That doesn't refute the core accusation. The people accused of benefiting are naturally the ones most motivated to deny it. Their coordinated defense is expected, not proof. The credibility of the report depends on the evidence presented by the Times, not the denials of the implicated parties.
@haugejostein The book sets up a parade of political straw men—simplistic campaign slogans that no serious economist would take as gospel—only to knock them down with a theatrical 'Aha!'. This isn’t analysis; it’s intellectual shadowboxing.
To understand Trump, one must approach his words with the rigor of philology, because his definitions often diverge from conventional usage. So when Trump says releasing the files would harm "innocent people," you’re falling into the trap of interpreting the term through your own presuppositions. What does "innocent" even mean in his lexicon? From his perspective, the most "innocent" people are those like, *"I’ve got too much money and time, just seeking some unconventional fun—hiring young girls for service, accidentally leaving evidence behind. Who doesn’t like fresh meat? It’s the media imposing endless moral constraints."* In his eyes, *these* are the real victims—not the service providers. To him, those people aren’t victims at all.
The neocon press cycle:
1) New threat to American Democracy in country X!
2) Anyone who questions this narrative is unpatriotic/traitor.
3) Victory is imminent and guaranteed.
4) Victory will take time but is worth it.
5) If we don’t redouble our efforts, we will lose.
6) Setbacks were inevitable.
7) Internal doubts and a lack of staying power cost us the war.
8) Press blackout on country X. (Never that important.)
Wait 6 months. Repeat with country Y.
Unelected lifers in the federal agencies make the biggest decisions in American government, and crush anyone who tries to reign them in. In the process, our democracy becomes a joke.
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Happy 7th birthday to our cheetah sisters Amani & Kalima! 🎂 🥳 Cheetahs have distinguishing tear drop markings that run from their eyes to the corners of their mouth. This marking helps keep the sun out of their eyes!
This 1,700-year-old school with its walls covered in Greek text referring to a passage from Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’, is located in the ancient town of Trimithis, now called Amheida, in Egypt’s western desert. It's one of the only two ancient schools uncovered in the hole of Egypt.
The famous #Roman fish mosaic from Pompeii, now house in Naples Museum. The mosaic comes from the House of the Faun. The focal point of this mosaic is the struggle between the Octopus and the Crayfish. Over 21 different sea creatures are shown in the mosaic.
The Bardo Museum in Tunisia has one of the largest collections of #Roman mosaics in the world. This detail is from one discovered at Dougga & dates to the 3rd Century AD. It shows a scene from Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey, as Ulysses & his crew try to avoid the lure of sirens.
Ancient Egyptian carved siltstone figure, inlaid with shell ring-beads, is more than 5,000 years old (. 3600–3500 BC.) and is just 8cm tall. It was excavated at Naqada by Egyptologist Flinders Petrie. Now on display at the Ashmolean Museum.
The eating behavior of some sea cucumber is definitely stunning https://t.co/DMuhAuveLQ [source of the gif, BBC's Blue Planet II: https://t.co/vB75UFI4uL]
Humpback whales create ‘bubble nets’ to snare their prey, sometimes with Fibonacci spiral patterns as showed in this clip by Richard Sidey. Researchers think the spiral patterns have advantages over circular ones [full paper: https://t.co/sFocP898oq]