So now it makes sense. Evidentially, Putin is just a puppet of the US military industrial complex
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England v Ukraine
by BoogerMan inso nice to see thousands upon thousands of fighting-age ukrainian men managed to escape the war and reach wembley to support their national football team yesterday.
things must be improving, eh?.
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England v Ukraine
by BoogerMan inso nice to see thousands upon thousands of fighting-age ukrainian men managed to escape the war and reach wembley to support their national football team yesterday.
things must be improving, eh?.
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The West has given lots of military hardware to Ukraine, enabling it to stand up to the aggressor; that's called collective self-defence. In your opinion this is why the war still continues. How is this not tantamount to saying that Ukraine's continuing resistance is what prolongs this war?
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England v Ukraine
by BoogerMan inso nice to see thousands upon thousands of fighting-age ukrainian men managed to escape the war and reach wembley to support their national football team yesterday.
things must be improving, eh?.
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No, LUHE, I didn't miss any point. The West must appease Putin and make peace for our time, cede the four regions Russia recently annexed (perhaps including areas under Ukrainian control), lift all the sanctions (how else to end this awful cost-of-living crisis?), expel Eastern Europe countries from NATO (because no way Russia will ever attack them AND they are not so important to risk a nuclear war), give Putin more time and resources to strengthen up Russian military and economy... This worked well in 2008-09 and 2014-15 when Russia was essentially allowed to get away with Georgia, Crimea and Donbas, so it certainly will be a viable peace. As Mr Medvedev said three days before the invasion,
Here, I will give my personal assessment – but after a while, with skilful management of the situation, and, I emphasise, I think we have learned how to do this under the leadership of the President – the tension that is now vibrating around our country will subside one way or another. Not quickly, not all at once, but this is how human history works: sooner or later, they will get tired of this situation and will themselves ask us to resume discussions and talks on all issues of ensuring strategic security.
Here, you know, it is like that line from the famous book by Bulgakov: never ask for anything, they will come to you themselves and offer everything. This is about how developments unfolded in 2008–2009. They came to us and suggested resuming relations across the board. Let us face it, Russia means a lot more than Ukraine for the international community and our friends in the United States and the European Union, and everyone understands this, including the Ukrainians.
So why not to make them happy and give them what they want?
I just want to say, "peace ASAP" and Ukraine's decisive victory are not the only options. What about peace on honourable and just terms -- which is impossible if "soon" is all you care about. After all, Putin and his clique are perfectly happy about continuing this war, it helps them to further solidify their power, enrich themselves, purge any dissent and disloyalty. They aren't under pressure to end it ASAP, so it's questionable whether a really good peace is even possible at this point.
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England v Ukraine
by BoogerMan inso nice to see thousands upon thousands of fighting-age ukrainian men managed to escape the war and reach wembley to support their national football team yesterday.
things must be improving, eh?.
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I can't believe reading that standing up to the aggressor -- which understands no language other than force -- "prolongs the war".
And notwithstanding all the bullshit about "Russian land" and "Russian people", most people from the recently occupied regions didn't wait for the Russian army to "liberate" them.
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Three new lawsuits against Watchtower filed under NY Child Victims Act (CVA) this October, bringing number of CVA cases up to six
by Corney innew cases:.
diaz case, filed on 10/21/2020 by zalkin law firm - two plaintiffs abused (here and hereinafter - allegedly) by two ministerial servants in 1970s.. iglesias case, filed on 10/19/2020 by eisenberg & baum, llp against various nyc and wt entities - abused by an "elder john doe" and "[travelling] overseer john" in 1970s and 1980s.. aldridge case, filed 10/06/2020 by zalkin law firm - abused by a congregation elder in 1970s.. older cases:.
tarry case (no 1 and no 2), filed on 09/17/2019 and 07/23/2020 by parker waichman llp - abused by a publisher in 1984. very weak case.
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On January 25, Zalkin Law Firm settled six cases. In total, the firm filed nine NY Child Victims Act lawsuits against Watchtower, settled seven of them and left one case, so now there is only one pending case where they represent a plaintiff.
