Big stories in different parts of the world today. The Russian mobilization—the first since World War II—appears to be aiming at 1 million new soldiers, rather than the 300,000 suggested yesterday. Officials are scouring villages to conscript men, especially ethnic minorities, to fill the quotas the government has established. Stories are circulating of men given only an hour to appear at recruitment centers, students being given draft notices while they were sitting in class, and workers taken off the job.
With respect to TFG's delusional comment to Sean Profanity that he could declassify anything he wanted by just "thinking about it", the best response quote to date has been:
"Omg he's actually invoking the Secret Telepathic Unilateral Preemptive Irreversible Declassification (S.T.U.P.I.D.) defense," quipped Asha Rangappa, a former FBI agent and attorney.
But then, this accurately describes most of his defenses
Putin isn’t worried about the world’s opinions. He’s time traveling back to the time of the czars, when young men were conscripted for long durations. Jews for 25 years. Sometimes a lifetime. My grandparents, Jews, fled Russia/Ukraine and Lithuania in 1909. The men would have to serve unless they were lame. My grandfather was missing a digit. Self inflicted and common way to avoid service. Can’t pull the trigger if…And the story doesn’t stop in that century. Putin’s antisemitism is well known. And continues to fuel his relentless destruction of the Ukrainian people and the country. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/25/vladimir-putin-ukraine-attack-antisemitism-denazify
Now he is on a path to destroy his own young people. Especially ethnic minorities. One million soldiers? Could that be a typo? Just to destroy Ukraine. And like Hitler, he has not been stopped by his own people. Yet.
He recalled President Ronald Reagan’s famous line: “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the Government, and I'm here to help.” “But we really are,” Biden said, “
This is why we love Biden. We love Joe Biden - not as a slogan or an advertisement. We love Biden because he is good. We have needed goodness, simple goodness for a long time. There was much in today’s letter to spur further examination, reflection and anticipation, but the words about Biden’s help to Puerto Rico,
‘Here at home, President Biden has rushed help to Puerto Rico.’ (Letter)
Those were the words that spoke to my heart. President Biden is a good person. He is a true public servant.
Will anyone be surprised to awake to news that Putin has been overthrown or has launched a nuclear weapon against Ukraine? It feels like we're nearing the dramatic conclusion of a thriller novel, but this is real life and the stakes are monumental.
It seems likely that Russians love their children more than they love Putin and that they will do what they they can to keep them out of the despots reach. And, I hope to hell that conscripted criminals give their crime boss what he deserves, a totally unruly army happy to be free and unwilling to do anything but trade shots of vodka with each other while the Ukrainians regain control of their country.
“Wow. Even Kim Jung-un is seeking distance from Putin! You know you are a pariah when other pariahs are dissing you.” Michael McFaul (our excellent former ambassador to Russia)
In response to reports that North Korea was supplying massive armaments to Russia, Kim’s spokesman said ‘not true and no plans to do this.’ Putin had a summit meeting with Xi, who expressed displeasure with Putin’s deadly Ukrainian escapade. Turkish President Erdogan, who I consider a pariah 2nd class and who has previously sucked up to Putin, just dissed Putin’s Ukrainian calumny in a PBS interview.
At the same time, Jared Kushner took time off from managing the $2 billion that Mohamed bin Salman bestowed on him to accept the Hungarian Order of Merit from Orban, Putin’s despicable buddy and MAGA hero.
I expect that Jared’s daddy in law will lend Jared some ketchup for this ‘Hungarian goulash.’
Meanwhile Putin is a desperate rat from whom other rats are distancing themselves.
“Indeed, even North Korea has distanced itself from Russia, saying in an official statement that it has never supplied Russia with weapons and has no plans to do so.”
Now I look to see what China and India will do in light of Putin’s million-man-call-up.
AND I wonder, what will the response from Russian women be? Slaughter a generation of males, and women are left to clean up the mess, run industry, business, schools, and healthcare, raise the children, care for the infirmed and elderly. And maybe, overthrow Putin?
