Basically every Bolshevik officer involved in the repression of Kronstadt was themselves killed by the Bolsheviks. Most were executed in Russia, but the architect of Kronstadt's repression, Leon Trotsky, was hunted down and assassinated in Mexico City.

Today's Sean Feucht podcast episode offers a textbook example of the charismaticization of the far-right & the radicalization of young Christians.

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That might sound like an odd combo, but it's a very real & unstable paradox in our politics. Read on... 1/

📖 Jewish History & the Parsha: Tazria 📖

This week, David/Dovid Bashevkin reads Parshat Tazria and thinks about the history of controversy over rabbinic autobiographies, from R. Yaakov Emden to the Aderet, with many stops in between.

Read on: bit.ly/3vMMhpf

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The Nazis used both Polish citizens as human shields during the Warsaw Uprising and battalions of child soldiers during the last weeks of the war. Hamas being bad doesn't require making the Nazis less bad in comparison.

Four years ago, I revisited the obituaries for the Rebbe Rashab and rewrote the story of his life chabad.org/library/articl…

One of the last photos taken of Hitler is him shaking hands and giving awards to child soldiers for their service.

Reposting my recent newsletter article discussing the Candace Owens' antisemitism controversy and what it means for the increasingly open antisemitism at the fringes of the GOP. maiseh-review.ghost.io/christ-is-king/

#4: AARON BENANAV

Whenever the AI scare comes around again, people get worried about their jobs. Aaron Benanav joined the show in April to explain what happened in the last AI hype cycle and why ChatGPT probably won’t take your job. twitter.com/techwontsaveus…

'After a handful of fights it became clear that the white power guys were not just going to disappear and we had to organize to protect our friends and community,' said Mic Crenshaw. organizingmythoughts.org/antiracist-ski…

Check out this conversation between Michael Crenshaw and I, here published at Puff the Magic Hater's newsletter. We discuss the origins of modern antifascism, the Baldies and Anti-Racist Action, in particular.

I’m fascinated by black metal musicians who make music that’s explicitly, unquestionably right wing or white supremacist and then insist they aren’t political. Are they just really stupid? (The answer is yes)

Check out this conversation I had with Michael Crenshaw about the formation of the Baldies and Anti-Racist Action and those lessons for antifascists today.

*excuse me but your protest was unauthorized*

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Even when you read his own summary it sounds like the garbled mess of an over privileged, underskilled rich clown who treats academia as a self-congratulatory circle jerk. Literally nothing you say about “workers” matters bootlicker