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Another Putin Disaster
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 3:15 AM
1KIKI
Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.
Quote:Trump obstructed Mueller's Investigation of Russian Interference.
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 6:21 AM
SIGNYM
I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.
Quote:SIGNYM: "Russia needs breaking up," Isn't that for the Russians to decide?Or do you figure that you have the right to decide how to run the whole world? With your kind of attitude, no wonder Putin is antsy about security! SECOND: What Putin is attempting to do to Ukraine, he already has done to Russian republics. Putin has not asked Ukrainians for their permission,
Quote: Reform per se is nevertheless not a risky proposal. Changes were overdue to strengthen governance capacity; diminishing the influence of regional leaders over federal bureaucrats located in the regions; establishing more coherence in inter-budgetary relations, and sanctioning regions which flouted the constitution or federal laws. This article argues that it is possible to identify three axioms underlying Putin’s conception of federalism as articulated in his rhetoric and programme of reform, namely: the equality of citizens, symmetry of governments, and a rigid division of powers and competences among levels of authority.
Quote:In turn, the federal budget distributes subsidies to those regions that cannot collect enough taxes to ensure at least minimal local administrative functions. In 2020, 72 out of Russia’s 85 federal subjects were recipients of such payouts. The most dependent on federal subsidies are the national republics, like Tyva (subsidies account for 54 percent of the region’s budget revenues); Dagestan (52 percent); Chechnya (50 percent); Ingushetia (49 percent) and Altai (45 percent).
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 8:27 AM
SECOND
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: Quote:Trump obstructed Mueller's Investigation of Russian Interference. Prove it.
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 8:30 AM
6IXSTRINGJACK
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 8:37 AM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: In any case, it seems to me that it is up to the peoples of Russia - NOT YOU, AND NOT WESTERN POWERS- to decide what is to happen to them. If you disagree it is YOU being undemocratic, not them. (But you have posted many times you hate democracy, so no surprise there!)
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 8:58 AM
THG
Quote:Originally posted by second: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Ted and Second can't fuckin' wait for another war. Don't jerk off too hard, Theodore. You might break it off.When Putin writes Ukraine is Russian, I'm pretty sure he is trolling to argue that Ukraine should be ruled from Moscow. And when Putin talks about radioactive ash and hyper-sonic missiles, I'm a little less sure he's trolling that Ukraine should be ruled from Moscow. Putin is Joker with nukes. The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Ted and Second can't fuckin' wait for another war. Don't jerk off too hard, Theodore. You might break it off.
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 9:16 AM
Quote:Originally posted by second: Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: In any case, it seems to me that it is up to the peoples of Russia - NOT YOU, AND NOT WESTERN POWERS- to decide what is to happen to them. If you disagree it is YOU being undemocratic, not them. (But you have posted many times you hate democracy, so no surprise there!)Did Putin give Ukraine the equivalent of the Brexit Referendum? No. Putin did not. Nor did Putin have 22 Referendums before he ended 22 Russian Republics. Putin doesn't ask permission from all the little Citizens, not just the already powerful Big Shots. Too bad Putin is not that decisive about reviving the Russian economy.
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 9:29 AM
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 9:30 AM
Quote:Originally posted by THG: Signym talks shit. Her posts make no sense. The hypocrisy, two-facedness, contained within her posts when posting about Russia and its behavior is reprehensible. As always, with comrade signmy Russia can do no wrong. As always with comrade signym her posts are dependent upon the reader believing her lies. T
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 10:20 AM
Quote:Originally posted by second: Quote:Originally posted by THG: Signym talks shit. Her posts make no sense. The hypocrisy, two-facedness, contained within her posts when posting about Russia and its behavior is reprehensible. As always, with comrade signmy Russia can do no wrong. As always with comrade signym her posts are dependent upon the reader believing her lies. T
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 10:23 AM
Quote:Originally posted by THG: Kyiv mayor accuses Germany of betraying Ukraine after it refused to send weapons The mayor of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, accused Germany of betraying Ukraine by not giving the country arms as Russia appears ready to invade. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/kyiv-mayor-accuses-germany-of-betraying-ukraine-after-it-refused-to-send-weapons/ar-AAT7iON?ocid=msedgntp
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 10:28 AM
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 10:31 AM
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 10:32 AM
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 11:11 AM
Quote:Originally posted by THG: Who cares if you are expressive, if what you articulate is based on lies and propaganda? Or if you change the context of written media content to promote or articulate a lie you wish to propagate? Who cares if you are articulate when doing so? Comrade Signym does this and more when she posts. And no topic is off limits when it comes to her biasing the facts. She has also over the years repeatedly contrived fake personal relationships with all manner of experts so she can post their experiences supporting her conclusions. She’s a liar, a con and a troll. And oh yeah; a Polish Russian Collaborator who lies on behalf of Trump. T
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 11:12 AM
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 11:29 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: All the lazy dumb shits that I've ever worked with were Biden* voters. Democrats love them some free handouts for nothing in return.
