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Newsletter Nr. 1.310
Amsterdam, February 21, 2025


Virtual Visser and Digital Dillard Trying to See Eye to Eye on Ukraine - Frank Visser / ChatGPT

You: Joe, I've been thinking a lot about your views on the Ukraine war. I get that you see it as part of a bigger geopolitical game, but honestly, doesn't that overlook the suffering Putin has caused? Cities leveled, thousands dead, millions of refugees—how does that fit into your analysis?

Joseph Dillard: I hear you, and I don't deny the suffering. War is always a tragedy. But I think we have to ask: Why did this happen? The way the West frames it, Putin just woke up one day and decided to invade. But that ignores decades of NATO expansion, the 2014 coup in Ukraine, and the way the U.S. has used Ukraine as a pawn against Russia.

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The Millionaire Who Chose the Streets Again - Alvin and His Gift to the Homeless - David Lane

Almost every morning, as the first light of day filters through my son Kelly's apartment on the eighth floor, across from U.C. Berkeley, I step outside and begin my familiar walk down Bowditch Street. The air is crisp, the city still in a hush, and I relish these quiet moments before the world fully awakens. My destination is Peet's Coffee, where I pick up two steaming cups of oat milk lattes—one for my wife, Andrea, who kindly prepares our breakfast, and one for myself. The journey is just over half a mile, but it has become more than a simple errand; it is a ritual, a meditation, an encounter with grace.

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