Poles opening their country to help the Ukranians fleeing Russia. Poles know first hand about living under the "Iron Fist" extended from Moscow. Polish Businesses And Ordinary Citizens Scramble To Help Ukrainian Refugees
I’ve seen multiple headlines that Bitcoin’s market cap has surpassed the total value of the Russian ruble, which just seems impossible to believe, but even Forbes is reporting it. Bitcoin Overtakes Russia’s ‘Collapsing’ Ruble After Sudden Price Surge
This is an hour long call by the Orthodox Union yesterday. 4 Rabbis in different spots in Ukraine discussing the experiences there. From refugees to staying put to helping their communities and their neighbors. Some of the Hebrew may be hard to understand but I think got will get the context. Tremendous appreciation for the acts of kindness. Just donating to legitimate organizations that can help is critical because prices are so high. Interesting to note that Belarus has been taking on refugees and Moldova too. Watch: Rabbonim from Ukraine Discuss the Crisis - Orthodox Union
Russia attempting to stop foreign companies from pulling out of Russia. How does this work?? Russia tries to stop Western companies fleeing the country - CNN
Yeah. Sheesh. Catching up from a busy day. Skipped forward to this page now I might skip right out. This thread got THed.
Thanks. Great public service. The thread has been very informative up until today when it became busy.
Just recently discovered that Zelensky is a member of the tribe. Hoping he doesn't become another one of our martyrs like his grandparents.
Zelensky is a brave man. He could have left and governed in exile, but stayed. Did you read upthread about the bomb hitting the Jewish Holocaust cemetery/museum today? Thousands of Jews who died in the Holocaust are buried there.
My next door neighbors are from western Ukraine and have family back there. They're lovely people but they struggle with their English. My heart aches for them.
I'm thinking that's how Russians are transferring money around now, fueling the BTC rally. I think it's a rally of roughly 30% in the past week. Pretty good returns, but pretty sure Russians are fueling a lot of that, as they have few options to move money around at this stage.
Bill Maher hit the nail on the head on Real Time last week. "Russia is Kanye; Ukraine is Kim Kardashian... NATO is Pete Davidson."
Just more reason for btc to be regulated out of business. When sanctions can be easily avoided by converting wealth to crypto something needs to change
Art world response to Russian invasion...including canceling the Bolshoi. One thing the USSR always threw out there was it's arts, especially ballet, along with sports as pride in the system. Noted in there that some Russian artists are protesting and removing their work in Russia itself, which can only be dangerous for them. The art world responds to Russian invasion of Ukraine by canceling shows and cutting ties
CHILLING images show a smouldering Russian convoy of tanks blitzed to ashes by the heroic Ukrainian resistance on the outskirts of Kyiv. The biggest war in Europe since World War 2 has now been raging for seven days - but Vladimir Putin's advance towards the capital Kyiv appears to have stalled as brave Ukrainians fight back. Incredible pics show smouldering Russian convoy as Putin’s Kyiv siege stalls
This is why even if Kyiv and Kharkiv fall in the next few days, it won't matter in the long term. Urkainians will continue to fight until their death to keep Putin and Russia out of Ukraine. Add to that, there will be even more sanctions and the Russian people (who haven't already) will turn on Putin. He's fighting a losing war. Remember Ukrainians pushed Yanukovich out of office and he had to flee to Russia for safe haven. This is waaaaaay worse than anything Yanukovich did to ordinary Ukrainians. And the people of Russia are going to be fed up when food and goods triple in cost, whilst they are social outcasts on the world stage and can't vacation anywhere outside of Russia. American and European stores will continue shutting down in Russia. It'll be like a return to the USSR days. So if Kyiv or Kharkiv fall, don't lose faith in Ukraine. They will not accept Russian rule, period.
I suppose this makes sense to folks who pay attention to those celebs. As I do not (nor do I listen to Maher) I have no idea what this comparison even means, let alone that it “hits the nail on the head”.
Sorry, but I think Pete Davidson is doing a lot more for Kim Kardashian than NATO is doing for Ukraine.
