Russia and Ukraine

11/17/24 - Biden to allow Ukraine to use U.S. weapons to strike Russian interior

11/17/24 - Russia pounds Ukraine's power grid in massive air strike

9/26/24 - Biden announces $8 billion in military aid to Ukraine

9/3/24 - Russian missles kill at least 50 in Ukraine military institute

8/14/24 - Ukraine advances into Russia

7/8/24 - Russian missiles strike children's hospital, killing at least 36

6/19/24 - Russia and North Korea sign partnership deal

2/16/24 - Alexei Navalny dies in prison

2/8/24 - Zelenzky fires top general

2/6/24 - Tucker Carlson to interview Putin

10/5/23 - Missile strikes Ukraine cafe killing 51

8/23/23 - Yevgeny Prigozhin reportedly in plane crash with no survivors

7/19/23 - MI6 chief says Putin cut a deal with Wagner to save his skin

7/1/239 - Zelensky claims 21,000 Wagner mercenaries have been killed

6/24/23 - Yevgeny Prigozhin calls off attack on Moscow

6/20/23 - Russia strikes Kyiv as Ukraine counter-attacks

5/31/23 - Drones strike Moscow

3/17/23 - International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant, accusing Putin of war crimes

3/8/23 - Trump tells Hannity how he could have prevented the war

2/25/23 - McConnell says aid to Ukraine is not charity, but a direct investment against Putin's war machine

2/24/23 - Ukraine considering parts of Beijing peace plan

1/9/23 - Russia and Ukraine swap 50 prisoners of war each

12/22/22 - Putin says end to war in Ukraine would involve diplomatic solution

12/21/22 - Zelenkiy and Biden show solidarity at the White House

10/18/22 - Iran to provide missiles to Russia

10/5/22 - Putin annexes Ukraine regions even as Russian forces flee

6/27/22 - Russian missiles hit Ukraine shopping mall

6/1/22 - Allies split on shipping weapons to Ukraine

5/16/22 - Sweden says they will apply for NATO membership, Turkey objects

4/4/22 - Biden says Putin should go to trial for war crimes

3/30/22 - U.S. says Putin is being misinformed by his advisors

3/27/22 - Biden criticized for saying Putin "cannot remain in power"

3/15/22 - Russia sanctions Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, Hillary Clinton

3/15/22 - Fox News cameraman killed in Ukraine

3/11/22 - Zelenskiy says Ukraine has "already reached a strategic turning point"

3/9/22 - China to send aid to Ukraine (but really not very much)

3/8/22 - Biden orders ban of Russian oil imports

3/6/22 - Thomas Friedman sees three scenarios on how the war ends  (Star-Advertiser E4)

3/6/22 - Trump suggests U.S. should diguise jets as Chinese and bomb Russia

3/4/22 - Pence to say there is no room in GOP for Putin apologists

3/4/22 - Lindsey Graham calls for Russians to assassinate Putin / push back

3/2/22 - United Nations votes to reprimand Russia

3/1/22 - Pat Robertson says Israel is next after Ukraine and bring about the End Times

3/1/22 - World Taekwondo strips Putin of honorary black belt

2/28/22 - Switzerland breaks neutrality to sanction Russia

2/26/22 - Opinions of Putin mixed at CPAC

2/25/22 - Xi tells Putin he supports negotiation

2/24/22 - Tucker Carlson criticizes Lindsey Graham on Ukraine too

2/24/22 - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine on Thursday, hitting cities and bases with airstrikes or shelling, as civilians piled into trains and cars to flee. Ukraine’s government said Russian tanks and troops rolled across the border in what it called a “full-scale war” that could rewrite the geopolitical order and whose fallout already reverberated around the globe.

In announcing a major military operation, Russian President Vladimir Putin deflected global condemnation and cascading new sanctions — and chillingly referred to his country’s nuclear arsenal as he threatened any foreign country attempting to interfere with “consequences you have never seen.”

NATO’s chief said the “brutal act of war” shattered peace on the European continent, as the U.S.-led alliance mobilized more troops to move toward eastern Europe.

2/23/22 - Trump praises Putin

2/22/22 - U.S. and Europe slap sanctions on Russia

2/22/22 - Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops into two rebel-held regions in eastern Ukraine, after recognising them as independent states.

Russia said the troops have not yet been deployed but will be "peacekeeping" in the regions, which it has backed since 2014.

The US said calling them peacekeepers was "nonsense", and accused Russia of creating a pretext for war.

