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[maxdixie @maxindixie]

Suggested viewing, especially for the Christian "right". How do you measure up on your knowledge of history, theology, and political ideologies like democracy, socialism, communism, fascism, bolshevism?
Larry C. Johnson (former CIA) and Apti Alaudinov discuss. You may not like some of what you learned, but if it doesn't make you rethink much of our early education, I'd be very surprised.
https://t.co/y9a2Jy47Au

[Iuliia Mendel @IuliiaMendel]

In Ukraine, there are two camps. One stands for peace, the other for war. And it’s time we spoke about this openly.

I believe the latter are fewer in number, yet far louder than anyone else. Of course — behind them stand enormous funds for propaganda and a license for impunity. They have thousands of talking heads, useful idiots, and people paralyzed by despair.

They are ready to intimidate, harass, unleash bots, turn half the nation into “enemies of the people,” lecture and moralize, and teach you that your sons must die for the state. They insist that if you want the war to end, there’s something wrong with you — you’re naïve, stupid, or even insane.

They claim there is no corruption, that all Ukrainians must remain poor, and that the conscription officers — which hunt men like animals and are notorious for torture and human rights abuses — are mere “Russian propaganda.” They say peace is impossible solely because of Putin, that the best hero is a dead hero, and that everyone shown on television is telling the truth.

And then there’s the eternal message: “Just endure a little longer.” A few more months and we’ll win. Another six months and Russia will run out of resources. One more year and the war will be over.

Every autocracy has had its propaganda. And every one operated on the same principle: silence, destroy, and hound the critics — while filling the media with the “right” people and the “right” messages.

This summer, the last attempt this year to end the war will be made. It will be presented as American pressure, a betrayal of the Ukrainian people, especially Zelenskyy, or collaboration with Russia.

They notice only the negative, and only when it’s time to shift blame onto someone else.

As you may have noticed, according to Zelenskyy, everyone is guilty. Biden is guilty for talking about war and sowing panic. The West is guilty for not giving weapons on time. Trump is guilty for negotiating with Putin and trying to bring everyone to the table. Ukrainian men are guilty for not wanting to go to the front. Refugees are guilty for leaving and thus not being patriots. Critics are guilty because Ukraine is losing because of them. Deputy ministers, ministers, and long-time partners are guilty as they were caught in corruption. The only ones who are never guilty… are two specific people. I won’t name them.

So this time, once again, everyone will be blamed. Zelenskyy will face a choice: either drag the war out further, or once again play the role of the unfortunate victim who, under pressure, is forced to do the unforgivable.

We are offered various options to end the war, but our leadership rejects them all. The price of continuing the war is always the same — more rivers of Ukrainian blood, another horrific winter without electricity or heating, and hundreds of thousands more refugees.

If this summer there is no peace agreement — any agreement at all — even a shaky ceasefire or a halt to large-scale shelling, the war will drag on at least until March. Because the United States, the only viable mediator and influential player, will be preoccupied with mid-term elections, then winter holidays, and then there will be the fifth anniversary of the war…

Once again, we will be told to “endure a little longer,” and once again we will be fed stories about how Russia is about to collapse any day now.

The people writing these messages are not stupid. They simply believe that we — all of us — are.

[Martin A. Armstrong @ArmstrongEcon]

Russia wanted to Donbass because there are Russians there.

If anybody really looked at the unbiased news, you'll see, after 2014, what happened. Ukrainians in Odessa started dragging Russians off the street, beating them. They chased a whole bunch into the trade union building and set it on fire and burned them alive.

That's what started the whole separation movement.

[Ikkyu Sojun @ConciousLabRat]

Finland’s hypocrisy is comedy gold right now, and it’s getting hard to watch.

Russia didn’t just beat Sweden in 1809 but it pulled Finland out of Stockholm’s shadow, gave it Grand Duchy status with real autonomy, and basically handed over the keys to becoming a real nation.

Then in 1917, while Russia was in chaos, Finland grabbed full independence.

Grateful?

Not even close.

Today the same Finns are in full panic mode: rushing into NATO, putting razor wire on the border, and yelling “Russian threat!” like Putin is hiding behind every tree ready to snatch their saunas and Moomins.

The paranoia is wild and acting scared of the very country whose bayonets accidentally created modern Finland.

And the self-own is brutal.

They cut off cheap Russian energy, so electricity bills are sky-high and factories are shutting down.

Russian tourists who used to pour money into border towns? Gone.

Cross-border shopping and tourism? Dead. Billions in trade vanished overnight.

Turns out spite is expensive.

