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March 27, 2022

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Narciso

it does seem to be the contest of the greater fool,


https://summit.news/2022/03/24/lavrov-warns-polish-peacekeeping-plan-will-trigger-direct-clash-between-nato-and-russ

Narciso

lets put some cards on the table as bryan dean wright, pointed out last week, we are punishing the Russian people with brutal sanctions, we are providng weapons that kill Russian soldiers, and we are providing the intelligence that assures they are dead, in most cases this is a state of dejure war, sans a pesky declaration or even statement, we can look at that threadbare statement as pretext from about two weeks ago

Narciso

the precis is malone's statement to ness, re capone,

Narciso

indeed,

http://www.kausfiles.com/

matt - deplore me if you must

The United States armed Britain for almost 2 years before Pearl Harbor without being a belligerent.

matt - deplore me if you must

The same could be said for the Russians and Chinese in Vietnam. Russian pilots fought American pilots in both Korea and Vietnam.

Narciso

as usual they haven't thought this through, say the twitter general of the 82nd who was embarassed by the paras last fall,

Comanche Voter

If there's a pile of diplomatic dog doo on the sidewalk in front of Slow Joe, you can take it to the bank that he'll step squarely in it.

Joe can not have "thought through" anything he says, because whatever smarts he had departed before he finished near the bottom of his law school class about 50 years ago. And the smarts never returned.

Narciso

well that's curious


https://georgewebb.substack.com/p/hunter-laptop-revelations-continue?s=r

Narciso

but of course,


https://twitter.com/pmarca/status/1508032026015764487?cxt=HHwWjsCoyejIze0pAAAA

Narciso

its not a glitch,


https://twitter.com/rising_serpent

Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki

--The United States armed Britain for almost 2 years before Pearl Harbor without being a belligerent.--

And we ended up deeply involved in the largest war in history.

--The same could be said for the Russians and Chinese in Vietnam. Russian pilots fought American pilots in both Korea and Vietnam.-

And we ended up in direct combat with hundreds of thousands of screaming commie Chinese with the consideration of the use of nuclear weapons on the table.

I'm not reassured by either example.

Narciso

it circumscribed our end goal, with vietnam what was the strategy, as opposed what was the soviet and chinese strategy, we requested the latters intervention, and we got the khmer rouge as a box set,

Narciso


well that was smart,

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/03/26/italy-may-have-to-ration-gas-due-to-russia-sanctions-war/

Rick Ballard

France's Ministry of Defense provides a very clear map of the military situation today in Ukraine. Further territorial advances by Russia would exceed initial conflict objectives and would constitute an expansion of war aims.

The utterances of a befuddled buffoon whose incompetence is only exceeded by his incontinence should be measured against the map at the end of the conflict. Russia can be expected to withdraw from the area around Kiev but very little withdrawal is likely to occur elsewhere.

Ukraine would be better off receiving shipments of fertilizer rather than armaments or NATO toy soldiers.

James D.

You voted for him, TM. You own every gaffe and every dementia-driven error that leads us closer to disaster. I hope you’re happy.

Davod

From Ace

"What the hell is going on with quality control in our major corporations? This bulb lasted barely 18 years. Nowadays of course Sylvania is owned by the Chinese, or the Canadians (they're the same I think). But I can't blame them for this spectacular failure.

And the worst part is that I couldn't think of a power tool that I could use to change the bulb. So not only did I have to change a bulb in a high ceiling, I had to do it manually!

Posted by CBD at 02:00 PM Comments"

Narciso

totally futile gestures for a hundred


https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/viktor-orban-looks-out-for-hungary-not-ukraine-zelensky/

Narciso

well they have nothing to hide,


https://caitlinjohnstone.substack.com/p/hillary-clintons-state-department?s=r

Narciso

'ready for my close up'


https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/03/iran-backed-houthi-terrorists-hit-saudi-oil-facilities-threaten-global-fuel-supply/

Narciso

'this will get out of hand, and we'll be lucky to live through it' lets count the ways the situation has been complicated, if putin believes that regime change is the end game, he will target a convoy, or worse yet a city in Poland or Romania,

Pinandpuller

Pretty soon they’re going to have Heirloom Seed sniffing dogs: “What’s that you got there, God’s Lettuce? Hands on your head!”

