You've ruined my scheduled-for-6am post mentioning you. I said that you've only done 3 posts, and now you've done 4. You've ruined my writing. I can change it, but the tone will be messed up because I'm not drinking beer now. People will be suspicious when they see a "4" instead of the "3" they never had a chance to see. Credibility is everything.
On the upswing, you've just mentioned a topic dear to my brain. I hadn't been public for years owing to my Government not liking me, but the many dead Ukrainians I was imagining propelled me to open a substack. Not that I can change USA aggression, so maybe it's lube for my conscience.
The origins and multiplied use of 'Glory to Ukraine' is disturbing.
Many publications stated that Ukraine was the most corrupt, the same way they said there were Nazi's in Ukraine... and then mysteriously stopped saying that when Putin said it.
Recently subscribed and really like your insightful commentary. For me, personally, this conflict in Ukraine has been very enlightening. Although it was clear before that US media is manipulated to shape public perception of foreign events - what with the yellow cake Uranium and high strength steel tube stories planted by the CIA ahead of the 2nd Gulf War - it seems that this time around major news-outlets in the US like the NYT, WaPo and WSJ have completely abandoned journalistic integrity. Reports were published conveying information directly from Ukrainian MoD, without so much as a caveat, with that information contradicted by real events, in real time. Rather than attempting to conveying the news in a neutral informational manner, it as though the mass market news have become an echo chamber for the Biden Administration’s foreign policy priorities. This is just tragic, because a complete absence of any dissenting voices in the mass media is contributing to an absolutely grotesque policy set. One that seems to be headed for an outright debacle.
Many thanks and yeh, hard agree. I saw a BBC report yesterday saying that Kiev did not "verify" a certain story, ie. the BBC seems happy to take Kiev as a neutral source.
You've ruined my scheduled-for-6am post mentioning you. I said that you've only done 3 posts, and now you've done 4. You've ruined my writing. I can change it, but the tone will be messed up because I'm not drinking beer now. People will be suspicious when they see a "4" instead of the "3" they never had a chance to see. Credibility is everything.
On the upswing, you've just mentioned a topic dear to my brain. I hadn't been public for years owing to my Government not liking me, but the many dead Ukrainians I was imagining propelled me to open a substack. Not that I can change USA aggression, so maybe it's lube for my conscience.
The origins and multiplied use of 'Glory to Ukraine' is disturbing.
Many publications stated that Ukraine was the most corrupt, the same way they said there were Nazi's in Ukraine... and then mysteriously stopped saying that when Putin said it.
And so on... You could pick one-
Is it NATO’s Fault? Europe and the USA were warned by their own people - https://mikehampton.substack.com/p/03-putin-isnt-the-only-monster-in
From Nazi History to Civil War: How can we fight Nazism without saying 'Nazi'? - https://mikehampton.substack.com/p/putin-ukraine-nazi-history-civil-war
Bloody Bakhmut is Falling… into Zelensky’s Shame: "Forward", the General yelled from the rear - https://mikehampton.substack.com/p/bakhmut-zelensky-shame
Recently subscribed and really like your insightful commentary. For me, personally, this conflict in Ukraine has been very enlightening. Although it was clear before that US media is manipulated to shape public perception of foreign events - what with the yellow cake Uranium and high strength steel tube stories planted by the CIA ahead of the 2nd Gulf War - it seems that this time around major news-outlets in the US like the NYT, WaPo and WSJ have completely abandoned journalistic integrity. Reports were published conveying information directly from Ukrainian MoD, without so much as a caveat, with that information contradicted by real events, in real time. Rather than attempting to conveying the news in a neutral informational manner, it as though the mass market news have become an echo chamber for the Biden Administration’s foreign policy priorities. This is just tragic, because a complete absence of any dissenting voices in the mass media is contributing to an absolutely grotesque policy set. One that seems to be headed for an outright debacle.
Many thanks and yeh, hard agree. I saw a BBC report yesterday saying that Kiev did not "verify" a certain story, ie. the BBC seems happy to take Kiev as a neutral source.