Introducing 'The Counteroffensive,' a reporter's open notebook from Ukraine

As the hours drag on in a 40+ mile line, Taras can’t help but think about his daughter and their growing bills. Meanwhile, Myroslava brings us to an emotional Christmas

Russia’s Massive Offensive and Signs of Military Learning

Podcast up, US aid for Ukraine: What the heck is going on; An important Rand report

Lawrence Wilkerson also excoriates US arms makers for 'obscene profits' from Ukraine war.

Netanyahu desperate to shift narrative away from Gaza carnage with targeted killings

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To the type of American who rises to positions of power in academia, Elise Stefanik is a contemptible figure. The US representative from New York is a MAGA loudmouth. She was a moderate conservative in 2016, with no liking for Trump. But she quickly saw that, to save her career, she needed to embrace his personality cult, which she did with gruesome enthusiasm.

Do you really want to be associated with the most vile public outpouring of antisemitism in American history?

The Cosmopolitan Globalists discuss of the War of Independence and the origins of the Palestinian refugee problem, with a Benny Morris bonus. Also, I've solved the problem of our universities.

Newsletter Edition #177 [News Flash - A GHF Exclusive]

Newsletter Edition #59 [Treaty Talks]

I don’t know exactly what Putin will do. But neither do you!

Americans, Ukrainians, and our partners will thank you for advancing their security interests

AGAINST WHO? WHY **ALL INTERESTED PARTIES** INCLUDING THE UNTIED STATES!

AS OUR ENEMIES IMPOTENTLY RAGE!!

Show this to your school boards, administrators, and churches

I met Rosalynn Carter in 2009. At the time, I was working at Scott and White Healthcare in Temple, Texas with a group working to support caregivers of Alzheimer’s or dementia family members. My incredible boss won the big annual award from Mrs. Carter’s center (The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers), and we traveled to the awards ceremony. I remember snapping a picture with her and trying to be cool because, well, it’s a former first lady. But, mainly because it’s, well, Mrs. Carter.

A few words. Thank you, Mike

...some people don't wanna hear it.

The imperium's late-stage paralysis.

Our humanity is now on the line.

We decode the royal jewels on display at tonight's State Banquet

And it shows just how much of a happy family unit they are

Mise à jour + lien conférence de presse et tableaux

Une enquête de deux journalistes d'investigation révèle que Novak Djokovic et Elon Musk sont considérés comme une menace pour l'industrie. Publié le 30 novembre 2023 sur Covidhub.ch Dirigée par un ancien agent du FBI, l’équipe de “lutte contre la désinformation” du fabricant du vaccin Moderna surveille tout ce qui se dit sur internet, de l’information dans les médias aux contenus des sites de jeux en ligne. L’enquête menée par deux journalistes américains montre comment l’industrie Pharma a développé ses propres agences de renseignement. Objectif : censurer les discours antivax et manipuler l’opinion publique avec l’aide de l’intelligence artificielle.

Michelle on the trials of marriage, status anxieties in and beyond the West, and discovering your heritage through your partner

Readers respond to our "should we get a cat" inquiry; book club

Rules of origin, timezones and lace

Bidenomics, trade dependency, plastics, contact lenses and goods trade

Results from a vote at the United Nations General Assembly

What does this mean? What difference will it make?

Is China the opponent we think, or the one we want? Military dialogues in Singapore were hampered by US sanctions against its defense minister. At a time of global economic uncertainty, and as the risks of accidents in the air and sea increase, is it time to turn down the temperature?

A strategic rethinking of US-China relations to foster global growth and public health

You are the battlefield

Worldwide Illusion Warfare: Actors making deathbed videos to beg others "get vaccinated", ambulances with dummy dolls on gurneys, fake doctors, staged photoshoots, reusing old footage & more...

A Rename and Relaunch for This Substack

I’m just back from a conference in Toronto hanging out with about 4,000 anthropologists, give or take. I feel like I just crashed into a foreign country and I don’t mean Canada. Stay tuned for field notes and interviews from people trying to understand the places they’re from or the homes they fled, the companies they work for or the hospitals that treat them (yes, we’ll even have anthropologists on the doctor’s table). Subscribe here - free or paid - for stories that will try to make the strange familiar and the familiar strange, or, failing that, to make square things cool.

Last year, Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of al-Qaeda and second-in-line to Usama bin Laden was killed by the United States while standing on his balcony in a crowded area of Kabul, Afghanistan. No collateral damage was reported. Furthermore, the U.S. slain two wanted terrorist leaders – Jordanian Qassam ul-Urdini and Yemeni Bilal al-Sanaani – while traveling in a vehicle in the early summer of 2020. Their car was left mostly untouched. And then there was the precise killing of Iranian spy mastermind Qassim Solemani and his Iraqi battlefield counterpart Abu Mohandes five months earlier, not to mention several similar strike examples spanning Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Yemen in which the target was taken out with next to no damage to the surroundings.

It’s an image woven into America’s cultural fabric: Catholic nuns, heads bowed in deep devotion, reciting prayers and lighting candles. But these days, the nuns’ time-honored pledges of service, chastity, poverty, and obedience seem far removed from the current orbit in which we live – igniting a vocal push to save nuns across the nation. For years, the number of women donning habits and dedicating their lives to the Lord has been declining, raising fears that the several hundred orders of nuns are not only endangered but teetering on the edge of extinction.

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NATO allies align with Washington’s preferred narrative on China. Although most of the post-Vilnius media narrative was dominated by; 1) successful admission of Sweden, 2) Removal of Membership Action Plan (MAP) for Ukraine, and 3) Announcement of formal talks on bilateral commitments to Ukraine by the members of G7, there was yet another major diplomatic win for Washington: NATO member states

Iran - Russia alliance enters a new stage: strategic implications. But for few egregious violations from Iran-backed militias targeting US bases and ships, the broader regional war in the Middle East has thus far been averted. America’s deterrence works: Iran has not displayed any indicators of force accumulation/mobilization

Being in charge means never admitting you were wrong

The progression of censorship

Why the West Must Define Its War Aims

How Can We Try to Regain a Common Understanding?

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The incident occurred on December 9th, around 9:30 (French Time) and then at 11:30 (French Time) 110 kilometers (68 miles) from the Yemen Coast around Al Hudaydah.