My family came over to the States from Lymans'ke, about 40 miles west of Odesa, and I still have distant family there. I'm feeling a bit sick to my stomach right now.

Does anyone have a lead on what villages in Odesa oblast were just hit?
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@BlueStateBabe I wonder if this is connected with tomorrow's hearing in any way.

@barbaraedelman We've been giving it a shot for 50 years. I'm a 49 year old progressive - as in, way left of the est. dems. I've watched our rights being chipped away, our standard of living crumbling, our costs of living go through the roof. The rights that have FINALLY be giving the LGTBQIA+ community and others are now on the chopping block.

And now the Dems are using their most recent failure to try to get me to give them money...for failing me again.

@Eyeatola That depends on how far in the future we're looking. The GQP's next goal is a nationwide ban on abortion. Given the Dems remarkable ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, it may be a moot point soon.

I have an honest-to-goodness question/thought experiment for ya'll.

Other than "the other team is worse", what has the Democratic party done for women, POC, and other marginalized groups for whom they claim to advocate? Why should I vote for them? What have they delivered?

And remember, in this thought experiment, "the other guy is worse" is not a valid reason.

@redenigma These @#$% are a cancer.

@jgold @th3j35t3r The snark, the beautiful, beautiful snark...lol!

Good to see that shared with the world.

@janallmac @Klaatu_Veratta_Nectarine I agree. They made this same claim a few weeks ago. Kind of hard to believe anything that comes out of Russia these days.

@spacesloth Bezos has more than enough. Enjoy.

@jgold Aw, man, I'm sorry to hear that. Take your time, and tell your sis we're thinking about her and sending good vibes her way. ❤️

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So, this is the most heartbreaking thing I've seen in a long time.

A Ukrainian psychotherapist is talking about dealing with the war, and how, in order to survive, it may be necessary to INDUCE dissociation and possibly PTSD. He lists the "how too" in step-by-step format.

He (obviously) prefaces this with an admonition to NEVER do this in peacetime, and to seek help to undo the damage asap when it's finally safe.

We cannot forget about these people, ya'll.

https://twitter.com/EdgarSoboliev/status/1499158408922116097

@Alt_Human lol! Let me be more specific...

Give them what they need to win, not to obliterate half the planet.

@Alt_Human Can't argue that, and I wouldn't, because I completely agree.

But the point here isn't his history, but the doctrine referred to in the op-ed, and how it applies to Russia's war. How, if we're going to help, we need to stop taking half measures for fear of triggering Putin and start giving Ukraine the weapons it needs.

So, they're re-doing the little forested country road in front of our house, and to make room, they had to cut town a bunch of mature pine, birch, and oak trees in front of our property.

We used to have privacy from the road and the nicest view...

I'll be in mourning for a while. 😭