As long as sex work has existed, so have efforts to end it. John Oliver explains why criminalizing the trade hasn’t helped the most vulnerable people involved, and why we should start listening to those at the center of the conversation: sex workers.
John Oliver: Not afraid to tackle the hard topics.
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From downstairs:
re: #584 stpaulbear
Has anyone checked in with Rex Tillerson?
Now there’s a name I’d almost forgotten, LOL.
Video has emerged of Jews in Kyiv praying as they take shelter from Russian air raids in an underground shelter. pic.twitter.com/stwAf6UenE
— The Jewish Chronicle (@JewishChron) February 28, 2022
re: #2 Dr Lizardo
From downstairs:
Now there’s a name I’d almost forgotten, LOL.
He may have been in cahoots with Russian oil oligarchs, but at least he knew enough to get away from Trump.
I hope he’s losing a shit-ton of money today.
A Russian MP of the ruling party is discussing a law that would give 15 years in prison for sharing “fakes” about the activities of Russian forces. Russia is denying attacking any civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, so basically anything depicting reality could fall under this. https://t.co/g08cP6GaQK
— Aric Toler (@AricToler) February 28, 2022
Putin has sent 400 mercenaries with the ‘Wagner Group’ - a Russian private paramilitary company - into Ukraine to track down and assassinate Zelensky. https://t.co/U88aXO07sI
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) February 28, 2022
re: #5 Teukka
15 YEARS?!?! For posting stuff online?! Holy shit, that’s aggressive. Sometimes I forget just how draconian some of these places are.
re: #7 Dopamine Fish
15 YEARS?!?! For posting stuff online?! Holy shit, that’s aggressive. Sometimes I forget just how draconian some of these places are.
yeah, we’re forced to wear masks…
Sheltering in place as war rages in Ukraine. That is one cool cat. Photo: Lesia Smykovska. 🇺🇦❤️🌻 pic.twitter.com/qVVjxaQt3C
— Lorenzo The Cat (@LorenzoTheCat) February 28, 2022
From the previous thread. re: #580 Dr Lizardo
And if the Russians start carrying out a genocide, like the Serbs did in Bosnia? We just let them get away with it?
We did in Syria and Chechnya. Getting into a shooting war with another nuclear power is a very dangerous game. Let us hope something stops Putin before he does that.
Joe Biden took care of sanctions while you were on vacation, boss. The grownups have it from here.
Thanks for nothing though https://t.co/3JAWfobBcx— What Biden Has Done 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 (@What46HasDone) February 28, 2022
You left out “pendejo” at the end of your sentence.
— Mir 🌻 Standing with Ukraine 🌻 (@Mir_SCS) February 28, 2022
Interesting images of Kyvi
re: #10 No Malarkey!
From the previous thread. re: #580 Dr Lizardo
And if the Russians start carrying out a genocide, like the Serbs did in Bosnia? We just let them get away with it?
We did in Syria and Chechnya. Getting into a shooting war with another nuclear power is a very dangerous game. Let us hope something stops Putin before he does that.
That’s true. But there’s a difference - this would be in Europe.
re: #11 Backwoods_Sleuth
The NYET Act. The bacronym sucks.
Holy shitsnacks… the driver survived this… which says quite a bit about safety tech.
Tractor-trailer flies off bridge into icy water in Massachusetts https://t.co/WJc05peHos via @northjersey
— lawhawk #vaxxedforfamilyandcommunity (@lawhawk) February 28, 2022
re: #10 No Malarkey!
From the previous thread. re: #580 Dr Lizardo
And if the Russians start carrying out a genocide, like the Serbs did in Bosnia? We just let them get away with it?
We did in Syria and Chechnya. Getting into a shooting war with another nuclear power is a very dangerous game. Let us hope something stops Putin before he does that.
Wasn’t the bombing Air Force thing that went on under Clinton in response to the Serbs? And we did the bombing thing because people didn’t want to send troops in?
re: #16 lawhawk
Holy shitsnacks… the driver survived this… which says quite a bit about safety tech.
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20 years ago, that would’ve been a certain fatality. Modern safety tech is impressive. As much as I like classic cars, I do recognize that compared to modern cars, with modern safety systems, they’re basically rolling death traps.
I’m hearing that the Moscow Stock Exchange won’t reopen until after 5 March. So probably Monday, 7 March will be the first day of business.
Well….if there’s any companies left by then.
Proud Boys leader charged after video shows him punching Black woman in the face after calling her the N-word https://t.co/S8TRWoPk3t
— Raw Story (@RawStory) February 28, 2022
re: #17 Belafon
Wasn’t the bombing Air Force thing that went on under Clinton in response to the Serbs? And we did the bombing thing because people didn’t want to send troops in?
If I’m remembering right, that was done under UN auspices.
Microsoft says Russia’s cyberattacks on civilian infrastructure, from financial services and agriculture to emergency responders and aid workers, “raise serious concerns under the Geneva Convention, and we have shared information with the Ukrainian government about each of them.”
— Eric Geller (@ericgeller) February 28, 2022
re: #21 Dr Lizardo
If I’m remembering right, that was done under UN auspices.
That’s how I remember it. UN mission…no boots on the ground.
Polland officially supports Ukraine’s application for EU membership. pic.twitter.com/zADULLQPh2
— KyivPost (@KyivPost) February 28, 2022
Czech Republic said earlier today they’re supporting “super fast track” EU membership for Ukraine as well.
NYSE, Nasdaq halt trading in stocks of Russia-based companies https://t.co/GSpmknqVx1 #ukraine #russia #economy #ethics
— Lucy P. Marcus (@lucymarcus) February 28, 2022
re: #16 lawhawk
Holy shitsnacks… the driver survived this… which says quite a bit about safety tech.
Wow. It actually says “the driver was not hurt.” I don’t know if I really believe that - he may have survived without serious injury but you don’t walk away whistling from a crash like that.
“Russia was provoked, their security threatened. The United States is the root cause of Ukraine invasion” - Kim Jong-un pic.twitter.com/sCgNA7nw80
— Sphithiphithi Evaluator (@_AfricanSoil) February 28, 2022
re: #27 Teukka
LOL, OK Kim. Thanks for playing.
re: #26 Charles Johnson
Wow. It actually says “the driver was not hurt.” I don’t know if I really believe that - he may have survived without serious injury but you don’t walk away whistling from a crash like that.
“Any trip you can limp away from… ” ///
re: #14 Dr Lizardo
That’s true. But there’s a difference - this would be in Europe.
I understand, “people who look like us.” I am hoping for regime change in Russia, or at least a refusal on the part of Russian soldiers to slaughter their own kind. If it comes to that, Putin slaughtering huge numbers of innocents while threatening nuclear holocaust, Biden and our allies will have to make a very hard decision, and I’m glad I’m not the one who might have to make it.
Today’s lunch pron.
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re: #25 Dr Lizardo
Don’t do that, folks, it only helps Russia.
re: #17 Belafon
Wasn’t the bombing Air Force thing that went on under Clinton in response to the Serbs? And we did the bombing thing because people didn’t want to send troops in?
I believe so. Of course, the Serbs don’t have nukes.
Those Bayraktar TB2 drones are genuinely impressive.
A Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 struck a Russian military train carrying fuel to the front in Ukraine 🇺🇦🇷🇺
This is utter, utter humiliation. pic.twitter.com/khbHswp5TU— Oryx (@oryxspioenkop) February 28, 2022
Shell will stop interacting with “Gazprom”, taking part in the building of the gas pipeline “Nord Stream 2” and project “Sakhalin-2”. pic.twitter.com/nb4qHSF4dd
— KyivPost (@KyivPost) February 28, 2022
re: #20 Dread Pirate Ron
Big tough “Proud” Boy, attacking a woman. What a bunch of despicable thugs.
re: #8 Backwoods_Sleuth
yeah, we’re
forcedsuggested to wear masks…
remember what the anti’s want is to not wear masks and still be allowed to go into anywhere.
re: #37 Dangerman
remember what the anti’s want is to not wear masks and still be allowed to go into anywhere.
Tomorrow Kentucky State government is making masks optional in state offices. I will continue to wear mine for the time being.
Meanwhile, Turkey continues surprising… they’ve shut the Dardanelles to Russian warships.
#BREAKING Turkey blocks military ships from Bosphorus, Dardanelles: minister pic.twitter.com/RyzgAfokNI
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) February 28, 2022
Putin calculated that the world wouldn’t take any real action. After all, he’s gotten away with this kind of shit before. But this time is clearly different.
