Show Notes: Suspending The Babylon Bee, Russia's Setback, & Trolling The NCAA
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BREAKING: The U.S. will accept 100k Ukrainian refugees.
Russian Navy
Ukraine landed a blow to the Russian Navy by destroying a landing ship capable of carrying 20 tanks in the Russian-controlled city of Berdyansk. Footage shows smoke billowing from the vessel that Russian state media had fawningly praised just days before. To make matters worse for Russia, Ukrainian forces pushed the Russian military 55 kilometers outside of Kyiv.
More headlines from Ukraine:
NATO claims Russia has lost 40,000 troops to death, injury, captivity, or desertion over the past month. - WSJ
Up to 15,000 Russian soldiers were killed in Ukraine. - PBS
NATO boosts forces in the east amid chemical incident warnings. - Bloomberg
The Army's Green Berets took on a critical role in helping train Ukrainian forces. - Fox News
Zelesnkyy urged Biden to NOT sanction this Russian oligarch. - NY Post
Zelenskyy addresses NATO. - Yahoo
A Putin advisor has quit and is leaving Russia. - Bloomberg
Poll: Americans want Biden to be tougher on Russia. - AP New
Blackrock CEO says Ukraine war could speed up adoption of digital currencies. - WSJ
How the Ukraine war could go nuclear. - Politico
The State Department formally accurses the Russian military of war crimes. - State Department
Twitter Suspends The Babylon Bee
The Babylon Bee was suspended from Twitter for posting a story naming Rachel Levine, the transgender assistant secretary at Health and Human Services, their “man of the year.” The satirical site unsuccessfully appealed the decision with Twitter. Here’s more from Fox News:
Dillon explained in an interview with Fox News Digital that they have no intention of deleting the tweet, which is what Twitter required they do if they want to regain access to their account.
Babylon Bee Editor-in-Chief Kyle Mann was also locked out of his account after tweeting, "Maybe they'll let us back into our Twitter account if we throw a few thousand Uighurs in a concentration camp," referencing other accounts that are associated with China and their treatment of the Uighur minority that are still allowed to operate.
"Twitter claims in their mission statement to be a platform for free expression ‘without barriers.’ So why are they censoring lighthearted jokes? This isn't about protecting individuals from targeted hatred or harassment. It's about shielding their false gender ideology from criticism, even criticism done in jest," Dillion also said in reaction to the appeal denial.
Ron DeSantis Trolls the NCAA
Lia Thomas beat out a Florida native and biological female in the NCAA women’s