[CompactMag] Liberal hawks are flying high once more, talons extended for the hunt. For weeks now, Javelins, NLAWs, and other “defensive” arms have been flooding Ukraine, courtesy not just of the Pentagon, but good liberals and social democrats in Brussels, Berlin, Paris, Stockholm, Lisbon, Madrid, and elsewhere. Hawks dominate TV news and major editorial pages on both sides of the Atlantic, and their propaganda multiplies online, aided by friends in Silicon Valley.
A NATO no-fly zone over Ukraine would lead to a direct and possibly apocalyptic confrontation with nuclear Russia. Nonetheless, some hawks continue to press for it. When even The Guardian publishes claims that a NFZ “shouldn’t be off the table,” it becomes clear that a deep consensus is in formation. Judging by some polls, broad majorities in the West favor a perilously escalatory response to Vladimir Putin’s misbegotten invasion.
At home, war fever manifests in sordid expressions of Russophobia: attacks against Russian businesses, the effective “cancellation” of Russia’s literary and philosophical masters, the firing of Russian artists from Western orchestras and operas. Anyone who dares question the prudence of escalation, or the wisdom and justice of US and NATO policy toward Moscow, faces the usual censure and censorship so characteristic of the “open society.”
In short: It feels like 2002-2003 all over again.
Partisan differences mean nothing in these circles. What matters is commitment to Democracy, Inc.
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Hawks dominate TV news and major editorial pages on both sides of the Atlantic, and their propaganda multiplies online, aided by friends in Silicon Valley.
He means CHICKEN hawks. The same shits who sat at home and cheered at hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths in Iraq, Libya and Syria.
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He means CHICKEN hawks. The same shits who sat at home and cheered at hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths in Iraq, Libya and Syria.
Ukraine is the new Iraq.
Posted by Grampaw Fluper9312
Yeah, there are a lot of them out there lib and conservative...that have never seen the elephant...never been wounded, shot at, buddies killed or maimed, or attacked with high explosives. But, watched a lot of it on TV...missiles and tanks and AK-47s oh my!...it gets their little peeties all excited!
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Democrats have historically been warmongers. Neocons under W Bush changed that for a short while but the Republican DNA was never really compatible so the Neocons become never Trumpers and latched onto their Democrat host again.
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Neocons are not conservatives. They are liberals who have co-opted Conservative Inc. to push their war aims. Along the way, they have turned the already squishy Conservative Inc. grifters into rabid libs.
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A year ago, Harry’s Razors advertised on our shows. But then, they pulled their ads due to “values misalignment”. Introducing Jeremy’s Razors. Stop giving your money to woke corporations that hate you. Give it to the god-king: https://t.co/DLWEe8hraRpic.twitter.com/yt5gVG8pl0
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p2k got it, they just want to be able to get married. I seem to recall hearing that bullshit quite a few years ago.
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Even with the current, artificially inflated price of gas, I drive to mom n pop stores for almost all my needs. I still go to Publix, but they are on the lib hate list, so I'm good with them.
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03/24/2022 10:14 Comments ||
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Between this and their new and improved mil discount program ( must enroll electronically) and eligible list of items slashed, they have moved themselves to my ‘last option’ position.
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I moved over to Dollar Shave club when Gilette went woke. Then they bragged about donating to BLM. It was at the heart of riots when too many failed to see through that group, and they shut up soon after but it left a bad taste in my mouth.
The Harry's Razor commercial rocks and when I run out of Dollar Shave Club blades I'll probably be jumping ship, if its real that is.
[MAIL] Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to change tactics and focus his firepower on the east of Ukraine, according to Western officials, abandoning plans to seize vase swathes of his neighbouring country.
When Russia unleashed its multi-pronged invasion on February 24, a swift toppling of Ukraine and it democratically elected government seemed likely.
But with Wednesday marking four full weeks of fighting, Russia is bogged down in a grinding military campaign, and is being pushed back in some regions.
The slow Russian progression has seemingly taken the Kremlin by surprise, and Western officials have said that Moscow made a 'catastrophic miscalculation'.
As such, it is expected that Russia will change its military tactics in Ukraine and instead consolidate its supplies and logistical efforts in the eastern Donbas region.
