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MAKE HISTORY WITH US THIS SUMMER:https://demystifysci.com/demysticon-2025PATREON https://www.patreon.com/c/demystifysciPARADIGM DRIFThttps://demystifysci.com/paradigm-drift-showWhat's still hidden inside the JFK files Trump has promised to release? Since the 1960s historians have been trying to assemble an accurate story that weaves together the shadowy trinity of cuban revolutionaries, secretive three letter agencies, and powerful organized crime families with the fate of JFK. With us for the discussion of what those files will reveal is Louis Ferrante, former member of the Gambino crime family. Check out his books on the history of the Mafia and their involvement with the Kennedy family below.PART 2 of this interview: https://youtu.be/qvyoZCj3_AYPATREONget episodes early + join our weekly Patron Chat https://bit.ly/3lcAasBMERCHRock some DemystifySci gear : https://demystifysci.myspreadshop.com/allAMAZONDo your shopping through this link: https://amzn.to/3YyoT98SUBSTACKhttps://substack.com/@UCqV4_7i9h1_V7hY48eZZSLw@demystifysci(00:00) Go! (00:05:02) Life of Lou Ferrante(00:08:15) The Business of Crime(00:13:21) Life in Prison and Reflection(00:21:24) The Rise of John Gotti(00:23:13) Challenges of Finding Direction in Youth(00:25:06) First Experiences in Crime(00:31:11) Education and Redemption(00:35:25) Reform and Helping Others(00:41:13) Forgiveness and Prison Experiences(00:47:02) Writing from Experience(00:52:20) Revealing Mob Histories(00:56:22) Mob and Government Interactions(00:59:46) Historical Mob Influence(01:01:41) Political Corruption and Mob Infiltration(01:05:11) Hoover vs. The Mob(01:09:28) Bobby Kennedy's Campaign Against the Mob(01:15:55) Frank Sinatra's Failed Mediation(01:22:15) Hoover's Intelligence and Blackmail Strategy(01:25:58) Murder Plots and Political Tensions(01:27:41) The Bay of Pigs and Three-Front War(01:34:01) The Mob, CIA, and Castro's Survival(01:43:48) CIA's Historical Covert Operations(01:53:04) The CIA and the Kennedy Administration(02:02:12) The Cuban Missile Crisis and Political Pressure(02:07:02) The Complexity of Kennedy's Choices#mafia, #MobHistory, #JFKAssassination, #historylovers, #OrganizedCrime, #TrueCrime, #HistoricalAnalysis, #Mobster, #MobTies, #Underworld, #CrimeHistory, #MafiaStories, #philosophypodcast, #sciencepodcast, #longformpodcast Check our short-films channel, @DemystifySci: https://www.youtube.com/c/DemystifyingScience AND our material science investigations of atomics, @MaterialAtomics https://www.youtube.com/@MaterialAtomicsJoin our mailing list https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S PODCAST INFO: Anastasia completed her PhD studying bioelectricity at Columbia University. When not talking to brilliant people or making movies, she spends her time painting, reading, and guiding backcountry excursions. Shilo also did his PhD at Columbia studying the elastic properties of molecular water. When he's not in the film studio, he's exploring sound in music. They are both freelance professors at various universities. - Blog: http://DemystifySci.com/blog - RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rss- Donate: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaD- Swag: https://bit.ly/2PXdC2y SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/- Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySciMUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671

America's National Guard was once considered a ragtag gaggle of pretend soldiers. Beginning in the 1980s the National Guard gradually transformed into today's highly flexible operational force that answers our nation's call for overseas combat deployments as well as domestic emergencies that run the gamut from lifesaving disaster responses to staffing Covid clinics. Brigadier General Paul "Greg" Smith describes his personal journey during these years, from a callow cadet to a committed commander leading military forces in response to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. Smith gives a humorous, gritty, and sometimes touching glimpse into the inner workings of this unique military organization while offering portraits of the men and women who serve as the minutemen of our age. His reflections on service, duty, and the complexities of command will enlighten anyone who seeks to better understand the challenges of leadership. “In the post post-Vietnam restructuring of the service, the Chief of Staff, General Creighton Abrams, insured the U.S. Army would never deploy forces to a combat area without the National Guard again. Brigadier General Greg Smith provides an inside look at how National Guard soldiers have laid to rest the stereotype image of the ‘Weekend Warrior' and replaced it with that of a capable professional who has become an equal member of the operational force.”—Major Glenn F. Williams, USA (Ret)., Ph.D., former Senior Historian, U.S. Army Center of Military History, author of Dunmore's War: The Last Conflict of America's Colonial Era and Year of the Hangman: George Washington's Campaign Against the Iroquois Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-like-it-s-live--4113802/support.

