Today's News: Poetry of a sort

There's a lot of news and tweets about the Ukraine-Russia War, so I am now following three Twitter Lists: 

From The Horse Whisperer: Ukraine Coverage 

From Josh Marshall: 2022 Ukraine Crisis and Ukraine Military Analysts 

I think maybe the war is going better for Ukraine now. 

They're getting some of the help they need:

"In less than a week, the United States and NATO have pushed more than 17,000 antitank weapons, including Javelin missiles, over the borders of Poland and Romania,"https://t.co/71av4yc4mh pic.twitter.com/ZALm7iEwHW

— Rob Lee (@RALee85) March 7, 2022

I don't know if we can conclude quite yet that Russia is losing. But today, they ain't winning:

That’s what I’ve been saying. Interesting to note Japan making territorial claims against Russia today on the far east: pic.twitter.com/Wcp7tk26Jv

— Dr. Paul DeSantis, PharmD 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@DrPaulyDeSantis) March 8, 2022

The loss of a 2nd Russian general is telling, but the lack of operational security (OPSEC) & the incompetence in planning command, control & communication (C3) is staggering.

As a smart mentor once told me: “if you can’t talk on the battlefield, you’re just camping.” https://t.co/ShG28tTqCY

— Mark Hertling (@MarkHertling) March 8, 2022

U.S. officials also do not see Belarusian forces moving to join the fight, senior U.S. defense official says.

— Dan Lamothe (@DanLamothe) March 7, 2022

I'm reading more analysis tonight and I don't think my optimism for Ukraine's success is just a dead cat bounce:

There has been some discussion and evidence that Russia might be recalibrating away from taking all of Ukraine (which clearly was Putin's preferred plan at the start) to now trying to annex more of Ukraine, part in the south and east.

— Phillips P. OBrien (@PhillipsPOBrien) March 8, 2022

1) Having unleased a humanitarian catastrophe and destroyed the international order, that the sanctions are then dropped or lessened. If not, Russia will be left confronting a long war with a declining economy.

— Phillips P. OBrien (@PhillipsPOBrien) March 8, 2022

3) That the Ukrainian population of the occupied territories forgets its Ukrainian identity and the fact that their friends and families have been killed in this war, and somehow accepts annexation and doesnt resist.

— Phillips P. OBrien (@PhillipsPOBrien) March 8, 2022

If these three dont happen, however, then Russia finds itself in a worse position than it is today. A collapsing economy, a war still ongoing, an insurgency it has to fight in eastern Ukraine and a terribly damaged army.

— Phillips P. OBrien (@PhillipsPOBrien) March 8, 2022

Here is this, for International Women's Day - I don't think these women are going to be interested in helping Russia pretend to win the war:

Here is the full video of Ukraine's women-warriors' address to Russians. I am so proud. pic.twitter.com/EOzS9YlU9W

— Nika Melkozerova (@NikaMelkozerova) March 7, 2022

And I am even finding today some poetical moments of hope:

Written down like this Zelenskiy’s address tonight reads like a powerful poem. pic.twitter.com/R915iHzc0v

— Shaun Walker (@shaunwalker7) March 6, 2022

You know me by now. I look for good news. I’m #TheNationalInspirer.

Meet Rambo. 🐾

💙💛🐕 https://t.co/JlFVF1Wwmd

— Justice Seeker 🗽 ~ Keep moving forward (@tizzywoman) March 7, 2022

It was a rare moment of cheer for Ukrainian reservists at a Kyiv checkpoint, when two among them exchanged wedding rings in front of fellow fighters and a military chaplain pic.twitter.com/RLh1a9w438

— Reuters (@Reuters) March 7, 2022

Her name is Amelia and she wants to be a "singer on a grand stage" and Marta said "why not start now." They are in a shelter in Kyiv. This little girl is singing in a world turned violent. I bawled and knew I would find it on twitter. Thank you sweet Amelia. ❤️💔

— DebbieM🇺🇦NO FBR Lists!*Biden/Harris,Senate/House (@MkdDebbie) March 7, 2022

Yo-Yo Ma, along with Emanuel Ax and Leonidas Kavakos, begins his performance at Washington’s Kennedy Center with a performance of Ukraine’s national anthem. A full, standing house. pic.twitter.com/m1shyLzY4Z

— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) March 8, 2022

@Songstress28 further explores the historical relationships between Ukrainian Albertans & Indigenous Peoples. https://t.co/Spc4mdJsbb

— Chief Billy Morin (@RealBillyMorin) March 8, 2022

Honour Roll https://t.co/ACjDOUCPII

— Bob Rae (@BobRae48) March 7, 2022

And another great Rae tweet -- that Lavrov statement was utterly bizarre:

The opening word « The » is not a bald faced lie. Every other word is. https://t.co/sP9NHI6pwv

— Bob Rae (@BobRae48) March 7, 2022

And finally, this is just so great:

My dream car: pic.twitter.com/XsQMdjbNNf

— Jack Cocchiarella (@JDCocchiarella) March 7, 2022