Happy Wednesday — I hope yours is going better than Stepan’s!

3 years ago

This is Stepan, a cat with an amusing Instagram account (@loveyoustepan). Under normal circumstances, he lives in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Here’s…

A whole lot of links on Trump, Putin, Russia, and Ukraine

3 years ago

For your edification, here’s a selection of links that illustrate Trump’s being a Putin fanboy, the Republican Party’s and alt-right’s…

Russia has a “burn book”, and San Marino is somehow in it!

3 years ago

Russia has a “burn book”! Okay, it’s more of an “enemies list”, but I choose to view it as a…

A little Ukrainian girl sings “Let It Go” to her fellow refugees in a shelter

3 years ago

A moment of brightness in a dark time. Thanks to Tony Pierce for the find!

It’s time to talk about the racist coverage of the Ukraine crisis

3 years ago

  The reportage of the Ukrainian refugee crisis has unearthed some ugly truths that are worth discussing. Accidentally saying the…

March is a bad month for Russian leaders (or: Happy Stalin’s Death Day!)

3 years ago

In a recent tweet, Odile Turcu reminded us that “Generally speaking, March is a bad month for Russian leaders”. She backed…

The Russia-Ukraine Monitor Map

3 years ago

The Russia-Ukraine Monitor Map is a public resource for mapping, documenting, and verifying significant incidents that happen in the Russian…

Florida of the Day: It’s February 29th!

3 years ago

Someone at FLDOT (Florida Department of Transportation) forgot the old “30 days in September…” rhyme. [ Photo by Mel Hall;…

The gun fantasy and the gun reality

3 years ago

I know that the current situation in Ukraine has a lot of American firearms enthusiasts excited (and hey; guns are…