It's newspaper against newspaper as war breaks out in Metropolis!Can Superman protect the Daily Planet from an evil politician turned media mogul?Find out today as Ed and Steeven talk about The Campaign Against the Planet, the second story to appear in Superman #5 from May, 1940.Enjoy!Grand Comics DatabaseMike's Amazing World of Comics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ALL THE OTHER STUFF:Email - thesupermansupershow@gmail.comTwitter - @SupsSuperShowEd's Twitter - @TealProductionsSteeven's Twitter - @SteevenOrrElseJoin the Steeven Says Stuff Newsletter and never miss an episode - list.justanotherfanboy.comIf you want to help the show in any way you can first and foremost just spread the word: Tell a friend, tell two friends, tell your father, mother, sister, brother, neighbor, coworker, plumber, and even whomever who cuts your hair.Spread the word!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-superman-super-show/donations

Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT) is the preeminent anti-arms trade organisation in the UK. Their advocacy for a safer and fairer world extends into many realms, including Parliament – where defence firms wield unchecked influence over elected politicians.In this episode we speak with Katie Fallon, CAAT's Parliamentary Coordinator, to discuss the difficulties of working in spaces where militarism and war are seen as inevitabilities. Our discussion is wide-ranging: from the revolving door to the multi-faceted opportunities for lobbying in a broke political system.You can keep up to date with CAAT's incredible work here.Support us via the Warrior Nation Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WarriorNationOr follow us on Instagram (@forceswatch) and Twitter (@ForcesWatch).You can discover Housmans Bookshop's amazing selection here: https://housmans.com/Music by Esion Noise.Support the show

Luisteraars! ‘This is a cold and dead place.' Dat was de conclusie van een Britse abolitionist – iemand die streed tegen de slavernij – toen hij in 1841 een bezoek bracht aan Nederland. Er bleek geen animo te zijn voor een nationale vereniging tegen de slavernij. De gereformeerden wilden niet samenwerken met de liberalen, omdat die laatsten hun vergadering niet openden met gebed. De voorzitter van de gereformeerde vereniging van abolitionisten merkte op ‘dat de handhaving van het christelijk beginsel (…) van meer belang is, dan de aanwinst van nieuwe leden.' De Nederlandse anti-slavernijbeweging heeft nooit veel voorgesteld De pijnlijke waarheid is dat de Nederlandse anti-slavernijbeweging nooit veel heeft voorgesteld. In 1842 kwamen de abolitionisten met drie afzonderlijke petities. Eén petitie van de gereformeerden, één petitie van de liberalen en één petitie van een groep Rotterdamse vrouwen. Die laatste was de grootste, maar kreeg alsnog maar 128 handtekeningen. Ter vergelijking: in 1853 werd een petitie tegen de katholieken 200.000 keer getekend. In het afgelopen jaar heb ik (Rutger) me ondergedompeld in het historisch onderzoek naar de beweging om de slavernij voor eens en altijd af te schaffen. En wat blijkt: dat is een nogal Brits verhaal. Nederland was namelijk niet het enige land waar het abolitionisme weinig voorstelde. Ook in Portugal, Spanje en Frankrijk waren de omvang en impact marginaal. In Groot-Brittannië daarentegen groeide het uit tot een enorme beweging. In 1833 tekende maar liefst een op de vijf volwassen mannen een petitie om de slavernij af te schaffen. Wat maakte Engeland anders? En hoe belangrijk was het abolitionisme eigenlijk? Was de slavernij niet sowieso verdwenen, ook als de Britse beweging een vroege dood was gestorven? Waren er diepere economische en technologische oorzaken voor het einde van de slavernij? Of hebben de tot slaaf gemaakten gewoon zichzelf bevrijd? En wat kunnen we vandaag nog leren van de abolitionisten? Over die vragen hebben we het in deze podcast. Leesvoer bij deze aflevering: • Jesse zijn voordracht tijdens de Herman Tjeenk Willink-lezing is te vinden op de website van de Raad van State. (https://corr.es/990282) • In een eerdere aflevering spraken we over effectief altruïsme: Een modale Nederlander behoort tot de rijkste 3,5 procent van de wereld. Waarom geven we toch zo weinig aan goede doelen? (https://corr.es/adc2fd) En Rutger vertelde al eerder over het abolitionisme, quakers en de slavenhandel: Zo verander je de wereld: de lessen van de anti-slavernijbeweging. (https://corr.es/1dcfa7) • Rutger noemde ook het essay Explaining Costly International Moral Action: Britain's Sixty-year Campaign Against the Atlantic Slave Trade van Chaim D. Kaufmann en Robert A. Pape. (corr.es/223e13) Als altijd zijn we benieuwd naar jullie gedachten, vragen een leestips. We zijn te bereiken op rudienfreddieshow@decorrespondent.nl

