The most enraging part of the #WARINUKRAINE is that, no matter the outcome, a country’s way of life will be forever altered because a disgusting dictator in Putin decided to invade. It’s disgusting and tragic, and there is nothing we can do. [1/2] #StandWithUkriane#Fuckrussia
@CollinRugg@rawsalerts I guarantee that robots, drones, and bomb sniffing dogs are regularly utilized for security for NYE (and other large gatherings). This isn’t news or anything different then previous year(s).
@diogenesosilva@js_ace_football@NBCNews Sure, that is a valid answer. But there are plenty of cases where a parent may want their kid to be present at a family holiday get together. Spirit claims they handle these situations, so why fault the parent for trusting the Spirit could get their kid where they said they could
@RebeccaTucker85@js_ace_football@NBCNews Plus lost wages, plus other travel expenses. Also depends on the distance flown… I regularly fly cross country and even Spirit regularly would cost $300-500 round trip.
@js_ace_football@NBCNews A parent who can only afford one plane ticket and wants to make sure their 6 year old gets to enjoy the holiday with their family.
Not sure why shifting the blame onto typically poor people, rather then the large multi-national corporation is your take here. Kinda sis
5/ Again, take w/ huge grain of salt. Taken from 1 hour call yesterday as described by my cousin and his wife. Don’t claim anything else, but met said Russian military officer and can vouch he is who I claim he is. Obviously rough times for my cousin + family.
4/ Most troops + officers have no desire to be there. Most are confused, no direction. We’re told Ukraine would fall within 48 hours, minimal casualties. Told Ukraine had been fighting separatists for “a decade” and was not prepared for war. All obviously false.
We also need to learn how to reach out to these people, and how to balance the need for reform with the need for perceived stability. Progress is good, but we need to keep the end goal in mind while planning the small steps to get there.
Also think this may explain the shift b/t 2020 and 2021. Trump was just too far right for these same people, but @GlennYoungkin seems like a ‘safe’ bet when you truly believe @TheDemocrats are too ‘radical’ or influenced by ‘radical’ ideology.
The #culturewar issues only work when voters don’t have a better reason to vote for @TheDemocrats. Give them a reason to #voteblue and you remove most of the teeth from the “culture war.” Then have a quick, easy answer why we’re aren’t pushing #CRC or whatever BS the GOP pushes.
But we need to recognize that the #CultureWar tactics are only effective if @TheDemocrats don’t give voters a reason to ignore it. You do that by running on POPULAR issues like #raisingtheminimum wage, #paidleave and #taxingtherich. Give promises, and then actually fulfill them.
@GlennYoungkin gave voters a reason to vote for him. @TerryMcAuliffe gave them a lot of National talk and ‘Trump bad’ takes. When it comes down to it, that is what needs to be taken from the #VirginiaElection2021
I’ve been a Democratic activist since I was 7 and protesting the #IraqWar and it’s sad watching @TheDemocrats make the same mistakes over and over again. We have been fighting the same highly popular issues over and over again but never actually #getitdone.
When I saw @TerryMcAuliffe’s campaign, it was a lot about Donald Trump, a lot about @GlennYoungkin, and not enough about his excellent record as VA’s Governor. Regular Americans in #Virginia don’t look at it as Trump vs Biden, they view it as @TerryMcAuliffe vs @GlennYoungkin