Laffy‼️ WNBA star #BrittneyGriner has been freed from a Russian prison in a U.S.-Russia prisoner swap
2/ Link: WNBA star #BrittneyGriner has been released from Russian detention in a swap for arms dealer Viktor Bout, Russia’s foreign ministry says https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/12/08/brittney-griner-freed-russia-viktor-bout/
3/ Kaitlan Collins: President Biden says it was "not a choice of which American to bring home" and that for "totally illegitimate reasons" Russia is treating Paul Whelan differently. He guarantees Whelan's family that he won't give up trying to bring him home, too.
AnthonyUplandpoetWatkinsI think the lesson here is as long as Putin is in power, Americans, and westerners in general, probably out to avoid going to Russia for any reason
jpeery59@GottaLaff Lawmakers have just added a provision to the National Defense Authorization Act protecting Supreme Court spouses from having to reveal any outside employer, in the name of security. If it passes, Ginni Thomas’s professional entanglements would effectively be state secrets.
Carol Rizzolo@jpeer59 @GottaLaff This is completely infuriating
Mike Vanriel@GottaLaff I am glad she is being released. That said, It's time to pay WNBA players decent salaries so they don't have to travel the world playing basketball to make a living. Average NBA salary is $7.4M compared to $72K for WNBA. Granted, the revenue for NBA is $7B vs $60M WNBA.
@BigMikeDog42 I always agree with that.