"...myth-making is central to this film, and to its sequel ‘Top Gun: Maverick’.
The myth serves American imperialism. By taking a critical look at these two films we can be better equipped to recognize propaganda when we see it."
#movies #GiftArticle
medium.com/theuglymonst...
On the dangers of allowing ourselves to become intoxicated by our own reflection.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/opinion/ai-cl...
#giftArticle #AI
#GiftArticle NY Times "At CPAC, Texas Shows Love for Ken Paxton and Boos for an Absent John Cornyn" www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/u...
Quick lessons on the real cost of war in a global economy.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/03/29/w...
#giftarticle but I'm not sure if the linked receipts are […]
Finally.
Let's be honest: blaming the kids for excessive phone use came a lot more easily than blaming the adults in and over schools for forcing them onto screens for much of their day.
#GiftLink #GiftArticle
A #goftlink #giftarticle 🎁There’s a Good Reason You Can’t Concentrate www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/o...
"Before you dash down into your doomsday bunker, let’s examine Star Trek’s WWIII and how it differs from the one that is being anxiously speculated about today."
#ScienceFiction #GiftArticle
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Patel weighs issuing a US visa to a suspected Chinese spy in exchange for damaging information on Rep. Eric Swalwell. FBI director pushes to unearth the closed, decade-old probe, alarming officials over a willingness to leverage national security for partisan gains.
wapo.st/3O8dXOq
#giftarticle
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In Secret #Deportation Deal, US Leveraged Favors & Funds
In #Cameroon, the #Trump admin found a partner it could pressure into accepting covertly deported migrants.
#law #immigration #rendition #MafiaState #StateSponsoredAbduction #Constitution #CivilRights #HumanRights […]
Take a break from doom-scrolling & watch a whale birth, 🐋 aided by whale “midwives” - it will touch your heart, & we can all use that!🐳
#giftarticle #whalebirth #wildlifeconservation
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/c...
Human like hands are a waste of money.
The "army" part is the part I'm worried about.
The only economically viable uses I see for humanoids are sex fantasies and urban warfare (including ICE).
#giftArticle
https://wapo.st/4uTiDIr
"...Teddy is not just an incel obsessed with a female CEO. He has taken a deep dive into the conspiracy theory that Andromedan aliens have invaded Earth..."
#conspiracy #movies #GiftArticle
medium.com/theuglymonst...
This dude passed today.
There's a link in the article to their big hit.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/arts/music/da...
#giftArticle #music #softRock #1970s
“… According to [the DOT], the [FAA] temporarily stopped traffic at [Reagan National], [Dulles], [BWI], … because of a the chemical odor at the Potomac TRACON …”
#GiftArticle #EndTheCruelty #Airports #Flying #TakeTheTrainInstead #Courage
“… all of this airport research took me to a dark place: Newark, New Jersey … On Yelp, … it has a lower rating than several nearby prisons …”
#GiftArticle #EndTheCruelty #Airports #TakeTheTrainInstead #Courage
Good piece by Anne Applebaum on Orbán's reality-free campaign
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/hungary-fi...
#GiftArticle #GiftLink
“Europe’s populist right should be outvoted rather than ostracised.”
One tiny problem, its agenda has now been set. #GiftArticle
economist.com/europe/2026/...
“… Two of the officers targeted by Mr. Hegseth are Black and two are women on a promotion list that consists of about three dozen officers, most of whom are white men …”
#GiftArticle #TrumpΤύραννος #MakeAmericaCruelAlways #WhiteSupremacy #JusticeForAll #SayNoToBigotry #BringDecencyBack #Courage
“… Despite the heavy pace of U.S. strikes, Iran has demonstrated that it has not run out of weapons. …”
#GiftArticle #TrumpΤύραννος #ArticleOneSection8 #Iran #StraitOfHormuz #GasPrices #DoNothingCongress #EndTheWar #Courage
“… [Former Prime Minister Barak said] America ‘has won almost every battle, but it hasn’t won a single war in the last 60 years. We need to think about all of this, and I really hope I’m wrong, but I’m very afraid.’ …”
#GiftArticle #TrumpΤύραννος #AsymmetricWarfare #EndTheWar #DoNothingCongress
Kein Rassismus oder misogyn? #Geschenklink
By accident? #giftarticle
"Two of the officers targeted by Mr. Hegseth are Black and two are women on a promotion list that consists of about three dozen officers, most of whom are white men, senior military officials said."
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/u...
I enjoyed both Soul of a New Machine and My Detachment. I think I’d enjoy House. Guy had a very readable style and no-polemic approach. A life well lived it sounds like
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“… America does not know how to exist in a world it does not control … there will be no escaping the cataclysm in Iran … there is a chance to recognize our place in an interconnected world and see ourselves clearly …” Thanks, Chris.
#GiftArticle #TrumpΤύραννος #Iran #Opinion #Courage
“… If any one day could define the hazy transition from slow to rapid decay — 24 hours that truly defined the decline of the American empire … — it would have to be March 23 …”
#GiftArticle #TrumpΤύραννος #TSA #ATC #RuleOfLaw #EndTheGrift #ClimateChange #MakeAmericaCruelAlways #Courage
