BY DASHA LITVINOVA Late Sunday Feb. 27, 2022 MOSCOW (AP) — From Moscow to Siberia, Russian anti-war activists took to the streets again Sunday to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, despite the arrests of hundreds of protesters each day by police. Demonstrators held pickets and marched in city centers, chanting “No to war!” as President … Continue reading Update: Russian Antiwar Protesters & Arrests Continue
“The conflict in Ukraine is all about religion and what kind of Orthodoxy will shape Eastern Europe and other Orthodox communities around the world (especially in Africa). Religion. This is a crusade, recapturing the Holy Land of Russian Orthodoxy, and defeating the Westernized (and decadent) heretics who do not bend the knee to Moscow’s spiritual authority. If … Continue reading The Invasion of Ukraine is Also a Religious Crusade
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!