Historian, surfer, grappler ... aging punk rocker @newhistorybooks Southeast Asia Columnist @Jacobin #TheGreatHanoiRatHunt

Santa Cruz, CA
Joined October 2019
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Abdul is a generational political talent and expert at calmly dismantling the bigotries and hypocrisies of the right. (BTW Tommy is a former Hawley staffer apparently)
This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.
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“Had I intervened on behalf of the rich... it would have been deemed worthy of reward rather than punishment.” John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry began on this day in 1859. Listen to the final speech he gave before being executed by the slave state of Virginia for his actions.
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🇻🇳 Vietnam mourns 700 war dead in major push to identify missing Vietnam holds funeral rites for more than 700 of its war dead on October 14, unearthed in a major push to identify those missing from decades of conflict with France and the United States.
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Coffins of recently discovered victims of Hue massacre painted with South Vietnamese flag at memorial ceremony in Hue on 15 October 1969; 2,810 bodies were discovered, but the toll was certainly much higher
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🇻🇳 Vietnam mourns 700 war dead in major push to identify missing Vietnam holds funeral rites for more than 700 of its war dead on Wednesday, unearthed in a major push to identify those missing from decades of conflict with France and the United States.
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Chẳng ai nhớ mặt đặt tên Nhưng họ đã làm nên đất nước
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“Eat the fucking slider, drink the fucking beer” is locked into my brain every time i go to a dive bar. Which is several days per week
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NEW: A newly declassified report reveals that the CIA was actively involved in resettling Nazis in Canada and that a leading CIA officer in charge of resettlement operations was later the CIA’s representative in Ottawa. readthemaple.com/declassifie…
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Vietnam held funeral rites for more than 700 of its war dead on Wednesday, unearthed in a major push to identify those missing from decades of conflict with France and the United States u.afp.com/SCQy
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Police stand guard over leftist student demonstrators at football grounds after massacre of students by police and right-wing vigilantes at Thammasat University in Bangkok on 6 October 1976
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“We were trying to bring back fun music, bring back the essence of rock'n'roll.” - Tommy Ramone 🎥: “Judy Is A Punk” live at CBGB, September 1974.
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44 Years ago today , The Clash live at the Shea Stadium 13.10.1982 Should I stay or should I go
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Director @alexgibneyfilm says social media companies rejected ads for his new documentary about Elon Musk. "These massive platforms, which are controlled by tech oligarchs, are limiting speech," he says. democracynow.org/2026/10/13/…
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Mark Zuckerberg pretending to enjoy Guinness is my new favourite thing.
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All things considered, @united ‘s tapas snack box is reasonably priced and far from the worst thing I’ve been served on a flight.
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Watch this to the end, you won’t regret it. This is what happens when you’re at happy hour and are reminded you agreed to do an interview about your race.
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Punk band Gottlieb release 10 hour Hanoi Hannah style audio to break state forces at protests.
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The last French Union troops crossing the Paul Doumer Bridge, now Long Bien Bridge, over the Red River heading to Haiphong on 9 October 1954 as Hanoi was turned over to the Viet Minh as per Geneva Accords
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