My favorite right wing trolls are the ones who pretend to be liberals, or former liberals, who are so angry at liberals for doing liberal things they decided to become rabid wingnuts.
I never get tired of that one.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 28, 2022
re: #38 No Malarkey!
Tomorrow Kentucky State government is making masks optional in state offices. I will continue to wear mine for the time being.
ditto here.
we’re doing nothing different.
the vaccine/booster is the safety net, just in case.
the front line is masks, enough distance, hand washing and quick store visits.
we are starting to let guests into the house.
mostly sitting outside by the pond
and just a select few we can trust w/r/t status.
re: #30 No Malarkey!
I understand, “people who look like us.” I am hoping for regime change in Russia, or at least a refusal on the part of Russian soldiers to slaughter their own kind. If it comes to that, Putin slaughtering huge numbers of innocents while threatening nuclear holocaust, Biden and our allies will have to make a very hard decision, and I’m glad I’m not the one who might have to make it.
People have been slaughtering their kin forever; for ideology, for nationality, for territory. I doubt that most Russians would hesitate. The million Cambodians Pol Pot murdered were not of a different ethnic group. The bloodshed in Russia before WW2 did not involve battles because of different ethnicity. Nor was our own Civil War. The soldiers will do what they’re told, if they can. It’s only if they are wounded or disarmed that they may rethink their actions.
re: #40 Charles Johnson
Putin calculated that the world wouldn’t take any real action. After all, he’s gotten away with this kind of shit before. But this time is clearly different.
I’m reminded of the alleged Lenin/Soviet doctrine. “You probe with bayonets: if you find mush, you push. If you find steel, you withdraw”
re: #27 Teukka
is that an old photo or is he chonking back up?
Jonathan Last: “Biden did not draw lines in the sand. He did not personalize the conflict. He did not turn himself into the star of the show. He did not allow anyone, anywhere, to believe that this was about America.”“Since the invasion, Biden has been a full partner with our European allies. He has not pushed them into decisions. He recognized that having a united front was more important than any particular aspect of the response. And after only four days Europe came to the conclusion—on its own—that it would do everything the American foreign policy establishment had wanted. Biden understood that these countries needed to come to the decision to fight back on their own, and not be publicly cajoled into it.”
“Biden also understood that the EU and NATO are actually very powerful allies and that when they work in concert with the United States, we represent a significant geopolitical force.”
bulwark
re: #43 Hecuba’s daughter
It’s easier to slaughter the other. The one who looks different. Acts different. Prays differently. Has different values.
Ukraine is a sovereign nation and Russia has spent centuries trying to occupy and control it in one form or another. Putin has let his imperialist streak show, ignoring the long history of Ukrainian independence. He doesn’t care.
I am the Mother of a Transgender Child in Texas. We Need Your Help.
juanitajean.com
Good first person narrative.
It’s my first day at @NBCNews. I’m quite excited. pic.twitter.com/3Uup5Cq2Pd
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) February 28, 2022
I hope all of the people who’ve been comparing vaccination to Nazi Germany and calling for doctors to be tried at Nuremberg 2.0 realize that they’ve spent the past two years (longer, in some cases) trivializing actual war crimes like the ones Russia is carrying out in Ukraine.
— Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D (@RVAwonk) February 28, 2022
Mayor of what used to be one of the best Kyiv’s suburbs says: Bucha is Ukraine. Bucha is free. And we’ll rebuild it even better than you knew. #PutinWarCriminal #putinhitler #StandWithRussia pic.twitter.com/6qxRozyAGu
— olexander scherba🇺🇦 (@olex_scherba) February 28, 2022
re: #40 Charles Johnson
Putin calculated that the world wouldn’t take any real action. After all, he’s gotten away with this kind of shit before. But this time is clearly different.
He also miscalculated that this would be a cakewalk, and the Ukrainian Army was just a bunch of country bumpkins. That when the Russian tanks rolled in, Zelenskyy would instantly surrender.
re: #51 Dangerman
If he had capitalized “democratic” it would still apply.
How does Putin fall? A million Russians in Red Square? A palace coup of military or security? An oligarch’s rebellion? All of the above. It must be apparent that Putin is an obstacle to their goals, whether of power, liberty, or prosperity.
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) February 28, 2022
re: #54 Dr Lizardo
He also miscalculated that this would be a cakewalk, and the Ukrainian Army was just a bunch of country bumpkins. That when the Russian tanks rolled in, Zelenskyy would instantly surrender.
I have to wonder if Ukraine/Zelenskyy was playing some rope-a-dope in coordination with NATO, EU, etc. Ukraine was insistent Russia wouldn’t be attacking, while the US/EU/NATO kept banging the drum the attack was imminent. Russia perhaps was lulled into some false level of security.
A wave of foreign nationals have swarmed into #Ukraine to stop the Russian invasion. @anthonycwalker, a Canadian comedian, decided to join them on Thursday. As of this AM, he’s at the border and serving as a combat medic. Read his incredible story here: https://t.co/NOELEIuAOK
— Robert Silverman (@BobSaietta) February 28, 2022
#BREAKING 12 members of Russia’s UN mission expelled from US: Russian ambassador pic.twitter.com/hjXzyBPNJL
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) February 28, 2022
So, what these guys are saying is that there’s more production available, but they chose not to produce because the high prices boost their bottom lines?
Because that’s one heck of a buried lede. :)— lawhawk #vaxxedforfamilyandcommunity (@lawhawk) February 28, 2022
re: #57 Mike Lamb
I have to wonder if Ukraine/Zelenskyy was playing some rope-a-dope in coordination with NATO, EU, etc. Ukraine was insistent Russia wouldn’t be attacking, while the US/EU/NATO kept banging the drum the attack was imminent. Russia perhaps was lulled into some false level of security.
That doesn’t really make sense to me, because why would Zelenskyy want Russia to think invading Ukraine would be a cakewalk? That just invites Putin to try, with devastating consequences for Ukraine.
Shit just got real:
Things just got real pic.twitter.com/8iXVEXC5oz
— e-beth (@ebeth360) February 28, 2022
re: #60 lawhawk
Stores and restaurants are pulling vodka from shelves at a loss, banks and other financial groups are pulling product to prevent Russia from using them at a loss, and yet the oil industry doesn’t increase production.
re: #63 Belafon
Stores and restaurants are pulling vodka from shelves at a loss, banks and other financial groups are pulling product to prevent Russia from using them at a loss, and yet the oil industry doesn’t increase production.
Isn’t the invisible hand supposed to jump start production in response to higher prices without the need for Big Gubmint intervention?
re: #62 Teukka
Shit just got real:
I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of gopniks suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.
re: #54 Dr Lizardo
He also miscalculated that this would be a cakewalk, and the Ukrainian Army was just a bunch of country bumpkins. That when the Russian tanks rolled in, Zelenskyy would instantly surrender.
Yeah, how’s that “it’ll take 11 minutes” working out for you puttie?
re: #60 lawhawk
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It’s even more ridiculous than that. The company in question is dealing in shale oil, one of the dirtiest and most environmentally-damaging forms of oil production after fracking, and the owners are dismayed that Biden has not come to them to beg for greater oil production to give them cover with their shareholders who only make money if oil prices remain high.
re: #62 Teukka
Oh Noez - no Adidas track suits!
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He also thought Donald Trump had caused enough damage to the US government and its NATO alliances that we’d be weak and easily brushed aside.
When Joe Biden was elected it threw a real monkey wrench into his plans and forced his hand.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 28, 2022
re: #63 Belafon
Most of the vodka that people think is Russian is actually produced in the US or is owned by a global conglomerate or whose ownership is outside of Russian control.
re: #26 Charles Johnson
Wow. It actually says “the driver was not hurt.” I don’t know if I really believe that - he may have survived without serious injury but you don’t walk away whistling from a crash like that.
This was on the local news last night. The driver looked pretty OK. He actually climbed out of the cab and waited on top of the truck to be rescued. I am sure he feels sore as hell today, but he didn’t appear to be broken or bloodied.
re: #64 No Malarkey!
Isn’t the invisible hand supposed to jump start production in response to higher prices without the need for Big Gubmint intervention?
Railroad Commission of Texas.
Price and production controls at the state level since 1919.
re: #18 Dr Lizardo
20 years ago, that would’ve been a certain fatality. Modern safety tech is impressive. As much as I like classic cars, I do recognize that compared to modern cars, with modern safety systems, they’re basically rolling death traps.
