Interesting Articles

[Grumpy]

 "After 19 months of war, most observers have understood that Russia’s ceaseless nuclear threats are a psychological operation, an attempt to frighten Ukraine and its allies into surrender. The claim that Musk prevented escalation repackages Russian propaganda, and helps it to find a new audience. It provides a platform to Russian lies meant to demoralise."

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/17/elon-musk-likes-to-think-he-saved-us-from-armageddon-hes-just-brought-it-closer

[krimster2]

the NUCLEAR CARD IS 100% the Russian fallback card...
the "In case of EMERGENCY BREAK GLASS" card

the thing is though, the propaganda can serve more than ONE purpose
assuming YOU already KNOW WHEN you're gonna bomb the massive Ukrainian command post w/ Zelensky inside as well as Ukrainian air bases in Lvov, with the russian equivalent of the W33
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W33_(nuclear_warhead)

and you can "do it" in neutron emission mode, and kill EVERYONE within a couple of kilometers
and barely break a window... (remember NEUTRON BOMBS from the '80s?)
look at the OPTICS of that....
NOW, you have to anticipate the NATO response
low level of public support for the war, optics show "no damage" more like a "warning shot"
means NATO will have a lowturnout response
and Russia will counter by targeting Ukrainian civilian targets including bringin down the whole Zaporozhia power grid plunging half of Ukraine into permanent darkness
and outright killing hundreds of thousands of women and children and old sick people

YOUR MOVE NATO
ya gonna bomb somethin else now?
no...
good...

the only way to avoid this scenario is for Trump to win in '24, and he cuts off Ukrainian aid completely and gives russia all its money back and lifts sanctions
and Trump gets a Trump Tower in Moscva City Center
which I PROMISE YOU will be the #1 spot to meet high end escorts in Moscva
I mean REALLY "top-Shelf" OMG lookin!!!

"Tip-Of-The-Hat" and g'day to y'all

PostScript

You think Putin is just gonna quit? LOL!!!
HE CANNOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE LOSE THIS WAR
he ain't gonna quit until he WINS
the losses ALL belong to the Russian People
the gains all belong to him and other oligarchs
he only loses if he quits

he's already in deep enough that he has NO OTHER CHOICE but to "bet the farm" if Trump loses
he's willing to further the ongoing sacrifice of Russia's young men, and middle aged men and sickening seniors with declining health care
for at least another year, which puts HIS election safely behind him
and Trump's just a few months ahead
he pulled it off brilliantly in 2016, the same he way he brilliantly pulled off Crimea in 2014
using the same approach of "FAKE ELECTORS" that Trump did on Jan 6

after that and if Trump by some damned miracle doesn't win (cuz the Amerikan public knows a high quality candidate when they see one!!!)
it's gonna be a "shoot-out in the OK Corral"
and two years worth of war will happen in the first two hours....
let that sink in...

[Boethius]

L’viv, not Lvov.

[krimster2]

to-mae-to
toe mat toe

the ketchup tastes the same, either way you pronounce what it's main ingrediant is
so your complaint is rejected with "predjudice" because your statement reflects YOUR OWN predjudice

if only you weren't so focused on policing everyone's speech, but your own of course, but alas...
this role seems tailor made for you

but, how do YOU expect an artist to work inside of this kind of restricted environment?
that restricts freedom of expression

but somehow you don't see that about yourself

how living in the SOVIET UNION influenced YOUR thinking
but I DO

deep down, you are mildly, an authoritarian tovarisch
and like all TRUE Soviets, you hate BARDAK
and BARDAK is EVERYTHING to an artist
so you end up hating artists

scratch the surface of every Ukrainian
and look what color is underneath
that VERY thin veneer of blue and yellow...

it's NOT worth dying for
and Russian oligarchs have more crumbs to drop to the masses than Ukrainian ones DO

can't WE ALL just GET ALONG?
and just allow "the natural order of things", to simply proceed
the way it will eventually anyway. all on it's own

instead of paving the path of America's highway of good intentions in Ukraine
with a daily stack of fresh tomb stones for the paving

you can't fight a WAR for PEACE
the war is at a stalemate
neither military can win on its own

