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Pretty Bridge?

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Seriously? This is supposed to be proof of de-escalation? Does Putin really take Americans to be this stupid? Granted, we (not me) did elect traitor trump who pretend to be president for four years, but honestly. For all we know, each of these tanks could be going back for repair after their “large-scale military exercise” (aka war games) with Belarus. I mean that is all part of the wargaming process — practice and evaluate command and control, strategy, tactics, personnel, and equipment. During realistic maneuvers, sh*t breaks or doesn’t work as well as expected, so all the crap that can’t be fixed in the field goes back to the body shop. (Russia was not merely conducting target practice with its neighbor.) Or the train could be going in the wrong direction. Who knows? I don’t know the geography, and I don’t think Putin cares if anyone else cares. Or this could be a stock video taken at any time in the past — these guys are the masters of propaganda. The bridge is pretty, though.

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Biden to America: Brace Yourselves

According to NBC News, “President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he has hope, both of a diplomatic solution to ease tensions over Ukraine and in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s willingness to continue those talks. Should diplomacy not prevail, Biden warned in remarks at the White House, the consequences could be painful not just for Putin, but for Americans. … ‘I will not pretend this will be painless. There could be impact on our energy prices,’ Biden said. ‘So we are taking active steps to alleviate the pressure on our own energy markets and offset raising prices.’” And from The Guardian, “‘If we do not stand for freedom where it is at risk today, we’ll surely pay a steeper price tomorrow.’” I am glad Biden is bracing Americans for what is about to come. I was worried that he’d expect Americans to inform themselves about the significance of the moment, which, of course, is like asking a toddler to self-study calculus.

The question remains: Are people listening? Doubtful. It is difficult to see Americans finding the intellectual fortitude to tear themselves away from social media to understand the importance of America standing up to dictators like Putin in the name of defending democracy when so few Americans care about democracy at home. Thank Jesus traitor trump is not president because he’d be the first head of state to sell out Ukraine! Oh, and let me end by saying this: Anyone who is against Biden and America standing up to Russia over the sovereignty of Ukraine is a traitor to America! Full! F***ing! Stop! So, that means everyone on Faux News, especially Tucker “Bow Tie Bimbo” Carlson, MAGA morons, QAnon kooks, who seem to have a special predilection for Russia, and evil evangelicals, who also have a peculiar affinity for the authoritarian rule by white supremacists of Russia. By default, Biden is sailing against significant headwinds because this is f***ing 80 proof traitor-filled America! Welcome to stupid America!

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Mazars USA: CYA

From CNN, “On Monday, Donald Trump’s long-time accountants made a very important announcement: They no longer stood behind a decade of the former President’s financial information — and would no longer be working for him. Why is this such a big deal? Well, the language from Mazars, the accounting firm, masks it a bit, so let me translate: What they are saying is that neither Trump nor anyone who interacts with him should rely on their assessments of his relative financial health over the past decade.”

Look, morons! While this is bad news for traitor trump, it is not going to be his undoing. I will repeat myself again (again): No court in the land is going to convict a former president. It! Is! Never! Going! To! Happen! So, for all these dumbass Democrats who keep pointing to yet another shoe to drop as being the one that will put traitor trump in jail, keep dreaming. Traitor trump is untouchable, morons. How many lawsuits has he thwarted? How many investigations ended in a nothing burger? How many times has traitor trump been on the ropes only to survive and come back stronger? How many instances? How many years? He always comes out on top. The only person who can put traitor trump away is AG Garland, and he’s proving to be the worst AG ever! I don’t like it any more than you guys do, but it’s the truth.

And all Mazars is doing is covering their liability-exposed asses. They’ve been working with the Trump Organization for decades and they’ve always known traitor trump was a liar and a con, yet they never seemed uncomfortable with signing off on his financials. Now, all of a sudden, all the work they’ve been doing for him over the last ten years they’re unsure about? Whatever! I guess if Mazars wanted to advertise as being the unscrupulous accounting firm that launders the financials of corrupt, sleazy organizations, then they hit the jackpot. Welcome to stupid America! For every business, there is a client and for every client, there is a business. Yup!

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Believe Nothing: Russia

From NBC News, “Russia said it was pulling back more forces from around Ukraine Wednesday, the latest move in an apparent effort to ease tensions that has done little to assuage Western fears Moscow might be planning an imminent invasion of its neighbor. Russia says that it is pulling back some of the 150,000 troops that the United States and its allies warn have converged around Ukraine on three sides. But with the world searching for signs that a deadly new conflict on European soil might be averted, days of high-stakes signaling from Moscow has been with skepticism by the West.”

