Bkk Brian

I provided a link on covid conspiracies that should have explained the difference to you if you had read it. You missed that when you edited my post. The rest of your post is pure conspiracy based opinions.

Trump can indeed be banned............ Section 3 of the 14th Amendment states that no one can “hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State” if they took an oath to support the Constitution and then “engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same.” https://news.bloomberglaw.com/white-collar-and-criminal-law/trumps-insurrection-referral-spotlights-bar-to-holding-office

The psychological foundation of a conspiracy theory is by its very nature based on belief/opinions, as they have no credible facts to back them up. There is no way to scrutinize evidence by experts and no way to make a fact based judgement. From the covid forum rules: "A forum dedicated to information and discussion of COVID-19 topics. This forum is not for conspiracy theories or any form of political discussion." Why do people believe COVID-19 conspiracy theories? https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/why-do-people-believe-covid-19-conspiracy-theories/

BREAKING: The FBI responds to @elonmusk releasing the Twitter files: "It is unfortunate that conspiracy theorists and others are feeding the American public misinformation with the sole purpose of attempting to discredit the agency." Full statement from FBI in the twitter link https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1605655653187432448

Can you provide a link for that? Particularly since they never even received a NATO Membership Action Plan, from there its still a 5 to 10 year process. It was not till 2021 at a Brussels summit that NATO leaders promised a MAP as an integral part of the process. However the Russian invasion started before that even got of the ground. Ref's: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/why-is-ukraine-still-not-in-nato/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine–NATO_relations You also missed completely the offer by Zelensky to commit to NOT joining NATO in return for peace talks, duly turned down by Putin. This was one month into the war, March 2022. Zelensky says Ukraine prepared to discuss neutrality in peace talks In nod to Russia, Ukraine says no longer insisting on NATO membership Zelensky: We won’t join NATO if that brings peace Anyone who thinks this was anything other than Putin's imperialist ambitions is obviously just reading RT NEWS

Since when are you in a position to ask me further questions when you've not provided evidence of your initial claims? This is not a schoolyard rant here. If you want to make specific claims they need to be backed up with credible sources. Most medications and most vaccines have adverse reactions in rare cases, its the risk/benefit ratio that counts. The benefits for covid vaccines far outweigh the risks for the vast majority of people. That is my claim and those links have been provided. You don't believe me. You claim they are not safe. As per the forum rules in this section any claims you make: "Any alleged factual claims must be supported by a valid link to an approved credible source." I'll wait with baited breath............

It clear you know zero. However being a Trump supporter you're forgiven

Zelensky being a jew, with his grand parents murdered by nazis in the holocaust forgive me when i call that total B/S. Remind me about the Russian neo nazis fighting in Ukraine

Who for, the Trump cult? They are easily amused.

Who would say it still is? Zelensky. From Lawyer To Comedian To Politician To War Hero

Musk’s Frequent Twitter Polls Are at Risk of Bot Manipulation New research shows votes can be easily purchased during Twitter polls With less than $100, one can buy tens of thousands of votes for Twitter polls using bot-for-hire manipulation services, according to the nonprofit digital rights group Accountable Tech. The finding, first reported by Bloomberg, could spark new concerns about Musk’s reliance on the tool to chart the future of one of the world’s most influential social media companies. https://archive.ph/1c7Q4 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-22/musk-s-frequent-twitter-polls-are-at-risk-of-bot-manipulation

Elon Musk’s Campaign to Win Back Twitter Advertisers Isn’t Going Well Some ad buyers said they will need to see changes at Twitter before they feel comfortable returning. Advertisers say they are concerned about Mr. Musk’s moves as owner and CEO, including his abrupt rule-making and controversial tweets. Just as it can be hard to separate the art from the artist, many advertisers are struggling to separate Twitter from Mr. Musk. “He has made it so that advertisers can’t avoid the association. He created that vulnerability and he continues to double down on it,” said Irwin Gotlieb, a former chief executive of ad-buying giant GroupM. https://archive.ph/rdpmG#selection-295.0-319.225 https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-twitter-advertisers-exodus-11671722594

Russia destroying evidence of one of its largest war crimes in Ukraine. Moscow-installed authorities in occupied Mariupol have started to demolish the city's drama theatre, a local Ukrainian official said Friday. The Mariupol drama theatre was hit by a Russian rocket strike in March while hundreds of civilians, including children, were sheltering inside. It has since become a symbol of Russian aggression during its 10-month invasion of Ukraine. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/12/23/ukraine-war-north-korea-wagner-deny-completing-arms-delivery-a79785

Why had Ukraine not been allowed to join NATO before the invasion then and why did Zelensky additionally offer Putin a peace deal stating he would not join NATO if that brought peace? How does that fit in with your theory?

