Poetry
Germany’s Anti-Semitic Phonetic Alphabet
Interesting development in Germany to restore phonetics that were erased by the Nazis Before the Nazi dictatorship some Jewish names were used in the phonetic alphabet – such as “D for David”, ...
Memory of Marie A
by Bertold Brecht One day in blue-moon September, Silent under a plum tree, I held her, my silent pale love in my arms like a fair and lovely dream. Above us in ...
Song of the Uber
Is Uber just a rehash of earlier lessons in economics? Some might say so (hat tip to Rohan Light) if they’re familiar with criticisms of the “putting out” economy in 19th Century ...
“Like mustard gas… psychological warfare and its poison… linger on for years.”
From 1946 “Paper Bullets” “DEDICATED to the men and women of the Overseas Branch, United States Office of War Information… to serve their country as propagandists in time of war….” …like mustard ...
Ancient “Taboo” Custom Credited With Avoiding COVID19
The BBC has published a story of how Easter Island government officials invoked prohibition customs to control the pandemic in their country. Thanks to both tapu and umanga, Easter Island has not ...
How to Win With Propaganda
An advertisement writer posted on LinkedIn his reflections on “the copy test” to hire the best talent. It boils down to this: … if you can get your readers to empathise with ...
Children’s Creed
Source: United Nations Women’s Guild By Dorothy Roigt There shall be peace on earth, but not until All children daily eat their fill, go warmly against the winter wind And learn their ...
“Knowledge Wins”
The U.S. Army JFK Special Warfare Center and School has released a video called “Knowledge Wins Episode 4 – Great Power Competition – Part 1” The video starts by asking for a ...
Death of the Dust Seeker
By Abdukhebir Qadir Erkan Source: Uighur Poets on Repression and Exile Building his dwelling in the winds, gifting the grubs the sun of his skies, he left for the roads that run ...
Archeologists Reveal Enigma Sloppy Cryptography
Spoiler Alert: Hungarians allegedly threw this enigma machine into a pig sty near the Czech/Polish border. Literally sloppy ...
