Aaron Schwartzbaum
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Eurasia fellow and podcast host at @FPRI . Russia, Ukraine, Geopolitics. Puns at @punnyinphilly . Poster collector, #NUFC fan. RTs =/= Russia Todays
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*deep sigh*
THAT'S WHAT XI SAID
He went on to use an interesting metaphor to describe the US-China relationship: “I am in you, and you are in me” (你中有我，我中有你)
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Why call it Russian silence on military setbacks in eastern Ukraine when we could call it Donetsk Don’t Tell?
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eastern european countries accusing each other of anti-semitism
The Russian government has released a trove of newly declassified documents on the Holocaust in the Baltics, claiming to show that citizens of Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia actively participated in anti-Jewish violence, not just under duress at the hands of the Nazi occupiers.
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Why call it UkraineGate when we could call it the Kievan Ruse?
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In the same way you’re 87% older than your wife?
Waiters are 87% friendlier as they hand me the bill and I’m about to decide the tip amount than they are at any other point in the meal.
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I'm backing
@PeteButtigieg
for many reasons, but high among them is this AMA in which he got INTO THE WEEDS on why hot dogs are not sandwiches. Which they are most certainly not.
#PeteForAmerica
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"Russia doesn’t allow its defense industry to rip them off"
I mean holy shit, my dude. For real?
Bad news for the West:
Russia will spend $160 billion on defense and security in 2024 and the Russian Finance Minister calls it the victory budget. Russia pays 75% less for similar or better weapon systems compared to the US / NATO because Russia doesn’t allow its defense
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THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE DROPOUT
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the tell here is
@elonmusk
's language in the poll, in my opinion. mentioning crimean water access as an issue is weirdly specific for a non-specialist.
elon musk told me he had spoken with putin and the kremlin directly about ukraine. he also told me what the kremlin’s red lines were.
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nobody:
absolutely nobody: ...
me: there should be a french lunch joint at the pentagon called mission crepe
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why call it a USPS bailout when we could call it white mail privilege?
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I think the implication they appreciate quite well is that a United States under minority tyranny will either cease to be a dependable ally or cease to be a country.
The very strong statements from several NATO governments on yesterday’s Court decision on abortion are truly striking. I’m not sure they fully appreciate the implication, as they implicitly but profoundly cut against the trope that these alliances are based on shared values. 1/
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Ukrainians: we don’t want to die
Stephen: hmm, that’s escalatory
Oddly dissonant to see world leaders gather in Hiroshima to discuss ways they can escalate a war.
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If Gianforte loses, headline:
"Gianforte Gets People's Elbow After Body Slamming Reporter"
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"You are required to maneuver straight down this canal..."
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Tucker in the States: "Real Americans" don't live in large rich cities, which are full of elites
Tucker in Russia: This large rich city is what Russia is like
Tucker Carlson spotted again in Moscow. He tells an Izvestia reporter he had read lots about Russia, so he "wanted to talk to people, look around, and see how it's doing... and it's doing very well."
Asked if he'll interview Putin, he says: "We'll see."
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today, in "signals of nascent insurgency"
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@RichHickey1
@wilburisms
As an eagle, you realize you have a lot to lose from climate change, yes?
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This is the first actually confirmed story that has a least a slight whiff of elite fracture
Now it's official - Kommersant confirmed Gavrilov resigned (his detention is yet to be confirmed).
Putin humiliated the director of the SVR, placed two FSB generals under house arrest and had Zolotov, the National Guard, to fire his deputy -- in the three weeks of the war.
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Kyiv resurrecting the title "hero city" from Soviet kitsch to something tragically modern.
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… does he think he’s the first to have thought of this? or that it hasn’t already been proposed?
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UNDER PRUSSIA
PUSHING DOWN ON ME
PUSHING DOWN ON YOU
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now that's what i call sex a peel
SEND TWEET
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OYE CUOMO VA
Breaking News: Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York said he is resigning, ending a decade-long run in disgrace after the state attorney general’s office found he had sexually harassed nearly a dozen women.
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Russia could really throw the West off balance by threatening something other than a “military-technical” response. What do we do against an “avant-garde aesthetic” response?
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Prisoner 1: What are you in for?
Prisoner 2: I criticized Ivanov. You?
Prisoner 1: I supported Ivanov.
Prisoner 3: ... I am Ivanov.
We have total freedom of speech in Russia, just no freedom after speech
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None of these people can actually explain how the US “just does coups” wherever it so desires. With this level of omnipotence, why not in Russia?
@aaron_schwa
Just like Serbia 2000, Georgia 2003, Ukraine 2004, Kyrgyzstan 2005, etc., Maidan 2014 was a Color-Coded Revolution - a coup dressed up as a revolution, supported by the NED, NDI, IRI, Soros, Omidyar groups etc. George Freidman called it "the most blatant coup in world history."
