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Harlan Ullman: Moron

Atlantic Council

Harlan Ullman is a senior advisor at the Atlantic Council, an American think tank in the field of international affairs. I read his article a few days ago and wanted to comment on it then, but I also wanted to make sure the war started first; I’d rather have egg on his face than mine. Needless to say, he authored an article and gave it an absurd title. Not to mention, the date of the article is only eight days ago when almost everyone’s analysis of the situation was yielding the likelihood of not invading as something approaching zero, yet we had the brilliant Ullman writing, “Russia will no doubt continue political and psychological pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to make concessions, either to accept the Minsk 2 agreement (despite its grant of semi-autonomy to the Donbas) or to suspend any request for NATO membership. And Russian ‘active measures,’ such as disinformation campaigns, will continue to target Ukraine with the aim of eroding Zelenskyy’s standing and NATO solidarity by claiming ‘hysteria’ over an invasion that never occurred. This scenario suits Putin’s interests far better than an uncertain military adventure, which is why he will choose it—and not because of anything uttered from a White House podium, no matter how much credit the administration will take for deterring a war [emphasis added].”

Even though he had a rather cogent analysis in the preceding parts of the article, he seems to get to the final two paragraphs quoted above and draws the wrong conclusions at a time when it was becoming more and more obvious to everyone that Putin did not want peace. He seems to completely ignore the nearly 200 thousand troops parked on three sides of Ukraine as if they are purely window dressing and, therefore, Putin’s amusement. That man should be fired for being so colossally and obviously wrong.

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Politics

Thank God America Has Biden Now

Slava Ukraini!

I have carefully listened to the last three speeches Biden gave on the Ukraine crisis, and I am relieved that we have President Biden at the helm. Of course, allow me to stipulate my prior criticism of Biden, for I am not going to be one of those hypocrites that talks out of both sides of my mouth. Yes, I have been very critical of Biden, mostly for his domestic political incompetence, for example, his quixotic belief that he could work with the RepubliKKKlan Party to get BBB passed or work with them at all on anything. Let’s be clear: McConnell’s only goal is to make Biden a half-term president, and RepubliKKKlans really are the enemy from within. And I was extremely critical of Biden for his Afghanistan withdrawal, but history will be the ultimate judge of the wisdom of his decision, which could very well prove me wrong.

All that being said, Biden, without a doubt, has hit his stride and proved his strength on the international stage as a wartime president. The addresses to the country, his ability to unify NATO, and the actions he has taken against Putin are proof of his ability. I have argued sanctions will not work, but I am willing to let Biden try if he thinks these sanctions are as server as he says they are. And I should qualify what I mean by “work.” Sanctions were never going to change Putin’s mind or, at this point, get him to withdraw from Ukraine. I think these sanctions are really in place to prevent Putin from further expansionist endeavors beyond Ukraine. I think they should be used as purely punitive measures — to hurt Putin and Russians. Nonetheless, it’s better than standing by and watching, which Bush II and Obama essentially did when handling Russia. And it is undoubtedly better than siding with Russia, which traitor trump did routinely and without hesitation. And I have argued more than once that the West will ultimately sacrifice Ukraine for peace, but Biden is starting to convince me otherwise; I remain skeptical, but I will do that one worthless thing I am constantly railing against: Hope.

My only critique is that Biden may not be going hard enough, fast enough. Moreover, he keeps failing to fully explain why this moment in history is important to each American. Why preserving Ukraine’s democracy is important to every American citizen. Yes, he speaks broadly about America standing up to bullies and standing up for freedom as being something that we do and something that defines who we are as a nation. Yes, he spoke to the economic anxieties of Americans. But I don’t think he belabors the point quite hard enough that defending freedom is critical to every person. Americans are a rather obtuse and selfish bunch, so one must speak slowly, using small words over and over again, making sure to use the word “you” copiously.

I will say this as a final thought. Biden absolutely nailed it when he correctly warned — repeatedly — that the greatest challenge of our time is preserving democracies in the face of growing autocracies. Even I was late on the up-take as he made it a talking point in his presidential campaign. But he was absolutely right and clear-eyed about the continuing threat that autocracies around the world pose to America. Now, if only we could convince the rest of America! Welcome to stupid America!

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I Wish Traitor [T]rump Would Just Die Already!

