TIL: The Nazis never bothered to repeal Germany's Weimar Constitution, which strongly protected personal liberty. Instead, Hitler legally invoked an "emergency" that allowed the government to take any measure it wished to "protect public safety," rendering the constitution effectively powerless. [source, comments]

TIL The specific wording "the pen is mightier than the sword" was first used by author Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1839, the same guy whose intro sentence “It was a dark and stormy night.” inspired a contest for the worst opening sentence for a novel. [source, comments]

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Song of the day 🛶🌎: https://youtu.be/nHKRSc7V6g4?feature=shared

TIL Anthony Bourdain never filmed a show in Switzerland, because the country gave him the willies. [source, comments]

https://www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/genocide-alert-azerbaijan-attacks-artsakh Azerbaijan is acticely committing genocide against the people of Artsakh and the international community would rather have cheap gas than innocents allowed to live

TIL The music of Nine Inch Nails has reportedly been used by the U.S. military as music torture to break down the resolve of detainees. Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails objected to this and stated "It's difficult for me to imagine anything more profoundly insulting, demeaning and enraging" [source, comments]

Song of the day 🖤🗽: https://spotify.link/1487c9hpoDb

As thousands of refugees pour into Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh, we've added the perspective of another anarchist in Yerevan to our coverage of the situation.

https://crimethinc.com/ArmeniaAnalysis2023

In this analysis, the author argues that within Armenia, the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh crisis has been used to quell dissent and discourage criticism of Armenian nationalism. Politicians on both sides of the conflict have used the threat of war to consolidate power and fatten their wallets. Now, despite having been partly responsible for creating this tragedy, the political opposition in Armenia is using Azerbaijan's seizure of the region opportunistically with the same intent as before.

There is no nationalist solution to oppression or war.