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Israeli officials will not hold any criminal investigation into the murder of Palestinian journalist, Shireen Abu Aqleh. John Iadarola and Jessica Burbank break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Israel will not hold criminal inquiry into killing of journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/19/israel-will-not-hold-criminal-inquiry-into-killing-of-journalist-shireen-abu-aqleh "Israel will not launch a criminal investigation into the killing of the US-Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh, which Palestinian officials and witnesses have blamed on Israeli soldiers. In a statement released on Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces claimed that because Abu Aqleh was killed in an “active combat situation”, an immediate criminal investigation would not be launched, although an “operational inquiry” would continue." ** Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksMay 19

Finland and Sweden have announced their strong interest in applying for NATO membership after Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the resulting consequences for surrounding nations. Francesca Fiorentini and Ana Kasparian break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Ukraine war: Sweden and Finland confirm Nato plans in historic shift - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61456726 "Sweden and Finland have confirmed they will apply for Nato membership in a historic shift that comes as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In Sweden, the governing Social Democrats said they backed joining the Western security alliance, paving the way for the country to apply. The announcement came soon after Finland formally announced it too would apply to join the grouping. Russia sees Nato as a security threat and has warned of "consequences"." Watch Francesca on The Bitchuation Room Sundays at 5/8EST http://www.youtube.com/franifio Follow Francesca: http://www.twitter.com/franifio Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksMay 16

North Korea admits a dangerous new disease is ravaging the nation, which presumably is a Covid-19 outbreak that the public is unvaccinated against following Kim Jong-un's rejection of vaccines early this year. John Iadarola and Brett Erlich break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: North Korea ‘Sending Out SOS’ as It Admits Unnamed Disease Has Spread to 350,000 People - https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kbgza/north-korea-covid-19-outbreak "North Korea’s recently revealed COVID-19 outbreak may have already infected hundreds of thousands of people over the past month, according to the country’s state media. An article, published Friday by the country’s international broadcasting service the Voice of Korea, revealed that an “obscure febrile disease has been explosively spread and expanded on a nationwide scale since late April, producing more than 350,000 persons in a fever in a short time.” The report did not explicitly state that the widespread infections were from COVID, but experts say it was a tacit admission that the virus has spread across the isolated country of 25.8 million people, which until this week had denied that it had any confirmed case of the disease and rejected vaccine offers." ** Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksMay 13

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Dan Crenshaw attack each other over Twitter about their stances on Ukraine, Russia, inflation and gas prices. Tucker Carlson also ties into the fight through his right-wing influence on Fox News. John Iadarola and Aida Rodriguez break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Dan Crenshaw And Marjorie Taylor Greene Are Squabbling Again, This Time Over The Former’s Ukraine Support - https://uproxx.com/viral/dan-crenshaw-marjorie-taylor-greene-ukraine-fight/ "Dan Crenshaw may be many things, among them a Republican lawmaker who’s not above snapping at a young girl for directly quoting his sometimes appalling rhetoric. But the Texas representative does clear one incredibly low bar: He’s no fan of MAGA extremist colleagues like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz. Late last year, he straight-up called them “grifters,” prompting some inter-party squabbling. And when she tried to pick one of her hysterical fights with him on Wednesday, he cooly brushed her off with a simple retort." ** Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksMay 12

Brazil's Far-Right President, Jair Bolsonaro, has already started to push the big lie on election validity following news that Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will run again in the upcoming presidential race. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Lula Launches Campaign to Unseat Far-Right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro - https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/05/07/lula-launches-campaign-unseat-far-right-brazilian-president-jair-bolsonaro "Speaking to a crowd of supporters and allies gathered in São Paulo on Saturday, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva officially launched his campaign to unseat far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, whose three-year tenure has accelerated the destruction of the Amazon rainforest and intensified the nation's myriad human rights crises. "Everything that we did is being destroyed by this government," said Lula, a globally renowned leftist who served as Brazil's president from 2003 to 2010 and departed office with a striking 83% approval rating. Extreme poverty fell sharply during Lula's presidency, owing in large part to his implementation and expansion of safety-net programs that included cash transfers and unemployment insurance. "There is no greater force than the hope of a people who know they can be happy."" Watch Francesca on The Bitchuation Room Sundays at 5/8EST http://www.youtube.com/franifio Follow Francesca: http://www.twitter.com/franifio Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksMay 9

