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Here's my latest Boles Bells article!
https://bolesbells.com/blog/2025/6/9/the-iron-ballast-kettlebells-national-identity-and-the-russian-mythos-of-strength

The Iron Ballast: Kettlebells, National Identity, and the Russian Mythos of Strength — David Boles Bells
The trajectory of Russia over the past century is a story deeply etched with societal upheavals, ideological fervor, and an unyielding quest for national assertion on the global stage. Knotted into this complex tapestry is the seemingly modest history of the kettlebell, or girya . This unassuming i

FBI leaders seek to move some training from Quantico, Virginia, to Alabama (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/06/11/fbi-quantico-national-academy-move-huntsville/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250611/p81#a250611p81

Rubio gratuliert Russland zum Nationalfeiertag
Anlässlich des russischen Nationalfeiertages hat US-Außenminister Marco Rubio Glückwünsche gesandt und Friedensbemühungen im Ukraine-Krieg angemahnt. Die USA unterstützten das russische Volk weiter in seinem Streben nach einer besseren Zukunft, ließ Rubio im Namen des amerikanischen Volkes ausrichten. In seinem Schreiben bekräftigte er den Wunsch der USA nach "konstruktiver Zusam…
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Ukraine-Liveblog: ++ Pistorius verspricht weitere Militärhilfen ++
Bundesverteidigungsminister Pistorius hat der Ukraine weitere Militärhilfen in Milliardenhöhe in Aussicht gestellt. Die Europäer versprechen bei einem Außenministertreffen in Rom, den Druck auf Russland zu erhöhen.

"His army"
"This incredible connection with his army" - National Zero
https://nationalzero.com/2025/06/11/he-has-this-incredible-connection-with-his-army/

Hong Kong invokes its national security law to ban Taiwanese-made mobile game Reversed Front: Bonfire, marking the first known use of the law to block a game (Alan Wong/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Justice Department calls Newsom National Guard lawsuit a 'crass political stunt' (Kyle Cheney/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/11/california-national-guard-deployment-lawsuit-00400503
http://www.memeorandum.com/250611/p130#a250611p130

"In her press conference Friday announcing the unsealing of DOJ criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, AG Pam Bondi put on a clinic—in how to make such announcements improperly. In her excess of zeal, she tarred Abrego Garcia with external allegations and may well have undermined the prospects for conviction."
Pam Bondi Shows How It's Not Done - National Memo
https://www.nationalmemo.com/pam-bondi-2672349935

Meet the judge overseeing the Trump National Guard case: Justice Breyer's brother (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/10/california-national-guard-lawsuit-judge-00397032
http://www.memeorandum.com/250610/p101#a250610p101

Hegseth cites 2020 Minnesota riots as reason for sending National Guard into LA (Mike Brest/Washington Examiner)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense/3436556/hegseth-cites-2020-minnesota-riots-reason-national-guard-los-angeles/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250610/p94#a250610p94