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A group founded by Colin Kaepernick provides free re-openings
The group, founded by former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, began this week offering free secondary autopsies for the families of people who died in “police-related” circumstances.
A certified autopsy can be prohibitively expensive, sometimes costing $5,000 or more, so those without funds have had to rely on a formal investigation by a medical examiner or coroner. But proponents of re-autopsy argue that forensic pathology is not an exact science and that medical experts can have differing opinions, sometimes tinged with bias.
Supporters of Mr. Kaepernick’s initiative said that the lack of funds for an independent autopsy – a second opinion, medically speaking – deprives a person of access to equal justice.
“There is definitely a deep-seated subconscious bias — and in some cases a conscious bias — on the part of medical examiners about police-related deaths,” Dr. Cyril H. Wecht, one of the nation’s most famous forensic scientists. and one of the certified experts who will perform autopsies as part of that effort, said in an interview on Thursday.
People distrustful of the often cozy relationship between coroners and law enforcement officers have long turned to the private sector. Dozens of private autopsy services, such as 1-800-Autopsy in Los Angeles, operate across the country in commercial buildings, laboratories and backyard funeral homes.
Forensic concerns have intensified since the 2020 killing of George Floyd under the knee of a white Minneapolis police officer.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner classified Mr. Floyd’s death as a homicide and listed heart disease, fentanyl and methamphetamine as contributing factors. But forensic pathologists hired by Mr. Floyd’s family said the cause of death was asphyxia or lack of oxygen, and blamed the police officers involved entirely.
The autopsy initiative is part of Camp Know Your Rights, an activist group founded by Mr. Kaepernick that describes its mission as advancing “the liberation and well-being of black and brown communities.”
The group defines police-related death as death in which a person “dies as a result of being shot, beaten, restrained, deliberately hit by a police car, pepper spray, stunned, or otherwise injured by police officers, whether on duty or off duty.” services.”
Some medical examiners said that, like everyone else, they have prejudices, but that sufficient systems already exist, including having their decisions checked in the courtroom. The National Association of Medical Examiners did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Dr. Wecht said that the second review will often be consistent with the first, but it can also serve as a system check. He said the prejudices that can develop among medical examiners are not necessarily sinister, but rather a natural product of a close working relationship with law enforcement.
“Medical examiners deal with the police all the time,” Dr. Wecht said. “They get their stories from the cops all the time. There is nothing striking or highly unexpected about being so influenced by the people you work with.”
As a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, Mr. Kaepernick began kneeling during the national anthem before an NFL game in 2016. He said he wanted to draw attention to racism, social injustice and police brutality against “blacks and people of color”.
A spokesman for the program said Mr. Kaepernick was unavailable for comment on Thursday, but the former defense attorney said in a statement that the “prison-industrial complex” includes the police and is “committed to protecting and serving their interests at all costs.”
According to him, the autopsy initiative “is an important step to ensure that family members have access to accurate and forensically verifiable information about the cause of death of their loved one in time of need.”
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The white race pleaded guilty to planning an attack on the power grid to provoke a national racial war
Three supporters of the supreme race of the white race pleaded guilty to plotting an attack on the power grid to provoke a national racial war
- The justice ministry has arrested three men they say are planning to attack electrical systems with machine guns in a bid to sow racial strife.
- The men began devising the plan in the fall of 2019 after Frost presented the idea to Cook and others he had met online.
- They admitted that they were preparing the attack in “continuing the ideology of the white race … to harm the economy and inflame division,” a prosecutor said.
- The conspirators agreed to wear “suicide necklaces” containing fentanyl pills, which they agreed to swallow if caught by police
- Christopher Brenner Cook, 20, Jonathan Alan Frost, 24, and 22-year-old Jackson Matthew Sawol are now 15 years behind bars for the scheme
Federal prosecutors have caught a trio of white leaders planning to attack power grids in a bizarre attempt to incite racial division, which includes fentanyl-filled suicide necklaces and machine guns.
