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Excess mortality is simple: You look at the recent past to find an average for how many people die in a given country in a typical year, count the number of people who died during the pandemic years, and subtract one from the other.

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It probably has nothing to do with Covid and more to do with Lockdowns
Russians are notorious drinkers, many probably drank themselves to death with vodka
They also beat the crap out of each other the men brawl with other men all the time, many take drugs and domestic violence is crazy, fights at home and wives dying or kids going crazy and more dying.
Russians have Murder Rate and Homicide compared to parts of the Middle East and Latin America, Locking down some Russian version of Here's Johnny inside a home for a long winter seems like a bad idea.

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And again Signym comes to the aid of russia. Every time the guy in the video moves his mouse you can see his browser search engine. It's RT, russian television. No surprise there. The host tells us he has researched the facts and then spews bullshit. He jests about the whole thing. No surprise there. Well we know who isn't buying it. The rest of the world and I'm sure many russians.

I will use a small r when spelling russia because it's a second rate country and will remain so until Putin is run out of town.

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EU's Antitrust Charge Against Gazprom: Another Putin Disaster

"The trashing of Russia’s most valuable economic asset adds to Putin’s growing list of major policy disasters. By attacking Ukraine, he has alienated the Ukrainian people for generations to come. By saber rattling beyond the borders of Ukraine, he has rejuvenated NATO and given it new purpose. Putin has succeeded in pushing traditional sympathizers in the European community, such as Germany’s foreign minister; they’ve decided that the danger he poses trumps their business interests. Instead of raising Russia’s prestige and national pride, he has turned the country into a pariah state with a tottering economy and declining living standards."



http://www.forbes.com/sites/paulroderickgregory/2015/04/20/eus-antitru
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Can Ukrainian Army Continue Its Counter-Offensive?

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Russia moves to silence civil society and its 'undesirable' contacts

"Under a new law, Russian NGOs could face prosecution for communication with 'undesirable' groups based abroad – groups like Transparency International, Human Rights Watch, and Amnesty International."

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Oops; told you so comrade signym. Told you so.

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Curious Number Of Russian Oligarchs Have Died Since Invasion Of Ukraine

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Oops; told you so comrade signym. Told you so.

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Including killing wives and daughters. He’s just gorging on power - a mass murderer without a real, viable plan other than murder. What does having Donbas do for ANYONE?? Even him? Just EGO. Is he trying to surpass Stalin in murdering his own people? Didn’t he say Ukrainians and Russians were one and the same?

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If only that would happen here. /snark

And I should care about this... why?



Please see my signature below...

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Oops; told you so comrade signym. Told you so.

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Including killing wives and daughters. He’s just gorging on power - a mass murderer without a real, viable plan other than murder. What does having Donbas do for ANYONE?? Even him? Just EGO. Is he trying to surpass Stalin in murdering his own people? Didn’t he say Ukrainians and Russians were one and the same?

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He is cracking G. He knows his legacy is that of a failed leader. He destroyed Russia and he knows it. What's more, he knows the world knows it as well.

I think maybe the oligarchs he is killing he dislikes and doesn't want them celebrating his downfall. He'd rather kill them.

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Uh,the meaning stays the same, SECOND.

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Oops; told you so comrade signym. Told you so.

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CAPONCRUNCH: Including killing wives and daughters. He’s just gorging on power - a mass murderer without a real, viable plan other than murder. What does having Donbas do for ANYONE?? Even him? Just EGO. Is he trying to surpass Stalin in murdering his own people? Didn’t he say Ukrainians and Russians were one and the saame

THUGR: He is cracking G. He knows his legacy is that of a failed leader. He destroyed Russia and he knows it. What's more, he knows the world knows it as well.

I think maybe the oligarchs he is killing he dislikes and doesn't want them celebrating his downfall. He'd rather kill them.

SIX: The Dunning-Kruger Effect is strong with this one.

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The more you try to convince me that I don't understand the poem, the more you validate my understanding. Perhaps it's YOU that doesn't understand.

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Second gets everything about everybody and everything wrong every day and he's quibbling about a line in a poem.

A poem he didn't even know existed until he finally got around to googleing your signature out of boredom so he could make half a dozen dumb posts about it.

Meanwhile, Ted isn't delusional. He's stupid. He's rocking a 30 IQ and is barely intelligent enough to wipe his own ass. I admire the forcefulness with which he states his opinions given the fact that time has always proven him wrong about everything.

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Yesterday, Signyn wrote an explanation of her support for Putin. This: "Please see my signature below...-----------
Pity would be no more,
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If William Blake made an illustration of Signym, it would be a condemnation rather than acclamation.

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You presume to know what I think, and you presume to know what a dead poet "would" think.

Other failed "mind-readings" ... Putin, Russians, SIX, KIKI, Trump, Republicans, dead Presidents, dead generals, Trump supporters, half of America, ALL of America ...

Don't take your "mentalist" show on the road, bc you suck at it.

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You presume to know what I think, and you presume to know what a dead poet "would" think.

Other failed "mind-readings" ... Putin, Russians, SIX, KIKI, Trump, Republicans, dead Presidents, dead generals, Trump supporters, half of America, ALL of America ...

Don't take your "mentalist" show on the road, bc you suck at it.

