Oil fuels more than just cars; it energizes the engines of oppression. Each gallon we burn props up tyrants and casts a long shadow over nations held by the iron grip of authoritarian rule.
Reject the cycle of conflict. Ride a bike. Challenge the status quo. Protest against the oil-soaked politics that spill into innocent lives.
Be the revolution, one pedal at a time. Ride not just in the pursuit of a healthier life, but in the pursuit of a more just world.
An oil refinery and a power plant were both heavily damaged, an Il-76 crashed, and there were reports of cross-border raids by Ukrainian forces.
Christopher Miller:
At least seven regions across Russia were targeted overnight by Ukrainian drone strikes in the most wide-ranging attack inside Russia attributed to Kyiv in recent months. More than two dozen drones were reported over central Russia. #Ukraine
What a historic moment! In Biden’s State of the Union address he spoke of the NATO alliance and said
“We welcomed Finland into the alliance last year, and just this morning, Sweden officially joined, and the [Prime] Minister is here tonight”, waving to Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersen who was in the audience.
By area that is the 5th largest and the 7th largest countries of Europe, adding 774,000 km² of land, which is more land than the size of Ukraine — that is what Putin has achieved.
Alexei Navalny’s grave now lies under a sea of flowers after Russians who are defiant of the Kremlin continued to come and pay their respects after his funeral. Today there was still a queue there.
A gathering in the city of Prague yesterday, like dozens of other cities around the world, to express unwavering support for Ukraine on 2 year anniversary of the start of genocidal war led by fascist dictator Putin against this peaceful country.
Okay time to wrap it up, and figure out what the best way to sleep is. The docs want me to elevate the toe in bed too. Night fedi. Last one out, light a candle for the memory of Alexei Navalney. We haven’t seen many heroes in the last couple of decades. He certainly qualified. #FuckPutin
⚡️Borrell: EU foreign ministers agree on plan to transfer profits from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine.
European Union foreign ministers have reached a political agreement to finalize the work on transferring revenues from frozen Russian assets to #Ukraine based on the proposal suggested in December, EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Jan. 22.
"A declassified U.S. intelligence report assessed that the #Ukraine war has cost #Russia 315,000 dead and injured troops, or nearly 90% of the personnel it had when the conflict began."
Republicans DON'T CARE -they've refused to fund Ukraine🚨:
104 Russian torture chambers were discovered in the de-occupied territories of Ukraine. Ukraine's PG Kostin: UA is aware of 19 torture chambers on the territory of the Russian Fed. The largest number of torture chambers was found in Kharkiv region – 25 in Zaporizhzhia... He emphasized that almost 90% of prisoners & detainees are subjected to torture or some form of violence💔.
And currently, it looks pretty bleak for #Ukraine. Seemingly, Western countries came to the conclusion that they're no longer bleeding for all our freedom and can be left alone.
"Seidenstraßen"-Gipfel: Xi lobt das Vertrauen zwischen China und Russland
China feiert sein Handelsprojekt "Neue Seidenstraße". Vertreter aus rund 140 Ländern sind dabei, darunter viele aus autokratisch regierten Ländern. Staatschef Xi lobte das Projekt - und das Vertrauen zwischen China und Russland. Von Benjamin Eyssel.