OT - NO POLITICS 2022 II - Waiting for the groundhog......
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Good always wins over evil. This is humanity. And the good in humanity is ever present.
*passes the tissues*
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Nope I HATE spiders and cannot even watch this. I would move out
Spiders have more arms for more hugs!
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Actor Sean Penn, who was filming a documentary in Ukraine when Russia invaded the country last week, has said he and several members of his film crew witnessed a harrowing scene as they walked “miles” to the country’s border with Poland.
Along the route, the “Dead Man Walking” star said he and his colleagues encountered long lines of cars idling on the roadway. The vehicles were filled with women and children who were trying to flee the country as Russia escalated its attacks on the capital Kyiv.
“Myself & two colleagues walked miles to the Polish border after abandoning our car on the side of the road,” Penn wrote on Twitter Monday evening.
“Almost all the cars in this photo carry women & children only, most without any sign of luggage, and a car their only possession of value,” he continued.
The post included a photo of Penn walking along a highway while pulling a taped-up suitcase and toting a backpack. A queue of vehicles stretched into the distance to his right.
The two-time Oscar winner did not say why he and his crew had to abandon their car.
Penn was in Ukraine last Thursday working on a documentary about heightened tensions between Kyiv and Moscow when Russian troops launched an artillery bombardment and began crossing the border into
the former Soviet state.
Later that day, he was seen attending a briefing at the Presidential Office in Kyiv and had a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky and other Ukrainian officials, according to Instagram postings
n a statement to The Post last week, Penn called on America and nations around the world to stand with Ukraine.
“Already a brutal mistake of lives taken and hearts broken, and if he doesn’t relent, I believe Mr. Putin will have made a most horrible mistake for all of humankind,” Penn said at the time.
President Zelensky and the Ukrainian people have risen as historic symbols of courage and principle. Ukraine is the tip of the spear for the democratic embrace of dreams. If we allow it to fight alone, our soul as America is lost.”
Penn has a habit of traveling to violent and disaster-hit parts of the world. He was spotted in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and Haiti after an earthquake struck the island in 2010.
Actor Sean Penn, who was filming a documentary in Ukraine when Russia invaded the country last week, has said he and several members of his film crew witnessed a harrowing scene as they walked “miles” to the country’s border with Poland.
Along the route, the “Dead Man Walking” star said he and his colleagues encountered long lines of cars idling on the roadway. The vehicles were filled with women and children who were trying to flee the country as Russia escalated its attacks on the capital Kyiv.
“Myself & two colleagues walked miles to the Polish border after abandoning our car on the side of the road,” Penn wrote on Twitter Monday evening.
“Almost all the cars in this photo carry women & children only, most without any sign of luggage, and a car their only possession of value,” he continued.
The post included a photo of Penn walking along a highway while pulling a taped-up suitcase and toting a backpack. A queue of vehicles stretched into the distance to his right.
The two-time Oscar winner did not say why he and his crew had to abandon their car.
Penn was in Ukraine last Thursday working on a documentary about heightened tensions between Kyiv and Moscow when Russian troops launched an artillery bombardment and began crossing the border into
the former Soviet state.
Later that day, he was seen attending a briefing at the Presidential Office in Kyiv and had a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky and other Ukrainian officials, according to Instagram postings
n a statement to The Post last week, Penn called on America and nations around the world to stand with Ukraine.
“Already a brutal mistake of lives taken and hearts broken, and if he doesn’t relent, I believe Mr. Putin will have made a most horrible mistake for all of humankind,” Penn said at the time.
President Zelensky and the Ukrainian people have risen as historic symbols of courage and principle. Ukraine is the tip of the spear for the democratic embrace of dreams. If we allow it to fight alone, our soul as America is lost.”
Penn has a habit of traveling to violent and disaster-hit parts of the world. He was spotted in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and Haiti after an earthquake struck the island in 2010.
I was listening to a military expert yesterday talk about the situation of the Russian army at present. He was talking about how it's evident how little information the average soldier has about what they're doing in Ukraine and what the true situation is. Most seem to have initially been told they were on exercises or a 'peace-keeping' mission and it's only gradually been made apparent to them that they're in an actual war. So morale is not good - some are coping fine and ready to fight, especially the special forces, but many just don't want to be there and certainly aren't prepared to die for the cause of subjugating Ukraine.
