Yes, this

All political party groups in Europe voted to declare Russian oil refineries as legitimate military targets (for Ukraine)

Which is absolutely how it should be, since admin arguments they are owned by “private individuals” actually undermine a decade of sanctions architecture

New PACE measures today against Russia are quite clear and supported by all party groups across Europe

Meanwhile US still many steps behind on clarity and purpose

The Cockatoo Bin War: “what scientists have dubbed an arms race between humans & cockatoos, the latter of which are teaching each other to ransack the city’s bins in a rapidly proliferating interspecies war of innovation” 😂

There’s a metaphor here

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“Freedom Caucus forms FART on House floor” is sadly not breaking news.

But nonetheless, you can’t make up this dumb timeline.

For every American commentator whining about how Ukraine asks too much from us—here’s a bunch of dudes in donated pick-up trucks with 50 cal guns welded into the bed shooting down the Iranian drones that Russia bombards their civilians with nightly. They do miracles with scraps.

Yes perhaps we should send air defense interceptors to Ukraine since, like everything else they do, defending Ukrainian skies is defending our treaty allies and our own interests as well.

Or we can keep pretending like Russia has all the power here.

When Republican members of the House with experience in intelligence and defense issues say members of their own party are absorbing/repeating Russian narrative meant to weaken America, this is what they are referring to

Do you want to save the civilians Russia targets at will or the troops fighting Russia’s illegal war of aggression?

This is the choice the delay in American aid to Ukraine is forcing.

Congress can do more.
The White House can do more.

The failure is American, not partisan

It’s almost like the point is just to make NATO navies waste missiles that could go to, say, Ukraine.

Also: the gingerbread man asked the fox for a ride across the river

Statement from Chairman US Rep. Mike Turner and Ranking Member @JAHimes:

We’ve been hearing from Feb 2022 that stopping Russia with force would be escalation but somehow stopping Iran is de-escalation and really what this tells you is that a lot of people still are not clear that Russia is an open, declared adversary actively attacking our interests

Similar to strike patterns used by Russia on Ukraine … which doesn’t have the jets of 5 nations defending its skies

'Ukraine has sunk more than 20 percent of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, but more to the point, they've damaged critical infrastructure associated with its sustenance and its maintenance ...we do not see Russian surface ships, west of Crimea, ever anymore.'
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Politicology: How to demoralize America - and liberal democracies more broadly. Ron Steslow 🌻 discussing Dark Shining Moment youtube.com/watch?v=XI9lZ-… , Russian influence on US Republicans, and the 'democratic mind' with chrizap and Molly McKew
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It’s pretty much right there in front of us.

We — and I mean America we, not just a vague “the west” we — must defeat Russia in Ukraine.

Road to secure Europe goes through secure 🇺🇦. Principle understood by all the participants. Ukraine is fighting for the security of whole Continent.

Great thread about a great man.

So many layers in this