Terrell Starr on Living Among Drones in Kyiv

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In this special live taping of Gaslit Nation, journalist Terrell Starr reports from Kyiv, Ukraine on what his life is like living among drones, missile attacks, bomb sirens, and the amazing bars and restaurants of Ukraine. The defiance of life among Russia’s death and destruction sustains people as they carry on with their days, many wounded and now disabled, as Terrell describes, and facing nuclear threats and the aftermath of the massive dam explosion. Terrell and Andrea discuss the GOP’s latest Kremlin disinformation smear of Biden with their impeachment show trial heading into 2024 to help Russian asset Trump, why the G20 summit in India watered down its statement of support for Ukraine, why Elizabeth Warren gives us hope by taking on Elon Musk who was recently praised by Putin after it was revealed he sabotaged Ukraine’s efforts to liberate Crimea, a cesspool of repression under Russian occupation. All that and more are discussed in this look at the threat of autocracy in the US and beyond. 

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Show Notes:

Opening Clip: https://twitter.com/lizbrownkaiser/status/1701630833398821106

Russia’s Putin praises Elon Musk as an ‘outstanding person’ and ‘talented businessman’ https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/12/russias-vladimir-putin-praises-elon-musk-as-an-outstanding-person.html

Senator Warren demands an investigation into SpaceX after Musk blocked Ukraine from extending the Starlink network near Crimea. https://twitter.com/OstapYarysh/status/1701592112246997228

Christopher Steele on India funding Russia’s genocide in Ukraine https://twitter.com/Chris_D_Steele/status/1701309978215067959

Anne Applebaum on Elon Musk sabotaging Ukraine’s efforts to liberate Crimea https://twitter.com/anneapplebaum/status/1701282864011121024

In time of war, Russia turns up aggression on transgender citizens https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/09/10/russia-outlaws-transgender-citizens/

US behind more than a third of global oil and gas expansion plans, report finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/12/us-behind-more-than-a-third-of-global-oil-and-gas-expansion-plans-report-finds?CMP=share_btn_tw