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Mad as Fish said:
I've been over a couple of times this year and they all shied away from talking about the economy, it's as if it's a private family affair and really, one shoudn't talk about it.
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Don't mention ~ The War / The Economy ~

Being America's Gimp is Very Embarrassing ! ! ~ ~ Heil Harris ! !
 
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I've been over a couple of times this year and they all shied away from talking about the economy, it's as if it's a private family affair and really, one shoudn't talk about it.
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Well.
You keep voting in emotionally hysterical morons who have squandered the huge rebuilding efforts of the post ww2 era.
To appear as smug climate warriors.
I'd be embarrassed to say much as well.
 
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If Trump wind he said he would stop the war next day, as in Wednesday
 
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If trump does not win, the democrats will be finished after maybe just 3 months. Nothing can avoid the shitshow that arrives with the next recession
 
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If trump does not win, the democrats will be finished after maybe just 3 months. Nothing can avoid the shitshow that arrives with the next recession
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Sometimes = = It is better to lose an Election !

Perhaps ~ The Democrats are trying to lose this Election ~ Though, perhaps a big % of the American Electorate are not smart enough to work that out !

Harris and Walz are two terrible candidates ~ ~ Surely no serious political Party, could actually be trying to win with those two as candidates ! !
 
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Sometimes = = It is better to lose an Election !

Perhaps ~ The Democrats are trying to lose this Election ~ Though, perhaps a big % of the American Electorate are not smart enough to work that out !

Harris and Walz are two terrible candidates ~ ~ Surely no serious political Party, could actually be trying to win with those two as candidates ! !
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It is indeed mind blowing, but where were the credible alternatives and at what point could they have stepped and taken over?
 
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A long and very worthwhile read on the situation in the Ukraine.
A decent sample of the analysis below.

"It has now been more than two years since Ukraine last managed to mount a successful offensive, and a recapitulation of events reveals a sequence of defeats: failed defenses at Bakhmut and Avdiivka, the collapse of their line in the southern Donbas, a much anticipated counteroffensive shattered at Robotyne in the summer of 2023, and now a surprise attack on Kursk scuttled at Korenevo. Unmoored from a coherent theory of victory, and with events on the ground souring at every turn, Kiev might take comfort in waging war as if, but a reckless thrust at Kursk and blind trust in the Deus Ex Machina of NATO will not save it from the war as it truly is.
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open.substack.com

The Forest and the Trees: Ukraine's Strategic Dissipation

Russo-Ukrainian War: Autumn 2024
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jpc said:
A long and very worthwhile read on the situation in the Ukraine.
A decent sample of the analysis below.

"It has now been more than two years since Ukraine last managed to mount a successful offensive, and a recapitulation of events reveals a sequence of defeats: failed defenses at Bakhmut and Avdiivka, the collapse of their line in the southern Donbas, a much anticipated counteroffensive shattered at Robotyne in the summer of 2023, and now a surprise attack on Kursk scuttled at Korenevo. Unmoored from a coherent theory of victory, and with events on the ground souring at every turn, Kiev might take comfort in waging war as if, but a reckless thrust at Kursk and blind trust in the Deus Ex Machina of NATO will not save it from the war as it truly is.
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open.substack.com

The Forest and the Trees: Ukraine's Strategic Dissipation

Russo-Ukrainian War: Autumn 2024
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Just been dipping into it and found this -

There’s a certain measure of strategic schizophrenia here, which all stems from the fact that Ukraine’s own concept of victory is far beyond its military means.

And that is Zelensky in a nutshell, a chancer and dreamer who concocts fanciful scenarios in his head while his countrymen die by their thousands. He really does need removing from the scene.
 
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Mad as Fish said:
Just been dipping into it and found this -

There’s a certain measure of strategic schizophrenia here, which all stems from the fact that Ukraine’s own concept of victory is far beyond its military means.

And that is Zelensky in a nutshell, a chancer and dreamer who concocts fanciful scenarios in his head while his countrymen die by their thousands. He really does need removing from the scene.
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He's a puppet for who exactly is the question?
An oligarchs money put him into the picture.
He's a cover for the real players.
 
