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Behind the Bastards

There’s a reason the History Channel has produced hundreds of documentaries about Hitler but only a few about Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bad guys (and gals) are eternally fascinating. Behind the Bastards dives in past the Cliffs Notes of the worst humans in history and exposes the bizarre realities of th...

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Pale Horse Rider: William Cooper, the Rise of Conspiracy, and the Fall of Trust in America Cover

Mark Jacobson

Pale Horse Rider

William Cooper, the Rise of Conspiracy, and the Fall of Trust in America

It was mentioned as a biography of William Cooper, detailing his childhood, including a traumatic plane crash he witnessed at the age of nine.

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once while his father was assigned to Lodge's Field on Terciera Island in the Azores, the young Cooper was sitting in the base rec room watching a movie when the projector ground to a halt. The lights...

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Episode: Part One: Bill Cooper: The Man Who Killed Truth

It was mentioned as a biography of William Cooper, detailing his childhood, including a traumatic plane crash he witnessed at the age of nine.

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once while his father was assigned to Lodge's Field on Terciera Island in the Azores, the young Cooper was sitting in the base rec room watching a movie when the projector ground to a halt. The lights came on and a plea was made for blood donors.

I knew immediately something terrible had happened. Running outside, Cooper saw that a B-29 Superfortress had crashed. I saw men on fire running through the night, Cooper wrote and behold, a pale horse. I was only nine years old but felt much older.

Episode: Part One: Bill Cooper: The Man Who Killed Truth

It was discussed as a biography of Bill Cooper, which provided context about his background and experiences. It highlighted Cooper's childhood and the events that shaped his worldview.

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once while his father was assigned to Lodge's Field on Terciera Island in the Azores, the young Cooper was sitting in the base rec room watching a movie when the projector ground to a halt.

I knew immediately something terrible had happened. Running outside, Cooper saw that a B-29 Superfortress had crashed.

I saw men on fire running through the night, Cooper wrote and behold, a pale horse.

In his voluminous FBI file, Cooper's father, Jack, is quoted as saying that his son had been married or engaged at least nine times.

I began to see things at first that made no sense to me.

Episode: Part One: Bill Cooper: The Man Who Killed Truth

It's a biography of Bill Cooper that was discussed throughout the podcast, and was the source for many of the quotes shared about Bill's life, including his childhood and military career.

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once while his father was assigned to Lodge's Field on Terciera Island in the Azores, the young Cooper was sitting in the base rec room watching a movie when the projector ground to a halt. The lights came on and a plea was made for blood donors.

I knew immediately something terrible had happened. Running outside, Cooper saw that a B-29 Superfortress had crashed. I saw men on fire running through the night, Cooper wrote and behold, a pale horse.

In his voluminous FBI file, Cooper's father, Jack, is quoted as saying that his son had been married or engaged at least nine times.

Right away, I knew I was seeing what I was not supposed to see. Material never intended for my eyes. The secrets were there.

Cured: Strengthen Your Immune System and Heal Your Life Cover

Jeffrey Rediger M.D.

Cured

Strengthen Your Immune System and Heal Your Life

It was discussed that it focused on people who experienced spontaneous remission, and the speaker considered the author to potentially be a grifter due to his past appearances on Coast to Coast AM.

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He does have a book out however, called Cured with an exclamation point.

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It was discussed that it focused on people who experienced spontaneous remission, and the speaker considered the author to potentially be a grifter due to his past appearances on Coast to Coast AM.

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He does have a book out however, called Cured with an exclamation point.

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It was mentioned as a book by a psychiatrist who also appeared on Coast to Coast AM, discussing spontaneous remission. It was implied that the author may be a grifter.

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He does have a book out however, called Cured with an exclamation point. And it's about people going into spontaneous remission.

You don't go on Coast to Coast AM if you're like a credible person.

The Four Spiritual Laws of Prosperity: A Simple Guide to Unlimited Abundance Cover

Edwene Gaines

The Four Spiritual Laws of Prosperity

A Simple Guide to Unlimited Abundance

It was mentioned in passing, and it was suggested that the book's author, Edwin, a minister and motivational speaker, had a brain aneurysm that John of God allegedly cured.

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Over a good Chilean red, Edwin, an ordained minister, motivational speaker and author of The Four Spiritual Laws of Prosperity recounted the story of her brain aneurysm deemed inopera...