Luisteraars! ‘This is a cold and dead place.' Dat was de conclusie van een Britse abolitionist – iemand die streed tegen de slavernij – toen hij in 1841 een bezoek bracht aan Nederland. Er bleek geen animo te zijn voor een nationale vereniging tegen de slavernij. De gereformeerden wilden niet samenwerken met de liberalen, omdat die laatsten hun vergadering niet openden met gebed. De voorzitter van de gereformeerde vereniging van abolitionisten merkte op ‘dat de handhaving van het christelijk beginsel (…) van meer belang is, dan de aanwinst van nieuwe leden.' De Nederlandse anti-slavernijbeweging heeft nooit veel voorgesteld De pijnlijke waarheid is dat de Nederlandse anti-slavernijbeweging nooit veel heeft voorgesteld. In 1842 kwamen de abolitionisten met drie afzonderlijke petities. Eén petitie van de gereformeerden, één petitie van de liberalen en één petitie van een groep Rotterdamse vrouwen. Die laatste was de grootste, maar kreeg alsnog maar 128 handtekeningen. Ter vergelijking: in 1853 werd een petitie tegen de katholieken 200.000 keer getekend. In het afgelopen jaar heb ik (Rutger) me ondergedompeld in het historisch onderzoek naar de beweging om de slavernij voor eens en altijd af te schaffen. En wat blijkt: dat is een nogal Brits verhaal. Nederland was namelijk niet het enige land waar het abolitionisme weinig voorstelde. Ook in Portugal, Spanje en Frankrijk waren de omvang en impact marginaal. In Groot-Brittannië daarentegen groeide het uit tot een enorme beweging. In 1833 tekende maar liefst een op de vijf volwassen mannen een petitie om de slavernij af te schaffen. Wat maakte Engeland anders? En hoe belangrijk was het abolitionisme eigenlijk? Was de slavernij niet sowieso verdwenen, ook als de Britse beweging een vroege dood was gestorven? Waren er diepere economische en technologische oorzaken voor het einde van de slavernij? Of hebben de tot slaaf gemaakten gewoon zichzelf bevrijd? En wat kunnen we vandaag nog leren van de abolitionisten? Over die vragen hebben we het in deze podcast. Als altijd zijn we benieuwd naar jullie gedachten, vragen een leestips. We zijn te bereiken op rudienfreddieshow@decorrespondent.nl Leesvoer bij deze uitzending • Jesse zijn voordracht tijdens de Herman Tjeenk Willink-lezing is te vinden op de website van de Raad van State. (https://corr.es/990282) • In een eerdere aflevering spraken we over effectief altruïsme: Een modale Nederlander behoort tot de rijkste 3,5 procent van de wereld. Waarom geven we toch zo weinig aan goede doelen? (https://corr.es/adc2fd) En Rutger vertelde al eerder over het abolitionisme, quakers en de slavenhandel: Zo verander je de wereld: de lessen van de anti-slavernijbeweging. (https://corr.es/1dcfa7) • Rutger noemde ook het essay Explaining Costly International Moral Action: Britain's Sixty-year Campaign Against the Atlantic Slave Trade van Chaim D. Kaufmann en Robert A. Pape. (corr.es/223e13)

We speak to Boni Illagan, renowned Filipino anti-martial law activist, journalist, and playwright about his radicalization, Martial Law under the Marcos dictatorship, and the hollowing out of Filipino historical memory. Ferdinand Marcos's son, Bong Bong Marcos, is running for President in the May elections alongside Sarah Duterte, the current president's daughter. A nightmare for those who survived to tell the stories of their capture, torture, and years of imprisonment under the Marcos rule, Bong Bong has soared in popularity particularly with young people. Boni Illagan is co-convenor of the Campaign Against the Return of the Marcoses and Martial Law (facebook.com/CARMMAPH), an organization working tirelessly to keep the memory of the Marcos's brutality alive. See also The Kingmaker, a documentary about Imelda Marcos: amazon.com/Kingmaker-Lauren-Greenfield/dp/B0855R5QL9

