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not true, removing trump will never make me give respect to amerikkka for all the atrocities it has done throughout history, amerikkka does not deserve respect from the day it was first colonized and the start of the atrocities began, colonial amerikkka has learned nothing other than protocol Murder, Death, Kill. Fuck amerikkka!
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this feels like pre-COVID. the stock market is delusional. the price of oil tells the real story. we are approaching the "Tom Hanks has COVID and they cancelled an NBA game" moment, just not there yet.
And on top of all the Hormuz drama, there's still THIS mess...
Capitalism is reaching its apex, there's not enough left to squeeze and their precious "growth", the real thing anyway, is down to maybe HALF of what it used to be-- which means this system is already dead but still shambling, propped up by sheer hot air.
traders are remembering the bounce-back after the market crash in March/April 2020, but what they are forgetting is a Democrat-controlled Congress passed a **massive** relief bill. zero expectation that will happen again, or that it would even work this time.
“And notice how nonchalant it sounds. Trump didn’t go for epic, carnage-heavy branding. He branded it the way you’d casually announce National Potato Chip Day.” American Debunk on X.
SEATTLE: *chuckling* The most diverse neighborhood in America is Federal Way in Seattle.
MAGA: socialism never works!
SEATTLE: *folding our arms* just for that we're going to socialism even harder. we just elected a socialist Mayor.
MAGA: feminism is the downfall of society!
SEATTLE: *wiping our brow* our female socialist mayor just built the world's first floating train system.
MAGA: but you can't just raise minimum wage to $10/hr. All the job creators will leave!
SEATTLE: *nostrils flaring* you're right let's make it double that instead.
MAGA: but all the billionaires will leave!
SEATTLE: *eyes flashing* you don't have to sell us on it. it's $21.30/hr now.
MAGA: you'll collapse! this is the end of civilization! what the fuck are you doing??
SEATTLE: *levitating three feet above the ground* we just voted in a wealth tax targeting billionaires and became the fastest growing economy in the entire country while sheltering trans folks and immigrants what the fuck are you gonna do about it bitches
I like it, but... Calling Federal Way a neighborhood of Seattle is making my face twitch. Ballard is a neighborhood in Seattle. Federal Way is it's own city in the Seattle Tacoma Metropolitan Area.
dammit Seattle what did I say about this. you’re too awesome. you make the rest of the west coast look bad with how awesome you are. keep doing it, it hurts just right
@rayk I mean... Depends on where you look. If you're committed to living *in* Seattle proper, yeah rent sucks big time. But hubby and I rent a 2-BR right on the shores of Lake Washington for 2k.
Tens of thousands of riders came out to ride the 2 Line across Lake Washington Saturday, as Sound Transit inaugurated the light rail link between the east and west metro.
I've got that former chinesium android set top box I converted to linux earning its keep today -- It thought it was going to maybe do some light streaming, and I've got it running an entire platform's compile farm. Thing barely has a heat sink.
Trump requesting funding for a new FBI effort to investigate "domestic terrorists".
Note that when people in Minneapolis stood and observed ICE, ICE would take a picture of them with their phone, cross-reference it with databases, and then add them to a list of "domestic terrorists". So that's the type of people this is focused on pro/per-secuting.
First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out Because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for the Jews And I did not speak out Because I was not a Jew Then they came for me And there was no one left To speak out for me
yes i know there have been protests.
the gop is a criminal organization and does not care.
trump will not leave office peacefully.
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
yes, it is what he wants.
it is a catch-22.
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."
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It’s interesting how many people think wanting privacy means you’re doing something nefarious. The fact is, privacy is about sharing what you want with whom you choose.
(I don’t recall who wrote these words or where I originally saw them. I only made the graphic.)
I always say to those who say 'well, if you've got nothing to hide, you shouldn't worry', "Do you have curtains and non-see-through walls and door locks? If so, why?"
@UkeleleEric I liken it to wearing clothes. It’s not that your body is doing something wrong or will indict you on some nefarious wrongdoings. It’s that you have reserved its viewing to yourself and a select group of others. But you choose who gets to see and when.
is pooping nefarious? Is sex with my spouse nefarious? Is not wanting my private personal information stored where who knows who can access it for who knows what nefarious?
