https://thehill.com/policy/internat...-13000-anti-war-protesters-arrested-in-russia More than 13,000 anti-war protesters arrested in Russia © Dmitri Lovetsky / Associated Press More than 13,000 anti-war protesters were arrested in Russia between the start of the invasion of Ukraine and March 6, according to protest monitoring group OVD-Info. The group found that 13,022 protesters have been detained in 147 cities across Russia. "I remain concerned about the use of repressive legislation that impedes the exercise of civil and political rights and criminalizing nonviolent behavior," United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said Tuesday...............
It's getting close to time that we reverse the threat on Putin. "If you fuck with US we will destroy you!". It's time for us to quit playing defense. No more rattling the Saber so to speak.
Im all for help Ukraine and hopefully their fight will be the undoing of Putin. But, I wish our Government both fed/local would put as much into stoping the fentanyl entering our country and killing our children and others. Our society should be at war against these fucking drug cartels & China, that have launched an all out assault on our society. I dont buy that nothing more can be done, thats a crock of BS.
Doesn't matter to me what they call it, there just has to be more to prevent the flood coming in. Just read about two people dying locally from trying to give mouth to mouth to someone od'ing. Sad We could stop most of it if they wanted too.
We will never be able to prevent drugs from coming in. We have been trying for decades with little success. What we need to do is work on why there is such a demand for drugs in our country This is for another thread though
I get that, but its because we didn't try hard enough and make it a priority. The flooding of drugs create's the demand.
I think you have it backwards, the flood is meeting the demand not creating the demand. Our whole drug policy needs overhauling. I did tons of party drugs back in the 90s and early 00s, never had to worry about overdosing on fentynal. We should be careful about limiting our support for Ukraine by comparing it to other issues of no relevance tho. We could do more on lots of social issues that have nothing to do with Ukraine or each other. It's a potential method to make sure nothing gets done. We have the capability to deal with more than one issue at a time.
I wasn't trying to down play Ukraine. Dont necessarily disagree about flood meeting demand, but drugs of this type are addictive and enticing to first time users. By making drugs readily available and cheap increases demand. I went through the sixties when pot and chemicals were flooded in and it created a huge social demand.
I get what your saying. It's a little frustrating to see such urgent bipartisan support for this issue and know we could do the same for homelessness, drugs, healthcare, mental illness and more. We just chose not too. We could fix all those problems in less than a year with the same type of mobilization.
Former Giuliani associate Lev Parnas to plead guilty to conspiracy: report BY CHLOE FOLMAR Lev Parnas will plead guilty to conspiracy related to his work with a fraud insurance company, where he associated with colleagues including former Donald Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, Reuters reports. Parnas on Thursday asked to change his plea from not guilty to guilty. "Mr. Parnas believes the time is right for him now to accept responsibility," Parnas's lawyer, Joseph Bondy, said. Parnas was convicted of campaign finance charges in October after paying for the favor of 2018 midterm election candidates with money that is linked to Russian businessman Andrey Muraviev. Parnas was convicted of campaign finance charges in October after paying for the favor of 2018 midterm election candidates with money that is linked to Russian businessman Andrey Muraviev. Parnas and associate David Correia are accused of leading people to invest over $2 million in their company, Fraud Guarantee, and then using some of the money for personal and political purposes. Giuliani, who denies breaking the law, claims he worked for Fraud Guarantee for a salary of $500,000. https://thehill.com/legal/597727-fo...v-parnas-to-plead-guilty-to-conspiracy-report
Oh we can solve it. We just go about it all wrong. Universal access to healthcare and education, improved social safety net, and revamped judicial, prison and law enforcement system basically copied from those like Germany and Netherlands. https://www.vera.org/publications/s...etherlands-implications-for-the-united-states https://www.vera.org/blog/dispatches-from-germany/what-german-prisons-do-differently
