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Articles from the March 18, 2022 edition


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  • Putin Adresses Pro-War Rally, Fills Moscow Stadium with Russians to Support Invasion of Ukraine

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Mar 18, 2022

    16: Moscow held a rally today to support its armed forces in Ukraine. The stadium which holds 81,000 people was pretty much filled to capacity. The authorities said that 200,000 people supported the rally. Below is a long quote from Will Vernon, a journalist for the BBC, who attended the rally. This is the picture the Kremlin wants you to see: thousands of people who support President Putin and the "special military operation" in Ukraine, crammed into Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. We went...

  • Putin: "Russian People Can Always Distinguish True Patriots from the Scum and Traitors, and Simply Spit Them Out Like Flies."

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Mar 18, 2022

    Vladimir Putin on Wednesday referred to pro-Western Russians as “scum and traitors” who needed to be removed from society… setting the stage for an ever fiercer crackdown at home and even more aggression abroad. ⁦ Translation from the Russian by Polina Ivanova, who writes for the Financial Times. The West, Putin said, is betting on the support of a 'fifth column', on "national traitors...on those who make money here, in our country, but live there, and "live" not even in the geograp...

  • Like a Sturgeon: Guide Catches, Releases ten foot long Sturgeon Fish on Fraser River, B.C.

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Mar 18, 2022

    A 10-foot sturgeon believed to be between 500 and 600 lbs was caught, tagged, and re-released by a fishing guide in British Columbia. Guide Yves Bisson estimates the fish could've been more than 100 years old. 'I have landed over 22,000 sturgeon on my fishing charters and this was one I'll never forget,' Bisson said. "He's going to go back and tell all the other sturgeons how he was abducted by aliens, and experimented on. None of the others will believe him." wrote Edofloortrades on Twitter....

  • High Speed Collision on PCH Causes Car to Roll Into Pacific Ocean

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Mar 18, 2022

    15 A three car collision on Pacific Coast Highway caused a car to roll into the sea on Thursday night just before 10 pm PST. After the vehicle rolled into the ocean, the driver and 2 passengers ran up the beach. The driver was captured later by police. Police took one man to the hospital, he is reported in stable condition. The driver is in custody. Police closed 2 lanes of PCH following the accident....

  • Artwork From Tragedy of Russia Ukraine War: Turning Hell Into Beauty

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Mar 18, 2022

    Some first rate artwork is emerging from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began on February 24, 2022. ""Eastern Orthodox more than Roman Catholics, believe (images, paintings of fallen innocents) qualify as icons, in that they (are) visible images depicting heavenly beings and, in the case of the cherubim, used to indirectly indicate God's presence above the Ark (of the Covenant)" tweeted Koolynx Valtitude. "You probably know that this woman in the photo and her unborn child died after...