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War for Ukraine Day 756: A Brief Wednesday Night Update

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Screen shot of new artwork by NEIVANMADE. The background is black. In the bottom foreground are grey Ukrainian homes and apartment buildings being bombarded by red Russian missiles with the Special Military Operation "Z" symbol on them. Above the missiles, written in red is the word "Ruzzians". Below the buildings being attacked is the statement "Turns Homes Into Graves".

(Image by NEIVANMADE)

I only just got home a little while ago, so I’m keeping this basic and short tonight. I know I owe hrprogressive a couple of answers and I will get to them this week.

Russia once again bombarded Kharkiv today.

Sumy is being bombarded almost every day.

And late tonight/early this morning may get ugly!

More on this after the jump.

Here is President Zelenskyy’s address from earlier today. Video below, English transcript after the jump.

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Respite Open Thread: Creativity Can Be Overrated

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Madden Raige, Kyzier, Triniteigh and Brexleigh.

I’ve spent the past fifty-plus years telling people Yes, that’s my real name, like the song but no ‘i’ in Anne. Kids these days are gonna spend their entire lives spelling out their names, because their parents wanted them to be special…

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Afternoon Open Thread: This Seems Bad…

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…for Republicans

I’m not sure what it going on. I’m on hospice watch for Zander – he has liver cancer and we can discuss what that means later, when I’m not sleep deprived.

But to distract myself, I popped in the Xewer to see what’s-what:

My favorite:

And I know Crockett is a favorite here and she does not disappoint.

 

There seems to be a LOT going on in these hearings and going so badly FOX is not caring them live today and if I had more brain cells functioning I’d dig up more stuff. But I’m sure someone in the comments will provide a good, concise location to see the Hindenburg that is this hearing today.

Open thread

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Speaking of Fury

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It’s a Tragic Sign of Our Times That Any Secretary of State Is Now Forced to Use War Preparation Tactics to Ensure Ballot Access.

I’ll be sharing bits of article in the various Arizona posts, but the article’s subheading summarizes it best:

The state Republican party is undaunted by electoral defeats of those claiming voting is rigged – and election officials are bearing the brunt of their fury.

The opening paragraphs set the scene:

“On a glorious spring day in Phoenix, in an atrium beneath the majestic cupola of the old state capitol, the secretary of state, Adrian Fontes, is celebrating Arizona’s 112th birthday…..

There is only one discordant note on this otherwise joyous day: who is that person standing silently and alert behind Fontes?   Why is Arizona’s chief election administrator, responsible for the smooth operation of November’s presidential election, in need of a bodyguard?

“It’s very sad,” Fontes said.  “It’s a sad state of affairs that in a civil society, in one of the most advanced civilizations that anybody could have imagined, we have to worry about physical violence.”

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Totally open thread.

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Donald J. Trump: 267-Pound* Weakling

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Florida held its presidential primary yesterday. Controversially, the FL Democratic Party opted not to expend resources on a presidential primary and threw its support behind Joe Biden.**

The Florida vote was pretty meaningless since both candidates had already clinched their nominations. But it’s fascinating that although Trump won big with 81%, the FL primary was yet another result that demonstrates there’s a significant portion of Republicans who want a not-Trump.

Florida Republicans in this closed primary state also rejected DeSantis. He got 3.7%, and Haley got 13.9%. Even Marco Rubio had a better showing than DeSantis in Florida during Rubio’s losing effort to Trump in the 2016 contest, and pretty much everyone despises Rubio, including his supporters.

Trump came up short in red Ohio too, according to ABC News:

Two in 10 to as many as three in 10 Republican primary voters in Ohio continue to resist Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy — and among those supporting Nikki Haley, nearly half say they’d back Joe Biden in November, according to preliminary exit poll results from the Republican primary.

Leave it to Politico Playbook to offer the dumbest possible take on the OH senate race:

Democrats got the candidate they wanted in Moreno, but the race will offer an interesting strategic test for Sen. SHERROD BROWN, the most populist, nationalist and protectionist Democrat in the Senate. (In other words, the most Trumplike.)

Brown is “Trumplike?” These fucknuckles are still listening to what Trump says rather than looking at what he does, and that’s been inexcusable for several years now. The comparison is an insult to Brown, who, unlike the orange fart cloud, actually has genuine principles.

Anyhoo, Trump will almost certainly win Ohio and Florida in November. But he still appears to be a weaker candidate in 2024 than he was in 2020, and as a reminder, in 2020 HE LOST.

Open thread.

*A more plausible guess than Dr. Ronny “Candyman” Jackson’s bald-faced lies.

**I understand the disgruntlement, but meh, get over it. FL Dems have enough on their plate without spending millions to indulge no-hopers like Phillips and Williamson.

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Republicans Chip Roy, Andy Biggs, Tom Finnany, Clay Higgins, Eric Burlison, Thomas Massie, Matt Rosendale, Warren Davidson, Marge Greene Publicly Support Putin Kidnapping Ukrainian Children

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Wow.  Speechless.  Furious.

@TristanSnell
The House just voted to condemn Putin’s kidnapping of Ukrainian children.

9 Republicans voted against the resolution.

Chip Roy
Andy Biggs
Tom Tiffany
Clay Higgins
Eric Burlison
Thomas Massie
Matt Rosendale
Warren Davidson
Marjorie Taylor Greene

Remember in November.

I wonder what fake moral stance they are using to explain this vote.

Totally open thread.

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Respect: Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio

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It was a delight to watch this 9-minute video of Sherrod Brown this morning.

He’s so genuine, and I love his smile – you see it on and off all through the interview.  Unlike the other side, he’s a real person whose emotions and facial expressions are connected to what he is talking about.

I love his response when Lawrence O’Donnell points out that he won with 100% of the vote.

His respect for the people of Ohio shines through whenever he speaks, no matter what the topic.

Think about taking a listen.  It’s really inspirational.

Ohio peeps, and everyone else, can you share your thoughts on what Sherrod Brown has done for Ohio?  And for the rest of us.

Open thread.

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