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Given the history of things..... Putin declaring that he was going into Ukraine to "de-Natzify" it, also removing its Jewish President..... was incredibly ridiculous, even by Russia propaganda standards. BTW, In the most recent Ukrainian parliamentary elections in 2019, a coalition of ultra-nationalist right-wing parties failed to win even a single seat in the Rada, the country's 450-member legislature. Timely correction by The Noeller, there.....

note for this thread: It's not The Ukraine, just as it isn't The Canada. It's just "Ukraine"....

Sickens me how tied to the Republicans assholes down south some of the current conservatives in Canada are. Rotten to the core.

Pitiful leadership from the province.

Excuse me if this was already posted elsewhere

The Holocaust and WWII also get pretty complicated, the more you look into them The Allies were not innocent, and I would also include the Canadian Government in that statement But - none of that changed the fact that Hitler needed to be shut down

Watching his 9 plus minute video, looks like a keeper. Mike Miller is a heck of a player, Antonio comes from a good program and appears to have the tools needed for special teams and working out of the backfield. Excellent signing...

I'm Ukrainian on my Mom's side. She was fluent in Ukrainian & English & could switch back & forth mid sentence. Something I didn't truly appreciate until she was gone & I was much older. My Uncle absolutely hated Russians. All Russians. It didn't matter who they were or where they came from. Politicians or civilians he hated them all. I found that out one day when I was a teenager & made some flippant remark to him saying something like, "Russian & Ukrainian. It all sounds the same. There's no difference". I never saw him so angry with me as he was that day & said some things that set me straight in his broken English. Enough to know to never say anything like that again. This was a man who saw his family suffer under Stalin in the 1930's & was conscripted to fight for the Soviets in WW2. I never found out the story of how he got out & came to Canada. Eventually marrying my Mom's sister. Now, it's too late. He's gone as are my parents, uncles & aunts. I have no cousins alive to ask either. It's sad that when people are alive we don't care to ask & then questions about family history go unanswered forever. I may still have family in the Ukraine for all I know. My Mom's family came to Canada in the first decade of the 20th Century & settled near Rossburn. My Mom was born in 1912 & died in 1985. So, I'll probably never know if anyone in the Ukraine today are family.

For anyone wishing to support Ukraine, the federal government is matching all donations to Ukraine dollar for dollar: Canadian Red Cross Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal

Indeed. We may be back to Square 1. People may be tired of restrictions but that doesn't mean Covid is tired of us.

Either he faces a Judge in the Hague, or he faces Satan in Hell

I don't mind saying I cried when people exploded with applause following the Ukrainian anthem....

Ukraine is a democratic country. They elected their government and have been invaded several times in the past decade by the aggressors, the Russians. Russia thinks Ukraine belongs to them. Get f***ed if you're going to try to both sides this.

Man, those Ukrainians are courageous. just amazing. Note: don't piss off Germany: "Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov was sanctioned by the European Union on Monday. Two days later, Forbes has learned from three sources in the yacht industry that one of his prized possessions—the 512-foot yacht Dilbar, valued at nearly $600 million—has been seized by German authorities in the northern city of Hamburg." 😂🤣😂

Really someone in his orbit need to off him, they would be considered hero's around the world and in Russia, maybe then they could become a real democracy

Here is an article on what Stalin did to the Ukraine. https://www.history.com/news/ukrainian-famine-stalin Can see why the hatred runs deep with this kind of history.

They also have right wing gov'ts that spend a lot of time and money trying to make "oil" clean (in the public's eye, not in reality). The UCP spent millions of tax payers money to try to prove that foreign funds were calling for environmental protections. Of course, it was all a lie, cause that's all they have.

yup. Ukraine was the graveyard for a lot of SS, Gestapo, and Wehrmacht. There's partisan warfare in the DNA there.