- Radio AvA, the London-based sex workers radio project, with snippets from the sex workers strike (resurrection), a chat about the partial removal of prostitution from the law books in Belgium, and loosely related questions about the demand for decriminalisation of sex work as well as a nod to the wankers. - ACAB Andy with legal updates including the fate of the Belgravia Mansion Squatters and the ongoing trails for #killthebill protestors - Campaign Against the Arms Trade discussing their work opposing militarism from Yemen to Ukraine - A Dark, weird and broken set from electronic music producer Jacob - Plus tracks from Another Hospital and Mannequin Pussy

Vi har i tidens løb set eksempler på, at efterretningstjenester har udført angreb på egne borgere. Og i det tidligere Jugoslavien har netop det været noget af det mest afgørende for efterretningstjenestens arbejde, som i løbet af Jugoslaviens 46 års levetid udførte likvideringer på politiske modstandere af Titos kommunistiske Jugoslavien. Babylon dykker ned i den spektakulære historie i selskab med historiker Christian Axboe Nielsen, der har forsket meget i den tidligere jugoslaviske efterretningstjeneste og vidnet i retssager ved FN's tribunal for krigsforbrydelser i det tidligere Jugoslavien.Gæst:Christian Axboe Nielsen, historiker, ph.d. og lektor på Århus Universitet og forfatter til bogen 'Yugoslavia and Political Assassinations The History and Legacy of Tito's Campaign Against the Emigrés'.Vært: Frederik WestergaardTilrettelægger:Frederik WestergaardProducer:Cecilie DumanskiRedaktør:Toke With

This week we're featuring 2 guests speaking about Russia. First up, John spoke with author and journalist Dmitry Okrest about the state of anarchist and antifascist movements in Russia, the politics of Putin's United Russia party, nazis and the far right in Russia and successes of the Communist Party in electoral politics. Then, Moscow Anarchist Black Cross member-in-exile, Antii Rautiainen, adds some more detail on repression in Russia, including the hunger strike of Network Case prisoner, Victor Filinkov, calls for solidarity from mathematician Azat Miftakhov and others. A transcript will follow soon at our website and in this post. Give us a week or two. Rad Russia Links: Moscow, Russia Anarchist Black Cross: https://avtonom.org/en/anarchist-black-cross Minsk, Belarus Anarchist Black Cross: https://abc-belarus.org/?lang=en Campaign Against the Network Case: https://rupression.com/en/ List of Moscow ABC-Supported Prisoners: https://wiki.avtonom.org/en/index.php/Category:Currently_imprisoned_in_Russia Instructions to Donate to Those Prisoners: https://wiki.avtonom.org/en/index.php/Donate appeal text for Filinkov in Russian: http://amp.gs/j1Kh3 Dmitry Okrest's Books: https://ussrchaosss.su/en https://sutugabook.ru/en https://hevale.nihilist.li/new-book-life-without-a-state-the-revolution-in-kurdistan/ Russian Limbo, Podcast about prisons: https://open.spotify.com/show/3tyBLCEQnvkY9L3DdrGry1 Antii Rautiainen's podcast links: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/arautiainen Spotify: https://sptfy.com/arautiainen Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/arautiainen Past interviews on repression in Russia: Antifascist Struggle in Russia (Feb 2019): https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2019/02/10/anti-fascist-struggle-in-europe-repression-in-russia/ FSB Is The Real Terrorist w Antii (March 2018): https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2018/03/11/fsb-is-the-real-terrorist-intl-solidarity-with-russian-anarchists-antifa/ Intl Solidarity with Russian Anarchist and Antifa Prisoners w Antii (July 2016): https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2016/07/12/intl-solidarity-with-russian-anarchist-and-antifa-prisoners/ Anarcha-feminism + LGBT in the former-USSR today: https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2014/03/10/interview-with-volodya-anarcha-feminism-lgbt-in-the-former-ussr-today/ Announcement Keith "Comrade Malik" Washington In a quick announcement, we want to note that The SF Bay View National Black Newspaper editor Nube Brown just published an article showing that Keith Washington, aka Comrade Malik, admitted in a letter to a prosecutor in 2011 (while throwing a prisoner seeking legal support to the wolves) that he had and would gladly work with law enforcement and the FBI to snitch on inmates or whoever as a source or informant. Malik was then incarcerated in Texas and became involved in organizing with the New Afrikan Black Panther Party and participated in the 2016 nationwide prison strikes, gaining notoriety. Malik came to play a prominent role in the prison movement and was in 2020 released to a halfway house in San Francisco after a surprising parole from Texas and brief stint in Federal prison. Malik helped to run the SF Bay View upon release but has since left. I think a lot of facts on this still need clarification, but some things just don't add up with Malik's situation. Check out the piece by editor Nube Brown with an addendum by former editor Mary Ratcliff at SFBayView.Com and likely in the print edition of the paper. . ... . .. Featured Track: Set Adrift On Memory Bliss (Extended) by PM Dawn from eponymous single