In the great words of James Tiberius Kirk, “They’re animals. Don’t believe them. Don’t trust them” (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, 1991). Putin is a liar! And there is a huge difference between “pulling back” and de-escalation. These forces could merely be rotating out of front-line positions to behind-the-line positions for rest, relaxation, and most importantly re-tooling. Lord knows Putin has built up enough forces to be able to do so. Troops can only be at a heightened state of military readiness for so long before they, too, get complacent. Crying wolf works both ways. Soldiers don’t like to be in an endless state of readiness — either they intend to fight or don’t. They are not supposed to be in maybe mode for months on end, which is why I think Putin is bound to make a decision soon. (I think he is going to pull the trigger.) I think he is going to call the West’s bluff. Look, morons. The West is not willing to engage in a large-scale war, and they fear a war that gets out of control. The worst that will befall Russia as they roll into Ukraine are more sanctions, and as with sanctions against other rogue nations like North Korea, Syria, and Iran, they will get around them and they will endure, especially with help from China. NATO will do much handwringing and announce much condemnation. So, Ukraine will be on its own when the time comes, sadly!

I am not sure what exactly Putin is waiting for since he clearly has no real interest in diplomacy. (Putin can initiate a false flag at any time.) In the meantime, “negotiations” are all blah, blah, blah, and Western diplomats seem to think that another day of talking and not shooting is a diplomatic victory. Eh, I’m not convinced by that logic. All it does is give Putin a chance to obfuscate his intentions and his desires. The West does not do well in a state of confusion whereas Putin and Russians seem to thrive in such conditions. Deception is the rule. Ala Chamberlian, the West is busy congratulating themselves for avoiding another day of fighting while Putin adjusts his chess pieces on the board. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Bullies need to be put in their place, and sometimes the best thing to do is to bloody their nose.

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Olympics: Russia Cheats

Reporting from CNN, “A drugs test controversy that has overshadowed Beijing 2022 is set to rumble on after the Winter Olympics finishes. For now, teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva has won a temporary reprieve — the 15-year-old gets to compete in the women’s single skating competition on Tuesday. … On Monday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled that Valieva can compete for the remainder of this year’s Winter Games, despite testing positive for a prohibited substance ahead of Beijing 2022. … The head of the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) Travis Tygart says Russia has ‘hijacked the competition’ and ‘stolen the moment from clean athletes’ for the ‘sixth consecutive Olympic Games’ after CAS rejected appeals to reinstate a provisional ban on Valieva.”

What else is new? It wouldn’t be the Olympics if Russian athletics did not get caught cheating. Of course, it would also not be the Olympics if the governing bodies of sports did not somehow find a way to allow Russian competitors to continue performing despite failing drug tests. I hope people realize that Russia as a nation has been banned from three Olympics, Beijing being the most recent. Consequently, Russian athletes are allowed to compete only under a neutral banner — Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) — and, naturally, they’re allowed to continue to cheat because nations keep letting them get away with it. Russia has a long history of doping its athletes, so this is not surprising. The entire country is a nation of cheaters and liars — from Putin to athletes. I’m sorry for athletes who had the misfortune of being born in Russia, but they should not be allowed to compete — ever!

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Democracy, Eh!

Data: Economist Intelligence Unit; Map: Jared Whalen/Axios

According to Axios, “An annual global democracy index dropped to its lowest score since tracking began in 2006, with just 45.7% of the world’s population living in a democracy of some sort. … At his inaugural ‘Summit for Democracy’ in December, President Biden cast the global advance of authoritarianism as ‘the defining challenge of our time.’ He pledged to spend up to $424 million over the next year on democratic renewal initiatives. … The index ranks countries on a scale of 1-10, based on 60 indicators grouped into five categories: electoral process and pluralism, functioning of government, political participation, political culture and civil liberties. … Ongoing political polarization during Biden’s first year in office contributed to a democratic decline in the U.S., branded a ‘flawed democracy’ that saw its score drop from 7.92 to 7.85. … The top five countries for democracy are Norway (9.75), New Zealand (9.37), Finland (9.27), Sweden (9.26) and Iceland (9.18).” Funny how the most democratic nations are the ones with economies that most provide a social safety net so that more citizens can prosper. You know, that s-word RepubliKKKlans fear here in America. More evidence that Americans really don’t want a well-functioning democracy. Americans would rather have a poorly performing democracy as long as they can keep the chance to be as greedy and selfish as possible. Everyone thinks they are going to be the next billionaire. There is a direct correlation between a country’s form of government and how it organizes its economy.

