I fronted two bands: Daddy-Doo Band (2003-2009) & JustFolk (2012-2019). My delusions of grandeur were smitten by gut punches of reality. Through it all I still wrote over 60 songs. I turn 69 soon. Help the songs live on. Please listen & share.
Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Moshe Azman: I can personally say that I am proud of President Zelenskyy, that he did not run away and is doing everything to help Ukrainian people. And not only me. I think that the whole world is proud of him.
ZELENSKYY: Russia will lose the occupied territories. There is and will be no alternative to our steps for de-occupation. Our troops are advancing, position by position, step by step, we are moving forward.
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"Brigadier General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, Commander of the Tavriia Operational and Strategic Group of Forces, has stated that Russian losses in this area amounted to over four companies in just 24 hours."
Putin is an embarrassment to the human race. I plan to dedicate the rest of my years to visiting Ukraine and its neighbors who have valiantly withstood Russian aggression. We owe them such a debt of gratitude. They held the line against the bully. All will be Ukraine, again!
I'm a card carrying
#NAFO
member. I have no military or medic experience. And I'm too old anyway. But I have donated several thousand euros to multiple initiatives to benefit Ukraine since February 24, 2022. And I volunteered in Bucha in June.
@Official_NAFO
#UkraineWillWin
...Lavrov, accused Moldovan authorities of being anti-Russian and trying to βcancel all that is Russian.β These statements suggest that Russia may view Moldova as a potential target for aggression, just as it did with Ukraine before the invasion.
Russians suffer heavy losses...
"The Russians are only sending officers to Russia for treatment after being wounded in the war in Ukraine, while lower-ranking soldiers are left in makeshift hospitals in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine."
"Russian President Vladimir Putin held a military meeting via video link with the leadership of the security and military blocs. At this meeting, one of the generals of the general staff of the aggressor country told Putin that he had lost the war against Ukraine."
BUDANOV: Because Iβm sorry, but weβre going to get an extra 3 million people who have lived under Russian propaganda for nine years and now have a completely different perception of the world. It wonβt be as easy as it seems.
I turn 68 in July. I have dedicated my life to my family and service to my country. For the remainder of my life, I plan to include several trips to Ukraine to boost its economy and to volunteer.
#UkraineWillWin
Don't believe the Kremlin bullsh$t. These losses are unsustainable. Sanctions are slowing working. Gazprom revenue is way down. Danone is finally leaving Russia. 500,000 killed or wounded in around a week. The Butcher of Moscow is coming to an end.
After watching the documentary "Year", I am absolutely convinced that General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, is going to kick Yevgeny Prigozhin's a$$.
"Following World War II, we Estonians lost everything to Soviet terror: we lost our territory, our freedom, and a fifth of our population. We were forgotten and abandoned behind the Iron Curtain for half a century."
"Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman), has said that Hungary violates international law when it negotiates with Russia on bringing back Ukrainian prisoners of war without informing Ukraine."
ZELENSKYY: ...I don't think he is ready for that because he is afraid for his life, he loves it too much. But I can't say for sure, especially about a man who has no ties to reality, who in the 21st century unleashed a full-scale war against his neighbour.
My shoe order arrived yesterday. I returned it today. Made in China. China has enabled Russia's aggression in Ukraine, but not with my money if I can help it. Though more expensive,
@newbalance
does offer MADE IN USA & MADE IN UK options.
The pacifist in me is gone. Russia is responsible. I now read this with elation:
"It is absolute carnage because those Russians have no armored vehicles, no vehicles at all and flee in broad daylight on an open road and fields."
The Ukrainian MoD released two spectacular videos, showing surviving Russian troops fleeing from Urozhaine.
It is absolute carnage because those Russians have no armored vehicles, no vehicles at all and flee in broad daylight on an open road and fields. The 2nd video is even
SVITOLINA: "We are not shaking hands with Russian and Belarusian athletes. This is our position! I call on international sports organisations and federations to respect our decision! All our love and respect goes to Olha Kharlan."
@RepMTG
I traveled to Ukraine in June 2022 to volunteer w/ humanitarian aid in Bucha. I met a young man named Andrii (32). His brother Oleksii (39) was shot in the back of the head while riding his bicycle by a Russian sniper on Mar 12. He had white flags on his body and bike.