Christopher Brenner Cook, 20, of Columbus, Ohio; Jonathan Alan Frost, 24, of West Lafayette, Indiana; and 22-year-old Jackson Matthew Sawol of Oshkosh, Wisconsinpleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists.
The men began to come up with the scheme in the fall of 2019, after Frost presented the idea to Cook and others he had met online. Within weeks, they had recruited others to join them when Cook began distributing a book of recommended reading on neo-Nazism, the Justice Department said.
By the end of the same year, Sawall, Cook’s friend, had joined the scheme and started working on it. The plan called for separate substations in the United States to be attacked with rifles, prosecutors said.
Three men pleaded guilty Wednesday to planning an attack on US energy networks in an attempt to incite racial divisions. An electrical substation in San Francisco, California is pictured on January 26, 2022
As they discussed their plan, the men rejoiced at how their actions could cost the government millions and cause mass unrest in the affected regions. They also discussed how their attack could provoke racial war or other depression.
“These three defendants have admitted to participating in an embarrassing conspiracy in support of white ideology to attack energy facilities, damage the economy and inflame divisions in our country,” said Assistant Attorney General Matthew Mr. Olson.
Timothy Langan of the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division added that their motives were “adherence to racially or ethically motivated extremist views.”
Jackson Matthew Sawol of Oshkosh, Wisconsin and his accomplices now face 15 years in prison for the planned scheme
Sawol took a fentanyl pill in an attempt to end his life after being stopped by police
They began training for the attack in February 2020, when they met in Columbus, Ohio, and Frost equipped Cook with an AR-47, prosecutors said. Together, they headed to a shooting range to train.
In another strange twist, Frost gave his conspirators “suicide necklaces” during their meeting in Ohio. The men were instructed to swallow the fentanyl contained in the necklaces after being captured by police.
Also in Columbus, men spray-painted a swastika flag under a bridge in the park that read “join the front.”
Before they got a chance to carry out other “propaganda plans” in Ohio, they were stopped during a traffic stop.
Their failed plans caused Saul to swallow his suicide pill, but he survived.
The accomplices face a maximum sentence of 15 years behind bars.
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Mitch McConnell’s withdrawal from Afghanistan is “invitation” for Putin to move to Ukraine
The Russians launched a total war against Ukraine today with rockets falling from the sky, tanks rolling across the Belarusian border and masses of paratroopers descending to the eastern regions after Vladimir Putin personally ordered an attack.
“Hundreds” of Ukrainian soldiers have already been killed in early clashes, Kiev said, as the battle came to them on all fronts at one time. Cruise missiles, guided bombs and GRAD missiles are destroying targets from east to west – aimed at airports, military bases, ammunition depots and command posts, including in the capital.
The first sign that an invasion was imminent came shortly before 12 noon Ukrainian time (10 pm in Britain), when Russian-backed rebel leaders in eastern Ukraine demanded military assistance from Moscow in what is widely seen as a “fake” flag “operation to justify Putin’s decision to attack.
A moment later, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed a provocative message to the nation, promising that his compatriots would “retaliate” in the event of an invasion, telling Moscow: “When you attack us, you will see our faces, not our backs.”
A fierce series of diplomatic maneuvers, including an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council in New York, were not enough to dissuade Putin from announcing a “special military operation” around 3 a.m. Ukrainian time.
Around 6 a.m., Zelensky declared martial law in a video message recorded on his phone, urging his people “not to panic” and promising, “We will all win because we are Ukraine.”
As Europe faces its worst military crisis in decades, this is how dramatic events unfolded this morning, minute by minute. All times are displayed first in Ukrainian time, with the GMT equivalent in parentheses.
12:00 (22h)
“We will retaliate”: Ukrainian president delivers emotional televised address
Vladimir Zelensky has promised that the Ukrainian people will “strike back” if Putin launches a full-scale invasion.
His comments follow a request from Moscow-backed rebel leaders in the east for military aid to repel Ukrainian “aggression” – considered by the West a “false flag” – to justify the invasion.