[Хроника деградации @sergeenko_i]

В 17 веке было две русско-турецких войны.

В 18 веке было четыре русско-турецких войны.

В 19 веке было тоже четыре русско-турецких войны.

Вопроса у меня два:

1) Почему не было ни одной украинско-турецкой войны?
2) Где всё это время были украинцы?

[maxdixie @maxindixie]

@vick55top Listen to Ritter's remarks. Paraphrased... "unconditional surrender" opens many doors to "fix" ukraine into a real country. https://t.co/mLMTnUgQVt

[maxdixie @maxindixie]

@RepNancyMace Good question

[Ivo Toniut @IvoTONIUT]

You're being told that the protests in Albania were sparked by business deals between Edi Rama's Government and Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Do you really believe that? 🤔

[The National @TheNationalNews]

Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev says US President Donald Trump’s administration has been ‘working really hard’ to reach a compromise in Ukraine peace talks

@_HadleyGamble

[Kirill Dmitriev @kadmitriev]

Talked at @SPIEF about U.S.-Russia relations recovering from the blunders of Obama and Biden. Constructive dialogue with President Trump's team continues.

Dialogue and economic cooperation will overcome the malicious efforts of woke politicians and the leftist deep state.
🇷🇺🤝🇺🇸

[AfD-Fraktion Sachsen @AfD_SLT]

Liebe Freunde, liebe Leser,

überraschenderweise hat die Bundesregierung vor wenigen Tagen verlauten lassen, es öffne sich jetzt ein „Fenster für Gespräche der europäischen Seite mit Russland“.

Trotzdem konnte es der außenpolitische Sprecher der CDU, Jürgen Hardt, nicht unterlassen, meine AfD-Kollegen aus dem Bundestag und mich als „dumm“ zu beschimpfen, weil wir nach St. Petersburg zum Internationalen Wirtschaftsforum geflogen sind.

Die Gespräche mit Russland sind selbstverständlich überhaupt nicht dumm. Sie dienen nationalen Interessen.

Weiter: https://t.co/zAxDnWCqDR

[maxdixie @maxindixie]

@kadmitriev Enlist with his Bandera brothers.

[maxdixie @maxindixie]

@kadmitriev Groundhog

[Kirill Dmitriev @kadmitriev]

@TRobinsonNewEra https://t.co/RyIxuwhwOD

[maxdixie @maxindixie]

@AMist78 @FaytuksNetwork While ships are still transiting the strait, the U.S. Navy (Fifth Fleet, destroyers, etc.) is actively present and enforcing its blockade on Iranian-linked traffic while attempting limited "freedom of navigation" operations to escort non-Iranian ships.

[Mihai Lasca @MihaiLasca]

❗❗ UCRAINA ESTE OFICIAL DUȘMANUL ROMÂNIEI!

Ucraina a încercat și a premeditat detonarea unei drone maritime cu 300 de kg de explozibil la bord, dar Dumnezeu le-a încurcat planul criminal prin blocarea dronei în balizele din portul Constanța.

Astfel drona nu și-a atins ținta în cele două depozite, unul de petrol și celalalt de azotat, care putea arunca în aer mai mult de jumătate din Constanța și portul maritim.

Criminalii ucraineni au monitorizat și au ghidat drona prin video până la locul unde trebuia să se autodetoneze, iar ulterior, toată mass-media infracțională s-ar fi activat la ordin și ar fi pus atentatul terorist în cârca rușilor.

Constanța putea fi în doliu în acest moment iar articolul 5 din tratatul NATO, activat. România se trezea parte beligerantă în conflictul din Ucraina fără să își dea consimțământul.

Servicile secrete au datoria să denunțe atacul criminal comis de Ucraina împotriva țării nostre!

În calitate de fost deputat în Parlamentul României și președinte al partidului PPR Patrioții Poporului Român solicit autorităților române să nu fie complice la actele criminale pregătite Ucraina și să oprim orice sprijin cu această țară ostilă României!

[maxdixie @maxindixie]

@MilitarySummary He's such a clown. He is the one that is always begging for a ceasefire.

[maxdixie @maxindixie]

@EmmanuelMacron Late night partying again??

[maxdixie @maxindixie]

@Keir_Starmer @EmmanuelMacron @_FriedrichMerz Does the same for those male models? It should has been quiet since they were arrested. What happened? Charges dropped? Secret trial? Sent home hoping people will forget about it??

[maxdixie @maxindixie]

Israel ignored the provision of the ceasefire which includes no more attacking Lebanon.
https://t.co/C2lfj2IGIQ