Kyiv Independent reporter
@francisjfarrell
spoke to Ben Hodges, retired United States Army officer and NATO Senior Mentor for Logistics, at the
#MunichSecurityConference
on Feb. 17. "We need to body slam Russia," Hodges said.
I came of age during the Vietnam War. I acknowledge my country's imperfections. But today I hold my head up high like Americans must have felt during the battle against Hitler. Glory to Biden and the US in support of Ukraine. Our 1939 moment is now!
βIf a warlord with just 25,000 men is able to take over several cities in Russia and make it to Moscow unopposed, it shows that Putinβs authority as a dictator is completely fake.β-
@Billbrowder
Day 3 of 14 of my visit to Kyiv & Day 109 of Russia's f-ing war. I took a bicycle tour from western Kyiv to Irpin.
I was moved to tears by a funeral service in Irpin for a fallen soldier. He had already been wounded in 2014. Please send Ukraine all the weapons it needs.
Throwback to ten years ago, when Ukraine celebrated New Year's Eve during the Revolution of Dignity by singing the national anthem.
Time and time again Ukrainians show the world their desire for a free, independent, democratic Ukraine.
MAGA and Russian trolls have mocked my age and appearance. They canβt take the truth.
@POTUS
helped save our democracy and
#UkraineWillWin
. My motherβs parents were Ukrainian. I am a lifelong Democrat.
Estoniaβs Prime Minister
@kajakallas
saying today:
βRussian tourists must be banned from EU until Russia leaves Ukraine.
It's to protect national security & integrity of EU sanctions.
It's a question of EUβs moral clarity while Russian genocidal war is taking place in Europeβ
I'm an American living in Spain. I returned home after volunteering as a civilian for 15 days in Ukraine. The first night in my own bed was short and restless. I had dreams about Ukrainian partisans bravely defeating the occupiers. It's 6 am. Time for my first cup of coffee.
Day 2 in Kyiv of Day 108 of Russia's f-ing war. I just purchased some coffee from Gemini Roastery. It has two stores: Dneprovsky and Goloseevsky districts. Gifts for my friends back home in Ibiza, Spain who are supportive of Ukraine.
I'm an American in Ibiza, Spain. Ensaladilla rusa (Russian salad), a version of potato salad, is ubiquitous year round at bars & restaurants. It's tasty but the name turns my stomach. My Ukrainian friend Marina came to the rescue w/ some Ensaladilla ucraniana.
@Official_NAFO
I just purchased a sheet of 20 stamps: Spain with Ukraine. Proceeds fund the humanitarian relief effort. The Spanish postal service (Correos) has already donated 25 tons of nutritious food sent by truck via Poland for
@WCKitchen
.
Just got back from a 15 day trip to Ukraine. I pumped money into the economy & I tipped like crazy. I also volunteered & met some inspiring Ukrainians who deserve much more credit than me, like these folks in Bucha.
@JuliaDavisNews
βElon Musk is magnificent he is wonderfulβ
~ Olga Skabeeva
Also Olga: βThe Ukrainian Question has to be answered once and for allβ
Hint: The βJewish Questionβ led to βThe Final Solutionβ
It's my lucky day. Kherson was just liberated by the Ukrainians, the Democrats retained control of the US Senate, and now my
#NAFO
embroidered patch arrived in the mail. Purchases like this one help pay for drones for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
@saintjavelin
@ItsBorys
Do your best to not buy from China. When possible, shop around.
"China has sent tens of thousands of shipments to Russian weapons firms since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the Telegraph reported on Aug. 19."
β‘οΈTaiwan expands sanctions against Russia, Belarus.
The expanded sanctions list includes 45 additional goods, such as semiconductors and certain chemicals, that could be used for military purposes in Russia's war.
βThe way out of this conflict is for Russia to leave Ukraine.β (Sanna Marin)
She tells it like it is. All other concepts are doomed to fail. Only Russian withdrawal will create a lasting base.
#Ukraine
#Finland
@nexta_tv
I'm an American in Spain. When the war is over, I am heading straight to Ukraine to spend tourist euros and offer up some free elbow grease. My subsequent trips will be to Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. I am so impressed by these 3 nations.
"The underground resistance movement in Crimea is stepping up attacks...Partisans are using car bombs, sabotage, intelligence gathering, and psyops to undermine the occupiersβ defenses and divert the Kremlinβs forces from the frontline." -
@DVKirichenko
@chefjoseandres
@WCKitchen
I am at Warsaw Central Station. While photos are not permitted, thereβs a World Central Kitchen food tent just outside doing the lordβs work.
