A wartime president's historic address

[View in browser]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter]( March 16, 2022 There are few things that truly feel as if they've earned the label unprecedented, impassioned, or even historic. But this morning, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a speech that reached those very distinctions. His plea for President Biden to protect Ukraine as Russia's brutal invasion stretched on felt both urgent and deeply emotional—and I genuinely believe that the address will be remembered for decades to come. Tears and audible sniffles were [reportedly heard]( from members of Congress as they watched Zelenskyy's remarks. But don't let collective tears fool you into thinking that Republicans will suddenly drop their use of Russia's belligerence to attack Biden. In fact, that tactic appears to have already ramped up in the immediate wake of Zelenskyy's speech this morning. (Just look at this [cynicism here from Mitch McConnell](.) Meanwhile, Lindsey Graham is still clamoring for Russians to assassinate Vladimir Putin. One would think that a stirring speech from a wartime president might, at least temporarily, get lawmakers to pause their opportunistic plays at sowing division at every turn. But I guess that kind of unity is [only reserved for things like Daylight Saving Time](. —Inae Oh Advertisement [Environmental Action]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [Has Ukraine “Won the Information War”? Not So Fast.]( With white nationalists and QAnon pushing Putin's line, the broader right could soon join in. BY ALI BRELAND [Trending] [Invoking Pearl Harbor and 9/11, Zelenskyy issues extraordinary plea for help]( BY NOAH Y. KIM [British aristocrats blamed for scuttling proposed trophy hunting ban]( BY HELENA HORTON [Team that owes most of its success to a Russian oligarch now wants other teams to be punished for it]( BY DAN SPINELLI [We're actually getting close to year-round Daylight Saving Time]( BY ABIGAIL WEINBERG Advertisement [Environmental Action]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [Top Putin propagandist says the Ukraine war is just the beginning]( A pro-Kremlin TV host warns other nations are next. BY DAVID CORN [Fiercely Independent] Support from readers allows Mother Jones to do journalism that doesn't just follow the pack. [Donate]( Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755