Busy day. Before I head out, a few tweets and links …
It seems the US sees the UN purpose as being an instrument of US foreign policy:
This just isn’t smart. Just not a fair summary of Chinese civilization’s 5,000 year history. Who thought Chinese would appreciate that?
I guess it’s very human to routinely demonize and lie about people and countries and nations that are in competition with us—Trump is Hitler, and so is Putin! And maybe Xi, too. There’s a long history there, but one could wish that conservatives would recognize that history is complex. For example, there are things that could be said about lots of historical situations, from more than just one or two perspectives:
Speaking of some things never changing—stupid is as stupid speaks:
What’s next in Ukraine? I heard Macgregor make this suggestion a few days ago, and it makes sense:
OTOH, from a demilitarization perspective the current strategy seems to be working.
The US doesn’t have as long a history as China. Still, US industrial espionage goes back a long way. And when it comes to lying our way into wars, proliferating weapons around the world, etc., we don’t have a blameless record—and are in no hurry to do better …
Re recent discussions in comments, thought provoking article:
Will Secular Conservatives Have Conservative Grandchildren?
It is hard enough for religious conservatives to keep their children and grandchildren conservative. It is far harder for secular conservatives to do so.
Conservatives need a multi-generational survival strategy. For the long term, because conservatives do believe in the long term—it’s what it’s about.
Medical news:
Hospital Financial Decisions Play a Role in the Critical Shortage of Pediatric Beds for RSV Patients
Remember when medicine was about patients?
The dire shortage of pediatric hospital beds plaguing the nation this fall is a byproduct of financial decisions made by hospitals over the past decade, as they shuttered children’s wards, which often operate in the red, and expanded the number of beds available for more profitable endeavors like joint replacements and cancer care.
First, make a buck. Am I being harsh?
Six child deaths confirmed in B.C. in ‘very early and intense flu season’
By way of comparison, there were no influenza deaths among children last year and between one and three each year going back to 2015, according to the BC Coroners Service. Those figures represent cases in which influenza was identified as either the immediate, antecedent or underlying cause of death or as a significant condition.
Don’t mention the Covid Regime! I did, but I think I got away with it.
I had a Knee replacement. I don’t see how that stop some kid from getting services.
The axis of attack MacGregor maps out is certainly something the Russians might attempt, and I've been wondering, since they began their mobilization, if they might strike at the lines of communication through which military air flows. I don't know if the Russians can or will do thins, but it would be a game changer. My thought is that the move on Korosten might not come from due north, but rather from the vicinity of Kirov, at the edge of the Palieski radiological reserve. A column starting from there could strike southwest towards Korosten, but might also move southeast toward Kiev, thus moving on a line that threatens alternative objectives and placing the defenders on the horns of a dilemma. I've been studying the road net and playing that move out in my head for some time. To quote from Lawrence of Arabia, nothing is written. There is no guarantee that something like this would succeed, but if it did...
EDIT: Anf if they get Korosten, they have a highway big enough for a main supply route that runs straight to Kiev. Again, horns of a dilemma.