I once heard Cory Doctorow use the analogy (paraphrasing from memory), "There's a difference between privacy and secrecy. What I'm doing in the bathroom stall isn't a secret, but it's private. That's why the door is closed."
The lack of investigation into deaths at the $700 million beef business has been described as "completely unacceptable" by a legal expert who argued industry had captured government regulators.
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Claim of Responsibility for Arson Attack on a Cop’s House
by Anarchist Strike Group “Memory and Anger”
In March, no one dies (March 2010, Daphne – Lambros Fountas, an anarchist guerrilla who fell in a clash with cops) – (March 2026, outskirts of Rome – Sara Ardizone and Sandro Mercoliano, anarchist comrades who were killed by an explosion)
In October, no one dies (October 2024, Ampelokipi, Athens – Kyriakos Xymitiris, anarchist guerrilla killed by explosion)
In May, no one dies (May 2025, Thessaloniki – Snizanna Paraskevaidou, fell in an explosion during an attack on a bank)
And the story continues like this. Through the battles of our own people, ordinary, everyday. Like Lambros, like Kyriakos, like Snizanna, like Sandro and Sara and so many more people who lost their lives in direct action.
With determination, with our own rage and memory, we took to the streets at dawn on March 10, the date that the anarchist revolutionary guerrilla Lambros Fountas fell fighting under fire from cops in Daphne 16 years ago and we attacked a cop’s house in Kaisariani with an incendiary device.
We have every reason to target the state’s cadres who act as security guards for the bosses and the ruling elite. With this move, we want to remind them and all the cops that we will not leave their activities unpunished. They are the ones who target activists, violently attack demonstrators, torture and murder people in the departments, at the borders, as well as people from the impoverished margins and our class. Let them remember and know that we can also locate them in their homes, in their neighborhoods, in their jobs and that they are not truly safe anywhere by making this choice to serve the system.
It is a fact that the state invests in order and security by strengthening policing at every level of central government. In this way, it prevents as much as possible any resistance from below on behalf of capital while at the same time strengthening military-police capital through funds for security forces and armament programs. This is a parallel phenomenon in relation to the international geopolitical situation. As the war intensifies abroad (Middle East, Ukraine) and the Greek state participates in it through the Greek-Israeli-American alliance, NATO and the EU, so does the repression at home. Cops of all kinds are positioned to manage our lives. The same applies to every field of public space from universities to neighborhoods, squares and natural places (see Exarchia Square, Strefi Hill).
Let fear change camp then. No matter how much the complicit and regime-based mass deception media cover you up by hiding our actions, we know the anxiety that these visits to your homes cause you. If you do not gather, we will come again. Our lives are not expendable. We want to show that you are the terrorists and dangerous to the public interest, not us who return the minimum percentage of violence that is yours.
We express our solidarity with the Palestinian people who are fighting. Let us intensify the anti-war action against the war crimes that are occurring in Palestine, Lebanon and Iran by the Western bloc. We will not become meat for the murderers’ cannons because the local leaders, with Mitsotakis and Dendias as the first and best, rushed to ally with Netanyahu and Trump.
The choice to connect these contents through action on the day of remembrance of the anarchist guerrilla Lambros Fountas constitutes a connecting link between memory, action and continuity.
STRENGTH TO ALL PALESTINIAN MILITANTS DETAINED BY THE ISRAELI NATIONALIST (ZIONIST) REGIME AND THREATENED WITH THE DEATH PENALTY
FREEDOM AND SOLIDARITY TO ALL THE COMRADES PERSECUTED FOR THE CASE OF AMPELOKIPI
Why are we pretending universal payments are always progressive? This article nails it: by refusing to means test, the government ends up handing cash and subsidies to millionaires while people who actually need help get crumbs. Means testing isn't the enemy—blank checks for the rich are.
It has come to this - that we are seriously talking about the possibility that a deranged and vengeful POTUS who has boxed himself into a corner, might resort to the use of nuclear weaponry? I vividly remember the Cuba Missile Crisis. This, with an unstable and belligerent POTUS, feels many times worse and far more unpredictable.
@TCMuffin Even before that crisis, people were worried about the atomic bomb. In 1956, the Ed Sullivan Show screened a film called "A Short Vision", about a nuclear holocaust. Ed suggested that children should leave the room, so my parents sent me to the kitchen, where I could hear but not see. I had nightmares for months and was frightened of every plane that flew over.