Yugoslavia and Political Assassinations: The History and Legacy of Tito’s Campaign Against the Emigrés (Bloomsbury, 2020) is the first book in English to analyse how and why the Yugoslav State Security Service carried out multiple targeted assassinations, over the country's forty-six years of existence, under the pretext of protecting the Yugoslav communist party-state. Offering a detailed history of the programme, from the inception of the State Security Service to the recent trials of individuals involved, it draws on Christian Axboe Nielsen's unique wealth of experience and research as an academic and as an expert witness in numerous criminal trials. The result is a ground-breaking contribution to the history of targeted assassinations, communist history, state security services and related criminal trials. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/european-studies

Yugoslavia and Political Assassinations: The History and Legacy of Tito’s Campaign Against the Emigrés (Bloomsbury, 2020) is the first book in English to analyse how and why the Yugoslav State Security Service carried out multiple targeted assassinations, over the country's forty-six years of existence, under the pretext of protecting the Yugoslav communist party-state. Offering a detailed history of the programme, from the inception of the State Security Service to the recent trials of individuals involved, it draws on Christian Axboe Nielsen's unique wealth of experience and research as an academic and as an expert witness in numerous criminal trials. The result is a ground-breaking contribution to the history of targeted assassinations, communist history, state security services and related criminal trials. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/eastern-european-studies

