Amazing! Who could possibly have imagined just a few months ago that that was the way the war would head if the West ignored negotiations and simply pushed more weapons at Ukraine? Oh, hang on a minute. Wasn't it those people who were being decried as 'Putin apologists'?!

Staggering.

Now that #COP27 has ended, it is time to assess the accomplishment as the future of life on planet Earth hangs in the balance.

COP27 cartoon of the day: No comment needed

Does anyone know what to do about a case of human infection?

The now 3+ year imprisonment with no trial of Julian Assange - easily one of the most consequential Western journalists of his generation - makes US/UK lectures about press freedom a total farce. Good to see the media outlets who profited from his scoops finally defending him:

Drop the charges and free Assange. #FreeJulianAssangeNOW

The Guardian, which has played a major role in the persecution of Julian #Assange, is now scurrying for cover with a call for him to be freed. But even its weasel statement repeats malign fiction about his failure to redact files. Read the following: wsws.org/en/articles/20…

You have no idea what you're talking about. Even the United States Government doesn't allege this. It literally never happened, and it *couldn't* happen, because I gave the archive to journalists. Those journalists' reporting, by the way, won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service

Among many functions, Russia-mania is used to enforce neoliberal doctrine in NATO states, as our leaders constantly make clear in the most laughable ways:

One, I didn't "steal" anything. I created a copy. Two, that "thing" was **evidence of crimes** (our courts agreed: see link). Three, exposing a crime should not be a crime, regardless of whether those crimes were committed by a Mafia or a State. theguardian.com/us-news/2020/s…

To President Donald J. Trump and U.S. Department of Justice: Stop the extradition of Assange. I am as indictable as he is on the exact same charges. I will plead "not guilty" on grounds of your blatantly unconstitutional use of the Espionage Act. Let's take this to the Supreme Court.

Bit by bit, the illusion unravels before our eyes. We were sold a lie our entire lives – of endless growth – and we clung to it so fervently we could imagine nothing more than the lie. Yes, we are waging a war on nature – one we are fated to lose

Great image.

More travel disruption. Damn those protesters! It's just people trying to get to work.

NATO Chief says a full-blown Russia-NATO war is a “real possibility” that may go “horribly wrong,” as he charges ahead. How can a warmonger we never elected drag us into a war we never authorized, that can kill us all with no questions asked? scheerpost.com/2022/12/12/nat…

Angelo Badalamenti, Rest in Peace... and thanks for everything.

Support Britain's nurses. They have cared for me, and us. Stand against their enemies, who are our enemies: the media (see below), the political elite.

Adults are at times farther from comprehending the world than children. Children have yet to educated, but remain open to learning, while adults have often been 𝘮𝘪𝘴-educated, and so jealously guard the granite of their preconception from being cracked by a contrary truth.

'Biden faces growing pressure to drop charges against Julian Assange' The Guardian #FreeAssangeNOW theguardian.com/media/2022/dec…