Yes, but it's only costing tax payers. Not the rich people that matter.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/ipcc-climate-change-canada-1.6367036

Looking at this invasion from a nuts and bolts perspective...... Successful military action, these days.... requires good intelligence and a co-ordinated approach with air, mechanized, and infantry assets, good lines of communication, and a strong logistical tail (food, ammo, fuel, etc) The Russians have a huge advantage over Ukraine in terms of numbers of forces and equipment, but their offensive has shown a striking lack of cohesion. Massive convoys have run out of fuel and Russian tanks and trucks have broken down along Ukrainian highways, creating traffic jams of sitting ducks. The infantry has not been fully utilized to protect these columns, these convoys firing off missiles and rockets seem to take up the bulk of their activity. More and more stories are coming out about the infantry, with a lot of these 18-19 year old conscripts, who are facing veteran Ukrainian units (border fighting), without motivation, direction and supports (shades of Afghanistan), with predictable effects on their morale. There are even (unconfirmed) reports of some units handing over their weapons to the Ukrainians, and being allowed to just walk away Russian air power has been mysteriously inert, so far, Ukrainian air defences have not been suppressed, yet (huge surprise) Their vaunted electronic warfare asserts, have not been in evidence, either - Ukrainian Internet is still up, and communication links in-country and beyond seem to be still intact. Russians are losing the propaganda war, bigly.....those videos of confused and despondent Russian prisoners are a absolute ten strike in that regard. Overall, Putin's attempts to discredit Zelensky and NATO unity, have backfired in a spectacular manner. One gets the feeling that Putin ordered this invasion, somewhat off the cuff, blindsiding some of his generals, and certainly a lot of his troops. He was expecting a quick victory, while other countries talked about what they might do - the quick closing of ranks with NATO and the rapid response with the sanctions, etc...has come as another nasty surprise. This offensive is costing Russia around 10-15 Billion per day, to go along with the tanking of the stock markets and rouble Sure, the Russians have the military muscle to smash through, and take Kiev, and perhaps put a sock puppet in there and call him President. But to what end? Insurgent warfare with 40M Ukrainians? A uber larger version of Afghanistan?

Re-read what he wrote... In 30 years of journalism, including 10 of those years in crime, some of the worst people he met were in the Jets locker room. The amount of time he was doing sports is never mentioned, just that there were some really bad people on the team at some point in time through his 30 years as a journalist.

Fox personalities should just wear I LOVE PUTIN buttons on air

My God the Reffing in this game is atrocious.

Wait... wut? How so? Please elaborate.

These anti-vax truckers resent Ukrainian victims of Russian invasion for receiving more media coverage Some of the silliest messaging from right-wing media in recent weeks is the assertion that the convoy of anti-vax truckers, who have been protesting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s vaccine/testing order, represent a profile in courage. A real profile in courage can be found in Ukraine, where everyone from President Volodymyr Zelensky to the Ukrainian military to civilians have vowed to keep fighting the Russian troops that are invading their country. And according to Vice News reporters Mack Lamoureux and Tess Owen, some of the anti-vax truckers resent the fact that Ukrainians have overtaken them in media coverage. Lamoureux and Owen explain, “Even the ‘Truckers for Freedom’ Telegram channel, with its 96,000 subscribers, can’t decide if it’s more interested in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine or their very own convoy puttering across the U.S. of A. As many involved in the so-called Trucker Convoys — the vast majority of vehicles taking part aren’t big rigs — enter the final stretch of their long haul, the group, aiming to end COVID-19 health measures, are disappointed by the lack of eyes on them, particularly after the Canadian version captured the attention of right-wing Americans for weeks.”

not excessive at all. Any and all pressure on Putin is good. Those kids and their families have a problem with it, they know who to take it up with...

What a gem. This guy plays all the teams and isn't just out cheating and head hunting. Some great away from the play blocks and discipline. Classic mafia ni pick up.

One thing history teaches us is that international events are often completely unpredictable. Who would have thought that a German private pilot could have both flown right into the heart of Russia, evading all radar and then brining down the whole government? There are so many moving parts to this crisis that it is near impossible to predict the path and outcome of it.

In my mind there are 2 choices : 1- A full on choking off of Russia financially and in trade. A shunning of them in any other way ( sports, culture.... ) Or as was said " Canceling them " ( I actually like that term in this instance ) or 2- NATO joins the fight. That could engulf the entire Eastern part of Europe....or more. The risk of nuclear war would probably be at its highest since the Cuban missile crisis. Hmmmm, let's see.....Maybe " Canceling Russia " is an awesome f**king plan.

