John William Godward Dolce Far Niente (Sweet Idleness, or A Pompeian Fishpond) 1904 • Waiting For The End of The World (Pepe Escobar) • Zelensky, Team Stole At Least $400 Million Of Western Aid – Seymour Hersh (RT) • US Admin Losing Trust Among Its Intelligence Community – Seymour Hersh (TASS) • Musk Calls Out BBC Reporter Over ‘Lies’ (RT) • Six Things We Learned From Elon Musk Interview (BBC) • Ukrainian Counteroffensive Could Be Postponed – PM (RT)
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Ceiling painting from the palace of Amenhotep III, New Kingdom ca. 1390–1353 B.C. • US Will ‘Turn Over Every Rock’ Until Source Of Document Leak Found (G.) • Pentagon Chief Grilled Over Leaks (RT) • Putin Believes He Can Grind Down Ukraine: CIA Director Burns (Az.) • Pentagon Leak Shows Western Special Forces On The Ground In Ukraine (BBC) • US Has Doubts About Ukrainian ‘Counteroffensive’ – Pentagon Leaks (RT) • Imperial Washington – The New Global Menace (David
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Paul Cézanne River Bend (Coin de rivière) 1865 • The Pentagon Leaks Charade (Pepe Escobar) • Explosive Pentagon Leak May Be An Insider Job – Reuters (RT) • Secret Pentagon Documents First Surfaced On Internet In January – WSJ (TASS) • Leaked Documents A ‘Serious Risk’ – Pentagon (RT) • What’s Known So Far From The Leaked Intelligence Files (ZH) • US Military Pilots Apparently Told To Fly Farther From Crimea – WaPo (RT) • US Spying On Zelensky
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Camille Pissarro The Boulevard Montmartre at Night 1897 • Europe Must Resist Pressure To Become ‘America’s Followers,’ Says Macron (Pol.eu) • Refugees Or Displaced Persons? (Konrad Rekas) • Pentagon In ‘Panic’ After Intel Leak – WaPo (RT) • CNN: Ukraine Changes Military Plans Due To Leaked Classified Documents (Az.) • Ukraine Will Eventually Reveal ‘Horrible’ Losses – Kiev Ambassador To UK (RT) • NATO To Launch Biggest Air Forces Drill In Its History (RT) • US ‘Open’ To Deploying
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Rembrandt van Rijn Abraham and the angels 1646 • Why Will Ukraine Disappear? Because Nobody Needs It (Medvedev) • Human Destiny In Ukraine (Eve Ottenberg) • BRICS Carries Greater Economic Weight Than G7 – Study (RT) • US Ready For War With China – Congressman (RT) • ‘Peace In The Middle East? That’s A Threat.’ (MoA) • US Will Threaten Europe To Implement Sanctions on Russia (Antiwar) • Details Of Kiev’s Botched Assault On Nuclear Plant Emerge – The
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John William Waterhouse It’s Sweet Doing Nothing / Dolce Far Niente 1879 • Iran and Saudi Arabia: A Chinese win-win (Pepe Escobar) • Xi Divides And Conquers During Macron’s China Visit (Fomenko) • The Hero’s Journey (Kunstler) • More Classified US Documents Shared In New Leak – NYT (RT) • The Leaked ‘Secret Plan’ For A Ukrainian Military Offensive Doesn’t Add Up (MC) • NATO Should Not Be Near Russian Borders – Lula (TASS) • West Didn’t Allow Time
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John William Godward Dolce Far Niente (It’s Sweet Doing Nothing) 1909 • Russian MP Suggests Swapping WSJ Reporter For Assange (RT) • Time Is Ripe For NATO To Retire – Zakharova (TASS) • ‘The Sooner The Better’ – Ron Paul on Disbanding NATO (Dick) • Macron Failed To Change Xi’s Mind – Politico (RT) • Macron In China: Lecturing Xi Or Promoting French Business Deals? (Doctorow) • Blinken Can’t Reschedule His Trip to China After Canceling (Antiwar) • US,
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John Singer Sargent The moraine 1908 Andrew Korybko: Symbolism & Substance Zelensky’s first state trip to Poland since the start of Russia’s special operation last year took place earlier this week, during which time he was awarded with his host country’s highest civilian honor, the Order of the White Eagle. His visit occurred at a crucial moment in the NATO-Russian proxy war, which adds an element of intrigue to it, as does its symbolism. The present piece will thus
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Paul Cézanne Forest 1902-04 • Kiev ‘Not Ready’ For New Offensive – Ex-Polish Army Commander (RT) • Ukraine ‘Ready’ To Give Up Crimea, Says Zelensky Advisor (ZH) • Ukraine Defense Minister: No Negotiations With Russia, War Ends This Year (Az.) • Zelensky Vows ‘No Borders’ Between Ukraine And Poland (RT) • Finland’s NATO Membership Aimed At Escalation With Russia – Philippot (TASS) • Macron Warns China Against Supplying Russia With Weapons (TASS) • NATO Chief Issues Warning To China
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Albert Cuyp Cows in a river 1650 • Trump Condemns Arrest In Mar-a-Lago Speech (RT) • The Fall Of America’s Benevolent Empire (Fazi) • The Tragic U.S. Choice to Prioritize War Over Peacemaking (NC) • US General Points To Risk Ahead Of Next Big War (RT) • Ministers of 9 NATO Countries Ask US To Strengthen Borders With Ukraine (Az.) • Russian Top Spy Warns Of Polish Land Grab (RT) • Russia To Respond To Finland’s Accession To NATO
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