Big Secrets in Plain Sight

The hyperbolic news of the week has been "Russia invades Ukraine". I personally would phrase it differently, "Russia provoked to protect Russian speaking provinces in Ukraine from relentless shelling". Below is testimony from a citizen in Donbass which will explain the real situation. The so called invasion was met with cheers, flag waving, and fireworks. How is Russia's recognition of these regions any different than the US recognition of Kosovo, or for that matter recognizing Guaido as President of Venezuela? After all it was a US coup which installed the Nazis to power in Ukraine. This was avoidable simply by agreeing that NATO wouldn't incorporate Ukraine. This story and more below the fold...

While the U.S. and all of Europe react in horror to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the first, second, fourth, tenth and twelfth most-populated nations in Asia feel very different. It really doesn't matter whether you agree with these nations or not. The sheer size and proximity of these nations require respect.
The least surprising is China.

(Some recent developments; I dunno what all’s been covered here..)

Earlier via tass news, and this fukkery may have been just bridge too far):

MOSCOW, February 23. /TASS/. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres made several statements on the situation in eastern Ukraine that are not compatible with his status, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, opening talks with UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen on Wednesday.

"To our great regret, the UN Secretary General whom you are representing turned out to be susceptible to pressure by the West and recently made several statements incompatible with his status and his authority under the UN Charter," he said.

Media Manipulation

The failure of legacy media to inform and educate is clear to see. The goal of the media is to push desired narratives. Several events this week caused me to think in this direction... Ukraine, the Durham Report, and the freedom convoy among them.
Have we finally arrived at 1984's Newspeak?
Some Newspeak words include:
Thoughtcrime - Anti-Party thoughts
Facecrime - Occurs when the face reveals the existence of thoughtcrime (either lacking in anti-Party vigor, or expressing distaste for Party actions).
Goodthinkful - Describes a person who thinks just as the Party wishes.
Unperson - Someone the Party has vaporized; someone that no longer exists.(think Joe Rogan)

Five days ago Politico reported that February 16 was Ukraine Invasion Day in Russia.

“There is no way we were ever going to unite Ukraine. I mean, Iraq. Afghanistan!”
- Biden

Biden wasn't the only one that got confused yesterday.

The political and military leaders of Ukraine seem as worried about their allies as they are about Russia.

Astonishing.

https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/01/why-washington-will-soon-dump-ukra...

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