Six settlements on same day:
https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=FgQemghXQDsIlcerLF6y6A==
https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=DfDSOXh1xocjkLEEJW2ruw==
https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=_PLUS_FdbQYGwNqnQPs/1Z0l3tw==
https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=RDyGqKEXCrpiGdHQ0GpfGA==
https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=ktWaIazxNZFzFZHCTZa7yQ==
https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=Xa37JqlEfdm6d/4Al49OHA==
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The real numbers for yearly report.
by Hellothere inwhat do you think are the real numbers for yearly report?
they can't be real the ones watchtower published.
last 20 years i have seen large groups of young people in my area abandon watchtower.
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Oh Jeez, here we go again
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Are the statistics out yet?
by slimboyfat inisn’t it about time they released the report for the service year?
or have they stopped publishing it?
did they released selected figures at the annual meeting as they usually do, such as the memorial attendance or record number of pioneers?
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In 2000, you needed to make 10 hours a month in service to even be counted as an active publisher. Now you just need to show up at a Zoom meeting.
Yup, you just need to be accepted as a member after one or more interviews and a sort of probationary period, to avoid breaching a strict code of conduct (at least openly), to have regular contacts with local leadership and to submit to (or at least make appearance of submission to) their authority.
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Vicarious Liability: Court of Appeal dismisses appeal from religious organisation following sexual assault
by yalbmert99 inhttps://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=d0a1ca63-2027-4702-9f6d-3c3da5fd9c5f.
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The UK Supreme Court will hear the case on February 13 and 14.
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Lawsuit: I said GB member Barr that my Bethelite stepfather abused me; he did nothing
by Corney inhere's an excerpt from the recent lawsuit deborah hines v. watchtower bible and tract society of new york et al (paragraphs 158-180), one of 29 known cases brought against the org pursuant to the ny child victims act.
what should be kept in mind is that gerrit lösch apparently worked in europe (the austrian branch and eastern europe) at the time when the abuse was allegedly reported to him (not a gb member then).. plaintiff was raised a member of the jehovah’s witnesses.
she primarily attended meetings at various congregations in arizona.
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The case has been settled on undisclosed terms.
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Suspected Washington Kingdom Halls arsonist arrested
by Corney inas many probably remember, in 2018-2020, multiple kingdom and assembly halls were set on fire in the state of washington, so fbi, atf, local sheriff and arson alarm foundation offered $61,000 in rewards for information leading to arrest of the arsonist.
the attacks (seven arsons and one shooting) included:.
march 19, 2018: two arson attacks - one at a tumwater kingdom hall and the second at a kingdom hall on cain road in olympia.
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New charges:
Mikey Diamond Starrett, aka Michael Jason Layes, was charged in a superseding indictment with three counts of damage to religious property, including the use of fire, and three counts of using fire to commit a federal felony. Layes will be arraigned on the indictment next week.
“As DOJ noted this week, we are putting a priority on prosecuting hate crimes,” said U.S. Attorney Brown. “We continue to work closely with our faith communities so that they have the most current information on how to protect places of worship.”
According to the superseding indictment, the defendant allegedly set fire to Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Halls on three occasions: the Kingdom Hall of Tumwater, Washington on March 19, 2018; the Kingdom Hall of Olympia, Washington on March 19, 2018; and the Kingdom Hall of Olympia, Washington on July 3, 2018. The superseding indictment alleges the defendant defaced, damaged, and destroyed religious real property at the Kingdom Halls because of the religious character of the properties.
“Our criminal investigators have been working tirelessly on these attacks since they began in 2018,” said ATF Seattle Field Division Special Agent in Charge Jonathan T. McPherson. “We hope this indictment helps calm the fears of those in the Pierce and Thurston county areas through the knowledge that Layes is being prosecuted for his alleged crimes.”
Layes was previously charged with one count of damage to religious property, including the use of a dangerous weapon, and one count of use of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, in connection with a shooting that damaged a Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall in Yelm, Washington, on May 15, 2018. The defendant was also previously charged with one count of unlawful possession of an unregistered firearm. Layes has been in federal custody since his arrest on September 8, 2021.
If convicted, the defendant faces a sentence of up to 20 years in prison on each charge of damage to religious property. The defendant faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted on the unlawful possession of an unregistered firearm charge. If convicted, the defendant faces at least 10 years in prison to run consecutive to any sentence imposed for each of the remaining offenses.