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🇺🇸US Weekly COVID update: Apr 6, 2026
🔸1 in 156 Actively Infectious 🔸313,000 Daily Infections 🔸2,220,000 Infections In The Past Week 🔸65,000,000 Infections in 2026 🔸111,000 to 440,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases 🔸500 to 1,000 Weekly Excess Deaths
Gas, and food, prices going through the roof. Trump and his buddies making out like bandits on the stock market...and this is not how MAGA saw things. America First is now America Last.
Not every crushing project lasts for years. Highway repairs, pipeline access roads, wind farm construction, and urban demolition projects often have timelines measured in months rather than decades. For these short-term operations, investing in a fixed crushing facility rarely makes financial sense. The cost of civil works, foundations, and permits alone can exceed the value of the aggregate produced. This is why a mobile stone crusher plant becomes the logical choice. Designed for rapid deployment, minimal site preparation, and easy relocation, a mobile stone crusher plant(planta de trituración móvil) matches the temporary nature of short-term projects. This article explains the specific reasons why mobile solutions outperform stationary options when the clock is ticking.
The High Cost of Stationary Plants for Short Timelines
A stationary aggregate plant requires significant upfront investment before the first ton of material is produced. Site clearing, concrete foundations, electrical rooms, and overhead cranes for assembly can take three to six months and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. For a project lasting only eight to twelve months, this timeline is impossible. By the time the aggregate plant is operational, the project may be half over.
Why Time-to-Production Matters
Every day that a crushing line sits idle while foundations cure or permits are processed is lost revenue. A mobile stone crusher plant can be delivered to site, positioned, and producing aggregate within 24 to 48 hours of arrival. No concrete pads are required. The mobile stone crusher plant simply drives off the transport trailer, lowers its stabilizers, and starts crushing. For a contractor with a six-month window to produce 150,000 tons of base material, those saved weeks of setup time directly determine whether the project finishes on schedule.
Comparing Mobile and Stationary for Short Durations
The differences between a mobile stone crusher plant and a stationary aggregate plant(planta de agregados) become most apparent when the project duration is under two years.
Capital Investment Recovery
A stationary aggregate plant typically requires five to seven years of operation to recover the initial investment through lower per-ton operating costs. A mobile stone crusher plant has a higher equipment cost per ton but eliminates most site development expenses. For projects lasting less than two years, the mobile stone crusher plant almost always delivers a better return because the capital is recovered before the project ends. After the project, the mobile stone crusher plant can be sold or moved to the next job, retaining significant residual value. A stationary aggregate plant left behind has little to no resale value.
Permitting Simplicity
Permitting a fixed aggregate plant often triggers full environmental review, including dust modeling, noise studies, and water discharge permits. These processes can take months. A mobile stone crusher plant, especially one working on an already-permitted construction site, may fall under the project's existing permits. Many jurisdictions classify mobile stone crusher plants as temporary equipment rather than permanent facilities, significantly reducing the regulatory burden. For short-term projects, this difference can save weeks of waiting.
How a Mobile Stone Crusher Plant Handles Multiple Sites
Many short-term projects are not single sites but a series of locations. A pipeline project might have work spreads every ten kilometers. A road rehabilitation contract may involve five separate bridge replacements across a region. A mobile stone crusher plant excels in these multi-site scenarios.
Rapid Relocation Between Sites
Moving a stationary aggregate plant is not practical. Once built, it stays. A mobile stone crusher plant, by contrast, can be loaded onto lowboy trailers and moved to a new site over a weekend. For a contractor with three short-term projects in different locations over 18 months, a single mobile stone crusher plant can serve all three. The alternative would be building three separate stationary aggregate plants or buying aggregate from commercial quarries at higher prices.
Producing Material Exactly Where Needed
Hauling aggregate from a distant quarry adds cost and consumes road life. When a mobile stone crusher plant is positioned directly at the work site, material is produced and placed within the same zone. For a highway repair project, this means the mobile stone crusher plant processes existing pavement rubble into recycled base material, then loads it directly into pavers. No hauling, no waiting, and no third-party suppliers. This on-site production model is only possible with a mobile stone crusher plant.
Matching Output to Short-Term Demand
Short-term projects often have variable production requirements. A mobile stone crusher plant can be sized to match the peak demand without over-investing in excess capacity.
