Here’s a laugher: the Governor of the Great (while tiny) state of New Hampshire states: “Some of my GOP colleagues have lost their moral compass on Ukraine.”
So, some of his GOP colleagues had not already lost their minds over a myriad of ridiculous or appalling acts & beliefs h-m-m-m.
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No comment on this absurdity -
Yelena Osipova, 77-year-old artist and war protester, investigated for military disinformation (city prosecutors have ordered an “expert analysis” of her paintings to check for any funny business) [meduza.io] [red in original]
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Everyone’s favorite spiritual girlboss from the 2020 Democratic primary and Joe Biden’s sole 2024 challenger Marianne Williamson has been accused by former campaign staffers of abusive treatment replete with “foaming, spitting rage.”Crooked Media] [Underline & red in original]
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More absurdity, but this will probably come to ‘Merica if Trump is elected in 2024 -
Officials raided two hipster bars in Moscow on Friday, forcing patrons to sing patriotic songs on camera under threat of being electrocuted and ordering some to undress to show their tattoos. [meduza.io] [red in original]
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I claim no credit for the depth and insight of this article by a soldier who was in Iraq at the time of the events and acts asserted in this essay.
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzGslbNJVDmXxrHgxsPkHSJVNWXq
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Screenings of Winnie the Pooh horror film cancelled in Hong Kong
Distributor gives no reason for cancellation, but Chinese censors have targeted Pooh before due to Xi Jinping comparisons
The screening of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, a British slasher film due to be released in Hong Kong this week, has been cancelled, its distributor said on Tuesday, without giving a reason for pulling it.
Chinese censors have in the past targeted the film’s main character, originally conceptualised by the English author AA Milne, due to memes that compare the bumbling bear to President Xi Jinping.[The Guardian]
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And finally -
In remarks to Govorit Moskva radio, Valery Fyodorov, the head of the state-run Russian Public Opinion Research Center, said studies show that Russian youths don’t watch enough television and embrace too much individualism (they even place their family’s well-being over the good of the nation, he complained) [meduza.io]