@lyndsayt Thank you for your thoughts and welcome! I remember some kind of prediction like that, and now I want to locate it. Last night, after I realized the invasion had really happened, and began to absorb it, I mentioned to my husband that this event might awaken people to the reality of Trump, Putin's puppet, and his minions. If it hit you in the same way, it must be dawning on journalists as well. So perhaps we'll see some articles soon that begin to examine the connection between this invasion and the American ultra Right.
@lyndsayt Thank you for your thoughts and welcome! I remember some kind of prediction like that, and now I want to locate it. Last night, after I realized the invasion had really happened, and began to absorb it, I mentioned to my husband that this event might awaken people to the reality of Trump, Putin's puppet, and his minions. If it hit you in the same way, it must be dawning on journalists as well. So perhaps we'll see some articles soon that begin to examine the connection between this invasion and the American ultra Right.
Yes, it has started to happen with a post this morning by Conservative Max Boot.
https://twitter.com/funder/status/1498846932344655877?s=21
mcconell looks super sad.
Russian money isn’t going into any right wing bank accounts all across Europe and the US.
@lyndsayt as a Southerner I am tickled that you have a permanent souvenir of your time spent here , the inclusion in your vocabulary of the word " y'all"😎
I do believe that undeniable proof of collusion betwixt Putin and his puppet will come to Light and permanently alter the landscape of the world as they awaken and realize just how close we came to utter destruction in this last gasp of old patriarchal pillage mentality.
@seeker4 I found this article quite interesting on that subject: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/02/time-to-confront-trump-putin-network?fbclid=IwAR2yE9TvOMKJF3Kmj-QZL2Sih7meWx75bl5SODKWPcAhoFi1VDOoDsbwmF0
it is coming increasingly in to focus and will not be denied.
To add on your point, here is a good example of what you are talking about. You got Erik Prince(Betsy Devos's brother and the founder of blackwater) and Steve Bannon( who both were at some point in Trump's cabinet) supporting Russia's invasion. Trump himself supported it.
https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1496645647386263553?t=HHM9NZgEgtSfo2xSBR6xbg&s=19
You got alot of republicans starting to distance themselves from trump, convenient, hopefully we can find out the financial ties that kept them together for the last 6 years before it's too late.
I have to say Jimmy Kimmel made excellent points here: https://youtu.be/z6Vo5uav9as
*trigger warning- excerpts showing TFG speaking and digging himself in a deeper hole.
@journeywithme2 sometimes you just need a little “y’all” :). I have many ties to the south, and love it deeply, but am also happy to be back in my home of Southern CA. I feel we are leading the country in a lot of ways and am hopeful more will follow in our footsteps.
The Guardian article you posted is interesting to me. This really might be the shocking event that wakes people up. The pieces do seem to be getting put together by more people.
I see that CNN polls say that Biden had a 78% approval rating on the SOTU address last night and seemed to have a decent amount of bipartisan applause. His speech was populist, unifying and strong. Hopefully seeing the strength and resolve of the Ukrainian people and our president showing us how we are more alike than we are different, we can start to mend the tribalism and come together.
(probably doesn’t hurt that the Russian bots don’t have access right now so there is a lot less misinformation being stirred up. One can only hope)
Bobert and MTG heckled Biden during the State of the Union.
https://twitter.com/CalltoActivism/status/1499122814552526857?s=20&t=LEXpwRhyskcbrfMn65-2pw
Seems all the Russian twitter farms spewing propaganda have gone silent. No rubles for trolls, no trolling.
@journeywithme2 lol!
forgot to mention that i happily voted for Beto in the primaries yesterday- while listening to Beetoven, of course. The 5th symphony DUH DUH DUH DUHNNNN!
A must read today : https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-2-2022?s=r
it's even briefly on CBS morning news - the Jan 6th Committee has evidence that TFG committed crimes to overturn the election and is culpable in fraud against America.
"What,if anything,will be done" is the part that disturbs me greatly. That, and the links between Putin-Trump and the destruction of our Democracy
There is no healing without accountability. The laws that govern us are NOT applied equally - and it seems indeed these people are above the law.
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@journeywithme2 I'm still not certain TFG is going to get what he deserves in this existence, but I do believe there will be some accountability overall - both direct (prosecutions, etc.) and tangential (loss of elections, etc.) for many.
A must read today : https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-2-2022?s=r
it's even briefly on CBS morning news - the Jan 6th Committee has evidence that TFG committed crimes to overturn the election and is culpable in fraud against America.
"What,if anything,will be done" is the part that disturbs me greatly. That, and the links between Putin-Trump and the destruction of our Democracy
There is no healing without accountability. The laws that govern us are NOT applied equally - and it seems indeed these people are above the law.
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This was also covered by MSNBC on Morning Joe. George Conway (lawyer) offered an analysis and said that the evidence is piling up so much and is so serious that the DOJ would have a hard time ignoring it. The overall trend has been a slow, but deliberate march toward boxing Trump and his cronies in. Eastman appears to be a significant part of the breaking news as well. My prayers continue for justice.
They looked so lost before the address as though nobody was going to speak to them. Their expressions and outburst during the address were mean. Mean in a childish bullying type of way.
There have been many comments that doubt whether "T will get what he deserves" here and generally in the world. I wonder if that is the right sentiment to put out into the world. I have a personal connection to Ukraine and have spent the last week meditating on strength and safety for the country and Zelensky. I strongly believe the quote "A mahanana boddisattva trusts without doubt". So regarding Ukraine, or T I meditate on Justice. Collectively I believe the world has come together to call the angels, and deliver strength and protection to Ukraine- I am inspired by their courage but it also seems that collective support may have added to that. I have no doubt that a collective vision of T meeting justice will bring about the same thing no matter where things stand today. Our collective energy matters- so I try never to put statements out that put a doubtful energy into the space- because we are hugely effected by confirmation bias as well as just plain old energy. We can and do have an effect on the planet and our own energy can effect change- by either sowing that doubt or trusting that justice- whatever that looks like for each scenario will arrive. There is a wonderful zen short that speaks to this- we don't know what good luck or bad luck is until much time has passed... some things may seem a certain way, but it is better to trust.
I have no doubt that a collective vision of T meeting justice will bring about the same thing no matter where things stand today. Our collective energy matters- so I try never to put statements out that put a doubtful energy into the space- because we are hugely effected by confirmation bias as well as just plain old energy. We can and do have an effect on the planet and our own energy can effect change- by either sowing that doubt or trusting that justice- whatever that looks like for each scenario will arrive.
Thank you for posting this! I wholeheartedly agree. Keeping one's energy positive is incredibly important, incredibly influential whether it applies to one's personal life or universal affairs. Don't wallow in the negative.
That includes keeping in mind there is always a "silver lining" and that our perspective is very limited.