‘toon and op ed by Pulitzer prize winning cartoonist David Horsey A stark contrast in leadership | The Seattle Times The livestreamed speech to Congress delivered by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this week set up a stark contrast in leadership. On the screen was the Ukrainian actor-turned-politician who has inspired his country and the world with courageous, defiant leadership in the face of a massive Russian invasion aimed at his overthrow and assassination. Zelenskyy is being hailed as a 21st century Winston Churchill. In the audience were many Republican senators and House members, politicians-turned-jellyfish, who have shamed themselves and their party with… Read more »
speaking of the man, this from today’s message to his fellow citizens Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, speaking from a street in Kyiv, urges Moscow to engage in peace negotiations, warning that “Russia’s costs will be so high that you will not be able to rise again for several generations.” click here for the entire speech [ENGLISH AUDIO] Zelensky’s Address: March 19th, 2022 Amongst other things, President Zelensky references the current situation in the war for Ukrainian freedom against the Russian conquest. He discusses some recent developments in Ukrainian economic policy, and details future plans for the economic development of wartime… Read more »
yesterday 2 presidents from a different time stand together — seems like eons ago things like this were normal when it came to standing up for democracy March 18 (UPI) — Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush together visited a Ukrainian church in Chicago on Friday in a bipartisan show of support for the country amid the Russian invasion. Clinton and Bush each laid a bouquet of sunflowers outside of the Saints Volodymyr and Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church in the city’s Ukrainian Village neighborhood, according to a video message shared by each of the former presidents to social media. “America stands… Read more »
Thoughts and prayers won’t take out Russian artillery. Send Z what he needs. Poland is probably next. Best to force an actual negotiation. What’s to negotiate, though? Russia attacked without actual provocation. The only negotiation should be how Russia is going to pay to rebuild Ukraine, and, how Pootin will be punished for war crimes.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/18/politics/madison-cawthorn-republican-reaction/index.html “Cawthorn’s latest comments have put GOP leaders in an awkward spot — just as they’re trying to show a unified front against Russia and paint President Joe Biden as weak against Russian President Vladimir Putin.” “The North Carolina Republican infuriated members of his own party this week for calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a “thug” and the Ukrainian government “incredibly evil”…” “Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota, the head of the House GOP’s campaign committee, called Cawthorn’s remarks “unfortunate.” ~unfortunate ~ “I think that there are people in the Republican Party who seem to be enamored with autocrats like Putin.… Read more »
Patd – That Horsey cartoon is too close to be comfortable. I keep trying to believe there are still some sane Republicans left, but ones such as Cawthorn and MTG make it very difficult.
comrades Murdock & co., the tucker and sean? Russian foreign minister praises Fox News coverage of war in Ukraine | Ukraine | The Guardian Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, has praised Fox News for its coverage, appearing on the Russian state-controlled RT network to hail the right-leaning US cable channel, whose primetime host Tucker Carlson has played down the invasion. “We know the manners and the tricks that are being used by the western countries to manipulate media, we understood long ago that there is no such thing as an independent western media,” said Lavrov, speaking in English in a studio interview… Read more »
Elon Musk sent Starlink satellite Internet service to Ukraine. It seems to be helping. – The Washington Post […] When war broke out in Ukraine, the country faced threats of Russian cyberattacks and shelling that had the potential to take down the Internet, making it necessary to develop a backup plan. So the country’s minister of digital transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, tweeted a direct plea to Musk urging him to send help. Musk replied just hours later: “Starlink service is now active in Ukraine. More terminals en route.” Ukraine has already received thousands of antennas from Musk’s companies and European allies,… Read more »
He’ll settle for Crimea. He is going to punish Ukraine for a while for resisting. If he waits too long to settle, he won’t even get Crimea, and if Ukraine keeps attriting Russian forces he might get ousted, so he has incentive to settle, soon
Zelenskyy very deftly threading the diplomatic needle by making concessions on NATO yet demanding Turkey help establish 3rd party security guarantees. Just amazing leadership from him
I’m hoping he gets so paranoid that he retreats to his bunker and pulls an Adolf, ridding us of him all by himself. His ego is too big for that. It’s time for someone who sees that he’s destroying Russia to do the deed.