Right-Sizing the Mobile Stone Crusher Plant
For a three-month project requiring 50,000 tons of aggregate, a 200 ton-per-hour mobile stone crusher plant running single shifts is appropriate. A larger stationary plant would be underutilized. A smaller mobile stone crusher plant would require overtime. The ability to select a mobile stone crusher plant with exactly the needed capacity—and to rent rather than buy—gives contractors flexibility. Many equipment dealers offer short-term rentals of mobile stone crusher plants, with terms as short as three months. This aligns equipment cost directly with project revenue.
Scaling Up or Down as Needed
If a short-term project accelerates or delays, a mobile stone crusher plant can be adjusted. Additional mobile screens or secondary crushers can be added to the line as modules. If production needs decrease, a mobile stone crusher plant can be parked and restarted later without penalty. A stationary aggregate plant runs at a fixed capacity regardless of demand, leading to inefficiency during slow periods.
The Role of a Stone Crusher Plant in Recycling Applications
Many short-term projects involve demolition or rehabilitation where the primary material source is existing structures rather than virgin rock. A stone crusher plant(planta de chancado) configured for recycling is highly effective in these situations.
Processing Concrete and Asphalt Rubble
When a bridge is demolished or a parking lot is removed, the rubble is a valuable resource. A stone crusher plant equipped with an impact crusher and magnet separator can process concrete rubble into graded aggregate suitable for new base courses. For a six-month road reconstruction project, bringing in a stone crusher plant to process the old pavement on-site eliminates disposal costs and reduces the need for virgin aggregate. The same stone crusher plant then moves to the next project.
Avoiding Disposal Fees
Landfill disposal of concrete and asphalt is expensive and increasingly restricted. A stone crusher plant that recycles 100,000 tons of rubble saves the contractor $500,000 or more in disposal fees alone. This economic benefit is captured fully when the stone crusher plant is mobile and can follow the demolition work. A fixed aggregate plant located ten kilometers away cannot provide this on-site recycling advantage.
Practical Examples of Short-Term Mobile Success
Contractors across the world have documented the advantages of mobile stone crushing plants for short-term projects. One example involves a wind farm construction project in mountainous terrain. The contractor needed 80,000 tons of crushed stone for access roads and turbine foundations over a ten-month period. Rather than building a fixed aggregate plant, they rented a mobile stone crusher plant and positioned it at the quarry face. The mobile stone crusher plant moved twice as the work progressed to different ridges. Total setup time across all three positions was less than one week. The mobile stone crusher plant was returned to the rental company at project completion, with no asset left behind.
Another example involves a municipal road repair program covering 40 kilometers of urban streets over 14 months. The city used a mobile stone crusher plant to process old asphalt pavement into recycled base material. The mobile stone crusher plant worked from a central depot but was moved to different quadrants of the city as the work progressed. The city estimated savings of 35% compared to buying virgin aggregate and hauling waste to landfill.
Key Factors When Choosing a Mobile Stone Crusher Plant for Short-Term Work
If a short-term project is your situation, consider the following when selecting a mobile stone crusher plant:
Rental availability – Many suppliers offer mobile stone crusher plants on monthly terms. Compare rental rates against purchase financing.
Transport dimensions – Ensure the mobile stone crusher plant can travel legally on your local roads without requiring police escorts.
Local support – Even for short-term projects, parts availability matters. Choose a mobile stone crusher plant from a dealer with a service center nearby.
Used options – A used mobile stone crusher plant can be purchased and resold after a short project with minimal depreciation.
Making the Right Choice for Your Timeline
Short-term crushing projects demand equipment that matches the temporary nature of the work. A mobile stone crusher plant offers rapid deployment, minimal site preparation, easy relocation, and the ability to right-size capacity to project demand. A stationary aggregate plant, while economical for multi-year operations, imposes setup costs and timelines that are incompatible with projects lasting months rather than decades.
When evaluating equipment for your next short-term contract, start with a mobile stone crusher plant. Consider renting rather than buying to align costs directly with revenue. If you do purchase, select a mobile stone crusher plant with strong resale value so the asset can be liquidated after the project ends. The same principles apply whether you need a complete stone crusher plant or a smaller configuration. For short-term work, mobility is not just an advantage—it is the foundation of a profitable project.
