Paul Revere by Cyrus Dallin, North End, Boston

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Saturday, February 17, 2024

Alexei Navalny, June 4, 1976 - February 16, 2024




Trump has nothing but praise and admiration for Vladimir Putin. 

Tucker Carlson just said to be a strong leader it's necessary to kill people. 

Monsters say things like that. 

This is the Russia held up as shining beacon by the far right whackos in this country. 

Make no mistake, they are looking to create a similar nation here. 

In the course of one week, Trump urged Russia to attack NATO countries, Tucker Carlson said Moscow was better than any American city, Mike Flynn went on his church tour praising Russia's strength, and now this. 

It's all connected. This death was likely a reminder to Putin's patsies Trump, Carlson, and Ron Johnson that they need to continue to be Russia's friend. 






 


Navalny signaling to his wife the last time he saw her.

21 comments:

Grey One talks sass said...

The picture of Navalny sending his wife love has me tearing up. He knew he was going to die but his dedication to the people he represented and his country is admirable. I hope his death serves the greater good and does not do what Putin wanted it to do.

Sometimes a dictator does a thing they've always done and expects the results to be the same. And then, sometimes an element enters the equation when something unforeseen happens (a phenomena no dictator has ever been able to predict or prepare for) and the same old same old gets turned onto its hat.

I'm hoping Navalny wasn't just a politician but instead was a seed. May the pollination of Russia commence.

Les Carpenter said...

May such a person, or many persons, with the courage of their convictions such as Navalny had, appear in the USA soon. Because there is a strong liklihood this country is nowhere near seeing the end of the attempt to overthrow the republic and install a dictatorhip in its place.

The first attempt occured January 6, 2020 with Trump. The next attempt, November 2024 to January 2025 with Trump will be much worse and likely many more will die.

There are many anti American red politicians and media personalities that are active Russain Assets determined to bring down our republic and create a New Order dictatorship. And they're now openly telegraphing their intentions.

The time to stop them is now, before it is too late. These people are serious and they will not stop until they are stopped. Either overwhelmingly in the ballot box or by force.

The way things seem to be progressing in red america, i predict force wiill be neccessary to maintain our freedoms and liberties.

We just may see Trump shoot somebody on 5th Avenue. And my guess? He gets away with it amidst cheers from red america.

Dave Miller said...

I am traveling with one person who is a Trump conservative.

He said to me that Biden "probably had about 5 aides working through the night to draft his statement". He said it in a mocking way, because of course, Biden is senile and can't form a cogent thought, at least in my friends mind.

When I said at least Biden had a statement condemning what had happened to Navalny and asked why he thought Trump had no condemnation for Russia or Putin, he was perplexed.

That fact seemed irrelevant to him. Too difficult to comprehend. He had no idea why not. Or more likely, was unwilling to speak the truth aloud.

Shaw Kenawe said...

Dave M. I would ask every Trump supporter that same question. Why hasn’t Trump come out and condemned the poisoning, imprisonment, and death of a man who advocated for democratic changes in Russia’s dictatorship.

Trump’s silence in this matter tells me that he is no friend of democracy and admires butchers who murder their opponents.

And his followers can’t see this truth.

Dave Miller said...

Shaw, they CAN see it. They choose not to.

Shaw Kenawe said...

Nikki Haley said she'd support Trump if he finally is the nominee.

Nikki Haley also said that Trump is a "Putin sympathizer."

Therefore,

Nikki Haley is ready to support a "Putin sympathizer," when Trump gets the nomination.

Why would ANY pro-democracy and anti-dictator support a "Putin sympathizer?"

Apparently, Nikki Haley and others like her don't listen to themselves when they attack Trump because ultimately they have to support everything they hate about him.(See Lindsey Graham, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, etc.)

When all is said and done, Haley will support and campaign for the "Putin sympathizer."

Shaw Kenawe said...

Nikki Haley:

"Mr. Trump has not yet commented publicly on Mr. Navalny’s death, prompting Ms. Haley to also seize on his silence. In another post to X, she wrote that, 'Putin murdered his political opponent and Trump hasn’t said a word after he said he would encourage Putin to invade our allies. He has, however, posted 20+ times on social media about his legal drama and fake polls.' ”

If she ends up supporting Trump the MAGA nominee for POTUS, she will deserve the title: "Moral Coward."

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

Please. All the libbies here are simply drooling for the day Trump must makes heart signs to Melania from a prison cell.

Lawfare in the USA is no different from lawfare in the former USSR.

