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Trump/Vance vs Zelenski

This whole thing stinks of a Punch 'n Judy show. Some theater for us common people. I think it's an excuse for the US to withdraw without the minerals agreements.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlZ0lr1x_B8

After waiting since March of 2022, the first F16s are finally flying. One is already lost. "Pilot Oleksiy Mes, known as “Moonfish,” was killed in the crash while “repelling the biggest ever aerial attack” by Russia against Ukraine, said the source, adding that the pilot was buried on Thursday. ...

Anybody think they have a clear idea of what is going on? Anti-defamation League's take on "Students for Justice in Palestine". https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounder/students-justice-palestine-sjp Neturei Karta Orthodox Jews against Israel 3:31 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S17Fr8...

Biden's best buddy, Vicki Nuland, is retiring. Her send off by the political hack Tony Blinken is rich with irony. "But it’s Toria’s leadership on Ukraine that diplomats and students of foreign policy will study for years to come. Her efforts have been indispensable to confronting Putin’s full-...

I've read rumors that MI-6 was involved in Chechnya. Would love to know more about this. Any sources? "Former rebel-turned-Moscow-ally Ramzan Kadyrov said in comments to Zavtra newspaper reprinted on his official website that he had seen the U.S. driving license of a CIA operative who was kill...

Justin Bronk just did another interview where he talks about the difficulties of incorporating F-16s into Ukraine's AF. TL,dw; It will be a longish, hard process but they're needed in order for Ukraine to continue to have air power at all. Thank you. Justin Bronk, PhD, works for RUSI.org He's a pil...

It doesn't take that long to get a competent pilot trained on F-16. What takes time is building up the maintenance infrastructure; Crews, crew chiefs, a parts pipeline, etc.. Justin Bronk explains a lot of this on Ward Carroll's show. Constellis, the company that bought out Academi, is seeking Logi...

motherjuggs&speed wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 4:41 am Eight trillion dollars have been spent on the GWOT. Two trillion on Afghanistan and for what? My view is that the purpose of America's wars is to make money for the insiders and consolidate their power

Smedley Butler said "War is a racket".

Republicans must be thrilled that we are letting our ally down. Be an even bigger shame if the US had a formal alliance with Ukraine. Here's the official scope of US obligations to Ukraine. Note no treaty of alliance. https://ua.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/policy-history/#:~:text=The%20United%20...

There are 450 of these spread across the center of the USA, to deter the Russians. .... or China... or North Korea.... or anyone else who wants to raise a hand against the US. What makes you think that they're all earmarked for Russia? I was always told that their targets were classified. Anything ...

Russian offensive along a 600 mile line into east Ukraina.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgw0kwthKmE

Ian King had the big rocks metaphor. Put the big rocks in the jar. Most of us here have read a lot of meditation/mindfulness/blahblah but what are the big rocks? Rocks have different meaning. Covey referred to them as the big things that you tend to first. Others who wrote about Lean Manufacture ta...

Apparently there are now F16s in Ukraine. 12 combat planes, three trainers.

It's important for the credibility of the US that we follow through on our commitments.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Obta9IiQ28

Zelenski admits that the offensive has stalled.. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/zelensky-counteroffensive-started-too-late-there-will-be-no-happy-end Zelenski claims 'no Minsk 3'. https://www.reuters.com/world/kremlin-says-zelenskiys-no-minsk-3-comment-confirms-k...

Tucker's White Power Hour is here to stoke the grievance furnace, but I don't think an overturned conviction is likely. Well..... it's more anti-Corporatism than a racial bias. The "Cause" in Ukraine is the darling of Wall Street. The "jab" was the darling of Wall Street. Profit...

There are some suggestions that Floyd had a heart condition... kneeling on his neck probably was not good for someone with a heart condition. You're supposed to use minimal force to restrain people. So if Floyd caught a heart attack.... what Chauvin did might have contributed to it. The Jury seemed...

"1. Just one month after the start of the Russian military intervention in Ukraine, Ukrainian and Russian negotiators had come very close to an agreement for a ceasefire and to an outline for a comprehensive peace solution to the conflict. 2) In contrast to today, President Zelensky and his gov...

Iran is really close to getting nuclear weapons. The world does nothing to stop them. Ever heard of Flame/Stuxnet? Joint NSA/Unit 8200 project. They wrote malware that targeted one kind of PLC set up one kind of way. The goal was to damage the confidence of Iranian nuke workers. https://www.youtube...

There are people making a very nice side income power washing, installing trailer hitches, sharpening kitchen knives, PDR, installing TV wall mounts, etc. Relatively easy stuff that people won't/can't do themselves. Nick Huber, who is kind of an asshole, did some good writing on this subject. In sh...

With a lot of extra time these days, I'm looking at things I can get into that would be great to keep some more money coming in. However, I'm a shit driver and average navigator so getting people around or dashing food to doors I ponder twice about. Door dash, Uber and the rest are shit proposition...

How do you approach those encounters? Indifference. People who steal your passion and motivation are like boat anchors tied to your ass. You can't get angry at them because that drags you down into their shit puddle. It's engaging them that hurts you so don't pay them so much mind. Focus on what yo...

So far the Ukrainian offensive is not doing well. From June. Most western sources have been cheerleading... "The Ukrainian command spearheaded the attack with two mechanized brigades — the 47th and 33rd Mechanized Brigades— that had received the most NATO training and NATO equipment, featuring ...

Putting your hands on a homeless dude is just not a good idea. Nutjob may bite, have a weapon, or if you hit him the risk of blood borne pathogens is no joke. Once the owner asks someone to leave, and they won't, it's criminal trespassing. Let the cops do it. I would give the same advice. Homelessn...

Ukrainian Armed Forces has appointed American transgendered person Sarah Ashton-Cerillo to be their spokesperson for "Ukraine in the Know" and "Russia hates the Truth". https://twitter.com/SarahAshtonLV Wonder how that's playing in Lviv or Odessa? In Kyiv, apparently, such things...

But there are other factors to consider, which in my opinion make indicting Trump and trying him a big mistake for the nation. Hillary played with a private server. Her buddy Huma Abedin took a camera into a secure area. They weren't indicted. Clinton staffer Sandy Berger stuffed classified documen...