Guys, watching Rachel tonight? FIRST, long piece about Russia + entanglements,

[elleng]

and now about TORTURE/Guantanamo/Abu Zubayda. SKETCHES from NYT front page.

[hlthe2b]

1. A reminder of why I detested Cheney and the entire Bush* administration.

I am so ashamed and depressed to be an American reading this. How could anyone NOT? And that doesn't even include my shame at how we are treating immigrants and their children at the border.

Nor my horror at having Trump representing us.

Sigh....

[bdamomma]

2. Horrible

we are at a very bad place, we need to change all this.

[Greybnk48]

3. Sickening. And innocent men are still at Guantanamo.

It's evil and disgusting.

[triron]

4. Thank you Elleng.

Hope Rachel stays safe.

[elleng]

5. You're welcome, triron.

Been thinking the same thing.

[dlk]

6. Interesting timing of the NYT article with the torture sketches

Was it meant to distract from Pelosi’s impeachment announcement?

[ancianita]

7. Almost all her shows are substantive, but this one, even at her high level, was particularly heavy.

[Maraya1969]

8. I'm watching it now and she hasn't gotten off Russian yet and I'm depressed.

Putin is a madman and the president of the US is doing his bidding - and I didn't even realize how much of this last bullshit with Ukraine was for him even though I heard her say this before.

I swear our Dem leaders better double down on calling out Russian talking points by the GOP now. They obviously work for Putin too even if they are too stupid to know it.

[elleng]

9. RIGHT, re: our Dem leaders better double down on calling out Russian talking points by the GOP now.

We need RESPONSES, asap, but I recognize difficulty accomplishing such, without formal spokespeople.

[greblach]

10. Glad she brought this up

From the start, from changing the Repub platform re Ukraine, to delaying the enforcement of sanctions imposed, to redirecting funds for Baltic state support to the frickin wall, to the current administration's tepid response to any Russian action...I was glad she brought up the airliner that was shot down over Ukraine, Rachel (and Pelosi) are really pointing out the many connections to Putin's plot. There was a treaty I believe that when Ukraine gave up it's nuclear weapons to Russia, it was supposed to be guaranteed that it would not suffer invasion as a result. I have a friend that recently participated in Estonia for a massive singing event with thousands of singers. The fascinating history of this is called the Singing Revolution. The Baltic states have reason to fear the Russian actions. Putin really wants to put the old Soviet Union back together, and Trump is doing his best to help. Sorry for the stream of consciousness post...

[Rhiannon12866]

11. It's being repeated right now Eastern Time.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

12. how many Russian assets, aka Russiapublicans, do we have?

It would be great if we could be the "good guys" for a while. That requires holding scofflaws accountable, especially if they're the ones making laws.

[elleng]

13. MANY, a HUGE #.

Got/getting their $$$ from putin's gang, we and the Constitution are screwed.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

14. Nancy Pelosi will have to put off retirement a little while longer