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Uh oh: NATO allies are inching closer to sending troops into Ukraine to train Ukrainian forces, a move that would be another blurring of a previous red line and could draw the United States and Europe more directly into the war. Ukraine’s manpower shortage has reached a critical point, and its position on the battlefield in recent weeks has seriously worsened as Russia has accelerated its advances to take advantage of delays in shipments of American weapons. As a result, Ukrainian officials have asked their American and NATO counterparts to help train 150,000 new recruits closer to the front line for faster deployment. So far the United States has said no, but Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Thursday that a NATO deployment of trainers appeared inevitable. “We’ll get there eventually, over time,” he said. For now, he said, an effort inside Ukraine would put “a bunch of NATO trainers at risk” and would most likely mean deciding whether to use precious air defenses to protect the trainers instead of critical Ukrainian infrastructure near the battlefield. General Brown briefed reporters on his plane en route to a NATO meeting in Brussels. As a part of NATO, the United States would be obligated under the alliance’s treaty to aid in the defense of any attack on the trainers, potentially dragging America into the war. The White House has been adamant that it will not put American troops, including trainers, on the ground in Ukraine, a position that an administration official reiterated on Thursday. The administration has also urged NATO allies not to send its troops. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/us/politics/nato-ukraine.html

Yes, when you’ve raised it to the level of an existential threat!! to the country’s continued existence

@jonmx got confused as to which side was giving the press conference?

What’s funny is you guys don’t understand the term transphobia. You don’t necessary have to love the trans movement (I don’t); it’s when it becomes an irrationally huge fear that you’re transphobic. Like arachnophobia. There are poisonous spiders out there you should be wary of. You don’t have to deny that. But it shouldn’t run your life either

Frankly that Harry Potter crap was garbage literature, imo. But I don’t like fantasy so maybe that’s it. Anyway, she’s the new Ayne Rand. Hooray for her

Butker is a huge assh0le, is my thought. Don’t really need to get into the substance of what he said —though it is asinine— but who the fock tells women graduating that day and getting their college diploma that they belong in the kitchen and not the workplace? Only a focking assh0le, that’s who. Anyway, he’s a pretty good kicker though. Should probably just stick to that

Ok jer bear, we’re Marxist heathens as demonstrated through the trans issue. Now do the replacement part and you’ve covered “white Christian nationalist”

Does anyone like Eric Adams? I don’t follow NYC politics very closely but my understand is he’s basically a mob guy, or acts like it?

You brought up trans in your OP. Do you even understand your own posts? And of course it’s about trans because that’s your morality concern. What else would it be? But no, do get to that replacement thread because that’s what you really mean. The existence of trans people is not an “existential threat” to this nation and you know it. I’ll look forward to your “nuance” aka rationalizing your racist beliefs

I would’ve said Rice but he’s sure gotten himself into some trouble. I dunno, maybe he somehow skirts punishment or it doesn’t come down this year. Bears watching. Otherwise I’m saying Hollywood Brown. He’s not actually that great but Worthy will take time to develop, Watson is a JAG, and it doesn’t seem like Moore will turn in to much. Kelce is another year older so they can’t just lean on him even more. I suppose there’s an outside chance Toney keeps his head screwed on straight for one season? But that’s definitely a dark horse play

Sure, like I said, cohen is very easy to impeach, because he’s a lying piece of sh1t. But he was Trump’s right hand man, because Trump is also a lying piece of sh1t who surrounds himself with the same. Some defense you got there. Plus Cohen’s testimony is almost irrelevant, there is so much other corroborating evidence. It will come down to the documents.

Of course I understand that. However, if all the evidence is on one side and there is no contrary evidence — not even a statement of denial under oath — then it sure seems to favor the prosecution. So yeah, you can try going with the “the prosecution didn’t meet its burden” theory, and it may well be the only one available here, but in these circumstances and with this kind of case, the jury’s just going to be thinking “well I never even heard anyone deny any of it.” Not one thing refuted under oath or by documentary evidence. Ouch

Of course he will not testify. Zero percent chance. But it does beg the question of exactly how they will mount any sort of defense. Trump would have to take the stand and say “I never focked Stormy Daniels” and “I never directed or knew that cohen was making those payments.” Without that the evidence is essentially unchallenged. There is no contrary evidence to weigh — only the prosecution’s version. So I don’t know how they get around that. My guess is put on some BS to claim they made a “defense” but in substance there will be very little. Either way though, absolutely no way Trump testifies. Zero.

These cohen attacks are a double edged sword. Yes he is an odious person and a well known POS liar. Should definitely point that out. But the more and more you hammer on it it’s like, wait, didn’t Trump pick this guy as his right hand man? Why does he surround himself with two bit piece of sh1t liars and doesn’t that indicate that he’s an extreme piece of sh1t himself? (Yes, it does, and he is.)

Meh, trials are hard. People have this idea from movies and TV shows that it’s all smooth and masterful, and at times it can be, but most of it is just fumbling around and confusion

So I called the transphobia but where’s the racism? Y’all are dancing around it with the “Judeo Christian nation” stuff, and RLLD is, as usual, leading the charge for outright saying it, but you haven’t gotten there yet. Cmon, you know you want to. Jerry you know this isn’t about trans. That’s a side issue. One that gets you guys going, yes, but it isn’t the real root of your concern. What’s really got you worked up is that “replacement” thing, no?

RLLD is not a stable person

You’ve already done this stupid thread, jon. Populism needs to be guarded against. The “tyranny of the majority.” The founding fathers knew this, that’s the whole reason we have the bill of rights and so forth. Separation of powers as embodied in the US Constitution. Guess you hate that? And yes, you probably do, since you’re just a Russian troll.

That’s it, right there. Should’ve been charged with treason

After Trump asked them to. No conspiracy (“collusion” is not a legal term) my ass, Mueller was just too cowardly.

Agreed and I'd also point out Biden has used that strategy himself in the past. He was much younger then but that’s partly how he destroyed Paul Ryan’s career in the VP debate — laughing at him and mocking him while Ryan was speaking

Oasis did it. Though they were only good for a few years long ago…

Gotta hide that 280 pound girth somehow

Markel, though I wouldn’t begrudge a man for choosing Kelly