My Mazda 3 literally shut itself off at a stop sign some days ago because it thought I wasn’t paying attention while creeping towards somebody at a stop sign. Sounds annoying but I almost went into a stopped lane on a freeway because I glanced down to adjust the radio, in my last car. I said when I got home it was time to get a car with upgraded safety features.
The last few days have made it painfully obvious that the right’s collective decision to organize their identities around culture war belligerence has left them with a hilariously inadequate framework for interpreting global affairs that have absolutely nothing to do with that.
— Berny Belvedere (@bernybelvedere) February 28, 2022
Savage.
As.
Fuck.
Ukrainian Ambassador to the UN:
“If he wants to kill himself, he doesn’t need to use a nuclear arsenal. He has to do what the guy in the bunker did in Berlin in May 1945” pic.twitter.com/kvo0LRNTng— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) February 28, 2022
General motors says it will suspend exports to Russia until further notice- Reuters
— Idrees Ali (@idreesali114) February 28, 2022
re: #76 Dr Lizardo
Savage.
As.
Fuck.
Say what you will about the ground war, but the Ukraine is absolutely winning the meme war.
“Put down your weapons and leave.”
VIDEO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy makes an appeal in Russian to invading forces. He also announced that prison inmates in Ukraine may be allowed to join the fight.
Full story: https://t.co/vbU6zHNV1h pic.twitter.com/JiapqqohYu— The Associated Press (@AP) February 28, 2022
re: #71 lawhawk
Most of the vodka that people think is Russian is actually produced in the US or is owned by a global conglomerate or whose ownership is outside of Russian control.
OK. Is there any vodka in the US that is actually made in Russia?
re: #79 Dread Pirate Ron
Sending the Dirty Dozen after Putin?
Am not isolated. I am getting advice from several of my personalities.
— Darth Putin (@DarthPutinKGB) February 28, 2022
For the next 10 years you’re never going to be able to say “abolish the fire department” without people bringing up that big building that caught fire https://t.co/hu4QLXdkcV
— folx rea 🦞🇺🇦 (@castoracle) February 28, 2022
re: #84 No Malarkey!
Always look to guys named “Joey Wreck” for foreign policy advice.
re: #80 Belafon
OK. Is there any vodka in the US that is actually made in Russia?
Stoli is made in Latvia by a company owned by an Russian emigre who fled Putin.
Russian Standard and Ustianochka are two Russian imports sold in Pennsylvania.
Holy fuck!
Wow…
“drive by Molotov” on #Russia‘n armored vehicle#Ukraine pic.twitter.com/zDsS8XSluz— C4H10FO2P (@markito0171) February 28, 2022
Right winger whose daughter was murdered by a nut with an AR-15 blames the media for her death. news.yahoo.com
re: #90 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
What’s a tankie?
A far left fascist. The name comes from those who supported Soviet use of Tanks to suppress the people trying to throw out the Soviets.
re: #88 William Lewis
Holy fuck!
she’ll get better at tossing those things with a bit more practice (and learn how to roll up the window quicker)
Was that Track Vehicle under tow by a blue farm tractor?
re: #82 William Lewis
Sending the Dirty Dozen after Putin?
Let’s hope that they don’t bring Telly Savalaz.
Tractors in Ukraine continue to get a good daily workout. pic.twitter.com/PceN0t4bYb
— Oliver Alexander (@OAlexanderDK) February 28, 2022
re: #94 Dave In Austin
Was that Track Vehicle under tow by a blue farm tractor?
It does.. but it has the invasion “Z” on the door that seems to be common on the Russian vehicles.
re: #95 stpaulbear
Well, we’ve got Zelinsky saying that he’s going to free prisoners to fight for Ukraine. Wonder if he’s got a Dirty Dozen of his own in mind… give them impossible mission to accomplish in exchange for clemency. He just needs to find his own Lee Marvin.
I’m hearing that the Uks are scrapping the iron as fast as they can recover it.
re: #98 Kilroy was here
It does.. but it has the invasion “Z” on the door that seems to be common on the Russian vehicles.
Zombie Hoarde?
Ukraine went into talks demanding an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of all Russian forces from Ukraine.https://t.co/1pSCue7Chd
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) February 28, 2022
re: #100 Dave In Austin
I’m hearing that the Uks are scrapping the iron as fast as they can recover it.
My initial reaction was to protest this move, but if the equipment is as banged up as the armchair generals on Twitter have been saying, I’m not sure the Ukrainians would actually want to try to use it. It’s as likely to blow up in their own faces as it is to work correctly. Plus, denying the enemy the chance to come and take it back.
+70 planes for the Armed Forces!
Friends of Ukraine will tell us:
Bulgaria (MiG-29) - 16 pcs
Bulgaria (Su-25) - 14 pcs
Poland (MiG-29) - 28 pcs
Slovakia (MiG-29) - 12 pcs #StandWithUkraine— Euromaidan PR (@EuromaidanPR) February 28, 2022
NOW: @PressSec scolds Putin over increasing Russian nuclear alert levels and says the U.S. has not been moved by Russian rhetoric. pic.twitter.com/4B0GULVrPz
— Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) February 28, 2022
I agree that this is likely exaggerated (hardly uncommon in war), but looks like the Ukrainians took out a good size chunk of Russian armor nonetheless.
The Ukrainian military’s Operational Command “North” claims it destroyed 96 Russian tanks, 20 grad rocket launchers, and eight fuel trucks using the Turkish-made Bayrakatar drone near Sumy #Ukraine
(likely exaggerated toll but still notable claim) https://t.co/wYeoctjzbj— Michael A. Horowitz (@michaelh992) February 28, 2022
The U.S. has informed the Russian Mission that we are beginning the process of expelling 12 intelligence operatives from the Russian Mission who have abused their privileges of residency in the U.S. by engaging in espionage activities that are adverse to our national security.
— Olivia Dalton (@USUNSpox) February 28, 2022
Genius. Ukrainian soldiers remake the famous painting of the Zaporozhian Cossacks, writing their letter to Mehmed IV. https://t.co/WftHBeYbye pic.twitter.com/yzsuYZBnbp
— Stewart McDonald MP (@StewartMcDonald) February 28, 2022
re: #77 Dr Lizardo
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American car dealers have been whining for months about shortages and backlogs; cutting off an export market isn’t exactly a sacrifice. GM can move those vehicles as quickly as the trucks can load them.
re: #105 Backwoods_Sleuth
MSNBC interviewed Psaki in front of the White House today and my god were they asking some stupid questions. Not confrontational, but really dumb.
“Do you think Biden made a tactical error by saying that we wouldn’t put troops on the ground inside Ukraine?” “React to this comment that Tom Cotton made…”
No surprises here—Appropriately named Government of Putin #GOP pic.twitter.com/ww3LYT5pKx
— Erin~MeidasMighty-OGⓂ️Ⓜ️🇺🇸 (@Meidas_Erin) February 28, 2022
O_o
GOP Sen. Wicker contends that Biden should not rule out close air support for Ukraine. This would mean air strikes against Russian forces on the ground, and effectively amount to a war between two nuclear powers. Wicker also previously said he wouldn’t rule out nuking Russia. https://t.co/N6LZa54qGV
— John Haltiwanger (@jchaltiwanger) February 28, 2022
Biden has also hit Russia with punishing sanctions so this assertion from Wicker that he’s not done so is false.
— John Haltiwanger (@jchaltiwanger) February 28, 2022
I’m sure nobody, at least not the voters, thought about it at the time when he was elected, but unlike the four preceding US presidents before him, Biden *is* a Cold Warrior.
That’s not a guarantee of good policies, but it must be of some consequence in a situation like this.— Markku Ylipalo (@TheRealMarkku) February 28, 2022
re: #112 Backwoods_Sleuth
Thanks, Rog. The grownups got this.
Day seven, and they still have no idea I’m a bear. pic.twitter.com/ZyYDNKmQaa
— Jamie Gnuman197… (@JGnuman197) February 28, 2022
re: #116 steve_davis
I just discovered these on a onedrive account that I guessed the correct password to. Lots of these are 15 years old or so.
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re: #112 Backwoods_Sleuth
O_o
When they say, “Biden hasn’t hit him with punishing sanctions,” what they mean is, “He hasn’t done this one specific thing I suggested, which will obviously take care of the whole problem and make Putin come to heel, da, comrade.”