Rick Ballard

Peace talks set for Istanbul.

Maybe Putin will grant a cease fire but I believe it would be dependent upon the success to date of the rat hunting in Mariupol.

Davod

The Institute of World Politics has the following event.
Russia’s War on Ukraine, with David Satter
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET

https://www.iwp.edu/events/webinar-russias-war-on-ukraine/

Davod

Old picture included in an Instapundit Sugar baby post.

https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/fd9956bdae6f9b025eb6cbeae824a2890171a9ec0834e1a8e25611f6ebf98a3c.jpg?w=800&h=294

jim nj

Three assessments of the Ukraine war:

https://militaryland.net/ukraine/invasion-day-32-summary/

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1508274710223720450.html

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-27

jim nj

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/26/russian-soldiers-release-ukraine-towns-mayor-and-agree-to-leave-after-protests

Astonishing, if true. Russia captured the city just two days ago.

henry

Biden keeps writing checks his policies prevent from being cashed.

@cnbc

U.S.-EU gas deal won’t be enough to replace Russian supply, says former U.S. energy secretary

MissMarple2

Good morning!

My daughter-in-law’s 2 granddaughters, ages 6 and 8, have been staying here since Thursday. Along with my grandson, age 7, the house has been LOUD!

I also discovered last night that this school district and some adjacent ones get TWO WEEKS for Spring Break!

Dave (in MA)

Around here at least, there are 2 vacation weeks, but there's one taken in February and one in April. I don't know which way would be better.

MissMarple2

https://thefederalist.com/2022/03/28/hunter-bidens-laptops-are-now-an-active-national-security-threat/

Margot Cleveland gives an excellent explanation about why these are a security risk, especially helpful for non-political friends and relatives.

MissMarple2

Dave (in MA),

Here in Indiana we had one week either before or after Easter. That’s all. At Christmas we got off a few days before Christmas and went back to school the first workday after New Year’s. Thanksgiving was Thursday and Friday.

We also got off on Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day. That’s it.

MissMarple2

This is an important thread about the sudden cardiac arrests related to the Covid vaccination:

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1508264705009270788.html

Narciso

the point was to immobilize not decapitate,


https://caitlinjohnstone.substack.com/p/re-visiting-russiagate-in-light-of?s=r

Narciso

hes the one who informed us about mcpants mcguirk, and other arabian follies were entertained


https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/telling-ourselves-stories/

Narciso

narrative has little to do with it,


https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2022-03-28/narrative-around-inflation-will-soon-change

Narciso

yep,


https://wattsupwiththat.com/2022/03/27/__trashed-9/

clarice

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/03/28/new_peer-reviewed_research_finds_evidence_of_2020_voter_fraud_147378.html

Davod

From Instapundit

HEH: Conan The Barbarian Acquires Biology Degree So He Can Know Whose Lamentations He’s Hearing.

[Yes. But did he take his degree in Austrian, or English?]

https://babylonbee.com/news/conan-the-barbarian-acquires-biology-degree-so-he-can-know-whose-lamentations-hes-hearing

Davod

From Ace

The Defector
Octav Bancila

http://ace.mu.nu/archives/Bancila%20defector.jpg

Narciso

from the Russo Japanese war, another exercise they thought would be a cake walk, it provoked the 1905 revolution,

Narciso

wrong salad fork


https://twitter.com/i/events/1508476371219226627

MissMarple2

Does anyone wonder why the Dutch are powerhouses in speed skating? Well, I happened to read an old children’s novel when I was a kid called “Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates”. The canals of Amsterdam used to freeze over every winter and they held skating races on them. This was during what is known as the Little Ice Age.

This was the same time period in which the Thames froze over (as seen in landscape paintings) and the Donner party died in very cold weather trying to cross a mountain pass into California.