As Rolling Stone reports, “Missiles fell, lives were lost, and millions of civilians hoped to escape with their lives as Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an attack on Ukraine. It’s a war, a humanitarian crisis, a tragedy, a horror, and a time when real journalists are counted on to provide timely, accurate, and pertinent information. Or, as Fox News saw it, it was a perfect time to host Donald Trump for him to spew the same tired bullshit he does any time anyone hands him a microphone. And spew he did. Trump dialed into Laura Ingraham’s program, and while the screen showed the night sky in Kyiv, the former president turned full-time shitposter prattled through his usual string of petty grievances. Taking a cue from Ingraham, Trump claimed Putin’s invasion was the result of the Biden administration’s ‘weakness,’ ‘incompetence,’ and ‘stupidity.’ At that point, Trump had been talking for exactly 15 seconds and without falsely claiming to have won the 2020 election, so, naturally, he shifted course. ‘And it all happened because of a rigged election.’”

I have never hated a person and wished for that person to die more than traitor trump — and, well, I guess every MAGA moron, RepubliKKKlan, evil evangelical, and QAnon kook too, if I’m to be absolutely honest. I am astonished — yet not — that traitor trump takes the beginning of war in Europe as an opportunity to b*tch about losing the 2020 election — again. But what really pissed me off listening to the idiot leader of the RepubliKKKlan Party is how “angry” he was over the situation. He wasn’t angry at Putin for invading. Oh, no! Rather, he was angry at — wait for it, wait for it — Biden’s administration for their “weakness,” “incompetence,” and “stupidity.” Granted, I will be the first one to admit that I have used all these words to describe Biden, his administration, and Democrats, but I have never said such things as it relates to how Biden is handling Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Nor would I ever say such things, especially now that we are engaged in war, and make no mistake: America is now at war with Russia, f***tards. There is no other interpretation. Even so, I would not be bothered if people did criticize Biden’s handling of the situation, but what I will not tolerate is choosing Putin over Biden. That is treasonous, and 40 percent of Americans are G.D. m*****f***ing traitors of the highest f***ing order! Nonetheless, here we have traitor trump, traitor Faux News, traitor RepubliKKKlans, traitor MAGA morons, traitor evil evangelicals, traitor QAnon kooks, all lining up to blame Biden and defend Putin. Un-f***ing-believable! I can’t with the m*****f***ing G.D. treasonous stupidity in America. It hurts my brain.

Oh, but the hurt from the stupid continues as Business Insider reports, “‘You know what’s also very dangerous is you told me about the amphibious attack by Americans,’ Trump mistakenly said on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’… ‘You shouldn’t be saying that, because you and everybody else shouldn’t know about,’ Trump continued. ‘They should do that secretly, not be doing that through the great Laura Ingraham.’… ‘No, those are the Russians,’ Ingraham replied.” OMG! Traitor trump thought the U.S. sent troops into the war zone. As usual, traitor trump has no clue about anything. And, as usual, he just wings it with his “knowledge” and “expertise” while claiming to be a f***ing genius, and half of Americans always believe him. He’s the “genius” for whom they’ve been waiting. He is a world-class bullsh*tter, and Americans love him for it! I can’t! I just f***ing can’t with the stupid anymore. Traitor trump is the dumbest person on the planet, and he’s the leader of the dumbest political party on the planet that attracts the dumbest people on the planet — RepubliKKKlans, MAGA morons, evil evangelicals, QAnon kooks, and any other traitor trump lovers I may be missing. They’re all dumber than my morning sh*t!

I am angry, too. (In case you could not sense it.) You’re G.D. right that I’m livid! I’m angry at Putin for plunging the world into war because of his white grievance male fragility — just like 40 percent of Americans. I’m angry at traitor trump et al. for abetting and enabling Putin at every turn during his administration and now. I’m angry at every traitor American citizen who loves Russia and traitor trump more than America and democracy. I’m angry at how abjectly stupid America has become to have elected traitor trump in the first place and is destined to do again in 2024! Yeah! I’m f***ing angry this morning. There is a much larger picture developing worldwide that I will not dive into now, which is also fueling my outrage. I’ll save my thoughts for another post, but suffice it to say, today is the first day the world will truly be lining up on the side of democracy or autocracy. I’m not so sure Americans will choose democracy. Welcome to stupid America!

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International Indigestion

I Almost Nailed It

New York Post, A wave of explosions took place in Kharkov and the region at about 5 a.m. local time

My D-day prediction was 24 hours too early, almost to the hour. I said 0430 on the 23rd and the first attack started at 0500 on the 24th. I thought perhaps Russia would kick off the war with Ukraine — in earnest — on their Defender of the Fatherland Day holiday, as an ironic move, but I guess Putin wanted the full day to celebrate. So, he attacked the next day. I hate to tell you, people, but I told you so! I told you so! I told you so! I don’t mean to be crass or glib, but Putin’s actions have been years in the making. Meanwhile, the West was too busy looking the other way, right up until the final weeks. And when I say the West, I mean governments and citizens. Looking in the mirror should help you understand how we arrived at this moment. Today, we are all Ukrainians! If you feel otherwise, then go kill yourself or move to Russia! War is here! It is time for the West to crush Russia once and for all!

