Monday, June 02, 2025

Infliencer

I don’t know where and when or why this influencer mess all started. I think it was over fashion trends, but, it is out of hand.

Political influencers in the real world are called canvassers. They really should stick to the truth which our democracy was built on, but, if they don’t then they aren’t influencers, they are propagandists.

This is a map of NATO countries.

June 2, 2025
By Andrius Sytas

Nordic, Baltic and central European NATO members (click here) are committed to Ukrainian membership of the military alliance, the leaders of Poland, Romania and Lithuania said following a summit of the so-called B9 and Nordic countries on Monday.

NATO allies declared their support for Ukraine's "irreversible path" towards membership at last year's Washington summit. But President Donald Trump has since said that prior U.S. support for Ukraine's NATO bid was a cause of the war and has further indicated that Ukraine will not get membership....

There are potential problems at the Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia borders within NATO.

There is a small area of land that borders Poland and Lithuania. It also is on the Baltic Sea. Belarus is an ally to Russia. There is a small border Poland and Lithuania share. The concern is the small border could be big trouble if Russia simply waltzes into that region with the goal to cut off Lithuania and Latvia from the rest of NATO. 

It is a legitimate concern because that is exactly what Putin did to Ukraine. He removed the Ukraine sovereign military and simply stationed unidentified soldiers, probably from the Wagner Group at the time, in Ukraine's Crimea and then armed the Donetsk area. Due to Russia's position after that strategy against Ukraine there has been a war ever since. Russia had no right to attempt to take any Ukraine sovereign territory, but, since the national military was dismantled there was no fighting back at the time. 

NATO has a presence in the area of the northeast border of Poland with Lithuania, but, there probably should be a permanent base and/or at least an outpost at that border with patrols to prevent problems.

War is not a game and neither is the tactics to end it.

Evidently the only thing MAGA influencers are capable of is instilling lies laced with fear. They would have no real reason to instill fear if they were dealing with the truth. Trump doesn't demand the truth and that is Ukraine is our ally and friend.

The facts are clear, Russia has been killing innocent Ukrainians while talking about attempts at a ceasefire and potentially peace. Ukraine forces were doing nothing wrong and simply returning fire in an attempt to stop the Russians from killing the citizens of Ukraine.

I am pleased to hear there is a prisoner exchange secured by the diplomates in Turkey. Unfortunately, included in that exchange is 1200 dead soldiers. Ukraine is trying to have Russia return more than 300 children to their rightful parents, but, Russia is not willing to do so.

I find the Ukraine military amazing. The war they have been waging to protect the sovereign borders of their country have been heroic. Absolutely ingenious and heroic. I remember the invasion by Russia when there was a fall of the Russia held government through Yanukovych. He had completely dismantled Ukraine's sovereign military and substituted militias throughout the country at the whim of oligarchs. The militias appeared out of nowhere it seemed at the time.

Today, those militias have been dissolved and the Ukraine national military is strong again with some of the most incredible soldiers in the world. Ukraine was a peaceful country seeking nothing more than economic agreements with their neighbors in Europe as well as Russia. Then for no real reason, President Zelenskyy found himself facing a war. He put together strong friendships and began to fight for his country as the people whom elected him wanted. Today he is an amazing leader with a military still surprising the Free World with its ingenious tactics, strategies, and resilience. 

I look forward to the end of this bloody battle and the return of all Ukrainian children to their families.

June 2, 2025
Tal Axelrod

MAGA influencers (click here) warned of dark forces at play — and the risk of dangerous escalation — as Ukraine celebrated a historic drone operation targeting Russia's bombing fleet.


MAGA's alarm over Ukraine's attack — and comparative silence when Russia targets Ukrainian civilians — underscores the movement's deep skepticism of the Western-backed government in Kyiv.

While Trump seeks to present himself as a neutral mediator trying to bring broker peace, large swathes of his base see Ukraine — not Russia — as the enemy....

This is pure stupidity.

This is MIT. MIT is the backbone of USA sovereignty. Trump thinks he is defeating some hideous political movement. He is embarrassingly wrong.

At least a decade ago the USA military issued a warning about the strategic problem with a warming planet and all its complications. MIT is the one institution dedicated to solving problems for the USA military. MIT must continue to work on climate issues to protect USA sovereignty.

Trump’s idiotic opposition to anything climate makes no sense anymore. This is MIT. These are serious people. They know what they are doing and their research must go forward. The Congress needs to include MIT climate funding in any legislature and perhaps even an exclusive amendment to the national budget.

Politics is not the issue when referring to serious matters handled by Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They are serious and honest investigators to protect the USA. These funding cuts assault national security.

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“…the pardons only contribute to their narrative….”

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