The army as a whole will press on and they still have the advantage of sheer overwhelming force, but it's interesting how the Russian government has felt the need to lie to or at least hold back the truth from its own military personnel to feel like they have a hope of getting this operation done. Even in a country where the media and education are as controlled and propagandized as they are in Russia, it's still not as easy to fully deceive or brainwash people into fighting and killing on your behalf as it used to be, which even in the midst of this terrible situation is a good thing.
I heard some people from Canada and the USA are going to join Ukraine.
I will have to check this out.
I am so distressed about all of this. The people of Ukraine have my respect, but I fear for all of them.
I can't help but watch the terrible news.
Putin is SO evil and needs to go.
I will have to check this out.
I am so distressed about all of this. The people of Ukraine have my respect, but I fear for all of them.
I can't help but watch the terrible news.
Putin is SO evil and needs to go.
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Anderson Cooper is someone I respect. The stories about the little kids really get to him
He can't help but get chocked up when he is reporting from Ukraine.
This Putin war is terrible and needs to stop.
Such senseless and terrible hate and destruction of a peaceful people.
I can't sleep.
He can't help but get chocked up when he is reporting from Ukraine.
This Putin war is terrible and needs to stop.
Such senseless and terrible hate and destruction of a peaceful people.
I can't sleep.
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I LOVE spiders...had one in my room with free range....until Annie (dog) ate it as it strolled across the rug...
A horrible story.
@Kate08 - I may be totally wrong but I think she worked at Sully's a few years ago.
@Kate08 - I may be totally wrong but I think she worked at Sully's a few years ago.
Mods delete if inappropriate. I’ve been donating to Chef Andrés org to feed refugees as I can.There are SO many terrible and sad stories.
I wish we could help them
Chef José Andrés is on the ground feeding refugees at Ukraine-Poland border
Pretty pumped about this as Michigan was ranked #1. It is likely they will flip rankings when the new rankings come out.
Illinois double booked their arena so Norman was chosen as a host for the Regional meet that decides who gets a bid to the championship round.
I'll be shooting to get to a meet next year
Illinois double booked their arena so Norman was chosen as a host for the Regional meet that decides who gets a bid to the championship round.
I'll be shooting to get to a meet next year
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so horrible
women didn’t work at Sullys until the ownership changed a few years ago. A lot of the guys I was friends with stopped working there around that time and I rarely went so I don’t know if she was ever there.
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I really admire Sean Penn, hasn`t always been the case, felt he was a top shelf A Hole but the tireless work he has done with his foundation CORE for years now and many other causes he has not just put his name behind but actually backed it up with action is beyond amazing, he`s one of those well known names whose actions match his words"
Actor Sean Penn, who was filming a documentary in Ukraine when Russia invaded the country last week, has said he and several members of his film crew witnessed a harrowing scene as they walked “miles” to the country’s border with Poland.
Along the route, the “Dead Man Walking” star said he and his colleagues encountered long lines of cars idling on the roadway. The vehicles were filled with women and children who were trying to flee the country as Russia escalated its attacks on the capital Kyiv.
“Myself & two colleagues walked miles to the Polish border after abandoning our car on the side of the road,” Penn wrote on Twitter Monday evening.
“Almost all the cars in this photo carry women & children only, most without any sign of luggage, and a car their only possession of value,” he continued.
The post included a photo of Penn walking along a highway while pulling a taped-up suitcase and toting a backpack. A queue of vehicles stretched into the distance to his right.
The two-time Oscar winner did not say why he and his crew had to abandon their car.
Penn was in Ukraine last Thursday working on a documentary about heightened tensions between Kyiv and Moscow when Russian troops launched an artillery bombardment and began crossing the border into
the former Soviet state.
Later that day, he was seen attending a briefing at the Presidential Office in Kyiv and had a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky and other Ukrainian officials, according to Instagram postings
n a statement to The Post last week, Penn called on America and nations around the world to stand with Ukraine.
“Already a brutal mistake of lives taken and hearts broken, and if he doesn’t relent, I believe Mr. Putin will have made a most horrible mistake for all of humankind,” Penn said at the time.
President Zelensky and the Ukrainian people have risen as historic symbols of courage and principle. Ukraine is the tip of the spear for the democratic embrace of dreams. If we allow it to fight alone, our soul as America is lost.”
Penn has a habit of traveling to violent and disaster-hit parts of the world. He was spotted in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and Haiti after an earthquake struck the island in 2010.
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