Months ago while the MSM ignored the crisis, I was sounding the alarm. While “experts” and other pundits were extolling the power and persuasiveness of diplomacy, I was always a nay-sayer. Russia never wanted nor intended to negotiate a way to avoid war; that was always clear to me. While said “experts” and other pundits kept using and couching the attack in terms of “if,” I always said it was not a matter of if, but only a matter of when. Putin wants to reunite the U.S.S.R. That much has also always been clear. No amount of negotiating or sanctions was ever going to deter him from realizing his wet dream.

Perhaps the only saving grace for Ukrainians is that Putin wants to absorb Ukraine into a new Russian Empire, so he probably doesn’t want to rule over a nation of rubble that he’ll have to rebuild, which may limit his aggressiveness at the start of the conflict. But if the capital Kyiv resists too much and for too long, then Putin may pull a Hitler ala Warsaw.

Now, let’s see how my other predictions play out. Namely, how long before Ukraine capitulates — 4 to 6 weeks — and how the West will sacrifice Ukraine for peace. Mark my words, morons! As of today, NATO and other Allies (Australia and Japan) still remain united and resolute, but I fear — a great deal — that will weaken into dysfunction. It is difficult to tell if this moment is analogous to Hitler invading Czechoslovakia or Hitler invading Poland; the former engendered appeasement and the latter started WW II. Biden is no Roosevelt and Johnson is no Churchill. For now, I am reserving judgment as to whether this is the beginning of WW III or a regional conflict. It is far too early to know if this gets out of control. But I’m good, but not that good. I can tell you this for certain: 44 million Ukrainians are about to have their lives transformed by living under a totalitarian state. And the truly, truly sad thing is that the citizens of the most powerful country in the world — America — will not care. And I told you so here, first! Welcome to stupid America!

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Purely Moronic

This Poll Pissed Me Off

According to The Hill, “The AP-NORC poll shows 52 percent of Americans approve of a minor role in Ukraine, while 26 percent are supportive of a major role and 20 percent do not approve of any U.S. role in the European country.” Normally, I take such poll results in stride, but this one just f***ing pissed me off. It was not the 52 percent nor the 26 percent — I’m in that camp — but it was the 20 percent. WTF?!?! Seriously! WTF?!?! I guess in a way I am surprised that number is not closer to 40 percent, but still, 20 percent are isolationists. F*** me! Are we really in the 21st century when people continue to believe that America is somehow completely cut-off from the rest of the world? (Yes!) That democracy in danger in Europe does not imperil our democracy? (Yes!) Is America still so stupid to have learned nothing from history? (Yes!) Are we still so ignorant to believe we are immune from the consequences of dictators running amuck? (Yes!) Poll results like this incense me to no end! There should not be a single f***ing red-blooded America that does not support defending democracies in Europe, especially. We’ve seen this movie before and we know what happens when Americans get complacent about national (world) security just because a nation across the pond is being attacked, and not us. News flash, f***tards. An attack on Ukrainian democracy by Russia is an attack on all democracies! Whatever! Welcome to stupid America! We’re constantly stuck on stupid here.

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Dumbass Democrats Purely Moronic

I keep Telling You!

From The New York Times, “The two prosecutors leading the Manhattan district attorney’s investigation into former President Donald J. Trump and his business practices abruptly resigned on Wednesday amid a monthlong pause in their presentation of evidence to a grand jury, according to people with knowledge of the matter, throwing the future of the high-stakes inquiry into serious doubt. The prosecutors, Carey R. Dunne and Mark F. Pomerantz, submitted their resignations after the new Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, indicated to them that he had doubts about moving forward with a [criminal] case against Mr. Trump, the people said. … Mr. Bragg’s office must meet a higher bar to bring a criminal case and has encountered a number of challenges in pursuing Mr. Trump, including its inability thus far to persuade any Trump Organization executives to cooperate. … And the prosecutors have thus far been unable to convince Mr. Trump’s long-serving chief financial officer to cooperate with the investigation, depriving them of the type of insider witness whose testimony can be crucial to complicated white collar criminal cases.”

