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Klitschko’s antic pitch to a reelected Trump Ukraine is bracing for Russia to make a second attempt to take Kyiv. Hence, Zelensky’s desperate SOS to the US: cut the political dithering and deliver the long-promised weapons. For months, Ukraine has been bemoaning the failure of its US-led allies to supply weapons. This key factor has caused its forces to abandon villages in retreat. And all… Read more.
The fog of war Israel is right, of course. In the fog of war, sh*t happens. Except that, in twenty years of waging war in Afghanistan and Iraq, the US never faced credible allegations of genocide for mistakenly killing and intentionally starving people. Whereas, after just three months of waging war in Gaza, Israel found itself in The Hague, accused of genocide.… Read more.
Caitlin Clark’s record-setting season Yesterday, South Carolina faced off against Caitlin Clark’s Iowa for the NCAA Basketball Championship. And not since Magic Johnson’s Michigan State faced off against Larry Bird’s Indiana in 1979 has a final commanded so much national attention. Of course, the most notable difference is that, unlike Michigan State and Indiana, South Carolina and… Read more.
According to NASA, the first solar eclipse was in 3340 BCE. But wearing “eclipse glasses” is a recent safety precaution, dating back only to the 1970s. Therefore, that first eclipse, and others throughout the “dark ages,” must have caused a high incidence of “eclipse blindness.” Given that experience, you have to wonder why our eyes… Read more.
The Rock: wannabe president afraid of politics Yesterday, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson expressed regret that he endorsed Biden in 2020 and pledged not to do so again. That was breaking news, especially because he did it on Fox News. The endorsement that I made years ago with Biden was one I thought was the best decision for… Read more.
NBC hires McDaniel NBC hired former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel with great fanfare. After all, it thought doing so would present viewers with the “fair and balanced” news analysis Fox News once promised but never delivered. Then all hell broke loose. NBC fires McDaniel The network had only just announced four days earlier that they were… Read more.
Archbishop Gregory denounces Biden No self-respecting Christian would judge another Christian’s faith. After all, the Bible teaches, Judge not, that ye be not judged. (Matthew 7:1-3 KJV) Yet that’s precisely what no less a Christian than Cardinal Wilton Gregory did. He’s the Archbishop of Washington. So you’d think he would know better than to commit this cardinal sin,… Read more.
Legacy of colonialism Colonialism was untenable. However, the British introduced a few customs that are still heartily observed throughout their former colonies in the Caribbean. Civil service, public education, and public holidays figure most prominently in this respect. Their beneficial impact is something I can vouch for personally. But today, I’m paying homage to one of the holidays the British introduced. … Read more.
Evangelicals forsaking Christianity for Trumpism Evangelical Christians made clear way back in 2015 that they were willing to sacrifice their faith, even abandon all common sense, to support Donald Trump. More to the point, this diabolical shyster realized right away that the more he insults their intelligence and defiles their religion, the more they support him. They keep proving… Read more.
US aiding and abetting genocide in Gaza The Biden administration in recent days quietly authorized the transfer of billions of dollars in bombs and fighter jets to Israel despite Washington’s concerns about an anticipated military offensive in southern Gaza that could threaten the lives of hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians. (The Washington Post, March… Read more.