My personal opinion is that the warmer weather we have seen since WWII is an aberration and in fact, world temperature averages are lower than they have been. Those of us who think we are moving back to an age of wooly mammoths are lumped in with the global warming crowd as believing in “climate change”. Fooey on that!

Rocco

jim nj, thanks for the heads up on the new thread last night. I didn't notice it until this am.

Narciso

ok


https://thepostmillennial.com/antifa-member-pipe-bomb-conservative-florida-rally-sentenced

MissMarple2

Wow! Look at this video of cars and semis piling up during a snow squall!

https://twitter.com/JoeHoldenCBS3/status/1508483965711224838

Narciso

no good deed


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10657061/Rising-star-music-journalist-canceled-blasting-BLM-protesters-damaging-synagogues.html

Marlene

Good afternoon! I finally finished the book "Queen Victoria and the Romanovs." It has been on my Kindle, but I've been distracted. My impression is that especially in the later years of Victoria's reign, you can see WWI a mile away. She continued her beloved Albert's belief that intermarriage in the royal houses of Europe would strengthen bonds.
Victoria's beloved grandaughters Ella and Alix were killed by the Bolsheviks less than 20 years after her death. Victoria opposed both marriages and although she thought Nicky charming, she feared for them living in Russia. Ella led a spiritual life after her husband's (Grand Duke Sergei) death in 1905 and the Bolsheviks still threw her down a mine shaft.

clarice

https://www.wsj.com/articles/oscar-nights-to-forget-11648502654?mod=djemBestOfTheWeb

matt - deplore me if you must

It was the Japanese attacking the United States, not Germany. We had sent limited aid to China at the time and the Japanese attack had nothing to do with American aid and everything to do with oil and steel.

matt - deplore me if you must

The point is, Ig, that the Russians and Chicoms did intervene in Korea and Vietnam without a world war breaking out, much as the NATO countries have been supplying arms and intelligence to Ukraine.

Dave (in MA)

The WSJ is right. That 2007 Oscars night was unbelievable. I remember thinking when I heard about that

    ᴾˡᵉᵃˢᵉ ˢᵘᵇˢᶜʳᶦᵇᵉ ᵗᵒ ʳᵉᵃᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ʳᵉˢᵗ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᶦˢ ᵖᵒˢᵗ

Rocco

I posted this last night on the old thread after a new one was started. So I'm posting it again here hoping you'll watch it if you missed it on the previous thread.

This guy being interviewed spent time with the Azov Battalion and it's leaders and gives an honest evaluation of their history and goals. Near the end he's asked how they'll respond to an end of the war. He claims the Azov's will never stop fighting if territorial boundaries are redrawn or Crimea is given up. Very informative.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUgKTfe-IqA&t=4s

Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki

--The point is, Ig, that the Russians and Chicoms did intervene in Korea and Vietnam without a world war breaking out, much as the NATO countries have been supplying arms and intelligence to Ukraine.--

That's one point. Another might be that a world war could very easily have broken out during Korea. Another might be that we had a near nuclear monopoly during Korea. Another might consider that Korea and Vietnam bordered China but not the main antagonists of the cold war, the USSR and us.
Finally and perhaps most importantly, while Truman, Eisenhower, LBJ and Nixon all had their flaws and issues they were all light years beyond the POS, corrupt, imbecilic nutbar currently occupying the WH that the survival of the USA and a good portion of the world hinges on.
Counting on that complete and profound idiot to continue Ukraine's war-making ability without causing a radioactive conflagration seems to put Samuel Johnson's gag about a second marriage being the triumph of hope over experience to shame.

Jane

Rocco,

That was pretty damn mind blowing. What are your thoughts?

Davod

I read something today about the cost of vehicles. Maybe this may be part of the problem (20)

https://twitter.com/i/status/1508022366970200065

Davod

Vehicles was bad. This is painful (6).

https://twitter.com/i/status/1508109007680122880

Rocco

Jane, for starters, I don't believe a word the Mockingbird MSM reports about this conflict.

