Photo by author Academic content will be a controlled, whitewashed, vanilla version of the past AI (Artificial Intelligence) will determine what historical knowledge is commonly available for review by all but the most dedicated researchers. Whoever controls the dominating AI programs will dictate what the public sees, learns, and ultimately believes. Only individuals with the … Continue reading AI Will Destroy History Education
Photo by author (Joyce O'Day) of a field of red poppies and white daisies in the Normandy countryside with a grouping of trees in the mid-ground and agricultural fields in the background. An examination of the American, German, and French Cemeteries In June 2012, I had the privilege of being included in the 2nd annual … Continue reading The WWII Graveyards of Normandy
Photo of French soldier wearing a gas mask in WWI from Wikipedia Commons. The withdrawal of Russian troops is a bad sign Get ready for hardcore devastation! Putin has been humiliated. The failure of Russian troops to dominate Ukraine has exhausted Putin’s patience. The planned blitzkrieg got stuck in Ukrainian mud, and the entire ordeal … Continue reading Kyiv Will Be Gassed Any Day Now
In his last official photo, Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) leaves the safety of his bunker to award decorations to members of Hitler Youth. (Photo by Keystone Features/Getty Images) Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hitler1945.jpg It forever changed my life During the mid-2000s, when I was lecturing on Nazi Germany to students in my 10th grade World History class, a … Continue reading Meeting a Member of the Hitler Youth
Racism toward Asian and African refugees has shocked and disturbed the world. While some Ukrainians have racist views, most are decent people fleeing terror.
Putin’s attack on Ukraine negates any positive benefits he brought to the Russian society and taints the Russian nation the same way Hitler’s actions destroyed and humiliated Germany.
The world has fallen in love with Volodymyr Zelensky. The Ukrainian comedian has risen from being a mediocre president to a global inspiration in his fight against Putin.
A Chinese invasion of Taiwan is unlikely due to logistics, and the supportive relationship between Putin and Xi will not last since historically the nations have been at odds.
The Russian people need to rise up and overthrow Putin. The lies he told leading up to the invasion of Ukraine prove he is a danger to global security.
By invading Ukraine, Putin appears to be suffering from an illness that has compromised his mental facilities.
Joyce O’Day 
