As someone who watched an elderly parent mess up on cognitive assessments, get told "You did fine!" when she anxiously inquired afterward, and then BRAG ceaselessly about her results, the bragging IS part of the assessment. Just sayin'

One of the answers is because Putin's [State] Orthodox Church claims that neither the Orthodox church in Ukraine, nor any other christian church, "counts" as Christian in their book. (My sympathies to any Russian Orthodox members and leaders who are resisting.)

Even in some families there are those who profit off their manipulation of the elder with dementia. It's the willful blindness of the rest of his national "family" that bothers me.

Fits perfectly with making america sick policy -- fine noro virus (and others) vector.

Hotel New Hampshire's lasting impression, other than paroxysms of laughter succeeded by overwhelming grief, is two words. "Sorrow [you-have-to-finish-the-book]."

Cowardice is my bet. Maybe laziness. It takes a different level of fortitude to go against even a part of the cult tide than to ride that tide, and she still does not want to completely extricate herself from those firmly held conspiracies.

They'll even be getting double pay!

He has even co-opted our language about political opponents into us vs. them terms: anyone who disagrees is now an "enemy." I agree with you but wonder how we move forward without using their prejudicial language.

Purposeful sabotage and SOMEONE is looking to profit from buying up farmland at rock bottom prices.

Definitely Duck Duck Go! (Google is part of the evil empire and has sucked for a long time.)

And many of them have to take time off of civilian jobs when called up as well, with their Reserve pay not coming close to replacing that lost income.

I think the Epstein files (and Putin) have kompromat on Trump. But I also think Melania could be a keystone, with kompromat in the Epstein files also exposing Putin's financial strings over Trump, probably via Melania.

Melania suing over "defamation" about Epstein sure seems like a smokescreen.

This seems like wishful thinking to me. Isn't the head of FIFA just as corrupt as tRump and a buddy of his?