This has been part of Biden's strategy throughout: transparency on the big stuff without letting enough leak out that sources are revealed. It's a risky strategy, but against adversaries that rely on floating misinformation and muddying the waters it's a pretty good one - you're calling their intentions out ahead of time and not allowing them to manufacture rationales and control the narrative. 

Biden has screwed up things for sure, but if you can't see how well he's played this situation you're a fool.

"Coercion", "backing adversaries into corners", "exploiting wedge" etc. has done nothing but drive nations to band together and create an alternative to the system used to bully them.

If the U.S. goal was to create an alternative to the western financial system, then it's a smashing success. 

Far from creating distance between China and Russia, sanctions are forcing them closer and closer together. What's more, other nations, witnessing U.S. reckless misuse of it's monetary prowess, are considering joining the flight from the USD. That will lead eventually to a crash.

This will be a good thing in the long run. End of central banks? Gold/Silver backed money? 

2 hours ago, JohnSnowsHair said:

Italian pasta shop near me started making homemade Varenyky (basically Ukrainian for pierogi) and donating all the proceeds to Ukrainian relief. Needless to say we're going heavy on them this month. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russians at Putin rally say they were pressured to attend

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/russians-at-putin-rally-say-they-were-pressured-to-attend/

 

Take this with a grain of salt, as we know how Israel is part of the Queen/Pope cabal.

 

 

 

 

A Chinese vlogger shared videos of war-torn Ukraine. He's been labeled a national traitor

(CNN)Wang Jixian didn't set out to become the Chinese voice of resistance in Ukraine. The 36-year-old resident of Odesa, a key target in Russia's invasion of the country, simply wanted to show his parents he was fine.

"I'm coming back from buying groceries," he said in a video posted to Douyin, China's version of TikTok, on February 24, the first day of the invasion. Wang, a programmer originally from Beijing, described buying meat and fruit in the video, remarking that some food stores were still open.

But his mood darkened as the days passed and the Russian assault escalated. When he logged onto Douyin, he said he would see Chinese videos praising Russian troops or supporting the invasion.

"I was very angry, then I thought I would record videos for them, and I'll tell them what the real battlefield is," he told CNN.

His daily videos, posted across various platforms including YouTube and the Chinese messaging app WeChat, quickly gained traction as a rare voice offering Chinese audiences a glimpse into war-torn Ukraine -- a stark contrast from Chinese state media, which has promoted Russian disinformation such as unfounded claims Ukrainian soldiers are using "NSDAP" tactics.

In one widely-watched video, Wang held up his Chinese passport and said, "These Ukrainian guards are not NSDAPs, they are IT programmers, common people, barbers -- these are the people."

...

As these videos began garnering attention, sometimes racking up more than 140,000 views, the number of critics rose too, with comments calling him a national traitor.

"You don't need this Chinese passport anymore, you have already forgotten which country you are from," one popular comment on Douyin read. "The official position of the country should be the position of all Chinese people."

1 minute ago, JohnSnowsHair said:

A Chinese vlogger shared videos of war-torn Ukraine. He's been labeled a national traitor

(CNN)Wang Jixian didn't set out to become the Chinese voice of resistance in Ukraine. The 36-year-old resident of Odesa, a key target in Russia's invasion of the country, simply wanted to show his parents he was fine.

"I'm coming back from buying groceries," he said in a video posted to Douyin, China's version of TikTok, on February 24, the first day of the invasion. Wang, a programmer originally from Beijing, described buying meat and fruit in the video, remarking that some food stores were still open.

But his mood darkened as the days passed and the Russian assault escalated. When he logged onto Douyin, he said he would see Chinese videos praising Russian troops or supporting the invasion.

"I was very angry, then I thought I would record videos for them, and I'll tell them what the real battlefield is," he told CNN.

His daily videos, posted across various platforms including YouTube and the Chinese messaging app WeChat, quickly gained traction as a rare voice offering Chinese audiences a glimpse into war-torn Ukraine -- a stark contrast from Chinese state media, which has promoted Russian disinformation such as unfounded claims Ukrainian soldiers are using "NSDAP" tactics.

