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This wife of a 9/11 victim says frozen Afghan funds do not belong to the U.S. or the Taliban, they belong to the Afghan people.
“The Afghan people are as much victims of 9/11 as we are,” says Andrea LeBlanc.
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Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said Russia has never attacked anyone in its history. Has he forgotten about Chechnya or Georgia, to name just a few? @mehdirhasan sets the record straight.
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The Russian government ordered the deployment of troops to two breakaway regions in Eastern Ukraine for what they claim to be ‘peacekeeping’ purposes.
“Or in plain English,” says @mehdirhasan, “they ordered the invasion of a sovereign country.”
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With military intervention off the table, sanctions remain one of the only options for the U.S., if Russia invades Ukraine. @HagarChemali breaks down what those sanctions might actually accomplish tonight at 7 p.m. ET on @peacockTV and YT: youtube.com/7FXv3cKBamg
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NEW: Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin formally recognized the independence of two breakaway regions in Ukraine.
@ninakhrushcheva, @JustinTLogan & @Russian_Starr discuss the latest on a possible Russian invasion.
7 p.m. ET on @peacockTV and YT: youtube.com/7FXv3cKBamg
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If Russia invades, @jscros says the cost of war will be felt the most by Ukrainian civilians.
“They’re gonna be the old, they’re gonna be the poor, the sick, the infirmed, the people who, for the most part, do not have the means or the ability to leave their homes.”
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sCan Russia invade and occupy Ukraine without huge costs?
“The question is, can it hold territory and does it want to hold territory? What it really wants is to control the political regime in Kyiv,” says @IvoHDaalder.
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.@juliaioffe explains how things could go wrong for Putin if he ends up making a strategic error:
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“If we’re not gonna fight, we have to talk. It’s as simple as that.”
@lieven_anatol talks about what will happen if Russia invades Ukraine and allies don’t fight to defend it.
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There is a chance (with diplomacy) to avoid war between Russia and Ukraine.
“But to get to a solution short of war,” says @mehdirhasan, “we first need to understand how we got to this point.”
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NEW: Pres. Biden says he believes Putin has made the decision for Russia to invade Ukraine.
@mehdirhasan is live with a special hour tonight at 7 p.m. ET on @peacockTV: peacocktv.com/watch/playback…
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Stream live on @peacockTV: peacocktv.com/watch/playback…
I'll be guest-hosting a live special edition of the @MehdiHasanShow tonight on the crisis in Ukraine at 7pm ET on @peacockTV
Please join me then, for reporting, analysis, debate, and great guests.
peacockTV.com
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California lawmakers introduced two bills to try and combat harassment and violence toward the AAPI community.
“We wanted to take a more comprehensive approach to what’s happening,” says @KulkarniManju, of looking at the violence as a public health crisis.
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"Just when you thought dating apps couldn’t get any worse..."
@KatiePhang's got jokes about the explosion in new right-wing social media properties... including, yes, an upcoming dating app.
"But," she adds, "there are a few things to be worried about":
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Is there hypocrisy in right-wing media’s treatment of Enes Kanter Freedom vs. Colin Kaepernick?
@TMooreSports puts it simply: “Is there gambling in the piano bar?”
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Gunmaker Remington settled a case with some families of Sandy Hook victims for $73M. Could it lead the way for more lawsuits of the same nature? @jadamskaggs says it could:
“It creates a blueprint, a roadmap to hold other gun companies accountable for their sales and marketing.”
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Trump, Don Jr. & Ivanka could be questioned under oath in the next three weeks now that a judge has ordered they sit for depositions. But will the ex-pres even give anything away?
@JoyceWhiteVance points to a judge telling Trump “former presidents aren’t a protected class.”
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Diplomatic relations between Russia and the U.S. remain tense. @nayyeroar breaks down the latest tonight at 7 p.m. ET on @peacockTV: peacocktv.com/watch/playback…
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NEW: A judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump and his 2 eldest children must sit for a deposition, under oath. @JoyceWhiteVance joins guest host @KatiePhang to explain.
7 p.m. ET on @peacockTV: peacocktv.com/watch/playback…
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Why should Dems start playing offense in the culture war?
@MsPackyetti turns to basketball 🏀 to explain that’s how you win the game:
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