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Forsythia bloomed here in the Tri cities a few days ago. A sure sign. J

I think the morons you are referring to are in the House. J

‘Just asking questions’ Not innocent intent,

We talked about Ukraine vs the Ukraine in English. Here is a whole essay on it as well as the difference between na Ukraine in Russian compared to v Ukraine https://www.sapiens.org/language/ukraine-versus-the-ukraine/ Putin says na Ukraine and news media mistranslate it. J

OK this was pretty informative on Russian history and their relationship to the truth. Worth seeing and reading the translation all the way to the end J

People who say ‘just asking questions’ when confronted w their bs, are usually intentionally seeking to infect others brains w questions to sow fear uncertainty and doubt FUD. Not innocent, such ‘just asking questions’ J

P.S. To bring this around to,fly fishing, here is one of my past Easter egg creations.

At our church, someone w Ukrainian ancestry was, prepandemic, holding Ukrainian Easter egg dyeing events. This year, it was held again, and raised $1200 for Ukraine. J

In this view, Kyiv. Or in Russian, Kiev, would be an important prize. J

I found some remarks by a higher up in the Russian Orthodox pretty puzzling an un-Christian. Turns out there is a religious schism in this whole mess that might have motivated ‘why now’ Full article here by john-schindler...

Pretty good essay here on the Russian fantasy that is crashing down right now, written by a Russian. Unfortunately catastrophic nevertheless. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/03/04/putin-s-last-stand J

University of Chicago students circulating a letter calling for the cancellation of John Mearsheimer over “Putinism,” “anti-Ukrainian ideology,” and spreading Russian disinformation like that there was a coup in 2014 and it included fascists.

@DimeBrite Interesting. That’s a hot mess of ‘prophetic’ and ‘didn’t age well’. ! J

Under Article 4, any member state can convene a meeting of NATO members to "consult" when it feels its independence or security are threatened. In practice, it has rarely been used and sends a strong political symbol to the greater world that NATO is concerned about a particular situation...

This thread about Russian paratroopers as ‘riot police’ and intimidation reveals Putin’s original expectation that he would roll right in and not encounter military resistance from Ukraine. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1499377671855292423.html Hence the subsequent shift to brute...

I learned a lot listening to Julia Ioffe https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/interview/julia-ioffe/ J

Actually, before ‘translate tweet’, it said 162 нобелевских лауреата (nlcampaigns.org/Nobel_Signator…) подписали письмо в поддержку Украины (nlcampaigns.org/Nobel_Appeal_f…), в котором прямо сравнивают нападение Путина на Украину с нападением Гитлера на Польшу. И правильно делают, умные...

You are a wise man in good company. I just read the following: “ 162 Nobel laureates ( nlcampaigns.org/Nobel_Signator… ) have signed a letter in support of Ukraine ( nlcampaigns.org/Nobel_Appeal_f… ), which directly compares Putin's attack on Ukraine with Hitler's attack on Poland. And...