Well, nice, but you are too late. You voted him into office and now you won't get rid of him. (Hitler needed only three months to abolish the Weimar Republic and establish his dictatorship.)
So the illusion of Russia's grandeur evaporates even in front of Russians' eyes. A former superpower that needs a traitor to achieve its goals, how pitiful. The bad side follows from that.
Hurt in its pride, Russia will hurry to reassure itself to be a major military power and global player. Accordingly, the wars in Europe will continue: Moldova, the Baltic states, Poland, Georgia. Expect an even more aggressive Russia from this "peace deal".
On the other hand, that deal is not about peace but to provide the Trump Regime with an exit and US-ian companies and banks with a return to business in and with Russia.
Remember, the Regime already fired the judge advocates general of the Air Force, Army and Navy, responsible for all juridical processes in all arms of the U.S. military, advising top brass on operation guidelines, overseeing due process, etc.
That is a real concern. But it nudges me to try even harder. The rest of the world can't leave you people alone, in this self-erected ghetto that is Gestapo island...
Trumplandia it may be, but it has a Hick Riviera. Get a ™ for that and license it to the brute who loves Riverias so much... I'd love to the see the landscapes and the river and perhaps one or two of your favourite walks. Much to talk and I guess I need some stirring up my mind by your glee and, if that is even a word, your prankishness. Gee, how having become conservative (European sense) has made me dull and stupid. Which is one of the things I don't get with conservatives (European or US-ian style): Don't they feel how boring it is to be that way?
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simsa03Returned from the hospital. The surgery of the second eye went well. Both cataracts have been removed and I can see with both eyes at the same acuity. Even though the world now appears in a harsh bluish light, it's the first time in more than 50 yeras that I can see her without glasses. Strange. And pretty lovely. (I won't get into the astounding unprofessionality of the eye clinic's staff. The surgeon did a good job but administration and care have awful.)
The woman I talked about in the previous post was US-ian. Although it's only early in the tourist season, US-ians are a quite large part of the folks running around.
Yep, that walk was great, with the chilly winds, the rain, even snow, although Mrs. Dr. Omed had to fight a lot in this weather. Should have taken you to the best "traditional" café instead of the Indian restaurant, but we will come to that. Or I dare the fascists and try to get a visum to the U.S. Kentucky is said to be a lovely place nowadays when MAGA and the fascists dance to their death march polka. Even the reptile McConnell looks human nowadys.
I wasn't quick enough to tell her what spontaneously crossed my mind: "Thank you for paying such close attention to this detail of my city." And it occurred to me that the tourists' gaze makes me re-see my own city. So not only to do tourists nourish the city by paying attention, they also nudge me to look at areas which I normally overlook. Given how crowded my city is with tourists, this attentiveness kind of reconciled me with their sometimes annoying presence.
But this may be a good reminder: They come to pay attention, and by that they nourish the place. Perhaps the place is in need of such care even though it looks quite the opposite.
The image of the "eternal Palestinian" without agency and responsibility not only distorts the view on the Middle East conflict but constitutes a form of lateral violence.
In the rendition in the post above Patti Smith had to fill and thus build the space for the song due to the absence of the audience engagement whereas in this clip the crowd fills the space and Patti Smith can turn to actually radiating calm, vastness, intensity, and passion. More modulation is possible, and the song soars.
And now imagine performing this song with absolutely no support from the fucking consumer audience – and still achieving THAT intensity. Then you may get a glimpse of what a splendid artist Patti Smith is.