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ok i blocked Arcane tag and i can still see in in my tl wtf

How many times have I posted about the bombing of my city? Hundreds, probably. Russia has systematically and intentionally terrorized us from day one of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It's completely overlooked, as if it would somehow go away if the press and politicians didn't talk about it. It's mind-blowing to me, yet it worked. It's become the norm. All eyes should be on a country in Europe whose population faces daily terror beyond imagination after being forced to disarm and promised security. All talks should be about how to repel that terror. Yet we discuss how the war in Ukraine is inconvenient. It destabilizes the economy, and you're annoyed by the beggars from Ukraine—those "stupid" people who want to live, how dare they? And, oh, those precious tax dollars. We talk about ways to freeze it, make it go away, granting Russia a golden ticket to return for round two. How to avoid that? Nobody cares. Everyone just wants us to finally shut up. And to stop demanding security guarantees. NATO is for grown-up countries, not for the losers who were thrown to the Soviets as a chew toy after WW2, while others used the time we spent under occupation to develop and grow. Here, you're probably expecting a conclusion or at least a plea. But it's just a disappointed rant. Vatniks were right after all. The world used us and now just watches us die. And if the coin of destiny fell so that I'm the one you watch, at least I want you to know how it feels.

Last night, Russia terrorized Ukraine with over 50 strike drones, and over the past week, it has used more than 900 bombs, around 30 missiles, and nearly 500 “Shaheds” against various regions of Ukraine. Most of these strikes have targeted civilian and critical infrastructure. All of these attacks would have been impossible if we had sufficient support from the world in crucial areas: long-range capabilities for our security, truly effective sanctions to prevent Russia from importing critical components for drone and missile production—especially microelectronics—and political decisions that could ruin Russia’s will to wage this war. Ukraine deserves the same strong security as all our partners in the free world.

You know it’s super fun to be awake at 7:45am on a Saturday because you can’t tell if your walls are shaking because of the rain and wind, or because the air defense is currently intercepting kamikaze drones over central Kyiv.