Why hasn't Russia wiped out Zelensky's regime yet?
Submitted by Cassiodorus on Wed, 06/14/2023 - 1:32pmSimplicius the Thinker has a new post out; this one concerns a Putin press conference, in which he (Putin) explains what is happening in the war in Ukraine. But the most interesting part of this post concerns an explanation for why Putin has not committed his full force to wiping out the current regime in Ukraine:
Open Thread WE 14 JUN 23 ~ Tempest in a Teapot
Submitted by QMS on Wed, 06/14/2023 - 5:42am
The storm in my mind,
Stronger than the storm at sea,
I rage against all that I am
And all that I will be.
The Summer of our discontent
Submitted by fire with fire on Tue, 06/13/2023 - 5:06pmNOW IS THE SUMMER OF OUR DISCONTENT
Doom Loop: San Francisco
Submitted by gjohnsit on Tue, 06/13/2023 - 3:35pm
It's looking like all of San Francisco's past sins are about to come back and haunt them.
The Evening Blues - 6-13-23
Submitted by joe shikspack on Tue, 06/13/2023 - 2:35pmFree market economy
Submitted by earthling1 on Tue, 06/13/2023 - 12:03amIt ain't so free.
I mentioned in an essay before about Ford spiking the price on a long awaited electric truck from 40k to 54k.
I still believe this was a brazen move to hijack consumers Tax Rebate from under them.
The Evening Blues - 6-12-23
Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 06/12/2023 - 2:48pmRobert Barnes on the Trump Indictment
Submitted by Lookout on Mon, 06/12/2023 - 9:06amRobert Barnes is a well known attorney based in Chattanooga, TN. He has defended many high profile cases. I've been waiting for his analysis in the case against Trump, and it was finally posted a few hours ago...
(50 min) Thoughts below the fold...