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Take that, Putin!
www.theguardian.com

Maia Sandu wins second term in Moldovan election in rebuke to Kremlin

Incumbent wins presidential runoff with 97% of votes counted, defeating Russia-leaning rival
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She lost in her country

View: https://x.com/fh_operador/status/1853172998695465253

and won by votes from EU diaspora and banning diaspora in Russia from voting

View: https://x.com/BowesChay/status/1853159015641190536
Putin has more rights to be called as democratically elected president than her
 
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US and UK pushing ‘continental Europe’ to fight Russia – Lavrov​

Washington and London have a back-up plan in the event of Ukraine losing the conflict with Moscow, the Russian foreign minister has said
US and UK pushing ‘continental Europe’ to fight Russia – Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. © Sputnik/Ilya Pitale


The US and UK are setting up continental Europe for a military face-off with Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has claimed.
Lavrov issued the warning during his speech at the Inventing the Future symposium in Moscow on Monday.
Speaking about the Ukraine conflict, the top diplomat stressed that “the Anglo-Saxons [the US and UK] expect to defeat our country with the hands of the Kiev regime, just like Hitler, gathering most of Europe’s countries under the Nazi banner.”
“And, as a back-up plan, in case [Ukrainian leader Vladimir] Zelensky’s regime fails, they are preparing continental Europe to rush into a suicidal adventure and enter into a direct armed conflict with Russia,” he said.
US officials think Zelensky looks ‘worn out’ – NYT
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Lavrov expressed regret that the ruling elites in many European countries do not see a future for themselves in forming a multipolar world. Instead, they are “seeking salvation from an overseas hegemon,” he said.
He recalled how German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomed the announcement in July that the US would place intermediate-range missiles in Germany. According to Lavrov, this was not the only time when Scholz failed to stand up for his country.
“The German government has ashamedly come to terms with the humiliating destruction of the Nord Stream gas pipelines to the detriment of the fundamental interests of the German economy and the German people,” the foreign minister said.
Senior Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin, have previously pointed the finger at the US as a likely culprit for the Nord Stream explosions in September 2022.
They have argued that Washington had the technical means to carry out the operation, and stood to gain the most from the destruction of the key pipelines, considering that the attack disrupted Russian energy supplies to the EU and forced the bloc to shift to more expensive US-supplied liquefied natural gas.
Lavrov also described as “reckless” proposals made by Ukraine and some in the West to allow Kiev to use foreign-supplied weapons for strikes deep into Russian territory.
“I will not talk about the senselessness of the very idea of fighting against Russia until victory. At best, this will sharply reduce the chances of potential participants in such a war for any role in a multipolar future,” he warned.
 
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:ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:

Russian gas exports to EU approaching ‘technical maximum’ – Vedomosti​

Deliveries of the fuel through Ukraine are close to reaching the highest possible volume, according to data from Gazprom
Russian gas exports to EU approaching ‘technical maximum’ – Vedomosti

An employee walks at Gazprom's gas compressor station in Krasnodar region, Russia. © Getty Images / Vitaly Timkiv


Exports of Russian gas to the EU and Moldova through Ukraine are approaching the maximum possible using existing infrastructure, Vedomosti newspaper has reported, citing data from energy giant Gazprom.
A total of 1.31 billion cubic meters of gas were delivered via this route in October, the outlet said in an article published on Saturday.
According to Gazprom’s figures, the average daily volume of Russian gas supplies through the Ukrainian gas transmission system last month amounted to 42.3 million cubic meters, representing a 5% increase compared to October 2023.
Following the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in February 2022, the EU slapped sanctions on Moscow and made it a top priority to curb its dependence on Russian energy. However, deliveries of Russian gas to the bloc continue almost three years later.
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Russian energy exports to EU nation hit record high
At the moment, the transit line through Ukraine and the European arm of TurkStream remain the only two conduits through which piped Russian gas can reach central and southern Europe.
Kiev has said it is not planning to extend the current transit agreement with Gazprom when it expires at the end of the year.
Earlier this week, Hungary – an EU member state – announced that it had imported 6.2 billion cubic meters of natural gas via the TurkStream this year. “This is the largest volume of gas to date” in annual terms, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said.
Last month, the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) said the share of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the EU market had reached 20% this year, growing by 6% compared to 2023.
 