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It was mentioned in passing, and it was suggested that the book's author, Edwin, a minister and motivational speaker, had a brain aneurysm that John of God allegedly cured.

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Over a good Chilean red, Edwin, an ordained minister, motivational speaker and author of The Four Spiritual Laws of Prosperity recounted the story of her brain aneurysm deemed inoperable by five neurosurgeons.

White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide Cover

Carol Anderson

White Rage

The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide

It was described as a powerful book that discusses how Black advancement has historically sparked white rage in America.

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The trigger for White Rage, inevitably, is Black advancement. It is not the mere presence of Black people that is the problem. Rather, it is Blackness with ambition, with drive, with...

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It was described as a powerful book that discusses how Black advancement has historically sparked white rage in America.

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The trigger for White Rage, inevitably, is Black advancement. It is not the mere presence of Black people that is the problem. Rather, it is Blackness with ambition, with drive, with purpose, with aspirations, and with demands for full and equal citizenship.

Episode: Behind the Police: How The Police Defeated Lynchin...

It was described as a powerful book about how Black advancement often sparks white rage and is not just due to the presence of Black people.

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The trigger for White Rage, inevitably, is Black advancement. It is not the mere presence of Black people that is the problem. Rather, it is Blackness with ambition, with drive, with purpose, with aspirations, and with demands for full and equal citizenship.

Episode: Behind the Police: How The Police Defeated Lynchin...

It was described as a powerful book which highlighted that white rage is often triggered by Black advancement, rather than the mere presence of Black people.

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The trigger for White Rage, inevitably, is Black advancement. It is not the mere presence of Black people that is the problem. Rather, it is Blackness with ambition, with drive, with purpose, with aspirations, and with demands for full and equal citizenship.

Ku-Klux: The Birth of the Klan during Reconstruction Cover

Elaine Frantz Parsons

Ku-Klux

The Birth of the Klan during Reconstruction

It was discussed as being particularly helpful in understanding modern right-wing street violence and the absurdity of their tactics. The book explores the Klan's strategy of portraying violence as humor to evade consequences.

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Ku Klux endeavored to portray victims' entirely rational fear of their physical violence as though it were superstition or gullibility. The victim tellingly failed to get the joke, allowing himself to...

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It was discussed as being particularly helpful in understanding modern right-wing street violence and the absurdity of their tactics. The book explores the Klan's strategy of portraying violence as humor to evade consequences.

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Ku Klux endeavored to portray victims' entirely rational fear of their physical violence as though it were superstition or gullibility. The victim tellingly failed to get the joke, allowing himself to be frightened by ghosts or devils.

Episode: The History of American Police and the Ku Klux Kla...

It was mentioned and quoted regarding the KKK's use of costumes and absurd behavior to create terror, portraying victims' rational fear as superstition or gullibility.

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Ku Klux endeavored to portray victims entirely rational fear of their physical violence as though it were superstition or gullibility. The victim tellingly failed to get the joke, allowing himself to be frightened by ghosts or devils.

Episode: The History of American Police and the Ku Klux Kla...

The book was mentioned for its insightful look at the KKK's early days, explaining how they used absurd tactics to create terror and fear among Black communities.

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Ku Klux endeavored to portray victims entirely rational fear of their physical violence as though it were superstition or gullibility. The victim tellingly failed to get the joke, allowing himself to be frightened by ghosts or devils.

Police and the Empire City: Race and the Origins of Modern Policing in New York Cover

Matthew Guariglia

Police and the Empire City

Race and the Origins of Modern Policing in New York

It was referred to as a source on the history of New York policing, specifically detailing how the structure of bounties discouraged the apprehension of criminals and encouraged corruption amongst police officers.

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The police reports published in the newspapers in these years are filled with accounts of instances in which the property was returned with financial rewards for the police officer, but in which the c...

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It was referred to as a source on the history of New York policing, specifically detailing how the structure of bounties discouraged the apprehension of criminals and encouraged corruption amongst police officers.

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The police reports published in the newspapers in these years are filled with accounts of instances in which the property was returned with financial rewards for the police officer, but in which the criminal was not brought to justice.

The officer received a larger fee or award for recovering the stolen property than he would have received for bringing the criminal in.

