well, at least they used ukrainian transliteration...

the good news is that her plan won't be implemented because conservatives won't win the next election. the bad news is that

the two red scares...

what they teach in high schools is that nixon famously lost debates to JFK because he looked sweaty on television as opposed to radio

This follows years of brand new Stalin sculptures and busts cropping up over Russia, as the intensification of relitigation and relegitimation of Stalinist memory for the state's authoritarian turn. Will have to see if the CPRF's request to return "Stalingrad" works out

first time i've ever stood in line for a primary election

not handing it to russia, but there's been quite a retreat from the blatantly insane policy since summer 2022 after the evident failures into slightly more rational territory

russia has returned to its pre-1917 role as the tip of the spear driving reaction

people here really are snowflakes when it comes to the democratic party

“The main turn-on for Trump is the ability to portray himself as a man who can solve a very difficult problem. If Ukraine does not agree to his terms, the entire formula loses its meaning,” another Russian diplomat added.

“We [Russia] are valuable to Trump primarily in the context of solving a problem: the war in Ukraine. If that issue falls off the agenda, then the entire agenda is thrown into question — what else is there to talk about?” a Russian diplomat said."

it's an absurd false dichotomy, you can have both in europe. shame isabella weber isn't here, she's explaining why this leads to a WWI-style disaster on twitter. this is very well covered ground

there's some very real capital they get, too!

yeah it does depend on how hurt they are and how willing they are to let socdems/demsocs save them from themselves. but even during the new deal the conservative coalition formed to block FDR; they'll fight to block DSA types