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Will Progressives Treat Ketanji Brown Like Biden Treats Kamala Harris? | Steve Berman

Will Progressives Treat Ketanji Brown Like Biden Treats Kamala Harris? | Steve Berman


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President Biden promised a billion dollars in humanitarian aid to Ukraine on Thursday. Good. He also said that Putin uses chemical weapons in Ukraine, the response would be “in kind.” He appeared lucid, present, and, for the most part, prepared. Good for our president, because we need him to be at his best during this …

UKRAINE: This is NATO’s War Plan, Not Putin’s Failure | Steve Berman

UKRAINE: This is NATO’s War Plan, Not Putin’s Failure | Steve Berman


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When Russia’s “little green men” took over Crimea in 2014 with little more than a demonstration by Ukrainian forces, serious people took notice. In the eight following years, Ukraine’s armed forces have remade themselves into a NATO-style military. I’m increasingly convinced what we’re seeing now is not only the failure of Putin’s plan, but the …

ISRAEL: “It’s Complicated”, Jews Disagree on Ukraine | Steve Berman

ISRAEL: “It’s Complicated”, Jews Disagree on Ukraine | Steve Berman


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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wanted to address Israel’s Knesset, like he did with the European Parliament and the Canadian Parliament. But the best offer he got was an informal Zoom session that lawmakers were able to access from home. The Knesset was in recess, Speaker Mickey Levy was not about to call it into a formal session, …

Putin’s Coming Purges: We Must Warn Russians | Steve Berman

Putin’s Coming Purges: We Must Warn Russians | Steve Berman


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Ordinary Russians aren’t getting the message the world is trying to send. Instead, they’re getting a full dose of Vladimir Putin’s propaganda and disinformation machine. Without access to the “free press” outside their spoon-fed “federal channels” they are being fed the Kremlin’s line, and getting prepped for a massive purge the likes of which have not …

WORLD GOVERNMENT? Putin is Going to Lose. What is Zelensky’s U-24? | Steve Berman

WORLD GOVERNMENT? Putin is Going to Lose. What is Zelensky’s U-24? | Steve Berman


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Ukraine is beating Russia. Improbable as that outcome seemed just a few weeks ago, it appears that not only will the Russians not achieve their military and political goals, but also that Ukraine is fully capable of winning the war solo. Not without enormous loss, however. The website Oryx has been tracking documented equipment losses by Russian …

Don’t Say ‘Don’t Say Gay:’ The Problem With Florida’s Bill Isn’t What You Think | David Thornton

Don’t Say ‘Don’t Say Gay:’ The Problem With Florida’s Bill Isn’t What You Think | David Thornton


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The war in Ukraine is two weeks old, but the rest of the world hasn’t stopped. One of the big stories that have happened outside of Ukraine is the passage of Florida’s “Parental Rights in Education” bill, more commonly known as the “Don’t Say ‘Gay’” bill. The bill is controversial for a couple of reasons. …

NUKES: Trump Predicted Putin’s Battlefield Nukes, and Did Something About It | Steve Berman

NUKES: Trump Predicted Putin’s Battlefield Nukes, and Did Something About It | Steve Berman


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“I think of the future, but I refuse to paint it. Anything can happen. But I often think of nuclear war.” — Donald Trump, in 1990. “[I]f someone decides to annihilate Russia, we have the legal right to retaliate. Yes, it will be a catastrophe for humanity and for the world…but we will ascend to heaven …