Often the arrangement was consummated even before the robbery or burglary took place.

An officer would be privy to a crime and after its commission would endeavor to recover the stolen property in return for a liberal reward.

Part of the reward would then go to the thief as a share.

Episode: How The First Police Went From Gangsters, To An Ar...

It was mentioned as a history book about the New York Police, which was used as source material for the episode, and details about police corruption were discussed from this book.

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The police reports published in the newspapers in these years are filled with accounts of instances in which the property was returned with financial rewards for the police officer, but in which the criminal was not brought to justice.

The officer received a larger fee or award for recovering the stolen property than he would have received for bringing the criminal in.

Often the arrangement was consummated even before the robbery or burglary took place.

An officer would be privy to a crime and after its commission would endeavor to recover the stolen property in return for a liberal reward.

Part of the reward would then go to the thief as a share.

Episode: How The First Police Went From Gangsters, To An Ar...

It was referenced for detailing how police incentives during the early 1800s encouraged prioritizing the recovery of stolen goods over apprehending criminals, often leading to corrupt practices.

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The police reports published in the newspapers in these years are filled with accounts of instances in which the property was returned with financial rewards for the police officer, but in which the criminal was not brought to justice.

The officer received a larger fee or award for recovering the stolen property than he would have received for bringing the criminal in.

Often the arrangement was consummated even before the robbery or burglary took place.

An officer would be privy to a crime and after its commission would endeavor to recover the stolen property in return for a liberal reward.

Part of the reward would then go to the thief as a share.

Slave Patrols: Law and Violence in Virginia and the Carolinas (Harvard Historical Studies) Cover

Sally E. Hadden

Slave Patrols

Law and Violence in Virginia and the Carolinas (Harvard Historical Studies)

It was described as the most comprehensive history of slave patrols, highlighting the role of white supremacy and the unified obligation of white individuals to suppress the black population.

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The history of police work in the South grows out of this early fascination by white patrollers with what African-American slaves were doing. Most law enforcement was by definition, white patrolmen wa...

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It was described as the most comprehensive history of slave patrols, highlighting the role of white supremacy and the unified obligation of white individuals to suppress the black population.

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The history of police work in the South grows out of this early fascination by white patrollers with what African-American slaves were doing. Most law enforcement was by definition, white patrolmen watching, catching or beating black slaves.

With us, every citizen is concerned in the maintenance of order and in promoting honesty and industry among those of the lowest class who are our slaves. And our habitual vigilance renders standing armies, whether of soldiers or policemen, entirely unnecessary. Small guards in our cities and occasional patrols in the country ensure us a repose and security known nowhere else.

Episode: Slavery, Mass Murder and the Birth of American Pol...

It was described as the most comprehensive history of slave patrols, highlighting their role in maintaining white supremacy and the social classes involved.

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The history of police work in the South grows out of this early fascination by white patrollers with what African-American slaves were doing. Most law enforcement was by definition, white patrolmen watching, catching or beating black slaves.

With us, every citizen is concerned in the maintenance of order and in promoting honesty and industry among those of the lowest class who are our slaves. And our habitual vigilance renders standing armies, whether of soldiers or policemen, entirely unnecessary. Small guards in our cities and occasional patrols in the country ensure us a repose and security known nowhere else.

Episode: Slavery, Mass Murder and the Birth of American Pol...

This book was described as the most comprehensive study of slave patrols yet, detailing the transition of this institution into formalized police departments in the American South after the Civil War.

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The history of police work in the South grows out of this early fascination by white patrollers with what African-American slaves were doing. Most law enforcement was by definition, white patrolmen watching, catching or beating black slaves.

Policemen in southern towns continued to carry out those aspects of urban slave patrolling that seemed race neutral, but in reality were applied selectively.

Policing (Justice Series) (The Justice Series) Cover

John Worrall

Policing (Justice Series) (The Justice Series)

Published by Sage Press, it was referenced for its insights into how slave patrollers transitioned into policing freed Black people in the post-Civil War era, highlighting the seamless transition from slave patrols to public police forces.

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During early reconstruction, several groups merged with what was formerly known as slave patrols to maintain order over African American citizens. Groups such as the federal military, the state militi...

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Published by Sage Press, it was referenced for its insights into how slave patrollers transitioned into policing freed Black people in the post-Civil War era, highlighting the seamless transition from slave patrols to public police forces.

