Category Archives: EuroPeons

The latest tool in white supremacists’ arsenal? RAPE.

This had my jaw hanging off its hinges, but as you’ll see in a moment, it’s all too real: Here’s the story under discussion, from Vice: A former Marine accused of being in a neo-Nazi group called “Rapekrieg” planned to … Continue reading

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Music for a Sunday: Say what?

Oh hey! Here’s Falco as a disgruntled newscaster. What’s he “reporting”? Well, here’s my (singable!) translation of the lyrics: On the Run Say what? Whatchoo say? West Berlin, 1967 First impression: paddywagon A roadblock against the madmen Are you cruisin’ … Continue reading

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What the 1918 flu pandemic can teach us about public health today

John M. Barry, author of The Great Influenza, talks about how badly the US handled a pandemic that most likely started on home turf. Secrecy, censorship, and denial prevailed during the 1918-19 flu pandemic. The public were often lied to, … Continue reading

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Claas Relotius, Der Spiegel’s professional liar, unmasked by a Spanish journalist

“Saying what’s what”? Not this guy, who won a CNN award on the basis of rank fabrication. I had never even heard of him until today, when a friend on Facebook alerted me to this piece, which I simply HAD … Continue reading

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Legal brothels: Germany’s epic fail just keeps on failing

German police raid a brothel whose name is one helluva lie. It all seemed like such a great idea at first: Legalize prostitution in every way, shape and form in Germany. The idea, or so we were given to think, … Continue reading

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How fascism gets normalized in Ukraine and Wisconsin

Here’s a broad hint: Yup, it’s cult indoctrination. And it starts at a young age. In Germany, it started with the Hitlerjugend, that “youth club” that you had to join, or else. My late dad went with “or else”, because … Continue reading

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Lest we forget…the fascists forgot.

Via the Out and Abouter, an image that’s less satirical than a sad sign of the times. Happy Remembrance Day! And hooray, happy 100th anniversary of the great armistice of 1918. In Flanders’ fields the poppies blow…apparently, a lot of … Continue reading

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While global warming rages something fierce, hell freezes over

Yes, that’s right, folks…the IMF has admitted it made a mistake! How often does THIS happen? The report by the IMF’s Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) goes above the head of the managing director, Christine Lagarde. It answers solely to the … Continue reading

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Christian charity officially dead in Greece

People escaping into the sea from wildfires near Attica, Greece. Original source unknown. Well, folks, I guess we can now declare Christian charity dead. No one knows where or when exactly it bit the dust, but at least in one … Continue reading

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The Babchenko plot thickens…

Hey! Remember this guy? The sheepish-looking Russian journalist who faked his own death, presumably to foil an assassination plot against him? Well, that plot just got a whole lot murkier. And you’ll never guess who the fake hitman was: Oleksiy … Continue reading

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