Solemn President Zelensky says: “The people of Ukraine and the Government of Ukraine want peace.
“But if we are attacked, if we face an attempt to take away our country, our freedom, our lives and the lives of our children, we will defend ourselves. When you attack us, you will see our faces, not our backs.
The Ukrainian president said he had tried to call Putin earlier in the evening, but there was no answer, only silence, adding that Moscow had about 200,000 troops near Ukraine’s borders.
At the request of Ukraine, the UN Security Council quickly scheduled an extraordinary meeting – the second in three days.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called the separatists’ demand a “further escalation of the security situation”.
Ukraine is preparing for conflict and enters a one-month state of emergency, which takes effect at midnight.
3:30 in the morning (1:30 GMT)
Explosions were heard in the strategically important port city of Mariupol
Residents of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol were awakened at 3.30 am by the sounds of explosions.
The videos appear to show clouds of smoke rising in the nearby night sky, but it has not been confirmed whether this was the result of shelling.
Mariupol, located on the Black Sea 50 miles from the Russian border, handles 50 percent of Ukraine’s steel and mineral exports.
Occupying the strategic location will give the people’s republics of Donbass access to the sea and will stifle a vital economic artery for the legitimate government of Ukraine.
4:30 AM (02:30 GMT)
A UN meeting at which the Ukrainian ambassador tells his Russian counterpart: “war criminals go straight to hell”
The UN Security Council is holding an emergency meeting in New York to try to dissuade Russia from sending troops to Ukraine.
During the accused session, Ukrainian Ambassador Serhiy Kislitsya begged the council, chaired by Russia, to “do everything possible to stop the war.”
He urges the Russian ambassador to step down as chairman.
“There is no purgatory for war criminals. They go to hell, Ambassador, “says the emotional Kislitsa.
At a meeting of the UN Security Council, Ukrainian Ambassador Sergei Kislitsa accused his Russian counterpart: “There is no purgatory for war criminals. They’re going to hell, Ambassador
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on Putin to stop his tanks.
“If surgery is really being prepared, I have only one thing to say from the bottom of my heart,” he said.
“President Putin, stop your troops from attacking Ukraine. Give peace a chance. Too many people have already died.
Mr Guterres says he is witnessing “the saddest moment of my term as UN Secretary-General” and that Europe is at risk, “the worst war of the century”.
He then warned that Russia’s actions would be “not only” devastating for Ukraine “and” tragic “for Russia,” but also with an impact we cannot even foresee in terms of their consequences for the global economy. “
“At a time when we are leaving Covid and so many developing countries, there must be room for recovery, which would be very, very difficult with high oil prices, wheat exports from Ukraine and rising interest rates caused by instability. international markets, “he added.
5 am (3 am GMT)
Putin declares a “special military operation” and threatens the West
Putin has declared a “special military operation” in eastern Ukraine, claiming it aims to protect civilians.
In a televised address, Putin said the action came in response to threats coming from Ukraine.
He claims that Russia wants to “denazify, not occupy” Ukraine. Putin says the Ukrainian regime is responsible for the bloodshed.
Putin warns the countries that any attempt to interfere in Russia’s actions will lead to “consequences they have never seen.”
The strong man could be seen wearing the same suit and red tie he wore on Monday to expose his de facto inaccurate version of Ukraine’s history, essentially saying it had always been part of Russia.
Looking back, Putin’s attempts to rewrite history when it suits him can be interpreted as proof that he has already decided to invade Ukraine and that he has deceived Western leaders who are asking him for diplomacy.
5:30 a.m. (3:30 a.m. GMT)
Explosions were heard in Kiev just minutes after Putin’s speech ended
After Putin’s speech, explosions were reported in Kiev, Odessa, Ukraine’s third-largest city, and the city of Kramatorsk in the eastern Donetsk region.
A CNN reporter in Kiev said: “I just heard a big bang right here behind me. I’ve never heard anything like it.
Matthew Chance, a senior international correspondent for the network, said he heard between seven and eight explosions.
