“For all intents and purposes, at age 47, I’m in the best shape of my life,” a reader writes to James Parker. “And yet, I can’t stop thinking about death.”

Read Parker’s thoughts in “Dear James”:

60 MINUTES HITS HARD AND 47 FREAKS OUT

If you haven’t seen 60 Minutes interview with Zelensky it’s worth it, though if you’re as absorbed into the Ukraine situation you won’t be surprised at anything he says, or shocked by it, because you know it to be true. You could argue that Zelensky is

People are lining up for hours at Kharkiv blood center to donate for Sumy, because it’s the closest option. How can anyone think we’d give up even an inch to Russia?

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THE TANK IS DEAD - TIME TO ACCEPT IT AS FACT
German Leopard-2’s have been relegated to the role of support artillery. Their vulnerability and maintenance needs making them a technical problem, with parts and downtime making them almost useless.
The British Challenger-2 breaks down and the parts

My daughter was a mere hours old when she took her first trip to the bunker at the hospital. She is almost two now and runs to the corridor when she hears the air raid siren.
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No Zelenskyy is not a dictator. As an American living in Ukraine and raising a family I'm disgusted by the gaslighting by the current administration. Here is an article based on my experiences.
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Witkoff's deal is shit, and everyone here knows it.

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Oh, it was *Zelensky* that started the war? Like when a bully claims their victim started the fight because their face hurt his fist?