The Red Mirror: Putin's Leadership and Russia's Insecure Identity
What explains Putin's enduring popularity in Russia? In The Red Mirror, Gulnaz Sharafutdinova uses social identity theory to explain Putin's leadership. The main source of Putin's political influence, she finds, lies in how he articulates the shared collective perspective that unites many Russian citizens.
The New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin
“A riveting, immensely detailed biography of Putin that explains in full-bodied, almost Shakespearian fashion why he acts the way he does.” –Robert D. Kaplan
Putin's War on Ukraine: Russia’s Campaign for Global Counter-Revolution
Eight years after annexing Crimea, Russia embarked on a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Vladimir Putin viewed this attack on a neighbour as a legacy-defining mission, which sought to restore a central element of Russia’s sphere of influence and undo Ukraine’s surprisingly resilient democratic experiment.
Putin's Wars is a timely overview of the conflicts in which Russia has been involved since Vladimir Putin became prime minister and then president of Russia, from the First Chechen War to the two military incursions into Georgia, the annexation of Crimea and the eventual invasion of Ukraine itself.
But his moment in the sun was short-lived, extinguished just two days later by his long-time political rival, Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida, who filed a motion to remove Mr McCarthy from his post....
A leading physicist and astronomer who served as a key consultant in Vladimir Putin’s moon mission was hospitalised in Moscow after Russia’s first lunar expedition in 47 years failed. #News#Ukraine#Russia#Putin#AureFreePress
If there are incriminating DMs in Trump's Twitter Account, here is how the government would know:
A cooperating witness turned over incriminating DMs.
Also nobody knows what the DOJ knows which is one reason investigations are done away from the public view.
So if you try to suppress something that the DOJ knows exists . . . ding.
Similarly, they'd have reason to think someone else was putting out some of his key Tweets concerning the leadup to January 6 from evidence already uncovered.
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 516 of the invasion
Russian missile attack on Odesa leaves at least one dead and 22 wounded and damages historic cathedral; Putin says Ukrainian counteroffensive has ‘failed’
"Ukrainian Special-Ops Troops Cross Dnipro River, Draw Powerful Russian Counterattack
Ukrainian cross-river raids with small boats over the Dnipro have drawn responses from Russian tanks and artillery. Pro-Moscow sources claim success, while Kyiv says it’s planned attrition."
"What Happens to Kyiv if the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Blows? Officials Downplay Concerns
If the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is blown up, the official advice to Kyiv residents is not to panic and wait for instructions. Kyiv embassies and NGOs don’t seem worried."
"Ukrainian Forces Seize Ground Including an Area Occupied by Russia Since 2014
Ukrainian troops take control new parts of Russian-controlled territory as Kyiv’s infantry attacks progress field-by-field deeper into Kremlin’s defenses."
Christmas decorations are going up! You’ve got the tree, lights, asbestos… Wait, what?
For decades, asbestos was sold as artificial snow. It could be bought in boxes to be sprinkled onto trees, ornaments, nativity scenes, etc. It was so popular, many older ornaments still have traces of asbestos.
It was also used in film. The most famous scene with asbestos snow is in Wizard of Oz (1939), when snow falls on Dorothy and her friends, waking them up.
Matt Gaetz got what he wanted. Now what? (www.bbc.com)
But his moment in the sun was short-lived, extinguished just two days later by his long-time political rival, Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida, who filed a motion to remove Mr McCarthy from his post....
Ukraine is ‘freaking out’ as McCarthy chaos threatens US aid (www.politico.eu)