President Zelensky honors one of Ukraine's newest war heroes, Patron, the mine sniffing Jack Russel terrier. The beloved hero dog sniffs out dangerous mines and also visits children in Ukrainian hospitals. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Ukraine's mine sniffing dog Patron awarded medal by Zelenskiy - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-mine-sniffing-dog-patron-awarded-medal-by-zelenskiy-2022-05-08/?utm_source=reddit.com "President Volodymyr Zelenskiy presented Ukraine's famous mine sniffing dog Patron and his owner with a medal on Sunday to recognise their dedicated service since Russia's invasion. The pint-size Jack Russell terrier has been credited with detecting more than 200 explosives and preventing their detonation since the start of the war on Feb. 24, quickly becoming a canine symbol of Ukrainian patriotism." Watch Francesca on The Bitchuation Room Sundays at 5/8EST http://www.youtube.com/franifio Follow Francesca: http://www.twitter.com/franifio Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksMay 9

Russian soldiers are sabotaging their own weapons and tanks in order to stay of out more battles in Ukraine. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Russian soldiers in Ukraine sabotaged own equipment, U.K. spy chief says - https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/31/russian-soldiers-morale-sabotage-equipment-war/ "Russian soldiers short on morale and weapons have refused orders, sabotaged their own equipment and shot down one of their own aircraft, Britain’s spy chief said Thursday, painting a picture of chaos on Russia’s front lines as the war in Ukraine drags into its second month. The efforts are evidence of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s miscalculation when he decided to invade Ukraine, Jeremy Fleming, head of Britain’s signals intelligence agency, said in a speech Thursday at Australian National University. U.S. and British officials have said Putin, more isolated than ever, was misinformed by his aides, further stoking tensions." Watch Francesca on The Bitchuation Room Sundays at 5/8EST http://www.youtube.com/franifio Follow Francesca: http://www.twitter.com/franifio Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksMay 9

Reports surface that the U.S. military may have helped Ukraine sink the Russian Moskva warship by providing them with intelligence on the warship's location. John Iadarola and Jayar Jackson break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: U.S. provided intelligence that helped Ukraine sink Russian warship - https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/05/05/us-intelligence-ukraine-moskva-sinking/?utm_source=pocket_mylist "The United States provided Ukraine with intelligence that helped Kyiv attack and sink the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet, the Moskva, in one of the most dramatic battlefield successes of the 71-day-old war, according to people familiar with the matter. Are you on Telegram? Subscribe to our channel for the latest updates on Russia's war in Ukraine. The missile strike by Ukrainian forces in April, an extraordinary embarrassment for the Kremlin that deprived Russia of a key vessel in its military campaign, may not have been possible without the U.S. assistance, these people said, underscoring how deeply Washington has become enmeshed in Ukraine’s fight against Russia. It is unclear how many Russian sailors died in the attack, but U.S. officials believe there were significant casualties." ** Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksMay 6

Cinco De Mayo is typically celebrated in the U.S. as a cringe drinking holiday but originally it was celebrated in Mexico for a very different reason. John Iadarola and Viviana Vigil break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: How Cinco de Mayo Got Its Start Because of California's Mexican Americans - https://www.kcet.org/shows/lost-la/how-cinco-de-mayo-got-its-start-because-of-californias-mexican-americans?utm_source=pocket_mylist "In the spring of 1970, Dr. David Hayes-Bautista didn't know much about Cinco de Mayo other than the day commemorated the Mexican Battle of Puebla against the French. To him and his fellow UC Berkeley classmates he had gathered with to celebrate, Cinco de Mayo symbolized a David vs. Goliath myth about a small army overtaking its mighty invader. He assumed the holiday originated in Mexico, but it wasn't until decades later after combing through Spanish language newspapers that Hayes-Bautista, UCLA Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture (CESLAC) director, discovered the true origins of one of the United States' biggest party holidays." ** Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksMay 5

Tucker Carlson has decided to see how far his audience will go in believing him as he conjures up another wild conspiracy that Democrats have secret motives against Vladimir Putin. John Iadarola and David Doel break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Tucker Carlson Says Democrats Want Russia Regime Change as ‘Revenge’ for 2016 Election - https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tucker-carlson-says-democrats-want-152953651.html "The ballooning billions in money and munitions the United States is sending to Ukraine is motivated by a Democrat revenge fantasy aimed at taking out Vladimir Putin – as payback for stealing the 2016 election from Hillary Clinton, Tucker Carlson said Monday night. The Fox News host laid out the case in his opening monologue, peppered with clips of Democratic leaders saying that “total victory” is the only outcome they seek in the bloody conflict. Carlson set out to define what they mean by that, even as the U.S. has already sent around $30 billion to uphold Ukraine’s so-far successful defense." ** Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksMay 4

