NATO ‘more united and determined than ever’ after Russia’s ‘brutal act of war’ on Ukraine

 Ukraine is not a member of NATO but has expressed a desire to join. Russia contends that the eastward expansion of NATO — which has accepted nearly a dozen Central and Eastern European nations as members since the breakup of the Soviet Union — poses an existential threat.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/24/nato-response-russia-attack-ukraine/

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 The day that you stop running 

Is the day that you arrive


Stop chasing shadows
Just enjoy the ride

Cost Plus

 "What a noble business model!

The first time I experienced affordable pharmaceuticals was while in Ukraine. And "affordable" was relative to the dollar and an American's cost of living, not to the Ukrainian hryvnia and their cost of living.
Health insurance has its uses and in theory, great concept, but in reality pharma marks up the price a ridiculous amount, [makes a lot of money] because insurance companies will pay since we pay insurance premiums. See how this works? And the mandated health insurance requirements... it's all a money-making scheme.
I'm all for free markets, but the current system isn't a reflection of a true free market, it's a reflection of greed, cooercion, corruption, and manipulation.

The Free Man Gilbert Keith Chesterton

 I can say abnormal things in modern magazines. It is the normal things that I am not allowed to say. 

http://www.online-literature.com/chesterton/2581/

Collin College Named One of FIRE's 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech, 2022 | Dallas Observer

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