Comments by "Meh Pluribus Unum" (@pluribus_unum) on "See Antony Blinken's reaction to horrific Ukraine images" video.

Threatening to crash the International Space Station because you can't get chips for your weapons and oligarchs can't shop or sail as freely as they used to, as you conduct what may well be genocidal warfare in Ukraine is a sign of an insurmountable weakness in your regime and position.
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@hughrealman50 - The President of Russia.
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And don't forget how Trump held up the Ukraine's military aid for two years, asking Zelensky for "a favor though".
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@cumsalot - 📎💬 - It looks like you're trying to troll. Would you like help?
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More can always be done, but it's also true that the diplomatic, financial, economic, commercial and military efforts targeted at Russia and their presence in Ukraine -- and largely led by the United States of America -- amount to the most severe [multilateral] sanctions on one country [a major global economy] in history, and the biggest single military assistance effort in Europe since Lend/Lease to fight the Axis Powers in WWII. I believe that the UN and the State Department, infamously slow-moving and large entities, have moved uncharacteristically rapidly to confront Russia's bald aggression. Under the last three Presidents combined, over $2 trillion in military aid to Ukraine has come from the US, which supplies over 90% of Ukraine's military aid. Under the current President, due to Russia's buildup and invasion, over $3 trillion in military aid has already gone to Ukraine, with over $6 trillion more headed to fight this potentially genocidal force from Russia.
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@jordanbolm8517 - Source better information. Under the last three Presidents combined, over $2 trillion [billion] in military aid to Ukraine has come from the US, which supplies over 90% of Ukraine's military aid. Under the current President, due to Russia's buildup and invasion, over $3 trillion [billion] in military aid has already gone to Ukraine, with over $6 trillion [billion] more headed to fight this potentially genocidal force from Russia.
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@jordanbolm8517 - I do see what you're getting at, and you disagree with the Biden admin and NATO's assessment of what is defensive versus offensive armaments. Nothing wrong with that. But, $800 million in new military assistance, including those "game changer"¹ Switchblades, 800 Stinger anti-aircraft systems, 2,000 more Javelins, plus the 6,000 Swedish AT-4s is a major upscaling of the military support we were sending up until now. _____________________________________ ¹Fmr. CIA Director and Ret. Gen. David Petraeus, March 31, 2022 on The Story with Martha MacCallum.
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@heidihogshire - The pleasure is mine. I remember so many in the left thinking GW Bush was the worst, and least legitimate, President the Republicans could ever offer up. If only we'd been right.
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@chanchan3242 - The arming and training of Ukraine to defend themselves was a direct result of Putin's invasion in 2014. Russia created the problem, if the buildup is a problem for them.
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@chriswilkerson4074 - I did. You're the second one to point out my error. Thank you.
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@RichRocketMan - Division was created by the Powell Memo and the Southern Strategy that resulted from it 60 years ago Frankly, division is unavoidable because the Republican party won't stop living in revisionist history. Dump Trump and all his autocratic ilk if your interest is the strengthening of the Union.
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@RichRocketMan - I never challenged your assertion that the two parties are currently united in supporting Ukraine. My contention lies in your assertion that truth-telling and accountability are divisive, instead of the actual source of division; that white nationalist politics have dominated one of the major political parties for the entire history of the Republic.
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@ИванПупкин-к3ь - Sad and unconvincing deza. Nice paragraph formatting, however
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@ИванПупкин-к3ь - Not everyone, albeit most everyone. A fact which makes your job much easier, as we both know.
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@RichRocketMan - You are deluded, I'm afraid. The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) saw the potential for January 6th, 2021 and covered the report released by Trump's DHS well (summary below). "The United States faces a growing terrorism problem that will likely worsen over the next year. Based on a CSIS data set of terrorist incidents, the most significant threat likely comes from white supremacists, though anarchists and religious extremists inspired by the Islamic State and al-Qaeda could present a potential threat as well. Over the rest of 2020, the terrorist threat in the United States will likely rise based on several factors, including the November 2020 presidential election."