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Steinmeier(translated) wrote:
"Just as I believe there will be no going back in relations with Russia to before February 24, 2022, so too do I believe there will be no going back in transatlantic relations to before January 20, 2025,"
"we don't need to poll people we can just ask an llm to spit out possible responses people might well have given and call it a day" had better be the stupidest fucking thing I see today
@tslumley it seems like little more than an elaborate exercise in assuming one’s outcome. You could instruct a chatbot to express whatever opinions one might stereotypically assume a white Kentucky small business owner might express, but if you really knew the answer to that, you wouldn’t need a poll in the first place. People have famously insane and incoherent politics that aren’t really guessable a priori. This is little more than a scam.
On the occasion of the launch of the WFTU Week of Solidarity with Cuba, a meeting was held at the office of the WFTU General Secretary, Pambis Kyritsis, in Cyprus, with Rubén Pino Martínez, Ambassador of Cuba to Cyprus.
Gambling reforms bill slammed as 'kneejerk' response to Four Corners By Jack Hislop
The Northern Territory government has introduced legislation intended to reform Australia's de facto online gambling regulator, but it's been criticised as a "damage-control exercise".
No children faced court on new 'adult crime, adult time' offences in past 11 years By Jack McKay
Twelve new offences are set to be added to the government's adult crime, adult time legislation, including offences that no children have faced court on in the past 11 years.
Farmers push for stronger protections in renewable energy policy By Aimee Mitchell
Farmers in north Queensland want a say in how renewable energy companies negotiate with councils, amid concerns poorly designed agreements could have long-term impacts on agricultural land and rural communities.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel denounced before U.S. Congress Members Pramila Jayapal and Jonathan L. Jackson the damage caused by the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by Washington.
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The West Was Never Denazified: The Recruitment of Nazis for NATO
Contrary to popular belief, many high-ranking Nazi commanders of the Third Reich transitioned seamlessly to occupy high-level positions within NATO—the “North Atlantic Treaty Organization”—the U.S.-led political-military alliance established on April 4, 1949. Here, we present a comprehensive list of these military figures from the German fascist regime who were recruited to serve the major Western powers. These powers forged NATO into their primary military apparatus for numerous interventions, acts of interference, and imperialist deployments across a wide range of contexts throughout the world—as occurred in “Our America,” where agents of West German intelligence (the BND) participated in the State Terrorism perpetrated by the region’s civil-military dictatorships. In this article, we list several of these Nazi leaders who transitioned into NATO.
NATO and Nazis: The Uncomfortable Roots of the Atlantic Alliance
On April 4, 1949—at the very outset of the Cold War—the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formally established. From a perspective critical of Western imperialism, this military alliance was born not merely as an instrument of geopolitical domination for the United States and its allies, but was, in fact, directly structured by Nazi war criminals who had been systematically recruited by the CIA and the U.S. military.
Far from having ideologically defeated Nazism, the Western powers instead co-opted it. In practice, NATO emerged as a functional heir to the brutal anti-communism that had characterized the Third Reich.
Nazi Commanders at the Helm of NATO
One of the most emblematic cases is that of Adolf Heusinger, who served as Chief of the Army High Command of Nazi Germany from 1940 to 1944. Acting under Hitler’s orders, Heusinger planned the invasions of Poland, Norway, Denmark, and France. After the Second World War, rather than facing prosecution, he was shielded by the U.S., recruited by the CIA, and ultimately served as Chairman of the NATO Military Committee between 1961 and 1964. (Heusinger was also a member of Konrad Adenauer’s so-called “Government of Experts” in West Germany.)
The list is extensive and serves as evidence of the systematic decision to incorporate Nazis into NATO’s military apparatus:
Heinrich Trettner, an officer in the Nazi Condor Legion—the unit that bombed Guernica during the Spanish Civil War—served as Chief of NATO’s Logistics Department between 1956 and 1959.
Hans Speidel, a Lieutenant General and Chief of Staff in Hitler’s army, served as Supreme Commander of NATO’s Land Forces in Central Europe from 1957 to 1963.
Johannes Steinhoff, a Luftwaffe pilot highly decorated by Hitler, served as Commander of NATO’s Allied Air Forces in 1965 and later as Chairman of the NATO Military Committee (1971–1974).