And this from The Hill, “The poll, conducted by YouGov, found that 42 percent of Americans surveyed said that the U.S. should send financial aid to Ukraine, compared to 24 percent who said it was a bad idea and 34 percent who said that they were unsure. Fifty-five percent of Americans said that they were against sending U.S. troops in to fight Russian soldiers in the event of an incursion in Ukraine. Only 13 percent of those surveyed thought it was a good idea. Thirty-four percent of Americans disapprove of U.S. troops going to Ukraine to assist but not fight the Russians if an invasion would occur. Thirty-three percent support the idea and 33 percent are unsure of their position.” What is most important in these results is the combination of those against helping Ukraine and those “unsure,” which is just another way of saying Americans don’t care and if hard-pressed would decide against helping a country trying to move toward democracy. How is it that after World War I, World War II, and the Cold War we still have such an isolationist streak in America? How is this possible? It is incomprehensible to me. It’s as if Americans have learned nothing from the past. As if nothing in any other hemisphere of the planet impacts us. As if we no longer care about being the nation that defends democracies around the world, much less at home. I expected nothing less from Americans!

Put these two artifacts together and this is why Biden has it right in regard to both the battle for democracy around the world and standing up to Russia over Ukraine, but unfortunately, the rest of America’s idiocracy just doesn’t get it, and probably will never be convinced otherwise. Let’s face it: America is too stupid it keep a democracy. Autocracy in America, in particular, is on the rise as RepubliKKKlans continue to consolidate power at the local and state levels to the point where rigged elections and voter suppression will be the new normal as a means for RepubliKKKlans, MAGA morons, evil evangelicals, and QAnon kooks to retain permanent political power, and Americans will do the collective ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ while moving toward more fascism. This is why Ukraine is so important. This is why elections matter. This is why having an engaged and aware — that’s putting it politely — citizenry matters. This is why fighting for democracy around the world matters.

Putin likes to complain that NATO nations on Russia’s border are a threat to their national security. That is a lie, of course. The reason Putin is so intent on invading Ukraine is that he fears democracy. It has nothing to do with NATO expansion and everything to do with securing Russia’s autocracy and rebuilding the U.S.S.R. Plain and simple. Democracies are almost never the aggressors — thanks to Bush II for the Iraq War II disaster that proves the rule. Does Putin truly think if NATO were to expand right up to Russia’s border that the alliance would start to invade? That is nonsense thinking. What he fears is that the people of Russia will want to become a true democracy if it gets too close. But guess what? It appears that Americans fear democracy, too! Oh, well.

I think it’s already about 95% too late for America. All the pieces have fallen into place. After traitor trump, RepubliKKKlans have seized the opportunity to change election laws in all the right places to keep themselves in power no matter what the election results. Redistricting has only boosted their chance and SCOTUS is the final firewall that will gladly uphold anti-democratic and illiberal issues for the next 20 years. As I’ve repeatedly said before, the stars have all aligned in favor for RepubliKKKlans to kill the rest of democracy at home, and it seems the rest of the world is in the same position with America leading the way; it is sad to see polls indicate that Americans really don’t care what happens to Ukraine even though the fate of that nation is critically important to determine if democracies of the world can stand up and win against autocracies. It’s all linked, people. How many times do I have to keep saying it? It’s all linked. These events happen concurrently for a reason. Putin is not acting in a vacuum. RepubliKKKlans are not acting in a vacuum. Traitor trump’s take over of the RepubliKKKlan Party did not happen in a vacuum. Democracy is dying not in a vacuum! Eh! Oh, well. No one cares! Welcome to stupid America!

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This!

Russia’s joint exercise with Belarus reveals what a Ukraine invasion would look like
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And This!

Soviet Reunion: Belarus, Ukraine and Vladimir Putin’s dreams of empire
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Idiocracy and Inflation

If it’s Friday following CPI Thursday, then it means the MSM is going apoplectic over inflation and wondering why Biden hasn’t fixed the world yet. Pick a headline! For example, Yahoo! Finance writes, “Inflation reaches 40-year high: January CPI posts 7.5% annual gain.” And from The Wall Street Journal, “Inflation Haunts the Biden Economy.” Then add hot-off-the-presses from new Biden approval numbers CNN, “Nearly 6 in 10 Americans disapprove of how Joe Biden is handling his presidency, with most of that group saying there’s literally nothing Biden has done since taking office that they approve of. … His approval rating for handling the economy has dipped 8 points to 37% since early December, while his ratings for handling coronavirus have dropped 9 points to 45%.”

