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It is time we win in Ukraine

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It's time the Ukranians win in Ukraine with our help. There is a difference.

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I fear the time for the Biden Administration to wake-up and act has come and gone. At this stage it's not very likely that much in the way of meaningful action from the White House will come before the election. If Harris wins then maybe something can be accomplished, maybe. If Trump wins, all bets are off.

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Vote Harris or vote Putin.

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I hope these changes you've outlined occur as soon as the election is over. They make a great deal of sense. Ukraine needs these changes, and so does the rest of the free world.

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And if trump gets in they will get no support. He will give Ukraine to Putin on a silver platter.

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Folks, let’s roll up our sleeves!

It’s dangerous to be over- confident that Kamala will win. In 2016 we were confident Hillary would win, but because 40 million registered Democrats did not vote, Trump won.

Pls join me in reaching out to moderate and low-propensity voters.

We need millions of low-propensity Democrats (a polite term for not motivated to vote), Independents, and undecideds to vote for Kamala. There are also some Republicans who are disgusted with Trump but they don’t want to “become a Democrat” – we need to inform them that voting Blue is in their best interests. WE CANNOT WIN THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE WITHOUT MILLIONS OF THEIR VOTES.

Two wonderful organizations - Galvanize Action - https://www.galvanizeaction.org/ - and One For All - https://oneforallcommittee.org/ -- are expert in crafting campaign messages to motivate people to vote Blue. They reach out to moderate women who admire Kamala but are married to Trumpers – giving them a nudge to follow their own common sense and vote for Kamala. Their messages are tried and true - created by veteran campaign experts, social psychologists, and data scientists - and are constantly tested and refined.

Another action step – Pls. support the work of kick-a*s investigative reporter, Justin Glawe. Only $5 a month gives you a subscription to his mighty Substack: “American Doom” - https://www.american-doom.com/p/how-georgia-election-officials-will - Justin does deep investigations into the shenanigans of the Georgia board of elections and has uncovered a lot of malfeasance. GA Republicans are doing everything they can to depress Democratic turnout, even submitting fake Death Certificates to have registered voters removed from the rolls. Much of this is only known due to Justin Glawe’s work. He writes for The Guardian and Rolling Stone; but he’s a freelance writer. Which means, in addition to no regular paycheck, he has to pay for all the FOIA (Freedom of Information) requests on his own. It also means if he’s sued, there’s no publication to cover his legal defense. Please join me in supporting him!

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A moral, strategic and leadership failure on a scale not seen since Neville Chamberlain. Where are the leaders? WWII was over there until it wasn't. The fighting will be in Ukraine and Taiwan, but the disinformation and Cyber war may well be here with blackouts, no water and banking chaos

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Speaking of the "access of autocrats" (fantastic description by the way) has anyone considered that trump with his ties to Russia (7 phone calls to Putin since exiting the Oval Office), his "love letters" to & from Kim, his admiration of Chi, that he may be in clandestine negotiations with these men to provide troops to enhance the militias here should they need help in their civil unrest surrounding the election? This would be not unlike how the US backed various warlords in Afghanistan during their war with the Soviets.

Yes, I'm seeing boogie men around the corners, more like Bugaloo Boyz around the corner. But is it really outlandish given how desperate trump is now?

Just trying to cover all the bases. If Kim can send troops to participate in Russia's war of aggression it seems he would be interested in having a stake in our civil unrest during & after the election. Just sayin'.

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It’s shameful to see America divided into the Warsaw Pact bloc, and the Liberty bloc.

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Thank you.

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I’ve seen reports of Ukraine looking into developing a nuclear weapon.

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That's all the world needs. But it may not be out of the question. Ukraine gave up a huge stockpile of warheads after the Soviet Union fell. Maybe they still have scientists that have the expertise to rekindle the process.

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Russia’s paid a lot of money to “useful idiots” and they will be forever known as such. Russia is trying to destabilize our country and our way of life. It is time for Putin to “Feel the wrath” weapons free Ukraine, weapons free!

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