shadow Rule | The New Yorker
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Elon Musk’s Shadow Rule How the U.S. government came to rely on the tech billionaire—and is now struggling to rein him in. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/08/28/elon-musks-shadow-rule In the past twenty years, against a backdrop of crumbling infrastructure and declining trust in institutions, Musk has sought out business opportunities in crucial areas where, after decades…