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Second is a hoot, spending two days and half a dozen posts trying to dissect a poem you've quoted and telling you that your interpretation of it is wrong when every single post he has ever made in the real world is the textbook definition of eisegesis that is usually only reserved for televangelists and Jonestown cult leaders.

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Me: "Remember Covid?"

Useless Idiots: "What's Covid, durr? Russia, Ukraine, Putin, NATO *drool*. DURRRR!!!!"

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SO, I still can't figure out why the Biden* administration is trying to provoke war with both Russia AND China by opening the NATO door to Georgia and Ukraine (in the west) and promising to defend Taiwan (in the east).

It seems to me that if outright war developed between the USA and either Russia or China, the USA would lose, and definitely if the USA tried to take both on at the same time.

The USA is at least five years behind Russia in "hypersonic" technology (Russia has their hypersonic missiles deployed, the USA is testing various aspects of hypersonic technology right now).

This isn't just a recent move to distract from the Afghanistan debacle, because the USA has been trying to use Ukraine, Georgia, and Taiwan as cat's paws since at least May, secretly (and not so secretly) promising support if any of those nations would take on their relevant neighbor superpowers.

I guess first of all, those small nations would have to be insane to take that on militarily. THEY would be obliterated while the USA would basically still be safe, risking only those forces that our military chooses to commit. There's no way the USA could provide an umbrella to keep those nations safe.

So, more than likely, those small nations' first moves would be political, not military: declare independence, or begin the process of joining NATO. Since those are "red lines" for Russia and China, would their move be military? Because, again, those small nations would be obliterated. Of course, "world reaction" would be strongly against a superpower that destroyed a nation for its politics. Russia would be kicked out from SWIFT. China, too, might be kicked out from SWIFT, unable to spend its trillion dollars of Treasuries and USD.

So Russia and China might, instead, try something different:

Russia might take the coasts of Ukraine and Georgia and embargo those nations, shutting off gas, energy, and food supplies and all trade, China might do the same to Taiwan.

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Comrade Signym is always crying about America starting a war with Russia. Never about all Russia does to undermine the United States. Never about all the hostilities perpetrated by Russia against America and even our foreign representatives. That’s why here she’s called Polish Russian Collaborator signym.

And for the record. If America does find itself in a war with Russia the countries listed below will be coming with us. Not that we'd need them. Be afraid comrade signym, be very afraid.


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Since Russia began its aggressive actions against Ukraine, Russian officials have accused NATO of a series of threats and hostile actions.

We set out the facts: http://bit.ly/NATOsettingtherecordstr...

NATO's approach to Russia combines strong defence and dialogue. In response to Russia’s aggressive actions against Ukraine, NATO has strengthened its defences and suspended practical cooperation with Russia.

However, NATO continues to keep channels for dialogue open. The NATO-Russia Council, an important platform for dialogue, has met seven times since April 2016. The Council has made progress, by addressing both force posture and military exercises, including through reciprocal briefings. This dialogue contributes to the predictability of our relations.

Fact: NATO is a defensive alliance, whose purpose is to protect our member states. Our exercises and military deployments are not directed against Russia – or any other country.

This myth also ignores geography. Russia's land border is just over 20,000 kilometres long. Of that, less than one-sixteenth (1,215 kilometres), is shared with NATO members. Russia has land borders with 14 countries. Only five of them are NATO members.

Outside NATO territory, the Alliance only has a military presence in Kosovo and Iraq. The KFOR peacekeeping mission is carried out with a United Nations mandate, endorsed by the UN Security Council, of which Russia is a member.

In contrast, Russia has military bases and soldiers in three countries – Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine – without the consent of their governments.

NATO

Country Commencement Population Area

Albania 2009 2.84 M 29,000 km²
Belgium 1949 11.56 M 31,000 km²
Bulgaria 2004 6.93 M 111,000 km²
Canada 1949 38.01 M 9,985,000 km²
Croatia 2009 4.05 M 57,000 km²
Czechia 1999 10.70 M 79,000 km²
Denmark 1949 5.83 M 43,000 km²
Estonia 2004 1.33 M 45,000 km²
France 1949 67.39 M 549,000 km²
Germany 1955 83.24 M 358,000 km²
Greece 1952 10.72 M 132,000 km²
Hungary 1999 9.75 M 93,000 km²
Iceland 1949 0.37 M 103,000 km²
Italy 1949 59.55 M 301,000 km²
Latvia 2004 1.90 M 64,000 km²
Lithuania 2004 2.79 M 65,000 km²
Luxembourg 1949 0.63 M 2,590 km²
Montenegro 2017 0.62 M 14,000 km²
Netherlands 1949 17.44 M 42,000 km²
Norway 1949 5.38 M 385,000 km²
Poland 1999 37.95 M 313,000 km²
Portugal 1949 10.31 M 92,000 km²
Romania 2004 19.29 M 238,000 km²
Slovakia 2004 5.46 M 49,000 km²
Slovenia 2004 2.10 M 21,000 km²
Spain 1982 47.35 M 506,000 km²
Turkey 1952 84.34 M 785,000 km²
United Kingdom 1949 67.22 M 244,000 km²
United States 1949 329.48 M 9,832,000 km²