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 12:27 PM
Quote:SIGNYM: In any case, it seems to me that it is up to the peoples of Russia - NOT YOU, AND NOT WESTERN POWERS- to decide what is to happen to them. If you disagree it is YOU being undemocratic, not them. (But you have posted many times you hate democracy, so no surprise there!) SECOND: Did Putin give Ukraine the equivalent of the Brexit Referendum?
Quote:Nor did Putin have 22 Referendums before he ended 22 Russian Republics.
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 12:36 PM
Quote:Originally posted by second: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: All the lazy dumb shits that I've ever worked with were Biden* voters. Democrats love them some free handouts for nothing in return.I won't promote people who lie to me while trying to persuade me they are honest. They don't like that about me. Tough shit, but they are crazy if they think I give promotions for being dishonest. Hey! They should become salesmen, where dishonesty is rewarded! The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 1:54 PM
Quote:Originally posted by second: Quote:Originally posted by THG: Who cares if you are expressive, if what you articulate is based on lies and propaganda? Or if you change the context of written media content to promote or articulate a lie you wish to propagate? Who cares if you are articulate when doing so? Comrade Signym does this and more when she posts. And no topic is off limits when it comes to her biasing the facts. She has also over the years repeatedly contrived fake personal relationships with all manner of experts so she can post their experiences supporting her conclusions. She’s a liar, a con and a troll. And oh yeah; a Polish Russian Collaborator who lies on behalf of Trump. T
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 2:02 PM
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 2:30 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: AFA Russian economic performance .... well, let's see how Russia and the USA stack up in real terms. The USA is in hock up to - and beyond- its ears, to... well, everyone. The USA has major trade deficits with... well... everyone. The USA standard of living has been falling for at least 30 years, and the middle class is disappearing. The USA is de-industrialized and depends on ... well... everyone... for its major industrial chemicals, commodities, and parts. Infrastructure is crumbling. The USA is dependent on energy imports... even from Russia! The USA's so-called "economy" is primarily made of services and the FIRE (finance, insurance, and real estate) sector, which are speculative and non-productive. A major financial meltdown or loss of confidence in the USD would see much USA "wealth" disappear in a flash, along with a a large chunk of "GDP" which is nothing but funny-money. Meanwhile, Russia's real economy is growing. The standard of living is rising. Russia's debt is 20% of GDP (not 120%, like the USA's) and the government is running a surplus Russia is energy and food-secure. Infrastructure is developing. Seems like we need to manage and measure our economy so that it is something more than bubbles, speculation, and bullshit numbers. If we want to REALLY be independent and secure, we need a base on which to stand. We don't have that, but we should.
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 3:47 PM
Quote:Originally posted by second: Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: AFA Russian economic performance .... well, let's see how Russia and the USA stack up in real terms. The USA is in hock up to - and beyond- its ears, to... well, everyone. The USA has major trade deficits with... well... everyone. The USA standard of living has been falling for at least 30 years, and the middle class is disappearing. The USA is de-industrialized and depends on ... well... everyone... for its major industrial chemicals, commodities, and parts. Infrastructure is crumbling. The USA is dependent on energy imports... even from Russia! The USA's so-called "economy" is primarily made of services and the FIRE (finance, insurance, and real estate) sector, which are speculative and non-productive. A major financial meltdown or loss of confidence in the USD would see much USA "wealth" disappear in a flash, along with a a large chunk of "GDP" which is nothing but funny-money. Meanwhile, Russia's real economy is growing. The standard of living is rising. Russia's debt is 20% of GDP (not 120%, like the USA's) and the government is running a surplus Russia is energy and food-secure. Infrastructure is developing. Seems like we need to manage and measure our economy so that it is something more than bubbles, speculation, and bullshit numbers. If we want to REALLY be independent and secure, we need a base on which to stand. We don't have that, but we should. "Comrade! That is how you speak to those decadent Capitalists and put them into their place! You have humbled the Arch-Capitalist Second! You will be rewarded the medal for Hero of the Soviet Union!" -- Soviet Propaganda Supervisor in 1960 The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 4:22 PM
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 4:49 PM
Quote:The risks have not just existed for a day, and they have not become bigger. The only thing that has become bigger is the hype around them. -Zelensky https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/risks-of-russian-invasion-not-bigger-ukrainian-president-says/ar-AASWQTo
Quote:'Americans are safer in Kiev than LA' https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10436705/Americans-safer-Kyiv-LA-source-close-Zelensky-slams-Biden-evacuating-Ukraine.html
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 6:31 PM
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 6:38 PM
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 11:21 PM
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 11:37 PM
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 11:10 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: Signy, imo SECOND doesn't believe his lies. He just does it for fun, like poking a stick into and ant's nest.