Craig, Bink
Right now, Putin looks secure. He has purged any possible problems. This can drag on a long time especially if NATO keeps in the background. Right now, it looks as if NATO is only going to give enough support to Ukraine for them to die. Russia has proved that they are a willing partner in the death of Ukraine.
Notice that Ukrainian diplomats don’t insult Putin directly because they have to negotiate with him. They’ll only say “Putin alone can end this war”. Otherwise they ascribe atrocities to the “Russian Federation”.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/19/politics/joe-biden-vladimir-putin-personal-history/index.html “Whenever they’d speak, Biden would interrupt Putin as the Russian President launched into complaints that American officials see as a whataboutism tactic designed to distract and undermine.” “Biden has often told a story of a meeting with Putin at the Kremlin in 2011, when he was vice president, and telling the Russian leader, “I’m looking in your eyes and don’t think you have a soul” “This week Biden ratcheted up his rhetoric by calling the Russian President a “war criminal,” a “murderous dictator” and a “pure thug.” “Biden has deliberately worked with allies abroad to deny the Russian leader… Read more »
Binks comment about Turkey and BiD’s post about Biden denying Putin the status he wants as a world leader make for some interesting thoughts.
Rather than being treated as a world power Putin is forced to deal with a third-rate regional power.
This isn’t by accident.
Jack
Sturgeone – If someone wants to get a feel for how things are going, a drive by the Pentagon is a good indicator. If there are cars in the parking lots on Saturday or Sunday, something is happening. Also, a check on military leave if you know anyone in the military. If leave is reduced or stopped or allowed but don’t leave the area, something is happening. I will reiterate what went out last month by the USDA. Keep an amount of cash on hand in case the ATM systems are down or credit/debit card system is down. Never… Read more »
Fortunately, the State Dpt. does. It’s the only reason Putin operates with impunity.
i defer to Fiona Hill who believes he is willing to escalate with nukes, and appreciated her remarking that he has already employed radioactive weaponry with polonium poisonings in the UK, the use of which irradiated entire neighborhoods in London
Fucking guy shelled a nuclear power-plant, how much evidence you need?
Mariupol council: Russian occupiers forcibly move thousands of Mariupol residents to Russia. The civilians were allegedly taken to camps where Russians checked their phones and documents and then forcibly moved some of them to remote cities in Russia.
“Under the Statute of the International Criminal Court, “the deportation or transfer [by the Occupying Power] of all or parts of the population of the occupied territory within this territory” constitutes a war crime in international armed conflicts.”
https://www.texastribune.org/2022/03/17/texas-border-mission-leadership/ “Less than 72 hours after Gov. Greg Abbott replaced the Texas National Guard’s top general, two more top officials from the agency have suddenly stepped down, signaling a wide-ranging shakeup amid heavy criticism of the governor’s controversial border mission.” “Over the past year, Texas officials have deployed thousands of troops and dedicated billions of dollars to stem an increase in migrants crossing the Texas-Mexico border. But the operation has been mired in controversy as National Guard troops have called it a disaster. Several service members tied to the mission have also died by suicide, leading to calls for an… Read more »
‘toon and op ed by Pulitzer prize winning cartoonist David Horsey A stark contrast in leadership | The Seattle Times The livestreamed speech to Congress delivered by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this week set up a stark contrast in leadership. On the screen was the Ukrainian actor-turned-politician who has inspired his country and the world with courageous, defiant leadership in the face of a massive Russian invasion aimed at his overthrow and assassination. Zelenskyy is being hailed as a 21st century Winston Churchill. In the audience were many Republican senators and House members, politicians-turned-jellyfish, who have shamed themselves and their party with… Read more »
Bill recaps the top stories of the week, including the American public’s fawning over Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
speaking of the man, this from today’s message to his fellow citizens Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, speaking from a street in Kyiv, urges Moscow to engage in peace negotiations, warning that “Russia’s costs will be so high that you will not be able to rise again for several generations.” click here for the entire speech [ENGLISH AUDIO] Zelensky’s Address: March 19th, 2022 Amongst other things, President Zelensky references the current situation in the war for Ukrainian freedom against the Russian conquest. He discusses some recent developments in Ukrainian economic policy, and details future plans for the economic development of wartime… Read more »
