*Russia speaks total lies. That doesn’t diminish America’s half-truths.*

However, the article's real point is that a government that speaks half-truths can sometimes be your only protection from the total lies.

Matt Taibbi apologizes for the error that blinded him to how horrible a deed Putin would do. He had become "so fixated on western misbehavior" that he didn't realize that the west's enemies could be worse.

Spanish banks have been eliminating branches and ATMs, trying to push people to pay digitally and suffer tracking. Retired people have organized and pressured banks to back down.

People should do this in other countries, too. But don't put the petition on change.org! That company requires people to run nonfree software to sign.

*Israel Surpasses 1,000 Demolitions in the Occupied West Bank Since Joe Biden Took Office.*

The antivax protest at the New Zealand's parliament draws people with opposition views that are within the domain of rationality, then indoctrinates them into conspiracy ideation.

*The west has a duty to help defend Ukraine –- and to help Russia [adjust to the loss of its empire] by ensuring its defeat.*