@CMRivdogs others, noticed while driving through the Northern Neck area that the Trumpies were not as feverish of late. They still exist but they aren't as widespread.
to the non-Virginia tax payers...that's Westmoreland and Northumberland counties. Those went 53-45 for Trump and 57-41 for Trump respectively in 2020.
To be fair...you can't trust the Ukrainians because their very survival is at stake and they are in "any means necessary" mode. That said, you really can't trust the Russians because...well, what else do you need to see?
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/30/pentagon-to-filmmakers-we-wont-help-you-if-you-kowtow-to-china-00104315
Very interesting.
The fact that Ted Cruz is the one who insisted on the rule doesn't detract from me enjoying that it happened. China has leveraged that there are a lot of cowards among the Hollywood investor class.
Quentin Tarantino famously told them to stuff it when the Chinese government decided to get huffy on behalf of the estate of Bruce Lee over depiction of him as a mouthy punk in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.