Russia continued its all-out assault on Ukraine Wednesday afternoon, capturing the strategically important port city of Kherson near the Black Sea and making it the first major Ukrainian city to fall.
Former Democratic congressman, Senate candidate, and Democratic presidential primary candidate Robert Francis 'Beto' O'Rourke will face incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott in the Texas governor's election.
In 1974 when Vice President Gerald Ford succeeded to the presidency after Richard Nixon resigned, the country was in a bad economic crisis. The Arab oil shocks of 1973 led to a 300% increase in the price of oil, which translated into inflation of more than 12%.
Law enforcement was seen putting up high fencing around the capitol building following an announcement on Feb. 27 about the barriers from officials, calling it a security measure in the wake of the Jan. 6 riots.
The Ukrainian delegation has arrived in the area of the Ukrainian-Belarusian border to take part in talks with representatives of the Russian Federation.
The media and the war machine (or do I repeat myself?) want us to take sides in the Russo/Ukraine war. To those of us with long histories in military conflicts in which the US foreign policy establishment, media, and military have an interest, the terms are always framed as white hats and black hats - and you had better choose a side!
