kevinrothrock

kevinrothrock, 4 months ago to random

Anybody today who mocks American football, the one true football, is hereby denied NATO collective security. #Go49ers

kevinrothrock, 4 months ago to random

I plan to watch today's Superbowl through my fingers, turning off the TV when the Niners fall behind & switching to Yahoo Sports updates, with just the audio playing as I get my kids to sleep, back on the TV when my kids won't go to sleep, & skipping the halftime show. #Go49ers

kevinrothrock, 4 months ago to random

kevinrothrock, 4 months ago to random

“Well sir if we don’t pay, and we’re attacked by Russia – will you protect us?” Trump recounted the leader as saying. “I said: ‘You didn’t pay? You’re delinquent?’ He said: ‘Yes, let’s say that happened.’ No, I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. You gotta pay.” 😶

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/11/white-house-blasts-trumps-unhinged-nato-comments

kevinrothrock, 4 months ago to random

American officials assess that, without replenishment, Ukraine has enough air defenses to last until only next month. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/09/world/europe/ukraine-oleksandr-syrsky-war-russia.html

kevinrothrock, 4 months ago to random

lol

kevinrothrock, 4 months ago to random

Russia’s state pollster not at all suspiciously waits until antiwar Boris Nadezhdin is disqualified before releasing its first presidential candidates survey. And whaddaya know Putin enjoys support from an astronomically high 75% of likely voters.

https://wciom.ru/analytical-reviews/analiticheskii-obzor/vybory-2024-reitingi-kandidatov

kevinrothrock, 4 months ago to random

Even Elon Musk is laughing at this shit. At home, Russian propaganda can spin anything into a win for Putin, but it seems any hopes the Kremlin might have had of influencing American perceptions with the Carlson interview were misplaced.

kevinrothrock, 4 months ago to random

‘What about NATO? Please say NATO’: The best memes from Vladimir Putin’s Tucker Carlson interview https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/02/09/what-about-nato-please-say-nato?utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=share_twitter&utm_campaign=share

kevinrothrock, 4 months ago to random

A parents’ group in Siberia has petitioned the state to ban Duolingo for “extremism.” The group is asking Russia’s federal censor to block the education software because it spreads “gay propaganda” by using language exercises that acknowledge the existence of gay people. https://t.me/bazabazon/25096

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kevinrothrock, 4 months ago to random

kevinrothrock, 4 months ago to random

Russia’s descent into madness continues as police arrest a woman at a Moscow airport for posting a video last year where she tickles the Motherland Calls breasts. They delivered her to Volgograd, where she’ll face “rehabilitation of Nazism” charges and maybe 5 years in prison.

The 23-year-old woman had been out of the country. The cops grabbed her on Feb. 8, when she landed at a Moscow airport. A conservative Muslim activist in Bashkortostan named Rusul Akhiyaretdinov has been lobbying Putin and other officials to get her for besmirching WWII vets.

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kevinrothrock, 4 months ago to random

glancing at the news today from Putin and Biden, it is hard to escape the fact that two very old men are running Russia and America right now

kevinrothrock, 4 months ago to random

tomorrow

kevinrothrock, 4 months ago to random

Russia’s Defense Ministry has drafted amendments that will impose higher age limits on mobilized and contract soldiers who joined up before June 2023. Like those who came aboard after, these troops are on the hook until age 65 or the end of mobilization. https://theins.ru/news/268976

kevinrothrock, 4 months ago to random

seeking suggestions to fill this completely

kevinrothrock, 4 months ago to random

Jesus wept

kevinrothrock, 4 months ago to random

Very on-brand for Tucker Carlson to forget that American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva is also imprisoned in Russia. He did ask about Evan Gershkovich. I'll let you unpack that.

kevinrothrock, 4 months ago to random

folks, dunno how many of you have four small kids, but 6pm is the worst time in all the day to try to do work, especially when that would involve stomaching two hours of Tucker Carlson speaking to Putin. I won't be "live tweeting" but stay tuned for @meduza_en's brief summary

kevinrothrock, 4 months ago to random

Pro-invasion media outlet Readovka says the entire extended family of Alexander Syrskii (Oleksandr Syrskyi) is back in Russia & they’re all pro-Putin patriots. He apparently cut ties with everyone “because they don’t support his new ’national identification’ and remain Russians.” (Via Leonid Ragozin.) https://t.me/readovkanews/73793

kevinrothrock, 4 months ago to random

“American officials […] said it appeared probable that at least some of them were Ukrainian prisoners. […] Russia may have overstated the number of deaths.” POW deaths are “probable,” but 65 is an “overstatement”? I wonder what the evidence is here… https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/08/us/politics/ukraine-russia-patriot-missile.html

kevinrothrock, 4 months ago to random

Tucker Carlson’s interview with Vladimir Putin will be released tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 8, at 6pm EST, according to Russia Today. https://www.rt.com/russia/592042-tucker-putin-interview-date/

kevinrothrock, 4 months ago to random

Organizers of adult-themed events say Moscow has banned all “sex parties.” That they’re happening in private between consenting adults doesn’t matter. Those celebs who attended Ivleeva’s Almost Naked party really ruined it for everyone. https://tvrain.tv/news/v-moskve-zapretili-eroticheskie-vecherinki-555385/

kevinrothrock, 4 months ago to random

for the next day, i’m going to respond to any question from my kids with “that’s exactly the kind of thing tucker carlson wouldn’t dare ask putin” and pray that i’m right

kevinrothrock, 4 months ago to random

Leave it to EU lawmakers to add stupidity to the Tucker Carlson Putin-interview story. Some Euro lawmakers reportedly want sanctions against Carlson for “platforming” an individual wanted by the ICC. “If Putin has something to say, he needs to say it in front of the ICC.” https://www.newsweek.com/tucker-carlson-sanctions-eu-putin-interview-1867655