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America and its NATO allies need to crush him and his oligarchs and families once and for all. Crush him and them financially. Crush them on the battlefield, and absolutely humiliate Putin and his friends for the excrement they are. That is all stupid bullies like them understand. Democracy will stand strong and perhaps heal and once again flourish in America.and the world. I stand with Ukraine.

Please take care of yourself and be safe.

To Everyone else here, prayers help. Pray for Ukraine, the world and pray that the stoopid that seems to be swallowing up the world and especially Americans doesn't swallow the rest of us up. God bless us all. We.all have to hang in there together. It is the only way we come out of this. Spread light and love, Putin and his cronies and whatever connections in America are doing their level best to destroy it.

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Totally agree with every word. Hit Putin, his oligarchs, their families & anybody else who supports him HARD with every sanction available. Confiscate homes, apartments . . . any and all real estate holdings, boats, cars, art collections, clothes, jewels . . . complete contents of any and all seized properties right down to the toilet paper . . . take it ALL. Freeze all bank accounts and credit card accounts. Deport all family members back to Russia IMMEDIATELY. Strip Russian embassies to skeleton staff. Send everybody else back to Russia. Make it impossible for them to access money or credit or to move anywhere outside of Russia. Make them pariahs in the rest of the world. Make Putin's own lapdogs turn against him for the pain & depravation they have to suffer because of his megalomania. Make that fucker Putin deeply regret ever starting this shit! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

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Mic, I was hoping you'd write some analysis today, so I'm starting with a thank you. We're heartbroken here, for both Ukraine and the wider world of democracies. As is everyone.

Of course, it goes without saying that Belarus has to *support* Putin's plan ("Once you get a RU in your house, it's impossible to get him out")...

And it also goes without saying (though Navalny did say it today in his court appearance) that Putin is *running on water* so if he stops he's d.o.n.e. However, the damage he's doing, and his willingness to use the nuclear 'option' is - and will continue to be - terrifying, and he wants it to be.

I am hoping for a massive NATO response today, so that RU's real leaders ($$$) will have to remove Putin because he's so clearly unhinged. At least, I hope that there are some who can make this happen in their own self-interest.

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You okay?

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I’m good -I just saw your comment, apologies for the delayed response. How are you? Everything good with you & yours? Man I miss instantly interacting with you…

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I’m good too but angry and sad for Ukraine. I knew you had jury duty but I guess I didn’t expect it to be lengthy. Great reading you and staying deeply informed. Thank you for all you do.

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