yesterday 2 presidents from a different time stand together — seems like eons ago things like this were normal when it came to standing up for democracy March 18 (UPI) — Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush together visited a Ukrainian church in Chicago on Friday in a bipartisan show of support for the country amid the Russian invasion. Clinton and Bush each laid a bouquet of sunflowers outside of the Saints Volodymyr and Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church in the city’s Ukrainian Village neighborhood, according to a video message shared by each of the former presidents to social media. “America stands… Read more »
Thoughts and prayers won’t take out Russian artillery. Send Z what he needs. Poland is probably next. Best to force an actual negotiation. What’s to negotiate, though? Russia attacked without actual provocation. The only negotiation should be how Russia is going to pay to rebuild Ukraine, and, how Pootin will be punished for war crimes.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/18/politics/madison-cawthorn-republican-reaction/index.html “Cawthorn’s latest comments have put GOP leaders in an awkward spot — just as they’re trying to show a unified front against Russia and paint President Joe Biden as weak against Russian President Vladimir Putin.” “The North Carolina Republican infuriated members of his own party this week for calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a “thug” and the Ukrainian government “incredibly evil”…” “Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota, the head of the House GOP’s campaign committee, called Cawthorn’s remarks “unfortunate.” ~unfortunate ~ “I think that there are people in the Republican Party who seem to be enamored with autocrats like Putin.… Read more »
Cawthorn and Green. Two fuggin morons who even a few Republicans realize are morons. And it takes something big for Republicans to see moron.
Just don’t see this ending until Putin is gone, whatever it takes. We could offer seized oligarch yachts to successful coup plotters.
Good morning all.
Patd – That Horsey cartoon is too close to be comfortable. I keep trying to believe there are still some sane Republicans left, but ones such as Cawthorn and MTG make it very difficult.
LP ad on Volodymyr 3/16
“Being the leader of the world means to be the leader of peace.” #SlavaUkraini
on The Parties on Putin 3/17
The line is clear. Which side are you on?
on Comrade Cawthorn 3/17
Ladies and gentlemen, Russian TV star #ComradeCawthorn.
comrades Murdock & co., the tucker and sean? Russian foreign minister praises Fox News coverage of war in Ukraine | Ukraine | The Guardian Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, has praised Fox News for its coverage, appearing on the Russian state-controlled RT network to hail the right-leaning US cable channel, whose primetime host Tucker Carlson has played down the invasion. “We know the manners and the tricks that are being used by the western countries to manipulate media, we understood long ago that there is no such thing as an independent western media,” said Lavrov, speaking in English in a studio interview… Read more »
Elon Musk sent Starlink satellite Internet service to Ukraine. It seems to be helping. – The Washington Post […] When war broke out in Ukraine, the country faced threats of Russian cyberattacks and shelling that had the potential to take down the Internet, making it necessary to develop a backup plan. So the country’s minister of digital transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, tweeted a direct plea to Musk urging him to send help. Musk replied just hours later: “Starlink service is now active in Ukraine. More terminals en route.” Ukraine has already received thousands of antennas from Musk’s companies and European allies,… Read more »
Subway is last major fast food franchise still in Russia.
Email for urging Subway to get out of Russia:
news@subs.subway.com
He’ll settle for Crimea. He is going to punish Ukraine for a while for resisting. If he waits too long to settle, he won’t even get Crimea, and if Ukraine keeps attriting Russian forces he might get ousted, so he has incentive to settle, soon
i promise you Sergei Shogu is no more reasonable
Zelenskyy very deftly threading the diplomatic needle by making concessions on NATO yet demanding Turkey help establish 3rd party security guarantees. Just amazing leadership from him
ok✌️🇺🇦
All good points Bink, but from the beginning of this I’ve believed the only real fix is Putin dead or gone.
PBS is running an ad for a film on Molly Ivins: “Texas has always been the laboratory for bad, national government.”
It airs on the 28th here; check your local listings.
I’m hoping he gets so paranoid that he retreats to his bunker and pulls an Adolf, ridding us of him all by himself. His ego is too big for that. It’s time for someone who sees that he’s destroying Russia to do the deed.
Craig, Bink
Right now, Putin looks secure. He has purged any possible problems. This can drag on a long time especially if NATO keeps in the background. Right now, it looks as if NATO is only going to give enough support to Ukraine for them to die. Russia has proved that they are a willing partner in the death of Ukraine.