Trump in 2024
Ukraine in 2025

Defund the War
End Russian Sanctions
Return Russia's Billions

how am I EVER gonna spend all THIS MONEY I just GOT???!!!!
like it just fell into my lap

[Trenchcoat]

the NUCLEAR CARD IS 100% the Russian fallback card...
the "In case of EMERGENCY BREAK GLASS" card

the thing is though, the propaganda can serve more than ONE purpose
assuming YOU already KNOW WHEN you're gonna bomb the massive Ukrainian command post w/ Zelensky inside as well as Ukrainian air bases in Lvov, with the russian equivalent of the W33
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W33_(nuclear_warhead)

and you can "do it" in neutron emission mode, and kill EVERYONE within a couple of kilometers
and barely break a window... (remember NEUTRON BOMBS from the '80s?)
look at the OPTICS of that....
NOW, you have to anticipate the NATO response
low level of public support for the war, optics show "no damage" more like a "warning shot"
means NATO will have a lowturnout response
and Russia will counter by targeting Ukrainian civilian targets including bringin down the whole Zaporozhia power grid plunging half of Ukraine into permanent darkness
and outright killing hundreds of thousands of women and children and old sick people

YOUR MOVE NATO
ya gonna bomb somethin else now?
no...
good...

the only way to avoid this scenario is for Trump to win in '24, and he cuts off Ukrainian aid completely and gives russia all its money back and lifts sanctions
and Trump gets a Trump Tower in Moscva City Center
which I PROMISE YOU will be the #1 spot to meet high end escorts in Moscva
I mean REALLY "top-Shelf" OMG lookin!!!

"Tip-Of-The-Hat" and g'day to y'all

PostScript

You think Putin is just gonna quit? LOL!!!
HE CANNOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE LOSE THIS WAR
he ain't gonna quit until he WINS
the losses ALL belong to the Russian People
the gains all belong to him and other oligarchs
he only loses if he quits

he's already in deep enough that he has NO OTHER CHOICE but to "bet the farm" if Trump loses
he's willing to further the ongoing sacrifice of Russia's young men, and middle aged men and sickening seniors with declining health care
for at least another year, which puts HIS election safely behind him
and Trump's just a few months ahead
he pulled it off brilliantly in 2016, the same he way he brilliantly pulled off Crimea in 2014
using the same approach of "FAKE ELECTORS" that Trump did on Jan 6

after that and if Trump by some damned miracle doesn't win (cuz the Amerikan public knows a high quality candidate when they see one!!!)
it's gonna be a "shoot-out in the OK Corral"
and two years worth of war will happen in the first two hours....
let that sink in...

I think you're right Krim, but doesn't that mean you should become a Trump supporter/voter? Since if he doesn't win then Putler will have no choice but to use the Neutron bomb so thereby killing a lot of Ukrainians in which case they lose anyway. Thereby the Trump route at least saves a lot of Ukrainian lives. I personally would feel awful about Ukrainian people being killed en-masse that is something I would not want.

If it did go down that way then I guess it could be either a Hiroshima event but with a Neutron bomb to scare the Ukrainians into surrendering by saying 'this is futile to you now as we can bomb city after city, shown we are prepared to so game is up'. Other way of course is to aim lots of mini neutron bombs at Ukrainian troop lines. Kill enough to open up holes in the lines through which Russian troops can advance and essentially destroy much of the Ukrainian army in the field.

Potentially Putler could do both options but I wouldn't see any need might as well try either option first as odds are either will work. While Putler is a bullying so and so I reckon it's the troops that will likely be targeted if possible without hitting too much of their own due to the macho culture of slugging it out Mano a Mano. I could be wrong though but I wouldn't want to see women and children subjected to something so terrible.

Bad news of course is that either way there goes Ukraine, Russia i.e Putler wins and Ukraine once again becomes Russian territory. Unless other events intervene which at this point doesn't look so likely it looks like Ukraine is likely to once again become Russian.

