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Post by jaygee on Feb 24, 2022 15:43:10 GMT -6
I knew he was not bright, but good grief. Most of my conservative relatives in Alabama think he's a fucking idiot. I don't understand how people like this get elected. I guess they only see the "R" on the ballot. Yup. Thatβs it. Thatβs the whole deal.
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Post by koko on Feb 24, 2022 16:16:34 GMT -6
Tubberville was a college football coach with name recognition. People admire their college coaches so its not a huge stretch to see why he won.
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jkjacq
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Post by jkjacq on Feb 24, 2022 16:36:44 GMT -6
Jen is up (finally) She brought Daleep Singh Dep Dir National Economic Council & Dep NatSec Advisor for Int'l Econ.
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Post by jkjacq on Feb 24, 2022 16:37:17 GMT -6
I'm putting this here since hes specifically talking sanctions. Hes delving into the sanctions.
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Post by dc2london on Feb 24, 2022 17:04:46 GMT -6
I knew he was not bright, but good grief. If you just say "communist" enough times Ronald Reagan comes back to life and it magically becomes 1986 again.
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richard
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Post by richard on Feb 24, 2022 17:09:47 GMT -6
Ah man, this made me tear up a bit.
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Post by dc2london on Feb 24, 2022 17:15:16 GMT -6
Ah man, this made me tear up a bit. I have always had a real soft spot for Zelensky
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jaygee
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Post by jaygee on Feb 24, 2022 17:15:41 GMT -6
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Post by cnf on Feb 24, 2022 17:17:27 GMT -6
Ah man, this made me tear up a bit. Good on him for standing with his people. But my gosh, how horrible it all is.
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Post by enchanted on Feb 24, 2022 17:20:05 GMT -6
I saw a video on Reddit of a man sending his family to a safe area while he stays behind to fight. The tears from his little girl are heartbreaking.
ETA: The little girl had a woman I assumed was her mother with her, so she wasn't alone, but it did bring to mind the way Londoners sent their children to the countryside during the Blitz.
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Post by athn64 on Feb 24, 2022 17:32:45 GMT -6
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Post by dc2london on Feb 24, 2022 18:53:51 GMT -6
I saw a video on Reddit of a man sending his family to a safe area while he stays behind to fight. The tears from his little girl are heartbreaking. ETA: The little girl had a woman I assumed was her mother with her, so she wasn't alone, but it did bring to mind the way Londoners sent their children to the countryside during the Blitz. The calls going out for people to turn off their lights after dark .....
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jaygee
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Post by jaygee on Feb 24, 2022 20:53:35 GMT -6
I feel this in my GenX bones
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Post by imapenguin on Feb 24, 2022 20:57:49 GMT -6
I saw a video on Reddit of a man sending his family to a safe area while he stays behind to fight. The tears from his little girl are heartbreaking. ETA: The little girl had a woman I assumed was her mother with her, so she wasn't alone, but it did bring to mind the way Londoners sent their children to the countryside during the Blitz. MH saw this too and I think heβs sleeping with our 6yo tonight.
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origami
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Post by origami on Feb 24, 2022 21:20:50 GMT -6
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richard
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Post by richard on Feb 24, 2022 21:30:48 GMT -6
Things not great in Kyiv
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Post by iruntodrink on Feb 24, 2022 21:36:47 GMT -6
I feel this in my GenX bones Huh....yet another piece of my "why I have anxiety" puzzle falls into place.
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origami
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Post by origami on Feb 24, 2022 21:38:46 GMT -6
I feel this in my GenX bones Huh....yet another piece of my "why I have anxiety" puzzle falls into place. Right? I work with a bunch of gen Xers (I'm an elder milennial) and I was saying a few weeks ago I couldn't figure out why I was so deeply distrustful of Russia and always have been and they basically rattled off that tweet. OH. THAT'S WHY.
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Post by athn64 on Feb 24, 2022 21:40:46 GMT -6
Huh....yet another piece of my "why I have anxiety" puzzle falls into place. Right? I work with a bunch of gen Xers (I'm an elder milennial) and I was saying a few weeks ago I couldn't figure out why I was so deeply distrustful of Russia and always have been and they basically rattled off that tweet. OH. THAT'S WHY. I'm just going to blame all the older Bond movies I watched growing up. But I'm kind of a middling millenial, and I also have this deep distrust.
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athn64
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Post by athn64 on Feb 24, 2022 21:41:44 GMT -6
Also the World Since 1945 class I took in High School that primarily focused on the politics of the Cold War.
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iruntodrink
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Post by iruntodrink on Feb 24, 2022 21:48:55 GMT -6
I feel this in my GenX bones Huh....yet another piece of my "why I have anxiety" puzzle falls into place.
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origami
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Post by origami on Feb 24, 2022 21:50:39 GMT -6
Also the World Since 1945 class I took in High School that primarily focused on the politics of the Cold War. I did my undergraduate thesis on the Balkan Wars and genocide during the break up of the Yugoslav bloc (and their fierce and super racist backing by who? Russia!) so that also prob didn't help
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Post by elle on Feb 24, 2022 21:52:17 GMT -6
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jkjacq
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Post by jkjacq on Feb 24, 2022 22:17:24 GMT -6
I feel this in my GenX bones I didnot even need to click the video to hear shall we play a game in my head.
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Post by jkjacq on Feb 24, 2022 22:33:35 GMT -6
Also after that tweet - We didnβt start the fire by billy Joel is going through my head.
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Post by bitsandpieces on Feb 24, 2022 22:48:43 GMT -6
I feel this in my GenX bones I saw a post that recommended that millennials and gen z get themselves a gen x buddy because they've done this before. As an elder millennial, even I need the comfort and context.
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Post by jaygee on Feb 24, 2022 22:52:16 GMT -6
For reals
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Post by jaygee on Feb 24, 2022 22:54:43 GMT -6
I have no idea if this is legit but I think it is. And itβs heartbreakingly beautiful.
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Post by jaygee on Feb 24, 2022 23:00:30 GMT -6
I have to end the night on a good note and this helper is always there being brilliant in the face of tragedy. What a hero.
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Post by athn64 on Feb 24, 2022 23:09:27 GMT -6
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