Jack
BiD
Remember what it took to get Adolph into that bunker.
We won’t even take the responsibility for sending Polish jets to Ukraine.
Jack
BiD, Craig, and Lindsey Graham determined to get us all nuked😰
Notice that Ukrainian diplomats don’t insult Putin directly because they have to negotiate with him. They’ll only say “Putin alone can end this war”. Otherwise they ascribe atrocities to the “Russian Federation”.
Leave it to the pros
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/19/politics/joe-biden-vladimir-putin-personal-history/index.html “Whenever they’d speak, Biden would interrupt Putin as the Russian President launched into complaints that American officials see as a whataboutism tactic designed to distract and undermine.” “Biden has often told a story of a meeting with Putin at the Kremlin in 2011, when he was vice president, and telling the Russian leader, “I’m looking in your eyes and don’t think you have a soul” “This week Biden ratcheted up his rhetoric by calling the Russian President a “war criminal,” a “murderous dictator” and a “pure thug.” “Biden has deliberately worked with allies abroad to deny the Russian leader… Read more »
An interesting website, has a good compilation of what is going on with the Russian war against Ukraine.
Institute for the Study of War
Binks comment about Turkey and BiD’s post about Biden denying Putin the status he wants as a world leader make for some interesting thoughts.
Rather than being treated as a world power Putin is forced to deal with a third-rate regional power.
This isn’t by accident.
Jack
What if the whole ukraine gambit is just a ruse, a clumsy awkward inept feint meant to draw in the enemy.
I know we got a first class soldiery……how are we fixed for Generals?
If this thing starts to burn it’s going to burn fast.
Fox news still broadcasting to all the Armed Forces everywhere? What’s up wit dat, you reckon…….
Sturgeone – If someone wants to get a feel for how things are going, a drive by the Pentagon is a good indicator. If there are cars in the parking lots on Saturday or Sunday, something is happening. Also, a check on military leave if you know anyone in the military. If leave is reduced or stopped or allowed but don’t leave the area, something is happening. I will reiterate what went out last month by the USDA. Keep an amount of cash on hand in case the ATM systems are down or credit/debit card system is down. Never… Read more »
I’m fuckin’ doomed…….
China is the answer. Xi can “talk” him down — one way or another — if he sees it’s in China’s interest.
Putin might be crazy, Bink, but he’s not suicidal. I don’t but his nuke bluff.
Fortunately, the State Dpt. does. It’s the only reason Putin operates with impunity.
i defer to Fiona Hill who believes he is willing to escalate with nukes, and appreciated her remarking that he has already employed radioactive weaponry with polonium poisonings in the UK, the use of which irradiated entire neighborhoods in London
Fucking guy shelled a nuclear power-plant, how much evidence you need?
Time to stop running scared of his bull shit. Even if he ordered Armageddon, which he’s not, his generals will shoot him in the head.
Putin is neither crazy nor stupid, he made 2 miscalculations:
1. resolve of the Ukrainian people and Zelenskyy
2. the influence of social media, because he’s old
if anything he’s a megalomaniacal sociopath, if we have to put a label on it
Right now, Putin is trying to wait out the attention-span of the fickle West. He wins if we all stop paying attention
Amen to that. That was his ultimate miscalculation, that the world wouldn’t care.
Ok good chat, know your enemy ✌️🇺🇦
“Under the Statute of the International Criminal Court, “the deportation or transfer [by the Occupying Power] of all or parts of the population of the occupied territory within this territory” constitutes a war crime in international armed conflicts.”
https://www.texastribune.org/2022/03/17/texas-border-mission-leadership/ “Less than 72 hours after Gov. Greg Abbott replaced the Texas National Guard’s top general, two more top officials from the agency have suddenly stepped down, signaling a wide-ranging shakeup amid heavy criticism of the governor’s controversial border mission.” “Over the past year, Texas officials have deployed thousands of troops and dedicated billions of dollars to stem an increase in migrants crossing the Texas-Mexico border. But the operation has been mired in controversy as National Guard troops have called it a disaster. Several service members tied to the mission have also died by suicide, leading to calls for an… Read more »
OK. War crimes have been committed. What’s going to happen to Pootin, his generals, and, his troops?
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