Friday, February 25, 2022

Biden Administration Pressed Beijing to Help Avert War in Ukraine

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At the New York Times, " U.S. Officials Repeatedly Urged China to Help Avert War in Ukraine ": WASHINGTON — Over three months, sen...

Majority in U.S. Sees Russia-Ukraine Conflict as Critical Threat

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It's not a huge majority, but the survey ran from February 1st to the 17th, ending about a week before Russia's attack on Ukraine. I...
Thursday, February 24, 2022

President Biden Announces Harsh New Round of Economic Sanctions Against Russia (VIDEO)

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I watched Biden's speech and press conference live this morning. He looked sharp, actually. Seemed fired up and outraged by Russia's...

War in Ukraine

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As certainly everyone now by knows, Russia is now undertaking a full-black military attack on Ukraine. (Headlines at Memorandum .)  Most maj...
Monday, February 21, 2022

Jesse Singal, The Quick Fix

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At Amazon, Jesse Singal, The Quick Fix: Why Fad Psychology Can't Cure Our Social Ills . 

Eileen Gu Is Golden Again at the Beijing Olympics After Win in the Freeski Halfpipe

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The "Genocide Olympics" end tonight. Thank God!  And now Eileen Gu/Gu Ailing's being hailed --- after wining three medals --- ...

Remi Lindholm: Finnish Cross-Country Skier Gets Frozen Penis During Race at Winter Olympics

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Umm, definitely not optimal.  Yikes! At CNN, " Cross-Country Skier Remi Lindholm Suffers Frozen Penis ": Lindholm explained that h...

Putin Orders Deployment of Troops to Breakaway Regions in Ukraine (VIDEO)

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Seems like Putin's going to get just about everything he wants. He's in the driver's seat for sure. Declaring "independence...

Jason M. Kelly, Market Maoists

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At Amazon, Jason M. Kelly, Market Maoists: The Communist Origins of China’s Capitalist Ascent .

Xi Jinping's Power Grab

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From Jude Blanchette, at Foreign Affairs , " Xi’s Gamble: The Race to Consolidate Power and Stave Off Disaster ": Xi Jinping is ...

Sports Reporter Annie Agar Apologized for Old Racist Tweets

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I posted this lady on Super Bowl Sunday .  A blonde bombshell.  Actually, they're not racist. They're funny, but she's a conserv...

Lottie Moss

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More of this lovely lady. She's on Instagram .

Boris Johnson, Under Fire, Apologizes for Pandemic Party (VIDEO)

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I meant to post this earlier, at the New York Times , " The British prime minister, on the defensive after a series of ethical lapses, ...

Monday Cartoon

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The Trudeau Dictatorship:

San Francisco's Asian-American Political Power

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At the New York Post, " Why Asian Americans like me are the rising new parental power ."

Britney Spears Scores $15 Million Book Deal with Simon & Schuster.

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A tell-all memoir. *Hmm.* At the New York Post,  " Britney Spears set to pen tell-all book in bombshell $15M dea l."
Saturday, February 19, 2022

Russian Proxies in Eastern Ukraine Mobilize Troops, Kill Two Ukrainian Soldiers

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I'm actually not paying much attention, especially to television news, which I've quit for the last couple of weeks. But this is som...

Russia Planning Arrest and Assassination Campaign in Ukraine

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This is spiraling way, way out of control.  Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky excoriated the Western allies for abandoning Kiev to ...

Police Clear Ottawa Truckers at Gunpoint (VIDEO)

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Canada's a police state. I can't ever recall --- in my 45 years as a political scientist --- such an unjust authoritarian crackdown ...

The Truth About the Ottawa Truckers' Convoy

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As the cliche goes, if you read one thing about the Ottawa freedom convoy, make it this.  From N.S. Lyons, at the Upheaval, " Reality H...