BREAKING - The EU has asked its satellite centre in Madrid to provide intelligence to Ukraine about Russian troop movements, the EU’s head diplomat said.
“Relations with Russia will no longer be determined by trade,” he said.— Phil Stewart (@phildstewart) February 28, 2022
Continuing to do business with a country run by a murderous dictator currently invading another country doesn’t seem very fucking peaceful to me. https://t.co/7SfnvF86ah
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 28, 2022
re: #119 Dread Pirate Ron
Considering that Ukraine has formally applied for EU membership (which I have to assume they had in the works for some time; that’s not a thing one just does, even in the middle of a war), that doesn’t really surprise me. Tough to convince people to join you if someone asks and you sit on your hands and say, “Sure, but we’re not going to help you in the meantime. Figure your shit out while we deliberate, if there’s anything left, we’ll think about letting you in.”
re: #117 Punish Domestic Terrorists
You should report yourself for hacking your account.
LOL! :-) You have no idea how happy I am just now. I thought these were just gone forever.
Massie went to MIT, as he reminds people in every single conversation and interview. Just because usually they think he is a moron, and that’s how he tries to persuade them he’s smart. pic.twitter.com/VClSKuXPVP
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) February 28, 2022
This is true pic.twitter.com/pIdyPPsQuA
— Blue Georgia (@BlueATLGeorgia) February 28, 2022
Right up there with “I have a Peabody!!11!!”
There’s a reason criminal organizations and regimes are such enthusiastic supporters of cryptocurrency. This is among the reasons… https://t.co/xidqOiQHbW
— Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D (@RVAwonk) February 28, 2022
re: #109 sagehen
American car dealers have been whining for months about shortages and backlogs; cutting off an export market isn’t exactly a sacrifice. GM can move those vehicles as quickly as the trucks can load them.
GM is probably shipping car parts. What we have a shortage of are chips.
re: #121 Dopamine Fish
Considering that Ukraine has formally applied for EU membership (which I have to assume they had in the works for some time; that’s not a thing one just does, even in the middle of a war), that doesn’t really surprise me. Tough to convince people to join you if someone asks and you sit on your hands and say, “Sure, but we’re not going to help you in the meantime. Figure your shit out while we deliberate, if there’s anything left, we’ll think about letting you in.”
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The presidents of eight central and eastern European nations on Monday called on European Union member states to immediately grant Ukraine a EU candidate country status and open membership talks according to an open letter published on Monday.
“We, the Presidents of the EU member states: the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Poland, the Slovak Republic, and the Republic of Slovenia strongly believe that Ukraine deserves receiving an immediate EU accession perspective,” the letter said.
One more shame for Texas:
Meal Team Six has apparently embedded with the Communists?
Artisanal propaganda here: https://t.co/dDuST93WoD— T. Greg Doucette (@greg_doucette) February 28, 2022
And now, your Ludicrous Right Wing Comparison Of The Day. https://t.co/kUdL01yLBR
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 28, 2022
re: #120 Charles Johnson
Shit like this is why the cryptobros piss me off so much. They have this almost religious devotion to the Ayn Randian vision of extreme libertarianism that is completely contrary to the way a civilized society works. And they act all smug about it, like their distorted vision makes them superior.
re: #123 Backwoods_Sleuth
Right up there with “I have a Peabody!!11!!”
As well as “Custer graduated from West Point.”
re: #129 Charles Johnson
Biden: I agree, governor, and, like the countries bordering Ukraine that are taking in refugees, I am going to set up stations for immigrants so that they can receive food, water, and the help they need.
Edited for clarity.
Latvia is ready to give refuge in the West to Russian soldiers who refuse to use weapons against Ukraine.This was announced by adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Anton Gerashchenko in the Telegram channel.
“Latvians are ready to give refuge in the West to Russian soldiers who refused to use weapons against Ukraine. They will be hosted by countries that are not involved in the supply of weapons for the Ukrainian army,” Gerashchenko wrote.
In his opinion, this could be a turning point.
“Russian troops are demoralized. They don’t want to fight. The opportunity to go to live in Europe for them is a matter of survival,” the minister’s adviser emphasized.
Latvia is ready to give asylum to Russian soldiers who refuse to fight against Ukraine (unian.net)
re: #61 No Malarkey!
That doesn’t really make sense to me, because why would Zelenskyy want Russia to think invading Ukraine would be a cakewalk? That just invites Putin to try, with devastating consequences for Ukraine.
If Ukraine, privately, understood the decision to invade was already made, then giving off signals Ukraine might not have been as prepared as they actually were wouldn’t be a bad plan.
re: #128 jaunte
One more shame for Texas:
Lol. He’s put on some weight
— Simon Ostrovsky (@SimonOstrovsky) February 28, 2022
I see this isn’t this guy’s first Russian propaganda rodeo.https://t.co/aKvhCIUTK7
— Curtis Cahoon 🇺🇦 (@bornabronco) February 28, 2022
re: #133 Punish Domestic Terrorists
Latvia is ready to give asylum to Russian soldiers who refuse to fight against Ukraine (unian.net)
That’s a REALLY gutsy move.
We actually hit 50f/10c today. Heaters off and windows and doors open for some fresh air to cleans the house.
Military equipment for Ukraine, humanitarian support for Ukraine, crippling sanction on Russia, movement of U.S. troops to the eastern flank of NATO - these are all the right moves. But direct war between the world’s two nuclear powers should be a non-starter.
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) February 28, 2022
re: #134 Mike Lamb
If Ukraine, privately, understood the decision to invade was already made, then giving off signals Ukraine might not have been as prepared as they actually were wouldn’t be a bad plan.
I read somewhere that it was really just purely for domestic consumption. He didn’t want to completely panic the populace. Though then again, They got told the invasion was for Wednesday and it happened basically a week later, so I’m not sure if the time wouldn’t have been better spent ensuring that there were lots of booby traps for the invaders, and other stuff. Still, I guess one can’t really complain about their performance so far.
re: #131 Mattand
As well as “Custer graduated from West Point.”
Heh. I think my response would be that “I attended a real school instead”. What? “Life.”.
re: #135 Backwoods_Sleuth
“As of today, I have a new country,” he proclaimed. “If the U.S. starts World War III, I’ll fight on this side, and I’m happy to see the U.S. destroyed just like Germany was!”
Born into privilege, a loser meets his end.
Another redistricting fight has reached the Supreme Court on its shadow docket. Pennsylvania Republicans are asking SCOTUS to toss out the congressional map selected by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court (after the state’s Democratic governor vetoed the GOP legislature’s map).
— SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) February 28, 2022
Here’s today’s emergency filing from the Pennsylvania Republicans: https://t.co/bXcrXzonHY
Here’s the docket for the case: https://t.co/GmdDdZHcyW
A response from the other side is due this Thursday.— SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) February 28, 2022
Four justices — Alito, joined by Thomas, Kavanaugh, & Barrett — describe “state court’s understanding of religious education” as “troubling,” but say that they agree with decision to deny review now b/c procedural problems in the case could complicate #SCOTUS review. https://t.co/hgZR7L3MLz
— Amy Howe (@AHoweBlogger) February 28, 2022
Good article here on Russian Logistics. It is from last November, but it talks about what we’ve seen and why. Basically? The Russian Army isn’t designed for long offensive campaigns but would be hell on defense.
FEEDING THE BEAR: A CLOSER LOOK AT RUSSIAN ARMY LOGISTICS AND THE FAIT ACCOMPLI
Railroads and Russian Logistics Capabilities
Russian army logistics forces are not designed for a large-scale ground offensive far from their railroads. Inside maneuver units, Russian sustainment units are a size lower than their Western counterparts. Only brigades have an equivalent logistics capability, but it’s not an exact comparison. Russian formations have only three-quarters the number of combat vehicles as their U.S. counterparts but almost three times as much artillery. On paper (not all brigades have a full number of battalions), Russian brigades have two artillery battalions, a rocket battalion, and two air defense battalions per brigade as opposed to one artillery battalion and an attached air defense company per U.S. brigade. As a result of extra artillery and air defense battalions, the Russian logistics requirements are much larger than their U.S. counterparts.
‘I have rejected this request.’
Gov. Ron DeSantis says no Florida National Guard members will be sent to Washington for the State of the Union despite a request from the Biden administration. https://t.co/NYM2AnyZlI via @WFLASam— WFLA NEWS (@WFLA) February 28, 2022
of course…
TODAY: Biden expels 12 Russian spies.
