Numbers Stations, “Shadows of the State”, and The Conet Project’s “Recordings of Shortwave Numbers Stations” (1997 / 2004)

On February 28, 2026 the United States and Israel launched their joint attack on Iran. I’m not sure what this war will be called in the future, or how long it will last given that victory was already declared but the bombings recently resumed. Regardless, on the same day the explosions started a strange radio […]

Book Review – “Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism – The Origins and Afterlife of James Mason’s Siege” (2024)

I have always had an interest in subcultures, the fringier the better. In the pre-internet era it required a lot of effort, and more than a little luck sometimes, to find others “like you” if you had extreme interests or views. Often that journey took started with outsider magazines, titles that still had just enough […]