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 12:29 PM
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 1:14 PM
Quote:Originally posted by second: After six decades, Russia will build its final Proton rocket this year Proton had reliability issues and could not compete with SpaceX's Falcon 9. International demand slackened, in part, due to a series of high-profile failures. At the end of 2010, one Proton rocket plunged into the ocean because too much propellant had been mistakenly loaded into its upper stage. In 2013, another vehicle performed a fiery dance seconds after liftoff because flight control sensors were hammered into the rocket’s compartment upside down. (The spectacular disaster is worth watching.) These technical problems arose just as competitors, particularly SpaceX with its Falcon 9 rocket, undercut the Proton on cost and offered better reliability. This reduced costs for satellite operators through lower insurance premiums. With the Angara-A5 rocket, Russia hopes to recapture some of this international satellite launch market. However, it depends on whether Russia can reduce production costs of the Angara-A5 rocket from $100 million per launch to $57 million by 2024, the country's stated goal. Even this ambitious target for the fully expendable rocket probably won't help Russia too much in the competition for commercial launches, however. SpaceX has already demonstrated that it can re-fly its Falcon 9 booster for less than $30 million. https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/after-six-decades-russia-will-build-its-final-proton-rocket-this-year/ FURTHER READING Russia’s replacement for the Proton rocket costs way too much https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/06/russian-official-country-lacks-a-clear-and-understandable-space-strategy/ Ivan Moiseev, the head of the Russian Space Policy Institute, said these projects are best thought of as "paper rockets," lacking the funding to become real hardware. “In fact, we do not have a clear and understandable strategy for space travel, and huge problems have accumulated inside Russia’s space industry," he said in an interview. "At this time, Roscosmos is coming up with all kinds of new rocket projects on paper but only those which will remain on paper and will never come to fruition." These announcements of futuristic rocket projects likely play well domestically, feeding into Russia's image as a superpower. But the real future of Russia's rocket program appears less than bright. The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 1:57 PM
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 2:03 PM
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 4:07 PM
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 4:38 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: Signy, imo SECOND doesn't believe his lies. He just does it for fun, like poking a stick into and ant's nest. SECOND doesn't believe the bull that he routinely shits against the fff.net wall. I mean, after all, look how quickly he abandons a post after it's disproved, only to shit something else equally pointless - and often contradictory!- right afterwards. If he REALLY believed what he was posting, he would stand and defend it. Clearly, he doesn't believe what he's posting. It's just ammunition for his war against .... Republicans? ... democracy? .... Americans? (Just look how much more he loves illegals than citizens!).... Trump? .... Anyway, whatever "war" he thinks he's fighting. No, he believes that he has the RIGHT to hate and to lie, to "war" against fellow Americans. He doesn't realize what an empty twisted fuck he is. I've known people like him IRL. Their pathology runs deep. It's disturbing to behold. ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
Thursday, January 27, 2022 6:12 AM
Thursday, January 27, 2022 6:16 AM
Thursday, January 27, 2022 9:59 AM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: Signy, imo SECOND doesn't believe his lies. He just does it for fun, like poking a stick into and ant's nest. SECOND doesn't believe the bull that he routinely shits against the fff.net wall. I mean, after all, look how quickly he abandons a post after it's disproved, only to shit something else equally pointless - and often contradictory!- right afterwards. If he REALLY believed what he was posting, he would stand and defend it. Clearly, he doesn't believe what he's posting. It's just ammunition for his war against .... Republicans? ... democracy? .... Americans? (Just look how much more he loves illegals than citizens!).... Trump? .... Anyway, whatever "war" he thinks he's fighting. No, he believes that he has the RIGHT to hate and to lie, to "war" against fellow Americans. He doesn't realize what an empty twisted fuck he is. I've known people like him IRL. Their pathology runs deep. It's disturbing to behold. ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
Thursday, January 27, 2022 10:09 AM
