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  • taiwan_girlT Offline
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    taiwan_girl
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    #4

    Read an article where someone with knowledge of the Russian legal system said that it is probably best that plead guilty. He had a list of reasons why (which I don't remember all of them. LOL)

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        Horace
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        #6

        Get your popcorn ready for whether she will kneel for the anthem at her next opportunity.

        Education is extremely important.

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        • MikM Away
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          Good news. I wonder what it cost us.

          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          • MikM Mik

            Good news. I wonder what it cost us.

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            George K
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            @Mik a Russian spy, or arms dealer I believe.

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              #9

              https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/brittney-griner-release-russia-prisoner-swap-viktor-bout/

              A swap for arms dealer Viktor Bout.

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                Jolly
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                #10

                @Axtremus said in Griner:

                Who is the chick with The Resident and Heels-up Harris?

                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                  #11

                  Shown in the pictures in the tweet, dressed in red, is Brittney Griner's wife Cherelle Griner.

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                    Damn. There was a veteran held on suspicion of being a cia agent that was going to be part of the swap.

                    He should have been prioritized over this chick.

                    "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                    -Cormac McCarthy

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                    • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                      Damn. There was a veteran held on suspicion of being a cia agent that was going to be part of the swap.

                      He should have been prioritized over this chick.

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                      @jon-nyc

                      I would have thought so as well.

                      Elbows up!

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                      • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                        Damn. There was a veteran held on suspicion of being a cia agent that was going to be part of the swap.

                        He should have been prioritized over this chick.

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                        George K
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                        #14

                        @jon-nyc said in Griner:

                        Damn. There was a veteran held on suspicion of being a cia agent that was going to be part of the swap.

                        He should have been prioritized over this chick.

                        Indeed.

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                          Catseye3
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                          #15

                          Maybe they perceive it as some kind of positive PR move.

                          Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                            Well to be fair I have no idea whether the Russians were really against releasing Paul Whelan or if they only had one and chose Griner.

                            The comments from Whelan’s family suggest the former, they said Biden did the right thing trading for Griner rather than hold out for a deal that can’t be done.

                            "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                            -Cormac McCarthy

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                              George K
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                              LOL...

                              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                George K
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                                Double LOL:

                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                • MikM Away
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                                  Mik
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                                  There was more juice in getting Griner out. I would not be surprised if they prioritized her.

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                  • MikM Mik

                                    There was more juice in getting Griner out. I would not be surprised if they prioritized her.

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                                    George K
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                                    @Mik said in Griner:

                                    There was more juice in getting Griner out. I would not be surprised if they prioritized her.

                                    Yes. Supposedly the Russians are considering Whelan an espionage case, so it's not the same as a petty drug crime.

                                    So, we gave them an arms dealer.

                                    Right....

                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                    • George KG George K

                                      @Mik said in Griner:

                                      There was more juice in getting Griner out. I would not be surprised if they prioritized her.

                                      Yes. Supposedly the Russians are considering Whelan an espionage case, so it's not the same as a petty drug crime.

                                      So, we gave them an arms dealer.

                                      Right....

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                                      Renauda
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                                      #21

                                      @George-K

                                      Frankly, I think the Russians just got tired of the athlete’s incessant assertions of being discriminated against because of being black and gay along with her whining about the food and accommodations. Besides that, the other inmates probably disliked her sense of entitlement.

                                      Elbows up!

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                                        kluurs
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                                        I can only imagine the despair of Whelan and his family. How horrible...

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                                          LuFins Dad
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                                          In the meantime nobody is even mentioning Mark Fogel.

                                          The Brad

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