I don't know if any of you have ever dated an Eastern European woman before, but no part of this is surprising if you have. The sunflower is Ukraine's national flower. There's a woman going around, yelling at Russian soldiers and asking them to put sunflower seeds in their pockets, so that when they die in Ukraine, the flowers will grow with their bodies acting as fertilizer. Video and Transcript: https://youtube.com/R-nArv1UhS4?feature=share
The real time coverage of all of this is unbelievably quick, for anyone interested in that. This twitter list is a great place to start, it's just a bunch of journalists and OSINT accounts. It does have a decidedly Ukrainian slant of course, since many of these reporters are Ukranians who are still there. Some of the reporters are saying based on their sources that the Russian army is currently about 20KM outside of Kyiv, and their plan is to capture Kyiv and get Ukraine's politicians to sign over part of their country like East and West Germany used to be, so that Russia can finally have it's own warm water port directly under Russian control. https://twitter.com/i/lists/1383431779751657480?s=20
I know of one certain path to failure on our part. Let Congress make military decisions. If that happens, no way we'll ever come out ahead.
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"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
Joy Behar is worried that she might have to cancel her vacation to Italy because of the invasion of the Ukraine. Shame on all those people dying just to ruin her vacation.
Oh gosh! I just thought of something. Are our transgendered troops going to be equally represented on the front lines?
I sure hope so, it's only fair.
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"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
Thinking about Peter's post above, Konstantin's remarks. My initial reaction is a somewhat knee-jerk "yeah, that's about right, we've been watching this unfold for a long time". The name sounds, Eastern, and I imagine that's precisely how I'd feel if I were Ukrainian right now. And, even on reflection that's pretty much how I feel.
However, there's an underlying, alternate possibility. Were I a Russian Politburo think tank kind of guy, I'd probably be happy to see that kind of message circulating in the West. It kind of propagates the "What's the use, we're doomed anyway" narrative. Takes the spirit out of the enemy, saps his will to fight as he tries to project how to survive the new reality in which he's not invincible, or privileged, or even well-fed and clothed.
It's been seen throughout history. How fast people will sell-out their neighbors and their beliefs in order to maintain a modicum of comfort in the new era. Only a few will be willing to bear arms, and fewer still will be willing to actually pull the trigger. My best hope, should worse come to worse, is an old saying: "Men pull the triggers but God guides the bullets". Probably not so, but comforting nonetheless.
I have a nephew in the Infantry currently heading east across the sea.
If we do this thing, I hope they don't half-ass it, like they usually do. What are the chances?
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"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
@Amos_Umwhat said:
Thinking about Peter's post above, Konstantin's remarks. My initial reaction is a somewhat knee-jerk "yeah, that's about right, we've been watching this unfold for a long time". The name sounds, Eastern, and I imagine that's precisely how I'd feel if I were Ukrainian right now. And, even on reflection that's pretty much how I feel.
A friend posted this video on facebook, and I said 'hey, I've seen that name somewhere...' Check this out. It's packed w/ some great big-picture ideas;
I've been enjoying the videos of Ukranian farmers stealing Russian Tanks and rocket launchers. Always makes me chuckle when I see it.
Oh my… an Ukrainian villager again decided to bring back home an abandoned Russian military hardware but this time a 9K33 OSA surface-to-air missile system by tying it to his tractor. pic.twitter.com/9EeR1PA6V2
The AZ Attorney General has declared the border chaos an invasion clearing the way for the governor to restore order. Our current Gov won't act, maybe the next one will.
Edit: spelling error corrected for Peter
@CalvinAndHobo said:
Being polite and putting this here instead of the meme thread.
It's funny because of the perception of hypocrisy, but there is actually no hypocrisy here. A federal government run by Occupy Democrats would be fine with handing out weapons for you to shoot their enemies, but you'd have to turn in your guns afterwards because they want you unarmed when they oppress you.
1:46 a.m.
Pat Robertson says Putin was ‘compelled by God’ to invade Ukraine
By Timothy Bella
Televangelist Pat Robertson said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was “compelled by God” in his decision to invade Ukraine, suggesting that Russia’s attacks are a precursor to an end-times battle in Israel.
The Christian media mogul returned to “The 700 Club” a few months after he retired from the show he hosted for 55 years on the Christian Broadcasting Network. In his return, Robertson claimed that Putin was simply following God’s wishes when Russia invaded Ukraine — to fulfill a biblical prophecy.
“I think you can say, well, Putin’s out of his mind. Yes, maybe so,” said Robertson, 91. “But at the same time, he’s being compelled by God. He went into the Ukraine, but that wasn’t his goal. His goal was to move against Israel, ultimately.”
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Caution never make anyone rich. Maybe a buying opportunity in 8-15 months once things begin to settle out, if your cash lasts that long.
Don't let the wife know what you spend on guns, ammo or cigars.
Depends on where you are on the curve, us geezers are focusing on preservation, not ascendancy.
I am a 35 year old geezer, lol.
"Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another." - Proverbs 27:17
In my family, the eldest son has a history of living the longest, so I may still have 25 years left, as an old geezer.
Don't let the wife know what you spend on guns, ammo or cigars.