PREVIOUSLY: Trump allowed Russian spies back into the US after Obama kicked them out for 2016 election interference.https://t.co/FJtuNVT1VX— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) February 28, 2022
re: #145 Backwoods_Sleuth
Pay attention here — it’s moves like this that bring us closer to the brink. https://t.co/TZAeJ3BrSJ
— Jeff Sharlet (@JeffSharlet) February 28, 2022
re: #147 Backwoods_Sleuth
Petulant children, the lot of them. Don’t like being told what to do, or that what they’re doing is bad.
re: #139 steve_davis
I read somewhere that it was really just purely for domestic consumption. He didn’t want to completely panic the populace. Though then again, They got told the invasion was for Wednesday and it happened basically a week later, so I’m not sure if the time wouldn’t have been better spent ensuring that there were lots of booby traps for the invaders, and other stuff. Still, I guess one can’t really complain about their performance so far.
what makes you think it wasn’t?
There’s what he says to the TV, which doesn’t necessarily match what he has the mayors and town councils saying in person to their locals.
Lest we forger, Ol’ Pat was at one point a serious contender to be the GOP nominee for president. https://t.co/Y7lXOXMdBX
— ✂️ Tengrain 🇺🇦 WOLVERINES! (@Tengrain) February 28, 2022
No matter how many children have to be sacrificed, it’s all about the End Times.
re: #153 jaunte
No matter how many children have to be sacrificed, it’s all about the End Times.
Kids can be replaced. The apocalypse only happens once in a lifetime.
re: #145 Backwoods_Sleuth
I hope all Republicans skip the State of the Union speech. Traitors who voted against certifying the electoral college and supported a violent insurrection shouldn’t even be allowed into the House for the speech.
re: #156 Patricia Kayden
I hope all Republicans skip the State of the Union speech. Traitors who voted against certifying the electoral college and supported a violent insurrection shouldn’t even be allowed into the House for the speech.
Yeah, I do not want to hear a YOU LIE or whatever shit is going to spew from their tiny little minds.
re: #152 jaunte
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Are you sure that guy wasn’t thinking of Pat Buchanan? I don’t remember Pat Robertson ever considering running for President.
re: #158 The Pie Overlord!
He took a shot at it:
nytimes.com
re: #150 sagehen
what makes you think it wasn’t?
There’s what he says to the TV, which doesn’t necessarily match what he has the mayors and town councils saying in person to their locals.
good point! I just want to see some video of IED’s and storefronts along roads blowing up and taking out vehicles though so that I can feel more assured about this. Then again, I don’t mean to be ghoulish. The Russians can go home anyway they are able: horizontally or vertically, makes no difference to me.
re: #158 The Pie Overlord!
Are you sure that guy wasn’t thinking of Pat Buchanan? I don’t remember Pat Robertson ever considering running for President.
1988
“Robertson said he would pursue the nomination only if three million people signed up to volunteer for his campaign by September 1987. Three million responded, and by the time Robertson announced he would be running in September 1987, he also had raised millions of dollars for his campaign fund.”
en.wikipedia.org
re: #147 Backwoods_Sleuth
I can only imagine the tantrum Ron would throw if Biden refused to send Guard assistance the next time Florida gets walloped by a Hurricane.
Hypocritical asshole.
APNEWSALERT:THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — International Criminal Court prosecutor to open probe into possible war crimes or crimes against humanity in Ukraine.
— Cliff Levy (@cliffordlevy) February 28, 2022
re: #163 Eclectic Cyborg
I can only imagine the tantrum Ron would throw if Biden refused to send Guard assistance the next time Florida gets walloped by a Hurricane.
Hypocritical asshole.
Aren’t they all?
Ukraine is welcome to the EU. @EU_Commission president @vonderleyen, presidents of 🇨🇿, 🇧🇬, 🇪🇪, 🇱🇻,🇱🇹, 🇵🇱, 🇸🇰, 🇸🇮 are supporting the Ukraine’s candidacy to the European Union. Strong move!👏 pic.twitter.com/eJuLA1XnnS
— Franak Viačorka (@franakviacorka) February 28, 2022
these videos brought me so much joy, I just had to see them again.
OMG THOSE HEELS!!
re: #152 jaunte
Pat Robertson came out of retirement to claim that Putin “is being compelled by God” to invade Ukraine in preparation for a massive End Times invasion of Israel.
I should check with my sister.
I have gotten some questions about the painting in Rep. Dan Crenshaw’s campaign office so here it is, including close ups (seated portrait is by NYT photog Annie Mulligan) https://t.co/TaUq2rPy0Y pic.twitter.com/rsTDVHKBpv
— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) February 28, 2022
Also, for those who are asking about the gentleman with the white hair —>https://t.co/leaQdpYB3a
— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) February 28, 2022
so pathetic
In Georgia, there’s a stray dog who’s made it his job to protect these kindergarteners.
He shows up for work everyday and helps them cross the street safely.
He even cusses out the cars that don’t stop.
🐶❤️ pic.twitter.com/KfiFChCkuA— Goodable (@Goodable) February 28, 2022
This is a reminder that when fanatical Christian nationalists say they support Israel, it’s because in their End Times fantasy they need Israel to cause the apocalypse.
That’s what they mean by “support.” https://t.co/eTHsJiSNCv— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 28, 2022
Been trying to get Youtube to remove this dude’s stream, at least it’s gone from 200 to 20 viewers. He is showing modified and prerecorded web cams from Ukraine and dubbing over war sounds from video games while begging for likes and shares. His Twitter is suspended FWIW. Guess he’s hoping to go viral.
McCarthy has been protecting his little KKK Caucus for years with these toothless statements and meetings.
It’s how he covers for them.
He’s now helped them for so long they’ve escalated their open antisemitism & collaboration w/ white nationalist groups. He’s just as culpable. https://t.co/on4twfags5— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 28, 2022
Praise President Biden? Not our liberal media!
Hey, doomsday AFG reporters. Maybe time to change your narrative and report how Joe Biden’s successfully, incredibly pulled together the alliance that rn is seeing Switzerland use sanctions(!), Slovakia send in stingers, Turkey close waterways, BP pull out from Rosneft & SO MUCH
— Cliff Schecter (@cliffschecter) February 28, 2022
Remember Maria Butin? Imprisoned as a foreign agent, she now sits in Russia’s lower house of Parliament. She made Z shirts that appear to be modeled on the Z painted on many Russian military vehicles attacking Ukraine. “Team in support of our army and president. Work, brothers!” pic.twitter.com/kkxfBkicql
— Valerie Hopkins (@VALERIEinNYT) February 28, 2022
McCarthy has been protecting his little KKK Caucus for years with these toothless statements and meetings.
It’s how he covers for them.
He’s now helped them for so long they’ve escalated their open antisemitism & collaboration w/ white nationalist groups. He’s just as culpable. https://t.co/on4twfags5— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 28, 2022
re: #177 gocart mozart
McCarthy sounds concerned. Try doing something with an actual effect.
Update: We’re supplying Ukraine with anti-tank weapons systems and upgraded ammunition. This is in addition to our three previous shipments of military equipment – and it’s on top of the night vision goggles, body armour, gas masks, and helmets we announced yesterday.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) February 28, 2022
We will also be asking the CRTC to begin the process of reviewing Russia Today’s presence on Canadian airwaves – because we cannot allow falsehoods, propaganda, and disinformation about Russia’s war to continue spreading in Canada.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) February 28, 2022
Dewy Pat Robertson says the unlawful invasion of Ukraine isn’t Putin’s fault, it’s God’s fault. Because God was going to make Putin do it whether he wanted to or not. (So much for “free will”)
Proving that nobody blasphemes their god quite as savagely as conservative Christians https://t.co/QpgUb9u7dY— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) February 28, 2022
Zelensky releases a new video calling Russia’s attack on civilians in Kharkiv a war crime that should be judged in international tribunals. pic.twitter.com/pCzl8jWFdA
— Paul Sonne (@PaulSonne) February 28, 2022
Zelensky says that the kind of country that unleashes weapons on the civilians of Kharkiv cannot be a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
— Paul Sonne (@PaulSonne) February 28, 2022
re: #180 Backwoods_Sleuth
She’s a peach, she is. What a great take!
WOAH:
Prosecutors are investigating suspected war crimes
A prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has launched an investigation into the situation in Ukraine following the Russian invasion.
