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Former pastor lists two virtues, leaves all the various classically biblical, theological, and moral virtues on cutting room floor. Sticks to the important stuff — for the life he has chosen.
Huckabee: "I think there are two virtues. Loyalty and confidentiality. Be loyal to the people who helped you and learn how to keep your mouth shut. If you have information that could be hurtful to someone, be confidential."@Acyn
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It is in the national interest of the United States to give Ukraine what they need to repel the Russian invasion. I don’t want our men and women ever fighting in Ukraine and I don’t want to see the day the Russian army crosses a border where we have to go and fight them. Let’s give Ukraine what they need to beat them now, drive them out, and I believe that will not only secure Europe but it will make our Country more secure as a result.
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Replying to @reshetz
It's very good to do that, this tragedy was one thing preventing us in tightening our cooperation and it was massively used by Russia to make Poles hate Ukrainians and Ukraine. Reconciliation is very important here
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Replying to @reshetz
Reconciliation. This is probably the most important "ritual" for European states in order to be welcomed in the community. Past grudges need to be settled and the responsible makes amend.
Like when German Chancellor Billy Brandt kneeled in front of the ghetto memorial in Warsaw.
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17 months of not seeing their families and not getting a whole night’s sleep and terror and innovation and just having to make it work — they want to know we see their sacrifice for what it is. That it is for Ukraine, but it is also for us.
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#WARNING Ukrainian army identified explosive devices, which the Russians have installed on the roof of Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant. At the same time, the Russian Telegram channels started a media campaign accusing Ukraine of "preparing a strike" on NPP. A very bad sign.
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Fun SCOTUS stats from this term:
50%: unanimous in outcome (counting 3 PCs)
89%: at least one liberal justice in the majority
8%: 6-3 with the 6 Republican appointees all on one side
3%: 5-4 with the 3 Democratic appointees all on one side
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Russian forces deliberately targeted Ukrainian non combatants again today.
One of thousands of attacks and many that happen everyday.
That's why negotiation is not on the table.
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Today, Ukraine has become a few steps closer to complete Victory over Russia and complete return of its territories, including Crimea.
A vile, but useful in this case monster - Prigozhin, raised an armed rebellion against Shoigu and Gerasimov, captured the headquarters of the Southern Military District of the Russian Federation, and now his advanced groups are heading towards Voronezh, and then towards Moscow.
In fact, this is a rebellion, not against war criminals Shoigu and Gerasimov, but against Putin himself, whose place Prigozhin has long wanted to take and create his own regime in Russia.
What are the true motives of Prigozhin that prompted him to launch an armed rebellion? I think that he, as a person who has known Putin personally for more than 30 years, treats him with contempt and sees that Putin, having unleashed a bloody massacre against Ukraine, for the sake of his illusory greatness, no longer controls the situation.
In addition, Prigozhin, who has already participated in military coups in Africa for 10 years, decided that if it was possible to seize power in Sudan or the Central African Republic, then it is possible to do it in Russia as well, which Putin has lowered during his 23 years of rule to the level of puppet tropical dictatorships .
An interesting question - what exactly was the reason for the mutiny? Yesterday at 7:30 p.m., Prigozhin published a video showing footage of a rocket attack on the rear camp of the "Wagner" military unit, as a result of which his fighters were allegedly killed.
I am convinced that this provocation was organized by Prigozhin himself, because there was no sense for Shoigu and Gerasimov to attack one of the dozens of military camps of the "Wagner" military group.
If they really wanted to solve their problem with the bloody clown, they would have to eliminate him himself, not attack some tent in the forest and give Prigozhin an excuse to start a riot.
Prigozhin had been preparing for this mutiny for a long time. It is for this reason that he has been raising his profile for the past six months by accusing Shoigu and Gerasimov of sabotage, and gaining the trust of the Russian military, who are not satisfied with the way the criminal war against Ukraine is being waged. It was for this reason that he opened Wagner centers in all subjects of the Russian Federation and recently toured half of Russia.
Prigozhin has crossed his Rubicon, and will not turn from his path until he is physically destroyed or he achieves his goals.
In my opinion, what are the further possible options for the development of the situation?
