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In Lviv, where soldiers are laid to rest daily, families and communities unite to honor their sacrifices—no need to explain loss to Ukrainians.
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BACK TO THE BASICS: THE MUSICIt is perhaps overdue for me to add a section about music and all the facets that I’ve explored over my lifetime. At the root of my being there has always been an instrument in my hands and an album or ten that I was deeply emersed in listening. Without it, I have no concept of what life would have been. There are whole worlds I would never know and friends I would never have met and perhaps a child who would never have been born.
Music bonded me with people who did not speak my language but could communicate to me all the same. It brought friends together and helped us to bury those lost. It tortured some and healed others.
As I can look back at over 40 years of playing instruments with a dedicated focus, perhaps its finally ok for me to editorialize on what I like and share insight with my friends and the curious who may wander by to read. Thank you for visiting.
I have thousands of CDs, hundreds of LPS, cassettes, videos and of course dozens and dozens of instruments in many categories. I will work to explore as wide a range of music as possible and focus on what drew me to listen to that style, genre, instrument, culture or region. As a 10 year radio programmer at Pacifica, I have to thank all of those who gave me a chance to be a producer, host and creator with others in my deepest passion. Music Beyond Borders will always be one of my most precious experiences, greatest honors and best contributions in one. In that spirit, lets take a journey again.
THE NEXT REVIEW: SHAWN LANEShawn Lane was one of the greatest guitarists to ever play and people continue to discover him for the first time thanks to many YouTube videos of Shawn’s playing and reaction videos boosting the journey to discover his talent.
THE ANCIENT ARCHIVEAn interview with Omar Faruk TekbilekAn Interview with Pandit Vishwa Mohan BhattAn Interview with Simon ShaheenAn interview with Ustad Zakir HussainThe post Music Reviews and more first appeared on Chris Sampson.
It’s been two months since the villages of Okhovka and Malya Rogan were liberated from Russian forces. Ukrainian army successfully cleared the area but the scars of the war and occupation were still fresh when we arrived. Our team came to witness and document the atrocious devastation. We set out for Kharkiv from Kyiv on […]
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It didn’t take long after arriving in Ukraine to see how intrinsic the spirit of music was to the people of Ukraine. I was out for a walk with my friend when I passed under the main thoroughfare in Maidan area of Kyiv and saw a singing duo with a bandura, the national instrument of […]
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Days after the Russians invaded Ukraine, they descended upon the small town of Bucha, just west of the capital, Kyiv. For weeks the battle ensued in the town until the Russian forces withdrew on March 31, 2022. The Russians were under command of Gennady Bayur, commander of the VDV’s 234th Air Assault Regiment. Like many […]
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Telegram is surging as Parler went offline and the backlash against Twitter and Facebook grew. By Gerrit De Vynck and Ellen Nakashima Jan. 18, 2021 at 11:07 a.m. EST Right-wing groups on chat apps like Telegram are swelling with new members after Parler disappeared and a backlash against Facebook and Twitter, making it harder for […]
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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/extremists-move-secret-line-channels-plan-inauguration-day-d-c-n1253876 Extremists move to secret online channels to plan for Inauguration Day in D.C. Jan. 12, 2021, 11:24 AM EST By Anna Schecter Right-wing extremists are using channels on the encrypted communication app Telegram to call for violence against government officials on Jan. 20, the day President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated, with some extremists sharing […]
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By By Carol D. Leonnig, Karoun Demirjian, Justin Jouvenal and Nick Miroff Jan. 12, 2021 at 9:54 p.m. EST The Secret Service and federal law enforcement agencies are spending the final days of the Trump administration bracing for a possible violent assault against the Jan. 20 inauguration, launching a security mobilization that will be unlike any […]
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On Tuesday, September 8, 2020, Katy Tur spoke with former FBI Special Agent Frank Figliuzzi and Chris Sampson about the pending threats around the 2020 Election. Online chatter and real world comments indicate there is a serious threat of retribution if Trump legitimately loses the election. As Trump consistently tells his supporters there is only […]
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At an event on recidivism, Usman Khan attacks crowd, wounding 5 and killing 2.
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At an event on recidivism, Usman Khan attacks crowd, wounding 5 and killing 2.
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Patrick Crusius murders people in El Paso after being fear mongered into hating immigrants.
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Terror attack in Strasbourg
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Brenton Tarrant opens fire on mosque while livestreaming from Christchurch, New Zealand
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The CFO for the Chinese communications firm Huawei was detained by Canadian officials on a US warrant.
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The CFO for the Chinese communications firm Huawei was detained by Canadian officials on a US warrant.
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NeoNazi Robert Bowers opened fire on a synagogue in Pittsburgh.
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A tense campaign of mail bombs gripped the nation until authorities captured Cesar Sayoc, an extreme supporter of Donald Trump in his van in Fort Lauderdale.
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By Drew Harwell May 18, 2018 at 6:16 p.m. EDT In the first hours after the Texas school shooting that left at least 10 dead Friday, online hoaxers moved quickly to spread a viral lie, creating fake Facebook accounts with the suspected shooter’s name and a doctored photo showing him wearing a “Hillary 2016” hat. […]
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https://blueridgemuse.com/node/46813 By DOUG THOMPSON May 19, 2018 Following another school shooting, this one in Texas by a 17-year-old high school student who killed 10 students and faculty at Santa Fe High School in Galveston County south of Houston, viral hoaxers descended on Facebook, creating phony accounts with the suspected shooter’s name and a doctored photo […]
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Hacking ISIS by Malcolm Nance and Chris Sampson is on the shortlist of prize nominees for the Airey Neave Memorial Book Prize for 2017. Airey Neave was a Parliament member from 1953-1979 for Abingdon. He was killed in a terrorist attack in March 1979. The book prize has been created to acknowlege books who contribute […]
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https://www.poolre.co.uk/airey-neave-memorial-book-prize-2017-sponsored-pool-reinsurance-ltd/ “The Trustees of the Airey Neave Trust are delighted to announce that the four books chosen for the Short List for consideration for this year’s prize are:” Al-Qaeda’s Revenge: The 2004 Madrid Train Bombings – Fernando Reinares & Bruce Riedel (Columbia University Press). Anatomy of Terror: From the Death of bin Laden to the Rise […]
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Interview with Mike Honig about the Las Vegas shooting by Stephen Paddock on KPFT 90.1 focuses on the reasons for the massacre, myths for stopping such events.
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In the late night of October 1, 2017, Stephen Paddock opened fire on a crowd of music fans in Las Vegas.
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Interview with BBC on ISIS social media and how these platforms can and should react
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Extensive interview on ISIS with LBC radio, London
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interview on ISIS with LBC radio, London
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From Review: “Americans should pay close attention to Malcolm Nance. A former naval counterterrorism officer, Nance understands both human and cyber intelligence; and he applies both to explain with great clarity the threats from two major adversaries—ISIS and Russia. Nance has already provided invaluable lessons about ISIS in his 2016 Defeating ISIS. And he has given […]
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Chris Sampson BBC Radio 5 live Trump Russia As James Comey was about to testify, a look at what is expected in his testimony and an overview of the Russian hacking of the DNC, DCCC, Podesta and the ensuing disinfo campaign that followed in the 2016 Election.
After the bombing in Manchester, a discussion on the suspect and how the UK is likely to respond.
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