One Ukrainian prisoner Swap: Two accounts Sky News UK — Oct. 18, 2022 More than 100 Ukrainian women have been released from Russian captivity as part of what is thought to be one of the biggest prisoner swaps in the war so far. Some 218 detainees were exchanged on Monday – 108 Ukrainian woman and … Continue reading Ukrainian Women POWS released in Prisoner Swap
California Dem. Congressman Eric Swalwell is throwing down hard in his competitive re-election campaign. His new TV ad is a shocker: It’s titled “Lock Her Up!” (Hint : it’s NOT about Hillary) Look it over. It’s 90 seconds you won’t forget. You may want to pass it on. And you may want to pass it … Continue reading Dems on the Offense! A Compelling TV ad for reproductive rights
NOTE: It took me awhile to realize it, but my joining the voting rights movement in Selma, Alabama in 1965 was like walking into a theater showing an action movie/thriller just in time for the climactic car chase and shootout: high excitement and historic triumph for the good guys. Within six months, it seemed to … Continue reading Quote of the Day: America’s Fatefully Conjoined Twins — Democracy & Autocracy
NOTE: When many of us think, read or talk about the authoritarian religious right today, we reflexively refer to Protestant evangelicals. Yes, most such fit that category; but they are by no means all Protestants or evangelicals. The Catholic church was was spawning and nurturing authoritarian cultures and polities long before Protestants or modern evangelicals … Continue reading God Help Us — St. Francis Has Come to THIS??