Jürgen Bennecke, an adjutant officer for Hitler’s Army Group Centre, served as NATO Commander-in-Chief for Central Europe (1968–1973) and was decorated for championing the alliance’s nuclear rearmament.
Ernst Ferber, Karl Schnell, Franz Joseph Schulze, Ferdinand von Senger und Etterlin, and Leopold Chalupa—all high-ranking Nazi officers decorated by Hitler, many with the Iron Cross—successively held the position of Commander-in-Chief of NATO Allied Forces in Central Europe between 1973 and 1987:
Ernst Ferber, a Lieutenant Colonel on the General Staff of Nazi Germany, served as a commander at the Wehrmacht High Command from 1943 to 1945 and was a recipient of the Iron Cross, awarded personally by Adolf Hitler. He served as Commander of NATO Allied Forces in Central Europe from 1973 to 1975.
Karl Schnell, Chief of Staff of a Panzer Division, was responsible for up to seven subordinate divisions within the Nazi Wehrmacht and was a recipient of Hitler’s Iron Cross. In 1968, he served as Commander-in-Chief of NATO Allied Forces in Central Europe from 1975 to 1977.
Franz Joseph Schulze, First Lieutenant in the Nazi Luftwaffe and recipient of Hitler’s Iron Cross (the highest decoration of the German Reich) for his bombing raids against the USSR in 1944. He became commander of NATO’s Allied Forces in Central Europe from 1977 to 1979.
Ferdinand von Senger und Etterlin, a member of the High Command of the Nazi Army, fought in the Battle of Stalingrad. His father was a General in the Armored Forces of the Nazi Wehrmacht. He was appointed Commander-in-Chief of NATO’s Allied Forces in Central Europe from 1979 to 1983.
Leopold Chalupa was the last of the Nazi war criminals to become a NATO commander, solely due to age limitations for leadership, having been a member of the Nazi Wehrmacht since the age of 17. He was appointed NATO’s Commander-in-Chief for Central Europe from 1983 to 1987.
Even Erich von Manstein (often misspelled as “Von Mainstein”), a Nazi field marshal convicted of war crimes, was released early for health reasons and hired as a NATO consultant, contributing to the myth that the Wehrmacht was “distinct” or “opposed” to the SS—a widely debunked historical falsehood.
Spies and intelligence agents: the Nazi network of the Cold War
Beyond military commanders, NATO and Western intelligence services integrated the leading figures of Nazi espionage into their structures.
The most notorious is Reinhard Gehlen, a major general in the Wehrmacht and Hitler’s head of counterintelligence on the Eastern Front, where he planned the extermination of millions of Jews, Roma, Poles, and communists. Recruited by the US as part of Operation Paperclip, Gehlen organized the Gehlen Network—a direct successor to the Nazi intelligence apparatus—and was the mastermind behind Operation Gladio, NATO’s covert permanent structure for sabotaging progressive movements in Western Europe. He later became the first president of the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), the West German intelligence service, which operated for decades as a hotbed of former Nazis.
Another paradigmatic case is that of Otto Skorzeny, an SS lieutenant colonel and commando who rescued Mussolini in 1943. Protected by the United Kingdom during the Dachau trials, he escaped from prison with US assistance and lived for 25 years in Francoist Spain. From there, he worked as a spy for the CIA, NATO, West Germany, Bolivia, Japan, and even the Israeli Mossad in 1963.
Finally, Klaus Barbie, the “Butcher of Lyon,” head of the Gestapo in that city, responsible for personally torturing and murdering thousands of French resistance fighters, Jews, and political opponents, was recruited by US intelligence (CIC) to fight communists, and later fled to Bolivia, where he remained under protection until his extradition in 1983.
West Germany was the nerve center for all these Nazis. West Germany was never denazified; on the contrary, Nazis were protected and later recruited into NATO. This 1962 map shows the ambassadors with Nazi pasts on West Germany’s payroll:
Furthermore, within the framework of the Latin American civil-military dictatorships, all planned and controlled by the United States, numerous BND agents with Nazi pasts continued to commit crimes in various countries. This is the case, for example, of the German-Nazi enclave “Colonia Dignidad” or Villa Baviera in southern Chile.
Conclusion: neither West Germany nor the West as a whole carried out effective denazification.
