On Ukraine with Praise of Folly
Praise of Folly joins me on Ukraine, and larger geopolitical implications of what might come next.
Ukraine: Those who stayed behind
By Loveday Morris Washington Post In a Ukrainian apartment building damaged in a Russian airstrike, some still cling to their homes. BILA TSERKVA, Ukraine — Cats roam around outside the bombed-out apartment block, licking empty containers in search of food and encircling the legs of visitors hoping for […]
The Unknown Oligarch Fighting for an Endless Korean War
By Eli Clifton, The Nation Follow the money fomenting conflict on the Korean Peninsula, and all roads lead to Honolulu. To President Moon Jae In and the US Congress: True peace Can Only Come from True Freedom,” flashed the three-story-high digital advertisement in Times Square. “Hold the North […]
The US Chose This Conflict
By Caitlin Johnstone Just your regular reminder that the US empire (A) had solid intelligence that this war was coming, (B) knew they could prevent it by making very reasonable, low-cost concessions like promising not to add a nation to NATO that they didn’t want to add anyway, […]
Correctio Humilis: The Invasion of Ukraine
By Gábor T. Rittersporn TELOS I was completely wrong when I opined on February 9 that the Russians would not invade Ukraine. I mistakenly took them for more rational than they turned out to be. Mea maxima culpa. For the rest, I was not mistaken at all when I […]
How is Russia’s war on Ukraine affecting global politics?
The Signal How is Russia’s war on Ukraine affecting global politics? Tim Sayle on economics, ideology, and the specter of a new Cold War. After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the United States was for a time the world’s lone superpower, until the 2003 Iraq […]
The American Empire self-destructs. But nobody thought that it would happen this fast
By Michael Hudson Empires often follow the course of a Greek tragedy, bringing about precisely the fate that they sought to avoid. That certainly is the case with the American Empire as it dismantles itself in not-so-slow motion. The basic assumption of economic and diplomatic forecasting is that […]
Hannity DOUBLES DOWN On WW3: ‘It’s Simple!’
Instead of the massacre of Kiev let’s just end humanity – Hannity
Saudi Leader: I Didn’t Kill Khashoggi, BUT IF I DID..
A general word of advice to people: NEVER say “If I killed this guy, here’s how I did it”
Will Zelensky THIRST DRAG US to War In Ukraine?
Krystal takes a look at the media response to Ukrainian President Zelensky and the larger war propaganda being used to convince the American public that escalation with Russia is necessary
MSNBC CAUGHT Platforming FAKE ‘Ghost Of Kyiv’ War News
Krystal and Saagar respond to the coverage on MSNBC of the Ukraine war in which they repeat the debunked Ghost of Kyiv tale and push the Biden administration for a no fly zone
UKRAINE CRISIS: Zelensky REJECTS Putin Offer, Millions FLEE
Krystal and Saagar cover the decision by Ukrainian President Zelensky to reject Putin’s demands for the country as war rages on and millions of people flee from Ukraine
Tucker: We are at war with Russia
This is quite good. It’s interesting how Carlson is reviving the Taft Republican tradition. It must kill Murdoch to have to keep him on FOX in order to maintain the ratings and keep his otherwise shitty network from crashing. Fox News host reflects on the U.S. response to […]
Ukraine War: The 40 mile Convoy is Worse Than You Think
Day 13 of the Russian invasion and Kyiv hasn’t fallen yet. Russian forces begin to set in for a longer battle. What will happen?
How African students in Ukraine are leading their own rescue efforts
By Char Adams NBC News Tolulope Osho, 31, reached the Polish border the day after Russia invaded Ukraine. He was close to safety from the war-torn land. But he decided to turn around. “I have friends,” he said of his fellow Africans in Ukraine. “If by leaving my […]
Petro Poroshenko, and the Ghosts of Ukraine
By Maximus Brown, Sof Mag Sen Graham is truly unhinged. Even after being called to resign for the sake of Americans with publicly stating that Putin should be assassinated, he continues to be defiant. Even after the corrupt U.S. State Department and Biden explained the illegality of his […]
PUTIN LISTS DEMANDS TO STOP INVASION “IN A MOMENT”
America: What do you mean Ukraine has to disarm?? Every state has the right to defend itself. America to Japan: Not you
Lindsey Graham DOUBLES DOWN On Call To Kill Putin
I wonder what would have been these POS’s reaction if the roles were inverted? Let’s say a Russian politician, member of the government, outraged at America’s ”illegal invasion’ of Iraq, had gone on a Russian right-wing TV station and called for the same thing to happen to W. […]
Laura Ingraham SIMPS For Billionaire Russian Oligarchs
She’s crying about (arguably) the only good thing that has come from this war. These Russian billionaires are some of the vilest creatures roaming this earth.
MSNBC Says RISK NUCLEAR WAR! ‘Call Putin’s Bluff’
A millionaire anchor wants to risk nuclear war because he probably has the means to survive it.
Americans SUPPORT No-Fly Zone In Ukraine: POLL
“Do you know just how stupid the average person is? Now here’s the scary part. Half of them are dumber than that” -George Carlin
US is ‘working with Poland to supply Ukraine with fighter jets’
By Keith Griffith and James Gordon For Dailymail.com United States is working with Poland to supply MiG-29 fighter jets that can be used by Ukrainian Air Force In return, Poland has asked for F-16 fighter jets to be given to the country as backup in exchange for the […]
President Zelensky appeals for foreign volunteers to come to Ukraine and enlist in a newly-formed ‘International Legion’ to fight the Russian invasion
By Alia Shoaib Insider Ukraine is setting up an International Legion for foreigners to join the fight against Russia. Foreigners can come and “fight side by side with the Ukrainians against the Russian war criminals.” President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia’s invasion was “the beginning of a war against […]
Putin’s Criminal Invasion of Ukraine Highlights Some Ugly Truths About U.S. and NATO
By Jeremy Scahill, The Intercept The fact that Putin is trying to justify the unjustifiable in Ukraine does not mean we must ignore the U.S. actions that fuel his narrative. THERE ARE NO excuses or justifications for what Vladimir Putin is doing in Ukraine. His brutal invasion is […]
SHOCK Poll Shows Public WANTS No Fly Zone
Krystal and Saagar comment on the polling data showing that Americans support strong action against Ukraine including a No Fly Zone but do not want troops on the ground
INSIDE Putin’s Mind, Why Ukraine War WIll NEVER End
Saagar examines the Russian thinkers who have most influenced Vladimir Putin’s worldview and how the ideas being fed to Putin could lead to prolonging the warfare in Ukraine
Will Ukraine War END Covid Culture Wars?
Krystal looks at how the covid culture wars have faded from prominence in the media as war in Ukraine has heated up and restrictions have been lifted
COLD WAR HYSTERIA: Russia, US CRACKDOWN On Media
Krystal and Saagar analyze the decisions by American and Russian officials to take the countries’ respective media down as the Cold War rhetoric heats up
Gas Prices Near ALL TIME HIGH As DC Weighs Russian Oil Ban
Krystal and Saagar cover the spike in oil prices happening due to geopolitical turmoil and other domestic factors as Biden and Pelosi consider banning imports of Russian oil
Trump Floats BOMBING Russia, Blaming China
Krystal and Saagar cover the comments by former President Trump on what the US strategy towards Russia should be as Putin cozies up to China
Russia BANS Facebook As Thousands Arrested In Protests
Imagine if there was a revolution similar to what the USSR and Warsaw Pact experienced in the late 80s/early 90s only on a much larger scale with the Russian, American, and Chinese regimes collapsing at the same time. Krystal and Saagar cover Russia’s domestic crackdown on outside social […]
Putin Says Sanctions DECLARATION OF WAR, Shifts To China
Krystal and Saagar respond to the comments by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin about the sanctions imposed by the west as he looks towards China for an economic boost.
BATTLE UPDATE: Putin’s NEW Ukraine Demands, Civilians Suffer
Krystal and Saagar provide lengthy commentary on the newest battle updates from Ukraine and the demands Putin has laid out to the Ukrainians for ending the conflict
The U.S. is not working toward regime change in Russia, Blinken says
By Grayson Quay The Week The U.S. and NATO are not imposing sanctions on Russia and offering military support to Ukraine with the goal of bringing about regime change in Russia, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday on CBS’ Face the Nation. Blinken told host Margaret Brennan that sanctions […]
Putin, Ukraine: Russia vs. US Imperialism – Caleb Maupin with Tara Reade
It’s funny how little free-market capitalists can handle free-market competition.