‘The men who would be kings’ are busy. Addle brained trump does not even need a magic wand. He can mentally de classify documents and make them so. We are most fortunate that this would be king is playing in a fantastical kingdom and no longer rules. Where is a straight jacket when you need one?
On the other hand, and in another part of the world, we have poo poo putin who might likely create yet another refugee crisis- his own people fleeing Russia. Vlad, you can make them wear a uniform but you can’t make them fight. From the aggressor’s standpoint, the war in Ukraine has become, ludicrous. The enormous sadness of the loss of life, massive destruction of property, separation of families is way beyond what we could imagine a people to bear, yet the Ukrainian people persist and the world grieves.
"Officials are scouring villages to conscript men, especially ethnic minorities, to fill the quotas the government has established."
Putin really is reinstating the czarist regime. And not just in the pomp and privilege trappings. Now instead of fleeing conscription on foot and on ships, its by every modern mode of transportation. And of course, ethnic minorities are bearing the brunt. Where are my serfs says Vlad.
And in the USA, it's not just Confederate Civil War reenactors any more. They want war.
Oy, because all this worked so well the first time around.
Maybe Ms. Powell hitched a ride on a submarine to Russia.
According to www.statista.com, there are approximately 64 million males in Russia. 40 million (approx) are in the ages of 15-60. As I understand it, Putin is grabbing those who are in 18-60 age groups. Russians are protesting and they are getting arrested. More than likely, they will be forced to fight as Putin is pulling prisoners out of jail to do his dirty deed. When these men learn to shoot, they should aim their weapons at their generals and flee to Ukraine. I truly feel sorry for the Russians because they have been duped for so long by one of the craziest men in history. I think he realizes his puppet is now under suspicion of espionage and there’s nothing but desperation to retain his power. He is a pariah and he now has his own allies stepping away from him. He threatens nuclear war but I believe the US and our allies could take him down like Osama bin Laden. Wish they would.
With respect to TFG's delusional comment to Sean Profanity that he could declassify anything he wanted by just "thinking about it", the best response quote to date has been:
"Omg he's actually invoking the Secret Telepathic Unilateral Preemptive Irreversible Declassification (S.T.U.P.I.D.) defense," quipped Asha Rangappa, a former FBI agent and attorney.
But then, this accurately describes most of his defenses
Putin isn’t worried about the world’s opinions. He’s time traveling back to the time of the czars, when young men were conscripted for long durations. Jews for 25 years. Sometimes a lifetime. My grandparents, Jews, fled Russia/Ukraine and Lithuania in 1909. The men would have to serve unless they were lame. My grandfather was missing a digit. Self inflicted and common way to avoid service. Can’t pull the trigger if…And the story doesn’t stop in that century. Putin’s antisemitism is well known. And continues to fuel his relentless destruction of the Ukrainian people and the country. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/25/vladimir-putin-ukraine-attack-antisemitism-denazify
Now he is on a path to destroy his own young people. Especially ethnic minorities. One million soldiers? Could that be a typo? Just to destroy Ukraine. And like Hitler, he has not been stopped by his own people. Yet.
He recalled President Ronald Reagan’s famous line: “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the Government, and I'm here to help.” “But we really are,” Biden said, “
This is why we love Biden. We love Joe Biden - not as a slogan or an advertisement. We love Biden because he is good. We have needed goodness, simple goodness for a long time. There was much in today’s letter to spur further examination, reflection and anticipation, but the words about Biden’s help to Puerto Rico,
‘Here at home, President Biden has rushed help to Puerto Rico.’ (Letter)
Those were the words that spoke to my heart. President Biden is a good person. He is a true public servant.
What a day. What a week. What a month. These last 6-7 years have me looking/feeling older than I am.
I love this sentence:
“While Biden is trying to demonstrate that the government works, the former president is finding that out.”
Will anyone be surprised to awake to news that Putin has been overthrown or has launched a nuclear weapon against Ukraine? It feels like we're nearing the dramatic conclusion of a thriller novel, but this is real life and the stakes are monumental.
