NYT Celebrates Neo-Nazi Azov Unit

Jim Naureckas: Three years ago, describing an Australian white supremacist charged with massacring 49 people in New Zealand, the New York Times (3/15/19) wrote: “On his flak jacket was a symbol commonly used by the Azov Battalion, a Ukrainian neo-Nazi paramilitary organization.” The New York Times (10/4/22) shares a “handout photo” from a paramilitary organization that was founded to “lead the white races of the world in a final crusade…against Semite-led Untermenschen.” What a difference a war makes! A Times story (10/4/22) in the paper’s Ukraine War news roundup began: Commanders of...

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10/7/22 Nasser Arrabyee on the Hopeful Situation in Yemen

 Download Episode. Journalist Nasser Arrabyee is back to talk about what’s happening on the ground in Yemen. Arrabyee was on the show recently to explain why he was optimistic about negotiations between the numerous factions. Since then, the ceasefire agreement expired without being renewed. However, Arrabyee is still optimistic about the entire situation. In this episode, he explains why.  Discussed on the show: 1833stopwar.com  Nasser Arrabyee is a Yemeni journalist based in Sana’a, Yemen. He is the owner and director of Yemen-Now.com. You can follow him on Twitter @narrabyee. This...

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Biden Threatens ‘Armageddon’ Over Ukraine

It would be all the other guys' fault, you understand: President Joe Biden said in an address to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee on Thursday night that the country under his leadership is as close to "Armageddon" as it has been since the Cuban Missile Crisis in the 1960s. ... "[Putin was] not joking when he talks about the use of tactical nuclear weapons or biological or chemical weapons." Biden said. "We have not faced the prospect of Armageddon since Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis." [Putin has not threatened to use chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine.] Russia has...

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Joe Biden’s Second Best Day

After ending the war in Afghanistan: Biden pardoning all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession President Biden will pardon all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession, the White House said Thursday, a move toward decriminalizing the drug. The move applies to those convicted of simple possession of marijuana, including those in the District of Columbia, according to senior officials. The White House noted that people of color and White people use marijuana at similar rates, but that "black and brown people have been arrested, prosecuted, and convicted at...

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