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@Kasparov63
Mar 2, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read • Read on X
Glad Biden started w Ukraine and his words were fine, if brief considering the stakes. It’s his actions that have lagged, both in targeting the oligarchs and supporting Ukraine. Ukraine doesn’t have time and Putin is escalating by the hour.
My worry is that Putin doesn’t believe Biden. After a summit and a couple of calls, Putin clearly doesn’t think Biden is a serious threat. He thought the same about Europe, and is being proved wrong. I hope Biden does it too, but it remains to be seen.
Putin declared war on the US and the world order it represents long ago. Ukraine is the military target of that war now, but election interference, hacking, disinformation, etc are still warfare. US sacrifice & commitment are necessary and Biden should communicate that.
The GOP of old is long gone, but a reply not showing US political solidarity with the president in a global security crisis is still pathetic to see. Especially after years of Trump kissing up to Putin and blocking aid and slandering and extorting Ukraine.

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Nov 2
No personal experience. As with Trump's authoritarianism, and the antisemitism rising on left and right, Marxism and its stalking horse democratic socialism spreads easily among those too young and/or ignorant of their history. The moral clarity of the Cold War is long gone.
The Soviet Union was evil. We knew it and Americans knew it. Engagement has blurred the lines with profitable moral relativism. We get our iPhones from a Communist dictatorship using slave labor and call it progress. Our energy purchases fund feudal monarchies and Russian wars.
Instead of listening to people who have lived through the fall of democracy, or the delusions of socialism, many want to live through it themselves, like diseases they have no immunity to. Unfortunately, the learning process can be very destructive.
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Nov 2
Like any successful mafia boss, Putin's axis of dictatorship is based on loyalty and the use of force. Free world powers sit complacently atop their towers of weapons and wealth, sending concerns and press releases. Russia, Iran, Cuba et al send troops, missiles, and jets.
Of course, that loyalty can come to an abrupt end at any moment, as happened to Assad in Syria a year ago. No honor among terrorists and thugs. Ukraine's valiant resistance has weakened Russia's ability to support its allies and proxies.
Even so, the West quavers and self-deters, which perpetuates the cycle of violence from small threats and conflicts to larger ones. Russia and other authoritarians and terrorists see no reason not to use violence early and often. Deterrence saves lives, appeasement loses them.
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Oct 8
No one could watch Bondi‘s performance, and that’s what it was, of stonewalling and trolling and think that she’s part of an administration that believes they will ever leave power or be held accountable.
This isn’t the typical lack of foresight of having procedural changes come back to bite you. This is a group so invested in shattering the institutions of American governance and in personal enrichment that there can be no way back.
Trump and Miller are openly talking about arresting opposing elected officials. They are attacking so-called corrupt judges, a term they use for anyone who disagrees with them in order to debase the word, which of course applies only to their own monumental looting campaign.
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Oct 5
Yes. As I wrote in February, everything is an emergency. And if there isn't one yet, it will be created asap.
In our marches in Russia, we were adamant to avoid any sign of violence. Not one broken window, because we knew it’s what the regime wanted. They lined the streets with riot police, outnumbering us 10 to 1. But in the end, it didn’t matter. They simply criminalized all protest.
New "anti-extremism" laws passed, and peaceful protesting became a criminal charge with prison time, not a civil one with a fine. Judges were intimidated and any that didn’t automatically sentence protesters were soon removed. Opposition leaders were jailed, exiled, or murdered.
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Sep 28
When we warned of Putin's rising dictatorship in the 2000s, we were dismissed as fearmongers, even hysterics, in the West. Now a similar process is underway in the US, with Trump following the Putin playbook. My latest in The Atlantic on fighting Putinization: 👇 Image
Talking about 2028 is dangerously naive; the danger is now. Trump is directing the military and justice department to go to "war" on US cities and his enemies, from TV hosts to former FBI directors. Keeping the 2026 midterms fair may be the last stand. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
Those actively working for Trump's takeover are the clear and present danger, but complacency is also a threat. "He hasn't done x yet, so he won't" is a fallacy. Don't confuse an autocrat's attempts with his successes. "What would he do if not stopped?" is the right question.
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Aug 30
What a joke. Trump has no plan for ending the war because his only idea is to give Putin everything he asks, which wouldn’t end the war at all. Europe and Ukraine know this. More importantly, Putin knows this and sees no reason to stop the killing he started.
Putin started the war in 2014, expanded it in 2022, and Russia has intensified attacks on Ukrainian civilians every day of Trump's time in office. The motives Putin had to try to destroy Ukraine are still there while no new reasons for him to stop have been created. Simple.
I and others have been listing the consequences Putin would need to face to end this war, and ways to create them, since 2014. The haven't changed much, but Europe and 3 different US presidents keep choosing failed alternatives out of ignorance, corruption, and cowardice.
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