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15 hours ago, The_Omega said:

Zelenskyy had plenty of time to campaign for Kommie in Pennsylvania. I wonder if that has anything to do with Trump’s disdain for him.

It’s absolutely traitorous that a Cold War veteran as your self would be ok with destroying everything we have gained by backing Europe since the end of WW2, just to appease the ego of commander bone spurs.

60% of US investment is in Europe, and 60% of their investments are in the US. US companies employ about 5 million people, and they employ about same number of Americans. 

It’s equally ignorant to still call Harris a commie, in light of the fact that Trump is Putin’s beetch, and literally called himself a King.

 

4 minutes ago, Tnt4philly said:

It’s absolutely traitorous that a Cold War veteran as your self would be ok with destroying everything we have gained by backing Europe since the end of WW2, just to appease the ego of commander bone spurs.

60% of US investment is in Europe, and 60% of their investments are in the US. US companies employ about 5 million people, and they employ about same number of Americans. 

It’s equally ignorant to still call Harris a commie, in light of the fact that Trump is Putin’s beetch, and literally called himself a King.

 

All of this^ right here, but especially the bolded part.

Uh oh......

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Dow down 643 pts on tariff fears.  So much winning.......

How these people keep losing elections to awful human beings is quite a mystery!

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As Trump takes over leadership at Kennedy Center, some protest through dance

February 18, 202512:10 PM ET
 

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Performers dance outside of the the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. on Monday. The dance was part of a protest against executive orders signed by President Trump.

Performers dance outside of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Monday. The dance was part of a protest against new leadership by President Trump.

David Dowling

Protesters chanted across Washington, D.C. on Monday to demonstrate against executive orders signed by President Donald Trump. But outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, one of the performing arts landmarks of the United States, there was a different kind of protest: a dance.

Thirty-four dancers performed The Nelken Line, a piece by choreographer Pina Bausch that pays homage to the seasons. It's been performed widely since Bausch created it in 1982. There's even a tutorial.

In the piece, dancers walk in a single-file line and make synchronized movements.

"It felt symbolic in that we're moving in unison," says dancer and educator Kelly King who organized the protest, "And there's something just compelling to see a straight line of movers dancing this way in a march."

The dancers are protesting the leadership changes at the Kennedy Center, which operates under a private-public partnership and receives some federal funding. Traditionally, it has a bipartisan board. But now the board consists of members appointed solely by Trump, with the president himself as the chair, which is the first time a president has served in that role.

King says, historically, the Kennedy Center's dance offerings have been largely focused on "classical ballet and very white programming or European-based programming." But in the past decade or so, she's seen a shift that includes "many more contemporary works and some under the radar dance offerings that give both artists and audience an opportunity to expand their horizons. And that has been really exciting and encouraging to see."

She and the other dancers are worried about whether that kind of diversity will continue under the new administration.

A spokesperson for the Kennedy Center tells NPR, "There have not been changes made to the Center's dance programming nor are there any changes planned."

King says the protest came together quickly. After spreading the word on social media, she set up two Zoom rehearsals. She chose the Bausch work because it's simple enough that dancers of all ages and abilities could master it easily.

 

Performers gather outside of the Kennedy Center on Monday to protest executive orders signed by President Trump.

Performers gather outside of the Kennedy Center on Monday to protest new leadership. They're worried that the diversity of dance programming might be curtailed.

David Dowling

King says nobody at the Kennedy Center tried to stop any of the dancers, though a handful of security guards followed them as they danced around the perimeter of the building for about 30 minutes.

"They were unsure of what they were going to encounter with us," says King, "And as I spoke to them individually and they saw what we were doing, they realized that we were certainly not a threat. And I think perhaps by the end they were entertained."

Audio and digital edited and web page produced by Jennifer Vanasco. Audio mixed by Chloee Weiner.

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/18/nx-s1-5300155/trump-dance-performance-protest-kennedy-center-nelken-line

17 minutes ago, barho said:

Dow down 643 pts on tariff fears.  So much winning.......

I think I need to resurrect a thread. Hold on one second.

