Washington Post: Ukraine is running out of ammunition as prospects dim on the battlefield Hopes that Ukraine will be able to reverse Russian gains are fading in the face of superior firepower By Siobhán O’Grady, Liz Sly and Ievgeniia Sivorka June 10, 2022 – ET SLOVYANSK, Ukraine — The euphoria that accompanied Ukraine’s unforeseen early victories … Continue reading Ukraine, War Notes: The End of Euphoria, A Shift in The Odds
[Note: In the heady days of glasnost and perestroika, around 1989, I was once asked to shepherd a couple of Russian visitors to northern Virginia for a day. Worn out from long bouts of sightseeing in nearby Washington, they mostly wanted to relax; I could handle that.
[Maybe not. The plan just flew into a few, er, headwinds. Or more like a bunch of buzz saws. But don’t relax. Such “whatever-you-talk-about-DON’T-talk-about-guns” ideas can be stickier than superglue.] Washington Post: A lot, said its ethics board, nine of whose members resigned over the idea. ‘You cannot address these horrific national tragedies … by … Continue reading The “Taserdrone”: Coming to a School Near Your Kids? (Or Grandkids?)
AP News: UN Says Ukraine facing sexual violence and trafficking crisis BY EDITH M. LEDERER — June 6, 2022 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Sexual violence in Ukraine, especially against women and girls, remains prevalent and underreported, and the humanitarian crisis in the war–torn country is turning into “a human trafficking crisis,” the U.N. special … Continue reading Double Wartime Crises for Ukraine: Rape & Blocked Food Exports
[NOTE: First Amendment: “Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion . . .” Banning abortion will be to “establish” one set of religious notions. Doing it via the Supreme Court rather than Congress won’t make it any less contrary to the Constitution’s plain meaning. And Such Supreme Court usurpation will by no … Continue reading “Religious (Anti-Abortion) Liberty” for ME But Not for THEE! Roe Reversal Likely to Spark Many Faith-Legal Clashes