Vancouver, BC now "enjoys" worst air quality among major cities in the world, at least according to this website: https://www.iqair.com/us/air-quality-map?lat=47.693953&lng=-122.285939&… (View Post)

Very interesting posting. Seems to me (an armchair strategist sans armchair) that Ukrainians did excellent job of diverting attention, of Russians AND just about everybody else seemingly, toward the … (View Post)

rest of NYT - Ukrainian and Western officials cautioned that the offensive operations were in their early days, that the situation was fluid and that any gains were far from secure. Some military ana… (View Post)

more from NYT - . . . But the lightning offensive in the country’s northeast has reshaped what had become a grinding war of attrition. In a matter of days, Russian front lines have buckled, Moscow’s … (View Post)

OFF Topic - earlier this morning (WAY earlier Pacific Daylight Time) yours truly watched the 2nd announcement of King Charles III's accession to the thrown in City of London. Then say recorded A… (View Post)