The Continuum

By Rejil
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Welcome to the Continuum! Here we look at what is happening now and how it connects to history. rejil.substack.com

  1. 2일 전

    Aktion T4: The Nazi Program That Started Before the Holocaust

    They didn’t begin with gas chambers. They began with words. Before the Holocaust became industrialized mass murder, Nazi Germany launched a program known as Aktion T4—a secret campaign that targeted people with disabilities, mental illness, and those the regime labeled “life unworthy of life.” In this documentary, we examine how ordinary language became a weapon. Bureaucrats, doctors, and administrators transformed prejudice into paperwork, and paperwork into mass murder. Between 1939 and 1945, an estimated 200,000–350,000 people were murdered under the Nazi euthanasia program. Aktion T4 demonstrates how genocide does not begin with violence—it begins by changing how society talks about human beings. This documentary explores the historical evidence behind one of the Third Reich’s most important—and least understood—crimes. If you enjoy in-depth documentaries on World War II, Nazi Germany, the Holocaust, and the defining events of history, consider subscribing for more carefully researched historical content. ⚠️ Viewer Warning: This documentary discusses genocide, mass murder, persecution of people with disabilities, and other disturbing historical events. Viewer discretion is advised. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rejil.substack.com

    6분

  2. 6월 27일

    The Treaty of Versailles: The Peace That Started World War II

    The Treaty of Versailles didn’t just end World War I—it helped shape the conditions that led to World War II. In this documentary, we examine how the Treaty of Versailles was written, why Germany was excluded from the negotiations, and how the peace conference at Paris became one of the most consequential diplomatic failures in modern history. From the dramatic confrontation in the Hall of Mirrors to the infamous War Guilt Clause, massive reparations, territorial losses, military restrictions, and the political instability that followed, this episode traces the events that transformed Europe after 1919. You’ll also discover why economist John Maynard Keynes condemned the treaty, how the “stab-in-the-back” myth took hold in Germany, and why Marshal Ferdinand Foch famously warned that the treaty was “an armistice for twenty years.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rejil.substack.com

    19분

  3. 6월 20일

    When a State Refused to Return Escaped Slaves: Ableman V Booth

    In 1854, thousands of people stormed a federal jail in Milwaukee to free an escaped slave. What followed became one of the most explosive constitutional battles in American history. This video tells the story of Joshua Glover, Sherman Booth, the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and the legal war that brought a state government into direct conflict with the United States Supreme Court years before the Civil War. It begins on the night of March 11, 1854, when abolitionist Sherman Booth rode through Milwaukee shouting “Freemen! To the rescue!” Within hours, a massive crowd broke escaped slave Joshua Glover out of federal custody and helped him escape to Canada. Three days later, Booth himself was arrested. But this was bigger than one rescue. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 forced free states to help capture escaped slaves. Federal commissioners were paid more for rulings against the accused. The accused could not testify in their own defense. A slave owner’s sworn statement alone could be enough to seize someone who may have lived free their entire life. Wisconsin rebelled. Using court records, historical accounts, and constitutional analysis, this episode explores the collision between law, justice, federal power, and slavery in the years leading to the American Civil War. Because the law is not the justice. The law is the arena in which the fight for justice is fought. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rejil.substack.com

    15분

  4. 6월 13일

    The USS Liberty Attack: The Investigation They Wanted Buried

    On June 8, 1967, during the Six-Day War, the USS Liberty was attacked in international waters, leaving 34 American sailors dead and 171 wounded. The official explanation was mistaken identity—but for decades, survivors, military leaders, intelligence officials, and investigators have challenged that conclusion. This documentary examines the documented events surrounding the USS Liberty attack, the subsequent Court of Inquiry, and the continuing controversy that remains one of the most disputed incidents in American military history. Featuring survivor testimony, official documents, military records, and statements from senior U.S. government officials, this film explores one of the most controversial and enduring mysteries of the Six-Day War. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rejil.substack.com

    19분

  5. 6월 6일

    The Suez Crisis: How America Destroyed the British Empire

    Britain and France won the military battle in Egypt in 1956. So why did the Suez Crisis destroy Britain’s status as a global superpower? This video breaks down the hidden story behind the Suez Crisis — from Gamal Abdel Nasser’s electrifying rise in Egypt, to the secret conspiracy between Britain, France, and Israel, to the financial warfare President Dwight D. Eisenhower used to force Britain into retreat without firing a single shot. At the center of it all was the Suez Canal — the artery of empire. British Prime Minister Anthony Eden believed Egypt’s nationalization of the canal threatened Britain’s survival as a world power. But what followed exposed a brutal reality: Britain still had an empire on the map, but its economy depended entirely on American support. Using historical records, declassified documents, US Army War College analysis, and firsthand accounts, this video tells the story of the moment the British Empire realized it was no longer a superpower. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rejil.substack.com

    21분

  6. 5월 30일

    The Lie That Started A War: The Gulf Of Tonkin Incident

    The Gulf of Tonkin Incident became the justification for the Vietnam War. There was just one problem:The second attack likely never happened. In August 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson told the American people that North Vietnam launched an unprovoked attack against U.S. Navy destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin. Days later, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution almost unanimously — giving the White House unlimited authority to escalate the war in Vietnam. But classified documents, phone recordings, NSA reports, and testimony released decades later reveal a very different story. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rejil.substack.com

    17분

  7. 5월 25일 ·  보너스

    Martyrs of the Racetrack: The First Memorial Day

    Before Memorial Day became a holiday of barbecues and long weekends, one of the first known Memorial Day ceremonies was held by former slaves in Charleston, South Carolina. In 1865, newly freed Black Americans honored fallen Union soldiers who died fighting against slavery by giving them proper burials and holding a massive remembrance ceremony. This is the forgotten story of how Memorial Day began — and the powerful connection between freedom, sacrifice, and remembrance in American history. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rejil.substack.com

    2분

  8. 5월 23일

    The Island That Runs the World: How Taiwan Came to Control 90% of the World's Advanced Chips

    Oil has dozens of producers. Advanced semiconductor chips — the components powering every smartphone, every AI system, every modern weapons platform on the planet — have one. Taiwan. One island. 23 million people. 90% of the world’s most advanced chips. And right now, as the Iran war disrupts the energy supply lines that keep Taiwan’s fabs running, the fragility of the entire global technology supply chain has never been more visible. This episode tells the full story — from Taiwan’s deliberate government bet in the 1960s to turn itself from a textile exporter into a semiconductor superpower, to the founding vision of Morris Chang and the pure-play foundry model that nobody else had tried, to the extraordinary ascent of TSMC into the most critical manufacturing company in the history of human technology, to the geopolitical question now dominating the minds of every defense planner and tech executive in the world: what happens to the global economy if Taiwan’s chip production stops? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rejil.substack.com

    18분
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    By Rejil
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    2025년 - 2026년
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