Our forces continue to counter Russian attacks in the Kharkiv region. This direction has been reinforced, particularly in Vovchansk and border areas in general. Brigadier General Mykhailo Drapatyi is in charge of this direction and is currently on the ground. He is being provided…

A humble request to those reading today about what the appointment of a new defense minister means for Russia’s military and Russian statecraft as we know it: when everything said now eventually proves to be wrong, just do a friendly shrug and don’t be mean about it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

#TrumpTrial precedent? In the trial of Nixon Administration Attorney General John Mitchell, a sophisticated conservative banker who moved up from alternate steered the jury to acquital.
nytimes.com/1974/05/05/arc…

Russia massed forces on the border with Ukraine before launching this new offensive on Kharkiv, but because of a White House policy, they couldn’t use U.S. weapons to do something about it.

This has to change. No safe haven for Russia’s invasion force. Let Ukraine defend itself.

Putin's Safe Space: Defeating Russia’s Kharkiv Operation Requires Eliminating Russia’s Sanctuary

Current US policy prohibiting Ukraine from using US-provided weapons in the territory of the Russian Federation is severely compromising Ukraine's ability to defend itself.

Steve Buscemi punched randomly while walking New York streets independent.co.uk/arts-entertain…

Roger Corman brought to life Edgar Allen Poe stories -- Fall of the House of Usher, The Pit & the Pendulum, The Raven, Masque of the Red Death -- like no one else.

And always with lush production designs, effective pacing, and of course Vincent Price's eyebrows. Unlike most…

🧵 🇬🇪1) Let’s go through the past 24h in Tbilisi, Georgia. A lot has happened during the night and morning hours. From the result today, we know, this is not the end.

Protesters have gathered for days already, but this night was of particular importance.

Here’s a breakdown :

Thinking today about this scene from Bananas (1971). Not sure why.

A secretive, makeshift group of activists, called Cheollima Civil Defense, set out to overthrow the North Korean dictatorship. cbsn.ws/3WCVonB

The past pattern had been when they change the Minister of Defense, they tend to swap out the Chief of General Staff - will be interesting to see if this holds during the war.

🗺️ On May 10, 2024, Russian forces crossed the border and entered Kharkiv Oblast from the north. Based on geolocated videos, which has started to appear today, we can say that Russian troops captured Strilecha, Pylna, Krasne, Morokhovets and Oliinykove. #RussiaUkraineWar

RC Ghost has been corrected by lostpictureshow! Paul Schrader-scripted Rolling Thunder was a hit, apparently highly profitable, per box office.

The way her face can convey every human emotion in 0.2 seconds…

Dancing Lady (1933) with Joan Crawford in the title role was also notable for the screen debut of Fred Astaire #botd who appeared as himself as a dance instructor. Here he gamely does a few steps with the leading lady:

Georgians, fighting for independence. The West ignores Russian aggression, and resistance to it, until a lot of blood is spilled. Then they learn to ignore that, too.

#SororityGirl #RogerCorman
I think I want to remake this* Or maybe we already did? #Greta (*but would class it up, Kappa Kappa Gamma)

Roger Corman's Ghost's Rebuttal: Did those films make any money? Probably not.