Vladimir Putin ~

 “It is obvious that we had no other choice.”

Looking the Other Way ~

We gave so little consideration to a bolder attempt to stop Putin. We spent years pleading with him and threatened with sanctions. He scoffed at them.

Sergev Lavrov ~ Russian Foreign Minister ~ 16th Day of the War

 "We did not attack Ukraine."

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky ~ Democracy

  

                                        Washington Post

“We are alone in defending our state. Who else wants to fight with us? Honestly, I don’t see anyone.”

Pope Benedict XVI ~

 They told us that the Pope was infallible. 

Holocaust Remembrance Day ~ 2022

Gestapo

Lovers, there is so much

You can do
By just holding one another
Tenderly this evening—
Like rounded basins
Holding water in fountains
Before the soft curling fall
From one basin to the other.

They are bounding
Up the stairs now,
Clamoring they enter.
Stand facing them.

A nod toward the door.
Grab them, herd them down
To the street,
Hurl them against the wall.
Two shots fired.
Jew, left printed on the wall
Where they fell.

Source

Pope Benedict XVI ~

He thought that Holy Mother the Church was more important than the victims who were abused in it.

Follow the Leader ~

Getty Images

They told us to look at Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch not wearing a mask, while all the other Justices are wearing theirs. 

January 6th, 2021 ~ Washington, D.C.

 They told us that they were the real American patriots. 

Language ~

The really meaningful things in life are said softly. 

A Young Seminarian ~

Poems about these boys.

The Ultimate Luxury ~

 The morning paper delivered right into my mailbox.

They Told Us ~

 Don't get vaccinated. Ever.

We set the clocks back ~

We set the clocks back an hour last night and enjoyed the extra sleep, but the neighborhood dogs were up at their regular hour and were whining and barking for relief. 

They Told Us ~

 Beware of Moslems. 

From Green to Red ~

Overnight the bush has inflamed. 

 

The Stolen Election ~

Trump taught us how to create reality just by saying, over and over again, that a thing exists.

Cutivated Discord ~

They say that the Reds and the Blues are moving to areas in the USA where they can live separated from one another.