Summary of the results of the terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall:

Killed – 137; wounded and suffered from smoke inhalation – 182; evacuated ~5,000 (including >100 people helped by two teenagers working in the cloakroom), saved by firefighters from the cellar and the roof ~100 people.

Apprehended: 4 perps and 14 accomplices. FSB is looking for additional accomplices, those who ordered this attack, who trained them, and those stocked the weapons cache for the perps.

>100 people helped by two teenagers working in the cloakroom

At least one of them was a Central Asian. With the name “Islam.”

I and others have noted that Putin and Putinism are Russia’s analogues to neocons: invade the world/invite the world. Russia is much weaker and poorer than the USA so although it could send troops to Syria or Africa on adventures, it could only actually invade its immediate neighbors. But still it does so, while bringing in millions of Central Asians.

Of course Putin, it turns out, is less successful than Bush was. Bush captured Baghdad in a few weeks, Putin has only managed to grab 9% or so of Ukraine after more than 2 years (19% if you include what was taken in 2014). Bush did not get 100,000+ US troops killed, Putin has wiped out 100,000+ Russian troops and counting. Bush let in lots of Mexicans and Latinos while Putin lets in millions of Tadjiks and Uzbeks, and gives Chechens special status above that of ethnic Russians.

Bush successfully spun 9-11 as being the fault of Iraq. Putin is trying to spin this attack in Moscow as Ukraine’s work. 70% of Americans gullibly came to believe that Saddam was somehow behind 9-11. We don’t know if Russians will be similarly gullible. Except for AnoninTN: 100%.

Here is our former host writing sensibly about the terror attack in Moscow. Karlin writes:

(1) As I initially said, confirmed not a false flag. Large number of Tajiks in Russia x sad Tajik propensity to sympathize with Islamic State = was always the most obvious explanation; not everything has to revolve around Ukraine. Islamic State has amusingly gone overboard insisting on its culpability amidst the wave of online conspiracy theories that it was Ukraine, FSB false flag, Mossad, CIA, etc.

(2) Initial skepticism aside, the suspects are almost certainly the correct ones. Amongst other things, the clothing matches. Don’t think FSB could have all set it up so quickly and competently.

…….

Putin’s standard position on terrorist attacks and their relationship with ethno-religious issues is that “terrorism has no nationality”, which he has wheeled out again now. This is logical and rational. Russia cannot currently afford to scare away Central Asian workers with out of control pogroms since it suffers from a labor crunch as it is. Nor can Russian security services diversify into an anti-Islamism campaign at the same time that they’re fully occupied with fighting Ukraine (in addition to their pastime of hunting liberals and gays).

5) Ukraine is not above terrorism, but it has exclusively been undertaken in the form of assassinations, or attacks against legitimate military targets (albeit through illegitimate means). The chances that it was materially involved in any way are extraordinarily small.

(6) I am agnostic over the extent to which this will be weaponized against Ukraine. On the one hand, it’s extremely dumb and only 90 IQ mouth-breathers and David Sacks will earnestly believe it. On the other hand, this entire episode makes Putin, kremlins, and the Russian security services come off very badly, so there’s also a chance that they’ll just try to sweep it under the carpet once this initial wave of anger wears off. Current Russian media propaganda blaming Ukraine seems to be them proactively anticipating to what they think the kremlin position on this will be, should be clearer in a few days once the Presidential Administration finishes precisely formulating the official line on this.

Alastair Crooke said in his interview it was the fact the Azeri oligarch with his bodyguards present that prevented the attack being on the Shaman concert.

Why import migrants when you can repatriate Slavs?

Guess it’s time to repeat some graphs where some serious alltime genius Putin fetish for islamic imports can be seen, especially Tajikistan immigrants were getting citizenship like candy last decade, with full acceleration lately:

First graph is number Tajiks getting citizenship each year since 2016, second comparison in thousands with immigrants from Kazachstan, Uzbekistan, Kirgyzstan and Turkmenistan.

And this is just the tip of the iceberg shown, as millions (IIRC about 13 million overall, will try to find later data) of islamic immigrants also were imported into RF without giving citizenship yet.

As promised.

The 12 Hours of Sebring. Full race coverage.

The livery on the Corvettes is just awful. They were going for some sort of gold. The result in action is concrete camouflage.

