Category Archives: Human rights

What “strongmen” can’t do

Posted on February 25, 2023 by Naomi

Tolerate dissent. Because of which they won’t hold open elections. (As my father pointed out years ago, if a political leader is as popular as he claims, he can prove it by having an open election — not one rigged … Continue reading →

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Do you love thrillers? If so…

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Naomi

…you must read this. A few days ago, the Times published a story of Maksim and Sergei, two Russians who escaped from involuntary conscription into Putin’s war by chugging in a small exposed boat across the Bering Sea to a … Continue reading →

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The plot to bury the Russian Connection

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Naomi

The New York Times’ deep story details how Bill Barr’s and John Durham’s attempt to stage Stalinist show trials as a cover-up for the actual Russian-Trump connections went…splat. Much of what the story now tells us we suspected — even … Continue reading →

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