Shaw Kenawe said...

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

"Please. All the libbies here are simply drooling for the day Trump must makes heart signs to Melania from a prison cell."


Nah. Putting Trump in prison would be extra cruel and unusual punishment for the crooks already there. Trump, the rapist/tax fraud and 91 felony counter, won't be going to jail. The best we can hope for is for him to permanently retire to the bacteria infested Mar-a-Largo and fade away into the ignominy he so richly deserves.

-FJ: "Lawfare in the USA is no different from lawfare in the former USSR."

Stated like every good little MAGA who's suffered the mortification of watching his hero Liar, Cheat, Fraud, and Rapist held accountable for all the crimes he's committed all his miserable and worthless life.

You do know that's the same sort of accusation every con makes as he's marched out of the courtroom, and heading for jail: "The jury was rigged! I'm innocent!!"

Joe Conservative said...

Politics is no longer restricted to the political sphere. It now dominates the Intelligence Community, The Judicial System, Journalism, and the Economic Sphere. You only lament is that you haven't taken over all the churches yet.

btw - Any idea as to what the "dispute" in KC was about? Not curious?

Les Carpenter said...

The greatest crime of the 21st century in the USA will be the orange hued demented human orangutan escaping accountability for his insurection attempt(s)...

Watch the 2025 insurection attempt if he loses the election.

Russian assets stand at the ready. Both inside and outside government.

Shaw Kenawe said...


Joe Conservative said...

"Politics is no longer restricted to the political sphere. It now dominates the Intelligence Community, The Judicial System, Journalism, and the Economic Sphere. You only lament is that you haven't taken over all the churches yet.

btw - Any idea as to what the "dispute" in KC was about? Not curious?"



No.

It's. The. Guns.

We have more guns than people. Anyone can get their hands on guns anywhere, anytime. Adults and children.

That narrative on the video is nothing more than flabby excuses and paranoia for doing nothing about the stupid gun culture in this country.

This thread is about Navalny.

Paula said...

Trump on Putin’s killing of journalists: ‘At least he’s a leader’ (The Morning Joe Show in 2016). Trump is too stupid to understand that Putin isn't a "leader" he's a murderous dictator. AND TRUMP ADMIRES THAT SCUM!

Tucker Carlson says, “Sometimes leaders have to kill people.”

Pro-democracy Navalny DEAD, Carlson admires the way Russia is run.

I hope voters are listening.

America is that abused girlfriend who chooses to neglect ALL the red flags.

Mike said...

The only way republicans win is when Democrats don't bother to vote. We need to get people to the polls in November.

skudrunner said...

There was a presidential debate where one contestant was asked the number one threat to the US was. His reply was Russia and his opponent, with the help of the moderator, mocked his response as being 20 years behind the time. Now who was right?

Which party allowed Russia to build a pipeline to increase their oil sales.

Which party allowed Iran to continue with nuclear research and provided them with billions to develop weapons.

I do disagree with Mike, The only way the US survives is if we seek better leadership and the evil one and joey b are not the answer but the lazy partizan solution.

Les Carpenter said...

Rerun time. Thanks for the snooze skud.

Grey One talks sass said...

Fascinating skudrunner. And you have names for your "Man comes up to me with tears in his eyes and he calls me Sir" story? You expect us to take your word for what happened? Your credibility is shot skud, thrown in the mud by you skud.

If you really want to go tit for tat (not the topic) but because you are that annoying mosquito in the middle of the night I will either put you out the window or squish your lame attempt to hijack the thread.

Regarding your presidential debate story you need to provide dates, names, context skud, you know, context.

Russia pipeline? What?? Again context otherwise you are just throwing words to the wind and hoping they make sense when they hit the wall.

As for your attempt to slam the Democratic Party about Iran I suggest you cast your gaze upon the Mr. Former-Fake-One-Term-Twice-Impeached-Currently-Four-Time-Criminally-Indicted-Not-My-President-gurl (H/T Randy Rainbow). Wasn't he the one who pulled us out of the Iran nuclear agreement? Oh yeah, he did.

By the way skud, where is your apology to us about you being mistaken about the BCF aka Biden Crime Family? All the MAGA witnesses lied. THEY LIED skud and you bought it hook line and sinker. Aren't you the gullible fish? Not expecting a thing from you but I will bring it up again and again. You started this line, I'm just following your lead.

