#Meet Putin’s daughters, who face US sanctions over Ukraine war

#Meet Putin’s daughters, who face US sanctions over Ukraine war

“Meet Putin’s daughters, who face US sanctions over Ukraine war” Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two daughters are among those sanctioned Wednesday in the latest round of US and European economic penalties over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The daughters, identified in reports earlier this week as Maria Putina and Katerina Tikhonova, are part of a group…

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#Get cameras in the Supreme Court and other commentary

#Get cameras in the Supreme Court and other commentary

“Get cameras in the Supreme Court and other commentary” Pollster: Get Cameras in the Supreme Court “Now is the time to build long-term trust in the Supreme Court by permitting cameras in the courtroom,” argues Robert Green at The Hill. Sen. Ben Sasse rightly flagged the “jackassery” of his colleagues in the televised confirmation hearings…

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#The United Nations is useless

#The United Nations is useless

“The United Nations is useless” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave voice to a terrible truth in his UN speech Tuesday: The United Nations is an utter failure. If the organization won’t actually work to end Russia’s Ukraine war, he said, it should dissolve itself. “Are you ready to close?” he asked the assembled dignitaries, after…

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#US blocks Russia from making bond payments

#US blocks Russia from making bond payments

“US blocks Russia from making bond payments” The Biden administration on Monday blocked Russia from paying holders of its sovereign debt more than $600 million from reserves held at American banks — ratcheting up the pressure on the Kremlin as it tries to avoid a bond default. The move comes as images from Ukraine reveal…

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#End the ‘priesthood’ of experts and other commentary

#End the ‘priesthood’ of experts and other commentary

“End the ‘priesthood’ of experts and other commentary” Science watch: End the ‘Priesthood’ of Experts “A problem arises,” notes Jeffrey A. Singer at Reason, when some experts “exert outsized influence over the opinions of other experts” and so “establish an orthodoxy enforced by a priesthood.” The pandemic “provided many examples,” on kids’ risk from the…

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#The West needs to end its reckless war on energy

#The West needs to end its reckless war on energy

“The West needs to end its reckless war on energy” Maybe now the West will wake up to the foolishness of its war on energy, which has left it badly dependent on the Kremlin Killer and other scum for oil and gas. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is creating ginormous energy-related headaches for Europe, with Germany…

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#Biden’s left hand vs. his far-Left and other commentary

#Biden’s left hand vs. his far-Left and other commentary

“Biden’s left hand vs. his far-Left and other commentary” Energy beat: Joe’s Left Hand vs. His Far-Left To sum up President Biden’s energy policy, the Washington Examiner’s Hugo Gordon recycles a joke Vice President Al Gore used to tell about the right: Team Biden’s “left-hand seems utterly clueless about the mischief his far-left hand” is…

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#Russia once again avoids bond default with 7M payment

#Russia once again avoids bond default with $447M payment

“Russia once again avoids bond default with $447M payment” Russia once again avoided a default on its foreign debt as the Kremlin transferred a $447 million bond payment. The payment was processed by JPMorgan, which is Russia’s foreign correspondent bank. It was then transferred to the admin agent, which in this instance is BNY Mellon,…

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#America has a problem speaking truth to power, too

#America has a problem speaking truth to power, too

“America has a problem speaking truth to power, too” Russian President Vladimir Putin is in trouble in Ukraine, and it’s because people lie to him. That’s the story put out by US intelligence officials, and it has the ring of truth. Apparently, Putin wasn’t told of the miserable state of readiness of Russian troops, the…

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#What counts is making sure he loses

#What counts is making sure he loses

“What counts is making sure he loses” It doesn’t really matter if autocrat Vladimir Putin’s advisers are misleading him about the failures of Russia’s military in Ukraine and the impact of sanctions on his economy, as Western intelligence agencies have started to chorus: The real issue is all about not letting him win. The intel…

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