Associated Press BY BECKY BOHRER 2:40 PM Oct. 6, 2022 — Developing Story JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Two Russians who said they fled the country to avoid compulsory military service have requested asylum in the U.S. after landing on a remote Alaskan island in the Bering Sea, Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s office said Thursday. … Continue reading BREAKING: Two Russian Draft Dodgers Land In Alaska, Seek Asylum
NOTE: I don’t “watch” MSNBC, but I often listen to its prime time shows thru my phone. Those programs are 99% talking heads, so I don’t miss much, except maybe Steve Kornacki’s “big board” on election nights. And like many others, I’m a big Rachel Maddow fan, and was very sorry to see her move … Continue reading Rachel Maddow’s Successor At MSNBC Struggles to Gain Audience
[NOTE: This opinion piece is an artifact of a senior Establishment pundit, who has jetted off to Poland to hang with his people and schmooze various bigwigs at a high-level international conference. Such junkets are a perk of his gig and class. I find it interesting and worth sharing because, to my continuing surprise, his … Continue reading Ukraine, a “New Europe,” and Strange Bedfellows Like Us
Night and Morning in Orlando [SIDEBAR:(CNN) – After Hurricane Ian obliterated communities in Florida, rescue crews going door to door in search of survivors are reporting more deaths, and residents grappling with loss are facing a long, daunting recovery. As of Tuesday, October 4, at least 109 people have been reported killed by the hurricane … Continue reading Ian’s Unnoticed Aftermath: A Meditation
GWYNNE DYER: Is the human speed limit too slow to adequately address climate change? I’m writing this on a plane to Greenland — well, actually, on a plane to Denmark because there’s no way to get to Greenland by a civilian airline without going through Copenhagen first — and it has occurred to me (not … Continue reading Gwynne Dyer: Chasing The Escaping Glaciers