Covid in India Approaching Worst Case Scenario
The numbers coming out of the world’s largest democracy are stunning ad Covid in India reaches global records in new cases.
Category: Global Affairs
The United States Lost the War in Afghanistan
Neither Biden nor the media have portrayed this as defeat, but it is. The United States lost the War in Afghanistan
Noam Chomsky, Ron Paul, and American Hegemony
When conservatives mention that certain sectors of the American left despise America, Chomsky’s American hegemony BS is not far behind.
President Biden Sets Date For Afghanistan Exit, For Real This Time, Supposedly
We’ve heard it through three different administrations, but President Biden says he means it: America is getting out of Afghanistan
With or Without Lula, Bolsonaro Is Toast in Brazil
Bolsonaro seems to fear Lula: Above everything else, with or without Lula, Bolsonaro’s prospects for reelection are very poor.
Linky Friday: Money For Nothing, and Your Clicks For Free
Linky Friday, Ordinary Times’ long-running tradition of bringing you links to stories from around the interwebs to discuss, is back
Myanmar Coup
There is a coup in Myanmar, a real one not just rhetoric, as the military moved to prevent parliament from starting.
The Time That Booper And I Exfiltrated Mike Pence From Cuba
The following story is meant to be humorous. Any resemblance to the Vice President or a beloved talking conveyance is purely coincidental.
Linky Friday: Crawling to the Finish Edition
Linky Friday is Ordinary Times’ Friday tradition bringing you stories from around the world and across the web to read, share, and discuss
McCumber’s Magic Cybersecurity 8-Ball
I am going to get a jump on my cybersecurity colleagues and get those mandatory predictions out there now before the rush.
Linky Friday: Hangovers, Black Friday, and Better Days Edition
Linky Friday, Ordinary Times’ tradition of bringing you stories to read, share, and discuss from all across the interwebs is here to help you navigate Black Friday
Turkeys of the Year and Golden Drumsticks For 2020
Turkeys of the Year for those who exemplify silliness & stupidity and Golden Drumsticks for those who exemplify the best traits in our public sphere.
Harsh Your Mellow Monday: What Did You Expect? Edition
On this Monday before Thanksgiving, which is in the opposite spirit of Harsh Your Mellow Monday, let us pause and reflect…
Jeremy Corbyn “Suspended Pending Investigation” From Labour Party
The former leader of the UK’s Labour Party, who less than a year ago stood for Prime Minister, now finds himself suspended from his own party.
New Zealand Election Results 2020
The preliminary results are in for New Zealand’s election 2020, the number of seats per party (for our 120 seat Parliament) are…
Between Nagorno-Karabakh and a Hard Place
Greece’s choices are either play ball with EU, face dealing with an increasingly aggressive Turkey on their own, or worse yet rely on the Russians.
Election 2020, No the Other One
There is no reasonable doubt about the outcome of the New Zealand election, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t things to watch out for.
President Trump Touts Israel-Bahrain Agreement
While it is good news, the latest peace deal in the Middle East is very much in the category of “to be determined.”
On Serbia, Kosovo, and Kicking the Can Down the Road
The two-page deal seems more like a list of good intentions, ambiguous promises, and an unspoken hope the hard decision can be delayed.
Shockingly, Poisoned Putin Critic Was, Indeed, Poisoned.
The poisoning of Russian opposition leader and Putin critic Alexey Navalny was-and you might need to sit down for this-poisoning.
