Ukraine conflict

Putin is escalating the war post-summit, recalling that T.A.C.O.

Will the oaf abandon Ukraine as his cowardly advisors suggest or will he finally grow a pair and vastly increase the quantity and quality of aid and arms, leading to Ukrainian victories and finally forcing Russia to seek an end to their imperialist war of aggression?

Trump adopted Reagan's phrase "Make America Great Again" as his own; will he also try to bankrupt Russia via military spending the way Reagan bankrupted the USSR?

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Trump adopted Reagan's phrase "Make America Great Again" as his own; will he also try to bankrupt Russia via military spending the way Reagan bankrupted the USSR?

Russia is already bankrupt, they just won't admit it and won't tell their citizens.

It's the Imperial Royal Monarchs of Europe (mostly Anglo-Dutch):

The Dems and Rinos are their operatives (think Christopher Steele & King Charles).

They were/are the ones behind every major war we've experienced.



They want complete control of America (not just the central bank), not Russia nor Ukraine.

Trump is their worst nightmare and they are being crushed by Trump.

Everything Trump does is to attack them and put America first.



The American Revolution never ended.

It pisses them off "Royally" to this day.

It's why we are seeing the UK failing right now.



They will do everything in their power to keep Trump and Putin apart.

I just watched F-35s escort Putin's plane out of our airspace for the first time in history.

About 6 of them.



I'd expect major cooperation with Russia through Alaska.

That's one reason why we need Canada and Greenland.

To cut those folks out of the action (Anglo-Dutch Monarchs).



Largest "public" firms in the world by market cap:





The Golden Age is code for crushing the Monarchs.

One of the first things to go is the central bank and their collecting arm the IRS.

Remove them and prices will go down automatically and so will they.






Gabbard and Trump, etc are showing us where to look by their actions.

The Monarchs pretend they're our allies.


They won't come out and say in public where to look.

Have to figure that out on our own.

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Putin travels with a “poop suitcase” on foreign trips to prevent others from analyzing his waste for health information. His bodyguards collect all poop and urine

LOL@that. Trump probably has something similar to bag up his Depends.
When President Clinton visited the UK a few decades ago, he had a pint of beer in the bar that me and my colleagues used to drink in at lunchtime. The SS took and smashed the glass that he drank from, to destroy the fingerprints. DNA was not a big thing back then.

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Russia is already bankrupt, they just won't admit it and won't tell their citizens.

Probably true, but remarkably 'the economy' does not get Putin's opposition voted into power.

Russians are actually optimistic about the Russian economy.

Never underestimate how long a kleptocracy can survive in a post truth universe.

It's what trump is counting on.

Now that Russian drones have "attacked" Poland how will NATO respond.?

Poland did initiate Article 4 which requires NATO to strategize a response.

NATO doesn't want to make a public response b avoid escalating, but they will probably have to respond. If armed response happens my gut says NATO will attack bases in Belarus.

How much longer is Trump going to pretend that he is actually not just waiting to see Ukraine fall into a Putin's hands?

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Russia is clearly targeting civilians with its attacks and does not face widespread international condemnation for this

Israel, on the other hand is widely disparaged - even though their deliberate attacks are on Hamas soldiers and civilians are only killed because it is unavoidable as Hamas uses them as human shields

from Google:

"AI Overview

International bodies and human rights organizations have documented extensive evidence indicating that Russia has systematically targeted civilians and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022. These attacks, which violate international humanitarian law, appear to be a deliberate strategy to terrorize the population and coerce the Ukrainian government. Russia denies these claims.

Indiscriminate attacks

Organizations including the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have confirmed that Russian forces have committed numerous indiscriminate attacks using explosive weapons with wide-area effects in densely populated areas.

Residential areas:

Russian attacks have struck apartment buildings, hostels, and residential areas in cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv, Dnipro, and Kharkiv, causing high civilian casualties.