Chance quickly put on his bulletproof vest and hat as he continued to report from a balcony in the Ukrainian capital.
A CNN reporter in the Ukrainian capital Kiev wears a bulletproof vest when he hears explosions shortly after 5.30 am
“There are big explosions. I can’t see them or explain what they are. but I will tell you that the United States has warned the Ukrainian authorities that there may be air and ground attacks throughout the country, including in the capital.
“I don’t know if this is happening now, but it is a remarkable coincidence that the explosions came just minutes after Putin delivered his speech,” Chance said.
“It simply came to our notice then. It was absolutely quiet. This is the first time. It must be more than just a coincidence.
“I think it’s safe where I am. I have a bulletproof vest, ”Chance said before bending down to put on his protective gear.
He suggested that the explosions he heard were still some distance from the center.
6 a.m. (4 a.m. GMT)
The Ukrainian president declared martial law
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is imposing martial law and urging his people to stay at home and not panic as Russian troops enter the country.
In a video message released shortly after the Kremlin launched its attacks in Ukraine, Zelensky said Russia had launched missile strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure and border guards and that explosions had been heard in many cities.
The Ukrainian president also said that he had talked on the phone with US President Joe Biden.
He pleaded: “Dear Ukrainian citizens, this morning President Putin announced a special military operation in Donbass. Russia has struck at our military infrastructure and our border guards. Explosions were heard in many cities of Ukraine. We are imposing martial law on the entire territory of our country.
“I had a conversation with President Biden a minute ago. The United States has already begun to unite international support. Today, each of you must remain calm. Stay home if you can. We work. The army is working.
“The whole defense and security sector is working. No panic. We are strong. We are ready for anything. We will all win because we are Ukraine.
Paratroopers are descending on Ukraine’s second-largest city as Russians carry out multiple attacks
From about 6 in the morning onwards
The footage appears to show masses of paratroopers landing in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s largest city.
The United States seems to have known there was an invasion, according to ABC’s Martha Radac.
She said she had received a message from a senior Pentagon official three hours before the invasion, saying: “You are probably in the last few hours of peace on the European continent for a long time to come. Be careful.’
As the violence spread, Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to Ukraine’s interior minister, wrote on Facebook that the Russian military had launched missile strikes on Ukrainian military command posts, air bases and military depots in Kiev, Kharkiv and the Dnieper.
Later in the morning, five Russian planes were reportedly shot down from the skies over Donbass before Moscow boasted that it was removing all air defenses, giving them control of the skies.
Ukrainian border guards say they have been attacked by heavy artillery, tanks and troops from Russia and Belarus – while Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko throws his forces into battle.
Luhansk, Sumy, Kharkiv and Chernihiv were reportedly under attack in eastern Ukraine, but explosions were also reported in the west, in Zhytomyr and Lviv, near the Polish border.
Extraordinary videos show what appears to be a cruise missile crashing into Ivano-Frankivsk airport, also in the west.
Meanwhile, pro-Russian rebel forces have been pushed out of the occupied Donbass region, capturing two villages and claiming to have shot down two Ukrainian planes from the sky. The port city of Odessa, home to Ukraine’s main naval base, is also under attack.
A 42-year-old woman was crushed to death after a 400-pound barbell fell on her neck at a gym in Mexico
Shocking moment when a woman was crushed to death in a gym in Mexico City after a 400-pound barbell fell on her neck
- A video from a gym in Mexico City shows a 42-year-old woman dropping a 400-pound barbell on her neck before dying Monday
- A woman stepped under a barbell while a man and her daughter watched before she lifted her over his head for about four seconds
- The barbell landed on her neck and pinned her to the ground, while other visitors to her gym rushed to her aid.
- The woman, whose name was not released, was pronounced dead on the spot
A 42-year-old woman was crushed to death while trying to lift a 400-pound barbell at a gym in Mexico city.
The victim was training at Fitness Sport on Monday when the barbell fell on her neck while her daughter and another man watched in shock.
