New at Fugue! “In Telluria, a Russia Divided” John Arterbury’s (John Arterbury) review of “Telluria” by Vladimir Sorokin (translated: Max Lawton Max Lawton, published: New York Review of Books Books at NYRB) fuguejournal.com/in-telluria-a-…

It’s been a year since our friend Elizabeth Tsurkov🌻 was kidnapped in Iraq while doing her phd research for #Princeton . Elizabeth is an amazing empathetic human and one of the best researchers I’ve met. That feeling of helplessness we her friends have is just painful on so many levels.

The youth yearn for the evening redness in the west

Russian “double tap” strike on Odesa kills at least 16 people and injures 55 others. Among the dead and wounded are paramedics and rescue workers who arrived on the scene after the first strike, only to become the targets of the second one. kyivindependent.com/russian-missil…

When a Mexican seafood truck appears in the Aldi parking lot you know it’s going to slap

An old buddy found our show stubs from back in the day and I really miss $12 concerts

A new study from Chris Miller — produced with analytical and data support from C4ADS — highlights enforcement challenges around semiconductor export controls meant to impede #Russia in its unjust war on #Ukraine. From American Enterprise Institute 👇 aei.org/research-produ…

Absolute blast testing the waters of Blackbeard by Volko Ruhnke at Fort Circle Games — alas, our pirate hero fell in battle

SCOOP: A group of House Democrats is urging the Biden admin to help secure the release of Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Princeton University researcher believed to have been kidnapped in Iraq by Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah. al-monitor.com/originals/2024…

AST, a major Russian publisher, has halted sales of Vladimir Sorokin’s “Legacy” along with James Baldwin’s “Giovanni’s Room” over “LGBT propaganda.” Sorokin, famous for his subversive style, was long targeted by loyalist smear campaigns that were largely futile before the war

In February, Burkina's military killed over 223 people in the villages of Soro and Nondin, per Human Rights Watch report. Elian Peltier traveled to Ouagadougou to speak with witnesses. “They shot at us all.” nytimes.com/2024/05/11/wor…

Using leaked data obtained by C4ADS, we worked with E24 to lead an investigative project involving 140 journalists from 74 media outlets to compile a global picture of who owns what in Dubai. occrp.org/en/dubai-unloc…

“US-designed microchips have been frequently found in Russian cruise missiles, fighter jets and drones..." C4ADS analyst Allen Maggard for Al Jazeera English in their latest look at the microchips flowing from Malaysia to the Russian defense sector. Read 👇 buff.ly/3X9ztEC

NEW from C4ADS: How Russia procures machine tools from major international suppliers to sustain its war on Ukraine - despite sanctions and export controls. From machine tool expert extraordinaire Allen Maggard c4ads.org/reports/war-ma…

North Korean grass here is technically giving brat summer

Where do North Korean munitions go once inside Russia? We C4ADS alongside top experts looked into it with The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/…

Great time trying out Coast Watchers by Volko Ruhnke with our analysts C4ADS -- a slim Allied victory in what promises to be a genre-defining game on the operational fog of war

The arrest in Azerbaijan of Bahruz Samadov, one of the most fearless and kind scholars and peace advocates out there (and someone I am proud to consider a friend), is abhorrent. Pressure must be placed on the dictatorial Aliyev regime to release him.

Ethan helped me so much with Saint Javelin at the start. The man was so fucking funny, like he had a PhD in memes. I will always be extremely grateful for his kindness. One day he messaged just to say "I'm so fucking proud of you" and it was like hearing it from my own father.