The Headlines Say It All

'In short the dumbshit Zelensky was deceived and used by his American & European “friends” for the purpose of giving Russia a black eye in the presstitute media, and the dumbshit Europeans have shot themselves in the foot and are bearing the cost of the alleged “sanctions on Russia.”  What a stupid world the Western one is.  How much better it would have been to agree to Russia’s reasonable security concerns.' -Dr. Paul Craig Roberts

Biden pledges not to send American military to Ukraine

https://www.rt.com/news/551035-biden-us-troops-ukraine-war/ 

Pentagon confirms US position on No Ukraine no-fly zone

Despite Kiev’s request, Washington is not discussing a move that would put it at war with Russia

https://www.rt.com/news/550992-no-fly-zone-ukraine-pentagon/ 

Europe ‘not at war with Russia’ – EU diplomacy chief

EU says it supports Ukraine but not enough to go to war

Defending Freedom And Democracy Sure Requires An Awful Lot Of Censorship

'As we watch the same empire that just destroyed Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen being entrusted to carefully navigate extremely delicate nuclear brinkmanship escalations without ending the world, if we might perhaps be better off with a lot more dissent, rather than a lot less.'

By Caitlin Johnstone: Kremlin-backed media outlets have been banned throughout the European Union, both on television and on apps and online platforms. RT has lost its Sky TV slot in the UK, where the outlet is also blocked on YouTube. Australian TV providers SBS and Foxtel have dropped RT, and the federal government is putting pressure on social media platforms to block Russian media in Australia.

In the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Latvia, speaking in support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine will get you years in prison.

Chris Hedges On Ukraine, Russia & NATO

Katie Halper: Pulitzer Prize–winning Journalist Chris Hedges talks about Russia, Ukraine, Nato expansion and his experience on the ground reporting from Eastern Europe during the fall of the Soviet Union. Then Phyllis Bennis, of the Institute of Policy Studies, talks about what needs to happen next.

Will Ukraine Crisis Backfire On America?

Dr. Ron Paul: As the Russian attack on Ukraine continues, there are more and more moves in the US to weaponize banking and money itself in an attempt to "punish" Russia for its aggression. Some cooler heads are recognizing that the "sanction everything" hot heads may be producing some unintended consequences back home. Crypto users and fans should also be worried.

Is COVID Policy Comedy, Tragedy, Or Both?

...even highly politicized elites are realizing that the dissidents in the Covid wars had it right all along...

Authored by Jeffrey Tucker: The Saturday Night Live skit on Covid policy is a welcome relief, a cultural sign that rationality has started to return.

Yes, the segment is truly hilarious.

And it reveals so much about the present moment in which even highly politicized elites are realizing that the dissidents in the Covid wars had it right all along.

Russian Myths v Russian Reality - Edward Slavsquat

Corbett: Riley Waggaman, aka "Edward Slavsquat," joins us today to dissect the propaganda myths that continue to swirl about Putin and Russia in the so-called alternative media and the sobering reality that Russia is neither singularly evil nor singularly good and that Putin is not a freedom fighter valiantly battling the globalists.

Every US Enemy Is Hitler: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix

It’s just incredible how even after all this time, after all those wars, after all those lies, it’s not even occurring to most mainstream westerners to investigate whether the US could possibly have had anything to do with starting the war in Ukraine.

By Caitlin Johnstone: There’s one asshole in the room who always starts shit. Any time any shit has started she’s always been involved. And hardly anyone’s even looking at her thinking, “I wonder if that shit-starting chick has anything to do with this?”

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I am convinced that mainstream culture’s fascination with World War II has made us all dumber. Everyone just lives in this dopey children’s cartoon now where every US enemy is Hitler and they’re the brave hero who is fighting Hitler.