In one widely-watched video, Wang held up his Chinese passport and said, "These Ukrainian guards are not NSDAPs, they are IT programmers, common people, barbers -- these are the people."

...

As these videos began garnering attention, sometimes racking up more than 140,000 views, the number of critics rose too, with comments calling him a national traitor.

"You don't need this Chinese passport anymore, you have already forgotten which country you are from," one popular comment on Douyin read. "The official position of the country should be the position of all Chinese people."

What have you got against Denotzification?

 

Fascinating thread. Continues the now relatively common stance that the Ukrainian military is the stronger of the two, something I never thought I’d ever be reading about in a conflict involving Russia.

I’m still waiting for the other shoe to drop and the old USSR military to show up and make quick work of Ukraine.

 

insanity

https://mobile.twitter.com/SciGuySpace/status/1504945365543526400?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1504945365543526400|twgr^|twcon^s1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2022%2F03%2F18%2Fscience%2Frussian-astronauts-yellow-blue-flight-suits-ukraine.html

Alleged Russian Hypersonic Missile

 

2 minutes ago, Abracadabra said:

Go back to Russia, comrade 

6 minutes ago, Abracadabra said:

2....5 wrongs don't make a right

9 minutes ago, Joe Shades 73 said:

2....5 wrongs don't make a right

They do make a hypocrite.

20 hours ago, JohnSnowsHair said:

Welcome to the realities of how nuclear powers can project power, geopolitical genius.

We have voluntarily stepped into the one game you don’t want to play  

providing billions and billions of dollars, technological weapons, intelligence, harsh sanctions, ect is same thing as declaring war.

we did all that.  We are at war with Russia. We just don’t have troops on the ground.  

And since we are already at war because our current president was unable to avoid it… I guess we need to starve the Russians out and isolate them until they tap out…or push the button. 

I don’t want to see any troops deployed. Period end of story no way.  It’s a pointless cost of lives, resources, and funding. 
 

We got sucked in.  That’s all there is to it
 

 

20 minutes ago, Abracadabra said:

They do make a hypocrite.

I don’t believe any of those American attacks was to take over territory.  Also, Putin has been in power for over 20 years.  Do you see an issue with that?  If you don’t, you don’t deserve to live in this country or any free society 

3 minutes ago, barho said:

I don’t believe any of those American attacks was to take over territory.  Also, Putin has been in power for over 20 years.  Do you see an issue with that?  If you don’t, you don’t deserve to live in this country or any free society 

So he can only live in a free country if he is not free to have a view he chooses, makes sense

1 hour ago, Joe Shades 73 said:

So he can only live in a free country if he is not free to have a view he chooses, makes sense

Sorry, you don’t see the issue with a leader of a country that has been in power for over 20 years.

putin is a thug and a POS.

and yes, he doesn’t deserve the freedom of this country 

1 hour ago, Joe Shades 73 said:

So he can only live in a free country if he is not free to have a view he chooses, makes sense

People that hate our country would be happier living somewhere else. No one is forcing either of you to live here. 

1 hour ago, barho said:

I don’t believe any of those American attacks was to take over territory.  Also, Putin has been in power for over 20 years.  Do you see an issue with that?  If you don’t, you don’t deserve to live in this country or any free society 

We just bombed for the hell of it?

I'm sure you're completely unfamiliar with the fact that there's a permanent government in the U.S.. The face at the top may change but the people who really run crap remain year after year.

How long has Fauci been in place. How about Mitch McConnel? How much turnover is there at the State department?

More importantly, it's none of my business who runs Russia. The Russians can sort that out for themselves. 

27 minutes ago, barho said:

Sorry, you don’t see the issue with a leader of a country that has been in power for over 20 years.

putin is a thug and a POS.

and yes, he doesn’t deserve the freedom of this country 

Yes I do... had nothing to do with my comment

No kidding....again has nothing to do with my comment

Actually he does that is just a fact

 

2 hours ago, Abracadabra said:

Looks like the gray guy is on Team USA.