Putin has described the incursion as a “large-scale provocation.”
What? More of a large-scale provocation than INVADING ANOTHER COUNTRY and STARTING A WAR??
“The Russian Defense Ministry called it one of the largest cross-border incursions of the war as the Russian military and border guards block Ukrainian forces from pushing deeper into the region in southwestern Russia.”
Here is an excellent analysis of how the press interviews different politicians, including what types of questions they ask and whether they push for an actual answer.
This video also does a deep dive into the answers or lack of answers that these politicians give.
What Trump & Vance are saying about Walz almost sounds plausible. Until you check the actual facts.
He didn’t quit 24 years in the National Guard to avoid deployment. He retired (months before his unit was notified about deployment) so he could run for Congress. With the rank of Command Sergeant Major that the Minnesota Army National Guard says he is entitled to.
And back in 2020, Walz DID call in the National Guard and this video includes a recording of a phone call where Trump is praising Walz for handling things well. Which is NOT what Trump is saying today. All of this is included in the video linked below.
“The number of women getting abortions in the U.S. actually went up in the first three months of 2024 compared with before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, a report released Wednesday found, reflecting the lengths that Democratic-controlled states went to expand access.
“A major reason for the increase is that some Democratic-controlled states enacted laws to protect doctors who use telemedicine to see patients in places that have abortion bans, according to the quarterly #WeCount report for the Society of Family Planning, which supports abortion access.”
I vote to rebuke the House of Representatives for refusing to pass the border law that THEY WROTE, just because Trump wanted to have the border as an issue during the election!
“Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York said the resolution was ‘fake and fraudulent’ and that Harris was never appointed ‘border czar,’ as the measure stated.
“Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington state, who is the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said Harris ‘was narrowly tasked with developing agreements that could help bring government and private sector investments to those countries that are sending migrants to the United States.'” That’s a far cry from being a “border czar.”
The BBC has a weekly newsletter focusing on the U.S. elections and how they are perceived and affected by the rest of the world.
“Each week, they’ll send you takeaways of what you really need to know from the election race and help you see the bigger global picture.
“They will also suggest articles for essential further reading to help you feel well-informed.
“As you probably know, American politics can be serious, amusing and downright absurd, and sometimes all three at once, so they’ll try to cover the lighter aspects too.”
It’s always a mixed bag when we agree to prisoner exchanges. Especially when we know that Russia (why is it always Russia?) made up accusations of espionage that were unfounded and untrue.
Well, at least these Americans (and Germans) are home again.
“The 24 people — some prominent, some not — included a collection of journalists and political dissidents, suspected spies, a computer hacker and a fraudster. Even a man convicted of murder.
“Russia released 16 people, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan, a corporate security executive from Michigan. Both were facing long prison sentences after being convicted in Russia’s heavily politicized legal system of espionage charges that the U.S. government called baseless.
“Also freed by Moscow was Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, a dual U.S.-Russian citizen convicted in July of spreading false information about the Russian military — accusations her family and employer have rejected.”
You probably know that ChatGPT isn’t just limited to typing and reading, but it also has a voice mode. It is conversational, where you can talk to it and it talks back to you (rather than putting text on a screen).
This video is, well, an interview with ChatGPT, and Alex O’Connor, the host of this YouTube channel, tries to get ChatGPT to admit that it is conscious, mostly based on the words that it uses.