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Nobody: …
Me, bolting up at 2am in a cold sweat: What verb of motion do I use for Prigozhin’s march on Moscow?
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@BenSasse
Senator, free speech - even offensive speech - is one of the things that flag soldiers died defending stands for.
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we interrupt our regular punning / eurasia content to bring you news that SHE SAID YES! agdtxtstwtdtctgdhhubuuvuvudhdggcgvt
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Why call it a dating forum for lockdown skeptics when you could it OkStupid?
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Folks,
#Ukraine
had free and fair elections in 2019. If you're going to argue that the Poroshenko administration was "installed" and illegitimate, you're going to need to contend with the fact he was *voted out of office*!
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@jay6018
@soccerbandmom
@BrigittePeck
@chucktodd
@POTUS
@boyscouts
Curious, but in your view what boy scout values does Trump espouse?
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ibuprofen: alleviates headaches
ibuprofane: alleviates FUCKING headaches
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Please maintain six feet of separation from any spouses who reside next door to you. That way, thou shalt not COVID thy neighbor’s wife.
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the ukraine: patronizing and outmoded
a ukraine: mysterious, cause maybe there are... more?
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sometimes леc is more
Russian drone photographer Slava Stepanov captured Lenin's name emblazoned across the earth in a gigantic pine tree formation in southern Siberia
Read more:
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I personally like to argue supreme court precedent ("know it when you see it") and the fact that a hot dog without a bun is still a hot dog. But regardless, good to see a candidate care about the issues most important to me.
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They’re going to invade Ukraine now, attempting to destroy its state and nationhood.
So the thing you need to know about the Kremlin's statement is that when it regards something as a terrorist attack, that means that the gloves come off and it doesn't have to play for the cameras.
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You could say he’s making the мост of it
Putin uses WW2 anniversary for bridge-building with U.S., Britain
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Never met a vintage Soviet propaganda poster I didn’t like...
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@Ostrov_A
@BernieSanders
Hi Arsen, Bernie Sanders is Jewish and his family was victimized during the Holocaust.
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*russia launches an unprovoked war of choice with impossible political aims and no exit strategy*
*us provides 10% of a single year's military budget in aid*
commentators: ah yes, an american forever war
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imagine if the houthis accidentally save democracy by knocking out facebook, depriving angry boomers of critical misinformation vectors
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A spat? Did the Czechs also blow up a Russian ammo facility?
BREAKING: Czechs ask EU, NATO partners to expel Russian diplomats in solidarity after Prague-Moscow spat -
@AFP
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Luke, are you in the right headspace to receive information that could possibly hurt you?
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not sure switzerland is the ideal location for this putin-biden summit, but their flag is a big plus
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Does this look like an appropriate farther sun interaction to you?
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To a museum? Private collection? Where will this piece beheading?
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@prchovanec
[prisoners discussing what they’re in for]
Prisoner 1: I criticized Ivanov
Prisoner 2: I defended Ivanov
Prisoner 3: I am Ivanov
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It's the remix to "conviction"
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People don’t “just negotiate” because it’s a nice thing to do. Military support for Ukraine is largely aimed at forcing a diplomatic outcome!
It really does. Everyone condemns Russia's insidious aggression. The question is how do you unwind a conflict so it doesn't last a decade and kill millions. Diplomatic answers will have to be considered, whether you like it or not.
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@ggreenwald
@VladDavidzon
@mattsteinglass
It did. Supply of lethal arms started years afterwards. Burisma, while shady and gross by any measure, was not military involvement. You can think what you will about current US policy, Glenn, but you’re factually wrong here.
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once again, a soviet union speedrun except it starts in 1980 and there's no ideology
LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - JPMorgan said on Thursday it expected Russia's economy to contract 35% in the second quarter and 7% in 2022 with the economy suffering an economic output decline comparable to the 1998 crisis.
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Putin, driven to rash action by his belief Ukraine is not a real nation, has absolutely ensured the consolidation of one. There's a common history and it's no longer about ethnicity or language.
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my dude has very clearly never spent time in Russia
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Frank, Auschwitz doesn’t glorify the Holocaust. This isn’t difficult.
These words are inscribed on the wall at Auschwitz, where a memorial is maintained so we never forget.
Leaving most monuments in place while stating the inhumanities associated with them is a better lesson for future generations than tearing them down indiscriminately in anger.
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guess we could call this...
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anon story
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For the love of god and all that is holy, Ukraine had an election in 2019!
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@Havoc_Six
… a brit with a portuguese last name casting shade on wars with peasants, you say?
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Gazprom placed bonds worth 750 mln Euro in London. While May was addressing the Skripal incident in parliament.
«Газпром» разместил в Лондоне облигации на 750 млн евро. Как раз во время выступления Мэй.
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Sure, and the West has done some horrific things, often motivated by imperialism. You can criticize them all without equivocating about as clear cut a war as they come. In this case, Russia is explicitly motivated by imperialism — its leaders are outspoken about it!
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