Hollywood Just Clowned Trump’s Attacks on Zelenskyy—Brilliantly 🇺🇦🎭

Adam Sandler & Conan’s #Oscars skit seemed like classic comedy—but beneath the jokes was a sharp takedown of Trump’s ridiculous attacks on Zelenskyy’s attire and an obvious show of support for Ukraine. 🧵👇 1️⃣ “I’m asking you what you’re wearing” – Conan kicks off the skit by questioning Sandler’s outfit, mirroring how Trump and his allies ridiculed Zelenskyy for wearing military fatigues while leading a country at war. A ridiculous focus on fashion over leadership.

Why Did LA Run Out of Water During Wildfires? The Shocking Truth About Water Hoarding (and why Ukraine isn’t to blame) 🧵 1/ Los Angeles ran out of water again to fight wildfires, and some individuals are misdirecting their outrage & spreading propaganda. This isn’t about defense spending or aid to Ukraine. It’s about a single farming family hoarding California’s water for profit.

𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 [May 26th, 2024]

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𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

•𝗞𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝘃 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿: Ukrainian forces have successfully repelled Russian troops and are conducting counterattacks. The situation remains tense, with ongoing intense fighting.

•𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 : Russia has reported the loss of approximately 501,190 soldiers since the beginning of the invasion, with 1,110 soldiers lost in the last 24 hours.

•𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗧𝘀𝗶𝗸𝗹𝗼𝗻: The Ukrainian military confirmed a successful strike on the Russian missile ship Tsiklon in occupied Crimea, marking a significant naval setback for Russia.

𝗗𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀

•𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗶𝗱: The UK defense secretary has reported evidence of Chinese lethal aid to Russia. Meanwhile, the US has announced a new military aid package for Ukraine, emphasizing the continued support from the West.

•𝗭𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗸𝘆’𝘀 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗢 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁:

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗭𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗸𝘆𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗢 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.

𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁

•𝗞𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝘃 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸: A Russian strike on a civilian hardware store in Kharkiv resulted in 14 deaths and numerous injuries, highlighting Russia escalating its genocidal intentions in Ukraine.

•𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: The Russian genocidal invasion of Ukraine has forced nearly 11,000 people to flee their homes in the Kharkiv region, adding to the growing number of internally displaced persons in Ukraine.

𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀

•𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀: The war has sparked discussions about Ukraine’s demographic changes and the potential long-term impacts on the country’s development.

𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹

•Territorial Gains: Russian forces have made slow territorial gains, while Ukrainian forces have reclaimed a small portion.

𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆

•𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁: Russian forces have partially transitioned to defensive operations in northern Kharkiv, indicating a strategic shift in their military approach.

𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀

•𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹: President Zelenskyy has appealed to U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to join an upcoming peace summit. The summit aims to increase international pressure on Russia and demonstrate global solidarity with Ukraine.

•𝗨.𝗦. 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗶𝗱: The United States has announced the transfer of a new package of military aid worth $275 million to Ukraine, which includes ammunition for HIMARS, artillery shells, anti-tank guided missiles, and other essential supplies. (The package equals to the amount of how much Russia spends in 1 day to kill Ukrainians)

Please see next post for the summary of the global response to Russia’s genocidal invasion of Ukraine and the restrictions facing Ukraine in it’s fight for sovereignty and territorial integrity as of May 26th, 2024 International aid to Ukraine and the stance of various countries on allowing Ukraine to strike military targets inside Russia.

𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀

•𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: The U.S. has provided a new security assistance package to just barely meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs. This includes precision strike rockets for HIMARS, artillery rounds, air-launched munitions, and anti-tank weapons.

•𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Despite the extensive aid, the U.S. has imposed restrictions on the use of these weapons, prohibiting Ukraine from striking targets inside Russia to prevent “escalation“.

𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗱𝗼𝗺

•𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗶𝗱: The UK has provided substantial military aid to Ukraine. There have been no public restrictions announced by the UK on the use of these weapons to strike inside Russia.

•𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗲𝘀: A UK defense official stated that it is legitimate for Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia with weapons provided by the West.

𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻

•Collective Support: EU member states have collectively contributed to Ukraine’s military aid. The stance on allowing strikes into Russia varies among member states, with some being more cautious.

𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮

•𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Canada has supplied military equipment and training to Ukrainian forces. There has been no public statement from Canada imposing restrictions on the use of these weapons for strikes inside Russia.

𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮

•𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀: Australia’s support has been primarily humanitarian, with medical supplies and field hospitals for displaced civilians. Australia has not been reported to supply lethal weapons.

𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻

•𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗶𝗱: Japan has provided economic aid and has not been involved in the supply of lethal weapons or in discussions regarding military actions inside Russia.

𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗢’𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

•𝗟𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲’𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮, 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲’𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆.

𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲’𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀

•𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀: Ukraine is focusing its diplomatic efforts on convincing its allies to allow its military to use NATO weaponry against targets on Russian soil. This includes a formal request to the U.S. to use weapons and other assistance against Russian territory.

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮

•𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Ukraine has conducted strikes deep within Russia using its own weapons, including its own manufactured drones, which have significantly hampered Russian logistics and even command and control.

•𝗣𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁: There is a debate within the U.S. administration about lifting the restriction on the use of American weapons to target Russian weapons in Russia, which could mark a significant moment in the defense from Russian genocidal invasion of Ukraine.

This summary reflects the global response to Russias genocidal invasion of Ukraine, with countries around the world contributing in various ways to support Ukraine's fight for sovereignty and territorial integrity. The situation continues to evolve, and international aid plays a crucial role in the outcome of Russia’s genocidal invasion of Ukraine.

Russia is a terrorist state and should be treated as such. Justice must be served.

Stand With Ukraine To Win

Слава Україні 🇺🇦

📹🎞️ Witness the realities of Ukraine.

What scars has Russia left on the Ukrainian people, minds, bodies, landscapes, identity, and the collective memory of the country?
How can we navigate through the long-term impacts of the conflict amidst the chaos of the present? 1/5

There are 12 documentaries examining the consequences of the Russian war against Ukraine. Ukrainian filmmakers crafted these documentaries in the wake of the full-scale invasion. These films delve deep into Ukrainian reality, offering insights into the aftermath of the Russian aggression and the
resilience of the Ukrainian people in the face of war and occupation.

This post features the first 4 out of the 12 documentaries. Discover more on the Generation Ukraine page of the Ukrainian Institute website.
🎞️ Another Man's Diary

An artist and filmmaker from Ukraine goes to war and experiences the most extreme film of his life. With his mobile camera always on he desperately tries to preserve his humanity.

Originally a Buddhist, vegetarian and pacifist, Dok ends up in the army's most dangerous unit, the
paratrooper reconnaissance unit.
What kind of man will he return as?

Directed by Oleksandr Tkachenko
Produced by Illia Gladshtein (Phalanstery Films), BR / ARTE

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How is @cadburyuk chocolate associated with war crimes in Ukraine?

Cadbury parent company, Mondelez International, continues to do business in Russia, running 3 factories and paying taxes to Russia's militarised budget.
Cadbury emplovees and management have the power to change this by urging Mondelez leadership to withdraw from Russia!

🧵1/n Companies such as Mondelez International, the owner of Cadbury, continue to do business in Russia and help fund the war.

Since the 2022 invasion, these firms have collectively paid at least £31.5 bln in profit taxes to the Kremlin.

*this is half or ruzzias military budget in 2022

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Uɴᴠᴇɪʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀs ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ Rᴜssɪᴀɴ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏɴ ᴏᴄᴄᴜᴘɪᴇᴅ Uᴋʀᴀɪɴɪᴀɴ ᴛᴇʀʀɪᴛᴏʀɪᴇs.

Before the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces, the Ukrainian people, despite their political variances, enjoyed the liberty of choice.

1/n Before the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces, the Ukrainian people, despite their political variances, enjoyed the liberty of choice. Today, under occupation, their choice is made under the threat of Russian soldiers' guns.

#RussiaIsATerroristState

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