The first: Putin's power today and tomorrow will crumble like a house of cards. Prigozhin's troops will enter Moscow, seize the Kremlin, the Ministry of Defense and all power, and Prigozhin will appoint himself the military dictator of Russia, on the basis that Putin cannot perform his duties due to a sharp deterioration in his health.
The second: Putin will give an order to physically destroy Prigozhin, which has already been effectively declared an outlaw, with a blow from "Kinzhal" or "Iskander", as well as to destroy from the air the PMC convoys that are now heading from Russian South towards Moscow. I say from the air, since it is unlikely that any ground unit of the Russian army would dare to engage in open combat with the experienced and strictly disciplined mercenaries of the Wagner Army.
The third option: Putin will abandon the plan to physically destroy Prigozhin and try to come to an agreement with him, fulfilling his demands to remove Shoigu, Gerasimov and other ineffective war criminals, replacing them with Prigozhin's proteges, in order to increase military pressure on Ukraine and our allies.
This will still mean the actual transfer of power to the hands of Prigozhin and the departure of Putin from power, and in the future the possibility of being shot together with Kabayeva for treason, as the Ceausescu couple was shot in 1989, on the second day after the beginning of the uprising.
You can choose which of the three options is the most beneficial for Ukraine, or write your vision in the comments.
In my opinion, all three options that I mentioned above only strengthen Ukraine's position and bring our Victory closer.
If Prigozhin seizes power in the Kremlin, it will with a 99% probability lead to the collapse of Russia, which I have predicted since 24 February, 2022.
Kadyrov and the leaders of other national subjects of the federation in the Caucasus, Povolzhie (Volga region), and Siberia, know that Prigozhin considers all of them second-class people and will easily give an order to shoot and destroy any of them. Therefore, they will negotiate with the local commanders of the armed forces of the Russian Federation, the Russian Guards, the FSB, and declare their independence from Prigozhin.
An armed war of clans will begin for power, for resources, there will be such chaos and disorder, compared to which the year 1917 will seem like a fairy tale.
If, after all, Putin gives the order and Prigozhin is eliminated, then the Russian army, which was still somehow holding on due to the belief in some improvements, will completely lose the remnants of faith in the possibility of winning in the confrontation with us and our NATO allies.
Next will be our successful offensive, the total overthrow of the remnants of the Russian front, and the Russians and together with their henchmen will run and stop only after crossing our borders.
Onwards to Victory!
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Zelensky took a selfie video outside his office in Kyiv when Russia launched full scale war. Where is Putin?
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Just a reminder. In an interview last night, Donald Trump said he had to fight the government’s effort to get his boxes — and had to put the country through this ugly spectacle — because he couldn’t let the government get possession of his pants and golf shirts.
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GOP have a chance to flip the tables if they can figure out to way to end the Trump cult.
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There is not an Attorney General of either party who would not have brought today’s charges against the former president.
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This is lunacy. The logical upshot of it is that the state can superintend the decisions of parents of 7-year-olds based on some social worker's understanding of gender theory. If you replaced "gender identity" with religion, the absurdity of this becomes apparent.
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Yes, there could be. But if the russians had any video from other sectors with Ukrainian destroyed equipment the russians would show it round the clock... but they have none.
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How the news media of today would report Pearl Harbor:
“Hawaii crisis: mysterious explosions on U.S. navy ships
Some witnesses claim pro-Japanese flyers were in the vicinity. Experts say it doesn’t make sense for Japan to be involved and we should launch a multi-year inquiry.”
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Replying to @KyivIndependent
This could all stop if Russia just returned to its side of the border….
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Regardless of what Tucker believes about Ukrainians and Zelensky in particular, there is a clear big picture - Russia invaded and killed tens of thousands. Russia wants to rule by force, not rules or diplomacy. It is important not to lose the sight of the villain here - Russia. X
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⚡️Kuleba criticizes international media for entertaining Russian propaganda about Kakhovka dam explosion.
Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba called out international media on June 6 for entertaining Russian narratives about the Kakhovka dam explosion, saying it "puts facts and propaganda on equal footing."




















