It is important to understand just how big of failure was russian offensive on Ukraine in the past year. The map shows a Donetsk region. In red are all russian “successes” in one year. In one year!
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2/ At this speed, it will take russia about 100 years to occupy the Donetsk region. Not to mention millions of dead russians.
Meanwhile, in less than two weeks, Ukraine has captured more territory than russia during one year.
3/ This brings me to my last point and a conclusion that russia is simply incapable to fight large wars, and more so to defend its vast territories.
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From suing The New York Times for billions, to pressuring networks to silence late-night comedians, to leaning on the Pentagon to restrict reporters, Trump is using every tool at his disposal to intimidate dissenting voices.
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2/ But here’s the reality: America’s media landscape is too vast, too diverse, and too resilient to be brought under one man’s control. Trump may win short-term skirmishes, but he cannot silence the free press.
3/ His lawsuits are flimsy, his pressure campaigns backfire, and alternative voices — from independent outlets to podcasts to social platforms — keep speaking truth.
One of russia’s favorite propaganda claims is that NATO supposedly promised “not to expand.”
But there was no legally binding agreement, no written treaty, no signed commitment. The only thing that existed were a few informal discussions about German reunification.
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2/ In fact, the Helsinki Final Act (1975) and the Paris Charter (1990) – both signed by the USSR – affirmed that every country has the sovereign right to choose its own alliances.
3/ Poland, the Baltics, Romania, and others exercised that right: they applied for NATO membership because they feared russian imperialism, and history proved them right.
“If Trump were president, the war would have never happened.”
Trump and his supporters have repeated this phrase hundreds of times. Sadly, they still repeat it today, even though reality has already proven what would have happened.
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2/ If you want to know how Trump would have acted when russia attacked Ukraine in 2022, just look at what he is doing now: nothing.
3/ Trump would not have given Ukraine weapons. He would not have shared intelligence. He would not have supported UN resolutions. And most likely, he would not even have allowed the U4U refugee program.
Sir, I applaud you for calling the US and its leaders to “turn the rhetoric down.”
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2/ On NBC, you said, “We've got to turn the rhetoric down, we got to turn the temperature down in this country, we need leaders of all parties on both sides to call that out.”
3/ And at the Capitol: “We need every political figure, we need everyone who has a platform to say this loudly and clearly: we can settle disagreements and disputes in a civil manner.”
I’ve been saddened to see some of my friends repeating the false claim that colleges “radicalize” young people into violence.
The truth is exactly the opposite.
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2/ Research consistently shows that education reduces crime. More schooling lowers the likelihood of arrests, convictions, and incarceration for violent offenses, including homicide.
3/ Prison data: Fewer than 4% of state prisoners hold a college degree, while over 30% never finished high school (Bureau of Justice Statistics; Prison Policy Initiative).