Quote:Originally posted by THG: Canada pledges non-lethal support for Ukraine, extends training mission
Thursday, January 27, 2022 10:10 AM
Quote:Originally posted by second: Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: Signy, imo SECOND doesn't believe his lies. He just does it for fun, like poking a stick into and ant's nest. SECOND doesn't believe the bull that he routinely shits against the fff.net wall. I mean, after all, look how quickly he abandons a post after it's disproved, only to shit something else equally pointless - and often contradictory!- right afterwards. If he REALLY believed what he was posting, he would stand and defend it. Clearly, he doesn't believe what he's posting. It's just ammunition for his war against .... Republicans? ... democracy? .... Americans? (Just look how much more he loves illegals than citizens!).... Trump? .... Anyway, whatever "war" he thinks he's fighting. No, he believes that he has the RIGHT to hate and to lie, to "war" against fellow Americans. He doesn't realize what an empty twisted fuck he is. I've known people like him IRL. Their pathology runs deep. It's disturbing to behold. ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake This morning I was reading about Adolf Eichmann, A Thoughtless Man. https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2022/01/a-thoughtless-man.html That one word, thoughtless, gets to the center of the problem with people like Putin, Trump, and even nobodies like Signym and 1kiki. Some crucial element is missing from their personalities. What they are missing allows them to deny Putin closed down 22 Russian Republics without a referendum by the citizens of those Republics and to deny Putin will close down Ukraine in the same fashion if his Army prevails. Putin, Trump, and nobodies like Signym and 1kiki have claimed Putin did not interfere with the 2016 election and Trump did not obstruct justice when the FBI investigated the Russian interference which Putin says never happened. But truthfully it did happen. Putin, Trump, Signym and 1kiki don't believe the truth. Adolf Eichmann showed them how to avoid truth. Eichmann died with the words: "I'm taking it calmly with peace in my heart which is to me proof that I was correct." -- Unrepentant Eichmann hanged https://www.upi.com/Archives/1962/06/01/Unrepentant-Eichmann-hanged/3601527648542/ The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
Thursday, January 27, 2022 10:17 AM
Thursday, January 27, 2022 10:19 AM
Thursday, January 27, 2022 10:25 AM
Thursday, January 27, 2022 10:50 AM
Thursday, January 27, 2022 10:53 AM
Thursday, January 27, 2022 10:58 AM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: Signy, imo SECOND doesn't believe his lies. He just does it for fun, like poking a stick into and ant's nest. SECOND doesn't believe the bull that he routinely shits against the fff.net wall. I mean, after all, look how quickly he abandons a post after it's disproved, only to shit something else equally pointless - and often contradictory!- right afterwards. If he REALLY believed what he was posting, he would stand and defend it. Clearly, he doesn't believe what he's posting. It's just ammunition for his war against .... Republicans? ... democracy? .... Americans? (Just look how much more he loves illegals than citizens!).... Trump? .... Anyway, whatever "war" he thinks he's fighting. No, he believes that he has the RIGHT to hate and to lie, to "war" against fellow Americans. He doesn't realize what an empty twisted fuck he is. I've known people like him IRL. Their pathology runs deep. It's disturbing to behold. It is the same with comrades kiki and signym T
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Quote:Originally posted by 1KIKI: Signy, imo SECOND doesn't believe his lies. He just does it for fun, like poking a stick into and ant's nest. SECOND doesn't believe the bull that he routinely shits against the fff.net wall. I mean, after all, look how quickly he abandons a post after it's disproved, only to shit something else equally pointless - and often contradictory!- right afterwards. If he REALLY believed what he was posting, he would stand and defend it. Clearly, he doesn't believe what he's posting. It's just ammunition for his war against .... Republicans? ... democracy? .... Americans? (Just look how much more he loves illegals than citizens!).... Trump? .... Anyway, whatever "war" he thinks he's fighting. No, he believes that he has the RIGHT to hate and to lie, to "war" against fellow Americans. He doesn't realize what an empty twisted fuck he is. I've known people like him IRL. Their pathology runs deep. It's disturbing to behold.
Thursday, January 27, 2022 11:11 AM
Quote:Originally posted by THG: Correct correct and correct SECOND. T
Thursday, January 27, 2022 11:34 AM
Quote:Originally posted by second: Quote:Originally posted by THG: Correct correct and correct SECOND. T
Friday, January 28, 2022 2:01 PM
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