And I can't stomach the thought of siding with the likes of Soros, Hillary and the rest of those traitors.

I think Zelensky's a puppet and letting his Azov's kill innocent civilians to blame on the Russians. I've posted reports with proof that they're hiding in schools and shopping malls.

And George Eliason, an American journalist has been in the Donbass for years, reporting on these neo Nazi war crimes and has seen the mass graves.

And finally, Putin may be evil, but right now I believe he's the lesser of two evils ad the only one standing between us and a NWO.

And I imagine I'd be awfully upset if a foreign adversary armed Cuba or Venezuela with weapons of mass destruction.

I think Russia will liberate the Donbass but those Nazi's won't stop instigating until they're exterminated but I'm not sure that's possible.

These feel like end times to me Jane!

Davod

Dog with dolphins

http://ace.mu.nu/archives/dogdolphin.jpg

Davod

Cows jump for joy after seeing fresh grass for the first time in months.🐄🌱

https://twitter.com/i/status/1508458900760272900

Davod

Let's see who can make the noise that bothers humans the most.(6)

https://twitter.com/i/status/1508498526141091847

Davod

Making new friends (10)

https://twitter.com/i/status/1508168872595271685

Davod

Gravity? What gravity? (7)

https://twitter.com/i/status/1508163939892441096

Davod

Hand held goat (18)

https://twitter.com/i/status/1508111746384510990

Davod

Alpaca: Waiting patiently. Guy: Still hugs goats
Alpaca: Okay bye *leaves (35)

https://twitter.com/i/status/1508112621827866624

Davod

What are you hiding in there (6)

https://twitter.com/i/status/1507626610672951296

Davod

Who did that (13)?

https://twitter.com/i/status/1507484243055755264

Davod

Meerkat pranks on Capybara.🦡🦫 (8)

https://twitter.com/i/status/1508436242345639936

Davod

Get a puppy they said. It would be fun they said.🐕🐾🐶 (19)

https://twitter.com/i/status/1508413604059516929

Davod

“That’s ours, get your own ball!” (25)

https://twitter.com/i/status/1507708038370705412

Davod

Waltz with a Shark? Kidding me?? (33)

https://twitter.com/i/status/1508498115028045829

bubarooni

The french map mentioned above is most interesting.

Davod

From Instapundit. The way things are going the Russians will be back to nature (1:17):

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

Pinandpuller

Did You Know: ‘Arslan’ is Turkic for Lion?

I wonder if CS Lewis was tweaking them.

Pinandpuller

Do you guys think that sending old trucks to Ukrainians to give the A Team treatment is Biden’s version of Cash for Clunkers?

henry

Biden family cash for clunkers is Hunter’s hooker fund.

Pinandpuller

I have to agree with Kelly Ann Conway, Biden is nothing like Reagan: he has yet to sign an amnesty or gun control bill and there’s no evidence that his wife is a necromancer.

bubarooni

I did Pin, because of Alp Arslan.

Kind of a famous dude.

MissMarple2

Heading to bed. Good night, all!

jim nj

Three assessments of the Ukraine war;

https://militaryland.net/ukraine/invasion-day-33-summary/

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1508632912534589444.html

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-28

jim nj

https://amgreatness.com/2022/03/27/the-sheer-madness-of-todays-left/

The Sheer Madness of Today’s Left
When ideologues demand power but cannot achieve it politically because they are cruel ideologues, expect more of their insanity to follow.

VDH

jim nj

https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2022/03/28/the_marines_got_rid_of_their_tanks_is_ukraine_making_them_look_smart_or_too_smart_for_their_own_good_823985.html

The Marines Got Rid of Their Tanks. Is Ukraine Making Them Look Smart, or Too Smart for Their Own Good?

Bah, island hopping, the traditional marine mission, is no longer about securing large islands by battling from one end to the other, it's about establishing area denial outposts with vehicles that carry anti-ship and anti-air weapons.

