The Evening Blues - 3-17-22
Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 03/17/2022 - 2:38pm
Why the sanctions on Russia will fail spectacularly
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 03/16/2022 - 2:25pmThe first thing you've got to ask is "How much pain will the sanctions inflict?"
Will they absolutely crush Russia's economy, or just throw it into recession? The correct answer is closer to the latter than the former.
The Evening Blues - 3-16-22
Submitted by joe shikspack on Wed, 03/16/2022 - 1:50pm
Open Thread WE 16 MAR 22 ~ Potpourri
Submitted by QMS on Wed, 03/16/2022 - 6:06am
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“One bee cannot build a hive; one ant cannot build a colony.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo
We now live in a world where journalism standards are set at TMZ
Submitted by gjohnsit on Tue, 03/15/2022 - 10:19pmImagine a world with nuance and without hyperbole.
TMZ comes within a single word of committing journalism.
The Evening Blues - 3-15-22
Submitted by joe shikspack on Tue, 03/15/2022 - 2:00pm
Mary, Mary, quite contrary
Submitted by Lookout on Tue, 03/15/2022 - 6:29am
How Does Your Garden Grow?
With silver bells and cockle shells
And pretty maids all in a row!
Who is Mary?... probably Mary Tutor or Mary Queen of Scots.
Who really knows the truth when chasing Mother Goose down a rabbit hole.
Back in the hippie days --
Submitted by Cassiodorus on Tue, 03/15/2022 - 1:05am-- which continued through the Eighties if you lived in Santa Cruz, California -- there was this song by Neil Young that seemed apropos, though I'm not sure of what:
Russia did not start the war
Submitted by snoopydawg on Mon, 03/14/2022 - 11:53pmTwice in a Century: Russia Faces a War of Annihilation
A war of annihilation is a war in which the goal is the complete obliteration of the state and the extermination of its people. It is defined as a radicalized form of warfare in which “all psycho-physical limits” are abolished and the strategic goals are pursued by any means necessary. It is war without rules, restrictions or moral constraints. The United States is in the early phases of a war of annihilation against Russia the aim of which is the total destruction of the economy, the culture, the population and the nation.
“We have seen 5 waves of NATO expansion. Now NATO is in Romania and Poland and they are deploying their missile-attack systems there. That’s what we are talking about. You need to understand, we are not threatening anyone. Russia did not come to the US borders or the UK borders. No. You came to our borders and now you are saying, ‘Ukraine will join NATO and will deploy their systems there. They will deploy their military bases and their attack-systems.’ We are concerned about our security. Do you understand what that means?” Vladimir Putin, press conference, You Tube
The Evening Blues - 3-14-22
Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 03/14/2022 - 3:55pm