[krimster2]

Asymetrical Nuclear War (Plan For The Future!)
WAR is becoming WAY TOO EXPENSIVE
The USA spent over a Trillion USD apiece in Iraq and Afghanistan
The Ukrainian War is about to cost Russia a Trillion USD$

The whole world is gettin ready to pivot to these 35 yr old weapons
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W82
I give you the W82, a neutron bomb that can be lifted by a single man
in a big way, Russia, China, and of course the USA are already signaling that the next military use of nuclear weapons ain't gonna be the like the city-by-city slugfest that leads to armegeddon

no it'll be with a handful of these, even 100 would be less than the yield of a single minuteman warhead
it will be conducted in a rapid way, like the "Arab-Israeli 6 Day War"
before NATO can even respond in a meaning ful way
Ukraine's Army COMPLETELY DESTROYED OVERNIGHT
and the whole country is in pitch darkness with no light, gas or water or phone service

who's gonna sing "Slava Ukrainia" then
a dead MFer that's who
cuz Russians can travel unhindered in Ukraine and no one is gonna stop em anymore

and then it'll be spelled Kyiv once again
spelling nazis
ya'll HAPPY NOW??!!

if Trump loses, here is what ya'll will inherit in '25
if Trump wins, a year later Ukrainians will stop dying
when they become part of Russia once more...

which death of Ukraine do you prefer?
why do you think Ukraine has a chance of winning against Putin?
Putin has NOT LOST a single thing due to the war
only the Russian people have
but NOT HIM

he will keep up the attrition as long as he needs to
Putin bases his moves on "events" being completed
we have a little over a year to Trump's election...
he can hold the line until then
Putin believes in divine miracles
because of his own belief in his divine nature
how a Leningrad street weasel became the richest man in the World, and rules Russia with an Iron Fist, crushing EVERYONE
how can you NOT believe it

Gawd is MEAN and hates humanity
here's proof
and the devil just wants us all to be HAPPY!

your choice of deity doesn't really matter
if the deity chooses you instead

Putin was CHOSEN
if Putin wins now, he can STILL become a living GOD in Russia

but if he loses...
then one day tourists can see his testicles in a glass jar in the Hermitage, don't miss it and see how teeny tiny they were
SLOVO!!

[John Gaunt]

This forum is a one man talking shop.........

[krimster2]

yeah...
but I can "talk the talk"
AND "walk the walk"

and besides I am an artiste, and RWD is my canvas
you play the part of the grumpy old poor Englishman in this episode

"'Aye, wus he scribblin 'ere, eh?"

how's THAT for authentic dialogue, eh?

do you speak "Pikey" by any chance, if so I'll add that!!!
"blimeywhathe writin"

haha, you Anglais are SO AMUSING with your funny little accents
which all comes from livin on a tiny island

ya shoulda got off that island like my ancestors did
America is a BIG country
big enuff for your dreams to come true
to REAL Americans
the whole damned world is just an extension of US
sally forth and seize the day
wherever on the planet you find gold
is the spirit of every true American
and none of this Trump related American oligarch political control nonsense
cus REAL Americans don't pay taxes
how much taxes did the 49ers pay
that's what you'll pay to if you're careful and smart
if you work "within the system"
then you have no choice but to hand over half of what Caesar pays you back to Caesar
but...
if you work outside of Caesar's "system" then you don't owe Caesar ANYTHING
this is the key...
work outside...
but ya'll are stuck deep inside the system
and you don't see how to escape it

face it, most of ya'll would DIE trying to "live by your wits alone"
and that's why you are where you are
doing a meaningless job your whole life to survive "in the system"

every prisoner hates an escapee

[Bee Farmer]

This forum is a one man talking shop.........

No, I'm pretty sure there are two village idiots running around.

And now you see the results...or the lack thereof.  They have tried to run everyone off with their foolishness.

[krimster2]

gol-ly Bee Boy
which one of us is single and can't get a girlfriend, let alone a wife, and as a result watches porn all day to "relieve" himself?

which one of us is a retired multi-millionaire?
and which one of us works for a low salary all day for someone else?

so EXCUSE ME who are YOU claiming the fools are?
cuz up here, where I sit, where I can look far below and see ya - WAY-WAY DOWN THERE...
I'm CLEARLY NOT the one who is the fool!!!!
you the one wearing the jester hat

and every single time you express your thoughts on RWD you PROVE IT without a doubt
directly in your "OWN WORDS"
and not mine
and yur such a fool, ya can't even see how funny your own ignorance is!

so do give us more of your "wit and wisdom" derived from a life time of DOING NOTHING
except reading a few self-help books, in a vain effort of trying to understand your phuqued-up life
ppfffffttttt

deal with your own phuqued-up life, before you ever attempt to criticize another person
cuz, compared to YOU, I'm doin just FINE!!!!
and I want for NOTHING!!!!

now run along BOY...

