kmeredithdowning.bsky.social
@kmeredithdowning.bsky.social
Reposted
I'd like to bring this video to your attention.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyco...

It's doing pretty significant numbers for what it is, so while I understand sharing it won't make a difference for those knee-deep in the cult of personality, I'd say it has a better-than-average chance of resonating.
Murphy: Six Weeks In, This White House Is On Its Way To Being The Most Corrupt In U.S. History
YouTube video by Senator Chris Murphy
www.youtube.com
March 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Reposted
Finally, social media that's billionaire-proof. ⚡

Bluesky's first IRL ads spotted in @boston.gov @mbta.com.
March 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
/10. Zelenskyy is not “clinging to power”. He stayed in Kyiv when Russia’s army was at the gates, while Putin expected him to flee. If he was a "puppet," why didn’t he surrender when the invasion started? Zelenskyy is not perfect, but he is leading a country at war!
March 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
/Any "peace deal" that involves giving Russia land will only lead to another, bigger war in the future.
March 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
/9. Trump does not have a secret plan. Trump’s statement that "Ukraine doesn’t have the cards" is meaningless. His idea of ending the war likely involves forcing Ukraine to surrender. But Putin has openly said he wants more than just Donbas—he wants Kyiv, Odesa, and possibly all of Ukraine.
March 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
/8. Russia's invasion was not "provoked". NATO expansion was not forced on any country — nations like Poland and Baltic states chose to join NATO because of fear of Russian aggression. Ukraine was not a NATO member in 2022, and Putin’s invasion had nothing to do with NATO, but imperial conquest.
March 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
/Even Mariupol, which Russia now controls, is mostly in ruins, with mass graves covering the city. Russia claimed to be "protecting" Donbas, but in reality, it has annihilated it.
March 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
7. Since 2022, Russia has completely destroyed large parts of Donbas. Many cities and villages have been reduced to rubble. Places like Bakhmut, Mariinka, Avdiivka, and Vuhledar no longer exist as functioning towns—only ruins remain.
March 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
/The Minsk agreements were meant to stop the fighting, but Russia never honored them.
March 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
6. Ukraine did not attack Donbas for 8 years. The war in Donbas was a Russian hybrid operation. Ukraine defended its sovereignty against Russian-backed militants. Russia supplied heavy weapons and troops while pretending not to be involved.
March 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
/5. Zelenskyy was democratically elected. Volodymyr Zelenskyy won a landslide victory in 2019 with over 73% of the vote. He campaigned on peace and negotiations but Putin started a full-scale invasion in 2022 instead.
March 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
/ and armed separatist groups, using propaganda to fuel division. using propaganda to fuel division. The war in eastern Ukraine did not start because of language laws — it started because Russia sent weapons and troops to destabilize Ukraine.
March 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
4. Crimea and Donbas were invaded, not "liberated", Crimea did not hold a legitimate referendum. It was occupied by Russian forces without insignia (“little green men”), and the so-called "vote" was conducted under military control without international supervision. In Donbas, Russia created
March 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
/3. The 2014 Revolution was not a "coup". The Revolution of Dignity (Maidan) was a movement by millions of Ukrainians against a corrupt pro-Russian president, Viktor Yanukovych, who ordered his security forces to shoot peaceful protesters.
March 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
/against Ukraine. Ukraine signed said agreement known as the Budapest Memorandum: the United States and Russia would pay attention and respect Ukraine's independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, that there would be no use of force or threat of force against Ukraine. Russia has broken this.
March 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
/2. In 1994, Ukraine had the third largest nuclear arsenal. Ukraine gave up that supply under security assurances that the United States and Russia would pay attention and respect Ukraine's independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, that there would be no use of force or threat of force
March 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Russian propaganda! Responding with the (10) facts, gathered by Jo.

1. Ukraine is an independent nation. The claim that Ukraine has always been part of Russia is historically false. Kyiv Rus existed centuries before Moscow was even founded. Ukraine has its own language, culture, and history.
March 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
1. Ukraine is an independent nation. The claim that Ukraine has always been part of Russia is historically false. Kyiv Rus existed centuries before Moscow was even founded. Ukraine has its own language, culture, and history.
March 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Reposted
Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
February 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM