@navyhelo.bsky.social
Retired Navy Pilot; Class of 1966 USNA
Retired Insurance Agent and State Veteran Counselor
Volunteer history instructor at Continuing Ed Programs
Plays Banjo, Autoharp, Dulcimer etc.
Retired Insurance Agent and State Veteran Counselor
Volunteer history instructor at Continuing Ed Programs
Plays Banjo, Autoharp, Dulcimer etc.
- By 1776 Americans were the best read people in the Western World
- Yes, cultural ties and values with Britain and other European nations were influential
- But, the widespread availability of newspapers/periodicals along with low-cost mail service allowed American journalism to forge its own path.
- Yes, cultural ties and values with Britain and other European nations were influential
- But, the widespread availability of newspapers/periodicals along with low-cost mail service allowed American journalism to forge its own path.
the US is run by morons but this one isn't on us, it's the brits who shat the bed on this one.
September 13, 2025 at 9:39 AM
- By 1776 Americans were the best read people in the Western World
- Yes, cultural ties and values with Britain and other European nations were influential
- But, the widespread availability of newspapers/periodicals along with low-cost mail service allowed American journalism to forge its own path.
- Yes, cultural ties and values with Britain and other European nations were influential
- But, the widespread availability of newspapers/periodicals along with low-cost mail service allowed American journalism to forge its own path.
Perhaps we all are missing the obvious:
- Manipulation of citizens who themselves believe there is no longer an outlet for REAL political dissent manifests itself in outrageous speech & actions
- The alternative is effective counter-programs that actually ENGAGE frustrated citizens
- Manipulation of citizens who themselves believe there is no longer an outlet for REAL political dissent manifests itself in outrageous speech & actions
- The alternative is effective counter-programs that actually ENGAGE frustrated citizens
The GOP will do nothing to control online hate speech. The GOP will do nothing about gun control. The GOP will do nothing to address the burgeoning mental health crisis in the US. Ergo the GOP are the party that ignore the blindingly obvious.
September 12, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Perhaps we all are missing the obvious:
- Manipulation of citizens who themselves believe there is no longer an outlet for REAL political dissent manifests itself in outrageous speech & actions
- The alternative is effective counter-programs that actually ENGAGE frustrated citizens
- Manipulation of citizens who themselves believe there is no longer an outlet for REAL political dissent manifests itself in outrageous speech & actions
- The alternative is effective counter-programs that actually ENGAGE frustrated citizens
Most modern scholars view Richard the Lionheart as an exceptional military leader but only a marginally effective king of England by modern standards. While admired for his chivalry and command, he is criticized for prioritizing warfare and empire over the domestic governance and welfare of England
Today in 1189, Richard the Lionheart was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.
He would spend only 6 months in England during his entire reign, yet become one of its most legendary kings.
He would spend only 6 months in England during his entire reign, yet become one of its most legendary kings.
September 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Most modern scholars view Richard the Lionheart as an exceptional military leader but only a marginally effective king of England by modern standards. While admired for his chivalry and command, he is criticized for prioritizing warfare and empire over the domestic governance and welfare of England
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...
“Political narratives about mRNA have fueled confusion, which leads to mistrust, yet the scientific evidence consistently shows that this technology is safe and effective, and holds enormous potential for future vaccines and treatments.”
“Political narratives about mRNA have fueled confusion, which leads to mistrust, yet the scientific evidence consistently shows that this technology is safe and effective, and holds enormous potential for future vaccines and treatments.”
Opinion | America Is Abandoning One of the Greatest Medical Breakthroughs
www.nytimes.com
August 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...
“Political narratives about mRNA have fueled confusion, which leads to mistrust, yet the scientific evidence consistently shows that this technology is safe and effective, and holds enormous potential for future vaccines and treatments.”
“Political narratives about mRNA have fueled confusion, which leads to mistrust, yet the scientific evidence consistently shows that this technology is safe and effective, and holds enormous potential for future vaccines and treatments.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/o...
“The book is particularly revealing, though, for its depiction of Southern’s painful attempts to contort herself into an archetypical tradwife…Her story should be a cautionary tale for the young women who aspire to the domestic life she once evangelized for.”
