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easy to be nice to my kids--and yes granddaughter--- harder to be nice or care about the rest of humanity. curious---would this be acceptable peace deal for the Ukrainians ? Freeze current borders, Russia keeps crimea and areas in donbas it occupies and Europe and America provide security for the Ukraine? Or is total victory the goal?

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Feb 15·edited Feb 15Author

no. russia claims as its own four oblasts (donetsk, luhansk, zaporizhia, kherson), as well as crimea, which they have occupied illegally since 2014. all four oblasts are partially occupied by russian troops who are committing all kinds of genocidal acts there. some 90 percent of ukrainians are against letting russia *keep* these areas (until they attack again). putin has made clear that his intention is to destroy/subjugate the entire country, so it really is an existential war for ukrainians. ceasefire agreements are out of the question, because russia never abides by them. the east of the country is one gigantic war crime. think of poland in 1939

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understood...

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gotta throttle putin & co asap before the situation gets even worse. and it will if we're unsuccessful

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I see "pussy grabber" is ok with President Donald J. Trump while a sitting POTUS and CINC and yet that mess of a "25th AMENDMENT PEOPLE!!!!!" Biden who says his health is none of my fucking business must not be harshly called out so as the "reach middle ground" so as to avoid that vile MAGA because it makes me an unwitting Hitlerite.

Fine. I STILL AM A KENNEDY VOTER.

So much for peace, love and mutual understanding, I get it. You need to save me from the dark side,

I get candid and you smack me down. I wish you and our mutual friend who is quite ill the best.

I will follow but will never like or comment.

I love you Petya and I think about Stesh, but I don't like you now. Not one little bit.

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Feb 15Author

i have zero sympathy for fascists, putin lovers and genocide deniers

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happy valentines day....my birthday also--63, fuck...so i try to keep pushups equal to my years. Silly, unserious and unreliable---well silly and unserious certainly---hoping you're wrong about unreliable. God I pray for the day when I can vote for someone instead of against someone!!!

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Feb 15Author

happy birthday! b nice to ur kids. lay off the anerobic bullshit. stay lean and mean

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I spend more time than I would like trying to convince my Latvian wife that the US will honor its NATO commitment. Meanwhile, her sister, nephew, and niece reside in Riga, and her parents live 15 minutes from the Russian border so my assurances often fall on deaf ears.

Look, I know that America has a major catastrophe on our southern border, and major challenges abroad, but when has America not been able to manage multiple problems at the same time.. Call me a foolish blind-eyed optimist but America can still be a heroic country. And my definition of Hero is one with the strength to help many--including himself.

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hi, mark. happy valentine's day! i think team usa these daze is unreliable, unserious and silly. your wife should be worrying about her friends and family in riga, and you, too. unfortunately, the cost of not confronting the genocidal maniacs in moscow will continue to grow as we dither. i share ur hope that america will rise to the challenge, but, at least so far, it hasn't. this fact will be even more disappointing if i am vaporized by a russian cruise missile packing 500 kilograms of tnt

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Images are powerful and I love your skills and aesthetic.

Good luck talking with Biden to anyone. He’s demented and nasty. Maybe he will talk about Beau, Mitterrand, Kohl first.

I want a secure US border FIRST.

It sucks that these dopes can’t get their shit together.

Not optimistic but we have sunshine here and I received an amazing joint and a dozen roses for V Day. If you like, would you be my valentine Petya?

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Feb 15·edited Feb 15Author

the our-way-or-the-highway approach to home rule is doomed. ad hominem attacks on uncle joe are, er, not constructive. find the middle ground. compromise. putiting base politics ahead of national security interests is a recipe for disaster. get out of the maga cult https://shorturl.at/ejD67

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ll stuck on stupid this month.

Adult son - MAGA.

Maura - KENNEDY.

And what do I get? Shit for having the audacity to admit that Trump governed well, that Mike Pence saved the nation AND take your worldview and keep it,

I like mine fine and I even be a nicer person. Stesh will fit in beautifully with this fucked up regime. I just fear for her safety. But wait ... I'm MAGA.

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