Tag Archives: Putin

Let’s check up on those low approval ratings

Posted on June 18, 2026 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: [T]he Ukrainian president penned an open letter to his Moscow counterpart, inviting him to the negotiating table. “When you came to power in Russia more than twenty-six years ago, many people in Ukraine viewed you positively,” … Continue reading →

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Which of these tyrants will achieve immortality?

Posted on September 19, 2025 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: In Beijing, Russian president Vladimir Putin was caught on a hot mic telling Chinese president Xi Jinping that some people can achieve immortality; and in Washington, D.C., U.S. president Donald Trump denied rumors that he was … Continue reading →

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Almost exactly six years ago, I wrote about Epstein & conspiracy theories

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Naomi

I’m not proclaiming prescience here — a lot of people were naturally delving into Epstein’s death — but on August 10, 2019 — six years and one day ago, the day the NYT published the story about Epstein’s death — … Continue reading →

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