The seven deadly sins were first enumerated by Pope Gregory I (the Great) in the 6th century and later elaborated by St. Thomas Aquinas in the 13th century. Along with pride, they include wrath, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, and sloth. Although the concept of the seven deadly sins is not found in scripture, the sin of pride is frequently warned against in the Bible. In the Book of Genesis, the serpent tempts Eve in the Garden of Eden by appealing to pride and envy, with the promise that she “will be like God, knowing good and evil” after eating the forbidden fruit. A famous proverb in the Old Testament cautions, “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall” (Proverbs 16:18). Conversely, multiple references in the New Testament quote Jesus’s advice on the virtue of humility, “All who exalt themselves will be humbled, and all who humble themselves will be exalted” (Gospel According to Matthew 23:12).

clickbait - заголовок-ловушка, наживка

Clickbait is a text or a thumbnail link that is designed to attract attention and to entice users to follow that link and read, view, or listen to the linked piece of online content, being typically deceptive, sensationalized, or otherwise misleading. A "teaser" aims to exploit the "curiosity gap", providing just enough information to make readers of news websites curious, but not enough to satisfy their curiosity without clicking through to the linked content. Clickbait headlines often add an element of dishonesty, using enticements that do not accurately reflect the content being delivered. The "-bait" suffix makes an analogy with fishing, where a hook is disguised by an enticement (bait), presenting the impression to the fish that it is a desirable thing to swallow.

to thumb his nose - показать кукиш

If not intentional, Putin’s timing certainly seemed designed to thumb his nose at the global talks happening less than a 90-minute drive away. His presence presented a symbolic split screen: Negotiators haggling over how to wean the world off fossil fuels in one frame, and Putin with every reason to keep them flowing in the other.                                                                                                                                                   Случайно или нет, но визит Путина (и особенно выбранный момент) выглядит этаким кукишем всемирному экологическому саммиту, который проходит всего в полутора часах езды. Его присутствие напомнило киноэффект расщепленного экрана: климатические переговоры о том, как отвадить мир от ископаемого топлива, в одном кадре, а Путин, у которого есть все основания качать нефть и дальше, — в другом

swashbuckler

The term "swashbuckler" originates from boisterous fighters who carried a sword and buckler (a small shield). "Swashbuckler" was a putdown, used to indicate a poor swordsman who covered his lack of skill with noise, bragging, and clamour. Novels, and then Hollywood, altered the word's connotation to make the swashbuckler the hero of the plotline.

For someone who promoted his own views so tirelessly, Henry Kissinger was surprisingly misunderstood. Many see him as the arch-exponent of an amoral realism that tarnishes America. Sure enough, like any diplomat, he lied for his country (and occasionally himself). More disturbingly, he was willing to see tens of thousands of people killed if he thought that the national interest demanded it. Yet what distinguishes Mr Kissinger, who died this week aged 100, was not only his realpolitik, but the fact that his practice of diplomacy was also shot through with idealism. It is a style that still holds valuable lessons today.

The would-be Kissingers in the Biden White House (and they exist) confront some daunting challenges. The rivalry between China and America is increasingly poisonous. Bitter wars rage in Ukraine and Gaza. Political divisions are tearing apart Western democracies. Hard-to-solve global issues, such as how to curb climate change and minimise the risks of artificial intelligence, are piling up.

“The choice is very simple. If we are ready to send another 300,000 or 500,000 lives of Ukrainian soldiers to capture Crimea and liberate Donbas, and if we get the right number of tanks and F16s from the west, we can do this,” Omelyan said. “But I don’t see the 500,000 more people ready to die and I don’t see the readiness of the west to send the type and quantity of weapons we would need.”                               
        "Выбор очень простой. Если мы готовы отдать еще 300 000 или 500 000 жизней украинских солдат для захвата Крыма и Донбасса, и если мы получим нужное количество танков и F16 с Запада, то мы сможем это сделать, — сказал Омелян. – Но я не вижу еще 500 000 человек, готовых умереть, и я не вижу готовности Запада послать то оружие и в таком объеме, которое нам понадобится".I

Robert Lane Greene's book “You are what you speak” may be regarded as one of the most devastating pieces of criticism of language planning sponsored by the Ukrainian government.

"Create a state that everyone hates and then yoke it to an official language, and both the language and the state may fail. Create a society people want to join, such as the international community of English speakers or a modern, tolerant South Africa, and it is never necessary to force a language on anyone.”

[Greene, 2011: 162 - 163]

Greene, Robert Lane. You Are What You Speak: Grammar Grouches, Language Laws, and the Politics of Identity. – New York: Delacorte Press, 2011. – 312 p.

t has even been compared to New York's Ellis Island, as a point of arrival for immigrants who travel to Glasgow seeking a better life.

The photography lecturer told BBC Scotland News: "People used to say there were two sides to Govanhill - Bengal and Donegal.

"It is a real melting pot of different nationalities estimated at around 80.

Why do we let Israel and Ukraine wag the US dog?
In America's weird empire, dependents call the shots. Soon we will be suffering the consequences.
ANALYSIS | WASHINGTON POLITICS
Washington Politics U.S. Foreign Policy
DAVID C. HENDRICKSON
NOV 08, 2023

Mr. Netanyahu rebuffed Mr. Biden’s push for greater efforts to avoid civilian casualties in a phone call on Monday. And he has pushed ahead with what he has called “mighty vengeance” for the Oct. 7 attacks, using huge bombs to collapse Hamas’s network of tunnels, even if they also collapse whole neighborhoods in Gaza.

In Ukraine, the country’s most senior military commander, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, uttered the word last week that American officials carefully avoided for the better part of a year: stalemate. Many of Mr. Biden’s aides agree that Ukraine and Russia are dug in, unable to move the front lines of the battle in any significant way.