"A little shooting." That is how a British ambassador described a massacre that killed up to two million people. For 60 years, the UK government denied any involvement in the 1965 Indonesian genocide. Now, recently declassified MI6 documents reveal the brutal truth behind the propaganda machine and the oil interests that fueled it.
Read the full investigation and the archival evidence here:
What are your thoughts on these revelations, and how do you think accountability should be handled after decades of silence? Let's discuss in the comments.
The conversations couples avoid before retirement are almost always the ones retirement forces into the open. The structure of work provides a kind of buffer — you're both busy, both tired, both focused elsewhere. When that scaffolding comes down, the underlying dynamics are just sitting there at the breakfast table.
I retired nearly a year ago after forty years as a ship's master. Long absences were the default for most of my career, so the sudden permanent presence created its own adjustment for both of us. Nobody had written the guide for this particular version of the transition.
This is such important territory. I write about the emotional and relational mechanics of retirement life daily at theoldgreythinker.substack.com — well worth a look if this conversation resonates.
"A little shooting." That is how a British ambassador described a massacre that killed up to two million people. For 60 years, the UK government denied any involvement in the 1965 Indonesian genocide. Now, recently declassified MI6 documents reveal the brutal truth behind the propaganda machine and the oil interests that fueled it.
Read the full investigation and the archival evidence here:
https://substack.com/@flaviomiddei/note/c-265995035?r=7wb6lh
What are your thoughts on these revelations, and how do you think accountability should be handled after decades of silence? Let's discuss in the comments.
The conversations couples avoid before retirement are almost always the ones retirement forces into the open. The structure of work provides a kind of buffer — you're both busy, both tired, both focused elsewhere. When that scaffolding comes down, the underlying dynamics are just sitting there at the breakfast table.
I retired nearly a year ago after forty years as a ship's master. Long absences were the default for most of my career, so the sudden permanent presence created its own adjustment for both of us. Nobody had written the guide for this particular version of the transition.
This is such important territory. I write about the emotional and relational mechanics of retirement life daily at theoldgreythinker.substack.com — well worth a look if this conversation resonates.
Yes! I’m so glad you highlighted the importance of creating a non-financial plan for retirement!
Roughly two thirds of people plan financially for retirement, but only one in four make a non-financial plan.
It’s the non-financial plan that dictates our sense of meaning.