“I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.” | I am nicer in person
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Les Stelmach 🇨🇦🇺🇦 retweeted
"Ukraine continues to inflict massive casualties on the Russian Army and cripple the Russian economy, while U.S. Special Envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff continue to undermine Ukraine’s ability to negotiate a just and lasting settlement in Putin’s brutal and illegal invasion. As if that weren’t bad enough, they are also undermining NATO, the most successful alliance in history. Their parroting of Kremlin talking points on renegotiating European security and possibly pulling back from Eastern Europe is totally unacceptable to the continued viability of NATO and the national security of the United States."
- @HASCDemocrats Ranking Member @RepAdamSmith , @HouseForeign Ranking Member @RepGregoryMeeks and @SASCDems Ranking Member @SenJackReed
They can net the compensation off of the hundreds of billions of dollars of reparation payments payable from Russia to Ukraine.
I used to be a huge fan of Tretiak, I'm not anymore. I understand why he's taking this position, he has to advocate for his hockey association, but Canada has to advocate for the free world, and middle power democracies. Someone has to speak for Ukraine & the Baltics. #cdnpoli
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Les Stelmach 🇨🇦🇺🇦 retweeted
I’ll continue to investigate who’s responsible for disrupting Starshield service—including the potential threat to our national security of our reliance on Musk’s system.
Les Stelmach 🇨🇦🇺🇦 retweeted
Pretty serious allegations here, if true. $SPCX
Les Stelmach 🇨🇦🇺🇦 retweeted
On behalf of the 105 Members of the Bipartisan Congressional Ukraine Caucus, we are demanding a full accounting from the Trump Administration and SpaceX on how and why this occurred and immediate action to restore full access to Starshield.
ALT On behalf of the 105 Members of the Bipartisan Congressional Ukraine Caucus, we are extremely alarmed by reports from Ukraine that Starshield has again been throttled. Congress has been clear that Ukraine's ability to defend itself and the rest of Europe is a vital national interest of the United States. We are demanding a full accounting from the Trump Administration and SpaceX on how and why this occurred and immediate action to restore full access to Starshield.
Les Stelmach 🇨🇦🇺🇦 retweeted
The Trump crime family together with the south african drug addict are desperate to force Ukraine to capitulate before dems take power in Congress in January.
Les Stelmach 🇨🇦🇺🇦 retweeted
Multiple Ukrainian military sources have confirmed to the Kyiv Independent they are experiencing more unexplained "malfunctions" with StarShield.
It appears someone at SpaceX or the Pentagon is again deliberately sabotaging Ukraine's military communications.
Les Stelmach 🇨🇦🇺🇦 retweeted
NEW!! Top Democrats on the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Armed Services Comms accuse Trump envoys Kushner and Witkoff of undermining Ukraine and NATO by pushing territorial concessions to Russia and a potential U.S. pullback from Eastern Europe 👇
Is there something specific to RAND Corporation (or is it just a "thinktank" thing), that their takes are just so consistently off?
I've heard the phrase (which I don't believe in all cases) "if you can't do, teach", but this has to be 10x on thinktanks.
And now, instead of this pseudo-intellectual garbage from Mr. "Western Weapons Won't Make Any Difference To Ukraine", let me tell you what this actually means:
Passing off the bogus propaganda pretexts (such as “Ukraine is Nazi” or “NATO expansion”) invented and used to launch and continue an aggressive imperialist war aimed at destroying another country and seizing its territory as the actual causes of that very war, and pretending that somehow addressing Kremlin TV propaganda constructs is supposed to bring about “peace.”
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Les Stelmach 🇨🇦🇺🇦 retweeted
Alex Karp now says that Palantir is progressive, he’s always been a Democrat, Trump went too far on immigration and his primary commitment is to economic justice. LMAOOOOOO
Les Stelmach 🇨🇦🇺🇦 retweeted
Astonishing how much time these idiots pretend not to have heard things we said a million times. What a waste of space.
But lest @JustinTLogan there accuses me of not answering his question — another favorite tactic of these types that are constantly demanding personal explanations like they are paying me for them — Ukrainian victory would mean stopping Russia (at the line of control for now, regaining its 1991 borders in the future by peaceful means), keeping whatever government its people elect not what the Kremlin wants, security arrangements for deterrence of Moscow, EU membership, reconstruction finance (starting with the $300 bn in frozen Russian funds in Europe), no restrictions on its armed forces, a defense industry integrated with Europe, and being left alone by the fucking war criminals next door.
When I left an employer, I transferred DC pension plan assets out. But about $300 was missed (likely a last contribution). This sat, forgotten, and plan manager changed (to @canadalifeco ). Get a letter saying annual admin charge starting: $50. Call them, ask to move this money
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oh, and it "may take up to 10 business days to be mailed and received on your end". So imagine the busywork involved to create a package to details options to transfer $300 that takes over 2 weeks to be received. We are talking $300 here. Lifecos have to be the private sector ...
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Les Stelmach 🇨🇦🇺🇦 retweeted
- Alexander Stubb:
" I think we need to make clear to the Russians and everyone else that there are a few things that are completely off the table in these negotiations.
One is EU membership. It is not Russia who decides on EU membership. It is the European Union who does that.
Two is NATO. It is not Russia that decides on NATO membership. It is the Alliance itself.
Three is Ukrainian defence. It is not Russia that decides on what Ukraine has by its border, when, where, and how.
And four: European security arrangements ... or order. It’s not Russia that decides on that. We already have a European security order and should stick to it."
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It should be clear enough! 🤷♀️
He is one of the strong leaders.😉
Europe needs more such firm opinions.👍
Les Stelmach 🇨🇦🇺🇦 retweeted
shocked, shocked to discover this
EXCLUSIVE: Covert Russian network exploited French riots on social media, EU report says reut.rs/4ixV4Rt
