Putin surely believed Ukraine would surrender quickly and the West would grudgingly go along, as happened with Crimea.

Military aggression can be and has been highly profitable, especially for arms merchants, but also for the aggressor, as the history of colonialism demonstrates.
Needless to say, much more profitable if the aggression and killing can be wrapped up quickly.

If only Bernie and Mamdani had tossed out a couple of F-bombs. That seems to be a great indicator of passion and authenticity to some😉.

Lilly Weymouth's sister-in-law.

Maybe we need to have a special period during the game when the players can perform their celebrations.
Prizes for individuals and groups with points for degree of difficulty, style, choreography etc.
Also include fan voting.
In fact, who needs the football game part?
It's kind of dangerous.

The point isn't that gambling should be illegal (again) but that it should be better regulated.
It's possible to have legal gambling for those who enjoy it, without making it available 24/7 on everyone's phones, much less allowing the gamblers to be sponsors of the sports leagues.

The tan suit!

One of my favorite examples of this is Good Vibrations.

Looking forward to it.

Ms. Harris was put in a difficult spot, but she was not a good candidate. She bungled her run for President in 2015-6, dropping out before the primaries.
If the Democrats pick her in 2028, they will lose again.

Favorite Architect (Day 14) has to be Dong Hoon in My Mister.A brilliant well-written drama. Why can't there be more?
The death of Lee Sun-kyun was a terrible tragedy.