I’m reading a memoir/autobiography, Writing Straight With Crooked Lines, by Jim Forest. Jim died recently, after a long life spent in peace work, including much collaboration with Quakers. After the attack on a huge Ukrainian nuclear power plant, two passages in it leapt out at me this morning. The first was merely a blip — … Continue reading Two Chilling Blasts From the (not so distant) Past
Germans Seize Russian Billionaire Alisher Usmanov’s Mega-Yacht Giacomo Tognini Forbes Staff Billionaires Staff Writer, Wealth Team. [Photo of Usmanov yacht on Ipad] Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov was sanctioned by the European Union on Monday. Two days later, Forbes has learned from three sources in the yacht industry that one of his prized possessions—the 512-foot … Continue reading The Oligarch Blues: Billionaire’s Big Boat is Busted; Navalny Speaks
Opposition to Putin’s war is alive on Moscow’s streets. But no trace of it is covered on Russian TV Analysis by Nic Robertson, CNN — March 1, 2022 Moscow CNN — More than 6,400 Russians have been arrested in anti-war protests since President Vladimir Putin’s troops invaded Ukraine, but not one bone-crunching detention has made state … Continue reading 3 reports: one surprise
Quick takes on the Ukraine Invasion, by New York Times opinion writers: “The World Has Changed Overnight” Farah Stockman, Editorial Board member: “A lot of people consider this to be a personal obsession of [Putin’s.] He has a personal obsession with Ukraine. It has a lot of historical meaning to him. But I also see … Continue reading What? Did You Really Mean That What Goes Around Is Actually Coming Around?
Like others, I woke up on Feb. 24th to war, maybe the leading edge of World War Three. Big bummer; but there will be more to say about that later. So instead, I got up, and went off to have a nose job. Another one; in time for spring. Neither event was my idea. A … Continue reading Unmasked & Under the Knife!