Tip to Cadillac. The rubber wheel bits should be on the bottom.

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Karlin is clearly not contributing to his per capita homosexual activity. Maybe he is taking steroids and it’s slowing him down.

Immigrant country origin list – 10 million immigrants (not war refugees from UA) were counted in RF just during first nine months of 2022 and 96% of them came from Islamic countries, (immigrants from christian Armenia, Georgia +Mongolia are those remaining 4%):

Uzbekistan
Tajikistan
Kirgyzstan
Kazakhstan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Turkmenistan
Mongolia
Georgia

Can’t find it quickly, but IIRC Ivashka also posted data from all 2022 and the final number was about 13 million immigrants into RF in 2022, so “conservative” IslamoPutin indeed has been very busy fulfilling the given multi-ethnic quotas and agendas for him:

At least one of them was a Central Asian. With the name “Islam.”

There is nothing surprising about it. The majority of Central Asians are normal people trying to make a buck by honest means. There were several Central Asians in my class at the University, and they were perfectly normal people. Two of them brought some horsemeat sausage (kyzy in Kirgiz) and introduced me and several others to it. It was very tasty, I like it ever since (now you can buy kyzy in most supermarkets in Moscow). The fact that the four scumbags who murdered people in the Crocus city hall were Tajiks does not mean that all Tajiks are bad. Just like the fact that some Ukrainians murdered civilians by shelling Donetsk, Lugansk, and Belgorod, while others gave criminal orders to do that, does not mean that all Ukrainians are scum. Just like the fact that some Americans are murderers does not mean that all Americans are murderers. In all cases criminals should be punished for their crimes, but innocent people do not share the guilt of those criminals.

Lying libtard propaganda, as well as disgust it causes in normal people, do not change the reality.

Why import migrants when you can repatriate Slavs?

Slavs are as different as Central Asians. E.g., Ukies who ordered shelling of Donetsk, Lugansk, or Belgorod, as well as those who obeyed those orders, are Slavs, but the only thing they deserve is public hanging.

What is the “genetic distance” and “cultural distance” for these pairings?

1. Caucasian French vs African migrants
2. Anglo Britons vs Indian migrants (or Caribbean/African migrants)
3. Northwestern Russians vs Central Asian migrants
4. ‘Average Caucasian American’ vs recent Central American migrants (>90% Indio, < 10% European)

I wonder if Russia is more of a melting pot in the first place so people care less about this sort of thing than in places where the group traits are still more distinct?

A Sovok atheist may be less concerned that migrants are Islamic, based on the premise that this cultural trait will soon be washed away by secular progress.

Slavs are as different as Central Asians. E.g., Ukies who ordered shelling of Donetsk, Lugansk, or Belgorod, as well as those who obeyed those orders, are Slavs, but the only thing they deserve is public hanging.

What about Russians who ordered missiles or shelling of Kharkiv, Odessa, etc.?

What about Russians who ordered missiles or shelling of Kharkiv, Odessa, etc.?

Kiev regime started the war in Donbass in 2014, murdering a lot of civilians, including children, for many years. Russia responded a lot later, in 2022. I can only fault it for responding later than I would like. Not to mention the blockade of Crimea that the scum intended to be as devastating as the blockade of Gaza by a different scum.

Besides, there is a huge difference between deliberate shelling of areas where there are only civilians (like the area where my mother used to live in Lugansk) with the purpose of murdering non-combatants and targeting military assets (as secondary detonation often proves) and military-industrial complex.

The terrorist attack was prepared very professionally and in such a way that it was practically impossible to prevent it . From what I hear Crocus center is built like labyrinth very easy to get lost . It took them 18 minutes – during this time they shot people at point-blank range, set fire to a huge building in strictly defined places and quickly disappeared.

The worst creatures are those who use women, children, the sick, and injured as human shields. Hamas is the worst scum around. Hundred of vile Islamic terrorists have been captured while hiding and cowering in Shifa Hospital.

• Why do Muslims keep their coreligionists imprisoned in Gaza?
• Would it not be better to help them return to their religious homeland in Arabia?

Russians and indigenous Palestinian Jews face existential threats from hostile forces. The minimum necessary force us being applied.

