Define "tits up". All that's going to happen is NATO is going to bitch and complain and then Russia will say "no u" and waltz right into the Russia-aligned regions throughout western and southern Ukraine, taking what they want with very little repercussions. Ukraine will get smaller and the West will claim that it never happened and refuse to redraw their maps.
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No, and nobody is suggesting this.
Certainly, it should be said that "the murder of police by assassination" isn't the leading cause of death on the job by a long shot even if they're saying on TV that it's at "unprecedented record levels". That report strikes me as somewhat sensationalist.
Yeah, that TV report was from a local, actually Tacoma, station. Anyway, I will keep an eye out for more news - reliable news - on this subject. The citizens in my area have a somewhat schizophrenic attitude towards police. They hate them and want them defunded, at least they did last year. Now, because of crime and people staying away from downtown shopping, attitudes are shifting. We elected a new mayor and a new prosecutor in Seattle who are now taking a much more sober and realistic position on police funding and staffing. Thanks for your interest.
Baby steps... let's start within the realm of the more probable first.
I don't speak GIF so well these days so I guess you mean that in the bad way (ie the Dems are handwringing and ineffectual) rather than the good way (hey, the Repubs will come around because they're really good guys at heart), right?
Oh, yeah. I mean...it's close. Democrats just don't have it in them, and there are a couple Republicans who don't hesitate to call out the mainstream GOP (and render themselves persona non grata in the process).I don't speak GIF so well these days so I guess you mean that in the bad way (ie the Dems are handwringing and ineffectual) rather than the good way (hey, the Repubs will come around because they're really good guys at heart), right?
Well, aside from Manchin and Sinema, they do seem to have it in them. Meanwhile we (the people) could really use a Romney and... who? Cassidy, Collins? to stand up for a voting rights bill. All 3 voted to remove Trump from office following Jan. 6th, but I haven't heard any of them supporting federal legislation to protect voting rights. The bills have been going through in various states are alarming to say the least, and could set the stage for Trump to succeed in his coup the next time around. We just need 2 from the GOP to stand up for voting rights. Manchin and Sinema are a lost cause. So far we have zero.