Civilian infrastructure:

Numerous strikes have hit schools, medical facilities, and critical energy infrastructure. In July 2024, a Russian missile destroyed Ukraine's main children's hospital in Kyiv. The systematic destruction of power generation has caused widespread blackouts, aiming to inflict suffering on the population.

Cluster munitions:

Investigations by Amnesty International and HRW confirm Russia's use of cluster munitions in populated areas, which cause indiscriminate harm to civilians.

Deliberate and targeted attacks

Recent reports highlight Russia's shift toward more precise, but still unlawful, drone tactics that allow operators to deliberately target civilians.
Targeting of first responders: Evidence indicates that Russian drones have intentionally targeted first responders, ambulances, and fire trucks arriving to assist victims after an initial strike. These "double-tap" strikes violate international humanitarian law.

Use of small commercial drones:

In Kherson and other regions, Russia has used inexpensive, commercially available drones to "hunt and kill" civilians. Video footage posted on Russian military-affiliated social media shows operators tracking and attacking individuals, including a civilian woman on a bicycle.
Attacks during humanitarian evacuations: The shelling of civilians using an evacuation route from Irpin in March 2022 and the deadly 2022 attack on a Kramatorsk train station filled with civilians are documented instances of deliberate attacks on those attempting to flee.

Torture and ill-treatment of detainees

The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) and other groups have found widespread, systematic torture and ill-treatment of Ukrainian civilian detainees by Russian authorities in occupied territories. "

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Russia is clearly targeting civilians with its attacks and does not face widespread international condemnation for this

Israel, on the other hand is widely disparaged - even though their deliberate attacks are on Hamas soldiers and civilians are only killed because it is unavoidable as Hamas uses them as human shields

from Google:

"AI Overview

International bodies and human rights organizations have documented extensive evidence indicating that Russia has systematically targeted civilians and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022. These attacks, which violate international humanitarian law, appear to be a deliberate strategy to terrorize the population and coerce the Ukrainian government. Russia denies these claims.

Indiscriminate attacks

Organizations including the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have confirmed that Russian forces have committed numerous indiscriminate attacks using explosive weapons with wide-area effects in densely populated areas.
Residential areas: Russian attacks have struck apartment buildings, hostels, and residential areas in cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv, Dnipro, and Kharkiv, causing high civilian casualties.

Civilian infrastructure:

Numerous strikes have hit schools, medical facilities, and critical energy infrastructure. In July 2024, a Russian missile destroyed Ukraine's main children's hospital in Kyiv. The systematic destruction of power generation has caused widespread blackouts, aiming to inflict suffering on the population.
Cluster munitions: Investigations by Amnesty International and HRW confirm Russia's use of cluster munitions in populated areas, which cause indiscriminate harm to civilians.

Deliberate and targeted attacks

Recent reports highlight Russia's shift toward more precise, but still unlawful, drone tactics that allow operators to deliberately target civilians.
Targeting of first responders: Evidence indicates that Russian drones have intentionally targeted first responders, ambulances, and fire trucks arriving to assist victims after an initial strike. These "double-tap" strikes violate international humanitarian law.

Use of small commercial drones:

In Kherson and other regions, Russia has used inexpensive, commercially available drones to "hunt and kill" civilians. Video footage posted on Russian military-affiliated social media shows operators tracking and attacking individuals, including a civilian woman on a bicycle.
Attacks during humanitarian evacuations: The shelling of civilians using an evacuation route from Irpin in March 2022 and the deadly 2022 attack on a Kramatorsk train station filled with civilians are documented instances of deliberate attacks on those attempting to flee.

Torture and ill-treatment of detainees

The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) and other groups have found widespread, systematic torture and ill-treatment of Ukrainian civilian detainees by Russian authorities in occupied territories. "

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Russia has more assets, influence, and power than either Ukraine or Israel despite its pariah status. Same reason, I argue against the US breaking up. Same reason S. America as a whole is less effective. European Union is a lot stronger than any one country, but a lot more issues keeping that unified.

Come to think of it, any President who has trusted Putin has made a mistake. Unless you have a gun at his back, I don't think you can trust him even a little bit.