President Biden announces new sanctions on Russia “far beyond” those imposed in 2014:
“This is the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine … If Russia goes further with this invasion, we stand prepared to go further as with sanctions.”
President Biden: "Who in the Lord's name does Putin think gives him the right to declare new so-called countries on territory that belong to his neighbors? This is flagrant violation of international law."
President Biden announces the Nord Stream 2 pipeline “will not move forward” following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
President Biden: "Defending freedom will have costs for us as well here at home. We need to be honest about that."
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Russian Ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzya: “During this meeting, the President of Russia Putin ... made a decision for a special military operation ... We will aim to demilitarize and degenocide Ukraine.”
Ukrainian Ambassador to the UN Sergiy Kyslytsya calls for Russia to be ousted as president of the UN Security Council:
“And I ask the members of the Security Council to convene an emergency meeting ... It's too late, my dear colleagues, to speak about de-escalation. Too late.”
Ukrainian Ambassador: "There is no purgatory for war criminals, they go straight to hell."
Russian Ambassador responds: "We aren't being aggressive towards the Ukrainian people, but against the junta that is in power in Kyiv," then quickly adjourns UN Security Council meeting.
Between Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill and this new Texas policy, governors in two of the biggest states are trying to roll back queer rights this week.
Former police officer Kim Potter sentenced to 16 months in prison + 8 months on supervised release in fatal shooting of Daunte Wright.
Judge Regina Chu sentenced below the manslaughter guidelines, given Potter accidentally grabbed her gun instead of her Taser.
Judge Regina Chu quotes Barack Obama while explaining why she only gave a two-year sentence — significantly below the manslaughter guidelines — to former police officer Kim Potter for fatally shooting Daunte Wright.
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) is holding up all Department of Justice nominees to honor "four brave U.S. marshals" who defended a Portland courthouse from a 2020 Black Lives Matter protest.
“There were a lot of things I disagreed with the Trump Justice Department ... but never once did I think about holding up the U.S. Attorney of Arkansas.”
— Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) calls out Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) for holding U.S. attorney nominees hostage
“Every 37 seconds, someone is arrested for possession of marijuana … Black people are four times more likely to be arrested for marijuana laws than white people.”
And here is @GaryChambersJr's newest campaign ad, in which he burns a Confederate flag:
"One in three Black children live in poverty. It's time to burn what remains of the Confederacy down."
NBC's Lester Holt asks about Biden's definition of "temporary" inflation. Biden says, "I think you're being a wise guy with me a little bit. I understand that's your job."
Biden then explains inflationary pressures and why he thinks it'll "taper" off this year.
Reacting to the Holt/Biden moment, @Bakari_Sellers says, "Yeah, it was a terrible answer, and I would tell them that if they were looking me in the face."
Sellers say nobody wants "to hear what Nobel laureates actually say about the problem ..."
Solutions or I feel your pain.
Predictably, Fox & Friends is all over this Holt/Biden inflation moment.
Brian Kilmeade, who is decidedly not an economist, says Biden is like "Rain Man with Build Back Better."
Kilmeade then slams Paul Krugman as "a left-wing economist who somehow won a Nobel prize."