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  • These 6 members of the Jan. 6 committee are up for reelection in 2022

    10/13/2022 6:00:39 PM PDT · by Paladin2 · 19 replies
    NPR ^ | 10/13/2022 | Rachel Treisman
    " Six of the nine members of the House panel are running for reelection, and we're just a couple weeks away from the 2022 midterm elections. Here are the members of the Jan. 6 committee on the ballot on Election Day."
  • Putin's claim of fighting against Ukraine 'neo-Nazis' distorts history, scholars say

    03/10/2022 2:42:58 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 61 replies
    NPR ^ | 03/05/2022 | Rachel Treisman
    Russian President Vladimir Putin invoked World War II to justify Russia's invasion of Ukraine, saying in televised remarks last week that his offensive aimed to "denazify" the country — whose democratically elected president is Jewish, and lost relatives in the Holocaust. "The purpose of this operation is to protect people who for eight years now have been facing humiliation and genocide perpetrated by the Kyiv regime," he said, according to an English translation from the Russian Mission in Geneva. "To this end, we will seek to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine, as well as bring to trial those who perpetrated numerous...
  • Roman Colosseum's New Floor Will Give Visitors A Gladiator's Point Of View

    05/04/2021 8:09:55 AM PDT · by SJackson · 45 replies
    NPR ^ | May 3, 2021 | RACHEL TREISMAN
    <p>The Roman Colosseum is one step closer to having a floor, which will let visitors see the ancient amphitheater from a gladiator's vantage point for the first time in two centuries.</p><p>Colosseum Gets A Good 2,000-Year Scouring The famed Italian landmark dates back to the Flavian dynasty of the first century, and was originally used to host spectacles like animal hunts and gladiatorial games. It's been without a complete floor since the nineteenth century, when archaeologists removed it to reveal the network of structures and tunnels underneath.</p>