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Russia Is the New ‘Global Warming’
American Thinker ^
| 8 Oct, 2025
| J.B. Shurk
Posted on 10/08/2025 4:21:19 AM PDT by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber
It is the new leftist game plan. Slavery is the new freedom.
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posted on
10/08/2025 4:21:36 AM PDT
by
MtnClimber
(For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
To: MtnClimber
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posted on
10/08/2025 4:29:56 AM PDT
by
FLT-bird
To: MtnClimber
this story is not getting much attention from corporate news media in the West. When it is addressed, Western sources describe the insurrectionists and saboteurs as “pro-democracy” protesters.Makes sense, here in the US they take cover by calling themselves Democrats. The media plays along because they are simpatico. The left wants to control the world. What they can't control is targeted for destruction.
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posted on
10/08/2025 4:32:44 AM PDT
by
Kudsman
(48)
To: MtnClimber
What Western news sources gloss over, however, is that Moldova’s electoral commission banned political parties and candidates perceived as being “pro-Russia” from participating in the election. In an effort to “fight Russian interference,” the pro-E.U. ruling government in Moldova rigged the election in its own favor. In this way, Moldova simply followed Romania’s example from last year, when the latter annulled its own presidential election because a candidate perceived as being “pro-Russia”
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And this has become well entrenched as part of the globalists’ modus operandi. And if you say that’s bad you’re engaging in “hate speech” and need to be imprisoned.
And remember… Oceania has always been at war with Eurasia. Do NOT question that,
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posted on
10/08/2025 4:42:00 AM PDT
by
House Atreides
(I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX)
To: MtnClimber
It occurs to me that when Leftists moan that “Trump will suspend the election” they are once again projecting their own intended tactics onto Republicans.
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posted on
10/08/2025 4:48:01 AM PDT
by
motor_racer
("We're gonna reward our friends and we're gonna punish our enemies" - Barack Hussein Obama)
To: MtnClimber
The article fails to mention that the Georgia government in control is already very pro-Russian.
These are only local elections, not national elections. The national elections were held last year. In those elections, the pro-Russian party won 54% of the vote.
Nearly 80% of the vote practically screams “election fraud”.
Here is a quote from The Moscow Times:
“The normally low-key local elections have acquired high stakes after months of raids on independent media, restrictions on civil society and the jailing of dozens of opponents and activists.”
I am not a big fan of Amnesty International, here is what they say from the same Moscow Times article:
Amnesty International said the elections were “taking place amid severe political reprisals against opposition figures and civil society.”
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/05/georgia-ruling-party-wins-local-polls-as-mass-protests-flare-a90721
The pro-Russian party, Georgia Dream, has been in power since 2012. Russia invaded Georgia in 2008, and still occupies about 20% of the country, according to this article:
https://www.gzeromedia.com/russia-invaded-georgia-too-and-it-never-left
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posted on
10/08/2025 4:59:02 AM PDT
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marktwain
To: MtnClimber
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posted on
10/08/2025 5:06:06 AM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
To: MtnClimber
Tomahawk missiles have replaced solar panels.
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posted on
10/08/2025 5:07:14 AM PDT
by
central_va
( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
To: MtnClimber
The memo-Marxist EU is an enemy
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posted on
10/08/2025 5:13:36 AM PDT
by
PGR88
To: MtnClimber
What Western news sources gloss over, however, is that Moldova’s electoral commission banned political parties and candidates perceived as being “pro-Russia” from participating in the election. Another example of what they mean by "Our Democracy".
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posted on
10/08/2025 5:19:15 AM PDT
by
Charles Martel
(Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
To: MtnClimber
This EU fascism is getting very, very stale.
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posted on
10/08/2025 5:32:24 AM PDT
by
hal ogen
(First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
To: SaveFerris
Russia Russia Russia! Sure, ignore the largest war in Europe since WW2, launched by Putin invading Ukraine for imperial ambition. Its just Russia hysteria!
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posted on
10/08/2025 5:33:40 AM PDT
by
tlozo
(“We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth,” Trump)
To: MtnClimber
To: MtnClimber
Hope Trump remembers this when he is being urged to tariff other countries just for trading with Russia, a nation that is not our enemy.
To: marktwain; MtnClimber; tlozo
marktwain:
"These are only local elections, not national elections.
The national elections were held last year.
In those elections, the pro-Russian party won 54% of the vote.
Nearly 80% of the vote practically screams “election fraud”."
Exactly, but even the ruling Georgia Dream party's 54% win in October 2024 is highly suspect because:
- Pre-election polls showed Georgia Dream with barely 35% of the vote and opposition parties with over 50%.
- Those same poll numbers hold today (October 2025), with opposition parties totaling to 54% support, vs. Georgia Dream at just 36%.
- Before Georgia's October 2024 elections, the ruling Georgia Dream party passed a Foreign Agents Law (not to be compared to the U.S. 1938 Foreign Agents Registration Act, FARA), raided independent media, and jailed dozens of activists.
- After Georgia's October 2024 elections there were many charges of ballot stuffing, vote buying, voter intimidation, and media suppression.
In the most recent October 2025 local elections (claimed at 80% for Georgia Dream), things were worse:
- Most mainstream opposition parties boycotted the vote, citing repression, arrests, and media crackdowns.
- Many races were uncontested and international observers were excluded in many places.
- The EU and Western groups condemned the 2025 local elections for raids on independent media, jailing of activists, and changes to the election laws that favored the ruling Georgia Dream party.
Bottom lines:
- The ruling Georgia Dream party was first elected in 2012 by promising all good for Georgia, including EU membership and friendly relations with Russia -- what's not to like?
- Since 2012, polls consistently showed 80% of Georgians favor EU membership -- the same 80% Georgia Dream now claims supports its anti-EU, pro-Russia stances.
- However, as early as 2019, Georgia Dream began to backslide and foot-drag on EU membership.
- After Putin's 2022 invasions of Ukraine, Georgia Dream flipped from pro-EU to pro-Putin and anti-EU.
If you remember, this is very similar to Ukraine's Pres. Viktor Yanukovych, elected in 2010 on similar promises, but flipped by Putin in 2013 (for $3 billion), resulting in the EuroMaidan protests and Putin's 2014 invasions of Crimean and the Donbas.
As of today, Russian forces occupy around 19% of Ukraine and 20% of Georgia.
Point is: we've seen this playbook before, and it may not end well for Georgia.
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posted on
10/08/2025 8:03:14 AM PDT
by
BroJoeK
(future DDG 134 -- we remember)
To: BroJoeK
Since 2012, polls consistently showed 80% of Georgians favor EU membership Its amazing that some FReepers cannot understand why people in poor countries would want to join the wealthy EU.
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posted on
10/08/2025 8:31:22 AM PDT
by
tlozo
(“We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth,” Trump)
To: tlozo
Sure ignore that reference is to Hillary sabotaging President Trump
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posted on
10/08/2025 10:57:00 AM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
To: SaveFerris
Read the synopsis, there was no mention of “Hillary sabotaging Trump” by the author.
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posted on
10/08/2025 11:08:19 AM PDT
by
tlozo
(“We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth,” Trump)
To: tlozo
Oh I know
There was just another article a couple of days ago on Hillary’s crimes and how they all KNEW it was a Hillary operation
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posted on
10/08/2025 11:11:15 AM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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