Your weekend long reads📰

Good morning, friends of The Short List! It's John, bringing you some of the best reads of the week from the Paste BN Network. The list is long, so let's begin:

►As the tension over Ukraine continues, stick with Paste BN to keep up with what's behind the conflict and what might happen next.

• What is a 'false flag'? US says Russia may use the tactic to justify Ukraine invasion
• A way out? How diplomacy could defuse a potential Russian invasion
• Not just Ukraine: Russia has long history of unleashing cyberattacks against enemies

►The closing ceremony for the Winter Olympics is Sunday. The Beijing Games saw as much controversy and drama as any in recent memory.

• The (unfair) Olympics: Sha’Carri Richardson is right to question IOC's doping ruling
• Bad judging: Valieva should have been third after short program, ex-judge says . . . and then came The Meltdown
• 'Just get up': Mikaela Shiffrin and the pressure to keep winning

►February is Black History Month. Celebrate African Americans' legacy with these highlights from Paste BN.

• Blaxploitation classics: Movies anchored in Black Power continue to resonate
• TV show and trivia game: Teacher took Black history to the masses

• He fought with Washington: Black Revolutionary War soldier to be honored

There are more great reads below.👇 Have a great weekend, and may your Wordle always be green!🟩