Very interesting post on Thomas Merton, an “honorary Beat.l
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@RobertEllsberg - Thomas Merton and Allen Ginsberg and The Beats - allenginsberg.org/2021/12/m-20/
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I first met Allen in the Zen monastery that was a Benedictine camp, where Peter Maurin was, in the early '30s, often a guest of Monsignor Scully.
I actually cried in gratitude in that zendo when fans were turned on during an August retreat, sparking reference to Merton's death.
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Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers, dies at 92
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Daniel Ellsberg, former defense analyst who released top-secret Pentagon Papers, dies at 92
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I appreciate this memorial about my father by @ggrenwald above any I have read today--for his comprehensive review of his bio & history, for his attention to themes generally overlooked about his post-Vietnam life, but particularly for deep appreciation of his human qualities.🙏
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Here's my @RollingStone article on Daniel Ellsberg, the heroic Pentagon Papers leaker who died today at 92:
"We’re Told Never to Meet Our Childhood Heroes. Knowing Daniel Ellsberg Proved That Wrong"
rollingstone.com/politics/polit
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