Wouldn’t it be great if Russia loved us?

[kage69]

Putin approval rating Russia 2024 | Statista

Vladimir Putin's popularity level saw a slight increase in February 2024. The vast majority of Russians approved of activities of their country's president.

www.statista.com

Definitely the enemy for most of the world. But he must be doing something right domestically to have those approval numbers

Right now is the most tenuous time of his stay in power thus far, the opposition against him has never been more solid or determined. I wouldn't believe any numbers his government releases. Researchers enjoy going out of windows as much as doctors. Guy is in hot water at home apparently.

I hope the people of Russia can free themselves from his regime someday. He's a butcher and a crook responsible for a lot of suffering and death. Being instrumental in saddling the US with a treasonous Russian asset for 4 years should never be forgotten either. Fuck that midget.

 

[dank69]

Right now is the most tenuous time of his stay in power thus far, the opposition against him has never been more solid or determined. I wouldn't believe any numbers his government releases. Guy is in hot water at home apparently.

I hope the people of Russia can free themselves from his regime someday. He's a butcher and a crook responsible for a lot of suffering and death. Being instrumental in saddling the US with a treasonous Russian asset for 4 years should never be forgotten either. Fuck that midget.

I thought he said he was retiring soon? What with the health problems and all.

EDIT: Hmm, apparently the Kremlin said that rumors of his resignation and bad health were false? Strange.

 

[interchange]

Remember that time Robert Mueller wrote that extensive report after his 2 year investigation, detailing Trump and his campaign and his administration's repeated cooperation and colluding behavior with Putin and Russia to benefit himself, harm the United States, and all the republican supporters believed that it said the exact opposite of what it very clearly said?

Fun times.

"If we had had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so"

Wish that quote was a bit more definitive, but they do mark hear no evil see no evil clearly a failure of public office.

 

[tweaker2]

Putin, like any other despot, uses intimidation, bullying and every other immoral act imaginable to secure his position of power. Trump and his cult of Republicans wanted to rule the same way. The difference between the two is that in the USA, the democratic values of those who opposed Trump and his Republican supporter's efforts at defeating democracy and replacing it with his version of Putinist Totalitarianism was stronger than (but not by much) the Repub's efforts at christening Trump as Dictator-in-Chief-For-Life.

Our nation is on the precipice of collapsing into an authoritarian form of gov't and Putin knows this. We came very close to it with Putin's help and the help of over 70 million fellow Americans of whom have been convinced by a barrage of lies and deception that Putin is their ally in their fight against, get this folks, the socialist liberals who want to give them affordable or even free health care, a living wage, better educational opportunities and liberty and justice for all.

 

[Jaskalas]

Wouldn’t it be great if Russia loved us?

Before Crimea, I saw Bush's actions as provocation and a waste of a good opportunity to bring post-Soviet Russia into the fold. For the two nations to treat with each other in good faith.

After attacking Ukraine, all bets are off. Russia must be opposed by force, With a wall of consequences and costs keeping them in check. Where lines are drawn and we must be ready to take action if they cross. No more sleeping at the post, instead we must be ready with guns drawn to demonstrate that we will use them if we must. Perhaps a future generation can bring Russia to the negotiating table. But now is not that time.

 

[hal2kilo]

I thought he said he was retiring soon? What with the health problems and all.

EDIT: Hmm, apparently the Kremlin said that rumors of his resignation and bad health were false? Strange.

They got a special diagnosis from Trump's doctor.

 

[Muse]

Way too late. Russia wants to eat us for dinner. Their Solar Winds cyber attack has infiltrated every network in the country and the only way to get rid of this super snooper is to replace every bit of the hardware. Russia is the enemy.

 

[cytg111]

I dont know if Russia loves you. Russia is fucking you, but I dont think there is love there.

 

[cytg111]

By the way... In case you were wondering how 74m of your fellow citizens could get them selves to vote for the Orange turd that is SO obviously a cancer on *everything*, look at Russia.
And Putin.
And a 65% approval rating.
Look at Russia's propaganda machine.
Look at the GQP's propaganda machine.

You do see where this shit is headed right?

The fucking of the people, is where its heading.

 

[Muse]

By the way... In case you were wondering how 74m of your fellow citizens could get them selves to vote for the Orange turd that is SO obviously a cancer on *everything*, look at Russia.
And Putin.
And a 65% approval rating.
Look at Russia's propaganda machine.
Look at the GQP's propaganda machine.

You do see where this shit is headed right?

The fucking of the people, is where its heading.

I like to think I have an organ that alerts me when I'm being snowed. I can't look at Hannity or Tucker or the other turd knitters on Fox without that organ making me very angry almost immediately. My shortest fuse, though, is for Trump. I have been watching news nightly since the pandemic began. Did before a lot, but it almost always pisses me off, upsets me, is depressing... I do it anyway because I don't want to feel like I'm in the dark. I'd rather know things are shit than pretend everything's OK.

 

[hal2kilo]

Interesting article on a think tank fight over ignoring Russia's humans rights violations.

A war over Russia has erupted at the Atlantic Council - POLITICO

In a very rare public battle at a prominent Washington, D.C. think tank, almost two dozen employees and fellows at the Atlantic Council have issued a statement slamming two of their colleagues for writing what they see as a pro-Russia article on the think tank’s website.