Several countries have announced sanctions in response.

Ukraine's president said his country was "not afraid of anything or anyone".

Hawaii Drivers

are the worst.

Hawaii motorists exhibit the worst driving behavior in the nation, according to a recent report by Forbes Advisor.

Based on a survey of 5,000 Americans with a driver’s license — 100 respondents in each state — Hawaii ranked first for changing lanes or turning without signaling, going 20 miles per hour or more over the speed limit and running red lights.

Hawaii drivers also ranked high for other bad behavior on the road, such as driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and texting while driving.

Following behind the Aloha State in the bad-­behavior rankings were drivers in Oregon, New Mexico, Wyoming, Alaska, North Dakota, Connecticut, Vermont, Kansas and West Virginia. Motorists in Mississippi were the best behaved, according to the report by Forbes Advisor, which provides consumer advice on insurance, banking and other financial products and services.

Local drivers who spoke to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser indicated that distracted driving and impatient motorists were larger concerns than some of the other traffic-related behaviors cited in the report.

Kakaako resident Lienny Young, 37, said the number of people with poor driving habits in Hawaii is “outrageous.” She said that on a number of occasions she’s observed drivers who seem to “go crazy” due to impatience.

The Oahu native believes part of the problem may be some mainland transplants who might have different driving habits and a disregard for local rules of the road. But driver behavior also may be a result of increased development on the island in recent years and a “hustle and bustle” city environment that puts people in a mindset to rush around and become more selfish in their driving behavior, she said.

The Forbes Advisor report said 20% of Hawaii respondents admitted changing lanes or turning without signaling; 13% said they drove 20 mph or more over the speed limit in the past month; and 8% indicated they had run a red light.

Nearly half — or 47% — of the Hawaii motorists surveyed admitted speeding less than 10 mph over the limit in the past month.

The survey also revealed that Hawaii drivers ranked second for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs; third for speeding 10 to 19 mph over the limit; and fourth for texting while driving, speeding to get through a yellow light and angrily honking at another driver.

Local motorists ranked sixth for refusing to yield to another driver and seventh for cutting off another driver.

The race for President of the United States (2024)

11/15/24 - Was Biden to blame for inflation?

11/12/24 - Ruben Gallego defeats Kari Lake in Arizona Senate race

11/12/24 - Republicans maintain majority in House

11/10/24 - Six big lies that won the election: How Trump gaslit America (Salon)

11/7/24 - Biden urges Americans to accept the choice

11/6/24 - Kimmel, Colbert, Meyers react to election night

11/6/24 - Trump's day 1 agenda

11/6/24 - Trump's potential targets (Politico)

11/5/24 - Trump recaptures the White House defeating Harris

11/5/24 - Michael Jordan denies endorsement of Trump

11/4/24 - Lady Gaga, Jon Bon Jovi, Katy Perry and More Perform at Kamala Harris Election Eve Concert

11/4/24 - Sebastian Stan comments on Trump

11/4/24 - The most bizarre presidential elections in U.S. history

11/4/24 - Polls show Harris leading Trump in popular vote, but Trump leading Harris in five of the seven battleground states

11/4/24 - John Oliver pleads for viewers to vote for Harris

11/3/24 - Channel 4 election coverage includes guests Stormy Daniels, Michael Cohen, Boris Johnson

11/3/24 - A tight race (quora)

11/1/24 - LeBron endorses Kamala

11/1/24 - Trump sues CBS for $10 billion

11/1/24 - Trump suggests shooting Liz Cheney

11/1/24 - JLo speaks at Harris rally

10/30/24 - Biden vs. Trump: the numbers

10/28/24 - USA Today won't endorse anyone either

10/27/24 - Trump and friends speak at Madison Square Garden / reactions, Geraldo, NBC News

10/26/24 - Russia created fake video showing ballots being destroyed

10/26/24 - Cuban tells Cavuto that Trump has got a great personality

10/26/24 - Tapper responds to calls for Harris to stop characterizing Trump as a fascist

10/25/24 - Washington Post declines to endorse presidental candidate too / Bezos explains

10/25/24 - Anderson Cooper says he's not on MSNBC for a reason

10/23/24 - Los Angeles Times editorials editor resigns after paper declines to endorse a presidential candidate / two more editors resign

10/23/24 - John Kelly says Trump meets the definition of a fascist

10/21/24 - Trump's interview with Howard Kurtz (as reported by the New York Times)

