Ukraine Betrayed: UK historian Richard Sakwa, Ukrainian strategist Velina Tchakarova, and I face into 4+ yrs of perfidy, and talk solutions. I was unable to suppress my sadness/anger at so much needless death & destruction (see, for example, min 6:45-8:45)
Where’s Tulsi?
Where can Tulsi Gabbard be found? The Hill & C-SPAN reported yesterday: “Watch live. Bondi, Noem, Gabbard attend NASS [Natl Assn of Secretaries of State]” (Sunday). Then, Opps: “We’re sorry! 404 error. The page you are looking for cannot be found.”STRANGE thehill.com/video-clips/57
Roundtable Discussion on Tulsi Gabbard
BREAKING: Tulsi Gabbard is scheduled to explain at 3:00 pm today what she was doing with the FBI at the Fulton County election center. Some reports add that Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem will join Gabbard. Roundtable focus on Iran w/James Bradley cameo at end.
How Donald’s Dominoes Would Fall
Palestine From the River to the Sea! Trump to military: “Can you obliterate Iran?” “Of course; Done!” (Later) Trump to military: “But now Iran has obliterated Israel.” Military, “Oops.” Outcome: Genocide over; Palestine free. (Should someone tell Trump?) dropsitenews.com/p/united-state
Support Don Lemon’s Right to Regurgitate Drivel
Don Lemon now knows how it feels to be called a criminal by the state. He once insisted I agree that Julian Assange was a “criminal”, not a journalist. raymcgovern.com/2016/02/06/ray We must support Lemon’s Constitutional right to be a journalist, including regurgitating CNN-type drivel
How Vance Fails Catholicism 101
Move the Dominican priest, who prepared Vance to be a Catholic, to the parish motor pool. In rush to convert a celebrity, priest and pupil must have skipped over: “Thou shalt not bear false witness”. Finally, an article about a celebrity-cafeteria-Catholic
https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-voices/catholics-must-decide-if-they-serve-donald-trump-or-gospel
A Strike Against Iran Nuclear “Ambition”
Trump plans strike against Iran nuclear “ambition”. Natl Defense Strategy: “Iran’s leaders have also left open the possibility that they will try again to obtain a nuclear weapon.” Risk WWIII for a “possibility”? See Gareth ‘Porter’s “Manufactured Crisis”. politico.com/news/2026/01/2
Doomsday Clock Headed Towards Midnight
Move Doomsday Clock toward midnight. Russia sees Trump too “weak” to keep limits of “New START” after it expires on Feb 5. “Weak” is word of fmr President Medvedev, who signed Treaty w/Obama and offers meager hope, noting there is still time before Feb 5.
A Look at Where US-Russia Relations are Headed
Facts-and-opinion-full Monday-Morning-With-Judge-and-Ray. You may not agree, but here’s my take on salient issues. In view of debacle in Ukraine and start of trilateral talks, where are US-Russia ties headed?
Deadline for Extending START Limits Approaches
Top Russian officials lunch full-court press for a YES or NO on extending New START limits for one year after Feb 5. If Trump sides with the “Golden Dome”-type profiteers, Putin will find it still harder to persuade his military and other key advisers that Trump is his own man.