Read a couple of weeks ago that the Russian economy could collapse in April.neoplacebo wrote: ↑Thu Mar 24, 2022 8:19 pmI think this whole thing is going to escalate and go out of control. The money factor is starting to register on the Russians. Pretty soon they'll figure they've got nothing to lose.
Wonder how long the Komrades will stay loyal with the bread lines are a couple of blocks long.GoCubsGo wrote: ↑Thu Mar 24, 2022 8:35 pmRead a couple of weeks ago that the Russian economy could collapse in April.neoplacebo wrote: ↑Thu Mar 24, 2022 8:19 pmI think this whole thing is going to escalate and go out of control. The money factor is starting to register on the Russians. Pretty soon they'll figure they've got nothing to lose.
Biden said it's shrunk by half already.
https://news.yahoo.com/biden-meet-nato- ... p_catchall
Yeah, do Ukrainian successes make things better or worse for Ukraine and Russians in the long run?neoplacebo wrote: ↑Thu Mar 24, 2022 8:19 pmI think this whole thing is going to escalate and go out of control. The money factor is starting to register on the Russians. Pretty soon they'll figure they've got nothing to lose.
The hundred dollar question.Vrede too wrote: ↑Thu Mar 24, 2022 8:45 pmYeah, do Ukrainian successes make things better or worse for Ukraine and Russians in the long run?neoplacebo wrote: ↑Thu Mar 24, 2022 8:19 pmI think this whole thing is going to escalate and go out of control. The money factor is starting to register on the Russians. Pretty soon they'll figure they've got nothing to lose.
Awww.
, Useless. So much for "Ignored". You fail again. Plus, Useless, you've been busted too many times for anyone to believe you're not reading my posts, anyhow. It's just your excuse for cowering. Awww.... "You know, with the Ukrainian people, Ukrainian people have a lot of backbone, they have a lot of guts and I'm sure you're observing it," Biden said. "And you're gonna see when you're there, and some of you have been there. You're gonna see, you're gonna see women, young people standing, standing in the middle, in front of a damn tank, just saying I'm not leaving. I'm holding my ground. They're incredible. But they take a lot of inspiration from us." ...
I suspect it's a gaffe, but you know that Putin's PR is already saying, "I told you so." billy.pilgrim is correct about "the rest of his rant is equally on target." For example:billy.pilgrim wrote: ↑Sat Mar 26, 2022 10:58 amYou gotta love this guy's take and the rest of his rant is equally on target.
https://www.dailykos.com/story/2022/3/2 ... e-F-Around
(excellent stomp about “Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court confirmation hearing,”)
Remind Me Again, Mr. Putin, What Happens When We F*** Around?
Y’know, I’ve been writing these posts for five fucking years now. I’m just…I’m really, REALLY ready to live anywhere other than here, at this hellishly inescapable intersection of idiocy and indecency. Someplace with better restaurants and fewer violently angry white dudes. Access to the beach would be nice.
Anyway.
Operation: Little Man Vlad Plays War is still going exactly according to plan, assuming the intention was to ensure the world remembers Putin as the single dumbest agent of atrocity in all human history.
The Russian military continues its extremely public deterioration into an impotent pile of roughly-used kitty litter. They’re actually losing ground now, losing officers, and even warships, in addition to the, you know, thousands and thousands of troops. Still, morale seems to be holding up; incidents of Russian soldiers running over their commanders with tanks have largely remained isolated thus far.
After the Jackson hearing scathing that billy.pilgrim posted, ShowerCap also scathes and stomps:Meanwhile, the West just keeps on finding new sanctions in the sofa cushions, while diligently filling Zelensky’s increasingly-specific shopping lists. Oh, and Europe is moving with impressive speed and efficiency* towards a massive decoupling from Russian energy, so I don’t think your adorable little “economy” will even qualify for the G20 in a couple weeks, but it’s certainly amusing that you imagine you can just show up at the meeting with a case of High Life, ready to dazzle Olaf Scholz with your Euphoria takes like nothing happened. Like anyone gives a shit what Dumber Hitler wants the global economy to look like.