“The book is particularly revealing, though, for its depiction of Southern’s painful attempts to contort herself into an archetypical tradwife…Her story should be a cautionary tale for the young women who aspire to the domestic life she once evangelized for.”
Opinion | A Right-Wing Influencer Tried to Be a Tradwife. It Almost Broke Her.
www.nytimes.com
August 12, 2025 at 12:42 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/o...
“The book is particularly revealing, though, for its depiction of Southern’s painful attempts to contort herself into an archetypical tradwife…Her story should be a cautionary tale for the young women who aspire to the domestic life she once evangelized for.”
“The book is particularly revealing, though, for its depiction of Southern’s painful attempts to contort herself into an archetypical tradwife…Her story should be a cautionary tale for the young women who aspire to the domestic life she once evangelized for.”
The Constitution:
- did NOT restrict voting rights for women, or any other group, as that was left to each state
- Neither slaves nor slavery was mentioned directly, as it was legal in most states
- The Bill of Rights ONLY restricted the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (NOT States) from abusing certain rights
- did NOT restrict voting rights for women, or any other group, as that was left to each state
- Neither slaves nor slavery was mentioned directly, as it was legal in most states
- The Bill of Rights ONLY restricted the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (NOT States) from abusing certain rights
I hope you are being facetious! In the original only white men over 21 could vote, Harris would be Trump’s VP, slavery would exist, you would have no remedy if states violated your rights under the Constitution - in fact the 1st 10 amendments wouldn’t exist.
July 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The Constitution:
- did NOT restrict voting rights for women, or any other group, as that was left to each state
- Neither slaves nor slavery was mentioned directly, as it was legal in most states
- The Bill of Rights ONLY restricted the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (NOT States) from abusing certain rights
- did NOT restrict voting rights for women, or any other group, as that was left to each state
- Neither slaves nor slavery was mentioned directly, as it was legal in most states
- The Bill of Rights ONLY restricted the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (NOT States) from abusing certain rights
Not quite…
- 3/5 Compromise affected both voting power and the allocation of taxes; it had nothing to do with the status or humanity of enslaved Americans
- North originally wanted to tax 100% of the market value of slaves, along with all other property in every state
and afford NO representation
- 3/5 Compromise affected both voting power and the allocation of taxes; it had nothing to do with the status or humanity of enslaved Americans
- North originally wanted to tax 100% of the market value of slaves, along with all other property in every state
and afford NO representation
You know that the 3/5's compromise was put in place to reduce the power of the slave states right?
Chattel slavery was a legacy institution and the choice when the Constitution was ratified wasn't slavery or no slavery, it was slavery or no country
Do you think prisons didn't exist before the 13th
Chattel slavery was a legacy institution and the choice when the Constitution was ratified wasn't slavery or no slavery, it was slavery or no country
Do you think prisons didn't exist before the 13th
July 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Not quite…
- 3/5 Compromise affected both voting power and the allocation of taxes; it had nothing to do with the status or humanity of enslaved Americans
- North originally wanted to tax 100% of the market value of slaves, along with all other property in every state
and afford NO representation
- 3/5 Compromise affected both voting power and the allocation of taxes; it had nothing to do with the status or humanity of enslaved Americans
- North originally wanted to tax 100% of the market value of slaves, along with all other property in every state
and afford NO representation
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/c...
“Today, most states define the beach below the high-tide line as public trust property.. landowners must not install sea walls or other coastal armor that will inevitably doom public beaches to disappear”
“Today, most states define the beach below the high-tide line as public trust property.. landowners must not install sea walls or other coastal armor that will inevitably doom public beaches to disappear”
An Ancient Law Could Shape the Modern Future of America’s Beaches. Here’s How.
www.nytimes.com
July 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/c...
“Today, most states define the beach below the high-tide line as public trust property.. landowners must not install sea walls or other coastal armor that will inevitably doom public beaches to disappear”
“Today, most states define the beach below the high-tide line as public trust property.. landowners must not install sea walls or other coastal armor that will inevitably doom public beaches to disappear”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/o...
