Trump talks tough on Venezuela, but admires thugs and dictators like Nicolas Maduro.
As President, I will stand with the Venezuelan people and for democracy.
BREAKING: Prigozhi and the private military company, Wagner group are apparently declaring war on the Russian Ministry of Defence. They say that there was a Russian rocket strike on Wagner's mercenaries.
Could this be the start of a “Russian Civil War” or a major turning point in Russia’s war with Ukraine that Ukraine has been waiting for? Here is the statement issued by Prigozhi:
"PMC Wagner Commanders’ Council made a decision: the evil brought by the military leadership of the country must be stopped.
They neglect the lives of soldiers. They forgot the word “justice”, and we will bring it back.
Those, who destroyed today our guys, who destroyed tens, tens of thousands of lives of Russian soldiers will be punished.
I’m asking: no one resist. Everyone who will try to resist, we will consider them a danger and destroy them immediately, including any checkpoints on our way. And any aviation that we see above our heads.
I’m asking everyone to remain calm, do not succumb to provocations, and remain in their houses. Ideally, those along our way, do not go outside.
After we finished what we started, we will return to the frontline to protect our motherland.
Presidential authority, Government, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Rosgvardia, and other departments will continue operating as before.
We will deal with those who destroy Russian soldiers. And we will return to the frontline.
Justice in the Army will be restored. And after this, justice for the whole of Russia."
Note that a lot of misinformation is being spread in this war.
I often spend time looking at photos from the past and I think about how far we've actually come over the last 100+ yrs.
Although the media pushes negativity, the general trend for humanity is upwards. We should generally be optimistic about where we are headed.
This photo below depicts several child laborers at the Maggioni Canning Company. They could only attend school for half the day and spent four hours per day shucking before school. Then they spent several more hours shucking after school. They also worked on Saturday for 8-9 hours.
Regulations and economic progress has made sure that the children of today don't have to live like these kids below.
Reply below with some of your favorite images of the past.
This photo also taken by Lewis Hine in Port Royal, South Carolina, in 1912.
REMEMBER THIS DAY. NUCLEAR FUSION BREAKTHROUGH. We have harnessed the power to create nuclear fusion with lasers eliminating the need for fossil fuels, and without any radioactive waste. This breakthrough creates unlimited clean renewable energy. It eliminates the need for oil.
No one will really understand politics until they understand that politicians are not trying to solve our problems. They are trying to solve their own problems—of which getting elected and re-elected are number one and number two. Whatever is number three is far behind.