We don’t know if during his visit Biden authorized or forbade a ground attack of Israel on Gaza. I’m talking about a real, not a soothing, cosmetic attack. I think he forbade but it’s nothing but a guess.

If Biden allowed the attack, that would be a very gutsy move given that the most engaged part of his voting base is pro-Palestinian.

Yes, Greta Tunberg is stupid. But people who have denounced her for an “antisemitic octopus toy” are just as bad. There’s absolutely no difference between piling on Greta over a stuffed octopus and hounding a trucker whose fingers look like they are showing the “white supremacist OK sign”.

Tunberg says so much stupid stuff that there’s zero need to read opinions into her room decor. Nobody should participate in these kind of fake outrage kerfuffles.

People, what are you doing? Are you so completely certain that there’s no item of decor, toy, piece of clothing, etc that you own that can be accused of racism/sexism/something phobia? If this is an okay thing to do, then it’s okay to do to anybody.

My Arabic instructor, as it turns out, is not the only faculty member who decided to quit in the middle of the semester because of sudden mental issues. The same thing is happening at several other departments. This is unprecedented.

I’m telling you, people are losing it but I don’t know why.

A professor of psychology says, “I never wanted to practice. Went into research and teaching straight away. But since COVID I feel like a practicing psychiatrist. We are not allowed to use the word “neurosis” anymore but there’s no better word. COVID awakened an enormous amount of neurosis in people. Many people are barely holding on, they’ve lost touch with reality. Depression, anxiety, borderline – it’s all at an all-time high”.

He’s right but I have no idea why this is happening. Our lockdown was only 10 weeks. We reopened back on June 1, 2020. There were no lockdown strictures, persecution, curfews. It was unpleasant but nothing to freak out about 3,5 years later.

An enormous number of people is unraveling. Obviously, not everybody but a lot. I honestly don’t get it.

Of course, they do. I said from the start that it was a terrible idea, which is precisely why the Democrats loved it so much.

It’s a terrible idea not because McCarthy was good. He was crap on a stick. It’s a terrible idea because the alternative is worse.

People asked what I mean by losing strategically. Accepting a crappy, substandard speaker would be a strategic loss because, while it’s bad, it allows you to avoid a worse outcome.

Idiots are unable to lose strategically. “Woohoo, we got rid of the bad McCarthy! We win!” Yes, in that moment, you did win. And then segued right into a series of massive losses that you pre-paid with this puny feeling of momentary satisfaction.

Now that I get up at 6 am, I have time to make these cutey-cute breakfasts:

This is for Klara, obviously. If I ate this for breakfast, I’d be a 300-pound diabetic. If I ate anything for breakfast, actually. But whatever, the point is the cuteness of this freshly made dish.

The Basque terrorist organization ETA, by the way, willingly laid down the arms and disbanded. Fifty years of domestic terrorism. An act of terror that pretty much brought democracy to Spain by murdering the dictator’s successor. Another act of terror that almost destroyed that very democracy. Decades of atrocities, nationhood still not achieved – but they did finally manage to do the right thing.

What I’m saying is, if Hamas cares about the civilians in Gaza, it can lay down the arms today. It’s been done. It’s not impossible. Let’s stop applying the double standard and putting the responsibility for the possible deaths of civilians in Gaza on Israel.

I gave a talk today about Ukrainian independence. I’m now invited as a living witness of historic events, imagine that. I even recently got a request to talk about my memory of Holodomor but I looked really crap that day, so it’s understandable.

During today’s talk, though, I ended up having to excise several of the best parts of the talk. They are based on anecdotes involving my father, and every time I would get to a story like this, I would feel tears choking me. So I edited on the fly.

I finished 20 minutes earlier, and the mangled talk wasn’t nearly as good as usual.

I have another public appearance on Tuesday, and I really hope I manage to hold myself together. I don’t want to become known as a weepy speaker who has fits of hysteria during talks.

18 months into the war, and Biden finally deigned to mention that “sending money to Ukraine” is a figure of speech for replenishing the American weaponry supplies while sending old and outdated weapons to Ukraine. It’s extremely good for the US economy, it’s extremely good for the US military, and nobody would be doing it if it weren’t so.

I’m glad he finally said it but why did it have to take so long?

What is the difference between an athlete and a diplomat?

An athlete is thinking how to win while a diplomat is thinking whether to win or to lose.

Knowing how to win is great. But knowing how to lose strategically is a lot better.