A story the media won’t cover

Pravda reported, “Ex-deputy head of Zelensky’s office remanded in custody with bail set at $447,000.”

AP reported nada. In fact, Grok said in the wee hours of this morning, “No major US news outlets appear to have reported on the arrest (or court-ordered pre-trial detention) of Irina Mudra as of August 26, 2026.”

So I am stuck relying on Russian propagandists for information. Isn’t that swell?

There’s Something Strange in the Video of Biden and Zelensky Walking Through Kiev

Volodymyr Zelensky

Ahead of his scheduled trip to Warsaw, Poland, President Joe Biden made a surprise stop in Kiev, Ukraine, on Monday to visit Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. As the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion approaches, Biden traveled to the war-torn country “to meet with President Zelenskyy and reaffirm our unwavering and unflagging commitment to Ukraine’s …

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As Nuclear War Looms: Does Russia Have a Right to its Own Monroe Doctrine?

Russia

With news that Israeli intelligence has detected an “irregular presence” of nuclear-capable Russian bombers near Finland and retired general David Petraeus casually saying NATO would likely sink Vladimir Putin’s Black Sea fleet if Russia used a tactical nuclear weapon in Ukraine, it’s perhaps time for a few questions: First, can we discuss a situation that …

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