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What if I told you Europe is not a continent by defintion, but a geopolitical fiction to separate it from Asia and so the alarm about a European, or civilized, or First World nation being invaded is a dog whistle to tell us we should care because they are like us.
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) February 27, 2022
All race, all grievance, all the time. Exhausting stupidity in the age of woke stupidity.
Influence-peddling is Washington’s ‘spectator sport’ – but now there’s an interest in taking a closer look at the president’s son
“…The Ukrainians are arguing that, in actuality, the United Nations Charter — the foundational treaty of the world body — does not list Russia as a member of either the Security Council or any other part of the UN. The membership of the Security Council is listed in the treaty’s article 23. It says:
“The Security Council shall consist of fifteen Members of the United Nations. The Republic of China, France, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America shall be permanent members of the Security Council.”
No resolution to change that was passed in 1991, when the USSR collapsed and Russia, in a letter to the UN secretary general, claimed the USSR’s security council seat, which is precisely the point Ukraine is making. . . . The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a confederation of 15 countries. During its existence only Ukraine and Belarus voted independently of the Soviet Union. USSR members that are now independent countries — including the Baltic states that are now members of NATO — might have as much of a claim as Russia to the USSR’s permanent seat.
Ambassador Thomas Greenfield’s error as to what the charter says stands in sharp contrast to the written record pointed out by Ambassador Kyslytsya. He pointed out the language of the charter in an open meeting of the Security Council Thursday, when Ms. Thomas Greenfield was present.
America’s resistance to that interpretation of the charter is especially curious as countries around the globe — inspired by the bravery of the Ukrainian people and their president, Volodymyr Zelensky — play catch-up in the effort to increase diplomatic and economic pressure on Russia.
The Security Council is due to gather this afternoon to take to the General Assembly an American resolution that Russia vetoed late last week. In the Assembly, which includes all 193 UN members, no country has a veto power. None of its resolutions, however, can be enforced. Unlike Security Council resolutions, Assembly votes are mostly toothless declarations…”
https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1498058825819062275
US locks down Russian central bank, sovereign fund assets
The ruble crashes, the stock market closes, and Russia’s economy staggers
Putin finds himself isolated, out of touch as invasion sputters
Moral of Putin’s troops is low. The cause for which they fight, conquest by aggression of another country, is bad. The Ukrainians were prepared for them and are putting up a stiff fight.
The first one says the truth: “No one wanted to come. But they told us, it’s war time, you’ll be the enemy of people. So we went – demoralized and unwilling. Like cannon fodder”. The others seem to agree. #RussiaGoHome #StandWithUkraine pic.twitter.com/Z6tnCVJyv3
— olexander scherba🇺🇦 (@olex_scherba) February 27, 2022
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https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1498291834153586688
The truth is the truth. https://t.co/uUpRA9L13U
— Jeff Zients (@WHCOS) December 20, 2021
Biden claims he's made things better but people are “psychologically” unable to "feel happy." pic.twitter.com/AxgSGBvgZa
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) February 26, 2022
“…Just when you think Joe Biden can’t possibly say anything more ridiculous than the last time, he proves you wrong. Lesson: Never underestimate our intrepid president and his ability to stoop to new lows of silliness, causing you to spit your liquid refreshment all over your computer screen. Or wherever. No, really.
The latest hysterical case in point, which was posted to Twitter on Saturday by our friends at the Republican National Committee, speaks for itself, but I can’t stop myself from transcribing the damn thing.
Ready? This — with a Barney Fife-like straight face, mind you:
There’s a phenomenal negative psychological impact that COVID has had [COVID! Of course!] on the public psyche. And so you have an awful lot of people who are, notwithstanding the fact that things have gotten so better for them economically, uh, that they are thinking, but, how do you get up in the morning feeling happy? Happy that everything’s alright…”
“…The result: A career-low 37% of Americans approve of Biden’s job performance overall, with 55% disapproving. That includes just 30% approval among political independents and 10% from Republicans. Even in his own party, nearly a quarter of Democrats either disapprove of Biden (19%) or are withholding judgment (4%)…”
Related:
TRUMP BLAMES BIDEN’S WEAKNESS FOR EMBOLDENING RUSSIA, SOUNDS ALARM ON DOMESTIC DECLINE
Unprovoked Russian aggression against a neighbor state.
Related: A sign of weakness, not strength.
Putin: "Western countries aren't only taking unfriendly economic actions against our country, but leaders of major Nato countries are making aggressive statements about our country. So I order to move Russia's deterrence forces to a special regime of duty." pic.twitter.com/AC1yHncqZc
— max seddon (@maxseddon) February 27, 2022
NEW POLL: 62 percent of voters say Putin wouldn't have invaded Ukraine if Trump were president https://t.co/zYTYajT9gz pic.twitter.com/YiSq9J2FmV
— The Hill (@thehill) February 25, 2022
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1497701523119218688
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1497894875458588678
