ABC News investigative journalist disappeared six months ago. He seems to have known a lot about American aims in Ukraine

https://swentr.site/news/565070-abc-investigative-journalist-disappeared/ 

“No two countries that both had McDonald’s

had fought a war against each other since each got its McDonald’s” 

Thomas L. Friedman:  Lexus and the Olive Tree,  1999

a bee in one's bonnet

 1. An obsession 2. A whimsical or crazy fancy on some point 

The MacLehose Trail

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacLehose_Trail 

Putin is holding GPS hostage – Here’s how to get it back

 https://www.yahoo.com/news/putin-holding-gps-hostage-back-201548640.html

The True Size of Africa

 https://www.statista.com/chart/27090/true-size-of-africa/

Did Russia Just Break The Back Of The West?

 https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/gotgoldorrubles-did-russia-just-break-back-west?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=569

When Will We Run Out of Oil?

 https://investingchannel.com/article/547755/when-will-we-run-out-of-oil

Abramovich’s $50 million Colorado mansion could become a sanctions target

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/20/oligarch-roman-abramovichs-50-million-colorado-mansion-could-become-a-sanctions-target.html 

Why it matters if Saudi Arabia sells oil in Chinese yuan instead of US dollars

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/m/fb3b6a03-7155-3d36-9a9b-646bacca4827/why-it-matters-if-saudi.html