Miscellaneous And Off Topic Subjects

[THE_WIZARD_]

Isn't it odd that the FBI could find DNA on gold bars and cash in the Menendez closets...but not on Hunter's coke bag?

[Dr. Strangelove]

Jesus Christmas, this fucking guy…

[THE_WIZARD_]

TDS

[iam416]

Whitley saying the Rs don’t want to fix immigration is sheer idiocy. Of course they do. THEY LARGELY DID with Remain in Mexico.

Whitley just doesn’t like that the Rs aren’t open borders. But a pretty big fucking fix is sitting right there. Ain’t hard. But it is if you want open borders.

JFC. What a total lie.

[THE_WIZARD_]

Witless is....well....witless...

[foxhopper]

In todays world Im a racist son of a bitch, but I dont think this turns out well.

[THE_WIZARD_]

You are a racist.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Heh, back in 2018 a prankster managed to get through to Trump by impersonating Bob Menendez. The convo was recorded. Trump congratulated the guy who he thought was the Senator for beating the rap.

White House scrambles to figure out how prankster got on the phone with Trump - POLITICO

Trump also commuted the sentence of Menendez's partner in crime who was found guilty and serving a 17-year sentence.

Trump commutes sentence of Dr. Salomon Melgen after Medicare fraud conviction (palmbeachpost.com)

[Mike]

He calls that "draining the swamp".

[THE_WIZARD_]

heh

[Hannibal]

Trump is a man of integrity who has done a great job with pardons.

[Jeff Buchanan]

There are two news-worthy items regarding the war in Ukraine:

(1) ISW has confirmed, using geolocated public satellite images and a space system that tracks fires but is used by ISW (among others) to geolocate artillery fires, that UAF are operating armored vehicles beyond, what from a geographic POV, is the leading Russian defensive lines. I have no reason to doubt ISW's analysis. The significance of this conclusion is that in enhances the probability of UAF to meet it's objective of driving to the Sea of Azov. One unknown is the degree to whihc the RAF have manned secondary lines of defense. ISW conditioned this analysis on a positive outcome of 3 variables, one of which is the continued flow of arms from the EU and US. Another is, as I just mentioned, secondary Russian lines of defense are not manned and equipped at the level of the first line. There is no definitive time lines and expectations are that the objective will not be reached until 2024.

(2) Ukraine is claiming that the attack on Friday of the Black Sea Fleet's HQ in Sevastopol killed the commander of the BSF and 34 other officers. This has not been confirmed and may be Ukrainian propaganda. If accurate, it is a major event and is consistent with the UAF stated intent to kill RAF leadership.

The messaging from Ukrainian government and military officials is working to shift the perception of both Ukrainian citizens and western supporters that the war is going to be a long one. To that end, an Economist article details how the Ukrainian economy is being transformed to expect a dwindling flow of western air aid. The article was impressive in its description of the extent of this effort in terms of building a robust DIB to make Ukraine completely self sufficient in prosecuting a years long war to remove Russian forces from the entirely of Internationally recognized Ukrainian territory.

[THE_WIZARD_]

I just farted.

[crashcourse]

take out 6.9 % of everyone under 40 and put it in S&P 500 I' be a zillionaire if that had started in the 1980s

[iam416]

The Canadian parliament honoring an Ukraine vet who fought against the Russians….in WW2…is outstanding. Another way of saying “against the Russians in WW2” is “with a Nazi SS unit”.

Standing ovation from parliament.

LMMFAO