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Chinese state TV showed a burning Moscow oil refinery while reporting on Russian strikes against Ukraine
The caption on screen reads: "Ukraine's energy infrastructure has been subjected to massive Russian attacks for the second consecutive day."
The only problem is that the footage doesn't quite match the caption. Or has Moscow already seceded from Russia?
Today, high school students in Poprad, Slovakia, walked out on Prime Minister Robert Fico ringing their keys as a nod to the Velvet Revolution.
So proud of my high school ♥️♥️♥️
Video: Denník N
🇸🇰🇺🇦Fico snapped at high-school students during a debate about Ukraine — the teens stood up and walked out
At a meeting with senior students, Slovakia’s prime minister claimed that the EU is supposedly preparing €140 billion “to continue the war.” When the teens tried to correct him, he lost his temper and told them to go… to the front lines.
“If you’re such heroes in your black T-shirts and so strongly for this war, then go there,” Fico said. At that moment, the students were already getting up and leaving the room. One of them walked out holding a Ukrainian flag.
WOW! Slovak students walked out of a meeting with Fico after he criticized the EU's support for Ukraine.
When the students defended the need to aid Ukraine's existential defence, Fico told them they should "go fight there" instead.
These young people have a strong moral compass — and much more guts than their own prime minister. Well, this made me cry🥹
Premiér @RobertFicoSVK ví, že máme dostatek důkazů o podvodech, které se za jeho vlády odehrávaly na Slovensku. Proto musí neustále kopat.😉
Pokračujte, Roberte. Motivujete mě k další práci rozkrývat ty Vaše podvody 😉 Opravdu se Vás v EU nebojíme 🇪🇺
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Prague seems to be bucking the trend of euro capitals descending into third world chaos. Zoomed out, it looks like a fairy tale land with Baroque spires and castles.
Zoomed in, you don’t see the telltale signs of the globohomo malaise plaguing other cities such as Paris or London. The streets are spotless and well-maintained; there aren’t any ethnic ghettos.
An MP told me today that woke somehow didn’t make it here even though people are very secular and very committed to the European project.
My running theory is that this is because the Czechs have nothing to be guilty about: they didn’t colonize anything, they weren’t an imperial power, and in fact they spent four decades mired in communist hell, after which they enjoyed the rare distinction of being the only example of peaceful Revolution in the history of our species, resulting in the cleavage into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
So there’s really nothing for wokeness to exploit. It’s nice to see a European city without a shred of self-loathing, unafraid to assert itself in matters of law and order and immigration.
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What a surprise - Putin rejects an unconditional ceasefire. He wants to keep bombing and killing innocent Ukrainians. He wants Ukraine disarmed. He wants Ukraine neutralised. He wants to make Ukraine a vassal state of Russia. He isn’t negotiating. He’s laughing at us.
Insilico Medicine raises $110M for new trials and robotic helping hands:
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Excellent, hard-hitting analysis by @DouglasKMurray of how and why the Trump-supporting Right lost its way on the issue of Ukraine and ended up legitimizing Putin's war.
The basic scenario is to maintain positions and create conditions for proper diplomacy to achieve the swiftest possible end to this war with a just peace. We need peace, true and honest peace – not endless war. And security guarantees are essential.
The absence of security guarantees for Ukraine 11 years ago allowed Russia to start with the occupation of Crimea and the war in Donbas. Later, the absence of security guarantees allows Russia to launch a full-scale invasion, and now, due to the lack of clear security guarantees, Russia continues to fuel this war. The world sees this, and the world acknowledges it.
Today, we continued our work with European partners on a special diplomatic and security architecture that can bring us closer to peace.
It's true. A corrupt dictator is standing in the way of peace in Ukraine. He has conscripted hundreds of thousands of boys and men who have been maimed and killed. He has used this war to advance his personal political ambitions. He has banned opposition parties and removed political opponents. He has outlawed all media that is critical of his decisions.
His irresponsible behaviour is threatening world peace and making a nuclear conflagration more likely.
His name is Vladimir Putin.
Disposing of common arguments against supporting Ukraine:
“Why don’t you head to the front?”
All Ukraine is asking for is equipment.
“Spend the money at home.”
If Ukraine pays in minerals, it’s actually supporting US industry.
“It’s a hopeless fight.”
Clearly not. Ukraine has held Russia off for 3 years, and Russia is on the ropes.
“It will start World War III.”
Putin is bluffing. Call his bluff.
“It doesn’t matter.”
That’s what they said about Hitler. And Xi is watching.
Dear Americans,
As a Czech I lived 40 years under Russian occupation—fear, oppression, no freedom. When your president supports Putin, it empowers a dictator who destroys lives now. Please don’t let history repeat itself.