I used to think that being pro-peace meant being anti-war.
I used to think that the tools for opposing war was diplomacy and compromise.
I used to think that things like historical context mattered.
I used to think that nuclear war was something that we needed to avoid at all cost.
I used to think that being pro-Ukraine didn't mean being pro-destruction and dismantling Russia.
Today I'm Just Blank, Blank:
It's the Open Thread, and, boy, is it open!
Roman Statue in the 'New' Forum at Leptis Magna, in Libya
Well, that didn't take long.
This is a great country. Anyone can run for president.
That said, Cornel West has no business running for president, from the left, right, or center.
Simplicius the Thinker has a new post out; this one concerns a Putin press conference, in which he (Putin) explains what is happening in the war in Ukraine. But the most interesting part of this post concerns an explanation for why Putin has not committed his full force to wiping out the current regime in Ukraine:
Or Canary in a Coal Mine, your choice
The storm in my mind,
Stronger than the storm at sea,
I rage against all that I am
And all that I will be.
NOW IS THE SUMMER OF OUR DISCONTENT
It's looking like all of San Francisco's past sins are about to come back and haunt them.
Matt Taibbi and Olaf show how Dr. Peter Hotez's narrative about the vaccines constantly changed.
Notes From The Memory Hole: The Great Double-Talking Vaccine Scientist
Few health figures have been more visible during the pandemic than Dr. Peter Hotez. Interviews by the Director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development are a master class in modern day branding, as the good doctor seldom appears without an instantly recognizable ensemble of lab coat, specs, and bow tie. (If cable TV had a Halloween Party, Hotez-in-a-bag would surely have been one of the most popular get-ups from 2020 on.) Hotez advertises his marketing acumen, making sure every time he appears on air that the shot is crammed with posed copies of his books. He’s become a legit pop culture phenom, appearing with Trevor Noah, TMZ, CNBC, CNN, Fox and beyond.
