before friday would be nice.....
Transcript of Steve Witkoff's conversation with Yuri Ushakov on October 14
[phone rings]
Steve Witkoff: Hi Yuri.
Yuri Ushakov: Yeah Steve hi, how are you?
SW: Good Yuri. How you doing?
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in the fog of philosophical uncertainty....
The servant of the people has his hand in the cookie jar
While soldiers die on the battlefields afar
But the Guardian tells us all is okay
and that the President Yuckrainian can be cocky
Robert Urbanoski — November 2025
the best deals in the best of the worlds.....
London: A deal to end the war in Ukraine has gained more ground in talks to settle deep disputes over land claims and military power, as leaders from the US and Europe claim progress in revising the terms to be put to Russia.
global warming isn't happening or if it did it would be good for the environment....
For years one of the most hazardous places to stand was between mining billionaire Andrew Forrest and a microphone. These days the even-wealthier Gina Rinehart is challenging Forrest on visibility and hyperbole.
cultivating the propaganda that lies to oneself and friends.....
Jowett and O’Donnell (2012), scholars in the field of political communication and propaganda studies, define propaganda as “the deliberate, systematic attempt to shape perceptions, manipulate cognitions, and direct behaviour to achieve a response that furthers the desired intent of the propagandist.”
one word: kupyansk....
Ukraine working with US to look for 'compromises that strengthen, not weaken us,' Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy insisted that “the core principle that kept Europe peaceful longer than at any other time in its history must be respected,” as borders should not be changed by force.
huff and puff....
Following the Libs ‘Net Zero’ battle, ‘Net Gain’ will be the focus this week as Murray Watt struggles to get changes to environmental laws passed. Rex Patrick reports.
a detour via new zealand....
All we had to do was survive until 25. Remember that jaunty little phrase? Now, here we are, limping to the end of a year in which we’ve experienced the highest unemployment numbers since 1994 and felt GDP contract like we were 10cm dilated.