As I see it, the ONLY way the USA survives the next five years is Joe Biden as president. That's survive, not move forward, survive. I know there is a lot of talk on the Right about moving away from the past but here's the thing. Mental Health 101 demands one come to terms with their past before they can successfully move forward. That means We The People have clean up to do. We have to address slavery, racism, misogyny, homophobia, and a slew of other items on our Oops, yeah we did do that check list. And all of that demands policies and legislation which our fellow MAGA citizens do not want to do. There is more but I've been off topic enough.

To the tragedy unfolding in Russia, hundreds of mourners have been detained by Putin's goons for the crime of remembering Mr. Navalny. Imagine, placing a bouquet of flowers on a memorial gets you locked up. That's the reality of Putin's Russia.

also this - I like the Russian countryside, I adore several Russian humans, and I despise the Russian government as it's run by exKGB Putin and his cronies (is one ever really an 'ex' KGB agent? Thinking it's a lot like being a Marine...). Mental Health graduate studies acknowledges all three things can be true at the same time.

Dave Miller said...

Skud... maybe at that time, Russia wasn't our biggest rival or number one threat. Maybe it was China at that time?

skudrunner said...

Grey, That is very disappointing because you come off as knowing everything yet you didn't know the answer to my statement. I'll give you a hint

"In the third presidential debate between the two candidates in October 2012, Obama went directly after Romney for that remark. “When you were asked, 'What's the biggest geopolitical threat facing America,' you said 'Russia. ' Not al Qaeda; you said Russia,” Obama said."

Rev, You get a pass because it wasn't Mexico which is your area of expertise but the other two should know better. Ms. Shaw knew because she didn't respond and it was about the swell guy.

You all or yall do seem to accept mediocrity and have low expectations for the leadership of our country. You blame everything on the evil one which is like a kid saying the dog ate my homework. I guess teaching to the lowest common denominator in schools has finally taken hold. Expect nothing and that is exactly what you get. We expect nothing from our elected elite and we get nothing in return. You can do better and so can the country.

Grey One talks sass said...

skud, what an extremely round about way to call me a know it all. I'm not a know it all, I'm a know a lot. There is a difference. Please try to keep up.

Regarding your little "game" I only play games with the people in my life I trust. Many of the games I play are with critters as most of my favorite people aren't human.

I Don't Trust You skud so why would I want to play a game with you? You've not earned that right. Stop it.

Obama/Romney debate, biggest geopolitical threat at the time of the debate and you are trying to make a slick political point because at the time Al-Qaeda was a bigger existential threat? You are ignoring the presence of Dmitri Medved, are you not? Putin didn't get all taking over the world until Medved died and I believe Putin changed the law so he could run again. Or did you not remember that part?

Seriously skud, I paint with a wide brush, I know it. But I also acknowledge that I'm missing some of the finer details. In your attempt at a joke you miss important facts to make your swipe at an honorable man. Kinda lame skud, I'm not gonna lie.

skud said "You all or yall do seem to accept mediocrity..." There you go again, putting words in mine and other commentators mouth. You presume skud, something I don't appreciate. I don't put my thoughts into your mouth. I use what you say, to the letter skud. Can you honestly say the same of your comments about others here?

So, in your mind, the fact Mr. Former-Fake-One-Term-Twice-Impeached-Currently-Four-Time-Criminally-Indicted-Not-My-President-gurl (H/T Randy Rainbow) violated the Constitutional rule that the peaceful transfer of power must happen on Jan6, plotted with humans both in his admin and admin-adjacent for an avenue to remain in power, lied about election results, and encouraged the sacking of the US Capitol is a huge nothing burger? That you'd have been fine, it's just the homework if a Democratic party human had done the same things?

Now who is accepting mediocre logic in their life? You say you expect nothing from your elected officials which is why you get nothing. I expect those whom I elect to do the job they've been hired to do. I expect them to defend whatever governing document which guides them, meaning state or federal laws. I do have expectations and thus far I've not been too disappointed. Of course humans are humans.

You should have just flown out the window. If it was possible my opinion of you dipped lower. Well done you. (hate to leave such dedication in hole digging unremarked upon. When you dig a good hole I believe someone should give you the compliment you deserve)

By the way - this isn't an apology. No, I won't let it go. Like a dog I am, focused on that which is causing a disturbance in their world.

Les Carpenter said...

Sometimes ya just gotta paint with a broad brush. Cause it paints a more complete picture.

So, keep on painting with that big brush Grey One talks sass. While skud and the rest of the Russian assets will no doubt stick with their restricted and mostly fallacious small brush strokes.