#Trump former #Ukraine envoy Kurt Volker: “Putin is #Putin. Putin will not come up with a reasonable approach to dealing with Ukraine. He doesn't want to live next door to an independent, free Ukraine. He doesn't want Ukraine to be able to protect itself."

As #Texas officials point to the #NationalWeatherService failing to predict the amount of rain that caused this #tragedy, it’s fair to wonder if the cuts made to #NOAA that many warned about played a role here. (Now add #FEMA cuts & #hospital closures)#NWS

#Trump on #Democrats: "They hate Trump, but I hate them too. I really do, I hate them. I can’t stand them." #RichardNixon on #Hate: “Always remember, others may hate you, but those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them & then you destroy yourself.”

Grok: Non-Hispanic white #Americans make up approx. 59% of the US pop. In contrast, a 2022 study by Extreme Reach found that white actors accounted for 72.5% of people featured in #TV & digital video ads in the US. This suggests that white people are overrepresented in

#FurBaby Time: #Heartwarming moments of #children & their furry #bestfriends. #Friendship #Cat #Kitten #Cats #Pet #feline #FurBabies #Pets #Catlover #Catlife #CuteCats #tabby #CatWorld #pussycat #CatsOfTwitter #CatLovers #Kittens #Caturday #CatsOfX #meow

"Russia, China, Iran & N.Korea are working together...Iran is helping Russia. N.Korea is helping Russia. China is helping Russia. If Russia is successful in Ukraine, it strengthens all four of those countries, all of whom are focused on weakening the USA."

#NYTimes #ThomasFriedman: #China is “laughing” at the #UnitedStates: “The #Chinese simply can’t believe their luck: that at the dawn of the electricity-guzzling era of #artificialintelligence, the U.S. #President (#Trump) and his party have decided to engage in one of the

#PresidentTrump slams #Russian Pres. #Putin: "We get a lot of #bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth. He's very nice all the time but it turns out to be meaningless." #Trump #Russia #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar #Ukraine️ #US

2017 #GeorgeWBush: "He's (#Putin) got a chip on his shoulder... Whoever the Pres. is will find out Putin will push & push & push until someone stands up to him." #Trump #Russia #Russian #Ukraine #Zelenskyy #Zelensky #UkraineWar #Ukrainian #UkraineRussiaWar

2017 #Obama: "There are ... cable commentators who seem to have more confidence in #VladimirPutin than fellow Americans because those fellow Americans are Dems. That cannot be. We have to remind ourselves, we're on the same team. #Putin's not on our team."

#KerrCounty officials have said they asked the state govt. for #flood sirens THREE SEPARATE TIMES since 2016. #Texas #TexasFloods #TexasFlood #TexasFlooding #NWS #KerrvilleTexas #Kerrville #GregAbbott #CampMystic #CampMysticFlood From the #HoustonChronicle: