Now Is Not the Time for Talks, but America Must Lay the Groundwork

Plus: 167 broken climate promises, “social recession” worsens, how some US sanctions help Putin, and more!

Characterizations of Gorbachev as a “quintessential apparatchik” or a blood-stained “totalitarian” who hadn’t sought “to end tyranny” and could only imagine Russia as “an empire” are truly bizarre—and tell us more about the present biases of their authors than they do about the past dramas of perestroika and the Cold War’s end.

The proxy war between the U.S. and Russia is devastating Ukraine, ironically in the name of saving Ukraine.

Earlier this week, 30 Democratic members of the House signed a letter urging us to balance military support for Ukraine with sensible diplomacy. They were pilloried for their sober advice, and many of them quickly disavowed their call. In less than 24 hours, the letter was withdrawn.

Pushing back on the Biden administration’s proxy war in Ukraine provides the GOP with an opportunity to demonstrate that its commitment to an America First foreign policy goes beyond rhetorical gestures.

Fairly stable. Wagner Group making inroads into Bakhmut, but clearly a tough grind. British MOD and a Telegraph article talk of heavy Russian losses, which may or may not be true, and of a Russian “human wave” (this last claim is simply idiotic – OBB).

The official narrative promoted by the entire western political/media class is that Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in February of this year solely because he is evil and hates freedom. He wants to conquer as much of Europe as possible because he cannot stand free democracies, because he is another Adolf Hitler.

“60 Minutes” regurgitates disinformation about who committed war crimes

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022. This war has been horrendous, though it does not compare with the terrible destruction wrought by the U.S. bombardment of Iraq (“shock and awe”) in 2003.