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@RichRocketMan - ...or, if you prefer, straight from the horse's mouth: Since 2018, White supremacists have conducted more lethal attacks in the US than any other domestic extremist movement, demonstrating a "longstanding intent" to target racial and religious minorities, members of the LGBTQ+ community, politicians and those they believe promote multi-culturalism and globalization, according to the report. "As Secretary, I am concerned about any form of violent extremism," wrote acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf. "However, I am particularly concerned about white supremacist violent extremists who have been exceptionally lethal in their abhorrent, targeted attacks in recent years."
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@jordanbolm8517 - I get that is your view. Regardless, your claim Biden is weak and doesn't want to win is an opinion not shared by Fmr. CIA Director and Ret. Gen. Petraeus, dozens of other military and national security experts who are both tree Republicans, Independents, and Democrats, nor the hundreds of elected Republicans, Independents and Democrats who voted for all of Biden's military aid packages to Ukraine.
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@jordanbolm8517 - First, thank you for the sentiment. I am enjoying it as well. My definition of a win would be not starting World War III by going into Ukraine with our own troops or supplying Ukraine with jets they may well cross into Russia with, as long as there's no expansion of the war into NATO territory. Meanwhile, we should do everything else right up to that "red line" I agree with the Biden admin. and NATO on.
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@jordanbolm8517 - Thanks for the question and your greater thoughts on this travesty. In other news, are you experiencing Spring at the moment, and if so, any garden or recreation plans you've got on the near horizon? I'm behind, but happy because our chickens got an upgraded coop in the exchange of priorities.
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@jordanbolm8517 - PS, "The Company" has had staff on the ground in Ukraine since before it's genesis in 1991, and I'm sure you're right on their "staffing up" when the UK [i]ntel on Russian war plans came to us through their Five Eyes cooperation, if not before.
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@jordanbolm8517 - I lived in Olympia for a year, and Portland for two. Near Gettysburg in Frederick, Maryland now. During the period between the vernal equinox and the winter solstice, about 6-7 per hen, we only have 5 hens, so three dozen in a "big" week, two dozen in a "small" week. ... Addendum: just reread and saw you asked per hen for a month. About two to three dozen a month per chicken.
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@heidihogshire - I stand corrected. I should not have said any one country, it is the most comprehensive set of multilateral economic sanctions on a major global economy. I'm well aware of the escapades of Reagan, Bush, and "Bush: the redux".
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@heidihogshire - You came off fine. No worries at all. I'm glad you reminded me about Ramsey Clark too.
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Сергей Тимофеев - You can have famous USSR test pilot Alexander Garnaev's Hero of the Russian Federation Medal for your service to the Kremlin. He's renounced it and resigned from his duties as the chairman of the Club of Heroes recently, because he knows Putin's bulls**t when he sees it.
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@jordanbolm8517 - I like my Maryland a lot, I missed its thunderstorms in particular when I was living in the NW. With all the eggs, we have a couple baker friends, and the in-laws just 5 houses away, but also eat our fair share in various ways. I hope this Spring has been good in WA.
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@jordanbolm8517 - I do live on a farm, in fact. Just 2 dogs, 3 cats, and 6 chickens. Hopefully, a few goats coming next year. Spring came in warm and went through some genuine winter squalls, uncharacteristically. We always get some spring snow, but the winter storm spasms don't usually hit us like they do a bit higher up in the hills to our north and west.
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@jordanbolm8517 - Ugh. I tried to move into another thread, but the messages keep getting moderated out for guideline violations, I can only presume. Anyhow, in order: yep for mowing less milk after the first few years because we don't want new goat kids either growing the herd beyond about 8, or needing to sell for meat so they don't. Now: Farm Then: CTO/Software Engineer No worries, happy to answer. Happy to continue to chat over the virtual clothesline anytime.
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@jordanbolm8517 - I loved Evergreen State, where I lived in Olympia, but Olympia is the Austin of WA. I imagine where you are is more like Amarillo or Lubbock?
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@jordanbolm8517 - I am very big on embracing the weird, as Austin advocates. Safe in MD as long as the ☢️ stay in their silos, I'm way too close to Fort Detrick. What do you do in WA? If you don't mind my asking.
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@jordanbolm8517 - Good thing WA coffee is so good, I'd never survive the pace of a warehouse.
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