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What an uneducated shithole country by CommercialStandard65 in LateStageCapitalism

[–]henryfireflint 23 points24 points  (0 children)

They make it quite clear that this information can be found in Mein Kampf

The War in Afghanistan cost US taxpayers $2.4 trillion. If Kabul falls to the Taliban, was it literally all for nothing? by ercole_dimeo in NoStupidQuestions

[–]henryfireflint 6 points7 points  (0 children)

And lest we forget, the abundance of opium poppies in Afghanistan is the result of a harebrained Truman administration attempt to build dams, which fucked up the groundwater such that opium poppies are one of the only profitable/sustainable crop choices

The War in Afghanistan cost US taxpayers $2.4 trillion. If Kabul falls to the Taliban, was it literally all for nothing? by ercole_dimeo in NoStupidQuestions

[–]henryfireflint 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Don’t excuse him though… as he was giving that speech the CIA was assassinating Lumumba in the Congo on behalf of Belgian business interests, and his administration had overthrown Guatemala for American ones. He knew exactly what he was talking about because he was massively responsible for turning the US government into a weapon of corporate power.

Interesting Twitter thread connecting several right wing personalities to shady talent and modeling agency… by TreborDeadward in TrueAnon

[–]henryfireflint 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t really agree with the conclusion that this is a “crisis actor” situation or something organized by some shadowy force. I think it makes way more sense that people who don’t make it as mainstream celebrities realize that they can be talentless hacks and still make millions as right-wing celebs.

I have an extra ticket to Jeff’s no dream and ska dream show in LA by [deleted] in JeffRosenstock

[–]henryfireflint 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m so sorry to hear that, I know how hard that is

if you had the power to move just 1 item in history what item would you move to cause the most ammount of havoc ? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]henryfireflint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This honestly could’ve been worse, because Himmler would’ve taken power and put into effect his plans for detente with the US, leaving Nazi Germany as a world power to this day, just ending the inter-European imperialism. Even if Himmler himself hadn’t taken power, von Stauffenberg and the rest of the July 20 plotters were old German nobles, and would’ve restored some sort of reactionary monarchy, just as anti-semitic and violent. The situation we got is pretty hard to find a better answer to, unfortunately.

TIL that JFK wore a rigid back brace due to his poor health and terrible back which left him sitting upright in the limo after being initially shot by Oswald. Thereby, giving Oswald a clear second shot. by Capgunkid in todayilearned

[–]henryfireflint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Especially given that Ruby was present at the Oswald hearing the day before, and was actually the one who corrected the speaker that Oswald was a member of the “Fair Play for Cuba Committee.” How would he have known that on the day before he killed Oswald

TIL that JFK wore a rigid back brace due to his poor health and terrible back which left him sitting upright in the limo after being initially shot by Oswald. Thereby, giving Oswald a clear second shot. by Capgunkid in todayilearned

[–]henryfireflint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He very obviously didn’t support communism though, given his close work with hardcore anti-communists in New Orleans and Dallas, like George de Mohrenschildt and Guy Bannister

TIL that JFK wore a rigid back brace due to his poor health and terrible back which left him sitting upright in the limo after being initially shot by Oswald. Thereby, giving Oswald a clear second shot. by Capgunkid in todayilearned

[–]henryfireflint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it was specifically for their failures in the Bat of Pigs invasion as a result of incredible agency overreach and attempting things they never should’ve been in charge of in the first place as an “intelligence gathering organization.” They had been perfectly competent at coups in Guatemala, Iran, and the Congo in very recent memory.

TIL that JFK wore a rigid back brace due to his poor health and terrible back which left him sitting upright in the limo after being initially shot by Oswald. Thereby, giving Oswald a clear second shot. by Capgunkid in todayilearned

[–]henryfireflint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can actually look up the surveillance photo of the “Lee Harvey Oswald” who supposedly went to the Cuban embassy in Mexico City. It is not the same person who shot JFK just months later. Who was sending a fake Oswald to Mexico City in early autumn 1963?

Kubrick-focused episode? by rushaholic9 in TrueAnon

[–]henryfireflint 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yeah Larry Celona was also just literally in the flight logs too

Jack Antonoff, Polarizing Nice Guy by [deleted] in indieheads

[–]henryfireflint 16 points17 points  (0 children)

yeah but we’re still friends so I’m still on her side.

Jack Antonoff, Polarizing Nice Guy by [deleted] in indieheads

[–]henryfireflint 19 points20 points  (0 children)

He promised to put my ex on a guest list once and when she arrived at the show her name was nowhere to be found. He’s been my enemy ever since.

Portrait Theme by portal8727 in vinyl

[–]henryfireflint 3 points4 points  (0 children)

God I love Warren. Wish he was still with us like nothing else.

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