- Calvinist-influenced Christians like Stuckey, who believes in Predestination, reframes empathy
- It conveniently insulates believers from difficult questions about justice and suffering, dismissing the transformative potential of empathy as modeled by Jesus
- Calvinist-influenced Christians like Stuckey, who believes in Predestination, reframes empathy
- It conveniently insulates believers from difficult questions about justice and suffering, dismissing the transformative potential of empathy as modeled by Jesus
Opinion | Is ‘Toxic Empathy’ Pulling Christians to the Left?
www.nytimes.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/o...
- Calvinist-influenced Christians like Stuckey, who believes in Predestination, reframes empathy
- It conveniently insulates believers from difficult questions about justice and suffering, dismissing the transformative potential of empathy as modeled by Jesus
- Calvinist-influenced Christians like Stuckey, who believes in Predestination, reframes empathy
- It conveniently insulates believers from difficult questions about justice and suffering, dismissing the transformative potential of empathy as modeled by Jesus
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/b...
“The June data still reflects only the initial impact of Mr. Trump’s global trade war. Economists expect price pressures to intensify over the coming months, especially if new tariffs the president has threatened against the European Union and [others are invoked]
“The June data still reflects only the initial impact of Mr. Trump’s global trade war. Economists expect price pressures to intensify over the coming months, especially if new tariffs the president has threatened against the European Union and [others are invoked]
U.S. Inflation Accelerated in June as Trump’s Tariffs Pushed Up Prices
www.nytimes.com
July 15, 2025 at 12:44 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/b...
“The June data still reflects only the initial impact of Mr. Trump’s global trade war. Economists expect price pressures to intensify over the coming months, especially if new tariffs the president has threatened against the European Union and [others are invoked]
“The June data still reflects only the initial impact of Mr. Trump’s global trade war. Economists expect price pressures to intensify over the coming months, especially if new tariffs the president has threatened against the European Union and [others are invoked]
www.wsj.com/science/arch...
- New studies have shown the influence of women in China during the period leading up to the reputed first dynasty, when the leadership roles had largely passed to men
- New studies have shown the influence of women in China during the period leading up to the reputed first dynasty, when the leadership roles had largely passed to men
New DNA Evidence Reveals Female-Led Society in Ancient China
Neolithic settlement shows women held power near what is considered the birthplace of Chinese civilization
www.wsj.com
July 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
www.wsj.com/science/arch...
- New studies have shown the influence of women in China during the period leading up to the reputed first dynasty, when the leadership roles had largely passed to men
- New studies have shown the influence of women in China during the period leading up to the reputed first dynasty, when the leadership roles had largely passed to men
1) Only 7/10th of 1 Percent of Americans serve in the US Military
2) They are predominantly very healthy, young men of modest means
3) Group#2 describes many Trump voters
4) The 60% of Vets voting for Trump is a Sócio-Economic phenomenon
* How many Rich liberals are volunteering to fight?
2) They are predominantly very healthy, young men of modest means
3) Group#2 describes many Trump voters
4) The 60% of Vets voting for Trump is a Sócio-Economic phenomenon
* How many Rich liberals are volunteering to fight?
July 14, 2025 at 10:38 PM
1) Only 7/10th of 1 Percent of Americans serve in the US Military
2) They are predominantly very healthy, young men of modest means
3) Group#2 describes many Trump voters
4) The 60% of Vets voting for Trump is a Sócio-Economic phenomenon
* How many Rich liberals are volunteering to fight?
2) They are predominantly very healthy, young men of modest means
3) Group#2 describes many Trump voters
4) The 60% of Vets voting for Trump is a Sócio-Economic phenomenon
* How many Rich liberals are volunteering to fight?
“Vermont was the first state to abolish slavery way back in 1777”
- Vermonters, incl judges & politicians, continued to hold slaves illegally after 1777
- records show that Black people were re-enslaved and sold out of Vermont even after the abolition
- 1810 census still enumerated slaves in Vermont
- Vermonters, incl judges & politicians, continued to hold slaves illegally after 1777
- records show that Black people were re-enslaved and sold out of Vermont even after the abolition
- 1810 census still enumerated slaves in Vermont
So true but you forgot the groups of rich people who came to the US to flee anti-slavery laws that were spreading across Europe. They setup their evil industry across the cotton growing regions of the US. Vermont was the first state to abolish slavery way back in 1777.
