Would it be incorrect to think that Mark Twain already described how scammers feed off the US religious right in “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” (1884). I am referring to “The King” and “the Duke”.
Fox News reported on some new presidential rankings, which purportedly show Barack Obama as the #6 president in U.S. history and Donald Trump dead last, and MAGA was not happy....
There is still some contestation within the Republicans - unfortunately not as strong in the House as in the Senate. Some strong words feature in the article:
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) called Carlson Russia’s “useful idiot.” After Navalny’s death, he added: “History will not be kind to those in America who make apologies for Putin and praise Russian autocracy. Nor will history be kind to America’s leaders who stay silent because they fear backlash from online pundits.”
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.) urged fellow Republican and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to “spend less time pushing Russian propaganda.”
A top political aide to Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) promoted Young’s denunciation of Navalny’s death by saying, “My U.S. Senator is not a venal Putin apologist, but I’m less sure about yours.”
Presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Navalny was killed by the “same Putin who Donald Trump praises and defends.” Haley soon noted that, while Trump weighed in repeatedly on NATO this week and posted dozens of times on Truth Social on Friday, he hasn’t yet mentioned Navalny . Former Trump vice president Mike Pence posted, more generally, “There is no room in the Republican Party for apologists for Putin.
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said Ukraine still has a path to victory and allies can help it defeat Russian forces by contributing a chunk of their economic output to the war effort....
It is Russia that started the war, and is “stoking” it. The countries that assist Ukraine with arms are doing so to prevent Russian imperialism from expanding into Europe and beyond. It is very necessary that they continue to do so.
Predictions of a Russian economic collapse—made almost uniformly by Western economists and politicians at the start of the war in Ukraine—have proven thumpingly wrong
The cost to Russia of Putin’s imperialism is not collapse, it is the huge loss of lives, and the future economic pain and job losses that will be needed to bring inflation back under control
Nato’s failure to save Ukraine raises an existential question: what on earth is it for? (www.theguardian.com)
The right-wing scammers who paved the way for Trump (www.vox.com)
MAGA freaks out after Fox News reports Obama in top 10 presidents — and Trump in dead last (www.rawstory.com)
Fox News reported on some new presidential rankings, which purportedly show Barack Obama as the #6 president in U.S. history and Donald Trump dead last, and MAGA was not happy....
Republicans begin to target Putin ‘apologists’ in their midst (www.washingtonpost.com)
The American political right’s complicated internal debate over Russia and Vladimir Putin is coming to a head....
Trump will pull US out of NATO if he wins election, ex-adviser warns (www.cnn.com)
These 17 GOP senators voted to advance a $95.3 billion Ukraine and Israel aid package — without the controversial border provisions that Republicans have rejected (www.businessinsider.com) Ukrainian
Ukraine Allies Have to Outspend Russia to Win War, Estonia Says (www.bnnbloomberg.ca)
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said Ukraine still has a path to victory and allies can help it defeat Russian forces by contributing a chunk of their economic output to the war effort....
Vladimir Putin is running Russia’s economy dangerously hot (www.economist.com) Ukrainian
Henry Kissinger, War Criminal Beloved by America's Ruling Class, Finally Dies (www.rollingstone.com)
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favorite Weather app for ios?
Weather channel is getting really annoying with world weather news. Stuff I don’t need filling my notifications 2-3 times a day....