โก๏ธ Zelenskyy: There are $300 billion worth of frozen Russian assets. Russia has already caused more than $800 billion worth of damage in Ukraine. Can we take the $300 billion that belongs to us? Can we decide for ourselves what type of weapons we need?
Walz: So if you are feeling deflated, discouraged today, I get it. Take some time. Take care of yourselves. And get back in this fight when you are ready. And know that whenever you are ready to get back in that fight, I will be standing right here, ready to fight with you.
@PaulTassi I'm currently loving the Darya Nevic series by Rob Young which consists of two shorts (Transplants, Memories of Broken Glass) and the book Longshot. Very cinematic, boots on the ground, from the POV of a sniper in the Cadian Imperial Guard
"I'm proud to be working class, and I'm proud to be anti-racist working class as well!"
Love this woman - interviewed by @novaramedia in Barnsley today โค
Nigel Farage goes on about sovereignty and patriotism but is happy to be the useful idiot of a murderous dictator. The NATO expansion argument has always just been a figleaf for Putinโs disturbing designs. Farage showing his true colours.
@TheSphereHunter Congrats Suzi! Coincidentally, doing my first playthrough of CP2077 atm and I just bumped into a certain someone in Night City mere moments ago, what a lovely surprise ๐ You're killing it ๐
A Democrat was in the White House when my family was sent to the internment camps in 1941. It was an egregious violation of our human and civil rights.
It would have been understandable if people like me said theyโd never vote for a Democrat again, given what had been done to us.
But being a liberal, being a progressive, means being able to look past my own grievances and concerns and think of the greater good. It means working from within the Democratic party to make it better, even when it has betrayed its values.
I went on to campaign for Adlai Stevenson when I became an adult. I marched for civil rights and had the honor of meeting Dr. Martin Luther King. I fought for redress for my community and have spent my life ensuring that America understood that we could not betray our Constitution in such a way ever again.
Bill Clinton broke my heart when he signed DOMA into law. It was a slap in the face to the LGBTQ community. And I knew that we still had much work to do. But I voted for him again in 1996 despite my misgivings, because the alternative was far worse. And my obligation as a citizen was to help choose the best leader for it, not to check out by not voting out of anger or protest.
There is no leader who will make the decision you want her or him to make 100 percent of the time. Your vote is a tool of hope for a better world. Use it wisely, for it is precious. Use it for others, for they are in need of your support, too.