RANDOM THOUGHT ON THE UKRAINE CRISIS: We do live in 'interesting times'. On one side, a madman; on the other, a moron.

BLUNTLY PUT, Ukraine is the fault of the gentry West.

DEMOCRATS, THIS IS WHAT YOU GOT when you voted Nov. 3, 2020.

Are you happy now?

GO AHEAD AND SEND MY TERMINAL TO UKRAINE: Elon Musk says SpaceX’s Starlink satellites active over Ukraine after request from embattled country’s leaders.

My terminal is still on order, but I'll happily give up my space in line to send another terminal to Ukraine. It's the least I can do.

MALLARD FILLMORE: She must be watching 'The View'.

PJ MEDIA'S CHARLIE MARTIN: A quick-and-dirty Durham explainer. It's worth a careful read for the intel information.

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: the gathering storm in the West.

THE DIPLOMAD UNLOADS ON UKRAINE AND CANADA (MOSTLY CANADA). I have to admit to being remiss on visiting the Diplomad regularly as I missed the following posts of his thoughts.

In the order in which they were published you can find them here, here, here, and here.

Read them all.

THE GEEK IN PICTURES: What happened in January 2021?

TRUDEAU BENDS HIS KNEE ... to the truckers?

American truckers should pay attention to the Canadian success: park in public areas; have a block party; decorate the Capitol fence with humorous signs; and make no attempt to go through it.

MLK HAD A DREAM; Critical Race Theory is a nightmare.

YES, WE DO have a serious media.

I would like to laugh, but it really isn't funny.

THE DIPLOMAD: Two words linked in perpetuity.

SO IT'S HUNTER BIDEN'S FAULT? CBS News blames the Ukraine crisis for inflation and rising gas prices.

EFF UP ENOUGH (LAST ITEM) and people notice.

Even Californians.

RUMOR HAS IT THAT SHE'S A CANDIDATE TO replace Rachel Maddow.

This explains a lot about Jen Psaki.

SAMIZDATA quote of the day.

It's only the first; read the comments for more.

THE DUMB LEADING THE DUMBER: We are an unserious country.

Wait ... I got that lede backward. It should read 'The Dumber Leading The Dumb'.

DEMOCRATS, ARE YOU HAPPY NOW? Oil prices break $100/barrel. You voted for it, you got it, you own it .

Unfortunately, when the tsunami hits, it doesn't distinguish between the innocent and the guilty. And it's the innocents who will bear the burden....

WE'RE GOING TO PRINT MORE (WELFARE) MONEY just for you.