#Ukraine Government

[bonesashesglass]

They only blocked the bill because the package didn’t include aid to Ukraine, it’s a small step but it’s still a step.

In the meantime, we need to keep sharing, posting, and calling or messaging our reps. Even just talking about it with people goes a long way to spreading the word of what Israel is doing.

Let’s keep it up. We won’t stop until Palestine is free 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[reportwire]

Russian drone strikes damage 5 buildings in Ukraine capital

Russian drone strikes damage 5 buildings in Ukraine capital

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian drone strikes damaged five buildings in the capital, Kyiv, on Wednesday even as Ukrainian air defenses thwarted many more, authorities said. No casualties were reported. The attacks underline how Ukraine‘s biggest city remains vulnerable to the regular Russian attacks that have devastated infrastructure and other population centers, mostly in the country’s east and south…

[vita-min-ze]

I feel like the root problem of american tankies' shallow ideals is redirected american exceptionalism. Internet and globalization has caused them to realize that that they're not in fact the best country in the world as school etc has told them. But instead of understanding that they have problems just like the rest of us (though tbf, their ability to cause other nations harm is unmatched) they now flipped to saying that the us must be the worst country in the entire world and the source of all evil. They cannot comprehend that non-americans are perfectly capable of doing the most heinous shit and thus assume that behind every war or conflict lies a us conspiracy and influence - because surely non-americans are just so innocent, naive and primitive and unlike americans lack the cunning to advance their political goals without help by the US. The fact that not only the US government but also its enemies can be vile at the same time and that sometimes they can even be on the good side is completely beyond them which is why they are never truly against imperialism, genocide or opression unless it is done by americans or their allies.

[reasonsforhope]

“America likes to tell a certain story about itself: It’s a safe haven, a place of refuge for the tired, the poor, the huddled masses yearning to breathe free. It’s a story that history shows hasn’t always been true. But thankfully, it just got easier for Americans to take matters into their own hands and turn that aspiration into a reality.

The Biden administration on January 19 launched the Welcome Corps, a new program that will allow groups of Americans to directly sponsor refugees to resettle in their communities.

Whereas recent programs have focused on bringing over people from specific places — Afghanistan, Ukraine, Venezuela — this program makes it possible for private citizens to resettle people from any place in the world, so long as they are refugees as defined by the US Refugee Act.

Under the Welcome Corps program, you and a few of your friends can pool together funds to provide an immigration pathway that allows vulnerable people who may not otherwise be able to immigrate the ability to rebuild their lives in the US. Forming a private sponsor group involves bringing together at least five adults in your area and collectively raising $2,275 for each person you want to resettle in your community. With that money, sponsors commit to helping them through the first three months there, which can include securing and furnishing housing, stocking the pantry with food, supporting job hunts, and registering kids for school.

It’s a powerful way to improve life for the newcomers, granting them protection from persecution or violence in their country of origin, plus the chance to access health care, education, and socioeconomic opportunities. It can also improve life for everyone who’ll be in the newcomers’ orbit, including you and your neighbors. Research suggests welcoming refugees will likely benefit your community as a whole, for example by opening new businesses that revitalize neighborhoods. In Canada, a similar private sponsorship program has proven immensely popular and successful over the past decade.

But you might be thinking: Why should it fall to private citizens to fork over the cash, time, and energy to resettle refugees? Shouldn’t that be the government’s job?

...It’s a fair point: This is the government’s job. That’s why the advocacy groups that pushed for the Welcome Corps program insisted that any refugees who come to the US via private sponsorship should be in addition to the number of traditional, government-assisted resettlement cases.

The State Department has signaled that it agrees. This means that by sponsoring a refugee, you can play a role in allowing the US to take in more refugees overall. It really is additive.

And unlike prior programs for Afghans or Ukrainians, which were temporary, ad hoc responses to crises, the Welcome Corps is intended to be a permanent fixture. The hope is that it’ll complement the traditional resettlement process, which has been struggling for years.”

-via Vox, 1/27/23

[reallyneedsalife]

can we stop speedrunning history on repeat, please

[truth4ourfreedom]

400,000 Dead Soldiers: Former Army Colonel Douglas Macgregor Describes the Dire State of the Ukraine War

An estimated 400,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in battle — an increase from the previous estimate of 300,000-350,000.

Recent counteroffensive resulted in the loss of at least 40,000 lives.

An estimated 40,000 to 50,000 Ukrainian soldiers have become amputees.

Hospitals are filled to capacity.

Full interview + clips: https://vigilantnews.com/post/united-states-on-the-brink-of-a-catastrophic-war-that-could-destroy-us-former-army-colonel-explains-to-tucker-carlson-why-the-war-in-ukraine-must-end

Follow https://t.me/statessecrets

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The truth is out there! We are wasting billions of $ in a war that cannot be won! All to prop up the companies that are profiting from the disaster. An immediate cease fire needs to happen!

[mightyflamethrower]

[reportwire]

Donors meet in Paris to get Ukraine through winter, bombing

Donors meet in Paris to get Ukraine through winter, bombing

PARIS — Dozens of countries and international organizations were throwing their weight behind a fresh and urgent push Tuesday to keep Ukraine powered, fed, warm and moving in the face of sustained Russian aerial bombardments that have plunged millions into the cold and dark in winter. An international donor conference in Paris was expected to raise and help coordinate many tens of millions of…

[diablo1776]

Ukrainian night life is poppin on our dollar 🔥

[beauty-funny-trippy]

[perrysoup]

Occam's Razor went to far in internet culture.

Y'all (and me) keep reassigning malice as stupidity in situations the razor isn't made for. We've got to fucking stop.

Donald Trump is INTENTIONALLY MALICIOUS about his actions, he's not stupid. He just doesn't care about the other things that don't make him money and power.

Biden is INTENTIONALLY MALICIOUS about the actions in Palestine, he is not ignorant of them. He seems the same photos we do.

Netenyaho is INTENTIONALLY MALICIOUS about Israel's actions, he's not someone immune from the reality on the ground. He knows and allows his army to rape and pillage.

Putin is INTENTIONALLY MALICIOUS, he isn't stupid about what the Russian Army can do, he just doesn't care if his people die. They are fodder for his excuse to invade.

STOP BLAMING STUPIDITY FOR MALICE! The razor is designed for general topics and conversation, NOT WORLD FUCKING LEADERS!

STOP EXCUSING IT AND CALL THEM OUT ON THEIR INTENTIONALLY MALICIOUS BEHAVIOR!

[zee-man-chatter]

Trudeau would be down for this too! 🤡

[peasantexchangeprogram]

another thing i see ppl do in an attempt to b progressive but end up dehumanizing/infantilizing poc is the whole 'people in the ~global north~ (this includes whatever eastern european countries are convenient) (doesnt include americans) are all active participators in their governments and countries, and must take full responsibility for anything happening in their country or bc of their country. people in the ~global south~ (again, includes/excludes whatever eastern european countries are convenient) (and also includes americans11!1) have no play in their government and countries' actions, are completely divorced from it, and are actually just perpetual victims of the circumstances' mentality. u know what im talking abt. drives me insane

[bluizu]

A list of countries that are against Russian war crimes, that are also against Israeli war crimes!

Ireland

Norway

Thank you for coming!

Edit, 8-11-23: It is with great honor i may add Norway to this list! I would like to thank our brothers to the west for not being idiots.