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Pechumes t1_j0adil3 wrote

Reply to comment by lessquiet in Oregon governor commutes all 17 of state's death sentences by Slavic_Dusa

I mean, it’s an objectively horrible trade. One of the most notorious arms dealers in the world vs a WNBA player. Giving up him for her and Paul whelan wouldn’t have been worth it either. He’s been responsible for the deaths of thousands of innocent people. Now, he’s just joined the far right party in Russia, and could potentially run for parliament. He’s now free to help supply Putins army. This has nothing to do with Griner. Am I glad we have an American back home? Absolutely. Do I think she deserved to be locked up? Of course not. Was it worth it to trade her for the Merchant of death? Absolutely not.

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Pechumes t1_j08ag7f wrote

Reply to comment by TenzenEnna in Oregon governor commutes all 17 of state's death sentences by Slavic_Dusa

How is he incredibly dangerous?! He was one of the most prolific arms dealers in the world. He still has all of his knowledge, his contacts, and probably expanded his criminal network while in prison. But don’t take my word for it, listen to a veteran national security corespondent for Newsweek and Time.

“Braun disagrees with those who argue that Bout is a has-been, that his network has frayed and his business model collapsed. If anything, Braun says, Bout has probably made valuable contacts over the nearly dozen years he has spent in the U.S. prison system.

“Anyone who thinks he’s washed up and [Russian President Vladimir] Putin is not going to push him back into service, it’s beyond me,” Braun said. “People who believe that don’t understand how the real underworld works.”

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/12/12/viktor-bout-merchant-of-death-00073422

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Pechumes t1_j07j70x wrote

Reply to comment by lessquiet in Oregon governor commutes all 17 of state's death sentences by Slavic_Dusa

Bruh, we released a dude who was actively trying to kill US civilians. We released him for someone who knowingly broke the law and brought weed into a foreign country. There are thousands of people locked up in the US for lesser charges than Griner. Her sexual orientation or race has absolutely no effect. I’d be saying the same thing if it was a straight white male (or any other combo of race and sexual preference).

“In 2011 Bout was convicted by a jury at a federal court in Manhattan, of conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens and officials, delivery of anti-aircraft missiles, and providing aid to a terrorist organization”

That’s it. That’s why people are upset. We released a dude who was trying to kill US civilians for a basketball player who was stupid enough to travel with weed in a foreign country run by a psychopath.

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Pechumes t1_ix9xx93 wrote

Reply to comment by ImReflexess in Indigenous people are less likely to survive the year after an ICU admission. 12 months after being admitted to intensive care, an Indigenous person is more likely to have died than a non-Indigenous person, according to Australian research. by MistWeaver80

Agreed. I HATE studies like this that make it seem like it’s their race/ethnicity that’s the factor, and not other things at play.

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Pechumes t1_ix9xqnb wrote

Reply to Indigenous people are less likely to survive the year after an ICU admission. 12 months after being admitted to intensive care, an Indigenous person is more likely to have died than a non-Indigenous person, according to Australian research. by MistWeaver80

Why are articles/studies like this focused on RACE, and implying that their race is the factor for them having higher mortality?? I’ve seen a lot with Covid as well, people saying race has something to do with it vs other factors.

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Pechumes t1_iscbo17 wrote

Reply to comment by BreandyDownUnder in Feeling “schadenfreude” about Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis may have impacted people’s views on the election by chrisdh79

It wasn’t the next day. He tested positive, went to Walter Reed on October 2nd, returned to the WH on October 5th. On the 7th, his doctor said he’d been symptom free for 24 hours. On the 12th, his doctor said he’d tested negative 2 consecutive days in a row. https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2020/10/12/trump-negative-covid-not-infectious-429068

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