Good morning Euroguardians, Eurofeds, NAFOFellas, Democratic Advocates, and every one of you fighting for freedom and dignity.

And please don’t forget: once there was only dark. And if you ask me, the light is winning.

We are winning.

#Eurocrazy #Euroguardians #MadeInDemocracy #StandWithDemocracy #DefendEurope #UnitedForFreedom #FreedomFighters #StrongerTogether #LightIsWinning #NAFO #SlavaUkraini #CivicPower

«The Swiss parliament no longer wants to grant protective status S to those people from Ukraine who come from supposedly "safe" areas. However, there are no really safe areas in Ukraine...» - Andreas Umland, currently in Kiev. #StandWithDemocracy #StandWIthUkraine

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:e6tgaqx5sbem6vpk6rueivxp/post/3lcfv37dp222m

New York Times editor Joe Kahn says defending democracy is a partisan act and he won’t do it

#NYT / #NewYorkTimes FAIL, #4thEstate FAIL, “#DemocracyDiesInDarkness FAIL, #VoteInformed FAIL #BeTheLight FAIL #TellTheTruth FAIL #InformThePublic FAIL #TruthToPower FAIL #StandWithDemocracy FAIL #Democracy FAIL #Media FAIL

"full range of issues that people have. At the moment, democracy is one of them. But it’s not the top one" -- Joe Kahn

#WTF #JoeKahn #BothSides FAIL

https://presswatchers.org/2024/05/new-york-times-editor-joe-kahn-says-defending-democracy-is-a-partisan-act-and-he-wont-do-it/

New York Times editor Joe Kahn says defending democracy is a partisan act and he won’t do it | Press Watch

Joe Kahn, after two years in charge of the New York Times newsroom, has learned nothing.

Press Watch
The woke left are doing Hamas' bidding for them. No need to even hide their true intentions anymore.

YouTube

Worthy of a read all the way through, as @HC_Richardson often is (Ukraine topics at the beginning, and the end).

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For a lasting peace , #AidUkraine

https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/july-31-2023?utm_source=direct&r=544ms&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

July 31, 2023

At Ukraine’s request, Saudi Arabia will host peace talks with up to 30 countries next month about negotiating an end to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The meetings will include the United Kingdom, Poland, and the European Union, as well as the United States. Brazil, India and South Africa—all three members of BRICS, the economic group made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—will attend, but Russia is not invited. Laurence Norman and Stephen Kalin of the

Letters from an American

Kharkiv under Russian missile attack right now.

> 500 days of war, missile attacks on Ukrainian towns and villages — the sources of those attack launches
must be addressed, neutralized.

Civilians, families deserve to live safely at home, in their sovereign land.

#StopRussia
#StandWithDemocracy
#AidUkraine - appropriately

When Russia mines your land - see both articles for some perspectives on the obstacles Ukraine faces.

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#AidUkraine

https://nyti.ms/3OgRdsP

https://wapo.st/3pJGqy6

Small, Hidden and Deadly: Mines Stymie Ukraine’s Counteroffensive

To gain ground, Ukrainian forces have to make their way through a variety and density of Russian land mines they never imagined.

The New York Times

This hit hard. Powerful writing. In addition to Ukrainians (& Belarussians, & others):

“I relate to her experience. Qazaq was relegated to 2nd place in QAZAQSTAN. So much time was spent on Russian literature, Russian culture, Russian movies. And Moscow as the center of the Universe. No more.” - Togzhan Kassenova

No more.

#RussiaOutOfUkraine
#StandWithDemocracy
#AidUkraine

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/06/victoria-amelina-novelist-kramatorsk-russia-ukraine-war-meaning-of-home

Victoria Amelina: Ukraine and the meaning of home

The long read: Before she was killed by a Russian missile strike, the acclaimed novelist and war crimes researcher wrote about growing up in Moscow’s shadow, and how she came to understand what being Ukrainian really meant

The Guardian
Uncle Santa please deliver the gift of Freedom and Democracy this Christmas. Give Putin his lump of coal.
#StandWithUkraine️ #StandWithDemocracy #StandWithFreedom #StopPutinNOW