Photos from the Russia Ukraine War are striking and memorable, so I am planning to post some daily. This Reuters photo of a woman carrying her cat to safety is so beautiful it haunts me: A woman with her cat arrive at a train station in Poland after escaping the
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Cathie from Canada: Today’s News: The worst option except for all the others
I got the impression for the first time today that more Canadians and Americans are finally realizing that the Russia Ukraine War might not just be another far-away war we check nightly on TV as we chatter about our few off-the-cuff ideas for how easily the Prime Minister or the
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Today’s News: The end of the beginning?
Ottawa. 2022.03.15. pic.twitter.com/lCHCAQa3iv — Adam Scotti 🇨🇦📷 (@AdamScotti) March 16, 2022 Its not the end, nor the beginning of the end, but it may be the end of the beginning. Russia is still making war on Ukraine, people are still dying. But Russia’s trucks are running out of gas, their
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Today’s News: Extinction Burst
An “extinction burst” is what little kids do when they melt down in a temper tantrum because they can’t get what they want. From what I am reading tonight, Russia is now trying an “extinction burst” of attacks on Ukraine – Putin is furious that Ukraine won’t surrender, and the
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Today’s News: Ukraine perseveres
This is wonderful: Zelensky’ late-night address: Day 17 of the war is over. “The Russian invaders cannot conquer us. They do not have such strength. They do not have such spirit. They rely only on violence. Only on terror. Only on weapons, of which they have a lot.” pic.twitter.com/N0DoBPyVmZ —
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Today’s News: Stepping on a Lego
I found this image on twitter — and anyone who has ever stepped barefoot on a lego knows what will happen next: Many stories tonight projecting Russia’s ultimate defeat – provided Ukraine can hang on long enough and the arms keep flowing from Canada, the US and Europe. Cities are
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Today’s News: Let’s call that hope
Some discouragement in the Russia Ukraine War today, but lets start with some beautiful things: British Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has written a poem about this war: “Platforms and trains, toddlers passed over heads and shoulders…” Poet laureate Simon Armitage has written a poem about the invasion of Ukraine, written
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Today’s News: Hunkering Down
When you’re waiting at a pile of sandbags for an invading army, why not just play some music? I get the impression today that we are realizing there may not be a quick end to the Russia Ukraine War – the easy answer of a No Fly Zone is
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Today’s News: Threading the Needle
Undeniably, the coming days and weeks of the Ukraine Russia War will prove to be the most important challenge in world history since Operation Overlord in 1944. The West is trying to save Ukraine without declaring war on Russia. That is a difficult needle to thread, and it will get
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Today’s News: Maybe Russia could just declare victory and leave?
I was all excited earlier today when it looked as though Poland and the US had an airplane deal worked out. But that doesn’t seem to be the case tonight. One thing is certain: Biden will do what he can to stop Putin’s war of aggression, but he will not
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Today’s News: Poetry of a sort
There’s a lot of news and tweets about the Ukraine-Russia War, so I am now following three Twitter Lists: From The Horse Whisperer: Ukraine Coverage From Josh Marshall: 2022 Ukraine Crisisand Ukraine Military Analysts I think maybe the war is going better for Ukraine now. They’re getting some of the
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Today’s News: Return of the Red Phone
Our son asked me yesterday what it was like to live in the time of the Cold War. That’s when I realized that for him, the threat of nuclear annihilation was ancient history. Our children didn’t have to grow up like we did, in a world undergirded by terror, one
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Today’s News: Small Mercies
Thank heaven for small mercies, at least — because as awful as things are, at least TFG (The Former Guy) isn’t still president: Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV https://t.co/1ptv7kcil4 — Casey Ho (@CaseyHo) March 6, 2022 What an ass! Compare and contrast with how Biden is handling the uncertainty and
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Today’s News: Oops
I deleted one of my tweets today. It was, of course, about the situation in the Ukraine and in it, I supported the NATO decision not to implement a No Fly List, also criticizing Ukraine’s negative reaction to NATO’s decision. But as the hours went by, and I got some
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Today’s News: There’s something happening here
I said this, or words to this effect, a few days ago and I feel this even more now: …Now the days before February 2022 have become the actual “Before Times” — when we could keep ourselves & our families safe by getting vaxxed & wearing masks & working from
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Today’s News: Holding on
These past two years have been the longest decade ever. — George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) March 3, 2022 #BREAKING Map of the approximate situation in Ukraine as of 01:00 UTC 03/03/22. #Ukraine #Russia #UkraineCrisis #UkraineUnderAttack #UkraineWar #Kyiv #Kharkiv #Kherson pic.twitter.com/gx4ddNoWrD — Ukraine War Map (@War_Mapper) March 3, 2022 another delivery of
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Today’s News: Two remarkable politicians
Two remarkable politicians are earning the world’s gratitude: Joe Biden and Chrystia Freeland. Biden’s State of the Union was tonight and he deserves the credit he is getting for rallying the world to defend Ukraine. I don’t think there is any other American politician who could have done it, even
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Today’s News: the "Before Times" are gone
I tell you, I’m getting very very tired of the 2020s. If I could return them for a refund, I sure would. I had been thinking of the days before March 2020 as the “Before Times” — when we could enjoy going to stores and restaurants and visiting people and
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Today’s News: Ukraine Strong
For Ukraine coverage, here’s some great resources: The Kyiv Independent twitter Josh Marshall’s twitter list 2022 Ukraine Crisis Canadian reporter Justin Ling’s twitter Balloon Juice’s War In Ukraine page New York Times Russia-Ukraine War page Washington Post War in Ukraine page Globe and Mail Ukraine page Day 5 of a full-scale Russian
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Today’s News: Fighting the good fight
Nobody knows if Ukraine will prevail over Russia – its hard to see what “winning” would look like in this context, maybe Russia will not just turn tail and go home, but instead maybe just that Ukraine keeps on fighting. But for today, at least, it seems like Ukraine is
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