David Wilson

It truly amazes me how utterly STUPID and ARROGANT some of the replies to this post are. Ukraine is a beacon of light for the rest of the world to look up to. But WAY TOO MANY uninformed - but arrogant - people see Trump like a god and agree with everything he says. Sad - not only for Ukraine - but for the United States AND the rest of the world

Ukraine. When your neighbor is Russia and the United States is the guarantor of your security.

Russian Ust-Luga port in Leningrad region right now, allegedly 🤯 Holy shit!

St. Andrew's Church in Lviv, dating from the 16th century, which was damaged yesterday by a Russian strike

I am happy to pay 5X for the fuel if it means 🇷🇺 collapses. I don't care. Bravo, Ukraine, for fucking up these bastards.

🏛️ WHY IT IS CRUCIAL TO CALL RUSSIA MUSCOVY Through historical manipulation, the world began to call the language of Muscovy "Russian." At the same time, the Ukrainian language, which was still called "Rus'ka" in 1900, was often confused with it, even though they are different languages. Moreover, the world often translates "Rus" (the ancient name of Ukraine) as "Russia." In reality, Russia was called Muscovy and simply stole the name during the reign of Peter I to claim Ukrainian lands. To resist this theft, Europe began calling Ukraine "Ruthenia," deliberately distinguishing Rus from Russia. In the works of Ukrainian writers, you can see our language referred to as "Rus'ka mova." In Lviv, there is "Rus'ka Street," and the first Ukrainian code of laws was "Rus'ka Pravda"—written when there were no settlements at all on the territory of modern Russia. 🛑 IMPORTANT: "Rus" and "Rus'ka" are NOT "Russian." It is frustrating when even Ukrainians call Russians "Rus'ki" or use words with the root "Rus," such as "rusnya." By doing so, they inadvertently help Russia legitimize its theft and act as accomplices to Russian propaganda. In 2022, Ukrainian historians made a joint appeal, asking people to stop using these terms for Russians. We must protect our heritage. Muscovy is not Rus.

Putin has been emboldened by impunity. The current war in Ukraine is a consequence of the West’s failure to respond to Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. Russia has violated all agreements signed with Ukraine.

Today marks the 4th anniversary of when Russia deliberately bombed Mariupol Theatre killings hundreds of women & children who had been sheltering inside. This despite the word ‘Children’ written in huge letters outside. Please repost this message show that they are not forgotten

Oh, really? Return what you took from us (weapons worth trillions of dollars), and then you won’t owe us anything. We received weapons worth no more than $60 billion, old ones. And the money you spent was used to replace your stock with new equipment. You literally lost nothing. Those were weapons that would soon have been dismantled anyway, and dismantling them would have cost more than simply sending them to Ukraine. You lost nothing and actually gained from it. So f*** off 🤡 Return what is ours, and only then you can say that you don’t owe you anything.

Tonight, Congress will vote to lower the age to prosecute minors as adults from 16 down to 14 in DC. Let me get this straight: Congress wants to prosecute 14 yr. olds as adults, but they don’t want to prosecute adults who sexually abuse 14 year olds? Release the Epstein files.

Some people think I hate America. The opposite is true — I love it enough to admit when I was wrong. I watched the Tea Party rise after Obama won. Fiscal responsibility, limited government, constitutional principles — it had an ideology I could respect, even when I disagreed. Then Romney lost in 2012 and something broke. The movement turned bitter. Stopped being for something and started being against everything. Against Obama. Against "elites." Against their own party leadership. Against institutions. Leaderless and angry, they were a movement waiting for a demagogue. Trump walked in and harvested what was already rotting. He didn't build anything — he just told them what they wanted to hear: You're right to be angry. They're all corrupt. Only I can fix it. I voted for him in 2016. And 2020. Then January 6th happened. I watched people carrying his flags beat police officers with American flagpoles. I watched a mob hunt for the Vice President. I watched them smear shit on the walls of the Capitol building I swore an oath to defend. That day changed me forever. Loyalty to one man wasn't worth everything I fought for. The Constitution isn't a prop. The flag isn't a costume. And patriotism isn't a cult. I didn't leave conservatism. Conservatism left me — traded for a golden-plated conman who told angry people their enemies were their own country's institutions and everyone who disagreed with him. Some of us woke up. Some of us chose country over party. That's not hating America. That's loving it enough to fight for what it's supposed to be.

🛡️ The Russian Language is a Weapon: Why Bilingualism Equals the Death of a Nation Many in the West still believe that language is merely a means of communication. But for Ukraine, language is a frontier. The Russian language on our land is not just "another way of speaking"; it is a weapon of mass destruction, far more dangerous than nuclear warheads. A missile kills the body, but a foreign language kills the identity. 🧠 The Psychology of the Word: How Language Builds Our World The entirety of Ukrainian culture exists specifically within the Ukrainian language. Our ancient traditions—vesnyanky, kolyadky, hayivky, shchedrivky—exist only in Ukrainian; they cannot be translated without losing their soul. Language shapes the mentality through entirely different psychological word structures. Look at simple examples: in Ukrainian, the word for hospital is "likarnya" (from the root likuvaty—to heal). In Russian, it is "bolnitsa" (from the root bolet—to be ill/suffering). One person thinks in terms of healing, the other in terms of suffering. This changes how a person thinks at their core. Russian speakers in Ukraine rarely celebrate Ukrainian holidays; they gravitate toward Russian ones. This is why Russia tries so hard to destroy our language. Even when Russia occupies our territory—as has happened many times in history—the Ukrainian people do not disappear as long as they have their language. But if Russia destroys the language, the nation is destroyed. Ukrainians simply become Russians. 📜 A History of Coercion: The Forced "Russian-Speaking" Miracle No region of Ukraine ever became Russian-speaking by choice. It is the result of centuries of systemic repression, bans, and the "Executed Renaissance" where our elite were slaughtered. Russia changed our last names and the names of our cities by force to turn Ukrainians into "Little Russians." This didn't end with the Soviet era. Even in modern times, we face discrimination and forced Russification. We remember the Yanukovych-era laws that effectively banned Ukrainian in certain sectors, the closing of Ukrainian schools, the refusal of service in our native tongue, and the unofficial bans on Ukrainian music on TV and radio. People have even been murdered for speaking Ukrainian—including legends like the composer Volodymyr Ivasyuk. Today, in occupied territories, people are still being tortured and killed for their language. 🇧🇾 The Belarus Tragedy: A Mirror to Our Future Russia is currently demanding a "special status" for the Russian language, equal to Ukrainian—exactly as they did in Belarus. It isn't hard to guess what comes next. Because Russian has more speakers globally, it quickly displaces the native tongue. Businesses and artists gravitate toward Russian to "make more money," and manufacturers remove Ukrainian from their packaging because it’s "cheaper and easier." Look at Belarus to see the end result of such "tolerance." It reached the point where the native population no longer even understands their own language, and the nation has essentially perished. Is Belarus still Belarus and not Russia? The line is blurred. Because of the status of the Russian language, they now have a joint government, and Belarus has become a mere puppet state of the Kremlin. 🗡️ Language as a Target Marker Ukraine’s language is still not fully protected, and Russia "creeps" into precisely those areas where Russian is spoken most. For the Kremlin, every Russian speaker is a pretext for "protection"—which means an invasion. I am convinced: the Russian language should not exist in the official or public space of Ukraine at all. A person might be Ukrainian by their documents, but if their mental "operating system" is Russian, they are mentally no different from a soldier of the Russian army. Russian is not a language here; it is a weapon of far more brutal destruction than a nuclear strike. That's why I never trust a Russian-speaking person. 🚫 Conclusion: Time for Total De-occupation of the Mind If we don't protect our language now, we will repeat the fate of our neighbors. We can reclaim our land, but if we don't reclaim our tongues, we will never be truly free. Language is the code to our survival. That is why for Russia the issue of the destruction of the Ukrainian language is at the top of the "negotiation" list.

Anyone surprised by Ukraine’s recent advances has never met the Ukrainians! They’re not just fighting to survive, they are fighting to win—and they will win.

I’m indescribably tired of the utter stupidity. So, so tired. Every day, it’s just sheer idiocy from these absurd, juvenile fools playing stupid, dangerous games with our country. I’m just so sick of it all.

💬 Zelenskyy: "I don’t know if people will compare me to Churchill or De Gaulle. What I hope is that my people will remember me fondly and that my children will be able to live in a free Ukraine."

“Ukraine did not seek greatness. But Ukraine has become great.” With or without the United States, Ukraine will win. - President Zelensky 🇺🇦

🌍 World War III: The Axis of Evil vs. The Fragile Alliance of Good The World War began in 2022. Although it is not yet a global conflict in the sense that all continents are actively fighting, history will undoubtedly mark 2022 as its starting point. Today, an "Axis of Evil" has clearly emerged: Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, India, and their various allies. However, some of these alliances are unstable. Lukashenko’s Belarus, Orban’s Hungary, and Fico’s Slovakia are volatile—partly because in Slovakia, the people do not support Fico’s pro-Russian stance, and in Hungary, the future alignment depends on election results. Even Belarus, though a puppet of Russia, struggles in its own way to gain freedom from Moscow's grip. On the other side stands the "Axis of Good": Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and effectively the entire civilized world. I believe the conflict has also drawn the UAE and Israel to our side due to Iran’s involvement. But just like the Axis of Evil, our side has an unstable element—the United States. The risk of pro-Russian forces coming to power is global: look at the AfD in Germany, the Konfederacja in Poland, or the Russian agent who nearly won in Romania. For years, Marine Le Pen has been a leader in France, and something similar has been happening in Italy. We are living on a political knife-edge. ☢️ The Nuclear Myth: Apocalypse or New Chornobyl? When will the Third World War fully ignite, and will there be a nuclear threat? I believe that initially, all sides will fear using nukes due to mutual destruction. But as history shows, when a force is losing—as Hitler once was—who knows if they won't use a nuclear weapon in a final moment of desperation? However, Ukraine has shown that the nuclear threat is overestimated. People used to believe a nuclear war would destroy the planet and be the last war ever. But Russia frequently attacks Ukraine with missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads, and the American Patriot systems intercept them. This changes everything. If a Patriot can stop these missiles, the "nuclear apocalypse" is not inevitable. It will be devastating, yes, but humanity will survive. Moreover, the first country to launch a nuke will likely become a radioactive wasteland—a new Chernobyl. Dictators exist only because of their subordinates; it is not a fact that those subordinates will obey an order for collective suicide. 🏛️ Can the War be Stopped? The Tyrant’s Dilemma I believe the world has already missed the chance to stop this war by failing to let Ukraine defeat Russia quickly. Now, the world has seen the weakness and fear of the US, the EU, and NATO. Iran and North Korea have already entered the war. In my unpopular opinion, the US finally taking on Iran is a good thing. If North Korea is neutralized, Russia’s primary ally remains China. If China enters the fray, the World War truly begins. But for China, war means the self-destruction of its own economy. It would be more logical for China to attack a weakened Russia, but can we expect logic from a communist dictator? Plato, in The Republic, described the intellectual poverty of tyrants: "The soul of the tyrant... is full of much soul-sickness and regret... and is ever poor and insatiable." A tyrant’s mind is clouded by the need for absolute control, not rational prosperity. To prevent the world from burning, we must simultaneously defeat the evil that is already fighting: Russia, North Korea, and Iran. By defeating them, we show China whether we are strong or weak. If China sees indecision, it will attack; if it sees strength and unity, it will back down. This is why all wise people stand with Ukraine, calling for the provision of all necessary technologies for a swift victory. A "pause," a "temporary ceasefire," or "capitulation" is not a victory—it is a defeat. That is exactly what will set the world on fire. We are fighting for the entire world right now, to ensure the Third World War does not fully consume us all. It is strange that we are still so lonely in this fight.

Let’s say you are the mayor of an island community with a hundred inhabitants. You have to import a lot of things you can’t produce on the island. But let’s focus on peaches, ripe summer peaches. The island gets one shipment every August, and—to keep the math simple—everyone wants one and they normally cost $5 each. But this year, the shipment only contained 50 peaches. The sole grocer has a few options. She can raise the price to, say, $10 so the people who want the peaches the most will pay more for this scarce resource. The people who don’t care that much about peaches won’t care that much. But a few people will be pissed off that the peaches are just too expensive. One problem with this approach is that it’s entirely possible that one or two people who really love peaches might buy more than their “fair share” and snap all of them up, angering even more peach-lovers. The grocer can raise the prices more, or you, the heroic mayor, can step in and announce a rule to thwart the peach-hoarding scum: only one peach per customer. Another way of addressing the problem: raid the rainy-day fund and give everybody a one-time gift of $20 to spend on peaches. You see the problem? Neither approach will make peaches more “affordable” because the supply of peaches hasn’t increased. Give everyone more money to buy a thing and that thing will become more expensive. The only reliable way to make peaches more affordable is to increase the supply of peaches. What is true of peaches is true of housing. Both are ripe, fuzzy, tree fruits. No, wait—that’s not right. But you get the point. If you give everybody, say, $50,000 to buy a house, the price of housing will go up because the price will adjust upward. The only reliable way to make housing more affordable is to make more housing. The bill has some features intended to increase housing, but the fundamental approach is to give federal regulators power over the housing market. The Trump administration likes the bill because it polls well and because it is in full “do-something” mode on housing and affordability. Bipartisanship on bad ideas is often much worse than a partisan defense of good ideas. The 2007-08 financial crisis was fueled by politicians doing everything they could to goose homeownership, so we’ve been down this road before. - Jonah Goldberg

Iran has been at war with Ukraine for four years and only today publicly declared war on Ukraine

Dear Rep. Bacon, you and just a few of your like-minded GOP colleagues could have derailed Trump's traitorous pro-Putin agenda by using your votes on the House floor. It's good you speak out, but you have power, not just Twitter, and don't use it.