Many different people lied about Vietnam, it's a VERY messy story. But Nixon lied at a whole different level. As early as 1966, Nixon "agreed that Vietnam could not be ‘won’" according to close ally Leonard Garment, but public had to be lied to until time was right to withdraw.
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This is the problem of people who have no grasp of history. Robert McNamara - JFK and LBJ's SECDEF - was the one who consistently buried the truth that we were losing. We know this from a very important source: Robert McNamara
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Civil Defense spokesman Mahmoud Basal highlighted the world’s double standards toward Gaza after the death of the child Ata, who fell into a well following the Israeli army’s destruction of Gaza’s infrastructure during the genocidal war on the enclave.
He reminded the world of the Moroccan child Rayan, who fell into a well years ago and received global sympathy, while that same world now turns a blind eye to what is happening in Gaza.
Bad cops are often similarly unaccountable. In Democracy they system is supposed to serve the people and justice, not to shelter the bad apples and enshrine corruption.
#AbsolutePower #Unaccountable #Law
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2025: The Steampunk Year in Pictures
The steampunk community is driven largely by events, be they festivals, conventions, or small, informal meetups. Many are showcases for imaginative cosplay and/or whimsical contraptions, and their stories are best told in pictures.The Steampunk Explorer
Guess I should start celebrating now since I'll only have another 15 or so in my life.
Joe Kennedy III Rips Renaming To 'Trump-Kennedy Center'
Trump's ego knows no bounds.Alan Herrera (Comic Sands)
This is even worse than trying to rename „The Gulf of Mexico“.
This Project 2025 hand puppet 🍊 is simply embarrassing, but a temporary phenomenon. It will be worse when the Blackshirts take power soon.
Please, dear Americans, defend your Constitution!
Premier League: Crystal Palace 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur highlights
Nineteen-year-old Archie Gray scores his first senior goal for Tottenham Hotspur to beat Crystal Palace 1-0.BBC Sport
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Midair helicopter collision in New Jersey leaves 1 dead and another injured, officials say
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Midair helicopter collision in New Jersey leaves 1 dead and another injured, officials say
Two helicopters crashed in New Jersey in what federal authorities say was a midair collision that killed one person and critically injured another.PBS News
last season @jamesmunns.com taught me about traceability, and y'know, it's not a bad idea
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Summary Implements r[rule.id] syntax for marking normative paragraphs in specification documents, similar to the Rust Reference's mdbook-spec. Features Syntax: r[rule.id] on its own line decla...GitHub
Je crois que je tiens le bon bout.
Mais je vais être obligé de recommencer, pour la science ☝🏼
#cooking #patisserie
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Glazer: Maxx Crosby “is not happy”
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Glazer: Maxx Crosby "is not happy"
The Raiders won't have defensive end Maxx Crosby for the rest of the season, after placing him on injured reserve.Mike Florio (NBC Sports)
In statement released earlier this week, seven UN experts have called out the UK Government's treatment of the protesters and their refusal to meet their families and representatives.
“Hunger strike is often a measure of last resort by people who believe that their rights to protest and effective remedy have been exhausted,” the statement from the group of UN experts said.
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UN experts slam UK's treatment of pro-Palestine hunger strikers
UN experts have expressed "grave concern" for the lives and fundamental rights of eight pro-Palestine activists who have been on hunger…Laura Pollock (The National)
Seahawks convert Bryce Young’s pick into 17-3 lead
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Seahawks convert Bryce Young's pick into 17-3 lead
Bryce Young has had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.Charean Williams (NBC Sports)
I’d love to know what it was that set that off 🤧. Damnit. #HayFever #Sneezing.
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Drake Maye takes a seat with Patriots up 42-3 in third quarter
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Drake Maye takes a seat with Patriots up 42-3 in third quarter
Patriots quarterback Drake Maye will be getting some extended time on the bench on Sunday.Josh Alper (NBC Sports)
Jack Bech inactive for Raiders-Giants
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Jack Bech inactive for Raiders-Giants
The Raiders will not have one of their young receivers as they take on the Giants in a battle to take the lead for the No. 1 overall pick in 2026.Myles Simmons (NBC Sports)
Dalton Kincaid inactive for Bills, Dawson Knox will play
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Dalton Kincaid inactive for Bills, Dawson Knox will play
The Bills had a pair of tight ends listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Eagles and they'll only have one of them in the lineup.Josh Alper (NBC Sports)
Seahawks take 10-3 lead on Zach Charbonnet’s TD run
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Seahawks take 10-3 lead on Zach Charbonnet's TD run
The Seahawks and Panthers are playing one of the weirdest, wildest and arguably worst games of the season.Charean Williams (NBC Sports)
Post Punk Classics. No 103 in an occasional series:
Nasmak - Pig Problems
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Dashiell Hammett's San Francisco
Dashiell Hammett worked as a detective in San Francisco, and included his experiences in that setting in his fiction including 'The Maltese Falcon'.Bob's Pages of Travel, Linux, Cybersecurity, and More
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