If this situation were not so tragic, then it would be funny. But what have I been saying forever? What is the First Axiom of Political Science for Presidents? The axiom states: Ain’t no president or ex-president ever going to be convicted of a crime or go to jail — ever. This can happen at any level and by any means for traitor trump. That no jury will convict him is for certain. It is also equally likely that investigations and cases die on the vine, as is this situation with the Manhattan D.A. These prosecutors quitting is a big deal. Lead prosecutors usually don’t walk away from a case in which they’ve invested so much time and effort unless they have a good cause. In this case, it seems to be a new D.A. that has no stomach to prosecute traitor trump. What else is new? All traitor trump ever has to do is hold out longer than his adversaries and then he usually wins. Note also that this is a criminal case imploding. This was the case where Weisselberg was supposed to crack like an egg. I never believed he would, and, of course, I’m proved correct again. He was going to be the lynchpin to help convict traitor trump. How’s that working out? Oh, yeah. The case is now DOA.

What’s even more infuriating is that dumbass Democrats still keep thinking traitor trump is going to get caught for something. No! He! Is! Not! And it seems that relying on this fallacy is part of their political strategy to retain power! I can’t for the life of me comprehend why they keep failing to understand the enemy’s ability to get away with their criming. Every case the orange man defeats makes him stronger, yet dumbass Democrats are completely clueless and excessively quixotic. Unless they wake up and start learning how to fight, then America is doomed. Stop waiting for his political demise because — allow me to repeat myself again (again) — nothing is going to happen to traitor trump; he gets away with everything. He’s had an entire lifetime to practice. Welcome to stupid America!

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Dumbass Democrats

I Liked Mayor Adams Until…

From Politico, “New York City Mayor Eric Adams thinks it’s ‘best for the city of New York’ that he has given jobs in his administration to two pastors who have opposed gay rights. He didn’t quite explain why this was the best choice for the city when pressed on the appointments.” So, Adams, as it turns out is, a gay-hater. Indeed, there are liberals who are anti-gay, and they are usually of the Uncle Tom hue — those Baptists love to hate the gays. You may judge a person by what they say, but you should judge a person more by what they do and perhaps more importantly with whom they associate. Adams has made himself clear.

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White Man’s Grievance: Putin’s War

An article from The New York Times, “Word by Word and Between the Lines: A Close Look at Putin’s Speech,” does an excellent job of dissecting Putin’s Monday national address. The byline reads: “In an impassioned address about Ukraine, Russia’s leader laid bare grievances old and new.” And the lead-in paragraphs start, “In a long and heated address on Monday, Vladimir V. Putin, Russia’s president, spun a narrative whose implications sprawl well beyond his stated purpose of recognizing the independence of two Ukrainian territories held by Moscow-backed separatists. Mr. Putin’s speech was awash with hard-line Russian nationalism, angry paranoia toward the West, baseless claims of Ukrainian aggression, a sense of lost imperial pride on the verge of reclamation and, most of all, invocations of history, much of it distorted or fabricated.”

Suffice it to say, Putin is like every other white male (and female) conservative here in the U.S. in that he’s just another white aggrieved snowflake yearning for the yesteryears when white straight males ruled the world and told everyone else how to live their lives, which is all being powered by his toxic masculinity to top it off. Unbelievable that the war with Ukraine is all because of Putin’s white male fragility. Just like traitor trump! No wonder they love each other. No wonder RepubliKKKlans, MAGA morons, evil evangelicals, and QAnon kooks revere Putin, love Russia, and love authoritarianism more than Biden, America, and democracy. Forty percent of America is nothing but a reflection of Putin’s and traitor trump’s snowflake grievances. As I have said so many times, traitor trump held up a mirror to Americans, and they fell in love with the reflection. Putin is doing the same to Americans, and they are falling in love all over again. Moreover, Putin’s stated aim is to undermine and weaken America’s democracy, and sadly we have the same 40 percent of the population who oblige Putin daily because they are all f***ing traitors! Un-f***ing-believable! America is truly too stupid and cannot survive the [T]rump Party-Putin alliance. I expected nothing less. Hey, Putin, traitor trump, and all your devotees: F*** your fragile, snowflake feelings! You people are weak and morons. And one last piece of advice for all you American Putin-lovers. Take your Second Amendment right, stick it in your mouth, and pull the m*****f***ing trigger! Welcome to stupid America!

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When Will Someone Kill the Traitors?

According to The Hill, “Former President Trump on Tuesday called Russia’s recognition of two breakaway territories in eastern Ukraine a ‘genius’ move ahead of its military invasion. In an interview on ‘The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show,’ Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk people’s republics in eastern Ukraine on Monday was ‘smart’ and ‘pretty savvy.’”

