Ukraine
Fig. 1. “Destroyed Russian military vehicles located on the main street Khreshchatyk are seen as part of the celebration of the Independence Day of Ukraine in Kyiv, August 24.” Photograph by Gleb Garanich for Reuters, August 24, 2022,[1] fair use.
Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday said he had “no doubt” that an explosion that killed two men in Poland was caused by a missile fired by Russia.
Western leaders concluded that the missile was likely to be part of Ukrainian air defences against Tuesday’s relentless bombardment of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin’s army.
Moscow launched 90 missiles and more than 10 drone strikes against Ukraine, which led to earlier accusations that the explosion four miles across the Polish border was Russia’s fault.
But the president of Ukraine insisted it had evidence of a “Russian trace” in the explosion, which briefly threatened to put Moscow and Nato on the brink of war.
“I have no doubt that it was not our missile,” Mr Zelensky said. “I believe that it was a Russian missile based on the credibility of the reports of the military.”[2]
.@JuliaIoffe's latest newsletter this morning notes that Ukraine hotly disputes this view, insisting that the missile was Russian. It is true that @NATO came to this determination awfully quickly, suggesting that this is a top-down decision rather than results of an investigation
— David Benfell, Ph.D. (Public) (@BenfellPhD) November 17, 2022
One of the lessons we should have learned from World War II is that the path to peace does not lie through appeasing an imperialist, for the imperialist only comes back for more. Appeasement allows for a possibility that the imperialist has some legitimate reason for his aggression. It ratifies and rewards that aggression.
We are letting Vladimir Putin off the hook much, much, much too easily here.
Julia Ioffe, “Putin’s Retreat & Kyiv’s Dangerous Hope,” Puck News, November 15, 2022, https://puck.news/putins-retreat-kyivs-dangerous-hope/
Seung Min Kim and Zeke Miller, “Biden calls ‘emergency’ meeting after missile hits Poland,” Associated Press, November 15, 2022, https://apnews.com/article/g-20-summit-nato-biden-andrzej-duda-25e615909ba0d871d5092f5b3aec21c8
James Crisp, Joe Barnes, and Ben Riley-Smith, “Russia ‘ultimately responsible’ for Poland missile strike, say Western allies,” Telegraph, November 16, 2022, https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/11/16/poland-missile-strike-przewodow-ukraine-forces/
Vanessa Gera, Zeke Miller, and Michael Balsamo, “Poland: Russian-made missile fell on our country, killing 2,”
Daniel Michaels, Laurence Norman, and Drew Hinshaw, “NATO Says Missile That Hit Poland Was Likely Ukraine Air Defense,” Wall Street Journal, November 16, 2022, https://www.wsj.com/articles/missile-that-hit-poland-likely-launched-by-ukraine-in-air-defense-western-officials-say-11668589786
.@JuliaIoffe's latest newsletter this morning notes that Ukraine hotly disputes this view, insisting that the missile was Russian. It is true that @NATO came to this determination awfully quickly, suggesting that this is a top-down decision rather than results of an investigation
— David Benfell, Ph.D. (Public) (@BenfellPhD) November 17, 2022
David Benfell, “@JuliaIoffe's latest newsletter this morning notes that Ukraine hotly disputes this view, insisting that the missile was Russian. . . .” Twitter, November 17, 2022, https://twitter.com/BenfellPhD/status/1593190534797230082
Julia Ioffe to Tomorrow Will Be Worse list, “DeSantis’s Chris Christie Syndrome,” Puck News, November 17, 2022, https://puck.news/newsletters/tomorrow-will-be-worse/
Pennsylvania
2022 election
Fig. 1. John Fetterman as mayor of Braddock, photograph uncredited and undated, via Next Pittsburgh,[3] fair use.
Anna Orso, Jonathan Lai, and Max Marin, “Democrats appear to have won a majority of seats in the Pa. House for the first time in 12 years,” Philadelphia Inquirer, November 16, 2022, https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/democrats-set-to-win-control-of-pa-house-20221116.html
Gilead
Donald Trump
Coup attempt
Fig. 1. Department of Justice photograph of seized materials, reportedly partially redacted, via the Washington Post, August 31, 2022,[4] public domain.
Amy Gardner, Reis Thebault, and Robert Klemko, “Election deniers lose races for key state offices in every 2020 battleground,” Washington Post, November 13, 2022, https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2022/11/13/election-deniers-defeated-state-races/
Richard M. Nixon [Justin Sherin], “The Field Takes Shape,&rdqo; Patreon, November 13, 2022, https://www.patreon.com/posts/field-takes-74601639
Nicholas Riccardi and Ken Ritter, “Cortez Masto wins in Nevada, giving Democrats Senate control,” Associated Press, November 13, 2022, https://apnews.com/article/nevada-senate-race-live-updates-c8edd4399c9766e1a184a24928fc7edf
Devlin Barrett and Josh Dawsey, “Investigators see ego, not money, as Trump’s motive on classified papers,” Washington Post, November 14, 2022, https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/11/14/trump-motive-mar-a-lago-documents/
Isaac Arnsdorf, “Trump, who as president fomented an insurrection, says he is running again,” Washington Post, November 15, 2022, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/15/trump-2024-announcement-running-president/
Jonathan J. Cooper, “Hobbs wins Arizona governor’s race, flipping state for Dems,” Associated Press, November 15, 2022, https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-arizona-donald-trump-phoenix-doug-ducey-ceadb2bf55f1d5ec4760f423f1af0204
Hannah Knowles, Marianna Sotomayor, and Colby Itkowitz, “Republicans narrowly win House, ending full Democratic control of Congress,” Washington Post, November 16, 2022, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/16/republicans-win-house-majority/
- [1]Reuters, “Ukraine puts destroyed Russian tanks on display in Kyiv,” August 25, 2022, https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/ukraine-puts-destroyed-russian-tanks-on-idUSRTSALV9Q↩
- [2]James Crisp, Joe Barnes, and Ben Riley-Smith, “Russia ‘ultimately responsible’ for Poland missile strike, say Western allies,” Telegraph, November 16, 2022, https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/11/16/poland-missile-strike-przewodow-ukraine-forces/↩
- [3]Kim Lyons, “Braddock Mayor John Fetterman keeps on truckin’ in his quest for the Senate,” Next Pittsburgh, March 11, 2016, https://nextpittsburgh.com/features/the-challengers-braddock-mayor-john-fetterman-keeps-on-truckin/↩
- [4]Devlin Barrett, “Justice Dept. says Trump team may have hidden, moved classified papers,” Washington Post, August 31, 2022, https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/08/31/trump-documents-removed-storage-room/↩