In fairness, you’ve been a bit off your game lately, Vlad-o. Now that you’re running out of missiles, (congrats again on that sweet-ass battle plan, bro) I see the best the mighty strongman can muster is feeble whinging that he’s getting “cancelled,” like J.K. Rowling. Wallowing in mewling victimhood, like a third-rate Donald Trump. Ouch.
You’re going out like an absolute bitch, Vlad, and it’s spectacular to behold. I don’t know precisely how far out your Turturro-in-Miller’s Crossing moment is, but I’m ordering pizza that night. Incidentally, little man, superpowers don’t need to beg Belarus for battlefield bailouts.
Speaking of Lukashenko’s pathetic little puppet state, they granted asylum to fugitive January 6th terrorist Evan Neumann, because sometimes history feels the need to tie a few threads together into one great big, fucked up bow. Either to amuse us or drive us insane, I can’t figure out which....
I guess it would sound something like the old song, "Cocaine"... but not the well known one by Clapton. I'll have to Google it.
And you magically appear 2 days after your OP with
Yet we're supposed to believe your incessant whines that you're not reading my posts. Busted, again. Damn, you're stupid.
Another gaffe?Vrede too wrote: ↑Sat Mar 26, 2022 7:50 amhttps://www.yahoo.com/gma/biden-calls-p ... 15086.html... "You know, with the Ukrainian people, Ukrainian people have a lot of backbone, they have a lot of guts and I'm sure you're observing it," Biden said. "And you're gonna see when you're there, and some of you have been there. You're gonna see, you're gonna see women, young people standing, standing in the middle, in front of a damn tank, just saying I'm not leaving. I'm holding my ground. They're incredible. But they take a lot of inspiration from us." ...
Opps? I'm not sure that anything good comes from directly backing Putin personally into a corner, but what do I know?... "For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power,” Biden said during a visit to Warsaw, Poland, in his strongest comments to date about his desire to see Putin gone.
Shortly after the speech, a White House official speaking on the condition of anonymity said Biden was not calling for Putin to be removed from office.
“The president’s point was that Putin cannot be allowed to exercise power over his neighbors or the region," the official said. "He was not discussing Putin’s power in Russia, or regime change." ...
Maybe, just maybe.Vrede too wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29, 2022 11:36 amHas Ukraine won the battle of Kyiv?
Russia says it has 'drastically' reduced military activity near Kyiv
I don't trust, but:
Ukraine’s military said it had detected withdrawals around Kyiv and Chernihiv ...
It wouldn't surprise me to find out Russia has pulled back because they're thinking about using non conventional weapons since their original plan went to shit. Besides, Putin is just as juvenile as trump with respect to being defeated or losing; he's just marginally more clever than trump. But I hope I'm wrong.GoCubsGo wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29, 2022 11:52 amMaybe, just maybe.Vrede too wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29, 2022 11:36 amHas Ukraine won the battle of Kyiv?
Russia says it has 'drastically' reduced military activity near Kyiv
But I wouldn't trust anything that comes from the Putin propaganda ministry. It may just be code for we're about to double our efforts.
Yeah, pay lip service to a "failed settlement negotiation" and attack. Non conventional is scary and real.neoplacebo wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29, 2022 12:17 pmIt wouldn't surprise me to find out Russia has pulled back because they're thinking about using non conventional weapons since their original plan went to shit. Besides, Putin is just as juvenile as trump with respect to being defeated or losing; he's just marginally more clever than trump. But I hope I'm wrong.GoCubsGo wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29, 2022 11:52 amMaybe, just maybe.Vrede too wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29, 2022 11:36 amHas Ukraine won the battle of Kyiv?
Russia says it has 'drastically' reduced military activity near Kyiv
But I wouldn't trust anything that comes from the Putin propaganda ministry. It may just be code for we're about to double our efforts.
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