John Kerry Worried Ukraine Crisis Will Take World’s Focus Off Climate Change; Yes Really

“Now, it’s [the northern part of Russia] thawing and his infrastructure is at risk. And the people of Russia are at risk. And so, I hope President Putin will help us to stay on track with respect to what we need to do for the climate.”

Ho hum: the killing rate in Philly has crept higher than last year’s

Philadelphia Inquirer, Building

The good, anti-racist Philadelphia Inquirer would not, of course, publish the mugshot of an accused murderer with a long past criminal record, but Steve Keeley of Fox29 did. The Inquirer did have the story on his arrest: The suspected leader of a Philadelphia carjacking ring has been arrested for two murders Jonathan Akubu, suspected of …

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Trudeau Says Canadians Will ‘Stand Against Authoritarianism’ in Announcement of Russian Sanctions

During his announcement of sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters that Canada will “stand against authoritarianism.” Yes, the leader who invoked the Emergencies Act to quell a peaceful protest last week actually said that – with a straight face. “Canada and our allies will defend democracy. We are taking …

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Tulsi goes to CPAC

      While I like the concept of the Libertarian Party, supporting maximum freedom and individual rights, I will admit to not having much use for it. The primary function of a political party is to bring like-minded people together to win elections, to get their policies and principles into governing power; that’s the …

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This Biden Tweet Sure Didn’t Age Well

In the run-up to the 2020 Democratic primaries, then-candidate Joe Biden took to Twitter to boast about his tough-guy image and to remind voters of his foreign policy bona fides. He wrote: “Vladimir Putin doesn’t want me to be President. He doesn’t want me to be our nominee. If you’re wondering why — it’s because …

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