Day 15 of 15 of my first visit to Kyiv & Day 121 of Russia committing genocide. This is Oleksiy Studenikin age 39. On March 12 he rode his bicycle to the Bucha city center to say goodbye to his friends who were evacuating but was gunned down by a Russian sniper.
Ukraine needs more ammunition and LYUKS brand bacon-flavored potato chips made in Kyiv to help guarantee its victory. I am so grateful to my dear friends Manolo, Javier and Iker HernΓ‘ndez of Ibiza, Spain for showing 3 generations of support for the people of Ukraine.
I have had an outpouring of support with my post that went viral yesterday. 217.1K views! I've had 100's of new followers. But with notoriety comes a handful of mean-spirited trolls who have nothing to criticize except my age or appearance.
My friend Robert Gould from Douglass, Kansas is a steadfast champion for Ukraine. He is finishing up 7 weeks of chemo and radiation.
"My body is in pain, but Ukraine's soul is on fire. Love from America to Ukraine." -RobertπΊπΈ πΊπ¦
It's 7am in Europe, but what the hell. The Democrats just retained control of the US Senate and the Ukrainians liberated Kherson, all in one day.
Cheers!
My first exchanges with Julia Davis were back in 2014 with Russia's first illegal and unprovoked invasion and occupation of Ukraine, back when my Twitter account was usually for an audience of 1. She's been steadfast with her work. Julia is a fighter for the truth.
My channel just celebrated its first year on YouTube!
10.6 million views and counting.
If you're yet to subscribe to the Russian Media Monitor, please do! ‡οΈ
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My friend Andrii in Bucha just sent me this dispatch:
"Today is two years since my brother has been killed during the russian occupation of Bucha. Here are some photos of his grave and the monument to commemorate the killed civilians of our city."
Iβm an American living in Spain. In a few hours, I will take the train from Warsaw to Chelm and then on to Kyiv. The entire trip is around 19 hours. I plan to volunteer for 2 weeks in a civilian capacity to help Ukraine win.
#StandWithUkraine
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Day 200 of Russia's second invasion!
@IAPonomarenko
, the defense reporter for the
@KyivIndependent
wrote last night: "If Ukraine is capable of moving out and isolating Melitopol as well now, the Russian war is absolutely done." Time for Putin to f--k off.
MSNBC. 16 Nov 2022. MORNING JOE. Ukrainian military now needs infusion of offensive military weapons to conduct unending winter operations. ATACMS. M1 tanks. Armed drones. Perhaps F16 fighter aircraft. UKR should not passively absorb RU missile strikes.
"Today it is Ukraine, but tomorrow it could be any one of us," Chilean President Gabriel Boric says at the EU-CELAC Summit. "What is happening in Ukraine is an unacceptable imperialist war of aggresion that violates international law."
Maxim Matchenko owns a flag business in Kyiv. I first contacted him in early Feb 2022 to order a Ukrainian flag & then came Russia's second invasion on Feb 24. Maxim closed down and joined the Territorial Defense. He's a true patriot. Support Ukraine & buy one of his flags!
Thanks to all my fine
#fella
friends. A handful of Russian trolls are bent on impugning my age, appearance and religion. For the record, I volunteered in Bucha just after it was liberated and I've donated thousands of euros to the war effort.
#NAFO
Trump never wanted to go to the G7 at all. The man-toddler made that clear before the trip to France. On the world stage, next to 6 powerful world leaders, Donald moped & lied his way through the entire summit, even ditching the climate change meeting.
Day 213 of Russia's second invasion of Ukraine. My friend Oleg Kosenko in Odesa kicked back yesterday with a Lviv Premium Beer. He was channeling a message to Putin in the words of
@MalcolmNance
: "Shit's coming down." An MLRS is in the background, an older brother of HIMARS.
Trump has always glorified Putin, even calling him "savvy" and "a genius". In Helsinki, Trump sided with Putin instead of our national intelligence agencies. Here I am in March 2017. You didn't need to be a scholar back then to know Putin's true colors. Trump is a traitor.
@NewVoiceUkraine
I am all for unity in support of Ukraine. But let's not forget that Pompeo was on the phone call in which Trump tried to extort Zelenskyy.
Genocidal smiles...
"...Lavrov and members of his family are on Western sanctions lists. This means they are prohibited from entering these countries."