Speaking to The Times, one western official said Ukraine's intelligent resistance had 'derailed' Russia's flawed plans, which had at the heart of them the assumption that Ukrainians would allow Russia to roll into their country without much of a fight.
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Odds are those were the actual strategic goals. he got those and went for more so that he could get them easily in any kind of peace resolution. I suspect on that front it all worked as planned.
However the drive stalled and created all sorts of additional complications going forward that i don't think Putin is going to like.
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Putin is not exactly my hero, because as an American I have been brainwashed by my criminal government, but I cannot blame him for reacting to the provocations brought on by the US cia and NATO. criminals We would not tolerate bioweapons labs, covert weapons transfers, and Neo NAZI sitting at our doorstep either.
Instead we have no problem by being invaded by a horde of illegal aliens from all over the world, drugs coming across the border in tractor trailer loads, human/child trafficking and cartels running a narco state. But God forbid Putin starts taking care of business in the Ukraine. Then we need to do everything in our power and checkbook to make it stop. And the reason is - because the cabal/NWO sees their honey pot being exposed and shut down.
I think if the USA start a war with Russia because Ukraine many Americans politicians and journalists and security executives will meet their maker, political vengeance assassinations will be the normal in USA
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Goodness, BIAFOD, you checked every single box on the troll list, and got 100% on spelling, 90% on idioms and slang, and 95% on grammar. Tell your group leader you’ve earnt a special gold star and deserve a bonus in hour pay packet today.
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Unfortunately the fun has just begun. The people in charge have no ability to fix anything. They always demand money for this and that and nothing changes. Politicians today in power are professional con men. In times past they would scam people in each community they coned and moved on to avoid being caught but today they are career politicians and use they craft over and over having no fear of being caught. They were called slickers in those days and were just as destructive.
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In an article a couple of weeks ago, some Russian analyst said that Putin rose to power because he would beat his enemies by escalating to unthinkable levels - there was a word for it among the various gangs that translated into something like "icyness".
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I suspect massive retaliation will be cyber-attacks. Hopefully they'll drain the bank accounts of a few of our corrupt politicians who made money off shady deals in Ukraine.
It would be nice to see Biden or Pelosi complain how they lost ? million dollars when there is no conceivable way she could have earned that on their salary.
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The US these days is basically like that drunk guy at the bl@cjkac table. The savvy players are figuring out how to use his distraction to their advantage.
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03/24/2022 10:41 Comments ||
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The smart move would be to let the secondary and tertiary...'totally unforeseeable' cascading effects of the blanket sanctions play out before getting into cyber. Even then lots of small nuisance everywhere would be enough, especially with current cluorocracy (Sp?).
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I suspect massive retaliation will be cyber-attacks. Hopefully they'll drain the bank accounts of a few of our corrupt politicians who made money off shady deals in Ukraine.
Surely he can find some more vulnerabilities in Windows.
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03/24/2022 12:23 Comments ||
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Our resident Putin lovers should consider that all this software was created mainly in the USA so when it's time for real cyber war, we'll make Putin look bad at it.
I know that bothers our pro Putin friends in the GOP, but, such is life.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
1. Mariupol.
Street fighting. The authorities of the DPR claim to control approximately 70 percent of the residential development of the city and certain parts of industrial development. The enemy continues to put up stubborn resistance. According to a number of reports, after March 23, prisoners will no longer be taken. For the time being, they are still offering to hand over their weapons and surrender.
2.Ugledar direction.
After Stepnoy and Glorious, the fighting shifted to Novomikhailovka, which covers the Maryinka-Kurakhovo highway from the south. Fighting continued throughout the day. There are no big changes under Velikaya Novoselka yet.
3.Marinka.
Slowly pushing the enemy out of the village. The troops are gradually advancing, but at such a pace, it can take from 5 to 7 days to occupy Maryinka, which is not surprising, since we are talking about breaking into a powerful fortified area, which is second only to Avdeevsky.
4. Avdievka.
There are no major advances near Avdievka itself. But to the north, the fighting has already shifted to Novobakhmutovka and Novoselka-2, where the DPR army is pushing back the battered units of the 25th battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which are moving away from Verkhnetoretsky.
5.LNR.
Lisichansk-Severodonetsk-Popasnaya.
No significant progress was observed.
Rubizhne was subjected to shelling from artillery and Grads.
