Law, Power, and Justice

Emily Jones

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Tag: Russia

  • Ukraine Update: 12 Noon, Ukrainian cultural heritage

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    THURSDAY 24 MARCH 2022: 12 NOON The works of Ukrainian artist Arhip Kuindji, born in Mariupol, were on display in a museum dedicated to his artistry.  Some of the paintings were removed but original works by Ivan Aivazovsky, Jablonskaia, Mykola Gluschenko,Tatiana Yablonska, Mykhailo Deregus and others were destroyed. EUROMAIDAN PRESS There was a prisoner exchange… Read.

  • UKRAINE UPDATE

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    THURSDAY 24 MARCH 2022 CNN The Ukrainians are reporting that the Russians are moving equipment into Belarus in preparation for Belarus joining the war. The Ukrainians have destroyed a large Russian ship in the port city of Berdyansk. Biden is meeting with G7 leaders. Blitzer is advancing the narrative that Biden has prepared all his… Read.

  • UKRAINE UPDATE: WAR ON THE ROCKS

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    WEDNESDAY 23 MARCH 2022: 10:30 pm CNN Georgian president says that Putin’s instinct is toward expansion.  TWITTER Ted Lieu is arguing that we should provide MIG’s to Ukraine. Vindman posts an excerpt from his book “Here Right Matters.”  “Russia is adept at a technique – it’s part of a uniquely Russian doctrine called “reflexive control”… Read.

  • UKRAINE UPDATE

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    WEDNESDAY 23 MARCH 2022 UKRAINE UPDATE: UKRAINE WORLD Director of the Kherson Drama Theatre, Oleksandr Knyha, was kidnapped this morning.  The video from Mariupol looks like WWII Germany In Kharkiv, more than a thousand high-rise buildings have already been destroyed. Zelensky appeals to Japan for more economic sanctions. Zelensky also noted that the UN Security… Read.

  • UKRAINE UPDATE:

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    TUESDAY 22 MARCH 2022 KYIV INDEPENDENT The European Association of Zoos and Aquaria has transferred money to zoos in Ukraine since the invasion. One of the journalists who has been held since March 15, has been released.  Viktoria Roshchina. The Russian military has burned down a stable in Hostomel near Kyiv with the horses inside.… Read.

  • UKRAINE UPDATE: 4 PM

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    21 MARCH 2022, 4 PM MSNBC It is estimated that 3.5 million people have been forced to leave Ukraine. The vaccinated rate in Ukraine is low and therefore there is likely to be another COVId outbreak.  U.S. is not accepting many refugees from Ukraine.  Why? Filtration camps?  People being evacuated and transported. Miles Taylor: We… Read.

  • UKRAINE UPDATE:

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    MONDAY 21 MARCH 2022 Like Elie Mystal, I could not sit in front of the Judiciary Committee and maintain decorum listening to these fascist morons.  Someone said that working as a public defender meant that you didn’t respect the law.  My God, it’s exactly the opposite.  The public defender system is something we should be… Read.

  • The “Anti-War Left” Makes me Crazy

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    THURSDAY 17 MARCH 2022 What kind of a people are we to sit and watch the destruction of Ukraine? People in the United States fell all over themselves to get the military into Iraq and Afghanistan, conveniently ignoring Saudi Arabia.  But now?  Where are those people who wanted so desperately to support a war?  There… Read.

  • Ukraine Update: Friday Morning

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    FRIDAY 18 MARCH 2022 The Russians are bombing Lviv this morning.  The message is that nothing, nowhere is safe.  And, we sit for another day and wring our hands. CNN Russians accused of kidnapping another mayor. New attacks on civilian targets US not making it easy for Ukrainians with family in the US to come… Read.

  • Ukraine Update: 12:40 PM

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    WEDNESDAY 16 MARCH 2022 MSNBC Biden is to respond to Zelensky’s speech to the congress this morning.  (Note: Marjorie Taylor Greene stood up with everybody else to applaud Zelensky, but got her phone and started texting.  She did not applaud.) Richard Engel: Russian forces have taken over a hospital in Mariupol, and they are not… Read.

  • It’s Time to Cancel Ukraine’s Foreign Debt

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    As the people of Ukraine fight for their survival as a country, cancelling debt is a crucial act of solidarity — and one that can and should be done immediately. — Read on jacobinmag.com/2022/03/ukraine-foreign-debt-cancellation-imf-global-finance Read.

  • The Biden Administration Shouldn’t Take Credit for the Courage of the Ukrainian People

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    TUESDAY 15 MARCH 2022 (3:30 PM – 5:30 PM) MSNBC •          Showing refugee children being accepted in Italy and musicians playing music together from bunkers.  (Note: This may be heartwarming, but this is not useful in determining what to do, which right now, is nothing.) •          Fox News cameraman killed. •          Individual story about a… Read.

  • The Next 10 Days Will Decide This War | CEPA

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    The next 10 days are decisive. It is a race and I’m not seeing enough urgency. We need to push the gas pedal to the floor now, immediately. Lieut. General (Ret.) Ben Hodges is Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies at the Center for European Policy Analysis in Washington, DC. — Read on cepa.org/the-next-10-days-will-decide-this-war/ Read.

  • We are Afraid to Hold Power Accountable

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    TUESDAY 15 MARCY 2022 It’s another day in which Americans sit in front of their televisions and watch Ukraine destroyed.  As much as I know, as cynical as I am, I felt somewhere deep inside me that America would stand up and defend people in this situation.  I suppose it’s because I am part of… Read.

  • How Trump and Putin Have Been Allies Against Ukraine

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    Since long before Russia’s invasion, Donald Trump has not only oft praised Vladimir Putin and shared his loathing of Ukraine, but has repeatedly supported the delegitimization of the now besieged country. — Read on nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/03/how-trump-and-putin-have-been-allies-against-ukraine.html Read.