Russian oligarch banker Oleg Tinkov put out an Instagram post criticizing Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and just a day later, Putin’s administration threatened to nationalize his bank unless Tinkov unloaded his 35% stake to a Putin-friendly mining billionaire. Tinkov took a massive financial loss in the deal and described it as a hostage situation where the Kremlin forced him to take whatever deal was on the table.May 2

Ron Watkins, the alleged true QAnon poster, is running for office in Arizona and had an absolutely disastrous showing at the Republican Party’s primary debate. Watkins asserted that the Keystone XL pipeline was responsible for provoking Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which he immediately conceded to be false after a rebuttal from an opponent. April 29

Now more than two months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, reports are coming out that the Ukrainian military has led strikes on military infrastructure targets inside of Russian borders. Explosions have also been heard at Russian military bases on the eastern border of Ukraine with the Ukrainian government yet to take responsibility for the recent attacks. April 29

First charges against 10 russian soldiers are laid out by Ukrainian prosecutors for war crimes in Bucha, which comes after Vladimir Putin honors the same 10 soldiers for 'mass heroism." John Iadarola and Ana Kasparian break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Ukraine Prosecutors Lay Out First Criminal Charges Against Russian Soldiers After Bucha Massacre - https://www.thedailybeast.com/first-criminal-charges-filed-against-russian-soldiers-after-bucha-massacre-by-ukraine-prosecutors?s=09&utm_source=pocket_mylist&via=twitter_page "Ukrainian prosecutors investigating war crimes in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha have laid the first criminal charges against 10 named Russian soldiers, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The men, who are accused of taking civilians hostage or otherwise mistreating them, are all privates or NCOs from the 64th Motor Rifle Brigade—which President Vladimir Putin has since honored. After the Russian retreat from Bucha, searchers have found more than 400 bodies, many of them found to have been shot in the head with their hands tied behind their back. Teams of international and Ukrainian investigators have been working to catalog the crimes and identify the perpetrators. The Journal reports Kyiv prosecutors continue to build cases against Russian officers and others accused of more serious crimes in Bucha and nearby towns." ** Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 28

President Emmanuel Macron gets re-elected in the presidential election against Marine Le Pen in France. Polls show the centrist president Macron was not mainly voted in for his popularity but more out of fear of far-right candidate Le Pen. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: ‘Liberal democracy in action’: world leaders congratulate Macron on French election win - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/25/liberal-democracy-in-action-world-leaders-congratulate-macron-on-french-election-win "World leaders have congratulated France’s centrist President Emmanuel Macron on his re-election and the defeat of far-right leader Marine Le Pen in elections on Sunday. Macron’s win triggered relief among allies that the nuclear-armed power won’t abruptly shift course in the midst of the war in Ukraine from European Union and Nato efforts to punish and contain Russia’s military expansionism. The second five-year term for the 44-year-old centrist spared France and Europe from the seismic upheaval of having populist Le Pen at the helm." Watch Francesca on The Bitchuation Room Sundays at 5/8EST http://www.youtube.com/franifio Follow Francesca: http://www.twitter.com/franifio Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 25

Binance, the biggest crypto exchange in the world, reveals its new emoji symbol which looks a lot like a swastika and people immediately respond. John Iadarola and Kyla Frank break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Binance created a Twitter emoji that looks a lot like a swastika, then deleted it after facing a swift backlash - https://fortune.com/2022/04/21/binance-twitter-logo-swastika-nazi-buddhism/ "Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, is still getting to grips with global branding. On Wednesday, Binance tweeted out a new Twitter emoji, known as a hashflag, that is essentially a logo designed to accompany mentions of Binance online. But the crypto exchange swiftly reversed the release hours later, after Twitter users pointed out that the spiraled logo looks an awful lot like a swastika." ** Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 21

Binance, the biggest crypto exchange in the world, reveals its new emoji symbol which looks a lot like a swastika and people immediately respond. John Iadarola and Kyla Frank break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Binance created a Twitter emoji that looks a lot like a swastika, then deleted it after facing a swift backlash - https://fortune.com/2022/04/21/binance-twitter-logo-swastika-nazi-buddhism/ "Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, is still getting to grips with global branding. On Wednesday, Binance tweeted out a new Twitter emoji, known as a hashflag, that is essentially a logo designed to accompany mentions of Binance online. But the crypto exchange swiftly reversed the release hours later, after Twitter users pointed out that the spiraled logo looks an awful lot like a swastika." ** Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 21

