After a chaotic 24 hours in Russia, is this the end for Putin? [The Economist]
Why Belarus is (allegedly) the safe haven for Wagner Group mutineers [The Economist Podcasts]
Hajj: Price rises making pilgrimage increasingly unaffordable [BBC News]
Ukraine Allies Shouldn’t Overplay Their Hand on Putin [Bloomberg]
Over $200 billion potentially stolen from U.S. COVID relief programs, watchdog says [Reuters]
Millions celebrate Eid al-Adha around the world [AL-Jazeera News]
Putin’s Weakness Unmasked [The New Yorker] #Ukraine

BLOGPOST UPDATE IN PROGRESS

What’s up, everybody! Here are JETLAG RADIO 897 & BENKYO RADIO 897. Just like a lot of women love daytime television where Oprah or whatever the current women from The View discuss on a talk show, for a weirdo like moi, I am impatiently waiting to hear from CFR Richard Haass, a man old enough to be my great-grandfather, to calm me the fuck down, because I am going bonkers over the latest news out of Ukraine/Russia where we were at 2 small steps from removing Putin from office. PS. Tell the CFR to get some couple backups and let the poor man retire. Thank you.

Until Next Time!