The video of the observation, taken at the training base, shows the woman stepping under the barbell, which appears to have at least four weighted plates at each end.
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A still image from a surveillance camera reveals the last moment of a 42-year-old woman living in Mexico City, Mexico, before a 400-pound barbell fell on her neck
Red Cross paramedics say the 42-year-old woman had no vital signs when they arrived at the gym
Mexico City’s Attorney General’s Office is leading the investigation into the death of a 42-year-old woman who was crushed by a 400-pound barbell at a gym in Mexico City on Monday night.
She seems to control the heavy barbell for about four seconds, but then she falls on her neck, causing her to slide to the ground.
Eventually, fitness enthusiasts race up to her and lift the metal from her as she quickly falls back unconscious. A man turns her aside.
A 42-year-old woman (center) steps on a 400-pound barbell while her daughter (right) watches her before a metal rod hits her neck and kills her.
The 42-year-old woman tries to lift the 400-pound barbell moments before losing control of it
A 42-year-old woman is lying on the ground unconscious while her daughter (right) is watching. moments after a 400-pound barbell fell on her neck
The man then quickly pulls away from her as she begins to bleed from her head.
Paramedics from the Red Cross found the woman without vital signs and pronounced her dead on the spot.
Authorities have not yet released the victim. The Office of the Attorney General of Mexico City is investigating the incident.
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The director uses AI to recreate the voice of Andy Warhol in Andrew Rossi’s Netflix series about the artist
Andy Warhol’s Diaries director Andrew Rossi has revealed that he used artificial intelligence to allow the late pop art superstar to narrate parts of his six parts. Netflix documentaries.
In addition to interviews with friends and colleagues of the late icon, voice synthesis technology will allow Warhol to perform “titular diary readings,” according to Entertainment Weekly.
Rossi has revealed that he has worked with Resemble AI to re-create a text-to-speech algorithm that will bring back to life his gentle rhythm and Pittsburgh accent.
Returning it: Andy Warhol’s Diary director Andrew Rossi has revealed that he used artificial intelligence to allow the late pop art superstar (pictured in 1983) to tell parts of his six-part Netflix documentary series
Visionary: Rossi revealed that he worked with Resemble AI to recreate a text-to-speech algorithm that would bring back to life his gentle rhythm and Pittsburgh accent; seen in 2016
The Emmy-nominated director then had Bill Irwin record the lines, which were merged with the digital voice to match Warhol as closely as possible.
“Andy Warhol was known for keeping his personal thoughts and opinions in mind,” Rossi told the paper.
He continued: “This is one of the reasons why his diaries are such a rare and fascinating window; he could be incredibly rude and emotional as he talked to his diary on the phone. To fully appreciate Andy’s radical vulnerability in The Diaries, I felt we needed to hear the words in Andy’s own voice.
Fans of the artist, including John Waters and Rob Lowe, should also talk about their admiration for his work in the limited series, executive producer Ryan Murphy.
Unlike most Warhol-based documentaries that focus on his art, Rossi said he explores “the romantic longings and spiritual side of his subject as a living, breathing gay man.”
“I wanted to combine Andy’s words and images to explore how this emotional life is reflected in the works of art he has created over the last decade,” the director said of his vision.
Brilliant: The Emmy-nominated director then had Bill Irwin record the lines, which were merged with the digital voice to match Warhol as closely as possible.
“Andy Warhol was known for keeping his personal thoughts and opinions in mind,” Rossi told the paper.
Justification: He continued: “This is one of the reasons why his diaries are such a rare and fascinating window; he could be incredibly rude and emotional as he talked to his diary on the phone. To fully appreciate Andy’s radical vulnerability in the Diaries, I felt we needed to hear the words in Andy’s own voice.
Rossi continued: “Then he made some of the strongest images in his career, but he was still seen by many as an ex, so this work is often ignored.”
The producer, known for directing documentaries such as One: Inside the New York Times, also found “unprecedented archival material that provides evidence of Andy’s intimate and sometimes secret relationships.”
