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ChicagoAnnie
Joined: 04 Sep 2009 Posts: 9199 Location: St. Paul, MN
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Posted: 10/27/22 8:20 pm ::: |
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Opportunist...I cannot stand opportunist. Everything isn't a goddamn game.
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Posted: 10/27/22 11:22 pm ::: |
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Surely they should be vaping rather than smoking.
(But yes - I agree with the previous comments about it being asinine & unhelpful)
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greatgator
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Posted: 10/29/22 10:56 am ::: |
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FrozenLVFan wrote: |
Bob Lamm wrote: |
scullyfu wrote: |
I feel sick. I can only imagine the despair she & her family are experiencing. #WeAreBGq |
Yes. This is horrible, even for many of us who only know Brittney Griner as fans. For her... for her family... words can't be adequate. |
The message that got lost in most news reports is that now BG will be moved from the detention center where she's been staying to one of Russia's penal colonies. Her attys are trying to get her sent to one near Moscow so they can continue to see her, but it's more probable she'll be sent east somewhere. |
Griner faces difficult conditions at Russian penal colony, former prisoners and advocates say
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/griner-russian-penal-colony-difficult-prisoners-say-rcna54180
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Howee
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Bob Lamm
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Posted: 11/04/22 1:44 pm ::: |
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This is a long, detailed article from the New York Times about Bill Richardson and his controversial record as an independent negotiator in hostage situations. I am posting this neither to support or oppose his involvement in Brittney Griner's case. Indeed, I'd say there is information in this piece that could bolster either view:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/03/us/politics/bill-richardson-griner-whelan.html
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myrtle
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Bob Lamm
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Posted: 11/06/22 7:55 pm ::: |
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Article from the New York Times on the worsening conditions facing the LGBTQ community in Putin's Russia. Bad enough was the 2013 law that bans exposing minors to anything that could be considered "gay propaganda." Now Russia's parliament is about to pass a legislative package that would ban all "gay propaganda." These new laws would prevent any representation of LGBTQ relationships in any media--including books, music, film, and social platforms. Activists fear there will be a clampdown on LGBTQ events in public spaces. And violations carry stiff penalties:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/04/world/europe/russia-lgbt-gays.html
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Ex-Ref
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Posted: 11/09/22 6:43 am ::: |
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“Brittney was transferred from the detention center in Iksha on the 4th November. She is now on her way to a penal colony. We do not have any information on her exact current location or her final destination,” the statement from her legal team said. |
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/wnba/2022/11/08/brittney-griner-penal-colony-russia/8312406001/
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Bob Lamm
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Bob Lamm
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Posted: 11/10/22 10:55 pm ::: |
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https://wapo.st/3DXzPTC
New Washington Post editorial on Brittney Griner's imprisonment. I'm trying to gift this, hoping it'll work so everyone can read it. Sorry if this doesn't work.
In case it doesn't, here are the final sentences: "While making any trade, the president should remember who he's dealing with. Russia is not a state governed by the rule of law. Rather, it appears to be run by a gang of muggers willing to try to take anything they fancy, from a basketball star to a whole country next door."
Bravo!
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elsie
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Posted: 11/12/22 12:21 pm ::: |
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" Russia is not a state governed by the rule of law. Rather, it appears to be run by a gang of muggers willing to try to take anything they fancy, from a basketball star to a whole country next door."
how to make friends and influence people........
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johnjohnW
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Posted: 11/12/22 2:14 pm ::: |
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Bob Lamm wrote: |
https://wapo.st/3DXzPTC
New Washington Post editorial on Brittney Griner's imprisonment. I'm trying to gift this, hoping it'll work so everyone can read it. Sorry if this doesn't work.
In case it doesn't, here are the final sentences: "While making any trade, the president should remember who he's dealing with. Russia is not a state governed by the rule of law. Rather, it appears to be run by a gang of muggers willing to try to take anything they fancy, from a basketball star to a whole country next door."
Bravo! |
You care more about righteous indignation and outrage than you do results. That mentality has made this process much more difficult than it already is.
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Bob Lamm
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johnjohnW
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threadkiller1201
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Posted: 11/12/22 10:19 pm ::: |
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Bob Lamm wrote: |
https://wapo.st/3DXzPTC
New Washington Post editorial on Brittney Griner's imprisonment. I'm trying to gift this, hoping it'll work so everyone can read it. Sorry if this doesn't work.
In case it doesn't, here are the final sentences: "While making any trade, the president should remember who he's dealing with. Russia is not a state governed by the rule of law. Rather, it appears to be run by a gang of muggers willing to try to take anything they fancy, from a basketball star to a whole country next door."
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The gift did work, thank you.
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Bob Lamm
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Posted: 11/12/22 10:28 pm ::: |
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threadkiller1201 wrote: |
The gift did work, thank you. |
You're welcome. Glad it's working. Thanks for letting me know.
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myrtle
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pilight
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scullyfu
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johnjohnW
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Posted: 11/18/22 3:12 pm ::: |
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This is a positive development.
Basically, the Republicans lost the midterms and Russia has less reason to stonewall the US.
What is concerning is there is no mention of Whelan in that article. I hope he is still part of this exchange.
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pilight
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johnjohnW
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Posted: 11/18/22 3:49 pm ::: |
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Is that a new response? That seems to be verbatim from one of their previous statements.
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scullyfu
Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Posts: 8869 Location: Niagara Falls
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Posted: 11/18/22 4:48 pm ::: |
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What I posted is from today’s msn feed. I see no date on it, but what Pilight posted is nowhere to be seen at that link. Pilight? how old is that quote you posted?
“Ryabkov's comments come as Griner, an eight-time WNBA All-Star, was moved to a penal colony in Russia's Mordovia region, her lawyers said on Thursday.”
I thought this meant yesterday. I still think that.
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pilight
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