BTS at the White House Day
The members are visiting today in their role as Special Ambassadors of Korea, to discuss anti-Asian racism and the growing problem of violence against Asians in the United States.
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Trostyanets and Borodyanka
The atrocities Russia is perpetrating are not just in Bucha. From the Guardian: ‘Barbarians’: Russian troops leave grisly mark on town of Trostianets On a two-day visit to the town, the Guardian found evidence of summary executions, torture and systematic looting during the month of occupation, but it will a take a long time to catalogue all the crimes the Russians committed in places like Trostianets. Nate Mook also works with World Central Kitchen, and they have reached Trostyanets. I’ve never seen devastation like this. I’m in Trostyanets in Ukraine, which was occupied by Russian troops for 30 days. We … Continue reading →
War crimes
I am not going to post the pictures or video coming out of Bucha now that the Russians have retreated. The barbarism shown, pictures and video showing dead bodies of tortured citizens, can be easily found on Twitter, and you really should look if you can bear to. Though as the tweet below says, Zelenskyy’s face tells the tale. Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Bucha today. His face says it all. pic.twitter.com/IWOmIdnnVT — Kateryna_Kruk (@Kateryna_Kruk) April 4, 2022 Chef Andrés and World Central Kitchen are in Ukraine feeding refugees. He has been traveling the areas around Irpin and Bucha, and while he … Continue reading →
Thank the journalists
…who go into harm’s way so that we can see what is happening in the war zone. Ukrainian forces have regained ground against the Russian military, changing the course of this war. On the outskirts of Kharkiv, @RichardEngel reveals how Russian military equipment has been destroyed and abandoned. pic.twitter.com/R4yeLgmV1U — On Assignment with Richard Engel (@OARichardEngel) March 30, 2022 This 88-year-old woman was sitting by herself, disoriented & frightened. “I’m so afraid, my whole body is shaking,” Praskovya told @RichardEngel. She’s lived through WWII and said she doesn’t have the strength to go through another war. pic.twitter.com/VrFkfnIRHD — On Assignment … Continue reading →
Trump is a traitor
His only concern is for himself. "Donald Trump is mentally unwell in a way that makes him interested exclusively in what benefits him." CNN White House correspondent @JohnJHarwood reacts to a new interview where Donald Trump asks Putin for intel on the Bidens. Watch the moment here: https://t.co/GjUYRKXFob pic.twitter.com/k67KbDnbzG — CNN (@CNN) March 30, 2022
Continue reading →Breadbasket of Europe
Chris Hayes had a segment on the danger of famine that Europe, Asia, and Africa are likely to face with the loss of Ukraine’s wheat crop. The area under siege is often called the world’s breadbasket, since Ukraine and Russia supply almost a third of the world’s barley and wheat supply. Obviously those crops will be crushed this year, and prices are already spiking.
Continue reading →Mariupol in ruins
Mariupol, Ukraine looks apocalyptic following indiscriminate shelling by Russian forces. 
47°06'01"N 37°37'59"E with the camera facing east. pic.twitter.com/E4A8NTIbAI — Moshe Schwartz (@YWNReporter) March 23, 2022
Kherson
The city of Kherson, like Mariupol, is near the Black Sea in southern Ukraine. Russia has made a heavy push along the Sea and early on took control of Kherson, at least nominally. As it turns out, and as predicted, overrunning a city militarily is very different from holding it in occupation indefinitely. And the citizens clearly do not want the Russians in their city. In Kherson, local people are shoving out Russian occupiers with bare hands. They are not scared to protest even after many activists were persecuted. “Go home” – they chant. pic.twitter.com/0HRnLIfB0j — Liubov Tsybulska (@TsybulskaLiubov) March … Continue reading →
Arnold speaks to the Russian people
He speaks with great heart and should be heard. I love the Russian people. That is why I have to tell you the truth. Please watch and share. pic.twitter.com/6gyVRhgpFV — Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) March 17, 2022
Continue reading →Killing Mariupol
Aerial footage of Mariupol showing the extent of destruction caused by constant Russian shelling. People there say no street has been left intact #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/vl4fSOog8I — Bojan Pancevski (@bopanc) March 14, 2022 I took those photos in beautiful Mariupol just months ago. Mind-blowing and heart-breaking that it has come to this: More than 2,000 dead, and 400,000 trapped without heat, food or clean water. https://t.co/wctRynmDFe pic.twitter.com/N1jRSb9gPB — Matthew Luxmoore (@mjluxmoore) March 14, 2022
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