Lori R

What punishments of God are not gifts? JRRT The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice. MLK Getting a new everything.

[westsiderag @westsiderag]

Waiting for…

[Lori R @loriroberts23]

Love this. Well done from fellow GenXer.

[Howard Mortman @HowardMortman]

"Does DoD know Prigozhin is alive or are we in a Weekend at Bernie's scenario?"
- @JeffSchogol @TaskandPurpose

Brig. Gen. Ryder: "I'm sorry Jeff, I don't get the reference. I'm kidding. Gen Xer at podium. I have many responsibilities -- but press sec. for Prigozhin is not one."

[Lori R @loriroberts23]

How an Abusive Partner's "Good" Behavior is Part of the Act - The Hotline https://t.co/84yTPP72z4

[John Harwood @JohnJHarwood]

this @TerryMoran thread makes a critical point usually lost in the daily bullshit news flow

national security is a president's core responsibility

Biden and his team have aced their biggest national security test so far

(all the more striking w/Trump on the anti-American side)

[SIGAR @SIGARHQ]

Not only did U.S. officials misjudge in good faith the time & resources required to rebuild Afghanistan, they prioritized their own political preferences for what reconstruction should look like, rather than what they could realistically achieve
https://t.co/ptaMfRbCNT

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

A paradox is a seemingly self-contradictory statement that proves true.

The most powerful paradoxes I’ve found:

[Julia Davis @JuliaDavisNews]

Paul Manafort admits he passed Trump campaign data to a suspected Russian asset.

https://t.co/qya1ILUdth

[Peacock Queen @BWLFPeacock]

@Acyn Ummmmm actually

[Meet the Press @MeetThePress]

WATCH: “While a lot of men are hiding under their desks in lawyers’ offices,” fmr. DHS Sec. Johnson says three women made an impact in the Jan. 6 hearings: “Caroline Edwards, Cassidy Hutchinson and Rep. Cheney.”

“This hearing has really been a profile in courage among women.”

[Dr. Rebecca Johnson @johnsonr]

AND THEY FOUND THE CAUSE OF SIDS. This is a banner day for science: https://t.co/k60135anMx

[Coach BJ Thompson @bj116]

“Stay away from people who act like a victim in a problem they created.”

[Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto]

Americans who dismissed or encouraged Russian interference in the 2016 US election should explain why they’re now tough on Russia on Ukraine. The two acts are part of the same Putin plan to undermine rule of law & the West - aggression that goes back at least to Georgia in 2008.

[Brian Deese Archived @briandeeseNEC]

Many people don’t realize this, but because of historically strong economic growth & policy choices, the deficit last year actually fell. By $360bn.

AND

Maybe even more surprising, we're on track to see the federal deficit fall by >$1T this yr, the largest nominal decline ever.

[Sen. Elissa Slotkin @SenatorSlotkin]

I’m urging the House to quickly take up Ukraine Lend-Lease Act a number of us introduced last week would expedite U.S. shipments of equipment to Ukraine as we continue to backfill allies who are delivering their own security assistance to help repel Russia’s invasion. 4/4

[David French @DavidAFrench]

We’re accustomed to cowardice. Politicians fold to Twitter mobs, or mean words from Mar-a-Lago. We’re so accustomed to cowardice that actual courage is jolting. It shocks us back to life. Why Zelensky matters. In Ukraine, and at home. https://t.co/9hc3rX5XFg

[Sarah Isgur @whignewtons]

"One of the great heroes of my lifetime ...Zelensky is on the streets, wearing battle fatigues, ready to fight for his country. And Putin is sitting behind this massive table in this huge white room; a mausoleum where honesty and honor went to die." https://t.co/n0ZcaBLIx3

[Lori R @loriroberts23]

Worth 4 minutes of your time.

[The Recount @therecount]

We just thought we'd share the first few minutes of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's 2019 inauguration speech.

[Secretary Antony Blinken @SecBlinken]

Today I authorized the @DeptofDefense to provide an additional $350 million in immediate military assistance to Ukraine to help defend itself from Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war. #UnitedWithUkraine

[Liz Cheney @Liz_Cheney]

Watch - Latvians sing Ukrainian National Anthem in front of Russian Embassy in Riga.

[Dan Lamothe @DanLamothe]

Final point: As of Saturday morning in Washington, not a single major Ukrainian city has fallen to Russia, days after this invasion began.

Outgunned or not, the Ukrainians are making this painful for Putin and his army.