Is it not obvious that IslamoGloboHomo stands against both Russia and Israel?

PEACE 😇

The terrorist attack was prepared very professionally and in such a way that it was practically impossible to prevent it .

The four perps appear to have been trained, judging by the footage from cameras showing them changing the direction of the fire and reloading very professionally. While the ability to shoot random unarmed people shows that they are the scum of the earth, their performance with firearms cannot be achieved without serious training. They worked for money and prepared their getaway, which excludes ideological Islamic terrorists who never do either (they usually hope to get their 72 virgins in heaven as a reward). The scale and the speed of the fire suggests that it is very likely that highly combustible materials were pre-stashed in several places in the building: the bandits won’t be able to cause such large-scale fire with a few bottles of gasoline they brought. Another suggestive vignette: the company that supplied guards in Crocus city hall, “Crocus profi”, has dozens of firearms (pistols IZ-71, self-reloading rifles Saiga-20KB, etc.). All these weapons were stored in the next-door building, while the guards at Crocus city hall only had batons and electric shockers. Moreover, rapid reaction group of this company was also stationed in the next-door building, but did not even move when the attack happened. It is impossible to believe that they did not see and hear what’s going on next door.

I am confident that the investigation will get to the bottom of it all, as well as identify those who organized this attack and prepared weapons for the perps. The perps’ leader bought the car they used to come to the Crocus city hall and to get away eight days before the attack. Those who sold him the car are already detained for questioning.

Just to be clear you dumb POS – number of Ukrainians getting Russian citizenship in that same period is at least 20 times the Tajik number.

As Russia is a free country that people want to live in , work and prosper in ( the complete opposite to decaying shithole litva) ………policy to allowing central asian migrants, perceived over tolerance/weakness of law enforcement to central asian ( and north caucasus) peoples general violent actions ( not terrorism, just everyday assaults) are FREQUENTLY criticised in Russia for 20 years you stupid idiot.

In reality mainly as source of cheap labour, but also as Russia being inheritor state of USSR, Russia being a big country, the bilateral relationship with the central asian states………there was always going to be this dynamic.

Different to an irrelevant shithole as Litva, every important western country has this exact issue – except Russia is on a principle of making our country as one with many cultures, not a multi-cultural ( there is a big difference in the terms) one with freakish stuff like the USA about to become over 50% hispanic etc.
Also, on the cheap labour point – Russia despite our much larger population has much less central asians working here than France, Germany, Italy, Spain,UK do with Africans, North Africans, Asians, Middle East muslims. Proportionally we have less central Asians then Americans have Mexicans and Guatemalans.
Indians relation with British Empire, Morrocans with Spanish, French with Algerian…….German with none of them can’t be compared with Tajiks/Uzbeks /Kyrgyz with Russia because of the relative recency of USSR.

Kazakhs generally are not much of problem on this issue, plus much larger number of Kazakhstan citizens are ethnic Russian citizens anyway…….but in what world would it be possible for Putin to have a lenient migration policy with Kazakhstan, but a strict one with Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan you stupid dickhead? Anyway, as I said, being the inheritor state of the USSR does require obligations.

And this is just the tip of the iceberg shown, as millions (IIRC about 13 million overall, will try to find later data)

That’s people crossing the border, each time counted, not the actual number of individual people who have come into Russia you f**king idiot. It may also include the Lithuanian scumbag diplomat who hit a women while driving……..and fled the country.
In reality there are close to ( or probably over) 1 million of each Armenians, Gruzians, and Moldovans also who work in Russia.

Enjoy whip the money changers Monday!

Whip em good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=15&v=s0Ej7llMX6M

This was always gonna be the avenue of attack.

Johnny Johnson’s at Langley have been salivating over the prospect of Central Asian Muslim gunmen shooting up Moscow. Planning it and planning for it.

Not that it is the country responsible or linked , but it is unusual coincidence that the innocent truck driver carrying the bomb on the Crimean bridge was also an Azeri.

Kiev regime started the war in Donbass in 2014, murdering a lot of civilians

Russia started the war in 2014 when it sent volunteers such as Girkin to start killing Ukrainian police officers and soldiers.

Russia responded a lot later, in 2022

Does that justify killing women and children?

