"It's the unmarked cars," a friend who grew up under an Argentine dictatorship said. He had watched the video of the Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil's abduction. In the video, which Khalil's wife recorded, she asks for the names of the men in plainclothes who handcuffed her husband. "We don't give our name," one responds. "Can you please specify what agency is taking him?" she pleads. No response. We know now that Khalil was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an agency of the Department of Homeland Security. Those of us who have lived in countries terrorized by a secret police force can't shake a feeling of dreadful familiarity.
In which I try to call things what they are. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/o ...
-- M Gessen (@mashagessen.bsky.social) April 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Pretty soon the "patriots" will be saying "if you have nothing to hide, just show them your papers!"
Time Zone - World Destruction (Meltdown Remix) (1984)
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Lyrics excerpt ...
...
Speak about destruction.
This is a world destruction, your life aint nothing.
The human race is becoming a disgrace.
Countries are fighting with chemical warfare.
Not giving a damn about the people who live.
Nostradamus predicts the coming of the Antichrist.
Hey, look out, the third world nations are on the rise.
The Democratic-Communist Relationship,
Won't stand in the way of the Islamic force.
The CIA is looking for other detectives.
The KGB is smarter than you think.
Brainwash mentalities to control the system.
Using TV and movies -- religions of course.
Yes, the world is headed for destruction.
Is it a nuclear war?
What are you asking for?
This is a world destruction. Your life aint nothing.
The human race is becoming a disgrace.
The rich get richer.
The poor are getting poorer.
Fascist, chauvinistic government fools.
People, Moslems, Christians and Hindus.
Are in a time zone just searching for the truth.
...
Maybe I should have gone with ...
The Lover Speaks - No More "I Love You's" (1986)
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Yeah, that tune was covered, and gained fame, by Annie Lennox. Yeah, that Annie Lennox, formerly of the Eurythmics.
But, the original version of the tune by The Lover Speaks, imo, is the one to enjoy.
YMMV, and all that.
I liked the "Deep Blues" complication that the Guitar Player from the Eurhythmics put together. Dave Edmunds if memory serves. Has this song, not this take:
R.L. Burnside: See My Jumper Hanging On the Line (1978)
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