Winter Olympics
The Olympic spirit is defined by more than just winning
Heraskevych stood by his guns. He wanted to wear his helmet in competition to honor his friends, and he was willing to pass up on his own shot at glory to do that.
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We must keep Ukraine off list of failed fights
It reminds me of Bastogne, the Alamo, Thermopylae, and Masada. Those were battles where defenders were crazily outnumbered, but refused to quit. Like Ukraine today. The 101st Airborne, the Screaming Eagles, were surrounded by Nazis in the Belgian town. When the Germans demanded U.S. surrender or face annihilation, Army
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Tucker Carlson’s lies, a continuing series
Welcome to Tucker Carlson’s lies, part of a continuing series. I can’t help watching Fox News Channel’s highest-rated asset because he is conducting a master’s class in political disinformation, lies and propaganda. His specialty is white lies, misdirection, and walking the tightrope between legitimate opinion and
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The war beneath the surface
In war, everyone lies. 500 years before the birth of Christ, military strategist Sun Tzu laid down the pillar principle of deceit in his still-read treatise, “The Art of War.” In addition to tactics such as seize the high ground, retreat when outnumbered, the use of diplomacy and spies, Tzu
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Babylon Bee stings again
If you didn’t know, the WNBA star chooses to not stand for the American national anthem because she has gripes with her country. But she was quick to appeal to her country to save her henie. As you may know, Russian government policy actively criminalizes homosexuality. So she dislikes
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May 9 is a date to give Putin a black eye
May 9th is Victory Day in Russia, the national holiday that commemorates the Soviet victory over the Nazis. It is an important date on the calendar, because Russia lost more of its people to the Nazis than any other nation. An estimated 27 million Soviets died, most of them Russian.
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Helping a hero’s family
Willy Joseph Cancel, a former Marine, is believed to be the first American to die while assisting Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression. He leaves a young wife and toddler daughter. This link takes you to a verified GoFundMe page. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-raise-funds-for-willy-joseph-cancels-family?utm_source=customer&
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NATO to Putin: Go F yourself
In addition to proving to be amazing warriors, Ukrainians are demonstrating a grim sense of humor. They just released this stamp, signifying the Ukrainian soldiers' response to a Russian warship’s demand they surrender. “Russian warship, go fuck yourself.” By an accident of timing, on Friday it was learned
Cartoon
A bonus for StuByko fans
Because if I put it on Facebook, I will be in jail again. And that is ”bonus,” not ”boner.”
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Dear President Putin...
UPDATED Wednesday 8:30 p.m. Not so long ago, President Joe Biden referred to President Vladimir Putin as a “killer.” Biden was probably right, but his last physical confrontation was against the legendary Corn Pop, many years ago. The current Biden should channel the long-ago Biden to draft a
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Tucker Carlson is at it again
I gotta stop doing this. Watching Tucker Carlson, I mean. I got 5 minutes into Tuesday night’s show before turning it off. That’s 3 minutes earlier than Monday. First, the positive. On occasion, Carlson’s essays function on actual government excess. I don’t know if he writes
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5-point plan to stop Putin
The war rages on in Ukraine, but Vladimir Putin and Russia have already lost. Not the physical fight — Russia’s armed-to-the-teeth military may prevail on the battlefield -- but Putin has lost the PR war. The world has turned against him. Even his new ally China did not vote with