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Anyone who has spent any appreciable amount of time on Twitter will know that particular social media outlet is particularly well-named, even if they didn't intend to do so. After all, what would Twitter be without the massive legions of twits? ;) In this particular case, I couldn't help but suggest to one of the bigger twits that he might well have had what passed for a decent idea when he suggested that his father…

Every now and then I stumble across a situation that initially looks like all hell is going to break loose but somehow manages to restore my faith in the ability of our species to find our way to a better future. This time, this rather unexpected revelation came in the meat department at Sam's Club on Capital Blvd. One of the gems of that area of Sam's is the rotisserie chicken ovens and the fantastic…

When Vladimir Putin's illegal and abhorrent invasion of sovereign Ukraine started several days ago, it looked very much like David v Goliath part deux with David not getting a whole lot of love from the bookmakers. After all, the massive imbalance between the number of troops and material was such that anyone laying odds on the conflict lasting a week before Putin could install his puppet government in Kyiv would have to seriously juice the…

Do you… have no idea where and what Ukraine is?wonder why Vladimir Putin ordered the tanks and troops as well as missile strikes into Ukraine?why this invasion seems a suspiciously familiar story that seems to have played out many times before?question why Vladimir Putin seems obsessed with the possibility of NATO expansion into Ukraine?think this conflict won't affect your day-to-day life?have a clue as to what the ultimate end result of this invasion will be?ask…

Translated - "Russian warship, go f*@# yourself!"Pronounced - "Rosiysʹkyy viysʹkovyy korabelʹ, idy na khuy!"Ukrainian Defenders of snake island The fighting spirit of the 101st Airborne Division is alive and well as Ukraine is resisting the Russian invasion of their country! A Russian warship demanded that the thirteen souls defending Snake Island surrender their position and their response has since gone viral and served notice that whilst Putin's Russia may well have overwhelming force on their…

Translated - "It is wise to study the ways of one's adversary, don't you think?" Pronounced - "Mudro izuchat' puti svoyego protivnika, ne tak li?"Jack Ryan, "The Hunt for Red October" The invasion currently underway in Ukraine will come as a surprise only to those who have not been paying attention for these past few years, much less the last couple of weeks when President Biden and other western leaders finally got round to sounding…

I recently came across a posting on Facebook sharing a video that was made by Representative Kat Cammack of Florida decrying the House of Representatives passing HR 5746 which had essentially been gutted by amendment from it's original content as a bill authorising NASA to lease out underutilised property which was replaced by two House voting rights bills: HR 1 - For the People Act of 2021HR 4 - John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement…