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Lead: The Turning Point in Ukraine
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At least 21 young women were killed when Ukraine attacked a college dormitory in Starobelsk. Now Russia says that it will retaliate and is warning foreign nationals to leave Kiev immediately, signaling that something much larger may be coming in Ukraine.
This attack is a major turning point in the war. How would any other country tolerate an attack like this? Imagine that this happened on U.S. soil to young women.
Over the weekend, Russia launched a major retaliatory barrage on Kiev and, according to the report, deployed the Oreshnik missile system for the first time in the conflict. Russian officials are now openly warning that broader strikes could follow, particularly against Ukrainian infrastructure and government targets.
European officials claim that they will not leave Kiev despite Moscow’s warnings. I am skeptical of this faux bravado. They will probably be safe and sound wherever Ukrainian President Zelensky hides out.
European leaders have remained silent on the college dorm attack, instead opting to condemn Russia’s response. Remember when their favorite phrase was “Putin’s unprovoked attacks.” And now that there is proof of provocation, they can’t see it?
This terrorist attack was backed by Europe and the U.S., so of course they can’t see it.
Russia may be ready to escalate the war and devastate Ukraine once and for all, like critics of Russian President Putin have long wanted. Did it have to take 21 dead young women and dozens more wounded for it to come to this?
Australia’s War on Female Reality
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Australia’s legal system is now debating whether men who identify as women should receive pregnancy protections and full access to female-only spaces. Yes, really.
The debate follows the now infamous “Tickle v. Giggle” case, where a biological man named Roxanne Tickle sued the women-only networking app Giggle for Girls after being removed from the platform.
Giggle founder Sall Grover argued that women on the app felt uncomfortable because Tickle was obviously male. Grover’s legal team argued that this was a case of a woman being harassed by a man insisting he was a woman. The Australian courts disagreed.
Not only did Grover lose the original lawsuit, but an appeals court has now increased the damages she owes to roughly $100,000. The court ruled that Tickle, “who is a transgender woman,” was treated less favorably than women “designated female at birth.” Under Australia’s Sex Discrimination Act, that qualifies as unlawful discrimination.
Grover says she plans to appeal again to Australia’s High Court and has become something of a folk hero among critics of gender ideology. Her argument is simple: if women are no longer legally allowed to define what a woman is, then women-only spaces cease to exist at all.
In an official statement, she said that if the court thinks that its latest decision will make her accept gender ideology, all she has to say is: “go f c k yourself.”
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What’s Trending
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Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure is trending because Universal Studios Orlando has removed the ride from its Express Pass and park-goers are not happy because the ride has a notoriously long and slow line. It’s worth it, though! Clayton loved it! Our youngest child obviously found it a little stressful.
Starshield is trending because the U.S. Space Force awarded SpaceX a $2.29 billion contract to build the new “Space Data Network (SDN) Backbone” called Starshield. It is a satellite communications network for the military.
Kevin Hart is trending for defending Tony Hinchcliffe’s joke about George Floyd.
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