10/21/24 - Central Park Five sues Trump for defamation

10/21/24 - Trump's income tax exemptions won't be offset by raised tariffs

10/20/24 - Harris speaks at Georgia churches, while Trump cooks french fries

10/20/24 - Star Advertiser endorsements

10/15/24 - Trump weaves in interview with Bloomberg

10/14/24 - Harris agrees to Fox News interview with Bret Baier

10/14/24 - ChatGPT on who will win the election

10/11/24 - Obama takes credit for Trump's economy

10/11/24 - Trump is on a lying spree (CNN)

10/8/24 - The candidates response to Hurricane Helene (The Hill)

10/2/24 - 72% of Democrats thought Walz won, while 71% of Republicans thought Vance won

10/2/24 - Vice Presidential debate fact check: Yahoo, CBS, NPR

10/1/24 - Vance's mike cut by CBS moderators

10/1/24 - Takeaways from the Vice Presidential debate / transcript

9/30/24 - New York Times endorsement

9/30/24 - Veep reunion raises $735,000 for Democratic Party of Wisconsin

9/30/24 - 12 lies that Trump has been telling in case of his defeat  

9/30/24 - Harris says Trump is ready to fold

9/29/24 - Maya Rudolph plays Dancing Kamala on SNL 50 Cold Open

9/28/24 - Harris plans to troll Trump with airplane banner at Alabama game

9/28/24 - Bolton thinks Ukraine is toast if Trump wins

9/26/24 - CNN fact checks Harris on the economy

9/26/24 - The seven battleground states start with Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Georgia

9/25/24 - Mike Johnson demands Zelenskyy fire ambassador to U.S.

9/24/24 - Haitian Bridge Alliance files criminal charges against Trump and Vance

9/21/24 - Trump declines debate with Harris on CNN

9/20/24 - Trump says that Israel will cease to exist within two years, if he doesn't win

9/19/24 - Oprah, Meryl Streep, Chris Rock, Ben Stiller, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Lopez zoom for Harris

9/18/24 - Trump wishes Biden and Harris weren't nice to him

9/18/24 - Scientific American endorses Harris

9/16/24 - FBI investigating second Trump assasination attempt

9/15/24 - Harris campaign responds to Trump comment on Taylor Swift

9/14/24 - Woman who started the rumor didn't mean it to happen

9/12/24 - Trump says he won the debate and won't do another

9/11/24 - Harris and Trump shake hands again

9/11/24 - Debate coverage (NBC, AP, CNN, NYT, ABC, Reuters, USA Today, NPR, LAT, NYT)

9/10/24 - Trump says immigrants are eating dogs and cats / Yahoo, CBS, NPR, factcheck.org

9/10/24 - Taylor Swift says she's voting for Kamala Harris / 9 million likes / Trump responds

9/8/24 - Trump is vigorous and effective (Henry Greenfield)

9/6/24 - Trump's hush money sentencing to be delayed until after the election

9/5/24 - Hunter Biden pleads guilty to tax charges

9/5/24 - Trump says he's not weird

9/5/24 - Trump would appoint Elon Musk to head government efficiency commission 

9/5/24 - Ahead of debate, Trump calls ABC the most dishonest network

9/2/24 - Trump declares that he had "every right" to interfere in the election

8/30/24 - Harris-Walz interview on CNN (Cal Thomas)

8/29/24 - Harris leads Trump in Reuters/Ipsos poll

8/23/24 - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspends campaign and endorses Trump

8/22/24 - Kamala Harris accepts the nomination

8/22/24 - Jon Stewart covers Fox News covering the DNC

8/21/24 - DNC Day 3: Stevie Wonder, Bill Clinton, Oprah, Tim Walz

8/21/24 - Stephanie Grisham speaks at the DNC

8/20/24 - Biden speech (Paul du Quenoy, PBS)

8/20/24 - Five takeaways from the DNC

8/16/24 - Two easy fact checks of Trump by CNN

8/16/24 - Trump's chances updated (Daniel Bittinat)

8/13/24 - UAW sues Musk and Trump for comments during interview

8/13/24 - Illegal immigration saved Trump's life

8/12/24 - Musk interview of Trump / CNN fact check

8/12/24 - Celine Dion denounces Trump campaign for using song

8/12/24 - Isaac Hayes family suing Trump campaign for use of song

8/12/24 - The Trump vs. Harris campaign show

8/12/24 - Trump says Kamala's crowds are AI generated

8/8/24 - Trump and Harris to debate on ABC after all

8/8/24 - Vance and Walz go to war

8/7/24 - It's Hollywood vs. Silicon Valley in the presidental race

8/7/24 - Trump says Harris/Walz want the country to turn communist immediately (if not sooner)