Yugoslavia and Political Assassinations: The History and Legacy of Tito’s Campaign Against the Emigrés (Bloomsbury, 2020) is the first book in English to analyse how and why the Yugoslav State Security Service carried out multiple targeted assassinations, over the country's forty-six years of existence, under the pretext of protecting the Yugoslav communist party-state. Offering a detailed history of the programme, from the inception of the State Security Service to the recent trials of individuals involved, it draws on Christian Axboe Nielsen's unique wealth of experience and research as an academic and as an expert witness in numerous criminal trials. The result is a ground-breaking contribution to the history of targeted assassinations, communist history, state security services and related criminal trials. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Yugoslavia and Political Assassinations: The History and Legacy of Tito’s Campaign Against the Emigrés (Bloomsbury, 2020) is the first book in English to analyse how and why the Yugoslav State Security Service carried out multiple targeted assassinations, over the country's forty-six years of existence, under the pretext of protecting the Yugoslav communist party-state. Offering a detailed history of the programme, from the inception of the State Security Service to the recent trials of individuals involved, it draws on Christian Axboe Nielsen's unique wealth of experience and research as an academic and as an expert witness in numerous criminal trials. The result is a ground-breaking contribution to the history of targeted assassinations, communist history, state security services and related criminal trials. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Welcome to Majority.FM's AM QUICKIE! Brought to you by justcoffee.coop TODAY'S HEADLINES: Joe Biden is ending US involvement with Saudi Arabia’s devastating war in Yemen. It’s bad news for arms merchants but a hopeful sign for humanitarians. Meanwhile, an investigation into the people charged in connection to last month’s Capitol insurrection finds some came trained and ready for battle. Seditious conspiracy charges could still be in the cards. And lastly, another voting machine company is suing Fox News for spreading lies about voting fraud in the presidential election. It’s one of the largest libel complaints in history, with damages of $2.7 billion at stake. THESE ARE THE STORIES YOU NEED TO KNOW: It’s about time. The US has announced an end to its support for Saudi-led offensive operations in Yemen, the Guardian reports. Officials cited the role the bombing campaign has had in creating the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. The announcement was made by Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, in a preview of a speech Biden delivered at the State Department yesterday. The distancing of Washington from Riyadh is one of the most conspicuous reversals of Donald Trump’s agenda. But it also marks a break with the policies pursued by Barack Obama, who had backed the Saudi offensive in Yemen, although he later sought to impose constraints on its air war. A bipartisan majority in Congress has previously voted to cut off support to the Saudi campaign, according to the Guardian. But Trump used his veto to block the move. The US will also freeze arms sales to Saudi Arabia, and name a special envoy to Yemen, to put more pressure on the Saudis, Emiratis and the Houthi forces they are fighting, to make a lasting peace agreement. A spokesperson for Campaign Against the Arms Trade described the move to the Guardian as a long overdue step towards ending the catastrophic and brutal war in Yemen. The group said QUOTE With the US ending this support, the onus is now firmly on the UK government to follow suit, or face international isolation. For the UK to continue to sustain a war that its closest ally is trying to end would be an untenable and shameful position ENDQUOTE. For the first time in years it’s possible to foresee an end to this catastrophe. Impeachment: Trump Won't Testify House Democrats yesterday asked Donald Trump to testify under oath for his Senate impeachment trial, the Associated Press reports. The request from House impeachment managers warns that any refusal to testify could be used to support a conviction. A Trump spokesman said Trump will not testify. The Senate impeachment trial starts next Tuesday, February 9th. Trump is charged with inciting an insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6th. And we are learning more about that insurrection all the time. The New York Times investigated the backgrounds of one hundred and seventy five people who have been charged in connection to the assault on the Capitol. At least twenty one of those charged so far had ties to militant groups. At least twenty two were current or former members of the military. More than a dozen were clear supporters of the conspiracy theory QAnon. But a majority expressed few organizing principles, outside a fervent belief in the false assertion that Trump had won re-election. The Times review suggests that many of those in the horde were likely disorganized, but some groups and individuals came to the Capitol trained and prepared for battle. Prosecutors have said some of the people involved in the riot could face charges of seditious conspiracy, according to the Times. No such charges have yet been filed. A majority of charges so far are for violations like trespassing or disorderly conduct, or for obstruction of a congressional proceeding. Many of these are misdemeanors. The stakes are certain to increase, as investigators put pressure on people already in custody, and as they determine who killed a Capitol Police officer, and who placed pipe bombs at nearby buildings. We’ll keep you posted. Voting Firm Sues Fox The bills are coming due. The Associated Press reports that a voting technology company is suing Fox News, three of its hosts and two former lawyers for Donald Trump – Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell – for $2.7 billion. The company charges that the defendants conspired to spread false claims that the company helped steal the US presidential election. The 285-page complaint filed yesterday in New York state court by Florida-based Smartmatic USA is one of the largest libel suits ever undertaken. On January 25th, a rival election- technology company – Dominion Voting Systems – sued Guiliani and Powell for $1.3 billion. Unlike Dominion, whose technology was used in twenty four states, Smartmatic’s participation in the 2020 election was restricted to Los Angeles County, the AP reports. Smartmatic’s limited role notwithstanding, Fox aired at least thirteen reports falsely stating or implying the company had stolen the 2020 vote in cahoots with Venezuela’s socialist government. This alleged disinformation campaign continued even after then-Attorney General William Barr said the Department of Justice could find no evidence of widespread voter fraud. For Smartmatic, the effects of the negative publicity were swift and devastating, the complaint alleges. Death threats, including against an executive’s fourteen-year-old son, poured in as Internet searches for the company surged, Smartmatic claims. According to the AP, the complaint also alleges that Fox hosts Lou Dobbs, Maria Bartiromo and Jeanine Pirro also directly benefitted from their involvement in the conspiracy. The lawsuit alleges that Fox went along with the well-orchestrated dance due to pressure from newcomer outlets such as Newsmax and One America News, which were stealing away conservative, pro-Trump viewers. Once again, it all comes down to ratings. AND NOW FOR SOME QUICKER QUICKIES: The House voted along party lines last night to remove the conspiracy theorist Georgia Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene from her two committee posts. Only eleven Republicans joined with Democrats in the vote, which came about in response to Greene’s long record of frankly insane comments and posts, some of which condoned threats of violence against Democrats. As disturbing as Greene’s beliefs are, it’s even worse to see the GOP close ranks to defend her. Ingredients in many baby foods are contaminated with heavy metals like arsenic, lead and cadmium, congressional investigators said yesterday, according to the New York Times. Investigators reserved their harshest criticism for three companies that did not provide requested information to the the House Committee on Oversight and Reform: Walmart, which sells Parents’ Choice and Parent’s Choice Organic products; Sprout Organic Foods; and Campbell Soup Company, maker of Plum Organics baby foods. Consider yourself advised. Prosecutors on Wednesday sought a new arrest warrant and higher bond for Kyle Rittenhouse, who is charged with fatally shooting two people amid protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last summer, the Washington Post reports. They allege that the 18-year-old failed to notify authorities of a change in address. They also say Rittenhouse had minimal incentive to comply with his bond conditions because his $2 million bond had been paid by a QUOTE dubious Internet fundraising campaign ENDQUOTE. GoFundMe-a-killer. How creepy is that? The Biden administration is reviewing whether it can provide student debt relief through executive action, the AP reports. Biden previously said he supports erasing up to $10,000 in student debt through legislation. His position changed yesterday with a tweet from White House press secretary Jen Psaki. The tweet came hours after a group of Congressional Democrats, including Senators Chuck Schumer and Elizabeth Warren, urged Biden to use executive action to forgive $50,000 in federal student debt for all borrowers. Just do it, Joe. FEB 5, 2021 - AM QUICKIE HOSTS - Sam Seder & Lucie Steiner WRITER - Corey Pein PRODUCER - Dorsey Shaw EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Brendan Finn