The global economy is feeling the strain brought on by China’s zero-tolerance policy on new Covid outbreaks happening across the country. Currently, around 400 million people across 45 different cities representing about 40% of China’s GDP are under full or partial lockdown orders, leading to shortages in necessary goods like food and medicine inside and outside of the country. April 20

The Israeli military has just announced that it struck a weapons manufacturing site in the Gaza Strip today. The attack is reportedly in response to a missile strike that was intercepted by the IDF allegedly launched by Hamas, the militant political organization leading Palestine’s battle against Israel’s oppression. April 19

A millionaire in Ukraine asks the Ukrainian military to bomb his mansion after he saw on one of his hidden cameras that Russian troops had started using his mansion as an arsenal for stolen goods and weapons. John Iadarola and David Shuster break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Ukrainian Millionaire Asks for His Mansion to Be Bombed After Seeing Russians Inside on Hidden Camera: ‘It’s Not About Money’ - https://www.mediaite.com/uncategorized/ukrainian-millionaire-asks-for-his-mansion-to-be-bombed-after-seeing-russians-inside-on-hidden-camera-its-not-about-money/?utm_source=pocket_mylist "A wealthy Ukrainian man who was able to access one of the cameras inside his estate asked the military to bomb it after he saw Russian troops using it to fire rockets and store looted goods. Andrey Stavnitser owns a large estate west of Kyiv. He told Good Morning Britain he had abandoned the property recently, and that Russian troops had destroyed the home’s cameras. They missed one, a webcam, which Stavnitser used to spy on men who had invaded his country and taken over his property." ** Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 19

Malcolm Nance, a former MSNBC analyst, joins the international legion in Ukraine to fight against Russian troops. John Iadarola and David Shuster break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Former MSNBC analyst joins Ukrainian resistance fighting Russian forces - https://thehill.com/news/3272616-former-msnbc-analyst-joins-ukrainian-resistance-fighting-russian-forces/ "A former MSNBC foreign affairs analyst has joined Ukrainian forces fighting back Russian President Vladimir Putin’s troops. Malcolm Nance, a longtime analyst for the network on national security, intelligence and military matters, joined Ukrainian fighters earlier this month, motivated, he said, by the atrocities committed by the Russian military against civilians over the last several weeks. The former U.S. naval intelligence officer joined the International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine, a fighting force comprised of volunteer soldiers from dozens of countries around the world." ** Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 19

Russia begins the long-awaited attack on the Donbas region in Eastern Ukraine. Donald Trump tells Zelensky he hopes he and Putin can work things out in a throwback video. John Iadarola and David Shuster break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Russia begins large-scale offensive in eastern Ukraine -https://www.axios.com/ukraine-battle-donbas-eastern-ukraine-russia-df048eb8-688a-4163-a9a2-34bda799b9ab.html "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Monday that Russia's long-awaited offensive in the Donbas region had begun, setting off a decisive second phase of the war centered on a battle for territory in eastern Ukraine. The latest: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also said in an interview with India Today Tuesday that the Kremlin was beginning a new stage in its invasion of Ukraine, predicting that it would be "a very important moment."" ** Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 19

France’s presidential elections are heating up as tens of thousands of protestors took part in a march across the country in protest of far-right candidate Marine Le Pen. While the protestors aren’t fans of incumbent Emmanuel Macron, they understand that a vote for him is necessary to keep the far-right party out of power. April 18

Democratic Deleware Senator Chris Coons sent a dangerous warning to Vladimir Putin and Russia saying that Putin will only stop the invasion of Ukraine when “we [the U.S.] stop him”. The Biden administration has repeatedly said that they will not be sending troops to Ukraine or get directly involved in any other way in the war despite the media and some lawmakers like Coons pushing for a more direct approach to ending the conflict. April 18

Women in Ukraine are being sexually assaulted daily and reports show that some Russian soldiers are using rape and sexual abuse as a war tactic to mentally torture Ukrainian families. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: 'Part Of Russia's Arsenal': Allegations Of Rape By Russian Forces In Ukraine Are Increasing - https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-rape-ukraine-allegations-war-crimes/31800013.html "When soldiers from Russia threatened to rape a young girl in Ukraine, her mother tried to persuade them to take her instead, psychologist Vasylisa Levchenko said, recounting the story of an alleged rape victim. "One of them agreed," she said. The woman's account was just one of dozens that have been documented by officials, aid workers, and human rights monitors as Russian troops have retreated from areas around the capital, Kyiv, and other parts of the country they invaded on February 24." Watch Francesca on The Bitchuation Room Sundays at 5/8EST http://www.youtube.com/franifio Follow Francesca: http://www.twitter.com/franifio Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 18

