Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
War is the perfect setting for roughly 100 percent of our Call Of Duties and our Rambos. It is a less-than-perfect setting for the civilians who happen to live in those war-torn countries. Cracked sent a writer, a photographer, and a translator near the front lines of the war in Ukraine (yes, seriously — why…
Russia ordered several internet service providers to block Wikipedia throughout the country after the volunteers who run the user-generated online encyclopedia refused to delete an article — then abruptly reversed its decision less than 24 hours later. Roskomnadzor, Russia’s communications watchdog, reversed its decision to order internet providers to block a page on Russian-language Wikipedia…
Russia ordered several internet service providers to block Wikipedia throughout the country after the volunteers who run the user-generated online encyclopedia refused to delete an article — then abruptly reversed its decision less than 24 hours later. Roskomnadzor, Russia’s communications watchdog, reversed its decision to order internet providers to block a page on Russian-language Wikipedia…
Earlier today, as has become a symbolic custom, Tsipras spoke to Russia’s Putin by phone. Aside for the referendum, the topic of their conversation was unknown, but both sides rushed to note that financial aid was not among the topics of discussion, which assures it was. However, with the Greek negotiations still ongoing even if,…
As of mid-April, when a Pentagon flack announced it in Kiev, and as barely reported in American media, U.S. troops are now operating openly in Ukraine. Now there is a lead I have long dreaded writing but suspected from the first that one day I would. Do not take a moment to think about this….
With Jean-Claude Juncker demanding a Unified European Army, it appears Germany is wasting no time in simultaneously boosting its own economy with warfare spending and comforting a ‘fearful populace’ with more military might. As Reuters reports, Germany plans to procure more than 100 additional Leopard 2 tanks, increasing its total Leopard 2 tank inventory by…
Just after 9pm each day, a long line of workers files out of 55 Savushkina Street, a modern four-storey office complex with a small sign outside that reads “Business centre”. Having spent 12 hours in the building, the workers are replaced by another large group, who will work through the night. The nondescript building has…