Trump Calls Putin ‘Genius’ As Ukraine Declares State Of Emergency
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave react to former President Donald Trump’s comments about the current tensions between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine.
Bernie RIPS Putin In SEETHING Statement
Matt Taibbi has a pretty good take and you can cross-reference an undertone in Putin’s speech. Putin plays chess. Putin has to dump his oligarchs. Who do sanctions affect? Oligarchs of course there’s confusion on invasion. But if someone is pushing an envelope to make it look like […]
Trump On Putin’s “Genius” Invasion Of Ukraine
Conservatives “This could never have happened under Trump!” Trump: “You invaded Ukraine? sick lmao”
Obama SPEAKS On Putin Invading Ukraine
It’s really simple: we have a multipolar system now and people need to get used to that. Under any multipolar system, if you do not want to move toward war, one great power does not pretend that its vital interests are at the doorstep of another great or […]
Breaking Down Putin’s Ukraine Speech
I’d be careful about the implication that being a part of the USSR was a wonderful thing for Ukraine. It was the breadbasket of the USSR, yet millions died of starvation during the Holdemor of the 1930s, which at best was due to gross mismanagement. Ukraine also carried […]
Biden RESPONDS To Russian Invasion
Biden should pre-record all his speeches and play them back at 2× the speed and he will sound somewhat normal.
Kyle Kulinski Doesn’t Understand Imperialism
The far-left responds to the center-left.
The Endpoint of U.S. Policy, from Ukraine to Taiwan
LA Progressive WWII Redux: The Threatened Peoples of East Asia and Europe Can Stop the U.S. Drive to Restore Its Global Domination. “This is not going to be a war of Ukraine and Russia. This is going to be a European war, a full-fledged war.” So spoke Ukraine’s […]
What’s Really Going on in Ukraine
by Benjamin Studebaker Most of the people writing about the Ukraine crisis are too busy trying to prove that they are on the right side to give decent analysis of it. They are worried about appearing too friendly to either Russia or the United States, and their career […]
Wokism Could Provoke a Global Anti-American Backlash
By Jose Nino, Mises Institute “What starts here changes the world.” The University of Texas at Austin’s motto not only applies to the research university’s overall impact on world affairs, but also to the outsized role cultural and political developments within the United States have on the rest […]
Putin’s moves threaten America — not just Ukraine
By Dalibor Rohac New York Post As Vladimir Putin’s gangster regime moves to recognize the two “people’s republics” of Luhansk and Donetsk, it raises the stakes in a conflict that many fear might lead to a cataclysmic land war in Eastern Europe. At this moment, it is important […]
As Russia expands into Ukraine, the U.S. shrinks from the world’s stage
By Jason Fields The Week Vladimir Putin and Russia have ended the Pax Americana by calling what turned out to be America’s bluff. The proof? Russian tanks are moving deeper into Ukraine. With the end of the Cold War, the United States promised everyone everything, extending its protection as […]
The New Eurasian Century
By Joel Kotkin The current crises in eastern Europe reflect more than just Kremlin mischief-making—they reflect the first fruits of an emerging world order that spans the vastness from Beijing to Berlin. Unlike the longstanding liberal status quo, with its roots in classical civilization and the Enlightenment, this […]
Phil Mickelson’s DISGUSTING Saudi Flirtation For Money
Krystal and Saagar go into the controversy involving Saudi Arabia and the golf world after legendary golfer Phil Mickelson expressed an interest in switching from the PGA to Saudi Arabia’s new league
Iran Seeks PRISONER SWAP With US. Nuclear Deal INCOMING?
Executive vice president at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, Dr. Trita Parsi, details the latest developments in the indirect nuclear deal negotiations between Iran and the U.S.
EXPLAINED: Putin MOVES On Ukraine After BIZARRE Speech
Krystal and Saagar bring the most recent developments with regards to the Russia-Ukraine situation as Vladimir Putin delivered a long, bizarre speech with major implications
Democrats LOSE IT Over Tulsi Gabbard’s CPAC Appearance
The one thing that Tulsi has been consistent about in her career is her support for Hindu nationalism, which she is obviously trying to establish a place for in domestic US politics. Although she is a terror war hawk, and always has been, she is not a neocon […]
Media Brands Russia-Ukraine War Skeptics LITERAL TRAITORS
If ever there was any doubt before, the Democrats have totally returned to their Wilson-FDR-Truman-JFK-LBJ roots as the pro-war party. And with the exception of neo-Taft Republicans like Tucker Carlson, the Republicans are still led by Reaganites and neocons on foreign policy as well. Krystal and Saagar respond […]
UKRAINE: Germany HALTS Russian Gas Pipeline In WARNING To Putin’s Army
Director of the Institute for Global Transformations in Kiev, Dr. Oleksiy Semeniy, Ryan Grim, and Robby Soave react to the movement of Russian troops into Ukraine.
