Thread by @JBelcourt73

Yesterday Russia disconnected Europe's
largest NPP from the grid while it was running hot. They bet a massive meltdown against the chance that some corrupt Russian had not looted some critical part that would keep the backup power from coming online to provide cooling. This was

easily the most insane nuclear stunt of my lifetime. Tens, perhaps hundreds of millions of people and two continents were put under the gun for a stunt. The whole situation there just screams gross negligence on a planetary scale. From the fighting to seize the plant to using it

as a giant ammo dump where any accident could unleash radioactive clouds to deliberately shelling their own positions to generate a false flag operation to yesterdays cooling power stunt all against a backdrop of Russia refusing to let plant workers do their jobs unmolested or

put the 6 reactors into the shutdown processes to get them cool enough that such stunts would not be able to threaten the world. It is a series of events that shows just how morally bankrupt Russia is. That level of malfeasance has no real analogs in history. As someone who often

uses history to point out trends and likely results, being in a situation where the Way Too Big Book Of Human Conflict does not have a comparison is terrifying. There is no roadmap here and here do be monsters. Even though it did not get a lot of press given everything else that

is going on in Ukraine and around the world it was easily the most important world event since the end of the Cold War. More important than 9-11. Why? Because mere chance was the only thing keeping Russia's #GenocideOfUkrainians from turning into Russia's #genocideofEurope.

Look I write @JohnBoozman, @SenTomCotton, and @RepFrenchHill every day urging them to keep supporting #POTUS as he sends Ukraine weapons. But I think they really need to consider revisiting #russiaisateroriststate on the policy level and pushing Biden to make that declaration.

Russia has said such a move would likely lead to a final rupture of relations. OK... After yesterday what exactly does that mean? After you wiggle the cork and almost unleash the radiation genie what relationship is there anyway?

I think NATO should make it clear that any nuclear "accident" would be deemed a violation of article 5. Russia likes to say they are already fighting NATO (via Ukrainian proxies) well let us make it clear we are ready to show them what fighting NATO really looks like. I know this

is escalatory, but I am at a loss for other options. Russia is losing the ground war. Western arms and Ukrainian valor equal a Russian army that is gutted and increasingly unable to function. The end result will be Russian defeat and the liberation of Ukraine. Using the atom to

stave off defeat however means the war is no longer confined to Ukraine and Russia's border regions but now the war or its shadow darkens every home. I know some people are going to jump on here and say the risk was only X or Y miniscule percent. But whatever the percent was, it

was not 0. The mere fact we went from 0 to not zero should terrify everyone. Some will obviously feel this more than others. People like @Teoyaomiquu who is part of Ukraine's diaspora is will have people he has deep relationships with under the gun. But everyone has a stake in

this. So, what can we do until our governments do take the Russian nuclear terrorism seriously? Prepare while you can as much as you can based on how serious you think the situation is. Listen in to @MriyaReport to stay up to date on good information. Donate to charities that you

trust like @MriyaAid and support Ukraine in her war of liberation however you can. Perhaps by joining #WeAreNAFO and becoming a #Fellas it will help the @georgian_legion and add to our numbers as we fight Russian dis-info. Do something, yesterday proved that if we do not act

Ukraine is just the first theater not the final one. Until Ukraine wins on Ukraine's terms, Slava Ukraini! #NuclearTerrorism #NuclearEnergy #NuclearPowerPlant @mfa_russia <--- still losing and now with plans to make Russia's defeat a global suicide pact.

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