West Germany was not denazified: it was the nerve center of this network of war criminals who, far from being brought to justice, were protected, promoted, and placed at the head of NATO. As the 1962 map of ambassadors with Nazi pasts on Bonn’s payroll shows, the continuity between the Third Reich and the Atlantic Alliance is a documented historical fact.
Therefore, from an anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist perspective, it is nothing short of cynical that the United States and the United Kingdom present themselves today as “defenders of democracy” against “totalitarianism,” when it was they who protected and massively recruited the executioners of Europe to build their war machine against socialism. NATO was not born to defend freedom: it was born to ensure the impunity of fascism in exchange for its anti-communist loyalty.
Editor’s note: This article is based on declassified historical documentation, including CIA and BND files and testimonies from the Nuremberg trials. The selection of terms such as “heir to Nazism” or “war criminals” reflects the legal and historical characterization accepted by contemporary critical research.
La Marejada, Resumen Latinoamericano, 6 de abril de 2026. Adiferencia de lo que muchos creen, muchos de los altos mandos nazis del Tercer Reich pasaron sin problemas a ocupar también altos cargos en la OTAN, la «Organización Tratado del Atlántico Nor…
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Beautiful. Immediately reminded me of my youth in my old hometown Victoria BC which had as a beach attraction a very 50s/60s stylized sea serpent called Cadborosaurus (Caddy for short). Not nearly as divine as the one in your photo, but fun to climb all over all the same. 😀
We parked far away (being a nice day on a holiday weekend, the park was popular). Then, on foot, we circled Blue Heron Lake twice and did a bit of a walk down Kennedy Drive.
Best bet: weekdays, and street parking near Fulton and 22nd. It's a bit of a hike from the music concourse underground parking garage but parking is easier to find there.
Someone asked me for a refund over this post, so I’d like to make something clear: our community consists of trans and gay and disabled people and people of color and people whose first language is not English and a whole host of other kinds of marginalization and I have no plans to ever stop celebrating that. If that’s a problem for you, I am extremely happy to give you your money back.
I will never never understand the hate and bile that builds up in some people’s hearts. What a miserable life that must be to constantly judge other people’s life and happiness.
Until reading this post, I had never heard of this project. $20 seems like a very fair price for what you're making. Thank you for bringing @elementary to my attention.
honestly you shouldn't be giving refunds for this. The terms of service should state that eOS is LGBTQ-friendly and disagreeing with this does not entitle you to a refund
I don't know what's more unusual, that somebody bothered to ask for a refund, or the fact that there's a procedure to demand refunds from a non-profit foundation in the first place
There's no trust in international relations, but there are norms. The consistent violations of those norms by Donald Trump and Benjmain Netanyahu have made it much more difficult to find a formula to end this illegal war they started.
There Are Lies and Damn Lies and Then There's Trump and Netanyahu
There's no trust in international relations, but there are norms. The consistent violations of those norms by Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu have made i...
@Mitchell Plitnick I voted for Trump this turn because in his previous term he didn't start any major conflicts, seemed to de-escalate the Korean situation, and ran as the President of Peace promising to end the Ukraine / Russian conflict and did neither but did start a third and very major war with Iran.
So I speculate on a few possible reasons, not suggesting any of these are true, but it's known he is in the Epstein files, just being on the Epstein flight logs of course proves nothing, rich people fly each other around and have other common interests besides child sex, such as in the case of Trump and Epstein, real-estate, but I believe Epstein was a Mossad agent, and that's why he didn't kill himself guards were asleep and a security camera temporarily failed, and I believe Epstein had dirt on Trump whether it was real video or AI generated I have no way of knowing, that Mossad may have used to black mail him, that's one theory.
A second theory is his daughters marriage to Jerod Kushner, a Jew, though I can't see that being that great of an influence and if that were the driver his first term should have been the disaster his second term is since the marriage took place in 2009.
These are just theories, they seem irrational but so does his behavior. Open to other theories, and I'm not saying these things happened or they are the cause, I'm just presenting marginally plausible theories because so far I haven't found better ones.
"I'm just going to let people be wrong on the internet" remains the single most difficult New Year's Resolution I have ever made, hands down. Nothing else comes close.
The people who are shouting aren't here to listen.
The work that is education of randos on the internet is, fortunately, not my responsibility. If they're nice I'll help because I'm also nice, otherwise its their problem.
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