Ignorant, poorly educated human garbage bamboozled by massive, lengthy campaigns of disinformation and misinformation on social media by - to absolutely nobody's surprise - Russian interests hell bent on shaking the foundations of western democracy. Outrage machines like Faux News remain at the forefront of peddling that trash, while platforms like FB and Twitter do next to nothing to slow the spread of that volatility as it continues to poison morons. Imagine being so misguided, so utterly misinformed to think Russia is somehow the victim here, after its leadership group of greedy oligarchs opted to invade a sovereign nation, terrorize its citizens, destroy its infrastructure, and basically turn it into the puppet state it was barely a decade ago: https://fortune.com/2022/03/02/viktor-yanukovych-yanukovich-putin-put-back-in-power-ukraine-russia/

Refs now deciding not to call anything? Seriously, all players, coaches, fans want is goddamn consistency. And every game it’s a constantly moving target. The NHL needs to crack down on this crap… It’s having a major negative affect on their product.

Shifting responsibility to the Feds to clean up the Covid mess while getting rid of Covid prevention measures because we apparently don't need them anymore. Publicly complaining that the Feds need to step in (Emergencies Act), while also privately asking the Feds to do something to stop the blockade at Emerson.... We don't have provincial leadership, we have leaders that are followers. And the crowd they are following...

Just the worst of the worst in charge

No. The us has 125 d1 football teams and the top few big names schools like bama do. But even that isnt not drastic because they dont pay players. Also no. A small handful of guys each year step into the NFL and do what they did in college at the NFL level. But even with the level of athleticism and talent in the ncaa, execution and parity are low. The 3rd wr on nearly all d1 teams are either poor athletes with good skills or vice versa. The 5th guy on every nfl roster is a very good athlete and has good skills. The difference between top players in d1 and top players in the NFL looks small, until you see how much polish goes into position coaching in the NFL. You can dominate college as a great athlete with bad skills. You can't in the NFL. Because the depth guys are very close to the top tier guys. The depth guys in most d1 programs aren't very good. Its not bad behavior or low football IQ that has guys fall between the cracks. Kurt warner wasn't any of those things. Tom brady would've never got the chance to start on 20+ nfl teams. Every year tons and tons of guys fall between the cracks for no reason other then they dont get enough reps to show what they can do, and improve. RB for instance. The deepest position in all of football and north american sports. Lots of guys have no problems but will never get enough of a look. If every Imp rb in the cfl was gone tomorrow never to return and they had to be replaced, the talent level wouldn't drop off at all. He was supposed to be a shoe in to start before he got hurt. Imagine that now, would they have packed it in with darvin? would it have cost bailey his spot? Says an awful lot about what he can do. Can't wait to see what he does in camp and pre season this year. Having a 2nd camp could help him jump start his career and shorten the rookie-sophomore adjustment period.

100% and as an added measure of security, he added a couple of buttons, just in case.

I sure hope so. There’s plenty of opportunity for someone to step up in the receiving core. I’m sure it wasn’t easy to watch on the sidelines wishing you were on the field being able to make an impact so hopefully make stronger then ever.

Tucker Carlson?? Tucker ******* Carlson?!!!! That guy might be the biggest asshat that has ever lived. Nothing he spouts can be considered ‘information’.

yeah even I kind of expect a spike coming...and that's why I'm not taking off my mask

I expect him back to be honest

Need to add Donald Trump to the list. Things might be interesting for the Trump mob, when refinance time rolls around. lol. Is he aware enough to be pooping in his diaper?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/02/us/politics/russia-ukraine-china.html

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2022/03/02/statement-from-roman-abramovich

Sure does sound like SFU had a terrible time under Bates, and your son had unfortunate timing to transfer there. I am sure many other programs have had similar ups and downs and hopefully SFU recovers fully. Undrafted Canuck, I'd be happy if he had any positive impact on STs and made our team. If he is the next Mike Miller...that would be gravy.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/02/united-nations-russia-ukraine-vote

Wiecek's point isn't that this Jets organization is full of bad people. He's saying that, over the last 30 years, there's been a lot of assholes within a Jets locker room. Bobby Hull is just for starters....then Tkachuk....who knows how many others that AREN'T famously bad?

I wouldn't.

I don't think we should be ruling Tui out yet. With restrictions lifting like crazy, the flight ban will likely be long gone by July, and the fact no one else has signed him makes me think that they may have a deal worked out if restrictions are lifted.