"Kyiv not Kiev !" - by Hénock Gugsa

"Kyiv not Kiev !" *
- by Hénock Gugsa -

Kinda reminds me of ... in the early 70's Nixon, while enmeshed in the Watergate mess, went to China ... a first for an American President.  So, then, we all had to learn not to say "Peking" anymore ... the correct (i.e. phonetically) way to say Beijing !   

Americans and Brits have always been lousy with names ... how to say them and even how to write them.  For example, even now, American soldiers in the Middle East pronounce Iraq as "Ay-rack" , and Iran as "Ay-ran".  There is not even an effort to ask Iraqis or Iranians for the correct pronunciations of the names.  I don't know if it is laziness or ineptness!
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*Inspired by the following article in the Atlantic: "Kyiv-not-Kiev-why-spelling-matters-in-ukraines-quest-for-an-independent-identity".

 

The VanDyke Affair ~ by TPO

The VanDyke Affair *

~ by TPO ~

Trump's Candidate for 9th Court of Appeals,  Lawrence VanDyke, has been rated by ABA (American Bar association) rated him "Unqualified".
 
~ He's been cited as "arrogant, lazy, and an ideologue."
~ He "lacks humility, has an entitlement temperament ... [and] does not have an open mind, ... [he's] not always candid and truthful."

To date, Mr. VanDyke has not been confirmed by the Senate.  Let us hope they don't sneak him in when we are not looking now as we are engulfed in the President's impeachment process !

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* Source:- https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/10/31/1896344/--Aarrogant-lazy-ideologue-Trump-nominee-cries-crocodile-tears-in-confirmation-hearing