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Reading Putin’s mind
[NOTE: I don’t usually post on Sundays, but so much is happening that I thought I’d just put up a brief one and start a new thread that way. So here it is.] Wish I was a mind reader, but … Continue reading →
Dueling violin prodigies playing Winter in Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons
Christian Li is fourteen years old here. This seems to be a rehearsal. I love the way prodigies get a very adult and focused look on their faces when they play. His delivery is very fast, with lots of attack. … Continue reading →
Germany and Russia and Poland and Ukraine: some history and some speculation
I’ve been thinking about 20th Century history lately. At the beginning of WWII, not only did Hitler invade Poland, but Stalin did as well in the days when they were buddy-buddy for a while. And it was Stalin who took … Continue reading →
How’s Putin’s war going?
First, a general caveat: we have the fog of war, so there’s no reason to trust any reports. But still, there’s a general drift, and it may be correct. The general drift is that Putin is surprised that the Ukrainians … Continue reading →
Roundup
News stories that are not about Russia or Ukraine: (1) Was the reason Trudeau pulled back from the Emergencies Act that there was a run on banks? That’s my leading theory, anyway. (2) Biden names Ketanji Brown-Jackson as his SCOTUS … Continue reading →
Open thread 2/26/22
Music, then and now:
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Of course. See links here.
Continue reading →Putin’s worldview
A lot of people figured that Putin’s stated intentions weren’t really his stated intentions, and are belatedly realizing that apparently he meant what he said. So it might be a good idea to familiarize yourself with what he’s been saying … Continue reading →
Dialogue
Yesterday I had a doctor’s appointment, and while I was sitting in the waiting room I was reading on my cellphone. An elderly man (more elderly than I am, anyway) was sitting across from me. He had a walker and … Continue reading →
Random thoughts on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
(1) For sanctions to work, they should not necessarily be considered a deterrence or a punishment. I suppose they would be a deterrence if the leader or leaders involved could be deterred that easily, but that sort of leader isn’t … Continue reading →
Open thread 2/25/22
These babies take that “Please keep off the grass” sign very seriously:
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