🦋Laurinda🦋

Gen X Melburnian living on Wurundjeri land. Voted YES. NO to NUCLEAR! Happily left of centre! I Stand with Ukraine 🇺🇦

[🦋Laurinda🦋 @LLL310768]

@nuckythompson8 @strangerous10 Get real, that girl is a f…… twit!
If I had my way, she would be fined & deported!

[🦋Laurinda🦋 @LLL310768]

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[🦋Laurinda🦋 @LLL310768]

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[Aaron Dodd, Curmudgeon @AaronDodd]

1. Walk away from #AUKUS
2. Shut down Pine Gap
3. Kick the US,Marines out of Darwin .

The USA is no longer Australia's ally. It should be treated as a malevolent foreign power.

#auspol #USPolitics #Trump
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[🦋Laurinda🦋 @LLL310768]

@MissPolly62 I already am

[🦋Laurinda🦋 @LLL310768]

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[Robert Stevenson @RobertStevenso9]

The most intelligent, articulate and competent Liberal PM from the last decade was Malcolm Turnbull. He got booted out, not by the voters, but by his fellow Liberal politicians. What does that tell us?

[Bob Morgan 🇬🇧🇺🇦 💙 @Bbmorg]

Do not share this photo - Donald will not like it.

[Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly]

The world will become a very cold and lonely place if we continue this ridiculous “screw you, go it alone” foreign policy. It’s dumb and it won’t age well and puts you and your kids and your grandkids at risk. America is the strongest, richest country in the world. We didn’t get there by being bullies like Putin, we got there by leading from the front and bringing our allies. That’s why I’ll continue to share with everyone who will listen why we must keep supporting Ukraine.

[Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly]

Finally, if we stand with Ukraine they will be there for us. This country has a fighting spirit and a depth of experience and kickassness unmatched anywhere in the world today. These are the people you want in your corner. My goal in the Senate is and will continue to be to keep us out of wars. I think that is true for most combat veterans like me. We want to stay out of the fight. But when things go sideways and we find ourselves on the battlefield in a foreign land or God forbid, at home, the first call I’d want to make is to our Ukrainian friends. I know they would be there for us if we are there for them.

[Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly]

If we abandon our ally Ukraine, we will be viewed by other countries including our other allies as untrustworthy and in the future we shouldn’t expect their help. As significant as that is, what is a bigger deal is the reaction we would see from China. The Chinese watch everything and they want to take Taiwan. If they view our partnerships and our loyalty to our allies as weak they are more likely to try to take Taiwan by force. If that happens, this President or any future President will have to make one of the most consequential decisions in the history of our country. My goal is to avoid that decision. We avoid that by strengthening our alliances, not weakening them.

[Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly]

Lastly I visited the Wall of Remembrance to pay tribute to Ukraine’s dead soldiers. I’m bringing back what I saw and learned from Ukrainian leaders, servicemembers and the Ukrainian people to show the direct impact our support is having on the ground. The safety and security of Ukraine is tied to the safety and security of the United States. Let me explain why.

[Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly]

I saw the innovation and fighting spirit of the Ukrainians up close. It was embodied in their military members, everyday people and by these students who are aviation engineers using their spare time to help Ukrainians innovate in their military. They now have a defense industrial base that we should envy and that we can learn from. They have an innovation cycle measured in days while ours is years. We should be learning from it, not slowing it down.

[Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly]

Ukraine did not start this war, and they did not ask for the constant missile and drone attacks that have terrorized the population. Government officials who can’t acknowledge factual information should reevaluate their career choices.

[Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly]

I met with Ukrainian pilots, one who I had met in Arizona when he was learning to fly the F-16. They are flying challenging combat missions against the Russians who are protected by a considerable electronic warfare and surface to air missile system defense. They’ve learned a lot and they are getting better and having more success. When Trump cut off these pilots from US intelligence that they need to plan their missions, he blinded them to the threat and put them and their aircraft at risk. But worse than that, it helps the Russians advance further into Ukrainian territory and murder more Ukrainians. President Trump says the Russians are “hitting them hard” in a tone of voice that implies approval. It is sickening to see from an American President. “Hitting them hard” means more dead Ukrainian kids.

[Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly]

Donald Trump is trying to weaken Ukraine’s hand and we are owed an explanation. If Putin gains ground he won’t agree to a ceasefire and will eventually threaten a NATO ally and this puts American troops and the American people at risk.

[Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly]

The pause of military aid has only made it harder for Ukraine in their fight against Russia. They are running low on certain weapons which have made it most of the way to Ukraine. Stopping the transfer of these weapons only helps the Russians. The Russians will become more confident and try to drive a harder bargain in ceasefire talks. This isn’t rocket science. We should be negotiating from a position of strength.

[Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly]

Hospitals should never be targets in war, but Putin is a war criminal who targets hospitals routinely. I visited one in Kyiv. Injured soldiers told me how they want to get back to the fight. Nurses there shared their stories of the invasion with me through tears. Stories of violence that women and children of Ukraine suffered during the invasion. These nurses told me how they witnessed Russian soldiers raping children in front of their parents and then murdering these children in front of their parents. Horrendous war crimes which can never be forgiven. Donald Trump says he trusts Putin and is trying to make him look like a friend and a good guy. I look forward to seeing Putin rot in prison.