I didn’t say it was impossible, just unlikely. We will have to agree to disagree on this point, but I don’t fit into either of the categories you describe. Obama had the benefit of being a man to offset the fact that he was a minority. Woman + minority is just a bigger challenge than it should be. I don’t like it. It’s just reality these days.

I also think you are ignoring the fact that the world has changed dramatically since 07/08. I would argue that in many ways, it was a more sane and rational time than it is today. Obama broke the republican party and radicalized much it’s base into what we are seeing today. The US is also much older today than it was then, and that generation definitely hasn’t kept up with the times. If anything, they all fear the current pace of change and are grasping for any mechanism they can find to slow it down. Old white men are their happy place and I don’t see that changing for the short remainder of their lives.

For the record - I would vote for AOC in a heart beat, if for no other reason than she actually cares about the people she serves. I would prefer someone with more executive experience for a whole host of reasons, but she would be better than any candidate republicans put forward. Honestly, all I really want is a social liberal and fiscal conservative. Spend responsibly and stay out of our day-to-day lives as much as possible. I don’t know where those candidates went, but I would love to see them make a resurgence in the Democratic party.

More boomers need to die or we need to get rid of the electoral college to make this possible. Boomers grew up in a very different world and are a large reason that this country can’t move forward in any meaningful way. Demographically, there are a lot of them and they vote at very high rates. Until they move on, or we stop allowing presidential elections to be decided by a handful of swing states/districts, we are going to be stuck in this ridiculous quagmire. Women/minorities will continue to fight an unnecessarily difficult uphill battle on the national stage.

You can literally go to their website, run a search yourself and see that they are clearly selling the claimed dual purpose components/equipment on their website. It’s all in the article and can be independently verified in less than five minutes. I guarantee that the Ukranian government and their intelligence partners have additional information beyond what is publicly available. If they are being sold in their website, where do you think they are being stored? Use your brain and some critical thought, if you are even capable.

You’re either a bad faith actor or too dumb to exercise your brain for even brief periods. Probably both. Go peddle your bullshit elsewhere. Thanks.

Naive and factually incorrect. What a combo. There are clear exceptions for dual-use targets under the Geneva convention, such as a logistics warehouse being used to supply the military with their equipment. There is also a commonly accepted concept of “reciprocal force” or “self-defense” in pretty much any reasonable moral code in this world. No one expects people to just keep getting punched in the face and sit there quietly without responding in kind. This type of attack would definitely qualify considering what Russia has been doing to Ukraine for the last 4-years.

Ukraine is at least trying to follow international law and be as good faith of an actor as they can in war time. Russia has lit the Geneva convention on fire and pissed in all of our faces for more than a decade, but sure, they are equally abhorrent parties in your eyes. Get a grip and learn some nuance. The world is complex and full of gray area. Don’t be such a simpleton.

They literally address it in the article. Military hardware and drone components were readily available on the website even after the attacks. What else do you want to see?

Besides, it’s not like Russia has given a shit about war crimes since they invaded. They commit them daily. Acting like Ukraine should be following the rules that Russia has torn to shreds for 4-years is…idiotic.

Not sure if your posts are bad faith/intentional misdirection or simple stupidity. Either way, it’s not a good look for you. Do better.