“It is reasonable to assume that both war crimes and crimes against humanity have been committed in Ukraine since 2014,” prosecutor Karim Khan said in a statement.
During the evening, the United States said it would deport 12 Russian UN diplomats on suspicion of espionage. Russia calls it a hostile act.
— sverigesradio.se
re: #178 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
McCarthy sounds concerned. Try doing something with an actual effect.
It’s almost as if there is genuine concern there are dedicated Nazis in today’s Republican Party.
CPAC in 2 minutes
It’s finally over. CPAC day 3 & 4 in 135 seconds. pic.twitter.com/IW0WJMnZkU
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) February 28, 2022
re: #177 gocart mozart
Plus points to AOC for using ‘KKK caucus’
I’m gonna be blunt…I don’t think nuclear war is survivable, not when I live 12 miles due east of a major airport and about the same distance northwest of a regional airport.
I’m already having to take a leave of absence from work due to a combination of physical and mental health issues, and THIS IS NOT HELPING. See: completely sleepless nights. (That said, I did tell my brother the prepper we needed potassium iodide tablets.)
— Dee Holmes🇺🇦🌻 (@mmmirele) February 28, 2022
And, why yes, this is really messing with my mental health right now, while I’m already having to deal with not being able to eat much more than toast without setting off an unsettled stomach and heartburn.
re: #184 Florida Panhandler
It’s almost as if there is genuine concern there are dedicated Nazis in today’s Republican Party.
You shouldn’t leave your party just because there are nazis in it. You should leave it because nazis want to be in it.
re: #6 The Pie Overlord!
Quoting “The Times”. Aka posh fox news.
re: #187 mmmirele
I’m gonna be blunt…I don’t think nuclear war is survivable, not when I live 12 miles due east of a major airport and about the same distance northwest of a regional airport,
I live 0.5 miles from the DC border. I will go up instantly, Ihope. There is no post-apocalyptic life that is survivabile. I want to die quickly.
re: #13 steve_davis
Jesse twitching while she snores. “I don’t know what you’re chasing, but I hope it’s delicious.”
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I was dancing the fandango with Carmen Miranda, fool.
re: #179 Backwoods_Sleuth
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“upgrade ammunition.” that’s depleted uranium, in the common tongue. shit will cut through tanks.
Another haunting image out of Kharkiv. A rocket embedded in a children’s playground. pic.twitter.com/HOH2m3bU3V
— Michael Weiss 🌻 (@michaeldweiss) February 28, 2022
— CyKoore 🇺🇦 слава Україні 🇺🇦 на хуй путін 🇺🇦 (@CyKoore) February 28, 2022
I’m off to do a show at the Greenwich Village Comedy Club.
There’s a SHIT TON of propaganda out there from every direction & so much fear porn.
We need to be very thoughtful while perusing social media, it’s a weapon in and of itself.
Where was Mr. Turley’s concern when Amy Coney Barrett was nominated? She had far less judicial experience than Katanji Brown Jackson. https://t.co/RqCht4tNG3
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) February 28, 2022
re: #54 Dr Lizardo
That when the Russian
tanks[ lightly armoured SUVs] rolled in,
Hah!
Barr: Please?
Satan: Sorry. All sales final. https://t.co/NeRniQ1Nzv— StandWithUkraineHat (@Popehat) February 27, 2022
re: #187 mmmirele
I’m gonna be blunt…I don’t think nuclear war is survivable, not when I live 12 miles due east of a major airport and about the same distance northwest of a regional airport.
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And, why yes, this is really messing with my mental health right now, while I’m already having to deal with not being able to eat much more than toast without setting off an unsettled stomach and heartburn.
re: #191 Colère Tueur de Lapin
I live 0.5 miles from the DC border. I will go up instantly, Ihope. There is no post-apocalyptic life that is survivabile. I want to die quickly.
it’s the 1960’s all over again
re: #197 Backwoods_Sleuth
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you’re not a senator
Much remains unknown about Judge Jackson in terms of her judicial philosophy. The fact is that we have a comparably thin record of opinions in comparison to recent nominees. The question is whether we will learn substantially more in this confirmation.https://t.co/goOSqYxCkN
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) February 28, 2022
Ordnance not ordinance.
I am a pedant
It’s amusing and sad to see some former HS classmates who went full-MAGA get lonelier and lonelier on their pro-Putin timeline. Fuck ‘em. They were jerks in HS and that continued 35 years later.
re: #201 Dangerman
what is this ‘we’ shit?
you’re not a senator
Turley is a travesty. I was going to be more specific, but I think the general is good enough.
There’s a lot of hoax not-actually-CNN stuff floating around social media related to Ukraine. https://t.co/vXRXDj49bQ
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 28, 2022
Speaking of jerkoffs, it seems Snowden finally poked his head above water yesterday and while admitting to “calling it wrong” promptly ignored his previous conduct of carrying water for pro-Putin propagandists.
He will always be a self-entitled jerkoff. I know the type. He will never change.
Eh. He just wants to avoid having to applaud (or not) anything Biden has to say about Ukraine. Daddy might get mad. https://t.co/vZY0lqxLHB
— digby (@digby56) February 28, 2022
Today’s 1A was discussing disinformation— mostly within the Latino community.
But it is pervasive everywhere
Quick thread:
I want you all to meet Vladimir Bondarenko.
He’s a blogger from Kiev who really hates the Ukrainian government.
He also doesn’t exist, according to Facebook.
He’s an invention of a Russian troll farm targeting Ukraine. His face was made by AI. pic.twitter.com/uWslj1Xnx3— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) February 28, 2022
re: #206 Florida Panhandler
Speaking of jerkoffs, it seems Snowden finally poked his head above water yesterday and while admitting to “calling it wrong” promptly ignored his previous conduct of carrying water for pro-Putin propagandists.
He will always be a self-entitled jerkoff. I know the type. He will never change.
He’s an opportunist. Let him disappear in peace.
re: #205 Backwoods_Sleuth
Dale rightly uses the not-actually-CNN compound description, while the Politifact tweet uses the very confusing mixing of the word “fake”.
re: #207 Backwoods_Sleuth
If any potential US Troops are injured or killed in the Ukraine theater MAGA types will applaud their deaths. Don’t be surprised if that happens.
MAGA Nazis are 100% in the tank for Putin as they have considered themselves at war with the rest of the USA for years and against most of the world as well. Putin is viewed as their best chance in their own desire for white supremacy in the US. The Republican Party nominee is secondary and easily replaceable with the next pandering fascist in line. Putin and his Oligarch cronies mean continued money, cyber warfare, and propaganda to directly fuel their cause.
If this actually real and becomes widespread, Putin is in more trouble than just getting bogged down.
#Ukraine: A Russian T-72B obr. 1989 was abandoned with fuel and in fully working condition. The reason is unclear. pic.twitter.com/ZvpGbcproM
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) February 28, 2022
re: #191 Colère Tueur de Lapin
I live 0.5 miles from the DC border. I will go up instantly, Ihope. There is no post-apocalyptic life that is survivabile. I want to die quickly.
roughly 10 miles from oconee nuclear. that’ll take 2 megs coming off a mirv. greenville will take another 2.
The Arizona Republican Party is asking the state Supreme Court to rule that absentee voting is unconstitutional. If its lawsuit is successful, it would upend election procedures used by 90% of voters in the state.https://t.co/RMSUVX6fJn
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 28, 2022
re: #207 Backwoods_Sleuth
“I don’t have time to go take a COVID test today.”
A rapid test takes like, 15 minutes.
Crypto exchanges are refusing calls to freeze Russian accounts. A Binance spokesperson said doing so “would fly in the face of the reason why crypto exists.” Kraken’s CEO said the move would violate bitcoin’s “libertarian values.” https://t.co/ocl1CWOgTa
— Rob Price 🏔 (@robaeprice) February 28, 2022
re: #217 Eclectic Cyborg
“I don’t have time to go take a COVID test today.”
A rapid test takes like, 15 minutes.
Give the guy a break. The Senate pages are having a mixer. ///
re: #213 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
If this actually real and becomes widespread, Putin is in more trouble than just getting bogged down.
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lol! like many elderly drivers, hits the horn accidentally while trying to get the tank started. Probably drove all the way back to kyiv with the left blinker on.
re: #180 Backwoods_Sleuth
But God hardened Pharaoh’s heart.
re: #206 Florida Panhandler
Speaking of jerkoffs, it seems Snowden finally poked his head above water yesterday and while admitting to “calling it wrong” promptly ignored his previous conduct of carrying water for pro-Putin propagandists.
