Basically, from Rolling Stone reporting on this guy’s social media posts, “The videos are jaw-dropping. The language – antisemitic, homophobic, misogynistic, and extraordinarily racist – filled with rage and hate.” Did I expect anything less? No doubt, this guy legally bought a gun because why not? Oh, and one more thing. I’m sick of people falling back on “mental health” as an excuse for every miscreant. That includes people claiming mental health as their own excuse.
From The Guardian, “Soldiers fighting for Ukraine appear to shoot a Russian prisoner of war outside a village west of Kyiv in a video posted online.” I first heard this story on CNN during two different shows — one led with the report — but I found it in print in several places. No matter the source, I say f*** the MSM. So, what? Is this the MSM trying to be “fair and balanced” and “both sides” good versus evil? WTF! I don’t give one m*****f***ing G.D. f*** about Ukrainian soldiers killing Russian prisoners of war. This is not news in any sense at all. The MSM needs to just shut the f*** up and pick the right side. Hint: Russia is the enemy, and Ukraine is the ally. (I should note that I have not heard this reporting story on MSNBC, nor would I expect to because this story is not newsworthy!)
Is the MSM on the side of democracies or autocracies? Because when they start dedicating air time and print space to point out what Ukrainian soldiers are doing to Russian captives, then they are disparaging Ukraine and promoting Russia. And I will be the first to admit that I’m openly being hypocritical. I will admit to (rightly) accusing Russia and Putin of war crimes while looking the other way regarding Ukraine’s behavior. So, what?!?! I don’t care because to do so is a false equivalency. There is a difference between war crimes used as a military strategy and the misbehavior of a rogue Ukrainian soldier. These two scenarios are not even close; they are not in the same universe. I’m sorry, but when someone kicks you in the teeth for no reason, then you have the right to blow their brains out. No questions asked! Of course, none of this should be new to readers, for I have written before that Ukraine should not be taking prisoners of war — at all, ever! Every Russian they let go is just one more enemy who will come back to kill Ukrainian civilians, and every Russian captive they keep alive drains Ukrainian resources. Slava Ukraini!
A virtuous heretic shall be saved before a wicked Christian.
— Benjamin Franklin
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There is no heresy or no philosophy which is so abhorrent to the church as a human being.
— James Joyce
Reporting the tragic news from CNN, “Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was discharged from a Washington, DC, hospital Friday morning a week after he was admitted for what a court spokesperson described as an infection.” I’m sure Ginni was ready and willing to ghostwrite his opinions if it came to that.
From CNN, “The governor [Vitaly Kim] has called for the bodies to be placed into refrigerators and sent back to Russia for identification through DNA testing. But, a month into the war, it is still unclear how or if the remains of soldiers are being repatriated to Russia, where reports about the death toll have largely been silenced.”
Yeah. So, no! I’ve commented on this before, but I think Ukraine needs to start ramping up the psychological warfare against Russia a bit. Ideally, any Russian soldier that dies in battle should be allowed to disappear into the great Ukrainian blackhole. That is to say, Russian bodies do not get repatriated to the motherland. No, no! These treasures of Russia’s youth and blood should be forever lost — somewhere in Ukraine. Families at home must forever feel incomplete and empty knowing that sons, brothers, and fathers left for war and never returned. Oops! Sorry, I meant to say “special military operation” because that makes all the difference.
If Ukraine really, really feels the “humanitarian” need to send something back to Russian families, then they can send a bag of ashes. Not a particular soldier’s ashes to the family, but just a collection of ashes from a mass funeral pyre. They can even send a little note along with the bag reassuring the family that their loved one is probably somewhere, in part at least, among these ashes — possibly. Chances are good, but not great. Russia decided to send its military into the Ukrainian meat grinder. So be it! What goes in whole comes out masticated. Don’t expect fallen soldiers to come back. Ukraine has to go full-on psychological torture against Russia and nothing less. Russia started the war, but Ukraine must finish it — dirty if need be!
I have been warning the LGBTQ community for years that conservatives are coming for you — worldwide. Russia is certainly no exception as The Washington Post reports, “Crocker says the Russian military’s targets would include Russian and Belarusian dissidents in exile in Ukraine, journalists and anti-corruption activists, and ‘vulnerable populations such as religious and ethnic minorities and LGBTQI+ persons.’” Um, yeah! This is nothing short of Putin declaring he’s going to round up the gays, put pink triangles on their clothes, and send them to concentration camps to die! Wake up and arm up, people!
And I do mean arm up in the literal sense, which is not inconsistent with my opinions on the Second Amendment even though I write extensively on gun violence. I have been screaming that gays around the world are still under threat, especially in America, where the rights of the LGBTQ community are about to be rolled back — are being rolled back as I write. Pick any state where “Don’t Say Gay” legislation is gaining popularity or witness SCOTUS’ eagerness to make discriminating against gays law of the land, as something protected by the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment. The Court just agreed to take a case on this point. I told you, people. I told you from the hour RBG died that RepubliKKKlans and conservative justices are coming for gay rights! No one ever believes me until it’s too late.
There is no difference between Putin’s intentions and RepubliKKKlans’ intentions. Get ready, people. Arm yourself, for the day is coming! The tide of public opinion may not be turning against the gays — yet — but the political and legal systems are. Mark my words, morons! Mark them well. Welcome to stupid America!
So, what’s wrong with this picture? Anybody? Would anybody like to venture a guess as to what could possibly be wrong with the above vignette? Anyone at all? Don’t be shy! Shall I set up the situation? The White kid — I shall call Whitey Punk — was bullying a younger Black kid, which prompts an older Black teenager — I shall call Mr. B — to step in by confronting said White punk. Well, as one could readily imagine, the White folk don’t take kindly to being challenged by the Blacks — call it a relic of slavery and Jim Crow. To be sure, Whitey Punk pushed Mr. B first. And, to be clear, I do not consider Mr. B’s first contact to be aggressive; he was pushing Whitey Punk’s raised arm away as any good defensive move would dictate. Let me reiterate: Whitey Punk was the aggressor. Then come along the cops who, of course, go right to Mr. B as being the criminal element even though at that moment he was on his back and Whitey Punk was on top of him. The lady officer guides the White troublemaker to the couch and offers him milk and cookies as he waits while she helps her partner subdue the obvious Black ruthless agitator. Naturally, both cops must kneel on Mr. B because that’s the only way to wrangle a wild animal. I love how the MSM calls this incident an example of “implicit bias” by cops. No, no! The racism is pretty f***ing G.D. explicit! Welcome to stupid America!
I am going to comment in a slightly charitable manner for the first time ever. She fell numerous times to allow her fellow ROC teammates to participate in the award ceremony, knowing she would not place. If she had placed then the Olympics were not going to conduct a medals ceremony while she was under investigation. In this sense, she fell on her own sword, and in so doing, she did the right thing. Yes, I’m saying she did it on purpose. Being the contrarian, I do not think she cracked under pressure as the common belief seems to be; she performed just fine in the short program, so I think she knows how to handle pressure. Yes, yes! I know that the long program is tougher. But it’s not her first time at the rodeo. Of course, it’s possible (perhaps likely) the pressure got to her, but I choose to believe she made an intentional sacrifice for her team — call me a humanist!