[Trenchcoat]

No, I'm pretty sure there are two village idiots running around.

And now you see the results...or the lack thereof.  They have tried to run everyone off with their foolishness.

I assume you are referencing me & Krim since we are the only ones that now post regularly here. CB used to post regularly about Ukraine winning all the way but I believe he's enthusiasm has dwindled since it became obvious that Ukrainians counter offensive has failed with weekly reports of progress near Bakhmut and break throughs of Russia's defensive line in the south of Ukraine which they were stating much the same as weeks ago - i.e they've made no substantial progress since.

BillyB & GQblues left the forum because they were pro-Russia, BillyB is apparently MAGA. I don't know if either or both were banned or left if their own accord. Usually both always seem happy to argue their point so I'm not sure what happened there but I am pretty sure it wasn't down to Me or Krim.

2tallbill & Boe pop in from time to time. I've always appreciated their contributions. They might have their issues with me but this is a forum so people are different and can generally post what they like. I know neither post as much as they used to, there reasons are they're own.

ML posts here occasionally though not as often as before perhaps, I've always like ML's humourous way of subtly making a point.

I know some people come on the forum and the probably get upset. They don't appreciate the talk and humour of the likes of myself, Krim or Mobers (before he was banned). I personally enjoy it, it makes the discussions more lively and full of energy. I know Mobers could be a bit hard in there hence why he is here no more.

I think it's either accept members that are a bit more lively in the discussion or have a fairly muted, mundane forum. The latter doesn't appeal to me greatly I would rather hear something a bit out there and in deep than the same old same.

May not be everyone's cup of tea but I'm not sure it's all down to my and Krim's involvement in this board but also other factors, namely that FSU dating has gotten real difficult as a result of firstly the Coronavirus then the War. So literally it's mostly just me and Krim keeping this board going, mostly on life support. Krim for his part is I believe an extremely valuable member of this board possessing a depth of expertise on FSU Dating surpassing any other members here.

I mean I get it with you Beefarmer, I think you're a decent guy and Krim and possibly I on the odd occasion have had a bit of fun with you. It wasn't meant to be anything horrible we were just kicking around for a laugh, mostly Krim I think. I actually like your contributions Beefarmer it's interesting to hear what someone else has to say whether you agree or not I think. Occasionally you do come up with some useful stuff.

I don't know how to resolve a difference in personality where two personalities just don't get along. We can only really be who we are. In theory two different forums perhaps but I'm not sure if the audience is big enough but then those that don't often contribute in here perhaps because of us they might do elsewhere. I personally myself would rather carry on hearing from Krim, he was away for a while and this forum was literally dead so it wasn't like others didn't have the chance to jump in and take up the reins.

I would be interested to hear what sort of forum you would like to have here Beefarmer?

[John Gaunt]

yeah...
but I can "talk the talk"
AND "walk the walk"

and besides I am an artiste, and RWD is my canvas
you play the part of the grumpy old poor Englishman in this episode

"'Aye, wus he scribblin 'ere, eh?"

how's THAT for authentic dialogue, eh?

do you speak "Pikey" by any chance, if so I'll add that!!!
"blimeywhathe writin"

haha, you Anglais are SO AMUSING with your funny little accents
which all comes from livin on a tiny island

ya shoulda got off that island like my ancestors did
America is a BIG country
big enuff for your dreams to come true
to REAL Americans
the whole damned world is just an extension of US
sally forth and seize the day
wherever on the planet you find gold
is the spirit of every true American
and none of this Trump related American oligarch political control nonsense
cus REAL Americans don't pay taxes
how much taxes did the 49ers pay
that's what you'll pay to if you're careful and smart
if you work "within the system"
then you have no choice but to hand over half of what Caesar pays you back to Caesar
but...
if you work outside of Caesar's "system" then you don't owe Caesar ANYTHING
this is the key...
work outside...
but ya'll are stuck deep inside the system
and you don't see how to escape it

face it, most of ya'll would DIE trying to "live by your wits alone"
and that's why you are where you are
doing a meaningless job your whole life to survive "in the system"

every prisoner hates an escapee

I’m sure you can, in ‘The World According To Krim’.
All talk and no substance.
 

