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April 8, 2022

You Tube and Yahoo are trying to shove RW propaganda down my throat....

I never click on anything from Fox or the Washington Examiner, or watch any videos from Ben Shapiro, but that doesn't stop Yahoo from populating half of my newsfeed with RW garbage, and YouTube populating its recommended videos with crap from Fox and Ben Shapiro (although in the case of YouTube it's a bit more balanced with videos from MSNBC and the Damage Report).

I thought these algorithms were supposed to look at what we watch and click on and decide what we might like?

February 25, 2022

Russia now threatening Finland and Sweden if they join NATO

https://twitter.com/mfa_russia/status/1497234734765780997?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1497234734765780997%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flive%2Fworld-europe-60517447

Finland or Sweden joining Nato would spark Russian response - Moscow warns
Russian spokesperson Maria Zakharova


A spokesperson for the Russian foreign ministry has warned that the accession of either Finland or Sweden to the defence alliance Nato would spark a serious response from Moscow.

Speaking during a news briefing in Moscow, Maria Zakharova threatened if either Nordic country sought to join the security alliance it "would have serious military and political consequences that would require our country to take reciprocal steps", Russian news agencies reported.

"We regard the Finnish government’s commitment to a military non-alignment policy as an important factor in ensuring security and stability in northern Europe," Zakharova said.

While Finland co-ooperates with the security alliance in some matters, and is attending today's meeting of the body in Brussels, it has not formally joined the bloc.

Last month, Prime Minister Sanna Marin said it was "very unlikely" that Finland would apply for Nato membership during her term in office.
February 24, 2022

A lack of willingness to fight and risk our lives will doom us all to dictatorships

Most don't want to fight a war with Russia to save Ukraine, but who will Putin go after next? Georgia? Another former Soviet Republic? Finland. They are not in NATO either, so apparently we can all sit back and let the Putin win again. And Biden and the Democrats will be labeled by the MSM and Republicans as appeasers for letting it happen.

Meanwhile, it seems we can't even agree to cut Russia off from SWIFT because of economic impact on us and especially Europe. Has it occurred to the Europeans how much money it's going to cost to maintain large armies in order to protect them from a stronger and emboldened Russia? Furthermore, the right-wing fascists in our country and the west are being emboldened because they see that we are not willing to fight to save Democracy.

January 10, 2022

Since the MAGATS believe in herd immunity so much....

I suggest they should have "Covid parties". The sooner before November, the better.

November 24, 2021

What's the line on Bruce Schroeder being the next Republican running for the WI State Supreme Court?

Want to know so I can bet my MAGAT relatives when they try to claim the judge wasn't biased.

November 1, 2021

New Republican talking point being floated....

So my Mom was watching one of the Sunday morning talk shows this AM and she said that one of the Republican hit men was saying Democrats were giving away $400,000 to families that were separated as a result of Trump. Wasn't sure where this was coming from. Is this complete B.S? Did one family get this as part of a legal settlement?

September 28, 2021

When an anti-vaxxer shows up at a hospital with Covid....

They should give them Ivermectin (as much as they want) and send them home.

September 27, 2021

Trump and Pompeo looked at having the CIA assassinate Julian Assange...

I don't think you can dismiss the possibility that Jeffrey Epstein wasn't as lucky as Assange.

September 15, 2021

So where are the sensationalistic national headlines....

GOP IN DISARRAY

GOP REELING IN HISTORIC DEFEAT

you know, the ones they always print when a Democrat loses in a close election.

I mean, its California so the outcome isn't surprising, but that never stopped the press when a Democrat loses a close race in a Republican-leaning area.

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