The Guardian Why a good funeral can be a life-affirming occasion Eva Wiseman — 10 Jul 2022 As well as tears there’s cake and laughter: remembering a well-lived life is a very human affair Last week, I went to the most fabulous party, and it happened to be a funeral. My best friend’s mum, Janet, … Continue reading Attending A Funeral To Die For
Russia and Nicaragua missile story not all it seems It was a piece of news so obscure and implausible that I missed it when it first surfaced last month. By Gwynne Dyer — July 8 2022 The news was that the Russians are going to put hypersonic nuclear missiles into Nicaragua and terrify the Americans into … Continue reading Gwynne Dyer: Russian Nuke Missiles to Nicaragua! Not Likely
Russia and Nicaragua missile story not all it seems – Gwynne Dyer It was a piece of news so obscure and implausible that I missed it when it first surfaced last month. By Gwynne Dyer Friday, 8th July 2022 The news was that the Russians are going to put hypersonic nuclear missiles into Nicaragua and … Continue reading Dyer-Russian Nukes in Nicaragua?? Um, Probably Not
Philip Bump in the Washington Post, from an article crunching the latest post-Roe polls: Now we come to enthusiasm about voting, that metric that many Democrats have seized on of late as an indicator of fury about [the] Dobbs [decision which threw out Roe]. Bump: As it turns out, Gallup has new data on that. … Continue reading Quotes of The Weekend: Midterm Election Keys — Enthusiasm, Turnout — and Hate
“In war,” goes an old saying, “truth is the first casualty.” Hmmmm. The chestnut seems accurate enough. And its relevance to the Ukraine war is direct: most Western reporters, scholars and analysts (including this blogger) have operated on a simple, Good Guy (Ukraine/Zelenskiy), vs Bad Guy (Putin/Russia) truth frame. Ukrainian leaders have worked tirelessly and … Continue reading Truth, War, & Ukraine War Crimes