Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego hit all the right notes with regards to the people of Ukraine and the vulgar and bigoted statements of Wendy Rogers. In a series of posts today (February 28, 2022,) she announced that the lights of Phoenix City Hall will be blue and gold (the flag colors of Ukraine) to honor … Read more
Permanent musical accompaniment: No Surrender (Live) by Bruce Springsteen: [Chorus] Well we made a promise we swore we’d always remember No retreat, baby, no surrender Like soldiers in the winter’s night with a vow to defend No retreat, baby, no surrender Ukraine has its first heroes of this war, the “Magificent 13” who stood their … Read more
Before the official start of World War II, there was a period of appeasement of Germany by the World’s democratic powers. In March 1938, there was the Anschluss, the unification of Germany and Austria (which was against the Treaty of Versailles ending World War I). “On March 12 Germany invaded, and the enthusiasm that followed … Read more
Over the past 24 hours, Vladimir Putin’s intentions toward Ukraine have become clearer with his announcement yesterday that he was recognizing two eastern (separatist influenced) Ukrainian regions (Luhansk and Donetsk) as independent breakaway republics. Putin has already sent forces there. Approximately 150,000 Russian troops are massed on the Russian and Belarus borders with Ukraine. Mr. … Read more
Russia’s useful idiot Donald Trump and his fawning adoration of Russian strongman Vladimir Putin for five years turned a large number of formerly “better dead than red” anti-communist cold warriors into Putin-loving “fellow travelers,” giving Putin a “fifth column” of supporters in the U.S., especially at the Fox propaganda network. The most over-the-top Putin propagandist … Read more