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During early reconstruction, several groups merged with what was formerly known as slave patrols to maintain order over African American citizens. Groups such as the federal military, the state militia and the Ku Klux Klan took over the responsibilities of earlier slave patrols and were known to be even more violent than their predecessors. Over time, these groups began to resemble and operate similar to some of the newly established police departments in the United States.

Episode: Slavery, Mass Murder and the Birth of American Pol...

This textbook was mentioned to provide insight into the seamless transition from slave patrols to policing freed Black people in the post-war South.

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During early reconstruction, several groups merged with what was formerly known as slave patrols to maintain order over African American citizens. Groups such as the federal military, the state militia and the Ku Klux Klan took over the responsibilities of earlier slave patrols and were known to be even more violent than their predecessors.

Episode: Slavery, Mass Murder and the Birth of American Pol...

This textbook by a North Dakota State professor, published by Sage Press, provided information on the transition of slave patrols into police departments and the persistence of certain policing practices.

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During early reconstruction, several groups merged with what was formerly known as slave patrols to maintain order over African American citizens.

the transition from slave patrols to publicly funded police agencies was seamless in the southern region of the United States.

Basic Instinct Cover

Sam Freeman

Basic Instinct

The book was used as a prop in a makeshift medical study of 'machetism' in which Sophie hit it with a machete and other objects while blindfolded.

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I'm going to guide your hand down towards the object. The copy of based instinct that you're going to hit just so you know where it is.

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The book was used as a prop in a makeshift medical study of 'machetism' in which Sophie hit it with a machete and other objects while blindfolded.

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I'm going to guide your hand down towards the object. The copy of based instinct that you're going to hit just so you know where it is.

Now, I'm going to guide your hand down again to the copy of Basic Instinct.

I stabbed it pretty hard.

Episode: Part Two: The Bastard Who Invented Homeopathy

A VHS copy of the book was used during a makeshift experiment on a podcast guest. The book was also used as a surface to hit for an experiment about using a machete to treat earaches.

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The copy of based instinct that you're going to hit just so you know where it is.

Now, I'm going to guide your hand down again to the copy of Basic Instinct.

Thousand Plateaus (Athlone Contemporary European Thinkers) Cover

Professor Gilles Deleuze

Thousand Plateaus (Athlone Contemporary European Thinkers)

It was used as a source about the nature of fascism in the context of the internet's role in spreading ideologies, with a specific focus on micro-political power and proliferation.

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Deluz and Gattari argue that part of the nature of fascism is a proliferation of molecular focuses in interaction which skip from point to point before beginning to resonate together

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Episode: The Bastard Manifesto

It was used as a source about the nature of fascism in the context of the internet's role in spreading ideologies, with a specific focus on micro-political power and proliferation.

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Deluz and Gattari argue that part of the nature of fascism is a proliferation of molecular focuses in interaction which skip from point to point before beginning to resonate together

Episode: The Bastard Manifesto

It was mentioned as a book from 1986 that was cited by Les Black in a study about fascists using the internet. It discusses fascism as something that bubbles up from within and spreads organically.

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part of the nature of fascism is a proliferation of molecular focuses in interaction which skip from point to point before beginning to resonate together this comment might well have been made about the lateral connectedness found in cyberspace rather than saying fascism enshrined in a totalitarian bureaucracy they argue that fascism was and is manifest in the micro-organization of everyday life the power of fascist culture here is in its molecular and supple segmentarity with flows capable of suffusing every cell what makes fascism dangerous is its molecular or micro-political power

Episode: The Bastard Manifesto

It was mentioned that Robert Evans came across a study citing this book, which argued that fascism operates in the micro-organization of everyday life, spreading like a virus, during research for his book, 'The War on Everyone'.

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Deluz and Gattari argue that part of the nature of fascism is a proliferation of molecular focuses in interaction which skip from point to point before beginning to resonate together this comment might well have been made about the lateral connectedness found in cyberspace rather than saying fascism enshrined in a totalitarian bureaucracy they argue that fascism was and is manifest in the micro-organization of everyday life the power of fascist culture here is in its molecular and supple segmentarity with flows capable of suffusing every cell what makes fascism dangerous is its molecular or micro-political power

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll: The Original Edition With Complete Illustrations Cover

Lewis Carroll

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

The Original Edition With Complete Illustrations

It was mentioned as a book that rewrites Lewis Carroll's 'Alice in Wonderland' with Hillary Clinton as the main character, which QAnon followers interpreted as evidence of Clinton's involvement in pedophilia because of Lewis Carroll's alleged pedophilia.

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Q linked an Amazon entry for a book published in March 2017 called Hillary Clinton in Wonderland A rewrite of Lewis Carroll tale that substitutes Hillary's name for Alice's

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It was mentioned as a book that rewrites Lewis Carroll's 'Alice in Wonderland' with Hillary Clinton as the main character, which QAnon followers interpreted as evidence of Clinton's involvement in pedophilia because of Lewis Carroll's alleged pedophilia.

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Q linked an Amazon entry for a book published in March 2017 called Hillary Clinton in Wonderland A rewrite of Lewis Carroll tale that substitutes Hillary's name for Alice's

Episode: The QAnon Book: A Half-a*sed, Bagel-Tossing Review

It was mentioned as a book that rewrites Lewis Carroll's 'Alice in Wonderland' with Hillary Clinton as the main character, which was used as a link between Hillary Clinton and child trafficking in the QAnon book.

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Q linked an Amazon entry for a book published in March 2017 called Hillary Clinton in Wonderland

Episode: The QAnon Book: A Half-a*sed, Bagel-Tossing Review

This book, which rewrites Lewis Carroll's 'Alice in Wonderland' with Hillary Clinton as the main character, was mentioned as a potential piece of evidence supporting the QAnon narrative that Hillary Clinton was a pedophile.

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Q linked an Amazon entry for a book published in March 2017 called Hillary Clinton in Wonderland A rewrite of Lewis Carroll tale that substitutes Hillary's name for Alice's

Pagan Imperialism Cover

Julius Evola

Pagan Imperialism

Dugin translated the book into Russian.

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Whose book on Pagan Imperialism Dukin translated into Russian

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Dugin translated the book into Russian.

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Whose book on Pagan Imperialism Dukin translated into Russian

Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 52

Dugan translated Julius Evola's book on pagan imperialism into Russian. It's an example of the way fascist and communist thought intertwined in the 20th century.

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Whose book on Pagan Imperialism Dugan translated into Russian.

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David D. Hall

Worlds Of Wonder, Days Of Judgment

Popular Religious Belief in Early New England

It was referenced as a book written by Helena Blavatsky's mother, detailing a negative experience with a husband who was described as having a sharp, cruel, and cynical mind.

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the fine sharp and fast mind of my husband as a rule accompanied by a cutting irony smashed every day one of my brightest most innocent and pure aspirations and feelings all that was sacred to my hear...

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It was referenced as a book written by Helena Blavatsky's mother, detailing a negative experience with a husband who was described as having a sharp, cruel, and cynical mind.

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the fine sharp and fast mind of my husband as a rule accompanied by a cutting irony smashed every day one of my brightest most innocent and pure aspirations and feelings all that was sacred to my heart was either laughed at or was shown to me in the pitiless and cynical light of his cold and cruel reasoning.

Episode: Part One: Helena Blavatsky: the woman who inspired...

It was quoted from, with a passage revealing the strained relationship Helena's mother had with her husband, who was described as a brute and whose sharp mind and irony destroyed her hopes and feelings.

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The fine, sharp and fast mind of my husband as a rule accompanied by a cutting irony smashed every day one of my brightest, most innocent and pure aspirations and feelings. All that was sacred to my heart was either laughed at or was shown to me in the pitiless and cynical light of his cold and cruel reasoning.

Episode: Part One: Helena Blavatsky: the woman who inspired...

It was quoted from to highlight the difficult relationship between Helena Blavatsky's parents, showcasing the mother's feelings of being belittled and her aspirations being crushed.

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The fine, sharp and fast mind of my husband as a rule accompanied by a cutting irony smashed every day one of my brightest, most innocent and pure aspirations and feelings. All that was sacred to my heart was either laughed at or was shown to me in the pitiless and cynical light of his cold and cruel reasoning.