July 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
“Vermont was the first state to abolish slavery way back in 1777”
- Vermonters, incl judges & politicians, continued to hold slaves illegally after 1777
- records show that Black people were re-enslaved and sold out of Vermont even after the abolition
- 1810 census still enumerated slaves in Vermont
- Vermonters, incl judges & politicians, continued to hold slaves illegally after 1777
- records show that Black people were re-enslaved and sold out of Vermont even after the abolition
- 1810 census still enumerated slaves in Vermont
American Voters and FEMA:
1) Consistently elected Congressional representatives who do NOT fund FEMA sufficiently AND:
2) Deliberately avoid updating Flood Maps AND:
3) Cave in on subsidizing unsafe building practices, because FEMA has been deliberately understaffed
? So WHO is to blame?
1) Consistently elected Congressional representatives who do NOT fund FEMA sufficiently AND:
2) Deliberately avoid updating Flood Maps AND:
3) Cave in on subsidizing unsafe building practices, because FEMA has been deliberately understaffed
? So WHO is to blame?
FEMA listed many buildings at camp mystic as hazard locations due to flooding danger.
Camp appealed ANF DEMA caved.
Why?
Anyone has a theory?
Camp appealed ANF DEMA caved.
Why?
Anyone has a theory?
FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show
Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain.
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July 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
American Voters and FEMA:
1) Consistently elected Congressional representatives who do NOT fund FEMA sufficiently AND:
2) Deliberately avoid updating Flood Maps AND:
3) Cave in on subsidizing unsafe building practices, because FEMA has been deliberately understaffed
? So WHO is to blame?
1) Consistently elected Congressional representatives who do NOT fund FEMA sufficiently AND:
2) Deliberately avoid updating Flood Maps AND:
3) Cave in on subsidizing unsafe building practices, because FEMA has been deliberately understaffed
? So WHO is to blame?
Wrong!
* MOST Americans benefitted from the wealth generated by one of only three modern Slave Societies:
- Majority of Colonial New England’s exports went to slave plantations
- America at 1776 generated 40% of the GNP of the British Empire
- Tariffs paid by South paid 3/4 of Federal Budget in 1860
* MOST Americans benefitted from the wealth generated by one of only three modern Slave Societies:
- Majority of Colonial New England’s exports went to slave plantations
- America at 1776 generated 40% of the GNP of the British Empire
- Tariffs paid by South paid 3/4 of Federal Budget in 1860
half the country having an economy that depended on monstrous crimes against human rights is a reasonable cause of implosions
July 14, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Wrong!
* MOST Americans benefitted from the wealth generated by one of only three modern Slave Societies:
- Majority of Colonial New England’s exports went to slave plantations
- America at 1776 generated 40% of the GNP of the British Empire
- Tariffs paid by South paid 3/4 of Federal Budget in 1860
* MOST Americans benefitted from the wealth generated by one of only three modern Slave Societies:
- Majority of Colonial New England’s exports went to slave plantations
- America at 1776 generated 40% of the GNP of the British Empire
- Tariffs paid by South paid 3/4 of Federal Budget in 1860
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“Officials in Kerr County, where most of the deaths took place, were quick to blame the National Weather Service
* BUT:
“The warnings went out in all of the affected areas at least one hour—and in some three or four hours—before the rivers surged”
“Officials in Kerr County, where most of the deaths took place, were quick to blame the National Weather Service
* BUT:
“The warnings went out in all of the affected areas at least one hour—and in some three or four hours—before the rivers surged”
What went wrong in the Texas floods?
DOGE may not have been to blame but local politicians have a case to answer
economist.com
July 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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“Officials in Kerr County, where most of the deaths took place, were quick to blame the National Weather Service
* BUT:
“The warnings went out in all of the affected areas at least one hour—and in some three or four hours—before the rivers surged”
“Officials in Kerr County, where most of the deaths took place, were quick to blame the National Weather Service
* BUT:
“The warnings went out in all of the affected areas at least one hour—and in some three or four hours—before the rivers surged”
Appropriate Tort Awards in Texas?