Wait. You're supposed to testify at a grand jury. You don't show up. Ummm.
It seems likely that Russians love their children more than they love Putin and that they will do what they they can to keep them out of the despots reach. And, I hope to hell that conscripted criminals give their crime boss what he deserves, a totally unruly army happy to be free and unwilling to do anything but trade shots of vodka with each other while the Ukrainians regain control of their country.
What a time. And you are the chronicler we need.
“Wow. Even Kim Jung-un is seeking distance from Putin! You know you are a pariah when other pariahs are dissing you.” Michael McFaul (our excellent former ambassador to Russia)
In response to reports that North Korea was supplying massive armaments to Russia, Kim’s spokesman said ‘not true and no plans to do this.’ Putin had a summit meeting with Xi, who expressed displeasure with Putin’s deadly Ukrainian escapade. Turkish President Erdogan, who I consider a pariah 2nd class and who has previously sucked up to Putin, just dissed Putin’s Ukrainian calumny in a PBS interview.
At the same time, Jared Kushner took time off from managing the $2 billion that Mohamed bin Salman bestowed on him to accept the Hungarian Order of Merit from Orban, Putin’s despicable buddy and MAGA hero.
I expect that Jared’s daddy in law will lend Jared some ketchup for this ‘Hungarian goulash.’
Meanwhile Putin is a desperate rat from whom other rats are distancing themselves.
If this is true, how interesting?:
“Indeed, even North Korea has distanced itself from Russia, saying in an official statement that it has never supplied Russia with weapons and has no plans to do so.”
Now I look to see what China and India will do in light of Putin’s million-man-call-up.
AND I wonder, what will the response from Russian women be? Slaughter a generation of males, and women are left to clean up the mess, run industry, business, schools, and healthcare, raise the children, care for the infirmed and elderly. And maybe, overthrow Putin?
‘The men who would be kings’ are busy. Addle brained trump does not even need a magic wand. He can mentally de classify documents and make them so. We are most fortunate that this would be king is playing in a fantastical kingdom and no longer rules. Where is a straight jacket when you need one?
On the other hand, and in another part of the world, we have poo poo putin who might likely create yet another refugee crisis- his own people fleeing Russia. Vlad, you can make them wear a uniform but you can’t make them fight. From the aggressor’s standpoint, the war in Ukraine has become, ludicrous. The enormous sadness of the loss of life, massive destruction of property, separation of families is way beyond what we could imagine a people to bear, yet the Ukrainian people persist and the world grieves.
“Blue Over Yellow”
Broken bodies on frozen ground
broken hearts looking down
Unshielded eyes cannot refrain
from copious tears seem shed in vain
Soften the hearts of those who war,
god help us find that open door
to peace
What happens to Sydney Powell for not showing up to the grand jury ?
"Officials are scouring villages to conscript men, especially ethnic minorities, to fill the quotas the government has established."
Putin really is reinstating the czarist regime. And not just in the pomp and privilege trappings. Now instead of fleeing conscription on foot and on ships, its by every modern mode of transportation. And of course, ethnic minorities are bearing the brunt. Where are my serfs says Vlad.
And in the USA, it's not just Confederate Civil War reenactors any more. They want war.
Oy, because all this worked so well the first time around.
Maybe Ms. Powell hitched a ride on a submarine to Russia.
According to www.statista.com, there are approximately 64 million males in Russia. 40 million (approx) are in the ages of 15-60. As I understand it, Putin is grabbing those who are in 18-60 age groups. Russians are protesting and they are getting arrested. More than likely, they will be forced to fight as Putin is pulling prisoners out of jail to do his dirty deed. When these men learn to shoot, they should aim their weapons at their generals and flee to Ukraine. I truly feel sorry for the Russians because they have been duped for so long by one of the craziest men in history. I think he realizes his puppet is now under suspicion of espionage and there’s nothing but desperation to retain his power. He is a pariah and he now has his own allies stepping away from him. He threatens nuclear war but I believe the US and our allies could take him down like Osama bin Laden. Wish they would.
Ball of confusion.
That’s what the world is today.