The inflation numbers are what they are, and Americans are too stupid to apprehend them fully. People pretty much look at gas prices and think Biden — bad! The MSM only adds to America’s moronity, especially when these inflation reports drop. They act like a dog who just won’t let go of his bone. CNN is the most culpable. Yesterday they kept talking about how the price of used cars increased 40 percent year over year. OMG! Wow! How many used cars does an average person buy in a year? Major purchases like this typically don’t register as inflationary, especially when prices can be negotiated and the purchase is rare. When someone buys a car, they don’t sit there and think, How much would this have been five years ago? They want to know how much their monthly payment will be. And another thing. Guess what also gets inflated when you trade your used car? Any guesses? The sale price of your used car — assuming you’re a competent negotiator. Nonetheless, the MSM kept harping — oddly — on this one data point as if it was breaking a person’s bank. Then they talked about how a new T.V. — because you know the Super Bowl is coming — will cost you 2 percent more. OMG! Two percent! Holy-f***ing-sh*t! No! Now everyone’s Super Bowl Sunday is ruined. You’ll just have to watch the game on last year’s 4K UHD model. Oh, and don’t get me started on Avocados! But that does bring me to my next point. While food prices are higher, I hope people realize that when the MSM advertises that chicken or beef increased by 25 percent, it does not mean 25 percent of a person’s paycheck goes to paying for meat. I would not put it past the average American to think to themselves that 25 cents of every dollar they earn have to pay for their chicken and beef consumption. No! That’s not how it works. Unfortunately, economics is part reality, part perception, and part feelings.

People’s “feelings” about the economy are why Biden is getting crushed in the polls. As usual, what people think about the economy is measured more by their false perception of reality. My infamous dingbat hairstylist said she heard gas would be $7 per gallon. (No doubt from Faux News or Facebook!) It’s never happened before, and sure it could happen. But that’s how people “think”: Gas is $4 going to $7 because they “heard” it somewhere. (Assuming Russia does not invade, in which case all bets are off for gas prices.)

And it’s all Biden’s fault, naturally, for something that may never happen. I know. I know. The president always gets the blame, but a couple of undercurrents are worth discussing. First, Americans are f***ing G.D. morons of the highest m*****f***ing order, and they have absolutely no understanding of economics in general and the concept of inflation more specifically. Guess what, f***tards? Looking at gas prices and the price of food does not mean you understand inflation; it means you understand the difference between higher numbers and lower numbers. I have written on this topic extensively before, so I won’t belabor the point here, except to say Biden has no f***ing control over the economy or inflation. I suppose voters are punishing Biden because he does not sufficiently “feel their pain,” as if that is really going to help them. Although, it did work for President Clinton, who had a special knack for understanding the ordinary American moron.

Second, the primary causes of this inflationary period are supply chain issues (including labor) and the price of energy (aka gas), which is a significant input cost for everything you buy. Gas costs more because the OPEC+ cartel targets oil production output to meet a barrel price of their choice! Not to mention the tensions with Russia — also a significant oil producer — is not helping matters. But, of course, morons of America look at the grand total to fill their gas tank, and it’s Biden’s fault! F*** me! Add to the economic mix the fact that fewer people are returning to the workforce for whatever reasons — but one of them is not unemployment or welfare — and guess what? Fewer workers mean higher wages, which means higher retail prices. The irony here is that inflation in today’s environment results from a red-hot economy, not fiscal and monetary policies. Do you want to know why prices are so high? Look in the f***ing mirror, a**hole! God! I just f***ing can’t with the stupid anymore.

Last, I am astonished that most people say, “there’s literally nothing Biden has done since taking office that they approve of.” Seriously? I’ve been hard on Biden most of the time, but ironically, I think he’s doing better with his firm stance on Ukraine and Russia in the last few weeks. Yet, people can’t think of one thing he’s done correctly? How about COVID, f***tards? Does anyone really think we’d be in a better position today if traitor trump were still running the show? He literally held daily COVID press conferences merely for the show! Of course, large swaths of the population — RepubliKKKlans, MAGA morons, evil evangelicals, QAnon cultist kooks — want Biden to fail and want to perpetuate the pandemic misery and want the economy to tank. Then they blame Biden for the dysfunction they forced upon America. Biden is only at fault for his naivety in assuming the “loyal” opposition still believes in American democracy and a shared sense of citizenship. Clearly, they do not. They just want Biden to f*** up, and they’re actually succeeding at it, convincing some Democrats in the process.

