Tucker Carlson has been a little confused about how to respond to Russia‘s invasion of Ukraine. He’s long praised Vladimir Putin and even said the other year that he was rooting for him against Ukraine. Putin has since waged a war that has resulted in thousands of deaths, muddling Carlson’s …
Read More »It's Not Just Gas Prices. Biden's Russian Energy Ban Could Reorder the World
Russia‘s time as the world’s energy superpower might soon be coming to an end. Under President Vladimir Putin‘s watch, the country has supplied vast amounts of natural gas and oil to Europe, Asia, and other corners of the globe. But the West’s crackdown on Russian energy in response to Putin’s …
Read More »My Chemical Romance Cancel Russia, Ukraine Shows
My Chemical Romance will no longer visit Russia and Ukraine on the European leg of their reunion tour this June, due to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. “With deep regret, My Chemical Romance is cancelling our Ukraine and Russia shows in June, 2022,” the band tweeted. “We hope to be …
Read More »The Christians Who Think the Ukraine Invasion Means Jesus Is Returning to Earth
The day after Russia started dropping missiles on Ukraine, pastor Greg Laurie took to Facebook with a message for his flock. To much of the world, current events may look like the unhinged machinations of a megalomaniacal authoritarian intent on worldwide disruption, but to Christians of a certain ilk, Laurie …
Read More »Russian State-Sponsored Propaganda Channel RT America Is 'Ceasing Production'
UPATE (3/3): The company who produces the American arm of Russian state-funded network RT laid off staff on Thursday, CNN reports. In a memo the network obtained, T&R Productions, LLC told employees that it was “ceasing production” in all locations “as a result of unforeseen business interruption events.” “Unfortunately, we …
Read More »Fleeing Kharkiv, Leaving Death and Destruction Behind
DNIPRO, Ukraine — On the morning of the massacre in Kharkiv, I woke up in a comfortable bed. On Sunday night, the shelling hadn’t been as bad — or I had decided to pretend it wasn’t as bad while I slept in my room on the 7th floor on a …
Read More »Ukraine's Plea to Unplug Russia From the Internet Is Denied
Following Ukraine’s request to essentially disconnect Russian websites from the internet, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has responded explaining why they’re both unable and unwilling to take such unprecedented action. In a letter obtained by Rolling Stone from ICANN CEO Göran Marby to Ukraine’s Minister of …
Read More »Kevin McCarthy Bashes Biden Over Ukrainian Military Aid After Throwing Up Hands When Trump Delayed It
Republican members of Congress who refused to hold then-President Donald Trump accountable for delaying congressionally approved military aid to Ukraine are now criticizing President Biden for not providing more military aid to the nation. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), a fierce opponent of impeaching Trump for trying to extort Ukraine into …
Read More »'Ugly, Unprofessional': International Students Describe Racism at the Ukrainian Border
Since Thursday, Feb. 24, when the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, more than 660,000 people have fled Ukraine, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. Among them have been thousands of international students who came to Ukraine for college or medical school. At least two students — from India …
Read More »Dee Snider Endorses Ukrainians' Use of 'We're Not Gonna Take It': '#FUCKRUSSIA'
Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider is greenlighting the use of “We’re Not Gonna Take It” for Ukrainians protesting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but anti-maskers who had hoped to use the song as a rallying anthem for their own cause are going to have to pick another track. “People are asking me …
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