Russia's Imperialist, Unjust Invasion of Ukraine.

 

As usual, the liar and fascist Putin is at it again. Russian forces have illegally controlled the Chernobyl nuclear site. The Chernobyl nuclear location is the location of a disaster decades ago. Also, the Russian forces have illegally bombed multiple locations in numerous Ukrainian cities causes death of civilians. Liars justify Russia's evil actions about what about NATO and the NED? The truth is that NATO's errors and NED's errors have no justification (as I don't agree with U.S. imperialism, neo-colonialism, and or any of such evils anywhere on Earth), but these actions of bombings in Ukraine are fully Putin's fault. Right now, over 1,700 Russian peaceful protesters in St. Petersburg, Russia, who oppose the war, are arrested by Putin's government. Suppression of the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the freedom of minorities to live as they are, and religious freedom are all realities in Russia today. That is not part of any progressive ideal. It's part of imperialism and capitalist fascism that Putin embraces. Putin's Russia TV is a propagandist network. Putin wants the Russian people to be subjected to the status quo. We have a fight for democracy worldwide. Russian troops could encircle Kyiv. Russian airstrikes and rocket attacks hit Kyiv last night. Putin's far right nationalism has been defended even by fake "leftists" who claim to be against Western imperialism. I opposed the NATO attack in Libya plus the war in Iraq because it was wrong, evil, and unjust. I oppose Russian imperialism, because it is also wrong, evil, and unjust. These leftist hypocrites have the nerve to bring black people into it when Neo-Nazism is found strongly in Russia too. Putin has given his speech demonizing the very existence of Ukraine. Also, it is the truth that tons of well meaning Ukranians and Russians abhor Neo-nazism. Also, we have thousands of Ukranian refugees going into Poland and other nations. You have fascist leaders in Russia, Brazil, Belarus, and other nations where its citizens experience tons of injustices. In Ukraine, apartment buildings and other civilian targets have been damaged by bombs. Russia is fighting especially in Eastern Ukraine plus other regions of the nation. This is Russian imperialism plain and simple.

The breaking news is that Russia illegally has shown a mass military invasion of Ukraine. Putin is notorious for being a far-right nationalist dictator, and anyone supporting Putin or minimizing what he has done is wrong period. Some so-called leftists try to minimize Putin's criminal actions by saying NATO does the same thing. My response is that 2 wrongs don't make a right. It was wrong for NATO to bomb Libya, Iraq and other places of the world. Yet, that isn't an excuse for what Putin is doing. Bombs have reached many cities in Ukraine, not just in the separatist regions. Kiev has been attacked by Russian forces. That is why Biden and the European Union want to place new, strong sanctions against Russia (as Biden will meet with G7 members). Putin, in his speech, lied and denied the existence of Ukraine, called Zelensky a Nazi when Zelensky is a Jewish man, and praised the dictatorship of the Czarist Russian Empire. So, Putin is a chauvinist, and far right nationalist extremist. Ukraine has the right to its sovereignty. One bomb from Russia in Ukraine is against international law. We heard reports of cyber-attacks against Ukraine. This is clear that this is a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Oil prices will go up in many. Russia's economy is fragile, and their ruble value has gone down too.