You have a habit of editing my posts, next time you do it, it will be reported

"why the Trumpian populist right is consumed w/hatred for Ukraine—a hatred clearly beyond concerns about the US spending a very small portion of our military budget, or about the nonexistent involvement of American troops—doesn’t have a simple answer." Putin’s Useful Idiots: Right Wingers Lose It Over Zelensky Visit The anti-Ukraine right can’t stand America standing as the arsenal of democracy. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s surprise arrival in Washington on Wednesday for a meeting with President Joe Biden and a speech before Congress has unhinged the always-seething anti-Ukraine Trumpian right, triggering a deluge of snark and grievance. Then there was this from Red State commentator Brandon Morse, asserting that Zelensky has done much more damage to the United States than the January 6th rioters: https://www.thebulwark.com/putins-useful-idiots-right-wingers-lose-it-over-zelensky-visit/

I doubt they would trust you so all's square then

Has that got anything at all to do with Zelensky visiting the US to get further help to kick out the Russian terrorists that are murdering innocent civilians and destroying their homes?

Yea because going to an economist on advice on the Russian invasion of Ukraine is something we should all do................. If that's what you base your understanding on then its not surprising

Under a European Commission proposal, the EU would shift the liquid assets of the Russian state that were frozen under sanctions into a fund its rebuilding costs

I live in a fact based world. He was a lawyer first, then comedian who had his own TV production company with series sales to Netflix and other networks. Even with the Pandora allegations he has no where near that figure. Fake: Zelensky’s Fortune Estimated at $850 Million There is absolutely no evidence that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has a net worth of $850 million. According to several authoritative sources, Zelensky’s combined fortune could amount to some $20-25 million. Citing the Dutch right-wing populist Forum for Democracy party as their source, Russian media are claiming that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky may have a net worth of $850 million. Russian propagandist publications RIA Novosti, RT, Krasnaya Vesna, Argumenty I Fakty and others are all disseminating this story. Representatives of the Forum for Democracy Party who are close to the Kremlin are also claiming without any evidence, that Zelensky earned most of his money after becoming president. https://www.stopfake.org/en/fake-zelensky-s-fortune-estimated-at-850-million/ If you live in a fact based world prove your claims.

In reply to your questions: In the early 1990s, didn't the west agree not to extend NATO membership toward Russia after the USSR fell? No, here is some information for you: ‘There was no promise not to enlarge NATO’ https://hls.harvard.edu/today/there-was-no-promise-not-to-enlarge-nato/ "The U.S.S.R. was never offered a formal guarantee on the limits of NATO expansion post-1990," John Lough, the research associate who authored the section, wrote. "Moscow merely distorts history to help preserve an anti-Western consensus at home." https://www.rferl.org/a/nato-expansion-russia-mislead/31263602.html Your second question: Was invading Ukraine Putin's only choice of action in challenging western influence that threatens Russian security or the well being of Russians living in Ukraine or Moldova? Putin got Crimea wasn't that enough? In what way was he threatened? He claims there was genocide of ethnic Russians going on. Total fabrication. The total number of civilian casualties recorded by OHCHR in 2021 has totaled 110: 25 killed (16 men, two women, three boys, one girl and three adults whose sex is not yet known) and 85 injured (56 men, 21 women, six boys and two girls), a 26.2 per cent decrease compared with 2020 (149: 26 killed and 123 injured), and the lowest annual civilian casualties for the entire conflict period. The above includes both Ukrainian and ethnic Russians

Yes and you edited my post. Topic is here as I pointed out to you in it.

On the dark side, they can have that.