Over the summer of 1777, native tribes along the western frontier attack American settlements.  In August, they attack Fort Henry in Virginia.  After a sustained attack, the garrison receives reinforcements and forces the attackers to abandon the siege. Visit my site at https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic. Book Recommendation of the Week: Year of the Hangman: George Washington's Campaign Against the Iroquois, by Glenn Williams Online Recommendation of the Week: History of the early settlement and Indian wars of Western Virginia  https://archive.org/details/historyofearlyse00deha, by Wills De Haas 

Ibtehal joined us to discuss the activist work of Campaign Against the Arms Trade which is a UK-based organisation working to end the international arms trade. Useful links - https://www.caat.org.uk/ https://twitter.com/CAATuk/status/1169874976410755073 https://twitter.com/CAATuk/status/1169874976410755073

Ibtehal joined us to discuss the activist work of Campaign Against the Arms Trade which is a UK-based organisation working to end the international arms trade. Useful links - https://www.caat.org.uk/ https://twitter.com/CAATuk/status/1169874976410755073 https://twitter.com/CAATuk/status/1169874976410755073

We kick off our highlights of Leeds Limmud with the big panel discussion featuring  Gideon Falter chairman of the Campaign Against anti-Semitism,  Rachel Creeger, who you might know as the Frum stand-up comedian,  Robert Dyson a Leeds historian  Patrick Morrow an Anglican priest who is a regular Limmudnik and Aviva Dautch a teacher and familiar face who has been a presenter at Limmud for many years. The panel, chaired by Helen Lewis, had a wide-ranging debate answering questions...- Will Brexit affect UK Jews?- How can we deal with antisemitism in politics?- Expansion of Jewish schools, is it for the good?

IN this special bonus episode of Podaganda, Ben Cowles and Steve Sweeny speak with Andrew Smith from Campaign Against the Arms Trade (Caat) about their legal victory halting weapon sales to Saudi Arabia.    Show notes   Read about Caat’s Arms to Renewables campaign here: mstar.link/2xepsZC    Read about the Italian dock workers who stopped weapons being shipped to Saudi Arabia: mstar.link/2xc5ONV    Steve’s report on the French journalists from the Disclose investigative journalism platform who face prison for refusing to give details of the source that revealed the French government knew their weapons had been used against civilians in Yemen: mstar.link/2KBpUKn    Check out Disclose’s brilliant website (in English) here: disclose.ngo/en    Watch the Nae Pasaran trailer here: naepasaran.com   Here’s a link to an interview Ben did with Andrew last year about Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s state visit to Britain: mstar.link/2X3ke2h     Check out Caat’s blog post from 2014 on BBC Political editor Nick Robinson pulling out of a speaking engagement at an arms trade event: mstar.link/2RwRedl    You can find the Star’s articles on Jamal Khashoggi here: mstar.link/2Yg1LvW    Follow human rights and peace activist Sam Walton on Twitter here: twitter.com/SamWalton    The Saudi prince’s state visit was a clear example of propaganda. Read Ben Cowles’s take on Mohammad bin Salman’s 2018 state visit here: mstar.link/2LfUuZj    You can read Jeremy Hunt’s bizarre article on Politico here: mstar.link/2RzEylP    Here’s the article Steve wrote about the Istanbul election: mstar.link/2N9U2ON    Mark Curtis’s excellent book is called Secret Affairs. You can read Ian Sinclair’s review of the updated book here: mstar.link/2X6d4dM  Intro music by Jamie Thrasivoulou and Andrew Death