8/6/24 - Harris select Tim Walz as running mate

8/3/24 - Trump backs out of debate on ABC, would debate on Fox News

8/1/24 - Trump didn't know Harris was black

7/28/24 - Schumer calls Vance more extreme than Trump

7/24/24 - Harris gives speech in high school gym in Milwaukee

7/23/24 - Secret Service director resigns after Trump attack

7/23/24 - Trump may be dodging the next debate

7/23/24 - Harris says she knows Donald Trump's type

7/22/24 - World leaders react to Biden's exit

7/22/24 - Pelosi gives her endorsement to Harris

7/21/24 - Trump calls Biden the worst president in history and Jr. calls Harris is less competent than Biden 

7/21/24 - Biden pulls out of the race, endorses Hrris

7/20/24 - False claims at the RNC / MSNBC at the RNC

7/18/24 - The Hollywood Reporter reports on Trump's acceptance speech

7/17/24 - Biden tests positive for COVID

7/17/24 - Adam Schiff believes it is time for Biden to pass the torch

7/16/24 - 5 notable moments from Biden’s interview with NBC’s Lester Holt

7/15/24 - Amber Rose speaks at the RNC

7/15/24 - Trump selects J.D. Vance as running mate

7/14/24 - Melania releases statement after the shooting

7/14/24 - Biden addresses the nation after Trump shooting

7/13/24 - Biden condemns shooting at Trump's rally

7/13/24 - Trump's ear shot by gunman at rally

7/11/24 - Biden press conference: a mixed bag (commentary by James Hibberd) [fact check]

7/11/24 - Biden calls Zelynskiy "Putin"

7/10/24 - Trump comments on George Clooney

7/7/24 - Waihee, Cayetano, and Abercrombie believe Biden should withdraw his candidacy

7/5/24 - Biden says he's staying in the race

7/5/24 - How voters see Trump and Biden

7/5/24 - Sanjay Gupta encourages cognitive testing of Biden

7/4/24 - Poll shows Michelle Obama would handily defeat Trump

7/4/24 - Trump and the military (Froma Harrop, Star Advertiser 7/4/24, A15)

7/1/24 - Jill decides Joe will stay in the race

6/28/24 - Biden sounds in better form after the debate

6/28/24 - Debate coach grades the debate

6/28/24 - CNN opinions on the debate

6/28/24 - CNN criticized for not fact-checking in real time

6/28/24 - Trump outpoints Biden 30-9

6/27/24 - Five takeaways from the debate

6/26/24 - Trump vs. Biden economies

6/26/24 - This debate is: Which candidate can stand and speak for 90 minutes and not make us feel sad and scared? (James Hibberd)

6/25/24 - Rex Huppke scripts the debate (opinion)

6/23/24 - Representative Ronny Jackson to request that Biden take drug test before and after debate

6/17/24 - Unfair media treatment of Trump (quora)

6/15/24 - Biden and Trump prepping for debate

6/15/24 - Biden fund raiser in Los Angeles starred Trump

5/29/24 - Pennsylvania and Arizona are must-wins for Biden (says Robert Szandowski)

5/23/24 - Biden is now doing stand-up

5/22/24 - Stock market is currently giving a 58.8% chance of winning (Mark Hulbert)

5/22/24 - Nikki Haley says she will be voting for Trump

5/17/24 - Brace yourself.  Biden is probably going to lose the election (USA Today opinion)

5/15/24 - Romney said Biden should have pardoned Trump

5/15/24 - Biden and Trump agree to two debates, on June 27 on CNN and on September 10 on ABC

5/8/24 - A worm ate a portion of Robert F. Kennedy's brain

5/8/24 - Biden touts Microsoft building plant in Wisconsin

4/30/24 - Trump doesn't rule out violence if he doesn't win

4/29/24 - 61% consider Biden's presidency a failure

4/28/24 - Kennedy responds to Trump

3/30/24 - Man changes named to Literally Anybody Else

3/28/24 - Biden taps Obama and Clinton for fundaiser in New York

3/26/24 - Robert Kennedy chooses Nicole Shanahan as running mate

3/17/24 - Howard Kurtz fact checks Trump's claims on abortion

3/16/24 - Pence won't endorse Trump, but won't vote for Biden either

3/13/24 - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. mentions Aaron Rodgers and Jesse Ventura as potential running mates

