[NOTE: So who has the time over this crazy holiday weekend to read an 850-page Washington political thriller? Maybe more of us than we now realize, as a huge storm is freezing big swaths the continent into an icy, windy immobile weekend.
It was tempting to open with a passage from Volodimir Zelensky’s memorable address to Congress. But that is everywhere today. Instead, here’s a bit from a tribute by columnist David Ignatius: Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, likes to quote a comment attributed to Napoleon: “In war, the moral is … Continue reading Quotes for the Day
Want to hear the Christmas story told from a non-supernatural, anti-colonial perspective? Here it is, by Friend Helena Cobban, from Charlottesville VA, and her justworld educational site. Then to follow up is another one, from me. It happened in Brooklyn New York, in 1967. I call it, How I Got So Lucky. Previous pre-holiday stories: … Continue reading Two More Quaker Pre-Holiday Stories!
The micro-suicide drone, just in time for Christmas Gwynne Dyer — Dec 20 2022 Some lucky boys and girls are going to find micro-suicide drones in their stockings this Christmas! Get your orders in now! I was idly scanning the website of the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, as one does, and I came across a story … Continue reading New for Christmas: Pocket-Sized Killer Drones