Right on cue, Putin starts a war, and the leader of the RepubliKKKlan Party, MAGA morons, evil evangelicals, and QAnon kooks can’t wait to praise him for it. I really can’t even anymore. I just can’t. Everything speaks for itself, and that guy will be in charge of the country again in a few years. Like I’ve been saying, Biden is the intermission to the end of America’s democracy as evinced by the bromance between dictator Putin and wanna-be dictator traitor trump. In his first term, the orange man still had his dictator training wheels on, but Putin is showing him how it’s done for when traitor trump wins in 2024. I’m telling you, people. Traitor trump is the “strongman” “leader” America wants — 40 percent of Americans, that is but more than enough. Mark my words!

Oh, but wait! The list of traitors does not stop with the orange man. Mike Pompeo is another. From Salon, “For his part, Pompeo, who has touted Putin as ‘talented’ and ‘savvy’ in recent weeks, is the only living former secretary of state who has used the leadup to the Russian invasion of Ukraine to extol the Russian leader while criticizing President Joe Biden. As McClatchy notes, while former foreign policy chiefs like Condoleezza Rice have called Putin’ megalomaniacal,’ Pompeo has praised him as ‘very shrewd’ and ‘very capable.’ Russian media outlets have noticed, replaying clips of Pompeo’s Putin praise on state TV.” Yeah! Um, any time your comments get used on Russian state TV as support for Putin’s actions, then you’ve just become a useful idiot traitor. I watched Pompeo’s C-SPAN interview. He was literally gitty with praise for Putin. Un-f***ing-believable. P.S. Pompeo’s sudden weight loss looks like wasting from AIDS. I hope he gets tested regularly. I don’t know for sure either way. But I’ve seen no evidence that he doesn’t have AIDS. It’s up to him to confirm the truth of what may or may not be his HIV status. I’m just saying. It looks suspicious.

So, the likes of traitors trump and Pompeo are the future leaders of America — assuming Pompeo starts getting treatment for what appears to be advanced AIDS. But these guys — among other conservatives — are people of power in America. They love Russia more than America, and 40 percent of Americans totally respect that. Another 10 to 20 percent don’t care either way, so long as nothing interrupts their Facebook and Twitter time! Oh, well! America is too stupid to survive because these are the people Americans like to see in power — Putin lovers! Welcome to stupid America! Soon to be a client-state of Russia!

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International Indigestion

‘Time for strong sanctions now’: Absolutely!

From the Atlantic Council, “Vladimir Putin surprised no one today when he recognized the ‘independence’ of the Donetsk and Luhansk peoples republics, the areas of Ukraine’s Donbas where Moscow engineered a ‘revolt’ against Ukraine’s central authorities. His statement also made clear that he has designs on other independent states that emerged when the Soviet Union collapsed. And as we saw in the draft treaties that Russia sent to the United States and NATO, his designs also touch on states of the Warsaw Pact. This is confirmation that accommodating Moscow in Ukraine will not satiate Putin’s appetite for territory and provocation. What the United States, NATO, and the European Union do next is extremely important. Putin has committed a substantial provocation. If the West’s response is simply rhetorical, Putin will smell weakness and escalation is likely. The West must respond now. That means impose (sic) some sanctions immediately—strong sanctions. It appears that the Biden administration will sanction economic activity in the areas Putin just recognized as independent. If that is the extent of the response, the United States will be inviting Moscow’s further escalation. The administration is now saying that there will be additional sanctions for this latest provocation after consultations with allies and partners.”

Absolutely, yes! I have already said that I do not think sanctions will work; however, at this point, it is more important that NATO show resolve and cohesion by bringing the hammer down on Russia. But this is precisely the paralysis I fear may happen. Anything less than the full force of NATO action will only show just how (predictably) weak the alliance is. And to all those f***tard diplomats who are reluctant to press Putin for fear of making things worse, I say this: It’s already f***ing worse. Do not fall for this “peacekeepers” notion. And do not fall for the line that Putin is only “re-invading” disputed territory. There is no such thing as “disputed territory.” All these parts in the Donbas are sovereign Ukrainian land. THIS IS THE INVASION WE’VE BEEN EXPECTING!

Putin is not going to change course, morons. What part of this entire months-long crisis has not indicated otherwise? Nothing! Look, morons! This is precisely Putin’s playbook — incrementally pushing the envelope expecting the international community to stand by wringing their hands hoping Putin doesn’t do more, pretty please. Everyone already knows this, yet with every Putin move, it’s as if no one saw it coming and then Allies are stunted into inaction or timidity. This is what I fear because Putin has been getting away with running over the West for decades — pick any invasion, any poisoning of Russian citizens in Western countries, any human rights violation. You name it! NATO and America, in particular, need to drop all the pretenses. Diplomacy is done! War has begun!