It is satisfying to be a contrarian and later proved correct. Two previous essays number one and number two dealt with what many feared would be an amplification of the not-so-civil war in Syria, portending to be the start of WW3.
The Russian President announced that Russia will officially turn to the UN in the Hague for an investigation of the chemical weapons' use in Idlib. Moscow has dismissed suggestions that the Syrian government that it backs could be behind the attack in Idlib province.
The Movement Advancement Project has produced a new study has partnered with the National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Educational Association to produce a new report: Separation and Stigma: Transgender Youth & School Facilities
File this in the WTF department. An already overcrowded pigeon hole earns another entry. Before posting this, what the heck are we doing with labeling frenzy? Identity politics to the max. Alt-Right, Anti-Fa, centrist, neoLiberal, NeoConservative, Progressive, Regressive, Depressive. Where does it end? Are we c99ers Alt-Left, marginalized Free-thinkers, burned-out Berners? Can't tell the players without the labels.
It seems the 'red line' in Syria has gotten very thin.
Remember when neocons were hated and vilified by Democrats? It wasn't that long ago that Democrats considered neocons to be the worst of the worst.
Well, those days are over.
