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Dirty Wars (2013) - Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill travels to Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia, and other countries where the United States has taken military action in the War on Terror. Scahill investigates the United States military and government cover-up of the civilian deaths. [01:26:00] (documentarymania.com)
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"The History of Super Mario 64 16 Star World Records" (2022) - A documentary about the classic 3D platform video game and how the speedrunning records were able to drop in runtime and number of stars necessary to beat the game in such significant increments. [00:50:57]Pop Culture (youtube.com)
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Baltic Phoenix (2023) - The Baltic States' Tense History with Russia and their Partnership with NATO. This is an examination of the military histories of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; why they joined NATO; and why they would rather fight to the death than join Russia [00:30:22] (youtu.be)
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Sticks And Stones (2005) - Takes an outside look at the American media and how it has digressed to a shouting match between liberals and conservatives where often big money dictates who is the loudest. Corporate interests and money drives the media system. [00:41:58] (youtube.com)
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Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence (2023) - The story of Larry Ray, who created a cult that manipulated, conned and tortured a group of college students for almost a decade. One of the most disturbing and harrowing docuseries I've seen in a long time. [03:00:00]Crime (hulu.com)
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Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire (2004) - "Memoirs of a Secret Empire is a PBS mini-series about Japan from just before the beginning of the Tokugawa Shogunate until the end of this regime. This spans, roughly, from the end of the 16th century to just after the US Civil War." [02:45:50]History (youtube.com)
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