Daily Archives: March 4, 2022
Source: Putin’s last stand How to lose a war simply by starting one — Meduza
He not only believed in the reality he had bought, but he also made it the basis for action in the real world. Today, it is clear that his plan to conduct a short military operation in a “brotherly nation” was based on a fiction that he authored himself. Apparently, he expected that the use of force by a “real” state — that is, “his” state — would lead to the collapse of the “non-real” state of Ukraine. He believed that he was dealing with stage decorations, bought, and sold by forces inimical to him: Americans, Europeans, the image of whom he had shaped in his own self-image. It seems that he believed that the “rating” that he assigned to them would translate into actual support for his actions from Russian society. He thought that everyone would believe in Ukrainian “Nazis” and his liberation mission. He assumed, probably based on assurances from his yes-men, that Russia was ready for war and sanctions.
Putin convinced himself that Ukrainian society is the same kind of theater where, using killings and threats, he could make that society into his own, turning it Russian. He thought that Ukrainians, from grunts on the battlefield to the government that he hates so vehemently, would fold like a deck of cards and bow down to his supremacy. The president of Ukraine is an actor and a comedian. The mayor of Kyiv — a boxer. Who did they even think they were? It seems that he seriously believed he had psychological and moral superiority over contemporary Ukraine — over the entire free world. His own damaged perspective prevented him from acknowledging that all his “superiority” was nothing but the invention of his own court jesters. His television and press have for many years had but one producer and viewer: Vladimir Putin himself. He poisoned himself with his own lies.
Source: Putin’s last stand How to lose a war simply by starting one — Meduza
The War in Ukraine. Genocide of Kharkiv
Source: En tiempos de guerra
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Con esperanza y por la paz mundial
En tiempos de guerra, deseo cultivar flores perfumadas y de hermosos colores para que la gente no olvide la magia del amor, los detalles, el bien y la dulzura. En tiempos de guerra, quiero salir a las calles con el objetivo de abrazar a la gente y pedir a los adultos que no preparen, en sus hogares, más soldados que solo reciben órdenes de matar y sepultan sus sentimientos, dignidad, pensamientos y libertad en la sangre que escurre por el dolor y en la inocencia robada. En tiempos de guerra, deseo colocar mis manos en los rostros atemorizados, en la gente que se siente enferma, en las personas que tienen hambre, para consolarlos y darles una esperanza. En tiempos de guerra, no apoyo a unos ni a otros porque los conflictos bélicos…
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Without Patience, Even Millions of Resources & Sacrifices Would Take You Nowhere
Generally, no matter how urgently any pregnant woman wants a child, she has to be patient for nine months to have one. No matter how brilliant a college student is, he or she must spend at least the duration of their course before receiving a certificate and exiting school.
Patience is a great virtue we need most times in combination with self-discipline. For without patience, even millions of resources and sacrifices won’t help us achieve certain goals, especially long-term ones.
If you really want to accomplish long-term goals, be ready to subdue any feelings of instant expectation—exercise patience! Self-discipline might be a necessary additive to keep patience in check as you wait for days, weeks, months, or years to achieve a big result.
Although sometimes you can force results more quickly—by working harder or being more diligent—in many instances, great or impactful results take time and there is just no…
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Let’s Keep a Perspective
See the entire post in an excerpted opinion piece in the New York Times: Jay Caspian Kang <nytdirect@nytimes.com> Scraps of footage of blown-up television towers, Russian helicopters coming under what looks like antiaircraft fire, apartment buildings being hit with missiles and the stirring footage of the citizens of Kyiv arming themselves have been seen around the world. Many of these are real, but many more have not been confirmed or verified. We might see what it looks like when an airstrike hits an apartment building, but we do not really know anything else. Where is this building? Who fired upon it? How many people are dead? Is it even in Ukraine? |
| Predictably enough, some of the more stirring footage out of Ukraine has been debunked or had its veracity brought into serious question. This includes video of the so-called Ghost of Kyiv… |
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Chodesh Tov l’chodesh Adar II
Happy month of noise, er, Adar II. As this is a month in which “marbim b’simchah” or “our happiness increases,” I shall work on that being happy thing. More beta readers and someone to take over Project Do Better would make me very happy.
Chodesh Tov,
Shira
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Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, Philippines – Park prirode grebena Tubataha, Filipini
Obalska straža Puerto Prinsese, februara 2002. godine, uhapsila je 52 kineskih lovokradica i devetoro filipinskih, koji su plovili na četiri broda unutar Morskog rezervata Tubataha. Konfiskovali su više od 200 džinovskih mekušaca, 54 kornjače i veliku količinu dinamita i cijanida. Ovo je samo jedan iz beskonačnog niza incidenata s lovokradicama koji su značajno ugrožavali stanište parka. Pa, ipak, narednih godina zabilježen je rast koralnog grebena od 40 odsto, zahvaljujući grozničavoj aktivnosti filipinskog ogranka Svjetskog fonda za zaštitu divljeg svijeta i drugih organizacija koje su učestvovale u nadgledanju zaštićene oblasti.
Ako se posmatra s mora, na Tubatahi i nema šta da se vidi. Od cjelokupne njene površine od 33.199 kvadratnih kilometara samo dva manja ostrva izranjaju na površinu, iako su okružena bijelim pijeskom i ostacima korala. Štaviše, tu nema ni traga ljudskom prisustvu. Međutim, pod vodom ova oblast pretvara se u svijet rijetke ljepote s biodiverzitetom koji je svrstava među najbogatije…
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Some important days
Some important days in our lives are when we understand who we really are, which is our purpose, and when we start working for it.
Weight Loss Myths, Theories, And Solution
Hits it right – but I felt not adding sugar and salt to foods and no more candy helped a lot – added exercise- walking and lost 110 pounds in 1.5 year.
Need to Lose a Few Pounds Fast?
“Weight “is the most talked-about topic in modern-day life. Be it weight loss or diets related to it. There are so many queries about how to maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle. What to eat and when is the best time of the day to eat. And so many more things we all want to know.
We will discuss a few of our Myths today and will see and try to choose what suits us the best.
Night-time Eating Makes You Gain Weight: There is no proof that night-time eating can make you fat. What I know is that over-eating high-calorie food at night can cause weight gain. It is recommended to eat a few hours before going to sleep or else it can be a reason for heartburn and indigestion.
Otherwise eating at night or any other time doesn’t make any…
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