a mystical möbius — curating facts, ideas, text, and media to create a contemplative space.       "For our children" Echoes of QAnon.  Last week, I said that "It’s in plain sight and it’s hidden" i.e., Putin's criminal aggression and his gaslighting. I also previewed:  ". . . if one steps back, it becomes … Continue reading Ukrainian genocide?! (pt. 3) →

a mystical möbius — curating facts, ideas, text, and media to create a contemplative space.   Russia attacks Ukraine Tick-tock... in long broad strokes In an essay from July 2021, Russian president Vladimir Putin began to claim that the nation "Ukraine" is a made-up entity, that it has no basis in historical reality without Russia's … Continue reading Ukrainian genocide?! (pt. 2) →

a mystical möbius — curating facts, ideas, text, and media to create a contemplative space.   Genocide?! You be the judge Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has said, without equivocation, that Russia has committed genocide in Ukraine. Genocide is a very specific kind of war crime. "Genocide" has been so oft used as an attention-grabbing designation … Continue reading Ukrainian genocide?! →

a mystical möbius — curating facts, ideas, text, and media to create a contemplative space. . ~~~~~ Housekeeping Previously regarding Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine: March 6, Putin’s criminal aggression; March 13, Two things can be true at once; March 20, Another Apocalypse? Already?! [Note: the March 6 piece includes a list of information resources. I … Continue reading War’s new frontier →

a mystical möbius — curating facts, ideas, text, and media to create a contemplative space.   . ~~~~~ War like no one has ever seen before? Oh, I know, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has threatened that very thing if the West tries to interfere with his "rape-joke" plans for Ukraine (cf. 3rd paragraph here). … Continue reading War like never before →

a mystical möbius — curating facts, ideas, text, and media to create a contemplative space. . ~~~~~ Optimistic? I always try to remain hopeful. 'Optimism,' on the other hand, has been pretty scarce in my view of the world for the past half-dozen years. In today's missive, I am choosing to be optimistic and imagine … Continue reading Another Apocalypse? Already?! →

a mystical möbius — curating facts, ideas, text, and media to create a contemplative space. . ~~~~~ Space to avert one's eyes Most evenings from 5:30 to 6:00 I engage the nightly cry. . . . err, ah, I mean The Nightly News.  So, I know that sometimes things are just too much, and we … Continue reading Two things can be true at once →

a mystical möbius — curating facts, ideas, text, and media to create a contemplative space. . ~~~~~ Gravity flashback What do you remember about October, 1962? I remember that, a couple of summers earlier, a neighbor on my (Midwestern, middle-class) block contracted to have some extensive construction work done in their back yard. The neighborhood … Continue reading Putin’s criminal aggression →

a mystical möbius — curating facts, ideas, text, and media to create a contemplative space. . ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Counter-narratives [cont.] So, these past four weeks we’ve been in conversation with Last Best Hope, George Packer’s recent book, and we'll conclude that today. We do recall that in part 1, we considered free America; in part 2 we … Continue reading Four perspectives (visions)[pt.5] →

a mystical möbius — curating facts, ideas, text, and media to create a contemplative space. . ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Counter-narratives [cont.] So, these past three weeks we've been in conversation with Last Best Hope, George Packer's recent book, and we continue that. We recall that in part 1, we considered free America, in part 2 we looked … Continue reading Four perspectives (visions)[pt.4] →