He will always be a self-entitled jerkoff. I know the type. He will never change.
To be fair, he’s living in Russia. No way can he be honest about Putin (and stay alive).
Every Saturday I watch WWII in realtime with Indy Nidell, as it recaps the week’s action in WWII 79 years ago. Coincidentally, the Red Army was fighting the Germans in roughly the same area as the Russians are fighting Ukraine now.
Finnish MPs will debate how to handle a petition calling for a vote on NATO membership on Tuesday as a poll showed a historic change in attitude in the traditionally non-aligned country after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine https://t.co/IY3sulzgBh
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) February 28, 2022
re: #187 mmmirele
Don’t want to be a typical boomer, but I first realized we were all going to die in a global nuclear war 60 years ago.
Every day since then has been a win.
re: #224 Backwoods_Sleuth
However this terrible war turns out, Putin has succeeded in uniting almost all of Europe against Russia.
From below:
re: #553 sagehen
But Chechnyans are Muslim.
So even though they’re the very definition of Caucasian, being actually in and of the Caucasus… are they really white?
The Russians have called Muslims from the Caucuses “blacks” since WW2.
Freedom Caucus refuses to answer question on whether they disavow Nick Fuentes pic.twitter.com/fnVsbkqBIc
— Acyn (@Acyn) February 28, 2022
re: #218 DodgerFan1988
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Fine. Freeze/seize those fuckers accounts as well then. Problem solved. Not 100% sure it’s true (twitter after all), but saw a tweet that Bitcoin is already warning of this possibility.
re: #229 Backwoods_Sleuth
Condemn Nick Fuentes? They won’t.
He would never give up on his dream, even after his guitar was stolen.
📹: Reddit user jjbankst pic.twitter.com/06VrOCoGdw— Paul Bronks for Lovina Animal Welfare (@slender_sherbet) February 28, 2022
re: #74 steve_davis
My Mazda 3 literally shut itself off at a stop sign some days ago because it thought I wasn’t paying attention while creeping towards somebody at a stop sign. Sounds annoying but I almost went into a stopped lane on a freeway because I glanced down to adjust the radio, in my last car. I said when I got home it was time to get a car with upgraded safety features.
That’s some passive-aggressive shit right there.
re: #217 Eclectic Cyborg
“I don’t have time to go take a COVID test today.”
A rapid test takes like, 15 minutes.
Make that thirty seconds to provide a sample for the person being tested. Ted isn’t going to be doing the test.
re: #230 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
Fine. Freeze/seize those fuckers accounts as well then. Problem solved. Not 100% sure it’s true (twitter after all), but saw a tweet that Bitcoin is already warning of this possibility.
I remember seeing a cartoon of a bunny labeled “libertarianism” hopping up to a lion labeled “fascism” in a cage. The lion said “release me, and we will defeat socialism together.” The next frame showed the lion picking its teeth with a bone.
re: #235 No Malarkey!
I remember seeing a cartoon of a bunny labeled “libertarianism” hopping up to a lion labeled “fascism” in a cage. The lion said “release me, and we will defeat socialism together.” The next frame showed the lion picking its teeth with a bone.
It’s a Frog and the Scorpion knock-off.
re: #237 John Hughes
I’ve known
The test takes, like, 30 seconds. The result takes 15 minutes. You don’t have to wait around for the result. SMS is a thing.
Right. I should have said “At most, 15 minutes”.
re: #218 DodgerFan1988
Crypto exchanges are refusing calls to freeze Russian accounts. A Binance spokesperson said doing so “would fly in the face of the reason why crypto exists.” Kraken’s CEO said the move would violate bitcoin’s “libertarian values.”
Which is bullshit. Libertarian’s can do whatever they want AS LONG AS THEY ARE NOT HURTING SOMEONE ELSE. He isn’t libertarian, he’s a sociopath.
re: #238 Eclectic Cyborg
Right. I should have said “At most, 15 minutes”.
And you are sitting in the Departure Lounge, anyway.
Video showing the expired food rations that Putin sent along to feed the Russian army.
The expiration date is 2015. pic.twitter.com/royMonught— Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@NickKnudsenUS) February 28, 2022
re: #201 Dangerman
what is this ‘we’ shit?
you’re not a senator
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Turley is an outright liar; she has substantially more judicial experience than several other sitting members of the court. Maybe it’s because she isn’t a member of the Federalist Society and so hasn’t associated herself with an organization whose membership favors returning to the glory days of the 1950’s when women and minorities had few rights.
We are the flames of resistance, hunting like wolves in the shadows. pic.twitter.com/K9FJhtHNDh
— Black Metal Cats (@evilbmcats) February 28, 2022
re: #241 No Malarkey!
Could be worse, could be Ham and Mothers.
re: #89 Dopamine Fish
Ukrainians go HARD, dude. Sheeeeeesh.
It was bad-assed, though the bit that does damage was getting towed by a tractor, so not quite like lighting up somebody who’s coming back at you with the heavy machine gun.
In a meeting with senators just now, Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S. confirmed reports of Russian forces targeting civilian areas in Kyiv, per Sen. @ChrisMurphyCT
— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) February 28, 2022
re: #246 steve_davis
It was bad-assed, though the bit that does damage was getting towed by a tractor, so not quite like lighting up somebody who’s coming back at you with the heavy machine gun.
They sounded like Beavis and Butthead though, not experienced Resistance. Yet.
Even Republicans who have supported abortion rights in the past voted no tonight. @SenatorCollins, who has her own competing bill to codify Roe v. Wade, told reporters tonight that she thinks the Dem bill has “very troubling” implications for religious freedom.
— Alice Miranda Ollstein (@AliceOllstein) February 28, 2022
Interestingly, even some Democrats who say they’re personally opposed to abortion voted for the bill, including Sens. Casey and Kaine. Kaine just released a statement stressing that he is still a supporter of the Hyde amendment, which bans federal funding for abortion.
— Alice Miranda Ollstein (@AliceOllstein) February 28, 2022
re: #249 Backwoods_Sleuth
Fuck Joe Manchin.
re: #222 Patricia Kayden
To be fair, he’s living in Russia. No way can he be honest about Putin (and stay alive).
His willingness to flee there suggests that he may have knowingly been providing them information about our agencies.
re: #241 No Malarkey!
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Depends on how they’re stored. I’ve eaten MRE’s that were older than that. OTOH, if they weren’t stored right… ugh.
I’m not going to quiet down, but I am going to block one more tedious fanatic. pic.twitter.com/Sotmye0k95
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 1, 2022
re: #241 No Malarkey!
What’s up with the RED magazines? Seen them in a few vids. Shouldn’t they be blued. You know, like a regular issue one?
re: #245 austin_blue
Could be worse, could be Ham and Mothers.
Or the first generation dehydrated pork patty. Those MRE’s were horrific.
Good night all.
Here’s hoping in the morning Ukraine awakes to peace and quiet, and Russia to Swan Lake.
Looks like parking your armor in Ukraine is a good way to find it up on concrete blocks with the track and road wheels missing.
re: #254 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
What’s up with the RED magazines? Seen them in a few vids. Shouldn’t they be blued. You know, like a regular issue one?
Polymer magazines rather than steel I’d assume.
re: #258 RoJo Must Go!
Polymer magazines rather than steel I’d assume.
Yup. You find them at the gun shows—cheap fibrous plastic, sort of red-brown.
All of this right-wing GOP support for Putin goes back a few decades, when Putin spoke about the US being open to another civil war.
The oligarchs and Putin are very much aware of the existential angst that Confederate-lovers, the religious-right, and similar groups have in the US.
It’s an easy thing to get the grievance -addicted, deeply bigoted people in the US to engage in fantasies.
At best I think we will survive this and keep marching on, but I also think our society is struggling to come to terms with implications of modern life. Too many Americans are caught up into religious cults and similar conspiracy-type thinking.
Maybe in 20 or 30 years we will be better off, but given how slowly people’s beliefs change I won’t bet on it. Maybe I’ll be alive then, maybe not. If I am, I will try to think of these times and see if I missed the mark on our collective angst.
re: #254 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
What’s up with the RED magazines? Seen them in a few vids. Shouldn’t they be blued. You know, like a regular issue one?
Red is Bakelite, a form of plastic that makes much lighter magazines than the traditional steel ones. For the Former Soviet Union, the red color was a plus.