I don't know if any of you have ever dated an Eastern European woman before, but no part of this is surprising if you have. The sunflower is Ukraine's national flower. There's a woman going around, yelling at Russian soldiers and asking them to put sunflower seeds in their pockets, so that when they die in Ukraine, the flowers will grow with their bodies acting as fertilizer. Video and Transcript:
https://youtube.com/R-nArv1UhS4?feature=share
The real time coverage of all of this is unbelievably quick, for anyone interested in that. This twitter list is a great place to start, it's just a bunch of journalists and OSINT accounts. It does have a decidedly Ukrainian slant of course, since many of these reporters are Ukranians who are still there. Some of the reporters are saying based on their sources that the Russian army is currently about 20KM outside of Kyiv, and their plan is to capture Kyiv and get Ukraine's politicians to sign over part of their country like East and West Germany used to be, so that Russia can finally have it's own warm water port directly under Russian control.
https://twitter.com/i/lists/1383431779751657480?s=20
^ Nevermind the last part, looks like Russia has already had it's own warm water port in Crimea.
I know of one certain path to failure on our part. Let Congress make military decisions. If that happens, no way we'll ever come out ahead.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
photo by Przemek Kleczkowski from a camera list I am on:
Joy Behar is worried that she might have to cancel her vacation to Italy because of the invasion of the Ukraine. Shame on all those people dying just to ruin her vacation.
I can't stand Joy Behar.
"Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another." - Proverbs 27:17
Oh gosh! I just thought of something. Are our transgendered troops going to be equally represented on the front lines?
I sure hope so, it's only fair.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
Thinking about Peter's post above, Konstantin's remarks. My initial reaction is a somewhat knee-jerk "yeah, that's about right, we've been watching this unfold for a long time". The name sounds, Eastern, and I imagine that's precisely how I'd feel if I were Ukrainian right now. And, even on reflection that's pretty much how I feel.
However, there's an underlying, alternate possibility. Were I a Russian Politburo think tank kind of guy, I'd probably be happy to see that kind of message circulating in the West. It kind of propagates the "What's the use, we're doomed anyway" narrative. Takes the spirit out of the enemy, saps his will to fight as he tries to project how to survive the new reality in which he's not invincible, or privileged, or even well-fed and clothed.
It's been seen throughout history. How fast people will sell-out their neighbors and their beliefs in order to maintain a modicum of comfort in the new era. Only a few will be willing to bear arms, and fewer still will be willing to actually pull the trigger. My best hope, should worse come to worse, is an old saying: "Men pull the triggers but God guides the bullets". Probably not so, but comforting nonetheless.
I have a nephew in the Infantry currently heading east across the sea.
If we do this thing, I hope they don't half-ass it, like they usually do. What are the chances?
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
Comfort and convenience have become gods to many of us Americans.
"Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another." - Proverbs 27:17
A friend posted this video on facebook, and I said 'hey, I've seen that name somewhere...' Check this out. It's packed w/ some great big-picture ideas;
Appreciate the video @peter4jc
Being polite and putting this here instead of the meme thread.
I've been enjoying the videos of Ukranian farmers stealing Russian Tanks and rocket launchers. Always makes me chuckle when I see it.
The AZ Attorney General has declared the border chaos an invasion clearing the way for the governor to restore order. Our current Gov won't act, maybe the next one will.
Edit: spelling error corrected for Peter
Occupy democrats it truly the ultimate kind of stupid.
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
Please be aware that BP, Shell, Valero and ExxonMobil have multiple stakes in the Russia oil fields, when purchasing fuel.
Don't let the wife know what you spend on guns, ammo or cigars.
"BP to ‘Exit’ Stake in Russian Oil Giant Rosneft" : nyt
more on the difficult issue of energy exports from Russia:
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-vladimir-putin-joe-biden-business-united-states-53a2fae4a7985b2b703824b012f7c34e
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Oil-Prices/Russias-War-Could-Cripple-US-Economic-Growth.html
Shell just sold off it's stake in Russia too.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/28/energy-giant-shell-to-end-partnership-with-russias-gazprom-as-ukraine-conflict-intensifies.html
It's funny because of the perception of hypocrisy, but there is actually no hypocrisy here. A federal government run by Occupy Democrats would be fine with handing out weapons for you to shoot their enemies, but you'd have to turn in your guns afterwards because they want you unarmed when they oppress you.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/jill-biden-introduces-kamala-harris-president-says-joking
At any given time the urge to sing "In The Jungle" is just a whim away... A whim away... A whim away...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/01/russia-ukraine-war-putin-news/
1:46 a.m.
Pat Robertson says Putin was ‘compelled by God’ to invade Ukraine
By Timothy Bella
Televangelist Pat Robertson said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was “compelled by God” in his decision to invade Ukraine, suggesting that Russia’s attacks are a precursor to an end-times battle in Israel.
The Christian media mogul returned to “The 700 Club” a few months after he retired from the show he hosted for 55 years on the Christian Broadcasting Network. In his return, Robertson claimed that Putin was simply following God’s wishes when Russia invaded Ukraine — to fulfill a biblical prophecy.
“I think you can say, well, Putin’s out of his mind. Yes, maybe so,” said Robertson, 91. “But at the same time, he’s being compelled by God. He went into the Ukraine, but that wasn’t his goal. His goal was to move against Israel, ultimately.”
I wanted to put this out there, but wasn't sure where.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/six-americans-volunteer-to-fight-for-ukraine-take-up-zelenskys-offer
"Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another." - Proverbs 27:17