[What's going on in RUSSIA?] Putin fell down stairs, soiled himself; worsening health speculation: report

By artappraiser on Fri, 12/02/2022 - 2:25pm |

The rumours are the vulnerability thing! (Murdoch media doing it?)

Putin fell down stairs, soiled himself amid health woes: report https://t.co/UEsjkQmPn9 pic.twitter.com/BkOknfaHM8
— New York Post (@nypost) December 2, 2022

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https://nypost.com/2022/12/02/putin-fell-down-stairs-soiled-himself-amid-health-woes-report/

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The U.S. whistleblower, who has lived in Russia since 2013, took the oath of citizenship and received a Russian passport Friday. https://t.co/qORAVaYex0
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) December 2, 2022

by artappraiser on Fri, 12/02/2022 - 3:07pm

Putin ‘has lost nearly 160 generals and colonels and 1,500 officers in Ukraine war’ https://t.co/XcM8tTujT5
— The Independent (@Independent) November 29, 2022

by artappraiser on Fri, 12/02/2022 - 3:08pm

Biden bringing Brittney Griner home, tweeted 5 hrs. ago:

Moments ago I spoke to Brittney Griner.

She is safe.
She is on a plane.
She is on her way home. pic.twitter.com/FmHgfzrcDT
— President Biden (@POTUS) December 8, 2022

by artappraiser on Thu, 12/08/2022 - 2:19pm

The hissy fit on the MAGA side over the Greiner liberation is one of those examples of absolute message discipline on that side.

But it only works on them. It won't move the numbers, and Americans will welcome this as a win.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) December 8, 2022

The Talking Points:

Another reason to impeach Biden.

The President of the United States traded Russian terrorist arms dealer, Viktor Bout, left a U.S. Marine in Russian jail, and brought home a professional basketball player.

How many people will Viktor Bout now kill bc Biden set him free?
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) December 8, 2022

by artappraiser on Thu, 12/08/2022 - 4:55pm

'We will never give up': Biden addresses Whelan Russian imprisonment following Griner prisoner swap https://t.co/MLDJVku5ll
— wdsu (@wdsu) December 8, 2022

by artappraiser on Thu, 12/08/2022 - 5:13pm

Whelan's history is apparently problematic:

BREAKING NEWSPaul Whelan was discharged from the Marines because he submitted HIMSELF for various awards -Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medaletc via the online awards system of the Commanding General of the Third Marine Aircraft Wing.
— Venture Capital (@kelly2277) January 2, 2019

BOOMWhelan’s attempts to fraudulently secure awards for himself through a system he had admin access to, was caught when the poorly written forms were flagged by the Commanding General’s staff.
— Venture Capital (@kelly2277) January 2, 2019

Paul Whelan also falsified orders so he would not have to return to his primary unit in Michigan and he could stay at Miramar. He was also drawing BAH and Commuted Rations pay while living in an apartment in LaJolla when he lacked orders that he was stationed there
— Venture Capital (@kelly2277) January 2, 2019

He was convicted at a special court-martial in January 2008 as a Staff Sergeant on several charges related to larceny and was given a bad-conduct discharge in Dec 2008 at the rank of Private- subsequently he gets no veterans benefits
— Venture Capital (@kelly2277) January 3, 2019

thread continues with lots of speculation...

by artappraiser on Fri, 12/09/2022 - 12:01am

Wow, not all of it's speculation.

And for those saying Trump would've gotten him out, why didn't he 3 yrs ago (with Butina or otherwise)

by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 12/09/2022 - 2:25am

Whelan's brother has Trump's number!!! Not buying what Trump is selling!

Former President Trump appears to have mentioned my brother #PaulWhelan's wrongful detention more in the last 24 hours than he did in the 2 years of his presidency in which Paul was held hostage by #Russia (zero). I don't suggest he cares now any more than he did then (zero) https://t.co/7lnSF0zJxL
— David Whelan (@davidpwhelan) December 9, 2022

Note he's not a nobody - that's him, not a fake, followed by a lot of the right people, link to his website, member since 2008. photo has physical resemblance.

I go back to Biden's statement on it, who seems to have the right attitude; as I said, sounds like this case is a little more complicated than Brittney and it's probably not helpful to the situation to publicly say why, whatever that is.

by artappraiser on Sat, 12/10/2022 - 4:14am

also too I see this:

This is US Marine Trevor Reed, who Biden got released from Russia. His release was delayed by Republicans like Marjorie Taylor Greene. He said Trump failed to fight for his release & Russians are “big fans” of MAGA.

Remember this as you see GOP outrage over Brittney Griner. pic.twitter.com/QboJGCtNbr
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) December 9, 2022

by artappraiser on Sat, 12/10/2022 - 4:42am

confirmation of the Whelan court-martial from Moe Davis:

Mr. Whelan is not a retired Marine. He was court-martialed in 2008 for attempted larceny, false statements, dereliction of duty, and other offenses and received a bad conduct discharge from the Marine Corps.https://t.co/eIaGlfIx0P https://t.co/vZUuuqVJWd
— Moe Davis (U.S. Air Force, Retired) (@ColMorrisDavis) December 8, 2022

by artappraiser on Fri, 12/09/2022 - 6:13pm

and hey, guess what, I see from WaPo that it's not a skin color nor political competition, the families support one another as Americans in trouble, go figure:

[....] “We sincerely thank you all for the kind words, thoughts and prayers — including Paul and the Whelan family who have been generous with their support for Brittney and our family during what we know is a heartbreaking time,” Griner’s family said in a statement obtained by ESPN. “We pray for Paul and for all wrongfully detained Americans’ swift and safe return.”

