Notes and Essays -- John Brown

Wild Thang, an 8-year-old Pekingese who was just crowned the world's ugliest dog. (Will Bucquoy for the Sonoma-Marin Fair) https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2024/06/28/worlds-ugliest-dog-wild-thang/

June 29, 2024, 2:13 p.m. Eastern time We’ve gathered the latest coverage on the places you’re following to keep you up to date.  Manage your places News on the places you follow Motorcycles and Mayhem in Ukraine’s East In the latest tactic for storming trenches, Russians use motorcycles and dune buggies to speed across open space, often into a hail of gunfire. Because you follow:  Ukraine JB: see also  https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/29/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-donbas.html Putin Vows to Make New Nuclear Missiles and to Weigh Placing Them Near NATO Nations The announcement appeared to be the Russian leader’s latest attempt to raise the stakes in his conflict with the West, coming less than two weeks after his visit to North Korea. Because you follow:  Russia Opinion |  One Way to Make Russia Pay for Ukraine? Take Its Money. U.S. and E.U. leaders are divided over how far to go in the economic war against Vladimir Putin. Because you follow:  Ukraine, Russia Is this the kind of cove

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"Harris’s public approval ratings are as weak as Biden’s, but she represents the most important constituency in the Democratic Party, Black women , and everyone knows that Black voters saved Biden’s candidacy during the 2020 primaries." Kamala   Harris THE VICE PRESIDENT Fighting For The People and Delivering For   America. HOME Above quotation from: "Biden tries to calm nervous Democrats. It won’t happen instantly. Distressed by President Biden’s struggles in Thursday’s debate, Democrats are divided over what to do next, and Biden has significant work to do to assuage their fears " . Analysis by  Dan Balz Chief correspondent | Follow author Follow June 29, 2024 at 10:53 a.m. EDT The Washington Post

17 hours ago By Rachel Looker and BBC Monitoring,  BBC News, Washington Share Getty Images A vendor in Hong Kong, China, sells newspapers covering the US debate A weak Joe Biden self-destructed in front of the whole world, while an aggressive Donald Trump told lies and mangled his sentences in a presidential debate that was like a reality show, according to international media. The verdicts of pundits from around the globe to Thursday night’s televised clash in Atlanta, Georgia, between the two White House rivals was damning. From Beijing to New Delhi and beyond, the reviews were most scathing of President Biden’s performance at the CNN forum, but his Republican challenger did not escape criticism. Russian media brand Biden 'total failure'  Even before last night's debate, the main evening news shows on Russian TV on Thursday were speculating that Mr Biden would not be able to survive it. "An hour and a half live on air is a test of mental and physical fitness,"