Dahmer Nation
Putin orders Russian forces into Ukraine’s breakaway regions after recognizing their independence
By Tucker Reals, Haley Ott, CBS News Kyiv, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday recognized the independence of two Russian-backed breakaway republics in the east of Ukraine. Following the announcement, Putin instructed the Russian Ministry of Defense to provide “peacekeeping functions” to the breakaway regions, but […]
Perhaps The US Should Shut The Fuck Up About Respecting Other Countries’ Sovereignty
By Caitlin Johnstone So Putin has finally made a move, issuing a decree formally recognizing the sovereignty of the separatist-held Donbas territories in eastern Ukraine known as the DPR and LPR. Russian troops are being deployed to the region in what Putin describes as a “peacekeeping” mission amid a […]
Russia to recognize independence of 2 Ukrainian regions
By Jacob Lambert The Week The Kremlin announced on Monday that President Vladimir Putin would recognize the independence of two territories in eastern Ukraine that are controlled by Russian-backed separatists, The New York Times reports. The recognition of the Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic could give […]
Kyiv’s ancient normality (redux)
By Timothy Snyder A little history can help us see through the myths. Note to subscribers: today has been an unusually busy day for me, chiefly thanks to Ukrainian matters. Rather than keep everyone in the breathless present, I wanted to share a longer reflection about the past. […]
‘Putin To Invade and Torture’ Claims White House Without Evidence. Harris Escalates War Rhetoric
“…torture, forced disappearances, widespread human suffering…” Sounds like the US 21st century Middle East policy.
BREAKING: RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE
15:51 really cracked me up when Kyle opens a word document with his plans on how to stop world war
US Warns Of Putin “Kill List”, Moscow DENIES Claims As Intelligence Remains Unclear
Ryan Grim, Robby Soave, and Kim Iversen share their thoughts on the Biden Administration’s speculation that Russia has decided to invade Ukraine.
Rory McIlroy RIPS Phil Mickelson For Saudi ‘Blood Money’ Golf League
Instead of leveraging the PGA to change their behavior, shouldn’t Mickelson be leveraging the Saudis to change THEIR behavior?
US Claims Russia Has KILL LIST, Ukraine Invasion IMMINENT
Krystal and Saagar cover the most recent developments in the Ukraine-Russia border situation as America claims Russia has a kill list and will invade any day now as Ukraine is left uncertain
WORLD WAR 3?: Russia/ Ukraine Crisis ESCALATES To Violence
Out of a 20 year war and right into a new major war mere months later, anyone trying to say the military-industrial complex isn’t pulling at least a handful of the strings on the global stage would be ridiculous.
Ukraine: The War After the War
By Peter Zeihan on February 21, 2022 In a public broadcast late February 21 (local time), Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a lengthy, moody speech about the status of relations between Russia and its neighbor, Ukraine. Putin in essence declared a formal cold war with the West, while also […]
Putin signs ‘immediate’ recognition of Donbass regions
By Layla Guest, Russia Today © Sputnik / Alexey Nikolsky Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that Moscow has recognized the two self-declared breakaway Donbass republics in Ukraine’s east as sovereign nations, as a military standoff across the contact line continues to escalate. Speaking as part of a televised address […]
Biden pushing to war as his presidency fails? – Caleb with George Galloway
A diversionary foreign policy, or a diversionary war, is an international relations term that identifies a war instigated by a country’s leader in order to distract its population from their own domestic strife. The concept stems from the Diversionary War Theory, which states that leaders who are threatened […]
Zero Hedge Labeled ‘Russian Asset’ Without Evidence By Biden Admin For Countering Narratives
“I guess Russia has a lotta great assets” Had me crack up.
