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Basketball star released as US agrees to free convicted arms dealer in dramatic prisoner swap
Giova ricordare che gli USA, giusto un paio d'anni fa, "scambiarono" la giocatrice di basket Brittney Griner col trafficante d'armi Viktor Bout. Giusto per rimarcare che i loro cittadini contano più dei nostri. @ExtraLabel
#ceciliasala
Some takeaways
Brittney Griner is a distinguished American citizen who was wrongly imprisoned by a hostile foreign government that hates Black people and Lgbtq people. We should simply be happy she is home.
Until yesterday, most concern trolls had no idea who Paul Whelan was, or that he even existed.
Why should we take the Russian government’s word for anything? About Griner’s alleged Vape cartridges, or about Paul Whelan allegedly spying?
Viktor Bout had already served 15yrs, the majority of his sentence, and he was going to be released in 7yrs. He was not going to stay in prison forever.
The Russian government refuses to make any trade involving Paul Whelan.
Whelan’s own family has expressed gratitude for Griner’s release.
Donald Trump freed literally hundreds thousands of Taliban fighters, but somehow that failed to get Republicans anywhere near as upset as they are about Viktor Bout.
Donald Trump himself likely sold our government’s secrets to Russia and Saudi Arabia. Republicans aren’t upset about that either.
The Republican & Libertarian gun nuts who believe that every man, woman and 2yr old child should be armed to the teeth because of the 2nd Amendment are now upset that an arms dealer is going free??
The tankies who believe that Russia can do no wrong are now mad that Russia is getting an anti-American comrade back?
If you’re Black, gay, and/or a woman, I strongly recommend staying tf out of Russia.
Twitter is full of bots now - and Elon Musk has made it infinitely easier for them to spread mis/disinformation, so please verify the hot takes coming from certain accounts, especially if they are new or have been long inactive. Due diligence & fact check; be a discerning consumer of media.
No one in any country should face imprisonment or hard labor for possessing cannabis. That includes the United States too - our government doesn’t get a pass on its history of mass incarceration of disproportionately Black and Brown people.
I’m glad BG is home now. 🏳️🌈
Obviously I hope Paul Whelan and every American, and unjustly jailed political prisoners everywhere are released from prisons.
In his interview with RT, Viktor Bout expressed his views on the United States and the west saying, ‘They’re losing their Christian values…losing their families...losing literally their countries.’🤔
Hello based department.
Made like cuz Viktor Bout is nicknamed the Merchant of Death. Which is also the nickname of Voldo's master.
I wish I had the international negotiating skills half my timeline seems to have right now. They seem to think they could've done better -- or that their "guy" could've done better; even though he was best pals with Vladdy, and didn't bring home a certain Marine. (A former Marine who -- by the way -- was court-martialed and received a Bad Conduct discharge after being convicted of multiple counts of larceny, dereliction of duty, identity fraud, false statements, and check fraud.) Never mind that the two prisoners being held in Russia were being held for very different reasons -- drug possession vs. spying. Never mind that our negotiators tried to obtain a three-for-one trade for Viktor Bout. Never mind that, many times, you have to take what the other side will give you. But, hey; what do I know?
