Ted Celeste

Founder and Former Director of Next Generation -NICD - Workshops for State Legislators - "Building Trust Through Civil Discourse"
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[John Kasich @JohnKasich]

I long for the days when Republicans and Democrats came together to balance the budget, pay down the debt, and drive robust economic growth. It took a combination of courage and bipartisanship, and it worked. That model can be repeated, hopefully before a major crisis occurs. But I fear we are on the road to that crisis now.

[ACLU of Ohio @acluohio]

"Some still think the death penalty is about justice. But what I’ve seen, again and again, is that it’s not justice that decides who lives and who dies. It’s poverty. It’s race. It’s geography. It’s politics."

#EndTheDeathPenalty
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[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

Despite the Trump Administration confirming the texts were real, the GOP has launched an all-out assault to attack and smear Atlantic Editor Jeffrey Goldberg for holding the administration accountable.

RETWEET if you stand with Goldberg against the GOP!

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

The America I know and the America I love stands with #Ukraine and against Putin and Russia.

#UkraineStrong

[Richard Woodruff 🇺🇦 @frontlinekit]

US Senator, Michael Bennet (Colorado) gives one of the most impassioned speeches since the onset of the russian invasion, calling out the Senate's timidity to challenge Trump statements and actions against Ukraine.

- THANK YOU @SenatorBennet

[𝔗𝔯𝔲𝔱𝔥 𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔰 @politicsusa46]

I have always had respect For Senator Durbin, and now I have a little more. It’s an indictment on the Republican Party, that they just sit cowering in the corner begging a convicted criminal and now Russian asset, not to hurt them.

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: The top editor at the Associated Press rings the alarm about Donald Trump banning the news agency from the White House — and makes a chilling revelation about what's really going on.

The signs are all there...

According to Julie Pace, the editor in question, Trump's move to ban the AP over their refusal to call the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America" is actually "about something so much bigger" than his absurd renaming efforts.

"This is about freedom of speech and that is a principle, a right that Americans across the political spectrum believe in deeply,” Julie Pace said on ABC.

"This is about whether the government can control the language that we use, that ordinary people can use, and it’s about whether the government can retaliate against you if you don’t use the language that they prefer," she continued.

Pace has experience in dealing with Trump. Before she took on her current role in 2021, she served as the AP's bureau chief in Washington D.C. and covered the president's first disastrous term.

"We are standing up for that right, not just for the AP, but for all independent news organizations and for the public because we believe, again, that this is a principle, freedom of speech that all Americans, regardless of their political party, should believe in,” Pace she stated.

The AP is currently challenging Trump's ban in court and Pace remains optimistic about the road ahead.

"We certainly hope that it results in us being allowed back into cover White House events because we’re there to be the eyes and ears for Americans and people around the world," Pace said.

Every American, regardless of political affiliation, should stand with the Associated Press in this moment. Republicans are constantly bellowing about how much they support free speech. It's time for them to prove it.

Please retweet and ❤️ to urge the court to side with the Associated Press — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a new pro-democracy social network that is exploding in popularity because Twitter and Facebook are trying to stop its growth — which is only making Tribel grow even faster. Please follow us on Tribel to get all of our breaking news alerts sent straight to your phone or computer by clicking the following link: https://t.co/HnJzSKjCwX

[John Kasich @JohnKasich]

During my 18 years on the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, both parties agreed - Russia was a threat. Today’s shift is deeply concerning.

[Dean Blundell🇨🇦 @ItsDeanBlundell]

Game, set, match.

The only message that matters.

🇨🇦🇺🇦

[Roman Sheremeta 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @rshereme]

Former President of Poland Lech Wałęsa wrote the following letter to Donald Trump:

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[𝔗𝔯𝔲𝔱𝔥 𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔰 @politicsusa46]

Today we have heard some outstanding speeches from NATO ally leaders. However, this one from the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, was the one that spoke to me for sure.

I think it’s time to stop pretending to ourselves that the U.S. is anything but an impediment to solving this existential threat, to the welfare and safety of all our citizens.

Let me quote Sun Tzu's The Art of War. ‘All warfare is based on deception’ and for sure, Putin has waged a war of deception. He projected the historical power of the mighty Red army in a bid to quickly overrun Ukraine. He attempted to do it with untrained poorly equipped troops, on out of date rations.

Putin rolled the dice thinking NATO would not commit troops to help defend Ukraine and he was right. What he didn’t plan for, was the lion spirit of the Ukrainian people and the ingenuity of their military engineers. Their work with drones and sea drones has redefined battlefield strategy. Once allies started providing javelin anti-tank missiles and supporting artillery, the game changed. They prevented the Russians from achieving air superiority? And the Russian Black Sea Fleet had to retreat from port.

It is testament to the Ukrainian army and air force, Russia has been held back against all the odds. Let’s be clear, the military has achieved what it has, not because of us, but in-spite of us. We have only given them enough weapons to hold the bear back, not to evict it. There were constant delays, waiting on artillery shells, HIMARS and ATACMS, as well as tanks and F16s.

WE HAVE LET THEM DOWN. Yet these brave men and women have innovated and made do, to defend not only their country, but our borders too. WE OWE THEM BIG TIME. Not with words and sympathy, but with the proper tools to get the job done.

America has disgracefully walked away and aligned with our enemy. The U.S. president’s pet, Elon Musk along with JD Vance, have meanwhile actively supported far right political parties in Europe. Then Vance had the audacity to turn up and lecture us on our own doorstep. What was our answer? ‘Please don’t hurt us’.