The US Empire Is Evil And You Should Want It To Fail
By Caitlin Johnstone To rule the world, make it rely on a single dominant financial system you control so anyone who disobeys you can be cut off from the economy you’ve made them dependent on for survival—whether they’re a nation, a protest movement, or an individual—without having to […]
Biden ‘convinced’ Putin has decided to invade Ukraine, but ‘until he does, diplomacy is always a possibility’
By Brigid Kennedy The Week In remarks on the ongoing crisis between Russia and Ukraine, President Biden told reporters on Friday that he is “convinced” Russian President Vladimir Putin has made up his mind to invade. “As of this moment, I’m convinced he’s made the decision. We have […]
Harris meets with Ukrainian president in Munich
By Grayson Quay The Week Vice President Kamala Harris met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, The Hill reports. President Biden told reporters on Friday he is “convinced” Russian President Vladimir Putin has made up his mind to invade Ukraine, but a […]
The strategic folly of a Russian invasion of Ukraine
By David Faris The Week Discussion around the Ukraine crisis has mainly focused on what caused the massive, ominous Russian military buildup at the Ukrainian border, what would transpire in an invasion, and what policy options are available for the U.S. and its allies. Relatively less attention has […]
Putin orders nuclear weapons drills
By Grayson Quay The Week Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the order Saturday for his country’s military to begin a series of drills involving its nuclear arsenal, Reuters reports. According to The New York Times, the exercises will include ballistic and cruise missile launches as well as nuclear-capable […]
Neo-Nazis Not Top of Mind for Senate Democrats Pushing Weapons for Ukraine
By Sara Sirota The Intercept Top foreign policymaker Sen. Bob Menendez couldn’t say whether his bill would monitor where U.S.-funded arms end up. While Senate Democrats consider a way forward to send Ukraine hundreds of millions of dollars so it can buy new weapons, some of the most […]
Put Sanctions on Russia Now, Ukraine’s Leader Urges West
New York Times “What are you waiting for?” President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine asked Western leaders in Munich, as Russian-backed rebels urged people to evacuate and shelling escalated in eastern Ukraine. [Read our latest news coverage of the Ukraine and Russia crisis.] Here’s what you need to know: […]
Fewer Than 1 in 6 Americans Want U.S. Soldiers in Any Ukraine-Russia War: Poll
In my 35 years as a radical, opposition to US imperialism has always been my primary area of interest. By Darragh Roche Newsweek Fewer than one in six Americans want U.S. soldiers deployed to defend Ukraine if Russia invades the country, according to a new poll published on […]
Is ‘America Bad’ Leftism A Problem?
This is a pretty nuanced discussion of geopolitics. People would be wise to disabuse themselves of the notion that there are “good guys” and “bad guys” in geopolitics. There are just bad and worse.
West braces for false-flag operations by Kremlin as fighting in eastern Ukraine escalates
If you want to know what the CIA wants you to think, just read the Bezos-owned WaPo. By Andrew Jeong, Alex Horton, Ellen Francis, Claire Parker and Timothy Bella The threat of renewed war in Ukraine escalated Saturday as shelling and military preparations by Russian-backed separatists picked up […]
The US Has Zero Moral Authority
By Caitlin Johnstone Post-Iraq the US has zero moral authority. The narrative managers aim to suck you in to arguing about the minutiae of the inner workings of the latest target of the empire, when in fact a simple “Shut the fuck up, it’s none of your business” […]
Biden ‘convinced’ Putin’s decided to invade Ukraine
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, YURAS KARMANAU, AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press See Biden’s warning to Putin from the White House KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden said Friday he’s “convinced” that Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to launch a further invasion in Ukraine, […]
Israel Revives Assassination Tactics Not Seen for 15 Years in the West Bank
By Jesse Rosenfeld, Oren Ziv, Ahmad Al-Bazz The Intercept The triple assassination recalled the darkest days of the Second Intifada — and Israel’s impunity to commit violence. Palestinians were shocked last week by a brazen midday Israeli military assault that employed tactics not seen in the West Bank in over […]
The right is finally ready to reform the CIA. Don’t let hatred of Trump ruin it.
By Samuel Goldman The Week The intelligence community enjoys enviable status in popular culture. In shows like Homeland and films like the Jason Bourne series, the agency is presented as hyper-vigilant, super-competent, and brutally effective. Older works and period pieces place intelligence agents in a clubby, vaguely aristocratic milieu. […]
Another All-Time Media Faceplant
By Matt Taibbi After the Biden administration and the press wrongly predicted a Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 16th, they kept compounding the error in spectacular fashion. If cluelessness can be art, American journalists unveiled their Sistine Chapel this week, in a remarkable collection of misreports and […]
Hawk or dove? Biden offers a bit of both on Ukraine
By W. James Antle, The Week President Biden’s former boss might have told him that the 1980s called to ask for its foreign policy back. There was a heavy dose of Reaganesque “trust but verify“ in Biden’s response to Russia’s professed drawdown along the Ukrainian border. Biden is walking a careful line: The United States does not […]
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