On this Black History Month, it is always important to acknowledge the power and strength of jazz music. Jazz was birth in the Delta at the Deep South by black Americans. It is a musical artform with power, style, and influence. Its performers and fans are human beings of every color, and we certainly appreciate jazz a great deal. One of the great modern displays of jazz is found in the epic film of Malcolm X which was released in 1992 (shown by Terrence Blanchard). Louis Armstrong was an ambassador of jazz movie. He was beloved using the trumpet and having many friends like Josephine Baker. Armstrong studied opera and the blues too. Duke Ellington was so great a player of the piano and orchestra, that is he known as the Duke. Washington, D.C. was the place of his birth. Duke Ellington thrived in the Swing Era (1935-1945) and beyond into the 1970's. We know about Abbey Lincoln's jazz career and movie career showing non stereotypical roles of black women. Charle Parker or "Bird" was underrated in his talents. Folks know that John Coltrane was a legend. He mastered the saxophone. He enjoyed showing convert harmonic structures in the song Giant Steps. A Love Supreme in 1964 was one of the greatest albums in human history being widely influential in the history of music. Thelonius Monk was from North Carolina. He played with Charlie Christian, Dizzy Gillespie, and Don Byas. His brilliant mind was powerful. Miles Davis was a rebel. He didn't confirm to what people wanted him to do. Lester Young, Charles Mingus, Coleman Hawkins, Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald, Bessie Smith, Wayne Shorter, Albert Ayler, and other artists made great works. Billie Holiday was courage in singing and doing jazz too. People like Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey, Ornette Coleman, William "Count" Basie, Max Roach, Cecil Taylor, Herbie Hancock, Sun Ra, Anthony Braxton, Carmen McRae, McCoy Tyner, Lester Young, William Parker, and other people perfected their songs to project widespread magnificence in jazz music. Jazz music is the music of the world. There is no hip hop or R&B without jazz.

Economic inequality is a serious problem in America. Kroger paid its CEO $22 million. The CEO to worker pay ratio at the company is 909 to 1. That is unacceptable. Telsa could pay no money in federal income taxes this year, but it has a profit of $5.5 billion. That is its most profitable year ever. We know that thousands of Texans have their absentee ballot applications unjustly denies before of obscene regulations put in place under the state's new election law. There are many people from a Memphis Starbucks protesting for better working conditions like higher wages. The National Guard has been called to help D.C. police to counteract an attempt of using trucks to block Washington, D.C. streets. America's five largest banks now control almost half of all deposits, which is up from 12 percent during the early 1990's. Many large corporations are exploiting inflation to increase their prices above their rising costs. That is why almost 60 percent of large retailers say that inflation has given them the ability to raise prices beyond what's required to offset higher costs. The Ukraine crisis continues. No one is surprised at how Michael Pompeo and Donald Trump has praised Putin. All of these characters are known far right extremists, have hatred of democratic norms, and believe in nefarious ideological viewpoints. Vladimir Putin is no hero or some heroic person. He is a coward, a liar, and an authoritarian. His recent speech not only slammed the 1917 Russian Revolution. Putin also questioned the whole existence of Ukraine. Ukraine now is in a state of emergency, because it is preparing for a widespread Russian invasion of Ukraine. Now, Ukraine is calling up its reserves. One Ukrainian official has confirmed that a Russian cyber-attack has existed on government sites. Right now, the Russian military are moving into the pro-Moscow region of eastern Ukraine. Putin allows restrictions of the freedom of the press, freedom of press, and religious freedom rights too. Tanks are already in Donbas territories after Russian imperialists declared 2 areas independent. Russia has done a nuclear drill too. Hungary and Bulgaria have U.S. ground forces as more military buildup in the NATO Eastern flank continues. Canada, Japan, and Australia unite with America ins supporting sanctions against Russian interests.

Some breaking news is that the 3 former Minneapolis police officers were found guilty of violating George Floyd's civil rights. The names of the officers are Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng, and Thomas Lane. There were 12 jurors who decided the verdict who are 4 men and 8 women. The former officers were found guilty of depriving Floyd of his civil rights by showing deliberate indifference to his medical needs as Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd's neck for more than 9 minutes on May 25, 2020. Floyd died at the scene in Minneapolis. This spark the worldwide 2020 protests being the largest anti-racism, anti-police brutality protests in human history. Thao and Kueng were found guilty of failing to intervene to stop Chauvin. This was a federal trial. The events are obvious. George Floyd never deserved to be treated like that at all. The abuse that Floyd suffered is unspeakable when he cried for his mother in order to escape death. We should always be outraged at any mistreatment of innocent people. Like always, Black Lives Matter.

By Timothy