Russian invasion of Ukraine

[Iassel]

Johnson's changed his tune the absolute waste of space.

I mean he had no choice. MTG being the utter fuckwit she is called for a motion to dismiss that immediately meant either Johnson had to bring the Ukraine bill to the House or he would be replaced by someone who would.

In thinking she was doing Trumps bidding, because she’s thick as shit, she fucked him completely by making the one thing he didn’t want (Ukraine aid) impossible to avoid.

Now that it’s going to pass, Trump has had to do a 180 and come out and support it - pissing off his financial backer in Moscow - to try and save face.

It’s quite delicious if you’re a fan of leopards eating faces.

 

[BlueAnorak]

plus The Ukraine aid bill has been approved but still waiting for it to pass

This is really good news.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Last night's stuff:

Russian stuff blowing up: More Patriots may be on the way for Ukraine

This is the best news of the day. As Dark Brandon might say, trashing an over-the-horizon radar is a big fucking deal. Is that the silhouette of Ammo Dump Jesus in the ball of flame blessing the bavovna? Run away! Run away! Russians try an assault with...

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[BlueAnorak]

This mornings Day 786 Review: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/20...ay-786-RU-offensive-will-likely-start-in-June

 

[Scottyboi]

The Analyst:
UKRAINIAN MOBILISATION LAW FINALLY SIGNED

With multiple units across the frontline short of manpower, President Zelensky has finally signed the law passed by Parliament early this week.
It overhauls registration laws, adds punishments for draft dodging and establishes a major database of eligible participants. The law applies more or less equally to both sexes.
One of its biggest changes is lowering the age from 27 to 25, which should automatically start bringing in more people in the coming months. The law takes effect in mid-May.
There were 4,000 amendments to the law going through parliament, mobilisation isn’t popular. In some ways this is the governments failure to rouse people from the expectations that ‘someone else will do it’. Well they won’t and they don’t- those someone else’s are already in the front line - if you want your liberty you too have to fight. Or there won’t be a country to argue over.
The law is seen as able to raise as many as 200,000 in the coming year.
Another key area has been the assurance to redeploy what can be seen as too many people in support roles.
@ukrainejournal

 

[BlueAnorak]

Good news:
By a vote of 316 to 94, Republicans & Democrates pushed the Ukraine funding act through the House for final votes on Saturday and Monday.
165 Democrats voted in favour, while 39 opposed it, and 151 Republicans voted in favor, and 55 opposed.
Democrates voted against the Israel component, Republicans against Ukraine.

House advances Ukraine, Israel aid as Dems help Speaker Johnson, GOP

The House advanced legislation Friday to send aid to Ukraine and other embattled U.S. allies overseas, clearing a key procedural hurdle after Democrats stepped in to back the measure — a rare …

thehill.com

House GOP's aid bills for Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan advance — with Democrats' help

The bills are part of a complicated plan by Speaker Mike Johnson to get badly needed lethal aid to Ukraine, as well as security funding for Israel and Taiwan.

www.cbsnews.com

Speaker Johnson told reporters afterwards that he was:"happy the rule passed," and said if it hadn't, the House would have been forced by a discharge petition to pass the Senate version of the bill, which he referred to as a "blank check for foreign aid."

 

[SebastianBlue]

Good news:
By a vote of 316 to 94, Republicans & Democrates pushed the Ukraine funding act through the House for final votes on Saturday and Monday.
165 Democrats voted in favor, while 39 opposed it, and 151 Republicans voted in favor, and 55 opposed.
Democrates voted against the Israel component, Republicans against Ukraine.

House advances Ukraine, Israel aid as Dems help Speaker Johnson, GOP

The House advanced legislation Friday to send aid to Ukraine and other embattled U.S. allies overseas, clearing a key procedural hurdle after Democrats stepped in to back the measure — a rare …

thehill.com

House GOP's aid bills for Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan advance — with Democrats' help

The bills are part of a complicated plan by Speaker Mike Johnson to get badly needed lethal aid to Ukraine, as well as security funding for Israel and Taiwan.

www.cbsnews.com

Will be interesting to see how quickly it runs through the Senate given some elements of both aid packages originally negotiated in the Senate have been changed in the House version, so they'll have to review, potentially debate, and vote on them again.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Marjorie Taylor Greene twitched violently and uncontrollably... :-D

 

[BlueAnorak]

Stuff...

Russian stuff blowing up: Ukraine shoots down a Russian bomber

Ukraine managed to shoot down a big prize — a Russian Tu-22 bomber while it was returning from a mission to launch cruise missiles. It’s the first time Ukraine has destroyed one of these in flight. Russia, of course, claimed it was due to technical...

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Includes Russian TU-22M bomber down, the latest Russian tank graveyard and many more...

 

[Delboy352]