Category Archives: War

Pianist continues to play Schubert ‘Impromptu’, as Russian police break up concert of Ukrainian music

Posted on April 19, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Ann M. A concert in Moscow by Russian pianist, Alexei Lubimov, and Russian soprano, Yana Ivanilova, was broken up by police last night. The performance, titled ‘Songs against the times’, featured works by Franz Schubert, and Ukrainian composer, Valentin Silvestrov. … Continue reading →

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Meet the 1,300 librarians racing to back up Ukraine’s digital archives

Posted on April 10, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam P. By Pranshu Verma in the Washington Post A public library damaged by shelling in Chernihiv, Ukraine. (Olga Korotkova/AP) In early March, two weeks into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Carrie Pirmann stumbled upon a website dedicated to Ivan … Continue reading →

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Tchaikovsky’s house destroyed by Russian army in north-east Ukraine

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Ann M. so alerting us. So sad. Click here for the story.

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Down by the Riverside – Grandpa Elliott and more

Posted on March 26, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary M. – an uplift we all need

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Companies doing or not doing business in Russia

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Jim S. Professor Jeffry Sonnenfeld (Yale University) has developed a list of companies who did, or continue to do business in Russia.  The list is divided into five categories, ranging from “Withdrawal” a clean break with  to “Digging … Continue reading →

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Her time has come

Posted on March 24, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Sybil-Ann

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Hear evil, see evil and speak evil – the bear cannot “hidernate”

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary Jane F.

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Companies still doing business in Russia – a Hall of Shame

Posted on March 17, 2022 by Jim deMaine

From Pam P.—A friend sent me this from the Washington Post: But Zelensky made another ask on Wednesday morning, and it’s something all Americans can help with. We can stop buying the products of businesses that continue to fund Vladimir … Continue reading →

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In the War Over Ukraine, Expect the Unexpected

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Jim deMaine

by Thomas Friedman in the NYT Every war brings surprises, but what is most striking about Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine — and indirectly against the whole democratic West — is how many of the bad surprises, so far, have … Continue reading →

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One flower begets others

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary Jane F.

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Oh, those gas prices

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary Jane F.

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The inside story of Putin’s rise to power

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Basil F.

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The War in Ukraine Could Change Everything

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Jim deMaine

From Skyline resident Basil F. “Living in our community many people are asking me about my opinion about the present situation in Ukraine. I have some difficulty to explain my take about the war, all I remember the most is … Continue reading →

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Waiting for the innocents

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam P. Moms in Poland left their baby strollers in rail road stations for the Ukrainian moms that fled carrying their children.

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How to help war refugees – Judy Mayotte’s suggestions

Posted on March 4, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Following Judy Mayotte’s inspiring presentation on refugees and internally displaced people last Monday, she responded to residents’ request for recommendations and provided a list of organizations involved in helping refugees. (The greatest need at this time is money) The International Rescue … Continue reading →

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Let’s pray, hope and help

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary Jane F.

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Tom Lehrer redux

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary Jane F. Ed note: It’s once again a scary time as Putin rattles the nuclear option. How far into a corner do we dare to push him?

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Want to support the people in Ukraine? Here’s how you can help

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Jim deMaine

NPR’s Rachel Treisman contributed to this report. As the Russian military invasion of Ukraine has unfolded, so too has a humanitarian crisis that has forced civilians to flee their homes or take refuge in bomb shelters and subway stations throughout … Continue reading →

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Ukrainian woman offers seeds to Russian soldiers so ‘sunflowers grow when they die’ – video

Posted on February 26, 2022 by Jim deMaine

A woman is being hailed on social media after she confronted a heavily armed Russian soldier and offered him sunflower seeds – so that flowers would grow if he died there on Ukraine’s soil. ‘You’re occupants, you’re fascists,’ she shouts, standing about … Continue reading →

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Update from Heather Cox Richardson

Posted on February 26, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Diana C.

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Democracy not violence: Americans, please take this pledge

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Put B. If you would like to see who has signed on already, the list is available at www.democracynotviolence.us by clicking on “Signers.”  By Brian Baird Special to The Seattle Times On the anniversary of the worst attack on … Continue reading →

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Cascading climate consequences

Posted on December 2, 2021 by William Calvin

In describing climate consequences—the ones more serious than hotter summers—I feel as if I am describing top-down cascading failures. The classic example is the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers, which in 2001 had collapsed, floor after floor, down to the … Continue reading →

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A daughter remembers her father’s brush with baseball greatness

Posted on November 2, 2021 by Jim deMaine

By Pam Peterson in the Seattle Times’ Don Shelton’s column Ed Note: Thanks to Skyline resident Pam Peterson for sharing this memory. As a 10 year old my dad frequently took me to the Lakefront Stadium in Cleveland to watch … Continue reading →

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From the pilot of an SR-71 Blackbird, the fastest plane ever

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Sybil-Ann

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“A VAST CRIMINAL RACKET”: SEBASTIAN JUNGER ON HOW THE U.S. CORRUPTED AFGHANISTAN

Posted on September 6, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Four successive American administrations utterly betrayed the public trust—and lost a righteous war. BY SEBASTIAN JUNGER in Vanity Fair The Taliban delegation to Jalalabad in the summer of 1996 was a dour bunch of old men who took their meals together … Continue reading →

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