U.S. officials have said they are still working to secure the release of Whelan, a U.S. Marine turned corporate security executive who was convicted of espionage and is serving a 16-year sentence in a Russian prison.[....]

Myself I wonder whether Whelan was doing CIA work; whatever it was, our government seems not to be able to level with the public about it...

by artappraiser on Sat, 12/10/2022 - 7:21pm

Agence France Presse with the latest poop on Whelan

U.S. efforts to negotiate the freedom of a former Marine held in Russia as part of the swap involving basketball star Brittney Griner were thwarted by Moscow's demand for the release of a convicted murderer held in Germany, according to a top U.S. officialhttps://t.co/N8wkFc95k8
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) December 11, 2022

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/12/2022 - 1:10am

With Ukraine as partner we are helping to bring down the corrupt 800 year Russian Empire with no boots on the ground. Never thought we'd get this lucky. Guess Margie isn't big on US/EU security.

by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 12/08/2022 - 7:34pm

Worth a read. In #Kazakhstan, Russians outnumbered Kazakhs as recently as 1979. Now Kazakhs outnumber Russians four to one. Russia cannot take its relationship with Kazahkstan for granted #Putin #Russia #Ukraine https://t.co/3QvWLeCQBy @PaulNiland @CER_IanBond
— Leigh Turner (@RLeighTurner) December 9, 2022

A leading Kazakh commentator says that if Russia invades Kazakhstan, there will be corpses of conscripts on the steppes

He accuses propagandists calling for nukes on Almaty and annexing northern/eastern Kazakhstan of bringing Russophobia on themselveshttps://t.co/72Z6gmWegc
— Samuel Ramani (@SamRamani2) December 9, 2022

by artappraiser on Fri, 12/09/2022 - 2:04pm

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The intra-Palestinian meeting in Moscow has precedent

Russia's hosted such meetings in the past, most recently Feb 2019

Russia has long lamented the US' "monopolization" of the peace process & tried to carve out a niche for itself: mediating among the disunited Palestinians/2
— Hanna Notte (@HannaNotte) February 29, 2024

Read the article at https://twitter.com/HannaNotte/status/1763116222256701787

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Read the article at https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/

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Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes...
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submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force https://t.co/pCoDg05irX
— Gareth Harris (@garethharr) December 28, 2023

Read the article at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/28/brazil-law-indigenous-land-rights-claim-time-marker?CMP=share_btn_tw

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submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

Location: U.S. Embassy and residential compounds

Events: Heavy gunfire is occuring around the area of the U.S. Embassy and residential compounds adjacent to the Trutier area of Tabarre. All Embassy personnel have been instructed to remain indoors and shelter-in-place until further notice. All others should avoid the area.

Actions to take:

Avoid the area;

Avoid demonstrations and any large gatherings of people;

Do not attempt to drive through roadblocks; and

If you encounter a roadblock, turn around and get to a safe area.

Read the article at https://ht.usembassy.gov/security-alert-u-s-embassy-port-au-prince-haiti-december-25-2023/

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Pakistan Is Creating the World’s Next Refugee Crisis
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submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

By The Editorial Board @ Bloomberg.com, December 8, 2023

A mass expulsion of Afghan migrants could destabilize the region and fuel radicalization. The West should pressure Islamabad to change course.

Read the article at https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-12-08/pakistan-s-expulsion-of-afghan-refugees-risks-another-crisis

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submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

All eyes on #Chad right now
Chad has two internet trunks coming into the country: One from the Red Sea via Sudan; the other from Cameroon. Not possible for the totality of the country's internet network to be shut unless done centrally. A lot of rumors swirling; few facts. https://t.co/N6bDJZ2ixO

Read the article at https://x.com/_hudsonc/status/1732891968709992511?s=20

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[Economy] where Joe's success falls short
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Read the article at https://x.com/KeeleyFox29/status/1731713272942940365?s=20

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— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 4, 2023

Read the article at https://www.huffpost.com/entry/manuel-rocha-ambassador-arrested-cuba_n_656d1e2ae4b028b0f3d07478

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submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

[Chapter I news is HERE, Oct. 7 til today]

You don’t get it.
It’s not about an UNRWA teacher who held an Israeli kid hostage in his house.
It’s all about how for 75 years you have destroyed the future of generations of Palestinians, including my family.
My cousins in Arab countries are still not citizens - not even the… https://t.co/nv6anubGhc
— George Deek (@GeorgeDeek) December 2, 2023

Note 'Community Notes' attached to UNWRA's statement.

Read the article at https://x.com/GeorgeDeek/status/1731020551328579863?s=20

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submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

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It's wild that Venezuela is now holding a vote on whether 2/3 of Guyana actually belongs to them! Analysts suggest that Modoru may want military action to pump up his sinking popularity.

Could we have a war in South America?!?

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Read the article at https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/03/world/americas/maduro-vote-essequibo-guyana.html

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submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

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Gaetz: “Tough words from a guy who sucker punches people in the back. The only assault I committed was against Kevin’s fragile ego.”https://t.co/LctPuz6Pcf

Read the article at https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/29/divisions-leave-floridas-house-republicans-powerless-00129200

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submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

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Read the article at https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/30/squad-book-aoc-nancy-pelosi?CMP=share_btn_tw

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submitted by artappraiser 12 months ago

@ Reuters, Nov. 29

Read the article at https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/us-health-insurers-humana-cigna-talks-merge-wsj-2023-11-29/

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submitted by artappraiser 12 months ago

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