He will share open letters, poetry and other media that “have not been restored or widely discussed so far.”
New Look: Unlike most Warhol-based documentaries that focus on his art, Rossi said he explores “the romantic longings and spiritual side of his subject as a living, breathing gay man.”
Warhol’s friends revealed in a new trailer that his diaries reveal that he had an “intimate relationship” and was in love with Jean-Michel Basquiat; pictured together
Becoming personal: He will share open letters, poetry, other media that “have not been restored or widely discussed so far.”
Warhol’s friends revealed in a new trailer that his diaries reveal that he had an “intimate relationship” and was “in love with Jean-Michel Basquiat.”
“I don’t know if it was sexual, but there was a relationship,” a friend said in the preview.
Others said he broke every rule and wanted to run away and be “someone else” because he didn’t feel close to anyone.
Private person: Others said about him that he breaks every rule and that it is his desire to run away and be “someone else” because he does not feel close to anyone
In 2021, artificial intelligence and computer algorithms were used to recreate the voice of the late Anthony Bourdain in the documentary Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain.
Director Morgan Neville gave the software company dozens of hours of Bourdain audio recordings, and they became “the AI model of his voice.”
Deepfakes, a term coined by Ian Goodfellow in 2014, are realistic videos, audio or photos created by manipulating artificial intelligence.
The system studies the input of a target from different angles – photos, videos, sound clips or other input – and develops an algorithm that mimics their behavior, movements and speech patterns.
Increasingly widespread: In 2021, artificial intelligence and computer algorithms were used to recreate the voice of the late Anthony Bourdain in the documentary Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
The use of profound forgeries, even in seemingly innocuous ways, has already sparked an ethical debate.
Last year, a deeply fake video appeared, viewed on TikTok more than 11 million times Tom Cruise in a Hawaiian shirt doing close-up magic.
Although the videos seemed harmless enough, many believed they were the real deal, not fakes created by artificial intelligence.
Viral videos from March 2021, showing Tom Cruise doing magic tricks and walking around a clothing store, turned out to be fake. Although they were for entertainment purposes, experts warn that such content could easily be used to manipulate the public
Another deeply fake video, in which spokesman Nancy Pelosi seemingly downplayed his words, helped spur Facebook’s decision to ban videos in January 2020 before the presidential election later that year.
IN blog postFacebook has said it will remove misleading manipulated media, edited in ways that are “not obvious to the average person and will probably mislead anyone into thinking that the subject of the video said words he didn’t actually say.”
It is unclear whether Bourdain’s remarks, which he wrote but never uttered, will be banned from the platform.
After Cruise’s video went viral, Rachel Tobacco, CEO of online security company SocialProof, tweets that we have reached a stage of almost “undetectable deep forgeries”.
“Deepfakes will affect public confidence, provide cover for and credible denial of criminals / rapists captured on video or audio, and will be (and are) used to manipulate, humiliate and injure people,” Tobacco wrote.
“If you’re building manipulated / synthetic media discovery technology, get it moving.”
WHAT IS DEEPFAKE?
Deepfakes are so named because they are made using deep training, a form of artificial intelligence, to create fake videos of a target individual.
They are made by powering a computer with an algorithm or set of instructions, as well as many images and audio of the target person.
The computer program then learns how to mimic a person’s facial expressions, manners, voice and intonations.
With enough video and audio for someone, you can combine a fake video of someone with fake audio and get them to say whatever you want.
Mitt Romney criticizes Obama, Trump and Biden for their “lukewarm” response to Putin
Mitt Romney made Obama, Trump and Biden cry over their “lukewarm” response to Russia’s “horrors” in Georgia and Crimea, saying “the ’80s called and we didn’t.”
- Republican Sen. Mitt Romney criticizes Presidents Joe Biden, Donald Trump and Barack Obama for their “lukewarm” response to Russian President Vladimir Putin
- Romney said it lit the way for Russia’s attack on Ukraine last night
- The Utah Republican called “the naive efforts of former leaders to unilaterally ‘reset’ and the short-sightedness of ‘America first.’
