You refurbish your kitchen, probably spending ages choosing colours. You now really like how the shade of wall tiles complements yellow cupboards. It was quite a headache to put it all together, but it turned out so nicely
Then fucking Russia throws its fucking bomb on your home
I have a creative proposal to our German friends. The Bundeswehr has 93 Tornado multirole combat aircraft that will be decommissioned soon & replaced by F-35.
Though it’s an old jet fighter, but still very powerful. Why not to deliver these Tornados to Ukraine @Bundeskanzler?
If we fail to help #Ukraine defend itself & defeat RUS invaders, pls don’t talk to me anymore about “our values,” “rule of law” or our “rules-based int’l order.” This war is a system-transforming war, so let’s have the courage to do what’s right: #ArmUkraineNow Enough said. 3/
There are moments in history when equivocating won’t do. The war in #Ukraine is one such moment. So no more the “on-the-other-hand” BS; no more the usual “what about-isms.” This is as straightforward as it gets: Are you ready to do the right thing and #ArmUkraineNow? 2/
I don’t know how much longer the war in #Ukraine will last. I don’t know how much more brutal it will get and how many more innocent Ukrainians will die to defend their freedom. But I know this: When all is said and done I will ask: Whose side were you on? #ArmUkraineNow 1/
Every time there is another tragic story of civilians, especially kids, killed by Russia in towns near the frontline, I see the comments of people saying, “why didn’t they just leave?” First, it is often a very difficult task to convince people to leave their homes.
Just leave.
Warning: Very explicit video.
Bakhmut, four soldiers of the Ukrainian SOF with the help of a night drone listen to the commander of the tactical group "Adam", throw grenades and finish off at point-blank range a whole unit of Russian soldiers - 15 killed and 6 prisoners.
Ukrainian is a grammatically gendered language. But did you know that in Ukrainian, words for HUMAN (людина) and PERSON (особа) are both feminine nouns?
That means that when we talk about an unspecified/generalised person or human, we use feminine pronouns, adjectives and verbs.
First and foremost, let's be honest with ourselves about how misguided European Russia policy was -- all thirty years of it. And let's say it loud and clear that Russia is a fascist neo-imperial state, and that talking about "Russia's legitimate security concerns" is nuts. 6/
Kremlin's biggest propaganda victory, in my mind, is convincing many people around the globe that all Russian language speakers in post-Soviet republics are automatically pro-Russian, that is to say that they support Kremlin's policies. That is, of course, not the case. A 🧵
We can't build our way out of global ecosystem catastrophe. So how about a 10 year slowdown? Shift rapidly away from today's ultra-destructive, high energy, high emissions global economy? Give societies time & incentive to create local supply chains? Let vital species flourish?🧵
Der Holodomor ist Thema unserer 9. Sitzung. @EFDavies, @Woidelko, @jcbehrends und @GresselGustav sprechen über Stalins „Mord durch Hunger“, dem Millionen Menschen zum Opfer fielen – hauptsächlich in der Ukraine und Kasachstan. Moderation @senordaffy https://t.co/BI4Z5ssnYP
Brilliant observation @monaeltahawy. Everything including conversations on rebellion in the West are always sold in glamorous, civil, and sanctified paraphernalia. The moment things get ugly, they get uncomfortable.
Can we move the New York Times to Latvia and get its licence revoked now, please. I'm serious, how many rubles would it cost to move their offices to Riga right now?
Die Schadensbilanz von Berlins Innensenatorin Iris #Spranger (SPD) innerhalb weniger Wochen. Demokratie und Rechtsstaat werden für populistische Alleingänge beschädigt 1/7
Dear policy-makers, experts, media, and academia abroad. I know that some of you struggle to imagine a Ukrainian victory, but we are on the way to it. It is better to prepare for a Russian defeat already now, instead of trying to explain why Ukraine can not or should not win.
Self-defense is not escalation. russia launched *70* missiles at #Ukraine yesterday.
And ‘raising the stakes’? The stakes are already the survival of an entire nation & people. Get a grip @nytimes