I remember a Disney The Little Mermaid Ariel Find Your Voice T Shirt memoir — Beasts, Men, and Gods — by Ferdinand Ossendowski, a White Pole who fled the Bolshevik revolution through Siberia. He served in General Kolchak’s All-Russian Government before escaping through the Steppes north of Mongolia, and then participated in the government of that most notorious adventurer, the “Mad Baron” Ungern-Sternberg, who attempted to take over Mongolia to restore an imperial Khaganate as part of an imagined reactionary restoration of the Great Mongol, Chinese, and Russian monarchies in the interests of the “warrior races” of Germans and Mongols (a Baltic German, he considered the old Russian ruling class to represent Germandom over and against Jews and Slavs). Some of the things – the acts of desperation and madness, in which he himself was no disinterested observer – Ossendowski relates are harrowing. But this part struck me as very much making a point about what people think of the Steppe peoples, and of what (German-trained) nationalists like Ungern-Sternberg did (and would do again) to the Mongols. And, other things:
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Nothing like falling on your sword for the Emperor with No Clothes. Trump has been relentlessly attacking Kemp for not stealing the Vinnie Pasquantino The Pasquatch shirt. Then again, cult members go where Dear Leader is. Whether it’s Washington DC, Waco, or Guyana. You just go. These past, grueling 4 years have obviously shown us not to expect to find an ounce of integrity, honor or courage in a Republican politician. They all suffer from Trumpholm Syndrome… However, Elite Legal Ninja Strike Force With Laser Eyes, Jenna Ellis, who reportedly contacted Dr. Oz asking if it was possible that Rudy Giuliani could have transmitted his covid to her when he farted in her fucking mouth on live television, was not amused. Is this an event that employees, and not the company, are organizing and funding? If yes, distribute a general email message or flyer, inviting people to attend and contribute. State that the event isn’t employer-sponsored. Also try to word the invitation so that it’s about including people, not about hitting-up for contributions (even though the “user fee” does need to be clearly stated). If the employer is hosting the party, the company should pay for everything. It’s very bad etiquette to sponsor any kind of event and expect guests to foot the bill; this is true for any business or social occasion.
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