Sean Penn has strongly supported Ukraine during the Russian invasion by filming the documentary "Superpower" (2023), which documents President Zelenskyy's wartime leadership. He has made multiple visits to Ukraine, met with frontline troops, and even lent his Oscar statuette to Zelenskyy as a symbol of faith in Ukraine's victory.
High-Level Support: He has met repeatedly with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and visited the "Walk of the Brave" in Kyiv.
He frequently highlights Ukraine's fight for democracy, calling it the "tip of the spear" for democratic ideals.
Hope this helps you to stay on top of where the money is going through these links to monitor spending. Once our Pentagon can pass an audit, you may be able to glean information from that, as well.
Public Oversight: The U.S. government (https://t.co/gNC6jA6NBb) publishes regular reports, providing audits and investigations into how funds are utilized.
Where the Funds Went: According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, most funds did not go directly to Ukraine but were used to replenish U.S. defense stocks, pay for military training, and provide economic assistance.
Ongoing Investigations: While some funds have been misappropriated—leading to investigations into corruption by Ukrainian defense officials—inspectors general from the Defense and State Departments have not found evidence of widespread systemic fraud.
Arms Shipments: The U.S. is Ukraine’s largest arms supplier (providing 41% of imports), and this equipment is tracked through "End-Use Monitoring".
Lend-Lease Framework: The Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act (https://t.co/C6nANLFSFC) provides a framework for repayment, though repayment is currently deferred, note USAFacts.📷📷billion to$187📷📷
Senator Marsha, Marsha, Marsha . . .
#1 - A Supreme Court Justice attending a public cultural event does not compromise impartiality.
Justices attend universities, book events, concerts, and award ceremonies routinely.
#2 - Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was nominated for a Grammy for narrating her memoir — a professional honor. Authors, judges, and justices are allowed to write books and attend events recognizing their work.
#3 - A Justice is not responsible for the political content of other people’s acceptance speeches.
Impartiality is measured by rulings and conduct on the bench — not by proximity in a room.
Ethics are not enforced by vibes. They’re grounded in law, precedent, and decisions — not selective outrage, Marsha.
Earlier this morning, President Trump threatened me and a group of service and veteran Members of Congress with arrest, trial, and death by hanging.
Here’s my response:
You bend over now on ACA subsidies, you will bend over for the rest of your terms in Congress.
📣You before the shutdown: "any agreement related to protecting the health care of the American people has to be ironclad and in legislation."
📣You today: "We will evaluate in good faith any bipartisan agreement that emerges from the Senate, reopens the government, makes life better for the American people and decisively addresses the Republican health care crisis," you said today.
@thehill I’ve been a loyal centrist reader for 10+ years, but your site’s ad programming makes it unreadable—autoplay videos w/sound I can’t mute and a page that jumps non-stop while new ads load. It’s not ads, it’s chaos. Time to move on to @politico@guardian@Reuters.
@gtconway3d@realDonaldTrump George, they are just going to come back and say that we held private, closed-door questioning and depositions during the Trump administration, most notably as part of the impeachment inquiry in 2019 and the document holding at Mar-a-Lago. But we held the House then.
@RepFine You should know as well as I do the difference between undocumented immigrants and illegal aliens.
Especially from Florida's 6th District. Shame in you . . .