Transcribing the Past

 This poster was circulated throughout the 1980s and called on the UK government to renounce official support for the government in exile ran by Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. That the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the People's Republic of China and most of the rest of the world supported Pol Pot even after the news of the massacres and mass starvation became well known often surprises many.  The reason is geopolitics, all these powers including Thailand who allowed Pol Pot and his fellow ringleaders to rule refugee camps and continue their civil war in a devastated and exhausted Cambodia were concerned with checking the power of a triumphant Vietnam, which was expanded its influence in neighbouring Laos and its close relationship with the Soviet Union was seen as an existential threat towards the People's Republic. Simply put, no one in power cared about the average Cambodian, they were expendable.  After the 1979 declaration of war on Vietnam backfir...

  Link  https://youtu.be/pdjvnGVWPyY The Granite Mountain/Speculator Mine disaster of June 8, 1917 was the most deadly mine disaster in the history of the United States. Nearly two hundred miners died most from asphyxiation. Utah Phillips reads some of the trapped miners letters. First letter Dear wife, this may be the last message you will get from me. The gas broke about 11:15 pm, I tried to get all the men out, but the smoke was too strong. I got some of the boys with me in a drift and put up in a bulkhead. If anything happens to me you better sell the house and go to California and live. You will know your Jim died like a man and his last thoughts were for his wife that I love better than anyone on earth. We’ll meet again, tell mother and the boys goodbye, With love to my wife and may God take care of you. Your loving Jim Jay D Moore Second Letter Dear Pat, well we are waiting for the end, I guess it won’t be long. We take turns rapping ...