I use Serbian polymer mags for my AK. Black, lighter and much less prone to breakage than the Bakelite ones. They also have a bolt hold open follower for the last round which is much better than the Click on an empty chamber telling you you’re empty.
re: #256 lizardofid
He was almost always my favorite Beatle.
re: #191 Colère Tueur de Lapin
I live 0.5 miles from the DC border. I will go up instantly, Ihope. There is no post-apocalyptic life that is survivabile. I want to die quickly.
You with lots of Lizards, my son, my brother and his family…. I can’t believe we’re here again. It’s like I’m back at freshman year and we just all watched “The Day After” in the dorm lounge.
re: #262 retired cynic
ALWAYS, dadgummit. Edited.
re: #254 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
They’re made of plastic. (Or more exactly fibreglass)
Almost no magazines are blued (a process for rustproofing steel), they are usually designed as as more or less disposable, originally made in stamped steel, rarely painted, later in aluminium, more recently in different kinds of “plastics”.
(And no, they are not made of Bakelite, a 19th century “plastic” based on urea, that is a much darker brown and far too brittle for such a job).
mouse diplomacy https://t.co/WesZiwfUMa
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) March 1, 2022
re: #265 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
Thanks. Just looked a bit off to me.
Doesn’t look off, looks Russian, after you’ve spent too muchv time looking at gun porn on YouTube.
re: #268 Backwoods_Sleuth
When you have lost the Mouse you have lost a lot.
re: #234 A hollow voice says Vaccinate the world!
Make that thirty seconds to provide a sample for the person being tested. Ted isn’t going to be doing the test.
Rubio’s outright refusal to attend the State of the Union, as well as the DeathSantis refusal to cooperate with Biden are terrifying symbols of the GOP undermining our democracy and treating those of the other party as not legitimate representatives of our government. Putin is still working hard to destroy our nation and these all are willing tools of the Russian efforts to sabotage us.
re: #269 John Hughes
Doesn’t look off, looks Russian, after you’ve spent too muchv time looking at gun porn on YouTube.
I look at them and just tend to shake my head because people get $100 per for them. I’ll stick to my $15 Serbian mil-specs.
I wasn’t going to post this, but I keep going back and watching it because it’s so funny. House Freedom Caucus calls a presser. Hardly anybody shows. They get one question about Marge Green and Nazis. They beg for another question. They get crickets. pic.twitter.com/vG53OFwpJt
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) February 28, 2022
According to OMB, the US spent $725 BILLION on national defense during fiscal year 2020. 11% of federal spending. About 5% of GDP
Imagine if McConnell cared as much about healthcare, environment, climate, education, infrastructure, et al, as he does about the Defense Industry https://t.co/qsrpBiZ2xF— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) March 1, 2022
Hmmmmm. Maybe, just maybe, the Russian military is actually hearing/listening to him. It would explain my post about the abandoned tank and a tik-tok I saw of a Ukrainian woman giving instructions on how to start and drive a UNDAMAGED Russian APC. Not to mention the few vids posted here about them abandoning vehicles because they’re out of gas.
This was the message Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy sent to Russian troops: ‘Don’t trust your commanders, don’t trust your propaganda. Just save your lives — leave.’ pic.twitter.com/Zna5oGgAxb
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 28, 2022
re: #255 William Lewis
Or the first generation dehydrated pork patty. Those MRE’s were horrific.
When I was in the AF, any flight over 4 hours required meals be supplied to the crew. On a good day (we had real military cooks back then), it would be fried chicken (AKA In-flight Chicken). On a bad day it would be a pre-Vietnam MCI (Meal, Combat, Individual) and this was in the early 80’s. If I got Ham & Black Eyed Peas in the Meat Ration (Ham and Motherfuckers), it went up for trade (Anyone like Ham and Mothers?).
Awful. Awful food. Not edible.
Then I got a new naviguesser who loved (!!) Ham and Mothers. God bless Rod. He was a horrible Naviguesser, but he saved me on several transatlantic refueling drags from starving to death before we got to Old Blimey.
422-3: House passed legislation to designate lynching as a federal hate crime. The Emmett Till Antilynching Act now heads to the Senate. pic.twitter.com/iBQHM1Ml9j
— Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) March 1, 2022
re: #277 Backwoods_Sleuth
There were 4 Nays in the end, they were Andy Harris, Vicky Hartzler, Tom Massey, and Ralph Norman
— McMuffin 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@H_McMuffin) March 1, 2022
gaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh
re: #276 austin_blue
Those delicious meals were designed at the Soldier Systems Center of Natick Laboratories. They actually research the tastes of the troop population, and choose case-selections that match the likelihood of your trade-offs. I think their motto is “Everybody Likes Something.” Or maybe “Somebody Will Eat Anything.”
re: #278 Backwoods_Sleuth
gaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh
(2) This bill expands current federal “hate crime” laws. A crime is a crime, and all victims deserve equal justice. Adding enhanced penalties for “hate” tends to endanger other liberties such as freedom of speech.
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) March 1, 2022
(4) The bill creates another federal crime of “conspiracy,” which I’m concerned could be enforced overbroadly on people who are not perpetrators of a crime.
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) March 1, 2022
he just keeps being an embarrassment
re: #276 austin_blue
When I was in the AF, any flight over 4 hours required meal be supplied to the crew. On a good day (we had real military cooks back then), it would be fried chicken (AKA In-flight Chicken). On a bad day it would be a pre-Vietnam MCI (Meal, Combat, Individual) and this was in the early 80’s. If I got Ham & Black Eyed Peas in the Meat Ration (Ham and Motherfuckers), it went up for trade (Anyone like Ham and Mothers?).
Awful. Awful food. Not edible.
Then I got a new naviguesser who loved (!!) Ham and Mothers. God bless Rod. He was a horrible Naviguesser, but he saved me on several transatlantic refueling drags from starving to death before go to Old Blimey.
About halfway through my time in Germany we started getting MRE’s, before that MCI that everyone called C rations. I liked the Spaghetti & the beans and wiener chunks. I also liked the apricots but there are, shall we say, superstitions about them in the Armored force and I had to be off the tank before it was “safe” to eat them.
re: #279 Decatur Deb
Those delicious meals were designed at the Soldier Systems Center of Natick Laboratories. They actually research the tastes of the troop population, and choose case-selections that match the likelihood of your trade-offs. I think their motto is “Everybody Likes Something.”
In my experience, there was one guy in the entire USAF who liked Ham and Mothers. They made-up, like, 16% of the meat rations.
re: #279 Decatur Deb
Those delicious meals were designed at the Soldier Systems Center of Natick Laboratories. They actually research the tastes of the troop population, and choose case-selections that match the likelihood of your trade-offs. I think their motto is “Everybody Likes Something.”
On Stargate SG-1, Daniel Jackson informed us that all MRE’s, no matter what it says on the package, taste like chicken.
re: #282 austin_blue
In my experience, there was one guy in the entire USAF who liked Ham and Mothers. They made-up, like, 16% of the meat rations.
Should have kept him in the control group.
re: #282 austin_blue
In my experience, there was one guy in the entire USAF who liked Ham and Mothers. They made-up, like, 16% of the meat rations.
Don’t forget the Ham and Eggs, chopped or the Tuna Fish. Some mayo and celery and I suppose the tuna wouldn’t have been bad, but no fridge meant no mayo.
re: #218 DodgerFan1988
This Tweet is just a little hint of what we have to look forward to when our Republican Libertarian Utopia is achieved…A world where warlords get to do whatever to whoever they want with no repercussions. A world where cruelty is rewarded without remorse. A world where two bit dictators can buy and control nuclear weapons.
The death of humanity…all hail our a libertarian paradise.
re: #285 William Lewis
Don’t forget the Ham and Eggs, chopped or the Tuna Fish. Some mayo and celery and I suppose the tuna wouldn’t have been bad, but no fridge meant no mayo.
I was in a deployable staff element when they first put the tiny bottles of hot sauce in the MREs. Brought tears to MSG Rios’ eyes. He wired one to his dogtag chain.
re: #287 Decatur Deb
I was in a deployable staff element when they first put the tiny bottles of hot sauce in the MREs. Brought tears to MSG Rios’ eyes. He wired one to his dogtag chain.
Since I didn’t like tobasco I loved it too. Exquisite trade bait.
I’m suddenly having flash backs of a canteen cup over a fire with a coffee pack, creamer powder, and a grated john wayne bar. Sometimes some of the co-co powder too.
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