This week, we see a slow procession of European leaders making the pilgrimage to the court of Mad King Don for a humiliation session. Pardon my French but ‘f*ck that’, it’s time to stand tall and tell Trump to ‘f*ck right off’ and if it were me. I’d tell him to take his airbases with him too and cancel all military arms contracts.

If he wants access to Ukrainian minerals that’s fine. Ukraine HAS NO DEBT with the U.S. They simply have the thanks of a grateful nation. There was no loan agreement. If he wants mineral rights, then provide an arms package as a down payment for future revenues. Leave the deal on the table for a week and if it’s not signed, pull the deal. Then they get nothing and in addition, no bids will be accepted from US companies for the reconstruction of Ukraine after the war. Now that’s the art of the deal.

As for NATO allies, Trump is walking away regardless, so Europe needs to get its act together NOW. Seize Russian assets and use the funds to fire up the European military industrial base. This will create jobs and growth, while capacity is expanded in all countries with an arms manufacturing capability.

In the meantime, we already have the ability, especially if Poland steps up, to defend against any increased Russian aggression. The British military has already said, if it were needed, we would meet that threat head on today. If this collective approach is taken, the Russian army in Ukraine could be crushed just as crushed the Iraqi army in Desert Storm.

It’s time to show the Americans their services are no longer required. Then when the war is over, we can look to promote the Euro as the new global reserve currency. No harm in ambition I say.

We need to believe in ourselves. It’s time to get the job done and show the world FAFO. There’s only one village idiot in this town and it’s not Zelenskyy.

I rest my case.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

The third anniversary of the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion. Three years of absolute heroism by our people.

Eternal memory to all who stood up in defense of our state and our people, giving their lives so that Ukraine may live.

Eternal gratitude to the fallen heroes—the gratitude of Ukraine, the gratitude of all free nations.
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[𝔗𝔯𝔲𝔱𝔥 𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔰 @politicsusa46]

Now this is what I call a speech. Meet Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament.

On this day three years ago, Russia invaded a sovereign nation neighbor with the sole intent of wiping Ukraine from the face of the European map. There are few words to articulate the pain, suffering and torture the Ukrainian people have endured, not to mention the loss of life in the three years that have passed.

Today we in Europe and most of the rest of the world, stand with Ukraine and commit to an enduring partnership up to and beyond the day Ukraine is free from tyranny once more.

To absent friends who have chosen instead to collaborate with our enemy we say, Is there no limit to your selfish arrogance? Do you have no shame for abandoning an ally whose soldiers fought alongside yours in Iraq? We will NEVER FORGET. When morality leaves the room, all that remains is the carcass of the beacon we once knew as the leader of the free world.

Madam I salute you for expressing my feelings perfectly Thank you.

To the Ukrainian people our collective voice cries

🇺🇦 S L A V A U K R A I N I

🎥 TikTok & X - @RobertaMetsola

[Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick 🇺🇸 @RepBrianFitz]

Today, we unequivocally and unapologetically reaffirm, to the United States of America and to the World, the following undeniable and indisputable facts. We ask all Americans, including all elected officials from all Parties and all levels of Government, to join us by sharing and reposting this message for the World to see:

🇺🇸 Three years ago today, Vladimir Putin illegally invaded Ukraine without justification and without provocation.  

🇺🇸 The United States of America stands for the Rule of Law, and respects and defends the borders and territorial sovereignty of all Freedom-Loving Nations.  

🇺🇸 Ukraine is an independent, sovereign, and freedom-loving nation, and is an ally of the United States of America and the Free World.  

🇺🇸 Vladimir Putin, through his illegal invasions, genocide, kidnapping, rape, torture and murder of innocent civilians, including women and children, is an enemy of the United States of America and the Free World.  

🇺🇸 The United States of America stands with Democracies and opposes Dictatorships.

🇺🇸 Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the Legitimately Elected President of Ukraine through a free and fair election.  

🇺🇸 Vladimir Putin is an Unelected Dictator who imprisons his political opponents and who has never held a free and fair election.  

🇺🇸 The Ukrainian election has been delayed because Ukraine is under daily relentlessly bombings, over 200 per day, by Vladimir Putin, and Ukraine is in a State of 24/7 Martial Law.  

🇺🇸 Ukraine will hold their elections as soon as Vladimir Putin stops his unprovoked, unjustified daily bombings inside Ukraine.

🇺🇸 If Putin is rewarded for his illegal invasion and genocide, this will serve as a green-light incentive to other Dictators, such as CCP Chairman Xi Jinping, to pursue their own conquests (i.e. Taiwan), which will lead to more instability across the Globe.

🇺🇸 Dictators like Vladimir Putin are the Adult Versions of the School Yard Bullies that we all confronted in Grade School. And they must be dealt with in the same exact way. There is Peace through Strength, and there is War through Weakness. There is no magical third option.  

#PeaceThroughStrength

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

RETWEET if you stand with President Zelenskyy 🇺🇦

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

Former Capitol police officer Michael Fanone when confronting Proud Boys insurrectionist Enrique Tarrio: “You are a traitor to this country.”

RETWEET if you stand with Officer Fanone!

[Ukraine / Україна @Ukraine]

defending freedom and not going anywhere.

thank you to everyone who is standing with us.

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

RETWEET if you stand with Ukraine 🇺🇦

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

🚨NEW: Former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger slams Trump for abandoning Ukraine: “You, Trump, are a traitorous piece of shit.”

RETWEET if you stand with @Kinzinger against Donald Trump!