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…

So true

3 years ago

One of my favorite examples of this phenomenon is this photo of Robert Redford and the real person he played…

A special “Caturday” greeting for Ukraine

3 years ago

“Caturday” may not be the internet phenomenon it once was, but I thought that this photo was both timely and…

Put these sunflower seeds in your pocket, so they’ll bloom when you die on Ukrainian soil.

3 years ago

My long-time friend Marichka Melnyk (I met her in 1989!) made me aware of this exchange between a Ukrainian woman…