Leaving this here for future reference:
How CNN is putting it now:
(Headline goes to one of those scrollnig events lists. Nothing there yet with a title like those two.)
Strikes on Kyiv. Heās moving right to the main course. A turn of events Iād hoped never to see in my own lifetime, perpetrated by a right-wing sado-populist regime led by a kleptocratic wannabe Tsar against a sovereign neighbour on false pretexts.
Not much more from me for now, but BBS community members and especially Leaders should note that Iāve set up two clearinghouse topics in order to keep main site boing discussions on the invasion and war from being de-railed by Useful Idiots, tankies, and Putinās tr01ls-for-hire.
And Whatabout Your Black Peopleā¦? ā a topic for discussion and de-bunking of whataboutism in relation to the invasion.
The Shirtless Wonderās Alternate History ā a topic for discussion and de-bunking of the Putin regimeās reality-challenged historical justifications for the invasion.
Finnish reporter on the morning news (45mins ago) said he heard explosions in Kiev but they were faraway.
USA Today, of all places, calls it like it is:
Itās going to have to be tough sanctions on the russian people. The international community canāt be continuing to give slaps on the wrist to the elites over there while they shrug it off while drinking mai tais on their super yachts and expecting to actually work like they have for years .
The North Koreanification of Russia continues apace, but the rich already got theirs.
just imagine if in addition to voting against the authorization of force in iraq senators like barbara boxer and ted kennedy had used their time to speak out about what a great man or what genius saddam hussein was.
Fixed. The Russian people are not driving this invasion and many are protesting it despite the severe consequences.
I remember back then Fox News anchors all talked about how terrible and un-American it was to criticize a sitting President. Things have certainly changed on the right.
For those who donāt know, there is a specific thread:
Politics no longer end at the waters edge.
Vandenberg rolls Iām his grave.
Peak neckbeard garbage