« Calling things by the wrong name adds to the affliction of the world. » Albert Camus. I have opened the news feed today to see the following headline by Politico: Maduro’s gift to Putin: 2 mercenaries who fought for Ukraine extradited to Russia. The headline, in itself, is a lie. I am not going to link to … Continue reading "Politico just called called two Colombian servicemen of Ukrainian Armed…
The Updated Words and Phrases for Talking About Gaza Talking about Israel/Palestine these days requires a flexible mind that allows for a more nuanced understanding of familiar words and phrases than one would obtain from a dictionary. What does the dictionary know about the struggle of the Palestinian people anyway? That’s what we have social … Continue reading "Israel-Palestine Vocabulary"
An overview of what has gone wrong in 2023, and where to go from there Last week, Ukrainian Armed Forces performed a strike on a theater in the occupied Donetsk region where, according to reports, a large number of military personnel have gathered for an award ceremony. Online commenters mocked Russians for repeating the same … Continue reading "The Four Failures of Zelensky"