Well Shore & Begorrah! “The so-called National Republican Army (NRA) has claimed responsibility for Sunday's bombing that killed influential Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky at a pro-war event in the heart of St. Petersburg.” Who ever saw that coming?
How many sides does a spy ring have?
Analysis: No deeep analysis this issue. Just word of the day, free ebooks, & news.
I am of the opinion Trump will, eventually, be prosecuted and convicted of varieties of financial fraud and election rigging. That would, shockingly, not make him ineligible for the Presidency, at least not at the federal level.
Puzzle Palace: Namespotting
Babbage you say? Where have we heard that name before…
https://www.economist.com/britain/2023/04/04/britains-cyberwarfare-chief-reveals-his-identity there is a venerable Legend…
Word of the Day:
Unity die, l'unité (une), Einheit, ühtsus, единство, 统一
We’re all human. 我们都是人类。
FRANCE
https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20230406-macron-von-der-leyen-in-beijing-for-talks-on-ukraine-peace-effort Good luck with that… Putin LOVES “frozen” conflicts. Sadly, I predict this will fail. It’s not what I want, but it’s the likeliest outcome. Though we can ask whether Macron will get the better of Xi, or whether Xi will get the better of Macron. (“get the better of” means “to win an advantage over”)
https://www.economist.com/china/2023/04/04/can-xi-jinping-outsmart-emmanuel-macron
RUSSIA
putin-new-wagner-group-yevgeny-prigozhin-feud
fire-rips-through-russian-ministry-of-defence-as-putin-held-talks-with-belarus
russias-aircraft-need-maintenance-they-can-no-longer-get
Defection: Putin’s Security Personnel does a runner.
russia-is-confiscating-passports-from-its-elites
ukraine-trains-40000-storm-brigade-troops-counter-offensive
“How Russia’s Offensive Ran Aground” https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/04/06/world/europe/russia-offensive-maps.html
Give your dry eyes a rest and work on your English listening comprehension! Audio or text for who-was-behind-the-st-petersburg-bombing/ Those who know don’t talk, and those who talk don’t know )
swedish-prosecutor-says-still-unclear-who-behind-nord-stream-sabotage
CHINA
Xi Jinping to face European pressure over support for Russia in Ukraine war
“Europe Plots a Reset on China” . . .
macron-beijing-china-trip-hedge-bets
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/america-and-china-dialogue-need-lack-risk-conflict Probably more wishful thinking, but diplomacy is most always preferable to war; though I don’t regard the USA and China as risking an immediate conflict. This is because of their different strategic positions, their cultural affinities and economic orientation. Or, it’s because shrewd proxy wars are less costly and more effective. Let’s hope China learns from the bad example of Russia: learn from the mistakes of others, try not to make mistakes, and when you see someone else’s error learn the lesson safely!
“WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT?”
WHY DO WE TALK IN CODE AGAIN?
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WE TALK IN CODE TO PROTECT PEOPLE!
Letter Morse Code Mnemonic
A ▄ ▄▄▄ al-FA, al-THOUGH, a-GAIN, a-JAR, a-PART
B ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ BOI-ler-ma-ker, BE a good boy, BOB is the man, BOOT to the head
C ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ CO-ca CO-la, CHAR-lie's AN-gels, COOK-ie CLICK-er, CHAR-lie CHAR-lie
D ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ DOG (dad) did it, DOCK work-er, DOC-tor who, DRAC-u-la
E ▄ eh?
F ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ Freddie FOX-trot, fetch a FIRE man, fe-ne-STRA-tion,
Fi-tti-PAL-di, did you FIND it? did I FAIL it? for the FAIR-est
G ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ GREAT GATS-by, GOO-GLE ad, GOOD GRAV-y, GOD LOVES it
H ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ hip-pi-ty hop, hitting the hip, Hol-i-day Inn
I ▄ ▄ did it, dig-it, Bom-bay (India), i-bid.
J ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ in JAWS JAWS JAWS, he's J JONAH JAMESON, I WANT YOU, JONES
K ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ KAN-dy KID (candy kid), KICK the CAN, POUND for POUND, KAN-ga-ROO
L ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ a LIGHT is lit, to 'ELL with it!, he LOST his lid, Li-MA Pe-ru,
li-BRA-ri-an, li-NO-le-um, a LA-dy bug, Los AN-ge-les
M ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ MMMM-MMMM, MA-MA, MORE MILK!
N ▄▄▄ ▄ NI-gel, NA-vy, NA-zi, NU-dist
O ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ OLD GOLD SMOKES, O-RE-O, ONE OF US, OH! MY! GOD! OR-CHES-TRA
P ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ a PIZ-ZA pie, pa-RADE PA-nel, of DOC-TOR good, did POP POP it, a POO-PY smell
Q ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ QUEUE OV-er HERE, HERE COMES the BRIDE (queen), QUEEN’s WED-ding DAY, GOD SAVE the QUEEN, QUEEN NEEDS a STEED
R ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ro-TA-tion, re-FLEC-tor, ro-MER-o, a RABB-it, Br'er RABB-it
S ▄ ▄ ▄ sí-sí-sí,
T ▄▄▄ THRUST, TALL
U ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ gid-dy UP, u-ni-FORM, un-der-NEATH un-der WHERE?!,
V ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ vic-tor-y VEE,
W ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ the WORLD WAR,
X ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ X marks the SPOT, CROSS at the DOOR, ON-ly the BONES, EX-tra ex-PENSE
Y ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ WHY did I DIE?, ON a PO-NY, YEL-low YO-YO, YOU'RE a COOL DUDE
Z ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ZSA ZSA did it, ZU ZU'S pe tals SHA-KA Zu-lu, ZINC ZOO-keeper
You must also learn to pick locks, crimp a priming cap, and use a compass.
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我们都是人类大家庭的一部分,
但在日常生活中我们很容易忘记这点,
看到大家的生活和我们的生活别无二致。
Were all part of a human family,
but its easy to forget that when we move through our daily routine,
seeing people who live just like we do.