First it was Salisbury and now it’s Istanbul. Once again the news outdoes the most lurid spy thriller. This time the story features the bumping-off of a dissident journalist as he collected divorce papers from a Saudi Arabian consulate, while his fiancée waited for him outside. At first, the Saudis flatly denied the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, saying he left the building unharmed. Now the Kingdom admits he died in a "rogue operation" - without explaining unverified reports of a team of suspected agents arriving from Riyadh in two private jets, accompanied by a pathologist with a bonesaw. How should Britain and her allies respond to this dark episode? Is it time to cut ourselves loose from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman? The young ruler has been a reformer; he has let women drive and curtailed the oppressive religious police. On the other hand, those who care about human rights are concerned about the oppression of his political opponents. Bin Salman said recently that he was ‘trying to get rid of extremism and terrorism without civil war’. Is that an effort we should be supporting? Many believe we should stop supplying weapons to Saudi Arabia when we know they will be used to blow up children in Yemen. Others say it is hypocrisy for us to take the moral high ground and that we should be concerned only with what is in our national interest. More generally, when is it morally acceptable to make alliances with bad people in order to defeat worse people, or to allow bad things to happen in order to avert greater evils? When, if ever, does the end justify the means? Witnesses are: SORIN BAIASU, Professor of Philosophy at Keele University and Secretary of the UK Kant Society; DR STEPHEN DE WIJZE, Senior Lecturer in Political Theory at Manchester University; DR NEIL QUILLIAM, Senior Research Fellow in the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House; and ANDREW SMITH, Campaign Against the Arms Trade. Producer: Dan Tierney

1 hour 43 min podcast version. Not safe for work. Contains some swearing and adult themes. Interesting people talk about the music, films and music for films which have shaped their lives. Roz Kaveney, Tim Concannon and their guest Andrew Smith wander down busy Caledonian Road in North London, to Housmans peace bookshop near to Kings Cross station. They discuss two linked technologies produced by the atomic age, computers and nuclear arms, and the ways that the peace movement and radicalism have responded to both being part of modern armed conflict. The starting point for the conversation is Pete Watkins’s 1965 film for the BBC, banned from broadcast at the time, ‘The War Game‘. Made two decades before ‘Threads‘ and Raymond Briggs’s ‘Where the Wind Blows‘, Pete Watkins’s film is a documentary-style depiction of Britain under nuclear attack. It was withdrawn before transmission by the BBC under government pressure, but went on to win an Oscar for Best Documentary. Caledonian Road is notable for two things: its longstanding Irish community and Housmans Bookshop, opened in 1959 and named after Laurence Houseman the gay, pacifist playwright who suggested the Peace Pledge Union establish a permanent base in 1948. As well as publishing Peace News, it became a focus of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament . The two worlds converged in 1974 when an IRA bomb blew up the pillar box outside the shop. The explosion incinerated all the copies of Campaign Against Arms Trade’s first newsletter. More... * The War Game en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_Game * Housmans Bookshop www.housmans.com/ * Campaign Against the Arms Trade www.caat.org.uk/ Join CAAT or make a donation here: www.caat.org.uk/support-our-work/donate

The history of the Navajo goes back in time to the Four Corners region in Arizona. Where the spider grandmother spun a giant web and threw it into the night sky to create the stars. This area known as Canyon de Chelly is also known as the Canyon of the Dead after a misguided weaver’s warning resulted in a cruel cave massacre. Like the art and designs of the Navajo weaver’s blanket, the Navajo legends are intertwined with a ranch purchased by a Utah couple. The Sherman ranch seemed like an idyllic place to raise premium cattle, but strange things started happening almost immediately upon the family's arrival. This ranch is now known as the Skinwalker Ranch and the legends continue. Episode Highlights: Spider rock and the legend of the weaver and Navajo blankets. Terry and Gwen Sherman purchase a Utah ranch in 1994. The Sherman’s experienced strange phenomena and decided to sell. Robert T. Bigelow purchases the ranch and dispatches the National Institute for Discovery Science to investigate. A terrifying dark force grabs one of the observers before fading away. Night vision goggles expose a tunnel through the light used by the black creature. The Ute Tribe and the legend of the Navajo Tribe in New Mexico. New Mexico, 1863 Kit Carson and his troops round up the Navajo for transport. Canyon de Chelly and “The Long Walk” of the Navajo. The legend of the skinwalker. Resources: Battle of Canyon de Chelly Kit Carson’s Campaign Against the Indians Skinwalker Ranch Enjoyed this episode? Please support the show by rating, reviewing, and subscribing on iTunes. Please visit Pleasing Terrors, the podcast behind Old Charleston’s best ghost tour, on Facebook and Twitter!