Besides, there is a huge difference between deliberate shelling of areas where there are only civilians (like the area where my mother used to live in Lugansk) with the purpose of murdering non-combatants

If that were Ukraine’s goal and strategy don’t you think the civilian death toll would have been a lot higher than 3,000 over a period of years?

and targeting military assets (as secondary detonation often proves) and military-industrial complex

Often, but not always (or even mostly). Do you think the civilian deaths recently in Kharkiv and Odessa were acceptable?

indigenous Palestinian Jews

What fraction of Israel population do “indigenous Palestinian Jews” constitute, and what is the fraction of various carpet-baggers (Ashkenazi, Mizrahi, and Sephardic Jews)?

What fraction of Israel population do “indigenous Palestinian Jews” constitute,

It is entirely about religion. The issue has 0% to do with ethnicity. Judaism and Christianity are indigenous to Palestine. Therefore, the TRUTH is simple:

• 100% of Palestinian Jews are indigenous.
• 100% of Palestinian Christians are indigenous.

The non-Palestinian religion if Islam contaminated Palestine ~600 AD. One can be:

♦︎ Palestinian — Jew or Christian
♦︎ Non-Palestinian — Muslim

These are really easy and undeniable concepts.

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     Muslim Colonies are the Problem
  Muslim Decolonization is the Answer
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Besides, there is a huge difference between deliberate shelling of areas where there are only civilians (like the area where my mother used to live in Lugansk)

Please cite one of these shelling incidents.

Date and location.

with the purpose of murdering non-combatants and targeting military assets (as secondary detonation often proves) and military-industrial complex.

Is Russia attacking military assets by sending 2 stroke Iranian drones at Kiev?

Johnny Johnson’s at Langley have been salivating over the prospect of Central Asian Muslim gunmen shooting up Moscow. Planning it and planning for it.

It’s really sad that you think about me even when I haven’t posted.

Are you still maintaining the theory that the CIA is responsible for the Moscow attack?

All the brains at the CIA decided that the best possible conspiracy involving ISIS-K was to gun down 21 year olds at a rock concert? They couldn’t find an officer’s function or something with high level dignitaries? Some CIA director in a secret meeting said LETS DO THE ROCK CONCERT IDEA!!! BOBS IDEA IS THE BEST U GUYS!!!

This is really what you conclude?

You are going to maintain that the most recent ISIS-K video where they threaten Putin was made by the CIA?

You do realize that Putin has propped up an atheistic eye doctor in Syria that is hated by numerous Muslim groups including ISIS?

And to top it off the CIA warned Putin about their own attack? Is that right Wokechoke?

Russia started the war in 2014 when it sent volunteers such as Girkin to start killing Ukrainian police officers and soldiers.

Apparently there’s some evidence (though I’m unsure just how reliable) in one of the Russian-language books about the Donbass War that Girkin and his pals launched their Donbass expedition on their own, defying orders from the Kremlin, with the Kremlin subsequently having to improvise due to the huge enthusiasm that the Donbass War generated in the Russian World. Would have been much better had the Kremlin quickly annexed the Donbass back in 2014, honestly. That or let Ukraine quickly crush the Donbass uprising, but that would have been politically unfeasible for the Kremlin.

Putin’s standard position on terrorist attacks and their relationship with ethno-religious issues is that “terrorism has no nationality”, which he has wheeled out again now. This is logical and rational. Russia cannot currently afford to scare away Central Asian workers with out of control pogroms since it suffers from a labor crunch as it is. Nor can Russian security services diversify into an anti-Islamism campaign at the same time that they’re fully occupied with fighting Ukraine (in addition to their pastime of hunting liberals and gays).

Interestingly enough, I think that simple racial/ethnic/religious profiling by the Russian government (including both the Russian police and the Russian security services) might do the trick here. As in, still allow Central Asians to immigrate to Russia in large numbers, but aggressively screen them for radicalism beforehand and also afterwards, along with aggressively checking them for weapons, bombs, and the like whenever there is the potential for a dangerous situation. Central Asians might of course be offended by this, but when Islam as a religion is unique in just how many bad apples it produces in the 21st century, such Russian moves would at least be understandable. FWIW, I personally support narrowly tailored racial/ethnic/religious profiling when it is necessary to save lives and prevent harm based on Neven Sesardic’s arguments in an article of his.

