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by Howard Beale
13 May 2023, 10:10am
Forum: The Dictator
Topic: Nothing about the war in Ukrain?
Replies: 48
Views: 5501

Re: Nothing about the war in Ukrain?

https://youtu.be/_nn1RuRduHQ Good stuff, Stefano, thanks for that. The book definitely sounds like it's worth checking out. The author mentioned Stephen F. Cohen—I'd also highly recommend his writings and interviews for insight into how we arrived at the current state of US/Russian relations. Thank...
by Howard Beale
13 May 2023, 3:32am
Forum: The Dictator
Topic: Free Julian Assange
Replies: 180
Views: 12234

Re: Julian Assange

Besides your rants online, what exactly are you doing to alleviate the world's ills, Howard? When did I ever claim that I'm alleviating the world's ills? I certainly do my best not to add to them. There is plenty of evidence that suggests that Assange is an antisemite. Then show it to me. You made ...
by Howard Beale
13 May 2023, 1:39am
Forum: The Dictator
Topic: Free Julian Assange
Replies: 180
Views: 12234

Re: Julian Assange

Besides your rants online, what exactly are you doing to alleviate the world's ills, Howard? When did I ever claim that I'm alleviating the world's ills? I certainly do my best not to add to them. There is plenty of evidence that suggests that Assange is an antisemite. Then show it to me. You made ...
by Howard Beale
12 May 2023, 12:01am
Forum: The Dictator
Topic: Free Julian Assange
Replies: 180
Views: 12234

Re: Julian Assange

The Assange apologists should maybe read this. You can go on and on all you want about your disdain for rape culture, but you are helping to perpetuate it. You're rape apologists. Own it and maybe you can start to do better. https://jezebel.com/far-right-misogyny-proud-boys-1850425597 Also, Howard,...
by Howard Beale
10 May 2023, 10:59pm
Forum: The Dictator
Topic: Free Julian Assange
Replies: 180
Views: 12234

Re: Julian Assange

I’m just waiting for Hot Take Howard to chime in… OK, but only because you asked so nicely :kiss: My hot take: it's insane that a messageboard of punk fans who are ostensibly on the left are supporting the persecution and slow torturing-to-death of a political prisoner whose case has wider implicat...
by Howard Beale
30 Apr 2023, 2:59am
Forum: The Dictator
Topic: Nothing about the war in Ukrain?
Replies: 48
Views: 5501

Re: Nothing about the war in Ukrain?

Stefano1972 wrote:
28 Apr 2023, 3:56pm
Good stuff, Stefano, thanks for that. The book definitely sounds like it's worth checking out. The author mentioned Stephen F. Cohen—I'd also highly recommend his writings and interviews for insight into how we arrived at the current state of US/Russian relations.
by Howard Beale
27 Apr 2023, 11:28pm
Forum: The Dictator
Topic: The Dictator observations thread.
Replies: 2471
Views: 461923

Re: The Dictator observations thread.

Carlson's a fascist, mate, his being gone from a multi-million dollar mainstream organisation is to be celebrated. His populism and acknowledgement of the state's brutal embedding with capital is integral to his white supremacism. You're missing my point—it's not about Carlson himself, it's about t...
by Howard Beale
26 Apr 2023, 9:43pm
Forum: The Dictator
Topic: The Dictator observations thread.
Replies: 2471
Views: 461923

Re: The Dictator observations thread.

Carlson's a fascist, mate, his being gone from a multi-million dollar mainstream organisation is to be celebrated. His populism and acknowledgement of the state's brutal embedding with capital is integral to his white supremacism. You're missing my point—it's not about Carlson himself, it's about t...
by Howard Beale
25 Apr 2023, 10:55pm
Forum: Groovy Times
Topic: The Kaleb Horton Deceased Latvian Foreign Minister Thread, 2023 Edition
Replies: 923
Views: 133733

Re: The Kaleb Horton Deceased Latvian Foreign Minister Thread, 2023 Edition

Just a minor footnote in the story of Belafonte's achievements, but he also featured an extremely early appearance of Bob Dylan on harmonic on the track The Midnight Special before Dylan released anything under his own name. Good eye for talent. Never knew about that connection—good song! :mrgreen:...
by Howard Beale
25 Apr 2023, 9:32pm
Forum: The Dictator
Topic: The Dictator observations thread.
Replies: 2471
Views: 461923

Re: The Dictator observations thread.

Yeah, Lemon was credibly accused of various sexual harassment stuff. Weird timing, but I think it's basically coincidental. I'll be real curious what Tucker does. I think he crossed the line from cynical charlatan to true believer some time ago, but he's still fundamentally about his own enrichment...
by Howard Beale
25 Apr 2023, 8:49pm
Forum: Groovy Times
Topic: The Kaleb Horton Deceased Latvian Foreign Minister Thread, 2023 Edition
Replies: 923
Views: 133733

Re: The Kaleb Horton Deceased Latvian Foreign Minister Thread, 2023 Edition

I never knew till today that Calypso was the first album by a solo artist to sell 1 million copies—such a great and influential record. RIP to a musical legend and civil rights icon.

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by Howard Beale
23 Dec 2022, 2:41am
Forum: Shouting Street
Topic: 20 years today
Replies: 44
Views: 21112

Re: 20 years today

I'm a few deep glasses of wine into the evening, so bear with me. Why Joe remains an inspiration to me is that he seems like a lost ideal. He wasn't an ideologue. He played with leftist tropes, most badly. He was a mushy liberal, full of all the contradictions that inevitably leads to. But it's a d...
by Howard Beale
08 Dec 2022, 4:19am
Forum: Shouting Street
Topic: Missing BBC Radio Shows?
Replies: 4
Views: 8233

Re: Missing BBC Radio Shows?

Hello Howard, I am sorry but I don´t remember where I found it, but some years ago I downloaded a .doc file with this information. Interestingly, that appears to be the same source that the post I saw on Snews must've copy/pasted the track listings from, I remember the albums and record labels bein...
by Howard Beale
06 Dec 2022, 4:10am
Forum: The Dictator
Topic: Nothing about the war in Ukrain?
Replies: 48
Views: 5501

Re: Nothing about the war in Ukrain?

I hope a new "Nuremberg trial" for the western criminals, for their shameful support of the nazist ukraine battalions! We're not going to get that, unfortunately. We will, however, get the next best thing—a Nuremberg-style tribunal for the Azov Nazis. http://www.twitter.com/moscowtimes/status/15573...
by Howard Beale
05 Dec 2022, 6:13am
Forum: Groovy Times
Topic: The most important Americans of the past 75 years
Replies: 86
Views: 152749

Re: The most important Americans of the past 75 years

Since it has been established that "important" here just means "consequential" and not necessarily "good"—I think a strong case could be made for Bill Cosby. His rise as a comic coincided with the shift from vaudevillian joke-telling to the kind of observational riffing on society and everyday life ...