[krimster2]

beat YOURSELF up with your 'truth bat" leetle Englisman
you'd never in a million years get a chance to EVER 'land one on me'
and that 'ain't NO BRAG'
it's a phuquing FACT'

it's a good thing BIG STRONG Americans always bailed out the flailing UK in their failed wars with Germany with their scrawny little british soldiers
otherwise ya'll be speakin German
you're WELCOME!
now GTF out of my way...
or I'll go "all Col Jackson, down the mighty Mississip on yo wrinkly old white ass

PS - I've shown more substance in past posts with actual photos
than ANYONE, ANYONE on this board
if anyone here on this board lacks substance
well...that'd be YOU mate
cuz you're just an old man yelling at clouds
who ain't never said much of ANYTHING 'bout his experiences in the FSU?
did you have any?

[Trenchcoat]

Well back on the topic of interesting articles, here's a good one:

http://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/w/zelensky-and-trudeau-lead-ovation-waffen-ss-veteran-canadas-parliament

How times change lol.

[Grumpy]

 An opinion piece

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/03/war-gaza-putin-russia-middle-east-soviet-union

[Trenchcoat]

This is an interesting article I think that I have just seen about the Finnish border with Russia:

http://kyivindependent.com/finland/

Finland are apparently looking to close off/fence off its checkpoint crossings with Russia leaving no way into Finland from Russia.

The article also seems to think that Russia is building up it's military bases along Finland's border. I don't know what this consists of my guess would be that most military personnel would be on their way too Ukraine. Finland now being in NATO and in the EU is almost certainly not going to be an easy target for Russia so I can't see them going there.

[ML]

The article also seems to think that Russia is building up it's military bases along Finland's border. I don't know what this consists of . . .

Basic Russian paranoia thinking NATO is going to attack them.
NATO has never attacked anywhere, instead only responding to problems in Balkans, Afghanistan,  etc.
Unless I am wrong . . .  probably others have more details regarding past NATO actions.

[Grumpy]

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/green-tech/a45157714/wind-farm-chernobyl/

Repurposing the exclusion zone.

[Grumpy]

 Never trust your neighbor.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67427422

[JohnDearGreen]

Seven regions of Russia received a "hacked" Putin New Year address:
http://fakty.com.ua/ua/svit/20240101-rozpovidav-pro-vtraty-rf-ukrayinski-hakery-zaminyly-novorichnyj-vystup-putina-dlya-rosiyan/

UA IT Army hacked Russian Federation payment terminals:
http://fakty.com.ua/ua/ukraine/20231231-novorichnyj-kolaps-it-armiya-ukrayiny-poklala-robotu-platizhnyh-terminaliv-v-rf/

Hack destroyed entire Russia tax system database:
http://fakty.com.ua/ua/ukraine/20231212-hakery-gur-atakuvaly-podatkovu-systemu-rosiyi-znyshheno-vsyu-bazu-danyh/

Rosaviatsia flight safety records hacked:
http://fakty.com.ua/ua/svit/20231123-gur-otrymalo-zakryti-sluzhbovi-dokumenty-rosaviacziyi-yaki-problemy-z-litakamy-v-rf/

[JohnDearGreen]

Interesting video by Konstantin on the Russian utility problems

[Grumpy]

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/05/russia-ukraine-orthodox-christian-church-bartholomew-kirill/677837/

[JohnDearGreen]

A few in the French alps video may have some worries now.

Love triangle between Shoigu and Ivanov!  Harem of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
General cleaning of the Kremlin. Investigation

Sanction worries?  War worries?
No, just partying in the French Alps.
http://24tv.ua/rosiyani-kursheveli-yak-druzhini-zastupnika-shoygu-vdalosya-obiyti_n2287626