The only war zone you see on Amtrak is the bathroom (Peppa Potato)

March 2022

“More troubling news from Ukraine, starting with the Russian-occupied southern city of Melitopol, where the new ‘not-really-mayor’ told residents that the city would broadcast Russian state television so people could ‘get accurate information’. Yes, they’ll be treated to accurate Russian stories like ‘despite how you feel, you are happy,’ and they can watch the popular Russian state children’s program ‘Peppa Potato.’” —Stephen Colbert 

“Earlier this week, leaders from Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia were in Kyiv to express solidarity with Ukraine. Because of the conflict, the leaders arrived by train. Wow, the trains are still running there? European train service is so much better than ours. The only war zone you see on Amtrak is the bathroom.” —Stephen Colbert 

“Marina Ovsyannikova, a producer and editor for Russian state television, burst onto a nightly news broadcast with a sign protesting the war in Ukraine. The sign read, in part, ‘Don’t believe the propaganda. They’re lying to you here.’ That is a fantastic sign and a brave statement. I only have one bone to pick: ‘they’re lying to you here’ is already the motto of crypto.com. Following her protest, Ovsyannikova wasn’t heard from for hours, but the Washington Post confirmed Tuesday that she was alive and wouldn’t be charged by the Kremlin for illegal speech. She was, however, found guilty of organizing an illegal protest and fined 30,000 rubles. To which she said, ‘oh thank god, I thought you were going to ask for money.’” —Stephen Colbert 

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