An intercepted call between a Russian couple captures a woman granting permission for her husband to rape Ukrainian women while he is fighting in the war. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Ukraine intercepted a phone call of a Russian soldier's wife granting him permission to rape Ukrainian women: 'Just wear protection' - https://www.businessinsider.com/wife-gives-russian-soldier-husband-license-to-rape-ukrainian-women-call-2022-4 "Ukrainian security services intercepted a phone call between a Russian soldier and his wife in which she can be heard granting him permission to rape Ukrainian women, according to an investigation by RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. The Security Service of Ukraine said it intercepted the call between the couple, who are reported to be in their 20s, earlier this month in the Kherson region of Ukraine, RFE/RL reported." Watch Francesca on The Bitchuation Room Sundays at 5/8EST http://www.youtube.com/franifio Follow Francesca: http://www.twitter.com/franifio Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 18

A man on Russian State TV goes nuts over the sinking of the 'Moskva' warship. The Russian warship was sunk by a Ukrainian missile in the Black Sea. John Iadarola and Brett Erlich break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Russian State TV Pundit Goes Ballistic After Warship Sinks in Black Sea: ‘We Should Bomb Kyiv!’ - https://www.mediaite.com/tv/russian-state-tv-pundit-goes-ballistic-after-russian-warship-sinks-in-black-sea-we-should-bomb-kyiv/ "A pundit on Russian television reacted furiously to the sinking of a Russian warship in the Black Sea. On Wednesday, Ukrainian officials said the country’s forces hit the Moskva (“Moscow”), a Russian Navy cruiser in the Black Sea. As the Russians towed the heavily damaged ship toward port, it sank, per Russian officials." ** Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 15

Vladimir Putin states he had 'no other choice' other than to invade Ukraine and pushes a Ukrainian neo-nazi agenda. John Iadarola and Morgan Harper break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Putin Claims ‘No Other Choice’ But to Invade Ukraine in First Extended Remarks Since Ordering Deadly Attack - https://www.mediaite.com/news/putin-claims-no-other-choice-but-to-invade-ukraine-in-first-extended-remarks-since-ordering-deadly-attack/?utm_source=pocket_mylist "Russian President Vladimir Putin defended his war against Ukraine by claiming he had no other option but to launch his military invasion of the country. On Tuesday, Putin offered an extensive series of comments about the war while he was visiting the Vostochny spaceport alongside President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus. The New York Times’ translation of Putin’s remarks — his first extended comments since last month — and show that he told workers the invasion was a matter of Russian national security, and “there is no doubt” of the war’s success." ** Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 12

Americans were polled on the sources of the rising gas prices in America, many people believe Vladimir Putin and his war in Ukraine is the cause. John Iadarola and Morgan Harper break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Most Americans blame Putin and oil companies for higher gas prices, poll indicates - https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/10/gas-prices-inflation-putin-biden-00024289 "A significant majority of Americans blame Russian President Vladimir Putin for the recent spike in America’s gas prices, but almost as many blame oil companies, according a new ABC News/Ipsos poll released Sunday. In asked about the sizable increase in fuel prices in 2022, more than two-thirds of those polled blamed Putin — 71 percent — and oil companies — 68 percent — either a “great deal” or a “good amount.” Prices started to spike before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February but have accelerated since, given efforts to stop helping Putin pay for his war through export of his nation’s vast supplies of oil and gas. Only 8 percent found Putin to be blameless in this matter; the same was true of oil companies." ** Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 12

TikTok influencers used to start a new movement, promoting Russian nationalism and spreading misinformation about the war in Ukraine. John Iadarola and Abbie Richards break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: A pro-Russia propaganda campaign is using over 180 TikTok influencers to promote the invasion of Ukraine - https://www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/pro-russia-propaganda-campaign-using-over-180-tiktok-influencers-promote-invasion-ukraine "Over 180 Russian influencers on TikTok are involved in a seemingly concerted propaganda campaign using the caption “Russian Lives Matter” and participating in a combination of three trends that promote online support for Russia's war in Ukraine. A Media Matters review of videos posted between March 4 and March 8 that use the caption “Russian Lives Matter #RLM” identified 197 videos from 186 accounts, 12 of which are verified on TikTok. Our review found that a number of the videos had identical captions and in-video text, suggesting that they were the result of some degree of organization. The video content took a favorable, pro-Russian stance regarding the war effort. If these posts were coordinated, it would suggest that they are trying to influence conversations about the war among English and Russian-speaking audiences on TikTok. Similar influencer coordination was uncovered in a recent Vice report." ** Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 12