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By John Helmer, Moscow  @bears_with The Massachusetts philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson was making a mistake when he claimed “there are only ten minutes in the life of a pear when it is perfect to eat.”  Although he grew pears himself, Emerson isn’t known to have made them into pear cider, also known as poiré in France, perry […]

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By John Helmer, Moscow  @bears_with If the US Government, including the President and the Pentagon, have been telling the truth, the Chinese balloon incursion over US territory for a week has proved to be one of the most effective spy missions ever attempted against US air and missile defences in recent memory.  If the Chinese Government […]

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By John Helmer, Moscow  @bears_with In the war of the worlds which the US insists its allies fight on their territories in Asia and in Europe, the flight of the Chinese balloon demonstrates the reverse of the propaganda message on who in this war is strong; who is weak; who will prevail; who will survive. Suppose […]

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By John Helmer, Moscow  @bears_with Paper tiger German tanks, delivered on the insistence of lame-duck Ukrainian politicians, will become sitting ducks on the battlefield, while the economic front of the war against Russia is looking more and more like the story of over-confidence and guile as told by Uncle Remus to generations of American children. That’s […]