It's Thursday morning, what do we know?
Time names its Person of the Year and more classified documents are discovered
What do we know?
Turns out, America doesn’t have a monopoly on mishegoss. On Wednesday, German law enforcement carried out a series of raids, arresting 25 individuals involved in a plot to overthrow the government and install a new kaiser. The plot involved sabotaging the electrical grid, enlisting the Russians, storming the German parliament and executing the current chancellor. The leader of the plot appears to be 71-year-old Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss, an antisemite and the last descendent of a dynasty that ruled part of eastern Germany before the country was unified in the late 19th century. Most disturbing, the plotters included an active duty soldier, a former officer in the elite special forces, a police officer and two reservists
Peruvian President Pedro Castillo is under arrest this morning after a failed coup attempt. Peru’s Congress was preparing to impeach Castillo on Wednesday on corruption charges when he announced he was dissolving the legislature and would rule by decree. The move was denounced by political leaders across the spectrum and Castillo was arrested a short time afterwards
In Trump news, more classified materials were discovered by a company hired by Trump’s legal team to search Trump properties in New York, New Jersey and Florida. The two items were found in a storage unit in West Palm Beach among thousands of pounds of flotsam that had been transported from a facility in Northern Virginia to the storage locker in Florida. None of the materials in the West Palm storage locker had been cataloged and the classified materials were just laying around, much as they were in Mar-a-Lago
The last 747 rolled off the assembly line on Wednesday in Everett, Washington. The first 747 was built in 1968
The GOP is, boy, I dunno…
Time Magazine named the women of Iran its Heroes of the Year
What do we know in Ukraine?
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said at a public event on Wednesday that Russian military activities have slowed with the onset of winter, adding that he expects Russia to regroup and launch a new offensive when the weather warms in the spring
Despite Russia’s slowing pace of operations in some regions, the battle around Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast continues. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine says about 20 settlements and villages in the region are under fire
Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted Wednesday that his “special military operation” is taking longer than expected. Putin made his remarks in a televised meeting with his Human Rights Council. Speaking with members of the council, Putin deployed his usual bromides about Western aggression and Ukraine historically being part of Russia to justify the ten month old invasion
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and The Spirit of Ukraine were named Time’s Person of the Year on Wednesday
The soldiers of Ukraine should also be recognized