People know nothing, yet they vote and base their political decisions as if they’re actually informed and enlightened. As I constantly say, America is too stupid to endure. Welcome to stupid America! “It’s all Biden’s fault!” Kill me now!

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FREEDOM — B.S.

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If I were king of Canada, then I would deploy the Einsatzgruppen to dispatch these “FREEDOM!” protestors with all expeditiousness and alacrity. Of course, the irony of the picture above is completely lost on protestors and every other f***tard “FREEDOM!” sympathizer and enabler. Does anybody see it? Anybody at all? Anyone out there. Raise your hand if you see the inherent contradiction in a truck claiming “FREEDOM FOR ALL” as it blocks the road. Apparently — and as usual — their idea of freedom is a one-way street, whereby they claim all and any freedom they want but have no problem blocking your freedom, which in this case, is your freedom to drive where you want or, worse still, need. Not to mention the exacerbation to the supply chain they are causing. They are literally forcing auto plants to cease operations because they can’t get parts due to these protestor f***tards. I guess they feel like they have the freedom to cripple peoples’ livelihoods. In fact, one reporter interviewed a Canadian trucker who claimed he was protesting against mandates to protect his right to a livelihood. Literally. Those were his words — a right to his livelihood. How very retro communist of him to assume in today’s liberal democracies that he has a right to a job of his choice. So, like a petulant child if he can’t get his way, then he feels like he has the right to f*** things up for everyone else. Talk about white privilege grievance entitlement. God! I hate these people! And may I remind these f***tard protestors that no one and no government is strapping anyone to a gurney and sticking them with a needle. They all have a right to quit their jobs and similarly, no one is obligated to employ a person who is unvaccinated. Or they can get f***ing tested. God f***ing forbid they should have to get tested regularly in lieu of getting the vaccine. These people cannot have it only their way during a worldwide pandemic of a highly contagious and deadly (or debilitating) airborne disease. I don’t give one G.D. f*** if they’re exhausted or over COVID. Guess what? After two-plus years we all are, but we aren’t f***ing acting like babies over it. Have I mentioned that I hate all these people? If these f***tards refuse to undertake the minimum responsibilities required to be part of a society, then I recommend they exit life — immediately. Like I said: Einsatzgruppen time! But, whatever.

And just to be absolutely clear regarding these people. They are not engaging in civil disobedience or boycotting. They are absolutely exacting social and economic terrorism! Civil disobedience is a sit-in at a university or at a government building that lasts a day or two. Civil disobedience is blocking or impeding traffic for an afternoon or day. Civil disobedience is camping out in a public park ala Occupy Wall Street. Civil disobedience is not shutting down roads and international commerce for weeks. Civil disobedience is not disturbing the peace of neighborhoods ala blaring truck horns day-in and day-out for weeks. These people are not patriots, heroes, or freedom fighters. They are criminals. They are vermin. Every last one of them. And what do we do with vermin?

Of course, there is a glaring double standard playing out. The reason any other sit-in or traffic blockade never lasts long is that law enforcement typically breaks them up quickly. With all haste is the speed minorities and minority causes are managed. Since these protestors are having a white grievance tantrum, then they’re allowed to carry on for weeks before anyone does anything. It takes weeks for the general public to become fed up with these white snowflakes. When it comes to minorities? They have hours before the police drop the hammer. Were some of the BLM protests unlawful? Hell, yes. Of course, some were! Some looted and some vandalized to be sure. The vast majority of BLM marchers were peaceful. But all of these “FREEDOM!” protests are unlawful now a judge has ruled. And at least the BLM cause was worthy. Fighting for the underclass of society is meritorious. A bunch of white majority snowflakes kvetching about their white privilege entitlement being encroached upon to help the greater good of humanity is absolutely and completely unworthy. In fact, I can think of no cause less deserving than these mouth-breathing warts of humanity throwing a collective hissy-fit.

It’s the usual hypocrisy that embodies all these conservatives, no matter the country. It’s all the same everywhere — from ‘Merica! to Canada to Russia. There is absolutely no difference in mentality, selfishness, and stupidity among RepubliKKKlans and MAGA morons here and conservatives to the North and abroad. Authorities need to f***ing crush these protestors quickly and completely. Part of the problem with our liberal democratic system is that the system is too weak and slow to act. When people with authoritarian tendencies want to throw off the yoke of democracy, then governments need to f***ing show their strength instead of seeking to negotiate with them for a resolution. We do not negotiate with terrorists! If they are not vanquished then we lose, and democracy is about to lose bigly because too many democratic countries like America and Canada still treat these people with kid gloves! F*** your feelings! Welcome to stupid humanity!