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The horrifying images out of Ukraine keeps coming, but this time they are joined by images from drones that show the actual killings by the Russians; thus, refuting the Russians’ claims that the images are fake. Audios of military commanders ordering the slaughter of civilians also came out, providing further proof that the Russians are…

Data point one: I once read a book about the last days of World War II in 1945 in Berlin, days leading up to the suicide of Hitler and the days afterward. After Hitler committed suicide and the Germans were negotiating with the US and British the terms for ending the war, the Germans were…

[Note: I’m undergoing some stressful activity so my posting will slow down for a while until I get through this period.]

I was shocked when recent polling data indicated the Republicans supported Ukraine’s fight against the invasion. Why? Well, when Trump and Tucker Carlson seem to lean on Putin’s side, I thought the voters would follow along, but for the present moment, they are leaning towards Ukraine, in the opposite direction of Trump or Carlson. So…

My inner siren is going womp-womp double time. Why? I’ve been wondering why this Ukrainian-Russian war was making me anxious. I typically don’t follow wars because they are terrible and there is nothing I can do except to worry too much. I didn’t follow the Iraq war largely because I felt that we were being…

My heart is heavy. It’s been heavy since the war in Ukraine began. Sometimes to process things I turn to here and write, just to get it off my mind. This war is one of those things and I will probably post from time to time on this topic, even though it is not the…