1) Greg Abbott personally benefited from a large tort settlement after his injury, but later became a leading advocate for tort reform in Texas
2) The reforms he supported have radically reduced the ability of others to receive similar awards for pain and suffering
1) Greg Abbott personally benefited from a large tort settlement after his injury, but later became a leading advocate for tort reform in Texas
2) The reforms he supported have radically reduced the ability of others to receive similar awards for pain and suffering
Camp Mystic is a good example of why we have tort law. This case will produce recoveries that are staggering.
July 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Appropriate Tort Awards in Texas?
1) Greg Abbott personally benefited from a large tort settlement after his injury, but later became a leading advocate for tort reform in Texas
2) The reforms he supported have radically reduced the ability of others to receive similar awards for pain and suffering
1) Greg Abbott personally benefited from a large tort settlement after his injury, but later became a leading advocate for tort reform in Texas
2) The reforms he supported have radically reduced the ability of others to receive similar awards for pain and suffering
- Wealthy Americans were pretty much in charge in 1787, BUT:
- No restrictions in CONSTITUTION on gender, race or property qualifications to vote
- Some states like South Carolina and Rhode Island had narrow eligibility
- New Jersey allowed women the vote for a while
- New territories were liberal
- No restrictions in CONSTITUTION on gender, race or property qualifications to vote
- Some states like South Carolina and Rhode Island had narrow eligibility
- New Jersey allowed women the vote for a while
- New territories were liberal
July 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
- Wealthy Americans were pretty much in charge in 1787, BUT:
- No restrictions in CONSTITUTION on gender, race or property qualifications to vote
- Some states like South Carolina and Rhode Island had narrow eligibility
- New Jersey allowed women the vote for a while
- New territories were liberal
- No restrictions in CONSTITUTION on gender, race or property qualifications to vote
- Some states like South Carolina and Rhode Island had narrow eligibility
- New Jersey allowed women the vote for a while
- New territories were liberal
Slavery increased the wealth and lifestyle of most Americans:
- 3/4 of Colonial New England’s exports to slave plantations
- By 1776 Americans averaged 25% higher income than Britons and were the most widely-read people in the Western world
- 32% of the families in secession states owned slaves
- 3/4 of Colonial New England’s exports to slave plantations
- By 1776 Americans averaged 25% higher income than Britons and were the most widely-read people in the Western world
- 32% of the families in secession states owned slaves
A thing that really gets me is when the confederacy defenders claim it was about states' rights because only 1 in 10 people could even afford slaves
The wealth gap is more extreme now than it was then, so once again, clearly poor white people are in this for the love of the game, not for profit.
The wealth gap is more extreme now than it was then, so once again, clearly poor white people are in this for the love of the game, not for profit.
July 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Slavery increased the wealth and lifestyle of most Americans:
- 3/4 of Colonial New England’s exports to slave plantations
- By 1776 Americans averaged 25% higher income than Britons and were the most widely-read people in the Western world
- 32% of the families in secession states owned slaves
- 3/4 of Colonial New England’s exports to slave plantations
- By 1776 Americans averaged 25% higher income than Britons and were the most widely-read people in the Western world
- 32% of the families in secession states owned slaves
America has the worst Gun Violence of any nation in the Industrialized World
July 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
America has the worst Gun Violence of any nation in the Industrialized World
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“One said the highly educated graduates they hired from top universities were “well-credentialed and present effectively” and “excellent at taking instruction.
“the employer was concerned:
So I worry about them. I don’t know what they’ll be able to do when they’re 35.”
“One said the highly educated graduates they hired from top universities were “well-credentialed and present effectively” and “excellent at taking instruction.
“the employer was concerned:
So I worry about them. I don’t know what they’ll be able to do when they’re 35.”
The problem with workers who can’t think for themselves
Education that prioritises Stem over the arts may struggle to teach initiative, innovation and curiosity
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July 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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“One said the highly educated graduates they hired from top universities were “well-credentialed and present effectively” and “excellent at taking instruction.