Keith Preston explains the Ukraine’s imperialist-on-imperialist violence
My recent appearance on Cotto-Gottfried. LISTEN HERE
What Putin should have learned from Afghanistan
By W. James Antle III, The Week The Russian invasion of Ukraine has turned out to be a much tougher slog than the Kremlin anticipated. The Kyiv offensive appears stalled. The morale of Russia’s conscripts is poor. Instead of swiftly folding, Ukraine is fighting back. None of this […]
Ukraine Is A Sacrificial Pawn On The Imperial Chessboard
By Caitlin Johnstone The war is not going well for Kyiv, and it would be unreasonable to expect that to change. As a vastly superior military force overwhelms the US client state, reality is in the process of crashing down hard in the face of western liberals who […]
Over 11,000 Russian troops have been killed since the invasion began, Ukrainian military says
By Grayson Quay The Week Over 11,000 Russian troops have been killed in the 10 days since the invasion of Ukraine began, the Ukrainian military’s general staff said on Sunday, according to Reuters. On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky put the number of dead Russian soldiers at 6,000. […]
Why Russian opposition to Putin’s war is crucial — and how U.S. sanctions could hurt it
By Saoirse Gowan The Week Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggressive, immoral, and illegal invasion of Ukraine that began last month has only continued to escalate. Putin’s troops have begun shelling civilian populations in Kharkiv and Kyiv, and the risk of nuclear strike or accident continues to loom. But where Ukrainians […]
‘We Are Not Afraid of Death’: The Ukrainian Women Taking Up Arms Against Russia
By Koh Ewe VICE Women have played a vital role in Ukraine’s national defense since 2014, as the number of female recruits has grown in response to Russian aggression. Kristina had been living with her family in Italy for over a decade, working at the supermarket and singing […]
Does Ukraine Expose White Supremacist Foreign Policy?
LA Progressive By now everyone knows that Ukraine’s flag is blue and yellow. It is impossible to miss as the Empire State Building in New York, the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, and the Eiffel Tower in Paris have all been bathed in those colors. Nearly every city and […]
U.S. and allies quietly prepare for a Ukrainian government-in-exile and a long insurgency
By Shane Harris, Michael Birnbaum, John Hudson, Dan Lamothe andDavid L. Stern. Washington Post The Ukrainian military has mounted an unexpectedly fierce defense against invading Russian forces, which have been dogged by logistical problems and flagging morale. But the war is barely two weeks old, and in Washington […]
“Believing Russia’s Assault Is Going Poorly Makes Us Feel Better, but Is at Odds With the Facts.”
By Bill Roggia, Anti-Empire Wishful thinking has the upper hand in the battle to shape Western perceptions of the war in Ukraine. Sympathy for the outnumbered and outgunned defenders of Kyiv has led to the exaggeration of Russian setbacks, misunderstanding of Russian strategy, and even baseless claims from amateur […]
Not every war gets the same coverage as Russia’s invasion — and that has consequences
By Malaka Gharib PBS It’s a fact of modern life that some wars get more attention than others. And Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has captured the public’s attention in the West in a way that other recent wars — like those in Yemen or Ethiopia — simply haven’t. […]
PUTIN DECLARES SANCTIONS ‘AN ACT OF WAR’; NUCLEAR PLANT FIRED ON; RUSSIAN GENERAL KILLED & MORE
I miss the days when the worst thing we had to worry about was a deadly global pandemic
140 UN Diplomats STORM OUT Of Russian Speech
Funny how they never did this when America invaded Iraq.
Hannity Says Attack Russian Army & Say It Wasn’t Us!
You can always count on Sean Hannity for deep intellectual thoughts
BREAKING: Yachts SEIZED; Civilians SHELLED; Anti-War Gma ARRESTED; Putin’s WMD LIE; 1MIL Refugees
“Everyone’s cheering for Germany to build up its military” is not a phrase I thought I’d be hearing in my lifetime, lol
Ukraine Crisis: U.S. Must Use Restraint
Russia’s invasion is monstrous, says foreign policy expert Will Ruger, but America can’t forget the lessons of the past two decades of disastrous interventions.
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