<wow…lots of NATO counties in this list, huh?>

Quite a few, Poland, the Baltics, Finland, etc. They all know that they could be the next Ukraine, and why they joined NATO.

Your ww2 comment makes no sense. All of those actions listed from 1938 to 1945 were offensive in nature. I would love for you to explain your way out of a paper bag how the Soviet Union “liberated” Poland in 1939.

Great whataboutism with the US though! You got me there and totally destroyed my argument. (In 1961 the USSR begun sending troops, advisors, and material to the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong in support of their war with South Vietnam. Yes, they were very involved in the war)

Because regardless of the name of the country, Russians have always pursued Continential Imperialism?

There you go with the double-speak. It works great!

LOL propaganda, yeah sure… I am sure that, let’s see here…the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Slovinia, and especially Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania would all have been safe from Russian interference or invasion if they would have stayed independent. Just like Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Chechnya and Tajikistan are super safe and totally independent and haven’t been bothered by Russia since 1991. 🙄

I would respect Putin and his political machine a lot more if they would just commit 100% to continental imperialism, as opposed to trying to hide behind playing the victim. It’s so obviously a lie it’s laughable. Stop the double-speak. If Ukraine was always Russia, that’s all you need to justify yourselves, right? Because we know blaming NATO, de-nazification, and all the rest is all bullshit.

How many NATO countries are former Warsaw Pact that begged and clamored to join quickly after the USSR dissolved? Why did Finland and Sweden finally decide to join NATO?

If not Ukraine, maybe someone from Georgia, Chechnya, Moldova, or Tajikistan could explain it to you.

As Adams was a Dem at least in the past, is the takeaway that all corrupt politicians are safe and those with actual integrity are “the enemy within”?

Ummm…I made no statements about him trying to stay around in 2029…of course he will try

I’m on the fence. What does Trump need from Putin now? He won a second term. Putin has shown himself to be fundamentally weak with Ukraine. Trump has no need to repay any Russian debts. And any compromat at this point would be easily hand waved away.

There are certainly advertisers, excuse me, corporate donors contributing. They get their blurbs and ads read at a pretty regular basis, at least between programs. Bur yes, I would hope that the large % of listener donations would keep NPR/PBS the way they are.

I was really excited myself! Can I sue too?

You monster.

More like 1880s

You know what? We aren’t about change anymore. We are fighting as the conservatives because MAGA is so fucking regressive. They want to take us back to the robber barons of the 1880s.

Compounded now by the echo chambers of Social Media disinformation?

Shouldn’t we be a bit farther on the curve there? Fuck.

Looks like some knee-jerk downvotes, and very little introspection. He demands the student to ask the question again later when she is interviewing to be an intern. Could help to watch that clip too if you haven’t seen the series. https://youtu.be/bGIT4HT8mME?si=f-vkMCsp8xY9_iBN

So why the hell can’t we be confident? Why are we always on the defensive and the backfoot? To take another Sorkin quote to the party, when will we “Let Bartlett be Bartlett?”. Fuck.

And obviously America wanted the cheaper gas I guess. Fuck 'em. So tired of this country.

Hello from around the corner at NCCU. Keep it Dirty Durham!

The first $15 Sparkle Pony made more than Starcraft 2 Wings of Liberty