“the employer was concerned:
So I worry about them. I don’t know what they’ll be able to do when they’re 35.”
“One said the highly educated graduates they hired from top universities were “well-credentialed and present effectively” and “excellent at taking instruction.
“the employer was concerned:
So I worry about them. I don’t know what they’ll be able to do when they’re 35.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/o...
- “The president issued the order in January and the Supreme Court last month allowed the administration to start enforcing it.
- The order may be legally sound, but it is neither moral nor ethical. I believe that it is my duty as an officer to dissent”
- “The president issued the order in January and the Supreme Court last month allowed the administration to start enforcing it.
- The order may be legally sound, but it is neither moral nor ethical. I believe that it is my duty as an officer to dissent”
Opinion | I’m Not the Person You’d Expect to Oppose a Ban on Transgender Troops
www.nytimes.com
June 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/o...
- “The president issued the order in January and the Supreme Court last month allowed the administration to start enforcing it.
- The order may be legally sound, but it is neither moral nor ethical. I believe that it is my duty as an officer to dissent”
- “The president issued the order in January and the Supreme Court last month allowed the administration to start enforcing it.
- The order may be legally sound, but it is neither moral nor ethical. I believe that it is my duty as an officer to dissent”
Not necessarily:
1) Colonial North benefitted enormously from the trade it did with slave plantations
2) Early American Republic financed its first cotton mills from profits made on the slave trade
3) Union supporters in 1860 were mainly Free-Soil, not pro-abolition
1) Colonial North benefitted enormously from the trade it did with slave plantations
2) Early American Republic financed its first cotton mills from profits made on the slave trade
3) Union supporters in 1860 were mainly Free-Soil, not pro-abolition
In other words, "originalists" are actually Confederates.
That... makes sense.
That... makes sense.
June 28, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Not necessarily:
1) Colonial North benefitted enormously from the trade it did with slave plantations
2) Early American Republic financed its first cotton mills from profits made on the slave trade
3) Union supporters in 1860 were mainly Free-Soil, not pro-abolition
1) Colonial North benefitted enormously from the trade it did with slave plantations
2) Early American Republic financed its first cotton mills from profits made on the slave trade
3) Union supporters in 1860 were mainly Free-Soil, not pro-abolition
America dropping A-Bomb probably saved many JAPANESE lives, as their military would only surrender if:
- No occupation of home islands
- Any war crimes trials done by Japanese themselves
- Be allowed to retain Korea
* And other measures we had learned from post-WWI just avoided solving the problem
- No occupation of home islands
- Any war crimes trials done by Japanese themselves
- Be allowed to retain Korea
* And other measures we had learned from post-WWI just avoided solving the problem
America is the only country to have used nuclear weapons on another country, and it was completely unnecessary. Per the 13th Amendment, slavery is legal in America. *Gestures vaguely at Guantanamo* This seems incredibly American to me.
June 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
America dropping A-Bomb probably saved many JAPANESE lives, as their military would only surrender if:
- No occupation of home islands
- Any war crimes trials done by Japanese themselves
- Be allowed to retain Korea
* And other measures we had learned from post-WWI just avoided solving the problem
- No occupation of home islands
- Any war crimes trials done by Japanese themselves
- Be allowed to retain Korea
* And other measures we had learned from post-WWI just avoided solving the problem
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ju...
“Cellini claims he was told repeatedly by Bleich “not to find too many descendants”.
“At one point the fear was expressed that if we found too many descendants, it would bankrupt the university,”
“Cellini claims he was told repeatedly by Bleich “not to find too many descendants”.
“At one point the fear was expressed that if we found too many descendants, it would bankrupt the university,”
Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’
When the extent of the university’s involvement with slavery was unearthed, a scholar tracking descendants of enslaved workers was suddenly fired
www.theguardian.com
June 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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“Cellini claims he was told repeatedly by Bleich “not to find too many descendants”.
“At one point the fear was expressed that if we found too many descendants, it would bankrupt the university,”
“Cellini claims he was told repeatedly by Bleich “not to find too many descendants”.
“At one point the fear was expressed that if we found too many descendants, it would bankrupt the university,”