6. Izyum.
Heavy fighting continued in the Izyum region and, above all, for Kamenka, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to prevent full control of the Russian Armed Forces over the village and advance towards the Slavyansko-Kramatorsk agglomeration and Barvenkovo.
In the direction of Lozova, there is also no serious progress so far.
7. Kharkov.
No significant changes. Fights of varying intensity to the north and west. In Kharkov itself, it turns out that they are still digging up corpses in the building of the Regional State Administration - by March 23, 24 bodies from among the local Volkssturm had already been dug up. The excavations are ongoing.
8. Zaporozhye.
On the Gulyaipole-Orekhov-Vasilyevka line without significant changes. To the north, the enemy is fortifying Pavlograd and seeking to quickly restore the operation of the Pavlograd-2 station after a missile strike.
The part of the Nikolaev grouping of the RF Armed Forces that has gone to Nikopol is also not advancing towards the city yet.
In the direction of Kryvyi Rih, no advances to the regional center were reported either. Locals say that the troops are fortifying 10-20 km from the city.
9. Kyiv.
Fighting continued to the west and southwest of Kyiv. The RF Armed Forces are trying to move south, in the direction of Vasilkov. The enemy defends stubbornly.
Fighting also continued in the city of Irpen, part of which is controlled by the RF Armed Forces. N.p. Bucha, Vorzel, Gostomel are also for the RF Armed Forces. During the day, a fake about the “encirclement” of all Russian troops flashed by and disappeared on the Internet.
To the east of Kyiv, fighting took place in the area of several urban settlements to the northeast and east of the Brovary region.
10. Nikolaev - Odessa.
Near Nikolaev without major changes, rocket attacks on targets in and around the city, plus exchanges of artillery strikes.
Odessa is also unchanged.
[Breitbart via Cove] A plurality of Americans blame the Biden administration for high gas prices, an Emerson Polling survey released this week found.
Inflation is continuing to hit Americans hard as 83 percent reveal they are experiencing some level of hardship due to increased prices of goods. Of those, 40 percent say they are experiencing "significant" hardship. Given that, it comes as no surprise that the economy is the top issue for respondents.
According to the survey, "When asked about who they blame for an increase in gas prices" specifically, "a plurality (39%) blame the Biden Administration, 21% blame the sanctions on Russia, and 18% blame gas and oil companies."
Biden has long refused to take responsibility for skyrocketing gas prices, blaming Russian President Vladimir Putin as well as gas and oil companies.
"I’m sick of this stuff. ... The American people think the reason for inflation is the government spending more money," Biden raged this month. "Simply. Not. True."
So, the Blamestorming has rather failed. You can’t really blame any politician for refusing to take any responsibility, but, you can blame them when they do everything possibly to make the situation worse, and then do the wrong things to address the problem to resolve the problem, or, at least reduce the impact.
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As long as lottery ticket prices stay stable, I will remain satisfied with the direction of the economy, but I will be watching the price of snack cakes as well. The Dollar Tree is charging me a $1.25 per Twinkie pack. That is a high as I go before I switch to carrots.
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[NYP] Democratic pundits, worried about the midterms and Joe Biden’s terrible approval ratings, are sounding the alarm: That dastardly "fringe" is hurting the party.
"This whole noisy, identity left" composing "15% of the party" has taken over (James Carville). "The Democrats have to step away from the super wokeness" (MSNBC host Donny Deutsch).
But what’s the distinction between super wokeness and ordinary wokeness when the party’s oldest and most mainstream members are all pushing ideas that would have seemed outlandish in the Obama era?
Biden offered a Fed nominee who said she wanted to deny credit to the fossil fuel companies that power America, and tried to put an actual Marxist in charge of the currency. Only 10% of the senators in the party spoke out against this.
The party’s new legal superstar, Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, can’t offer a definition of a woman because "I’m not a biologist"? Being moderately woke is like being moderately pregnant.
Democrats now view everything in terms of who’s being systematically oppressed. The reasonable view of racism is that there has always been racism in America. The woke translation is that America is defined by bigotry. From there you get to "I have no idea how to distinguish a woman" in about three intellectual moves.
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Ya know, if you came home from the movie and found the babysitter doing the stuff to your 6 year old that the Democrats want to do to them in a classroom or library, there would be arrests.
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