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Alexandre Skirda

Nestor Makhno--Anarchy's Cossack

The Struggle for Free Soviets in the Ukraine 1917-1921

The book describes the situation of Ukrainian anarchists supporting the socialist government against nationalist threats, highlighting the paradox of anarchists supporting government forces.

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That decision faced the local anarchists with a problem, for it had them support governmental forces here which, even if they were of the left, were nonetheless potential enemies of the masses' autono...

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The book describes the situation of Ukrainian anarchists supporting the socialist government against nationalist threats, highlighting the paradox of anarchists supporting government forces.

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That decision faced the local anarchists with a problem, for it had them support governmental forces here which, even if they were of the left, were nonetheless potential enemies of the masses' autonomy.

As anarchists we must, paradox or no paradox, make up our minds to form a united front with the governmental forces.

Keeping faith with anarchist principles, we will find a way to rise above these contradictions And once the dark forces of reaction have been smashed, we will broaden and deepen the course of the revolution for the greater good of an enslaved humanity.

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It was mentioned in passing and a quote about the irony of history was read from the book, in reference to Nestor Makhno's actions during the Russian Revolution.

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There's a nice little line in Anarchy's Cossack that describes this as an irony of history that should give all who bear the responsibility for repression good pause for thought.

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It was referenced as a fun book about Nestor Makhno that provided insight into the Cossack traditions and the political landscape of the region before Tsarist rule.

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They clung to their Republican traditions. What was known as Cossack freedoms, namely the practice of settling all their problems in General Assembly the Krug and of appointing their own Ottoman, an elected and revocable military leader.

The Zaporogs were free men or men whose ambition was to be such. They welcomed many outsiders to their ranks, Russians fleeing their despotic rulers or serfdom, retainers, peasants, townsfolk, vagabonds of various origins, fleeing taxation, constraint, and all manner of servitude and lured by the Zaporogs' manner and free way of life, their volnitia.

They could stay permanently or just sample Cossack life for a spell. In principle, every free Ukrainian was a Cossack while retaining his land and could be mobilized at a moment's notice.

On September 5th 1906 in Guliay Pulyi an attack upon the home of the businessman Pletchinger by three individuals armed with revolvers with faces blackened on October 10th a fresh attack in Guliay Pulyi upon another businessman Bruch by four individuals faces concealed by paper masks who brandishing revolvers and bombs demanded 500 rubles for the starving.

a little later a third attack upon a wealthy local industrialist Kerner by four individuals with three more acting as lookouts in August 1907 in the nearby village of Geicher a fourth attack upon yet another businessman Gurevich by four individuals wearing sunglasses

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Paul H. Kratoska

Asian Labor in the Wartime Japanese Empire

Unknown Histories

It was discussed in the context of Japanese war crimes, particularly forced labor, during World War II. The introduction of the book was read, highlighting the lack of attention given to the suffering of laborers in many historical accounts.

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Grief and despair find little place in most historical accounts that are absent from most of the source material historians use.

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It was discussed in the context of Japanese war crimes, particularly forced labor, during World War II. The introduction of the book was read, highlighting the lack of attention given to the suffering of laborers in many historical accounts.

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Grief and despair find little place in most historical accounts that are absent from most of the source material historians use.

The hundreds of thousands who died were sons, husbands and fathers, or sometimes daughters, wives and mothers and had families awaiting their return.

Deaths often went unrecorded.

Coolies too sick to work were placed in death houses where they spent their final hours and accumulated filth, bud and vomit in the excrement produced by those who had died before them without food or medicine and certainly without hope.

Their corpses were thrown into unbarred graves or burned or abandoned in forests or tossed into rivers.

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Viktor E. Frankl

Man's Search For Meaning

The classic tribute to hope from the Holocaust (With New Material)

It was recommended as a book to read, likely due to its impactful content about a holocaust survivor's experiences and search for meaning.

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I'm gonna say that everyone should read Man's Search For Meaning by Victor Frankl.

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It was recommended as a book to read, likely due to its impactful content about a holocaust survivor's experiences and search for meaning.

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I'm gonna say that everyone should read Man's Search For Meaning by Victor Frankl.

read man search for meeting

man search for meeting Victor Frankl holocaust survivor check it all out

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It was recommended by the podcast host as a meaningful read, possibly due to the topic of the episode.

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I'm gonna say that everyone should read Man's Search For Meaning by Victor Frankl

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