Bush let in lots of Mexicans and Latinos while Putin lets in millions of Tadjiks and Uzbeks, and gives Chechens special status above that of ethnic Russians.

I think that Bush also supported race-based affirmative action, no? At least in some form(s).

BTW, I suppose that having Russia let in Central Asians en masse is perfectly rational and logical if Russia wants to undo the effects of decades of Communist rule. A Russia without decades of Communist rule, with internal freedom of movement, and one which would have permanently kept Central Asia would have likely experienced a lot of internal Central Asian migration to the East Slavic heartland for as long as most of the good jobs would have been located there. I don’t think that even if a non-Bolshevik Russia would have managed to maintain a relatively high TFR among its Slavs, that this would have cardinally altered the situation. After all, a lot of Southern blacks moved to the Northern and Western US from 1910 to 1970, including during the 1945-1965 post-WWII baby boom years, when the US’s total fertility rate was very high by developed Western standards.

Interestingly enough, I think that simple racial/ethnic/religious profiling by the Russian government (including both the Russian police and the Russian security services) might do the trick here. As in, still allow Central Asians to immigrate to Russia in large numbers, but aggressively screen them for radicalism beforehand and also afterwards, along with aggressively checking them for weapons, bombs, and the like whenever there is the potential for a dangerous situation.

So stop attacks by aggressively screening them for bombs and weapons. That will work as well as those “gun free zone” signs at schools. Should they be given a questionnaire on their intent?

Welcome to our country! Before letting you in we just need to ask a few questions to see if you can assimilate.

Will you take part in a terrorist attack:
[ ] Yes
[ ] No

Do you plan on trying to acquire weapons:
[ ] Yes
[ ] No

Thank you and have a rainbow day!

More Muslims = increased chance of Muslim extremism. There is no way around that equation and their religion tolerates violence.

In fact statistically the children are more likely to become terrorists than the parents.

Russia can’t racially profile at this point. They have too many Muslims and plenty of networks. A couple Muzzie randos can sneak across the border and do this type of attack. It isn’t hard to kill innocent people and guns aren’t needed. Russians are lucky that most Muslims aren’t creative or original and resort to boneheaded “kill everyone at a concert” type attacks.

Asking them if they support murder over Muhammad cartoons could make a lot of sense, no? But then they could lie about this as well.

Racially profiling at airports is easy according to both Sam Harris and Israeli Jews. Give everyone a basic screening but screen people who look Muslim much more aggressively.

For concert-type events, aggressive screening of everyone might be a good idea, with again there being much more aggressive screening for people who look Muslim (which includes a lot of people, but not everyone).

Seems like aggressively promoting secularism could also do wonders in regards to reducing Muslim violence, no? Of course, this could also be combined with a campaign to convert Muslims to Christianity. While it’s likely to be far less successful than a secularization campaign, there are some Muslims for whom this might have a chance of working. Whether or not we believe in God is in part based on our genes, after all. For people with such inclinations, it might be easier to get them to believe in a different God than to completely secularize.

IslamoGloboHomo hates Judeo-Christians. (1)

Chamber of Commerce Foundation Moves Hard Left?

Embattled Business Org Turns to Soros-Funded Groups,
Democrats to Keep Dwindling Operations Alive

Tax documents for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and for a major foundation funded by leftist billionaire George Soros show the organization that purports to represent the U.S. business community has turned hard left in recent years.

The Tides Foundation’s public filings from 2018 to 2022 show the Soros-funded organization has given more than $12 million to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation over that five-year span. In 2018, the Tides Foundation gave the Chamber’s foundation $450,000. In 2019, Tides gave the Chamber group $1,450,000. It gave another $100,000 in 2020, followed by $10 million in 2021 and another $175,885 in 2022. That totals $12,175,885 in a five-year span.

Is anyone surprised that the anti-American “Chamber of Commerce” is seeking out SJW🏳️‍🌈Muslim funding?

Their open hatred of Christians is openly on display. Is there any doubt that their goal is the Great Muslim Replacement native workers?

