As a result of our unprecedented sanctions, the ruble was almost immediately reduced to rubble.
The Russian economy is on track to be cut in half.
It was ranked the 11th biggest economy in the world before this invasion — and soon, it will not even rank among the top 20.
12:16 am in #Ukraine
Ready to sleep.
It was hard day for Ukraine.
Slavutych (Kyiv region) was occupied, explosions in Lviv, alarms were crying all over Western Ukraine.
We need to stay strong,
Good night, world.
The illustration by Oksana Zahorodnyk. Ukrainian towns.
Annals of Supreme Court recusal history:
Justice William Rehnquist recused himself from the 1974 Nixon tapes decision because he had served in Nixon’s Justice Department.
I went into the Senate’s consideration of Judge Jackson’s nomination with an open mind.
But after studying the nominee’s record and watching her performance this week, I cannot and will not support Judge Jackson for a lifetime appointment to our highest Court.
People of color, especially those who have the audacity to be the first, often have to work twice as hard to get half the respect.
Judge Jackson, thank you for persevering. You are an inspiration.
A sitting U.S. Senator said that states should be able to ban interracial marriage in an interview and I just feel like we haven’t sufficiently freaked the fuck out about that yet.
NEW: President Biden just ordered Republican Senate candidate Dr. Oz to resign from the White House fitness and nutrition council by 6pm tonight or else be fired. Trump had appointed him to the council for 2 terms.
The way that a Black woman in America can be as highly, hyper educated, intelligent, elegant, skilled, experienced and qualified as KBJ and still be treated like this by white men on national television. It's not even symbolic. It's a glaring body of evidence.
🚨This is not a drill. Republicans want to ban interracial marriages.
We will lose our freedom if you don’t RT this and make sure your friends and family know.
.@IAGovernor should be ashamed of herself. The real tragedy is the impact that shootings continue to have on our students' health. I support Iowa’s public schools, unlike Reynolds. #Iowa#IAGov https://t.co/um3v7ck5NP
Russian state TV used yet another clip of Tucker Carlson in its flagship Sunday show, Vesti Nedeli. In the clip, #TuckyoRose argued that disinformation and propaganda is coming out of the White House and not out of Russia.