Neo

Abramovich, Ukrainian Peace Negotiators Suffer Poisoning Symptoms – WSJ
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/03/28/abramovich-ukrainian-peace-negotiators-suffer-poisoning-symptoms-wsj-a77112
Abramovich has been involved in the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine aimed at ending the month long war, reportedly with President Vladimir Putin's direct blessing.

MissMarple2

https://nypost.com/2022/03/28/biden-used-cheat-sheet-while-doubling-down-on-message-to-oust-putin/amp/

This is true, and there are photos.

Pinandpuller

Funny the things you find reading a four year old comment thread:

“And now we have a brand-new shiny sanctions bill intended to keep any rapprochement between the U.S. and Russia from occurring.

Why is that? What’s got them so scared of relations with Russia improving?

Maybe, just maybe, because Putin has all of these people dead to rights and he’s informed Trump of what the real story behind all of this is.

That at its core is a group of very bad people who attempted to steal trillions but only got away with billions and still have their sights set on destroying Russia for their own needs.

And Lindsay Graham is their mouthpiece. (all puns intended)

That all of U.S. foreign policy is built on a lie.

That our relationship with Russia was purposefully trashed for the most venal of reasons, for people like Bill Browder to not only steal billions but then have the chutzpah to steal the $230 million he would have paid in taxes on those stolen billions.

And the only way to ensure none of those lies are exposed is for Trump to be unable to change any of it by forcing him to openly side with the Russian President over members of his own political party.”

https://theduran.com/the-magnitsky-trio-pushes-for-war-with-russia-with-new-sanctions/

Neo

After US fails to pay its debt, UN’s flagship climate fund warns of austerity
https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/03/29/after-us-fails-to-pay-its-debt-uns-flagship-climate-fund-warns-of-austerity/
Without more money coming in, the Green Climate Fund’s head warned that the pipeline of carbon-cutting projects in developing countries would have to be cut

Neo

PBS reporter to Joe Biden: "You have more foreign policy experience than any president who has ever held this office."
https://twitter.com/baseballcrank/status/1508539183941435399
Dwight Eisenhower served between 1943 & 1952 as Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, Military Governor of Germany, and NATO Supreme Commander. Some may recall this as a time of significant foreign policy events in Europe.

Narciso

in jay newmans michael thomas attempt, where the antagonist is the manager of a thinly disguised wagner corps, called parsifal, he suggests the magnitsky funds were siphoned off to buy poison gas,

Narciso

but of course,


https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/03/28/contempt-charge-against-dan-scavino-based-on-false-claims-by-january-6-committee/

Rick Ballard

bubarooni,

The French map updates daily and there's a more detailed map available immediately below it. Russia turned up the heat yesterday but has colled it down around Kiev today as Zelensky begins the process of complying with Russian demands (fig leaf sizing in process).

Narciso

the whole thing seems like a bad bet between mortimer and randolph duke,

Narciso

just because you can do something you don't waste 15,000 troops to do it,

MissMarple2

Narciso,

So, the current procedure is simply to make stuff up?

Narciso

yes they were grandstanding, last night, they have a track record of this,


as we tip toe to world war 3, shambling is clearly lipsynching that polish plan floated last week, but
he doesn't remember the notes,

Narciso

who were the 40% that still stick by him,


https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/presidential-approval-ratings-inflation/2022/03/27/id/1063072/

Jane

Rocco,

I tend to agree for the most part, but like with everything, the evidence is in short supply - or being squelched. As far as “the end of the world”… certainly as we know it.

Jane

https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2022/03/putin-finds-some-unlikely-allies-united-states-robert-spencer-0/

The Squad signs in with Russia.

Davod

"Tucker Carlson points out that Biden's frequent outbursts of uncontrolled anger -- his increasing inability to regulate his emotions -- are a telltale symptom of senility."

Remember when we were worried that the old senile Soviet leadership was going to start WWIII.

Narciso

nur, nee omar's father, is an official with a certain russian oil company,

henry

Davod,

The media / Dems were warning Reagan (Ray Gun) was going to start WWIII because of senility and Star Wars. Not the senile old Sovs that Ted Kennedy asked for campaign help from.

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