3/10/24 - Jimmy Kimmel reads Trump's tweet at the Oscars

3/10/24 - Trump meets with Laken Riley's family

3/8/24 - Biden's State of the Union address takeaways

3/6/24 - Haley drops out of race after losing 14 of 15 on Super Tuesday, declines to explicitly endorse Trump

3/4/24 - Supreme Court rules that states cannot keep Luke off the ballot

3/3/24 - Haley defeats Trump in Washington D.C. primary

3/3/24 - Illinois is the third state to remove Trump from the ballot

2/29/24 - Romney answers whether he would vote for Trump

2/28/24 - Williamson re-enters the race after getting 3% of the vote in Michigan

2/27/24 - Biden appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers

2/26/24 - Trump speech fact checked by Cavuto live

2/24/24 - Trump's rambling speech at CPAC is total genius declares Trump 

2/24/24 - Trump defeats Haley in her home state

2/16/24 - Manchin decides not to run for president

2/7/24 - Marianne Williamson suspends campaign

2/4/24 - Nikki Haley appears on Saturday Night Live

1/24/24 - Biden's plan to defeat Trump

1/24/24 - Trump declared victor over Haley in New Hampshire

1/21/24 - DeSantis drops out of race, endorses Trump

1/19/24 - Tim Scott endorses Trump

1/17/24 - Ted Cruz endorses Trump

1/16/24 - Ramaswamy suspends presidential bid and endorses Trump

1/15/24 - Trump wins Iowa caucus with 51% of the vote, DeSantis 21%, Haley 19%, Ramaswamy 8%

1/11/24 - Chris Christie bows out of race

12/28/23 - Christie asks "what kind of president do we want?"

12/22/23 - "Fake New Hampshire poll was released on Birdbrain"

12/9/23 - McCarthy endorses Trump

12/8/23 - Ken Langone endorses Haley

12/7/23 - Presidential debate fact check

12/1/23 - DeSantis debates Gavin Newsom (fact check)

11/13/23 - Tim Scott drops out of race

11/11/23 - Beto O'Rouke says Biden is "really failing us" (on other counts) 

10/28/23 - Pence suspends Presidential campaign

10/27/23 - Dean Phillips to run against Biden for President

10/9/23 - Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to run for President as independent

10/7/23 - Highly respected pollster expecting an electoral landslide for Trump over Biden (America Insider)

10/6/23 - GOP candidate Steve Laffey is leaving the party

10/5/23 - Cornel West to run for president as independent, leaving the Green Party

9/28/23 - Takeaways from the second Republican debate

8/23/23 - Five takeaways from the Republican debate

8/9/23 - Trump won't sign GOP loyalty pledge required for first debate

7/24/23 - Kamala Harris and DeSantis sparring over Florida's take on black history

7/12/23 - Chris Christie takes the high road (?) in response to Trump

7/11/23 - DeSantis trails Trump by 20 points in Florida

6/15/23 - Miami GOP mayor Frank Suarez enters the race

6/8/23 - Will Trump pick Kari Lake as running mate?

6/7/23 - Pence says he chose the constitution over Trump

6/6/23 - Newsom threatens DeSantis with kidnapping charges

6/4/23 - Pence, DeSantis, Haley criticize Trump for praising Kim Jong Un

6/3/23 - Stone and Gutfield comment on Christie entering the race

5/31/23 - Pence and Christie planning to enter the race

5/25/23 - DeSantis would consider pardoning Trump

5/25/23 - The "real" Donald Trump response to DeSantis announcement

5/24/23 - DeSantis jumps into the the race

5/19/23 - Tim Scott enters the race

5/4/23 - Poll says Trump/DeSantis or Trump/Lake would defeat Biden/Harris

4/25/23 - Biden announces he's running for re-election

4/2/23 - Asa Hutchinson announces candidacy

3/15/23 - Joe Exotic announces presidential run despite being in prison

3/4/23 - Undaunted Marianne Williamson launches 2024 campaign

2/17/23 - Ann Coulter says Haley should go back to her own country

2/16/23 - MTG calls Haley Bush in heels

2/14/23 - Nikki Haley announces bid for the presidency

2/12/23 - Trump still deciding what insulting nickname to use against Ron DeSantis

11/15/22 - Trump announces third presidential bid