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The cuckolds in the EU will do what their terrorist handlers in Washington tell them to do.(y)

EU will not lift Russia sanctions – MEPs​

The US has pressured Brussels to keep the restrictions in place, European lawmakers told Izvestiya newspaper
EU will not lift Russia sanctions – MEPs

An LNG tanker pictured arriving at the French port of Marseille in June 2024. © Gerard Bottino/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images


EU restrictions on Russia are unlikely to be lifted in the foreseeable future due to pressure from the US, two members of the European Parliament told Izvestiya newspaper on Tuesday.
Even an eventual end to the Ukraine conflict would not necessarily mean a scaling back of Western barriers to trade, finance and travel, French MEP Thierry Mariani told the Russian daily.
“It would be logical to lift them, but I am not sure that this will happen,” the lawmaker said. “It is likely that the US will ask to keep the sanctions in place to make sure that... economic relations with Russia do not resume immediately.”
America’s energy sector has benefited greatly from the EU’s sanctions against Russia, which was previously a leading energy supplier to the bloc, Izvestiya wrote. Following the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022, Brussels chose to shun Russian natural gas, replacing cheap pipeline supplies with more expensive liquified natural gas (LNG).
Last year, the US was the largest LNG supplier to the EU, representing almost 50% of total LNG imports, having tripled the supply volume since 2021, according to the European Council data.
Sanctions have doomed US dollar – Lavrov READ MORE: Sanctions have doomed US dollar – Lavrov
“The end of the military operation in Ukraine will undoubtedly push some economic players in the West to demand that the sanctions, especially in the energy sector, be lifted,” Luxembourg MEP Fernand Kartheiser told Izvestia. The lawmaker went on to warn, however, that “influential circles” in the West, including American shale gas producers, will seek to maintain the restrictions, as they benefit from them.
“So far, no senior EU official has given any indication that sanctions could be lifted if the Ukraine conflict ends... Even if Russian negotiators succeed in convincing the EU to lift the restrictions, it will not happen immediately, and it would take years for trade relations to get back to normal,” according to EU law expert and former MEP Gunnar Beck.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who was reelected in July for another five-year term, has been one of the main backers of increasing pressure on Russia.
Last month, Politico reported that Brussels was preparing its 15th package of sanctions, aimed mainly at Russian LNG exports that are still sold to the EU. According to the newspaper, the bloc’s members plan to resume discussions on new restrictions in January.
READ MORE: No new EU Russia sanctions until 2025 – Polish state media
No new measures will be introduced against Russia this year during Hungary’s presidency of the bloc, Polish media reported earlier this week. Officials in Brussels are reportedly waiting for Warsaw to take over the Council’s leadership on January 1 before they roll out any new restrictive measures.
 
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Wolf said:
Are The Degenerate Party crazy enough to allow Zitler start WW3 and allow nuclear armageddon so Trump has to deal with it?🤔

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Ukraine war briefing: Biden administration confirms surge of military aid to Kyiv will continue

Leaders in Budapest grapple with Ukraine and Europe’s security under Trump; deaths from Russian strikes in Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk. What we know on day 989
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He is the most incredible little shit stirrer, the most worthless toe rag out there, a tragic car/plane crash can’t come soon enough.
 
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Mad as Fish said:
He is the most incredible little shit stirrer, the most worthless toe rag out there, a tragic car/plane crash can’t come soon enough.
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He's only the actor.
It's the director's you have to look at.
Replacement actors can be found.
I'm sure that there's an understudy to finish the ukrainian tragedy.
 
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He's only the actor.
It's the director's you have to look at.
Replacement actors can be found.
I'm sure that there's an understudy to finish the ukrainian tragedy.
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This is true, but I do feel that he has taken the message on board personally and actually lives his life and shapes his thoughts as if it really was the noble truth.

I don't think we will see another actor in the part until the election dust has settled and Putin takes Trump's call, they'll have a better idea of the sort of person needed for the new role.
 
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It's done.
Zitler should be executed for the suffering and loss his being a puppet of the terrorists in Washington has caused.
The scum who cheerled this proxy war against Russia should do the decent thing, buy ropes and find a strong tree.

Trump Jr. trolls Zelensky​

The eldest son of the US president-elect has suggested in a post on social media that the Ukrainian leader could soon lose his “allowance”
Trump Jr. trolls Zelensky

Donald Trump Jr. speaks at a Trump rally in New York, October 27, 2024. © Global Look Press / Jen Golbeck/Keystone Press Agency/Global Look Press


Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of the US president-elect, has suggested that Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky could soon lose access to American aid. While on the campaign trail, the Republican candidate repeatedly described Zelensky as the “greatest salesman in history” for his ability to milk President Joe Biden’s administration of tens of billions of dollars.
Since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in February 2022, Washington has emerged as Kiev’s biggest donor, with the US Congress earmarking more than $174 billion in military and other aid. Moscow has denounced this assistance, insisting that it only serves to unnecessarily prolong the bloodshed and is unable to change the course of the conflict.
Taking to Instagram on Saturday, Trump Jr. posted a short video that features a photo of Zelensky standing beside the president-elect, with the camera gradually zooming in on the Ukrainian leader. The picture then turns black and white with dollar banknotes raining down upon the official. The caption reads: “POV: You’re 38 Days from losing your allowance.”
In recent months, Trump has repeatedly vowed to end the Ukraine conflict within “24 hours,” without divulging the specifics of his plan. Speaking to the US media, he said he intended to tell Zelensky “No more. You got to make a deal.” The president-elect implied that he would leverage further aid to Ukraine in a bid to coerce Russia into negotiating.
He has also criticized the Biden administration’s generosity toward Kiev on multiple occasions.
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The Wall Street Journal, citing anonymous sources, reported on Wednesday that Trump’s team was considering several roadmaps, which allegedly envisage Ukraine relinquishing its NATO membership aspirations “for at least 20 years” and freezing hostilities along the current front line. Washington, however, would provide Kiev with more weaponry to keep Moscow at bay, the media outlet claimed.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he strongly favors a comprehensive solution over a simple freezing of the conflict, noting, however, that Moscow is ready to negotiate in principle. Zelensky has publicly ruled out making any territorial concessions to Russia.
On Friday, Bloomberg claimed that European Union leaders had been discussing “whether the bloc will be ready to foot the bill for the war,” amid concerns that “Trump will seek to shift the financial burden on Europe.”
Earlier this week, the Financial Times, citing unnamed Ukrainian defense officials, reported that fear was growing in Ukraine that the US president-elect would suspend military aid to the country.


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Trump Jr. trolls Zelensky

Donald Trump’s son has suggested on social media that Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky could soon lose his “allowance”
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Russians must get a great laugh every time this bullshit gets announced.:ROFLMAO:

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EU preparing 15th sanctions package against Russia, targeting foreign-made parts

"We have to strengthen anti-sanctions circumvention measures because Russia cannot produce (weaponry) without imported parts, chips and other components," the EU's chief diplomat, Josep Borrell, said at a news conference in Kyiv. "We should use sanctions to isolate Russia's industrial...
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I hope CharlottesWank didn't bet too much of his dole money on the Uki's!!!

Ukrainian defenses ‘crumbling’ in Donbass – FT​

Senior officials in Kiev admit that Moscow is advancing at its fastest rate since 2022, the outlet reports
Ukrainian defenses ‘crumbling’ in Donbass – FT

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian servicemen practice combat drills involving a BMP-1 in Donbass. © Wolfgang Schwan / Anadolu via Getty Images


Ukrainian officials admit that Russian forces are advancing in Donbass faster than at any time since the escalation of the conflict, and Kiev says its defenses are collapsing due to manpower shortages, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
Ukrainian military officials as well as international experts expect the conflict to enter a critical phase in the coming months, according to the newspaper, as both sides are fighting for territorial advantage ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration.
The article suggested that a “key battle is also shaping up in Russia’s Kursk Region,” parts of which Ukraine invaded in August, deploying some of its best-equipped units. The invading force was ultimately contained by Russian troops and is currently being beaten back, according to Moscow.
While Kiev is channeling resources to reinforce its incursion into Kursk Region, the country’s defenses in Donbass are “crumbling” due to manpower and ammunition shortages, the outlet noted. The Russian forces have intensified attacks in the east in recent months, where Ukrainian troops have been unable to hold the line.
“The average age is already above 40 in various brigades and there doesn’t seem to be enough reinforcements arriving on the front line,” Franz-Stefan Gady, a military analyst and fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London who recently visited Ukraine, told the FT.
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Moscow’s forces are now advancing at a faster rate than at any point since the escalation of the conflict in 2022, the newspaper said. They have been making great strides in Donbass over the past few weeks, taking over a significant number of villages and key settlements, such as the heavily fortified mining town of Ugledar, according to Russia’s Defense Ministry.
A commander of an artillery unit told the FT this week that Ukraine’s troops are facing a severe push back in the Donetsk region as the Russian forces are “attacking from three sides.” The commander said his troops “are ready to pull back… but we do not have the order from the top yet.”
To make up for the shortage of soldiers, Kiev is sending air force pilots, engineers, medics and surgeons to the front line as manpower, especially infantry, remains Ukraine’s biggest challenge, the outlet said, citing commanders and analysts.
More than a million Ukrainians have been reportedly drafted since the start of the conflict, and another 160,000 are expected to be mobilized over the next three months.
Moscow has repeatedly accused the Ukrainian government of sacrificing its citizens to serve the interests of its Western backers, while also describing the conflict as a US-triggered proxy war against Russia, which Washington intends to wage “to the last Ukrainian.”
 

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