I'll probably get flamed for this, but

I think it was a big mistake for Biden to categorically rule out direct military involvement in Ukraine.

Even if that was his actual position, he should have still left some room for uncertainty in Putin's mind.

I feel that his making that statement gave Putin the sense that he could get away with absolutely anything, up to and including genocide, with the guarantee that we wouldn't intervene.

At this point I'm not sure I can even call what's happening a war. It's more like a sustained and continuous terrorist attack.

At this point we should be putting other possibilities on the table, like saying that any government or military official who travels to the West may be subject to arrest for crimes against humanity, and that might also apply to anyone known to have served in the military during this time period.

We need to start getting creative because I think that he might get to the point of actual genocide, or chemical/biological/tactical nukes.

If we've ruled out direct engagement, then we need to be thinking of some truly draconian policies beyond conventional sanctions.

Anyway, that's JMHO.

Ukrainians blame ordinary Russians.

Russians Deporting Mariupol Residents To Camps In Russia.

Coca-Cola suspending operations in Russia!

Battle of Techno House. Part of the 'Denazifying' of Kherson (funny).

For that matter, why should we be upset about Putin interfering in our elections?

It's not like we haven't interfered plenty in the politics of other countries.

It feels like a lot of people on this thread should be okay with it.

Attribution right here.

Local mother/son antivaxxers die within minutes of each other.

That's pretty much how I'm seeing things at this point.

It's why I wake up in the early mornings in a heart pounding panic.

There may very well be a civil war of some sort, but I don't see any initiative for it coming from our party leadership. How many people would just keep their heads down and submit out of fear? And I count myself in that if I'm unfortunate enough to still be here.

I don't think there will be any shortage of people willing to shoot us, lock us up, torture us, or subject us to show trials for insane Q type shit. Our society has been being systematically desensitized to violence and death for decades now. We yawn at mass shootings, and we've barely blinked over a plague that's killed nearly a million of us.

And yes, I want very much to get my family out the country well before the next presidential election. Just waiting for the pandemic to hopefully die down some before getting started on that.

I honestly pray that the people who think we're being silly alarmists turn out to be right.

They're engaged in bioterrorism. The moral equivalent of suicide bombers.

That's what the Republicans are doing to this country.

At some point there should be some limit on how many unvaxxed Covid patients are allowed in hospitals. They're holding everyone else hostage.