In the recent weeks, at least three journalists have been killed in Ukraine and one has been injured. This is a very good piece from Lauren Wolfe on risks facing journalists in war zones. chills.substack.com/p/killing-the-…

Russians are estimated to have raped 1 to 2 million German women in the aftermath of WWII. Americans + Allied forces also raped an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 women. Yes, estimates vary. The point is, it’s happening, as in most wars, again right now nytimes.com/2022/03/29/wor…

A Kremlin spokesman told reporters that “we don’t believe it at all.” “It is a lie,” Mr. Peskov said. I spent years documenting rape in Syria & chronicling rape in war. Denials don’t hold up in today’s world, in which investigators & journalists are gathering info in real time

Echoes of Stalin’s Ukraine famine abc.net.au/radionational/…

The Mises Caucus thinks destroying the LP will benefit alt-right Republicans. Former LP members should make it clear they're voting Democrat instead.

"Life in the Treetops Exploration of Tropical Rain Forest Canopies" b... youtu.be/rJAHHXKdfUw via YouTube

How I Climb Trees to Save Forests: Meg Lowman at TEDxNCSSM youtu.be/zQ2CYq5RIFQ via YouTube

Like Big Foot and the Easter Bunny the "conservative/libertarian" is a fictional being. The opposite of libertarian is conservative. The Alito draft ought to be the final nail in the coffin of that myth.

Remember Albert Langer? 1960's student radical. Years later Albert was jailed for urging people to write on their ballot paper "neither". Could this happen again? Ann

An Independent Woman | Cathy McGowan abc.net.au/austory/indepe…

Urvashi Vaid, Legendary Activist for LGBTQ+ Civil Rights, Dies at 63 advocate.com/news/2022/5/14…

Hate is inherently imperialistic. Bigots expand their list of hated groups and words turn into deeds the moment they think they can get away with it.

Imagine the impact that "respectable" libertarians could have if they publicly broke with this and said we will NOT associate with this garbage. Instead, they keep attending and speaking at this Fest of Freaks.

It is not enough to plead "we are individualists and therefore racism is against our religion." Act like you fricking believe it.

Lawrence H. White I attended twice to speak on immigration hoping to knock some sense into that crowd. Got so disgusted that I quit. But libertarian cancel culture warriors were always given a hero’s welcome and they keep going.

Societies that treat women badly are poorer and less stable economist.com/international/…

"Understanding the ideology and beliefs of those who commit political violence is important, but so is knowing what kind of people they are and what their lives are like," Robert A. Pape and Keven Ruby write: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…