I loathe the idea of Putin winning anything, and am no fan of the news of the past few days. The questions I keep coming back to though are how can Ukraine "win" without an international force joining the fight with boots on the ground and planes in the air and are Americans willing to sacrifice our military for war against Russia (and China and N Korea)? I don't want to send our troops. If you're for expanding our efforts, why didn't we do the same when Putin took Crimea?  Absent another world war Russia is going to win this.  How long do we keep spinning our wheels?

2 minutes ago, The_Omega said:

Absent another world war Russia is going to win this. 

Why are you so certain of this?

1 minute ago, The_Omega said:

I loathe the idea of Putin winning anything, and am no fan of the news of the past few days. The questions I keep coming back to though are how can Ukraine "win" without an international force joining the fight with boots on the ground and planes in the air and are Americans willing to sacrifice our military for war against Russia (and China and N Korea)? I don't want to send our troops. If you're for expanding our efforts, why didn't we do the same when Putin took Crimea?  Absent another world war Russia is going to win this.  How long do we keep spinning our wheels?

Easy answer.  Come up with a peace plan that gives Russia the land they currently have and immediately invites the remainder of Ukraine to NATO.  That is it!  That is all Trump has to do.  Putin has no leg to stand on.  Then flood what remains of Ukraine with western funding and you never see Russia make a move like this again.

2 minutes ago, Paul852 said:

Why are you so certain of this?

Because Ukraine is getting slaughtered right now. They are losing ground with no end in sight. It would take a dramatic escalation to reverse that and Ukraine doesn't have the manpower to make that happen. Maybe the Europeans want to send their troops to help but I doubt their citizenry would really be down with that.

3 minutes ago, barho said:

Easy answer.  Come up with a peace plan that gives Russia the land they currently have and immediately invites the remainder of Ukraine to NATO.  That is it!  That is all Trump has to do.  Putin has no leg to stand on.  Then flood what remains of Ukraine with western funding and you never see Russia make a move like this again.

You know, if they can make this happen then do it now. I don't see any way Putin accepts NATO membership for Ukraine though. 

2 minutes ago, The_Omega said:

You know, if they can make this happen then do it now. I don't see any way Putin accepts NATO membership for Ukraine though. 

What is he going to do?  If does not agree you flood Ukraine with western weapons including those considered taboo till now.

4 minutes ago, The_Omega said:

Because Ukraine is getting slaughtered right now. 

And so is Russia. Russia has stopped reporting casualties because they are afraid to send bad news up to command. So the numbers are tough to pinpoint.... There have been heavy losses on both sides. The Russian army is suffering as much as Ukraine. This is a war of attrition.

1 hour ago, toolg said:

The Russian army is suffering as much as Ukraine. This is a war of attrition.

 

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2 hours ago, The_Omega said:

I loathe the idea of Putin winning anything

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3 hours ago, barho said:

Uh oh......

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2 hours ago, The_Omega said:

I loathe the idea of Putin winning anything, and am no fan of the news of the past few days. The questions I keep coming back to though are how can Ukraine "win" without an international force joining the fight with boots on the ground and planes in the air and are Americans willing to sacrifice our military for war against Russia (and China and N Korea)? I don't want to send our troops. If you're for expanding our efforts, why didn't we do the same when Putin took Crimea?  Absent another world war Russia is going to win this.  How long do we keep spinning our wheels?

do you think it's a good idea for the POTUS to push russia propaganda about how the war started ? to have any negotiations without one of the two sides present to, you know, negotiate? 

you have to see the puppet game going on in front of you. 

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So much winning... <_<

On 2/18/2025 at 7:32 PM, It Hurts said:

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Yeah dude.  The country is just rallying around Trump.  They done.

On 2/19/2025 at 3:09 PM, Gannan said:

"overwhelmingly" :lol:

https://poll.qu.edu/images/polling/us/us02192025_urxu99.pdf

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Forty-five percent of voters approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president, while 49 percent disapprove. 

I know you're a Trump supporter, so let me break it down for you...

49 is the bigger number. 

Dude, your own quote proved you wrong.  Forty-five is 9 letters and 49 is only 2 numbers.  9 is bigger than 2

36 minutes ago, paco said:

Yeah dude.  The country is just rallying around Trump.  They done.

Polls say the country is bud. Cope 

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