The story is even more alarming when you read the whole thing. A normal American president would be rallying the G7 today to confront the Russians on this and all the incidents Putin has been efforting to destabilize the West. Alas…
UFC fighter Bryce Mitchell criticizes Trump's White House UFC fight:
Our government is desecrating its role in society by hosting sporting events. Our tax dollars and resources are funding this operation. The government is supposed to protect us, not entertain us.
This is a disgrace.
To congratulate a country and a people who have murdered hundreds of thousands of people and still continue to relentlessly amounts to whitewash their crimes against humanity.
Period.
Hey @DNIGabbard@TulsiGabbard -- Russia, China, Canada, Belarus, and the USA have biosafety level-4 labs. Ukraine doesn't.
Instead of being a good Russian asset, why not investigate this: Why did the USA's top infectious disease lab, at Fort Detrick, Maryland, shutdown mysterious in August 2019, months before the pandemic?
Her own “evidence” hilariously includes a warning that it is a target of Russian propaganda—which she then repeats. This woman is dumber than a bag of hammers. It might as well say “Tulsi Gabbard, Anna Paulina Luna, and other moutbreathers might lie about this” across the top.
James Dolan invited his friend Donald Trump to watch Game 3. In order to do that, they have to ban the organic, historically joyous parties happening outside MSG for fans who can't afford to be inside. Modern sports in a nutshell
Irish politicians are avoiding questions about Aughinish. Patrick O’Donovan refuses to answer my calls. The refinery is in his constituency
He says the Russian owned plant is not connected to Russia’s war machine, without showing evidence. They want this to blow over. It won’t
This is fundamentally flawed logic that unfortunately many on the left continue to embrace: "Economic sanctions punish ordinary people who did not ask for this war." Interestingly enough, in their minds, the same logic somehow doesn't apply to Israel.
However, it presumes that most Russian citizens are victims of the regime, not its enablers. Obviously, there are a brave few who actually try to do something and have paid a price for doing so, but they are rather the exception. The vast majority either actively supports the war or simply does not care enough to oppose it because it hasn't significantly disrupted their daily lives. Yet.
Many in the U.S. are not aware that Russia's war machine is not primarily fueled by conscripts dragged unwillingly to the front. It relies heavily on volunteers who knowingly sign contracts and travel to Ukraine to kill people for money. They don't have a moral problem with it and see it as just another risky job.
Those who are not in the military manufacture drones, sew uniforms, maintain military logistics, and keep defense factories running around the clock. They produce propaganda on TV, print books that justify aggression, adopt stolen Ukrainian kids, create "patriotic" art, spread pro-war messages on social media, and pay taxes that finance the war - or simply do nothing and accept the invasion of Ukraine because "what can we do?"
Sanctions are not designed to be pleasant. Their purpose is precisely to increase the economic and political cost of aggression both for the regime and its enablers. If Russian society can continue living largely normal lives while missiles rain down on Ukrainian cities every single night, there is little incentive for anyone inside Russia to question the war.
Trump‘s hands have been untied for a year and a half and he’s only used them to try to strangle Ukraine and put Russian money into he and his cronies' pockets. Letting Trump do whatever he wants means letting Putin do whatever he wants.
Rep. McCaul was one of 18 Republicans who voted for Ukraine Support Act in the House, defying GOP leadership. "This is the time to standup", he tells me. "And I wish my own party could put the bill on the floor"
Going at Abdul Carter for not sticking to sports or being a “team guy” when he’s merely reacting to a decision his QB made is WILD. if you’re cool with Dart’s decision, fine… just shut your fat mouth when it comes to Abdul Carter then.