T he EU is considering an anti-SLAPP directive.

A study estimated that 21% of all reptile species are "threatened" or worse. This covers all the reptile species whose status is known well enough to determine whether each one is threatened. There are species whose conditions are so little known that scientists find it hard to determine whether they are threatened; those were omitted from the survey.

Manchin is having a meeting with billionaires who carry no political affiliation except "we want more riches".

Putin has cut off the gas supply to some European countries and is threatening to cut off the gas supply to others. Those countries are calling this an outrage.

I disagree with them — this is simply another economic sanction. NATO countries are refusing to sell certain things to Russia, and now Russia is refusing to sell a certain thing to some of those countries. It hurts, for sure — but it is not an outrage or a crime, like some other things Putin has done.

The goal of "weakening Russia" has a range of concrete possible meanings. I believe that the only way to reach a peace that will last is for Ukraine to give Putin a defeat that will convince him not to attack again later. That is one form of "weakening Russia," which I agree is necessary.

However, to damage Russia in other ways would mean widening the war, and that would asking for trouble.

*Former head of Polish army criticizes [Bogus Johnson] for risking safety of soldiers.*

This was truly incompetent of him, to blurt out important military secrets for the purpose of boastihg. Johnson demostrated thet he does understand the conditions of these discussions.