Emma Ashford and Mathew Burrows, two senior experts at the Atlantic Council, on Friday published an article that said the U.S. should not focus on human rights in its dealings with Russia and wrote that “democratization in Russia would not necessarily be good for US foreign policy interests.”

 

[Muse]

Interesting article on a think tank fight over ignoring Russia's humans rights violations.

A war over Russia has erupted at the Atlantic Council - POLITICO

In a very rare public battle at a prominent Washington, D.C. think tank, almost two dozen employees and fellows at the Atlantic Council have issued a statement slamming two of their colleagues for writing what they see as a pro-Russia article on the think tank’s website.

Emma Ashford and Mathew Burrows, two senior experts at the Atlantic Council, on Friday published an article that said the U.S. should not focus on human rights in its dealings with Russia and wrote that “democratization in Russia would not necessarily be good for US foreign policy interests.”

I am not in the habit of absorbing information originating in "think tanks," seems to me that sort of info is almost always conservative in nature. Not putting down on your post, not at all.

Edit: It is good to see an uproar and dissention in the ranks at a TT.

 

[Dave_5k]

As a semi-random disconnect, on seeing the post topic I first thought of Sting's Russians:

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Any bets on these dumb-dumbs who came up with this "theory" have been relentlessly targeted by Russian Propaganda for the last several months.

Anti-vaxxers use medical racism in Covid film to target Black community (msn.com)

 

[Muse]

Well, I hear that Russia does love us, at least the people. Seems it's the rulers that have it in for US.

 

[hal2kilo]

Well, I hear that Russia does love us, at least the people. Seems it's the rulers that have it in for US.

And their fellow countryman.

 

[cytg111]

So much love

Sleeper Cell: The Fourth of July Traitors

Has Putin activated the "Prostrate Eight" to defend Trump?

gregolear.substack.com

Nunes now says he talked to key Ukraine figure, after suggesting he hadn't

The top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee admitted Wednesday to speaking on the phone with a key figure in the Ukraine scandal after previously saying such a conversation would have been "very unlikely."

www.cnn.com

 

[brandonbull]

Remember that time Robert Mueller wrote that extensive report after his 2 year investigation, detailing Trump and his campaign and his administration's repeated cooperation and colluding behavior with Putin and Russia to benefit himself, harm the United States, and all the republican supporters believed that it said the exact opposite of what it very clearly said?

Fun times.

Remember that time when James Comey testified to the Senate that based on the review of the evidence, warrants should not have been issued? Fun times. Remember that time when more people were punished for investigative misconduct than anyone was for Russia Collusion? Fun times.

 

[nickqt]

Remember that time when James Comey testified to the Senate that based on the review of the evidence, warrants should not have been issued? Fun times. Remember that time when more people were punished for investigative misconduct than anyone was for Russia Collusion? Fun times.

Who was in charge of the DOJ at the time you braindead fucking moron?

 

[cytg111]

Remember that time when James Comey testified to the Senate that based on the review of the evidence, warrants should not have been issued? Fun times. Remember that time when more people were punished for investigative misconduct than anyone was for Russia Collusion? Fun times.

Yea.
Fun times.
Putin lover.

Nunes questions laid bare as Trump era obfuscation lifts on U.S. intel about Russia

Rachel Maddow points out that the new intelligence community report on foreign interference in the 2020 election names Andriy Derkach as an agent of Russia, and wonders why Republicans aren't more troubled over keeping Devin Nunes as the ranking member on the Intelligence Committee given his...

www.msnbc.com

Intel report shows exact opposite of Trump officials' claims on China election intrusion

Rachel Maddow shows how Trump officials repeatedly accused China of running a massive campaign to interfere in the 2020 election even though intelligence gathered during the Trump's time in office (some of which is now declassified) concluded the exact opposite.

www.msnbc.com

Disastrous Trump Covid response runs deeper than mere mismanagement

Rachel Maddow looks at how on Trump official, Michael Caputo, not only scandalized the CDC by corrupting their communications on Covid, but also turns up in connection to Russian efforts to manipulate the 2020 election in Donald Trump's favor.

www.msnbc.com

I mean its so funny you have to cry.

And you are debating if the attack on capitol hill was actually antifas disguised as forevertrumpers and not an actual ploy by the right to overturn an election, a ploy to topple democracy.
Granted, in the grand scheme of things, the capitol run is a tiny tiny fraction of what has been going on for years in efforts to overturn your democratic heritage... a heritage you obviously gives two shits about.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Remember that time when James Comey testified to the Senate that based on the review of the evidence, warrants should not have been issued? Fun times. Remember that time when more people were punished for investigative misconduct than anyone was for Russia Collusion? Fun times.

Remember when you made this bold partisan claim

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Then the former President said this:


and you haven’t answered or manned up to being wrong to this day.

I remember

 

[MrSquished]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1372909898300854285

 

[Fanatical Meat]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1372909898300854285

This clip is so bizarre. Part of me wants to assume there is more to this clip than the 20 seconds shows.

 

[dank69]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1372909898300854285

I'm sure they have it and Biden tripping on the AF1 stairs on repeat

 

[ch33zw1z]

This clip is so bizarre. Part of me wants to assume there is more to this clip than the 20 seconds shows.

Meh, doubtful. These are the same people who cheered on Limbaugh hoping D policies failed. Americans be damned, we can't have anyone else's ideas doing ok