TheOldGuy @TheOldGuy@qoto.org
I am a Democrat who supports Ukraine in their battle against The Russian Z fascist invaders.
I am a 73 year old Covid hermit who
lives on 10 acres in a sparsely populated area of the Ozarks. I heat with wood that is leftover by the lumber industry. When cutting oak for lumber only the trunk is used.
The largest town is population 2992. The county is 13k people scattered over 713 square miles.
Joined Dec 2022
Too busy loving to have time for hating.
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/trumps-rhetoric-of-hate/55069/
Good morning Resisters. This morning I am in bed with the electric blanket on. It has warmed to 27⁰ outside.
Trump, criticizing aid to Ukraine, called Volodymyr Zelensky "one of the best salesmen in history"
"They must return the money to us. Give them money on credit. Or issue an invoice for 60 billion. I tell you, Zelensky is one of the best sellers in history: every time he comes, he returns home with $50-60 billion."
In turn, Biden responded to Trump's constant criticism of his age:
"One candidate for the presidency of the United States is too old and mentally unfit to be president. The other is me," Biden joked about the 77-year-old Trump.
Republicans, don't just lean in. Shout out your position so women everywhere are aware.
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/elise-stefanik-just-stepped-in-it-2/55066/
Putting pressure on EU to stop buying Russian gas.
https://kyivindependent.com/eu-pressures-domestic-importers-to-cut-russian-lng-purchases/
BELGRADE, Serbia — Thousands of Russians lined up at the Russian Embassy school on Sunday for Noon Against Putin, a protest aimed at showing the scale of resistance to the Russian president in an election he had no chance of losing.
The line, stretching over a kilometer, formed a ring around the school, prompting one voter in the crowd to liken it to the Ouroboros, the snake eating itself. Observers said the line in Belgrade was one of the largest turnouts worldwide during Sunday's event.
Around half of those The Moscow Times spoke to were registered to vote, and the other half had come simply to show solidarity for the Noon Against Putin movement, which gained momentum in Serbia in the run-up to the election.
Among them were Pyotr, Alexei, Tanya and Nastya, a group of young Russian professionals in their late 20s living in Belgrade.
None of them believed the vote would change anything, but said “It’s better than doing nothing.”
“It’s for the self-confidence of everyone here. To show the world that there are good people from Russia, to show solidarity to ourselves and each other, to break the spiral of silence, and to show the rest of the world and especially the EU that the Russian anti-war opposition parties need global support,” said Pyotr. “We can’t smash Putin alone.”
He added that he was sending videos of himself in the line to family members still in Russia who support the regime to convince them that the opposition movement is strong.
“The vote will, of course, be rigged.
But crowds at the polling stations cannot be rigged.”
🇺🇦@ukraine_report 🇺🇦🔱
Why too much salt is u healthy
https://theconversationus.cmail19.com/t/r-e-tiklidjy-njyktwidy-r/
Elections at gunpoint:
"Elections" of the President of the Russian Fakeration are being held in the occupied territories of Ukraine .
See how it works
These so-called "elections" are being held this year, for the first time and of course totally illegal, in four occupied Ukrainian regions: Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Donetsk and Luhansk regions. In these territories, voting started even earlier.
People are allowed to vote with any documents, including Ukrainian passports. Moreover, the voting takes place accompanied by armed soldiers. Residents are also actively forced to participate in elections, adjusted for the conditions of martial law under which voters live.
Although the occupation authorities have set up polling stations, voters are not required to go there, as the same authorities send campaigners with ballot boxes directly to their homes. It means that those cooperating with the Russian authorities walked from house to house with ballot boxes in search of voters, being accompanied by armed soldiers.
Ukrainians living in the occupied territories are also forced to vote by the InformPEC project. It involved home visits to all residents remaining in the Russian-occupied territories, often accompanied by armed men.
They collected personal data to compile voter lists, and during such visits, they sometimes filmed local residents.
Residents have already been sent text messages about the dates of the vote. Tried and tested Soviet methods of attracting people to polling stations, such as free concerts and food grabs, are also used.
The governor of Zaporizhzhia, Ivan Fedorov, claims that residents of his region, which is partially occupied, are being intimidated into voting.
"They go into every apartment, into every house and ask: do you want to vote? he says. "Our residents are very afraid. Of course, if Russians come to your apartment with soldiers and ask if you want to vote for Putin, everyone will answer: okay, fine. Because everyone wants to save their lives. But this does not mean that our citizens want to support Putin."
Meanwhile dictator Pootin reminded that participation in the elections is "a manifestation of patriotic feelings." The head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Denis Pushilin, said on Friday that "people are enthusiastically going to vote for the future of their country."
Source
Yes, of course they are enthusiastic... but how come you need machine guns for that?
@freerussia_report
You have long ago lost your legitimacy, and in the current circumstances even the semblance of an electoral process has disappeared. It is obvious to everyone that Russia needs immediate and fundamental change. Russia has long overdue the need for a profound transformation of the relationship between the authorities and the people, a frank conversation about new and fair social rules. If you are ready to discuss the future of our country without dictatorship and authoritarianism - we, for our part, are ready for such a conversation. If you still have courage and responsibility - get in touch with us in a way that is convenient for you.
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Joint appeal of the Russian Volunteer Corps, the Russian Freedom Legion and the Siberian Battalion to Putin
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Vladimir Putin, the whole world has been watching for several days now as the Russian city of Belgorod, the Belgorod and Kursk regions have turned into an active war zone. At the same time, your administration, despite our repeated appeals, is preventing the evacuation of the civilian population. In this regard, solely because of your ambitions, peaceful people continue to suffer and die. We call on you to stop this circus, think about the fate of innocent Russians and allow the evacuation of civilians from the war zone. Your elections have long since turned into a complete farce. Stop driving ordinary people to polling stations under bombs and artillery shells to participate in your spectacle! Not even forced voting is possible when air raid alarms are sounding!
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Russian daily losses
https://t.me/WarriorsUkrainian/23705
❗️ At night, the Russians carried out a massive drone attack on Odesa.
Intense combat work lasted about 3 hours. "Shaheds" were released from the temporarily occupied Crimea, entered from the Black Sea and maneuvered between residential buildings and in the industrial districts of Odessa.
13 drones were shot down in the sky of Odesa, another 1 in mid-flight in the sky of Mykolaiv Oblast. Unfortunately, it was not possible to avoid the hits. Two preserved agricultural enterprises were damaged in Odesa district. Fires broke out there, industrial buildings were destroyed.
The fire was extinguished quickly. Fortunately, no one was hurt.
I am a Democrat who supports Ukraine in their battle against The Russian Z fascist invaders.
I am a 73 year old Covid hermit who
lives on 10 acres in a sparsely populated area of the Ozarks. I heat with wood that is leftover by the lumber industry. When cutting oak for lumber only the trunk is used.
The largest town is population 2992. The county is 13k people scattered over 713 square miles.
Joined Dec 2022
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