- “The ’80s called,’ and we didn’t answer,” Romney said
Republican Sen. Mitt Romney has criticized the presidents Joe Biden, Donald Trump and Barack Obama for their “lukewarm” response to the Russian president Vladimir Putinwhich he said lit the way for Russia’s attack on Ukraine overnight.
“Putin’s impunity predictably follows our lukewarm response to his previous horrors in Georgia and Crimea, our naive efforts to unilaterally ‘reboot’ and the short-sightedness of ‘America first,'” the Utah Republican said in a statement. “The ’80s called,” and we didn’t answer.
Romney warned that “history shows that the tyrant’s appetite for conquest is never satisfied.”
Republican Sen. Mitt Romney has criticized Presidents Joe Biden, Donald Trump and Barack Obama for their “lukewarm” response to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who he said paved the way for Russia’s attack on Ukraine last night.
“Putin’s impunity predictably follows our lukewarm response to his previous horrors in Georgia and Crimea, our naive efforts to unilaterally reset and short-sighted America,” Romney said, citing policies by the Obama and Trump administrations. .
During the 2012 presidential campaign, when Romney was the Republican candidate, trying to take away Obama’s second term, he said Russia was “no.” 1 geopolitical enemy “, a comment that was then ridiculed.
But now the warning of the governor, who has become a senator, seems prophetic.
After Russia’s invasion of Georgia in 2008, the Obama administration tried to “restart” with its Cold War rival.
Less than two months after Obama’s administration, then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presented her Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, with a red “reset” button to bring the issue back.
But in 2014, still under Obama’s watch, Russia annexed Crimea, part of Ukraine.
Trump called his foreign policy “America first” and spent four years in power, criticizing the NATO alliance, which was formed to counterbalance the former Soviet Union.
This week, Trump praised Putin’s strategy to declare two parts of Ukraine “independent” – which could potentially lead to a split in the Republican Party, as other members on the eve of the attack on Ukraine called on Biden to take a tougher hand against Putin. .
Romney, Trump’s biggest antagonist in the US Senate, compared Putin’s moves this week to those of Nazi Germany.
“Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is the first time in 80 years that a great power has set out to conquer a sovereign nation,” Romney said. “This is without justification, without provocation and without honor.”
He added that “the danger of once again looking away from Putin’s tyranny falls not only on the people of the nations he has violated, but also on America.”
“America and our allies must respond to the call to protect freedom by subjecting Putin and Russia to the harshest economic penalties, expelling them from global institutions and committing ourselves to expanding and modernizing our national defenses,” Romney said.
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Sally Kellerman, the original Margaret ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan in M * A * S * H * has gone from dementia
Sally Kellerman, the original Margaret ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan in M * A * S * H has gone from dementia at 84
The acting world is in mourning after the death of actress Sally Kellerman, 84 years old.
The actress, who played the original Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in Robert Altman’s 1970 film M * A * S * H, has died after a long battle with dementiaconfirmed her son Jack Crane The Hollywood reporter.
She moved to an assisted care facility in Woodland Hills, Californiaafter an iconic career spanning over 150 films and television shows.
Mourning: The world of actors is in mourning after the death of actress Sally Kellerman, 84 years old
Hot Lips: The actress who portrayed the original Margaret “Hot Lips” Hooligan in Robert Altman’s 1970 film M * A * S * H has died after a long battle with dementia, her son Jack Crane confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter
Sally Claire Kellerman was born in Long Beach, California on June 2, 1937, to her mother, Edith, a piano teacher, and father, John, CEO of Shell Oil.
Her family moved to the San Fernando Valley and then to La Brea Park, where she attended Hollywood High School.
After participating in the production of Meet Me in St. Louis, she signed a record deal with Verve Records, although she eventually withdrew from the deal because becoming a record artist was too daunting for her at the time.
Early life: Sally Clare Kellerman was born in Long Beach, California on June 2, 1937, to mother Edith, a piano teacher, and father John, executive director of Shell Oil.