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President Biden, speaking in Japan, says the U.S. will use force to defend Taiwan if necessary - In the wake of Russia’s struggles in its ‘special operation’ in Ukraine, now is an appropriate time for the U.S. to remind these glorified warlords that it is not in their interest to prey upon that which does not belong to them. By all means, though, keep on undermining this president, #Murica. We’ll end up with the return of Trump, or the arrival of a more competent and dangerous populist demagogue. At which point, American soldiers may very well end up helping Putin and Xi conquer territory and commit genocide; or, at the very least, nothing will be done to assist our former friends and allies. Thank you, Mr. President, for working to maintain global order and Western values, at a time when both are under constant assault from external enemies and internal malcontents alike. (Reuters 5/23)
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Over a quarter of a million tonnes of grain sitting in Odesa harbor, prevented from being shipped out by Russia’s naval blockade - Vladimir Putin is engineering a global food catastrophe, while NATO finds itself trapped between a rock and a hard place. Putin is not going to be reasoned with. All efforts must be made to reach the Russian people, encouraging them to rise up and overthrow this menace to humanity. Barring that, NATO stepping in and removing him by force will be the only recourse, and I believe that inflection point is going to be reached soon. (Sky News 5/23)
Soaring death toll among Russian troops may trigger public backlash, says intelligence officials - An excerpt, to demonstrate how badly the Russian military is faring: ‘The UK officials tweeted: “In the first three months of its ‘special military operation’, Russia has likely suffered a similar death toll to that experienced by the Soviet Union during its nine-year war in Afghanistan.” This war took place between 1979 and 1989. The Soviet Union invaded to oust the anti-communist guerrillas, with the backing of the Afghan communist government. The Soviets lost nearly 15,000 troops in the bloody conflict and many more were injured. Russia may now have a similar death toll now because of its disorganised approach, according to UK officials. The MoD tweeted: “A combination of poor low-level tactics, limited air cover, a lack of flexibility, and a command approach which is prepared to reinforce failure and repeat mistakes has led to this high casualty rate, which continues to rise in the Donbas offensive.”’ (Huffington Post 5/23)
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Two scholars share their warning for America about white Christian nationalism - Though it rarely has been expressed in specific terms, the entire premise of this movement - call it nationalism, right-wing populism, Fascism, Christofascism, ‘conservatism,’ Trumpism, on and on - is a deep-seeded desire to control and punish society. It is debatable how many of its adherents know or understand exactly what they are being led to believe. Some years back, I was wrapped up in this stuff myself, and only saw the light when everybody began embracing the world’s most obvious orange conman. It is not debatable that a good percentage fundamentally do understand, though, and have been obeying the dog whistles all along. Confirmation bias is a powerful tool. In the days of Jim Crow, Caucasians were an overwhelming majority. Today, the purveyors of white nationalism and pseudo-Christian theocracy - their primary organizing force being the Republican Party - must set up a state similar to apartheid-era South Africa, where less than a quarter of the population are privileged and the overwhelming majority are severely dispossessed and oppressed. Gradually, they are succeeding in this endeavor, and in great part because the majority of the majority of the population barely have a clue. When the Fascist takeover is complete, they are in for a great shock, but I gather most of them will fall in line rather quickly. Those of us who do understand the threat and are pushing back, we face a very uphill battle and an uncertain future. Better to be dead than to be enslaved, and I know which way I’m going when the moment comes. (Americans United for Separation of Church and State 5/23)
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