PEACE 😇
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(1) https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/03/25/exclusive-tax-documents-chamber-commerce-foundation-turns-soros-funded-groups-democrats-keep-dwindling-operations-alive/

Apparently there’s some evidence (though I’m unsure just how reliable) in one of the Russian-language books about the Donbass War that Girkin and his pals launched their Donbass expedition on their own, defying orders from the Kremlin

Girkin is on record stating that the war was a Russian operation. Even if you ignore Girkin there are early videos of Putin’s green men refusing to show their passports. Meaning Putin sent in troops early on to back the separatists. The Vice videos made it clear that the real separatists were mostly rural jackass type Slavs that could not have done it on their own. Vice basically showed up and filmed them and the separatists constantly made assess of themselves on camera.

Girkin is now in a prison cell for criticizing the war.

Amusingly he is not against the war but was instead thrown in the Russian glass cage for calling Putin and his generals incompetent.

Girkin supports the war but wants a different dictator or general in charge.

Would have been much better had the Kremlin quickly annexed the Donbass back in 2014, honestly. That or let Ukraine quickly crush the Donbass uprising, but that would have been politically unfeasible for the Kremlin.

Ukraine should have sent in special forces immediately. That was the huge mistake they made.

If Mexican separatists killed a bunch of police and political workers in New Mexico the Federal government would not let them have the buildings and then negotiate a settlement. It would be a night of headshots.

The Ukrainian government completely wimped out and that is why there was a counter-militia movement.

Racially profiling at airports is easy according to both Sam Harris and Israeli Jews. Give everyone a basic screening but screen people who look Muslim much more aggressively.

Ok so we screen them at airports. That already happens. No one packs an AK-47 in their luggage. They get off the plane, become citizens and then have their terrorist network deliver the guns. These terrorist cells attract angry losers that are borderline suicidal. Islam promises them virgins in heaven and eternal happiness.

Or their kids make pressure cooker bombs and kill a bunch of people at a parade. How do you stop that scenario?

More Muslims = increased chance of terrorism. Why take the risk? Why do White people have to die for third world immigration? The founders of this country never would have supported importing third world randos for some inexplicable ideal.

Seems like aggressively promoting secularism could also do wonders in regards to reducing Muslim violence, no?

I see no reason to believe that. If anything the secular government countries are more likely to have Muslims that want to go on a killing spree because they associate secularism with degeneracy. They view Britain and America as what happens when you don’t have Islam. It can end up affirming their twisted beliefs. Some of the most dedicated ISIS killers were British but Muslim born.

I actually was against shutting down the ISIS state. If anything we should have left it open as a honey pot for Muslims in the West. It was attracting the worst of them.

Of course, this could also be combined with a campaign to convert Muslims to Christianity.

Yea that would go over real swell. Muslim to Christianity conversion rates are low because their prophet becomes a lying mass murdering sand raider who married a child. Christianity to Muslim conversions are more common because Jesus is maintained as an important prophet.

Or we could avoid all these problems and not import them.

Why should anyone import Muslims? There are plenty of Catholics all over the world if laborers are needed.

I really don’t understand your tendency towards globalism. Asian countries like Japan tell the Muslims to stay in their own borders. Whites used to do the same and it is a statistically safer policy.

Well, TBF, I was kinda hoping to accept Muslim immigrants who want to reform and improve their religion (there are plenty of progressive Muslims in Orange County, California, for instance), but Yeah, we could certainly do without the rest of them. Certainly without the religious fundamentalist intolerant bigots and violent, unstable ones.

So, Yeah, progressive and pro-Western Muslims only, please!

That said, though, out of curiosity: Would you have advocated a similarly restrictive immigration policy for Italians and Jews in the early 20th century had you been alive back then? More Italians = more mafia and more Jews = more (elite) Leftism.

Ukraine hits landing ships in Sevastopol

Makes me wonder if Ukraine got wind of a coastal invasion.

I have no doubt that Putin has at least considered pulling a Gallipoli on Odessa.

It is possible for a skinny person to crawl through a wombat tunnel. Burrows are cool and tend not to be frequented by venomous snakes, of which Australia has plenty.

There is some danger of collapse, though.

Counter to the wishful thinking trolls who babble on about the Kiev regime winning –

https://www.rt.com/shows/modus-operandi/594385-ukraine-growing-shortage-military-personnel/

https://marksleboda.substack.com/p/the-terror-attack-on-moscow?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2

As of now, Kiev regime involvement in the Moscow terrorist attack is arguably more believable than the earlier claims that Russia paid the Taliban bounties to kill Americans and blew up the Nordstream 2 Pipeline.

