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Since 2015 the persistent magical thinking inside the Republican establishment of Washington operatives, elite donors, and legacy conservative media has failed them repeatedly. DeSantis just did it to them again.

Sarah Ashton-Cirillo has had to deal with the Russian propaganda machine attempting to silence, discredit and murder her since before she joined the battle in Ukraine. So far, all they've accomplished is lighting a fire in her to destroy the enemy and stop them from committing their crimes.

While Ukrainians show true bravery and grit on the frontlines of the fight against authoritarianism, here in the U.S., Kevin McCarthy leads a coalition of the cowardly, ready to cut and run from our democratic ally and hand Ukraine to Putin.

Why do Republicans spend so much time focusing on China and ignoring the atrocities of Russia? Rick talks about this and more with author, historian and Washington Post contributor Max Boot including the present state of the GOP. Rick has a Week In Review and this week's addition to The Enemies List.

A year after its application to join the EU, Ukraine has proven its leadership in defending democracy and the principles of the EU stands. Sarah Ashton-Cirillo writes that now is the time for membership and to give Ukraine the fighter jets needed to defeat Putin and protect Europe.

Can you tell the difference between what comes out of Putin's vile, lying mouth and DeSantis's, Ingraham's, Carlson's, or even Santorum's?

Women comprise nearly one-fifth of the armed forces in Ukraine and more than half of the civilian forces. We owe the many triumphs of this war so far to those women.

At every turn leading up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Putin and his mouthpieces lied about their intentions and Biden and his team weirdified them.

On February 18, 2022, one week before Putin’s invasion, Joe Trippi tweeted the picture he had taken on Kyiv's Independence Square five years earlier and wrote, “Putin has no idea how hard the Ukrainian people will fight to remain free of him.” Ukrainians have proven him right every day since.

For Vladamir Putin, the deaths of thousands of countrymen, significant losses of financial power, and universal condemnation mean little as long as buildings and lives continue to be destroyed in Ukraine. Ruth Ben-Ghiat provides us a glimpse of how autocrats think and why Putin will not stop until he has no other options.

The line of defense we hold is positioned where the attacks on us are constant, and the advances against us bring the opposing forces to within a few hundred meters on a regular basis. Due to this, casualties happen, with theirs outstripping ours exponentially.

Stuart Stevens warns those expecting the GOP to rise to the challenges it faces: there are too many lies that have been told for too long.

From an abandoned building near the front line, journalist-turned-war-medic Sarah Ashton Cirillo writes of another group of heroes in Ukraine's fight for freedom: Members of the free press.

Russian media is propaganda. Full stop. Russia expert Julia Davis created and operates the Russian Media Monitor and joins Rick to discuss Russian media's Ukraine invasion propaganda and Russia's meddling in the US Elections. And Rick has a very heartfelt message for this episode's entry on The Enemies List.

Despite the mythos being built around both Wagner on the ground in Ukraine, Ukrainians and the US understand the group for what it is: a terrorist gang.

Blithely tossing out words like Nazi, genocide, or Fascist removes the meaning, impact, and truth of words that we desperately need to hold a universal understanding - especially with a genocidal war being waged by Russia.

Despite seeming counterintuitive to achieving combat-related successes, prioritizing life over death during this war is the correct moral and ethical choice. It is also what separates us from them.

It has now become obvious to all that Russian media is simply another weapon in the arsenal of Putin’s hybrid invasion of Ukraine. It has been apparent to freedom-loving nations since early in their illegal invasion that Russia no longer has any independent media, nor should it be treated as possessing such.

Russia illegally and violently invaded its peaceful neighbor, again. Sarah Ashton-Cirillo, an American serving with the Armed Forces of Ukraine, takes on Russian disinformation targeting US citizens, including Congress.

Russia attacked America's democratic process in 2016. In 2022, they invaded Ukraine. Ukraine is winning. Is America?