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This is the War and Peace of the ‘War, No Peace allowed’ in one of the Nato-repurposed  2.0  cold war proxy wars against Russia.  I know it’s long, but it’s all of a puzzle.  Given its length, were I a reader, I’d focus on the Ukraine/Russian warships story, as a hella lot’s gonna break tomorrow, including at the UN. So far Vladimir Putin and Sergei Lavrov have refused to be drawn into responding to threats of war against The Bear, but what might be the flexion point?  Given that, I’ve chosen to give some background to what’s afoot already.  Yeppers, it’s all copy/paste, but transposing is even more impossible in my haste.

I'm curious to see how this incident is going to be spun. I've already seen the Twitter-verse saying that Vlad did that to give Donald cover for closing the southern border. Or so that Trump can declare martial law. No reason why he would do that, but it's becoming a meme. Or that Putin attacked Ukraine, the benevolent country for no known reason. Just being aggressive I guess.

This is how the day started.

I really don't like Pelosi. I can say that I voted against her (twice) and I don't regret it.
But I've been forced to support her for Speaker because of who is opposing her now.

.... but it doesn't cover your post op immunosuppressive medications ....

Hospital Letter Urging Patient to Start 'Fundraising Effort' to Pay for Heart Treatment Seen as Yet Another Reason America Needs Medicare for All

"'You can't have a heart unless you do GoFundMe for 10K' is not a just system."

Combining two topics into one essay here.

The first topic is something I have wanted to say for a long time, but it is pretty short for an essay. Still, I'd like to give it more attention then it would receive as a comment.

Here goes.

This is a giving time of year in the minds of many. If you're shopping, have a long look at the things some of our members have available for sale. There are photos, books, and more.

It is also a great time to donate to keep C99 up and running. Click on the donate button to see all the available ways to send money.

If you have things to sell, post a link right here in the comments. I know I would prefer to spend with a friend than with a corporation.

Talking Turkey about Giving Thanks

I hope you're all well fed and have many reasons to give thanks. As el, JtC, and Wendy pointed out this week, the mythology surrounding the holiday is farcical....celebrating the genocide of first nations peoples and the colonization and occupation of their lands...makes America great? Overeating, hyper-consumerism, and football are also typical of the celebration. In my corner of the world huntin' is another part of the tradition. This week we'll take a quick look at the holiday before delving into the news. (6 min)

If these was ever any doubt that Democrats hate leftists more than they hate conservatives, consider who they can forgive. Let's start with George W. Bush.

A couple months ago the Trump Administration revealed that they planned massive mission creep in Syria, with the objective of getting Iranian forces out of Syria.
The fly in the ointment has been Turkey's hostility to the Syrian Kurds, our primary allies in Syria.

BREAKING: Ecuador's government has refused Julian Assange's lawyers [UK lawyer @suigenerisjen & Spanish lawyer Aitor Martínez] access to him this weekend (although the embassy is manned 24/7) to prepare for his US court hearing on Tuesday.

Background: https://t.co/uMl2rQmfsP

In August, a Pennsylvania grand jury disclosed credible allegations of sexual abuse by over 300 priests, with thousands of victims.  A joint Boston Globe/Philadelphia Inquirer investigation, published Nov. 3, found more than 130 U.S.

When I was a kid Spring Green was my favourite colour in the Crayola box. I think it still is.

Here it is, upper row, 4th from the left …