Possibly the opposite if the West needs to bring in something at Odessa and wants to push the Russians back slightly beforehand. If so, the Russians may close down the port soon.

So, Yeah, progressive and pro-Western Muslims only, please!

How would we know that? Ask them nicely? What else would they say if they want in the country?

How do you stop the Boston bomber problem? Where their kids decide that they hate the West and adopt Muslim extremism?

Would you have advocated a similarly restrictive immigration policy for Italians and Jews in the early 20th century had you been alive back then? More Italians = more mafia and more Jews = more (elite) Leftism.

The Italian mafia is mostly Hollywood folklore. Of course it existed but its influence is grossly exaggerated. Both the Wild West and Italian Mafia are mostly Hollywood storylines. But even the worst mob leaders didn’t order attacks on parades. Actual hits were quite rare compared to what you see in the movies. The Sopranos seems realistic in how it is filmed but the NY mob never ordered that many hits in such a short period and they would never have the boss or even high level officers take part in that many murders. Tony Soprano was basically a serial killer.

As for Jews that would be Russian immigration and yes I would have capped it. I also think too many Irish were let in. There is a lot of focus on Jews and the left while the Kennedy type Democrats seem to get ignored. Both the Jews and the Irish forged urban alliances with Blacks while avoiding them in their personal lives. Both groups also mostly moved to the burbs when they had the chance.

But for the record I’m a racial realist but not a White nationalist. The problem I see with multi-culturalism is that various groups start competing against each other and making disingenuous alliances like Jews/Blacks and Irish/Blacks. But I have just as many complaints about Anglos before such alliances existed. It was the wealthy Anglo 1% that decided to bring over slaves and then fought a war using poor Whites to maintain that system. White man’s greed is a real problem and so is race denial. This country was put on a very unstable path in 1865 as the North did not want to face the reality of race and the South was morally wrong and defeated but right about race existing. There was never a healthy accounting for reality between the two sides.

Kiev regime involvement in the Moscow terrorist attack

That has not been established yet. Only one thing s certain: as the US for the umpteenth time claimed that ISIS was responsible, it is 100% guaranteed that it was not ISIS.

So there’s no misunderstanding, I repeat –

As of now, Kiev regime involvement in the Moscow terrorist attack is arguably more believable than the earlier claims that Russia paid the Taliban bounties to kill Americans and blew up the Nordstream 2 Pipeline.

That has not been established yet. Only one thing s certain: as the US for the umpteenth time claimed that ISIS was responsible, it is 100% guaranteed that it was not ISIS.

Stop making stuff up. It was not speculation by the US or the result of some investigation.

It was ISIS that claimed ISIS was responsible on their own channel. ISIS-K actually and they released another video that threatened Putin.

Are you going with the theory that the US is actually controlling ISIS and also warned Russia about their own attack?

Ukraine hits landing ships in Sevastopol
Makes me wonder if Ukraine got wind of a coastal invasion.

Surely a demented scumbag as yourself has been told to stop posting on here these equally demented western black propaganda videos making false claims……..and adding your own false claim idiocy to them?

Stop making stuff up. It was not speculation by the US or the result of some investigation.

It was ISIS that claimed ISIS was responsible on their own channel. ISIS-K actually and they released another video that threatened Putin.

What part of tried “escaped through border region with Ukraine” is a shithead as yourself too thick to understand? Who gives a f**k what some group called ISIS-K is claiming?

There was one other terrorism at a mobilisation training base, involving Tajiks shooting 16 of our guys dead- that interestingly was also in a border region (Belgorod). The terrorists were killed in carrying out their evil act – but as I understand direct Ukrop involvement in that was not definitely concluded.

Are you going with the theory that the US is actually controlling ISIS and also warned Russia about their own attack?

No, this non-warning “warning” was completely unprofessional and almost certainly malicious. Additionally the inference of it was clear that it was directed at target of National Public holiday (Women) or Presidential elections the next week. Not this 2-3 weeks later.

