Molly WhiteOct 1, 2025
slightly ominous mailer from the Red Cross
Show threadThe Animal and the Machine

@molly0xfff
They famously were bought by Russians and abandoned a lot of Ukrainian’s to die. Also I hear they are homophobic.

I want to like them but I can’t right now because they only think they are a force for good.

Oct 1, 2025 at 10:06pmWeb
Show threadHue StLOct 4, 2025
@taatm American Red Cross Blood Services was not bought by Russians. you are also out of date on gay donor eligibility, and who made those restrictions originally (the US FDA)
Show threadThe Animal and the MachineOct 4, 2025

@HueSatLight
Apologies and thanks for putting me straight. I’m also sure it’s full to the brim with ideological people, but they have no power in the organisation and as an organisation it has all the warmth of a wet blanket.

It can’t go where the people in charge say it can’t go. Fair enough, but if it has no teeth then all it can do is ethics wash or be bait when lied to. If not bought by the Russians then allowed to be used by them.

I’m not against the Red Cross but if we want to spend money saving lives, we’re better off spending money on arming Ukrainians to keep a village under the rule of law. In America money is best spent on lobbying for taxes.

The Red Cross is ok. I grew up with ideology of it but I am fundamentally left disappointed.

But well done if they are no longer homophobic. 👍🏻

Everything was so we shouldn’t single them out.

https://kyivindependent.com/how-ukraine-lost-faith-in-red-cross-and-un/

How Ukraine lost faith in the Red Cross and UN

Seeing the face of Ukrainian soldier Maksym Kolesnykov light up with joy over an apple upon his release from Russian captivity last February was enough to bring anyone to tears. During nearly a year in captivity, Kolesnykov lost over 30 kilograms and could not walk freely due to a severe injury in his left leg. Yet the only international organization he should have been able to rely on was never there for him. "Not once did I see a representative of the Red Cross," Kolesnykov, now 47, told the

The Kyiv Independent
Show threadHue StLOct 5, 2025
@taatm I don't think you understand. Essentially, the only thing American Red Cross Blood Services has to do with what you're talking about is a similar name. Molly was making a post about an amusingly worded mailing, and you replied about a different organization.
Show threadThe Animal and the MachineOct 5, 2025
@HueSatLight
I do understand. They are legally different but from a branding perspective are effectively a franchise.
Show threadHue StLOct 5
@taatm you are not saving face
Show threadAskoldOct 5, 2025
@HueSatLight @taatm they should get a better naming scheme before somebody shoot up the wrong clinic
Show threadHue StLOct 5
@gonzo_askold the red cross/red crescent movement is 160 years old. are you threatening to attack blood banks because you don't like the name they have?
Show threadAskoldOct 5
@HueSatLight yeah, we at this point in our political discussions