Then there is history of allowing numerous Chechen terrorists to escape and live in the west

Ukronazi terrorist bitch who placed car bomb in Daria Dugina’s car escaped via Baltic border and appears to be in zero pressure to be extradited

Maidan false-flag terrorist massacre
Bucha absurdity
Odessa
Novaya Kakhovka dam destruction
MH17
Murder of one of the Kiev scumbag negotiators
100’s of terrorist acts by the Ukronazi scumbag coward military
Total false-flag provocation by the west involving the plane forced to land (after fake bomb threat) in Belarus
Nord Stream explosion
One girl recruited/brainwashed by ukronazis into terrorist action in Saint Petersburg killing Tatarsky ( and severely injuring others)
Yushchenko fake “poisoning” provocation by the west

Those are just what I can remember – although the prelude “warning” from the US does make me think that part was black propaganda op designed to make US look good to western sheep idiots in the process of terrorist action against Russia.i.e entire terrorist act was American created and ordered.

Wouldn’t a total Muslim ban violate the US Constitution? Or do you want to do it by country instead rather than directly by religion?

Interethnic harmony is an important priority of the government.

After 9/11, in America, a lot of people in America were becoming hostile against Muslims, there was discrimination against Muslims after the terrorist attacks. In Russia, they want to avoid this kind of situation after terrorist attacks* so this is part of why television in Russia is trying to not generate negative feelings in relation to the religion of the terrorists. This is common and expected.

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*Terrorist attacks are more common in Russia.

Putin isn’t really similar to neoconservatism.

Neoconservatism is based on spreading democracy, importance of ideology.

Neoconservatives support Ukraine because it’s a democracy seed. They are mix of believing in the ideology of democracy, with Cold War foreign policy style of “Eisenhower Doctrine” and John Foster Dulles.

Putin doesn’t care so much about ideology. His probably main obsession, is stabilization of power after the image control and halls of mirrors. Putin is more similar to the 19th century conservative politicians. He believes in “order and stability”.

If you watch Putin’s discussion about Black Lives Matter, he explains his priorities. He said he ideologically agrees with Black Lives Matter. He believes there needs to be reform of American police. He says Russia has always supported a fight against the racial injustice in American society and will continue.

But, he is very criticizing against Black Lives Matter protesting in the streets, creating disorder and creating destabilization. When he is ideologically agreeing with BLM, within the country, he can see as a geopolitical rival, Putin is opposed to them because they represent protests, disorder and probably he views them in 2020 as similar to protests in Belarus which ask for regime-changes.

If we will look at the election map, there is now a possibility that Trump can attain 270 in November.

Unlike before 2016, Trump winning Florida was viewed an attainment, Florida is viewed as a Republican state this decade.

Florida is important because it has 30 delegates.

So, with Florida, Trump can win 270 even after losing Pennsylvania, Michigan and Minnesota.

Trump just needs to win Wisconsin, Georgia, Arizona and Nevada.

Trump is currently in polls a little more popular than Biden in these states although it’s not a large difference.
Wisconsin https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/2024/wisconsin/
Arizona https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/2024/arizona/
Nevada https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/2024/nevada/
Georgia https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/2024/georgia/

It’s maybe especially Latino voters who could be important in Arizona, Nevada, Afro-American voters in Georgia.

Trump is also leading in Michigan:

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4549485-trump-tops-biden-8-points-michigan/

There are some angry Muslims in Michigan due to Biden’s Israel policy. Few are going to vote for Trump (who is even more pro-Israel than Biden is), but a lot of them could abstain simply to fuck over Biden, even if this will result in a Trump victory.

What’s interesting is that both Putin and BLM support or at least are sympathetic towards Hamas.

Surely a demented scumbag as yourself has been told to stop posting on here these equally demented western black propaganda videos making false claims……..and adding your own false claim idiocy to them?

That was obviously a cell phone video recorded by a Russian.

Are you not able to see that or do lock your mind into a safety bubble and tell yourself that any unwanted information must be propaganda? Did the attack happen or not? Was it real or fiction?

I will take rules from Ron Unz but please don’t invent your own rules using the same imagination that you rely on to deny reality.

What part of tried “escaped through border region with Ukraine” is a shithead as yourself too thick to understand? Who gives a f**k what some group called ISIS-K is claiming?

Escaping to a warzone makes sense and is not evidence of a conspiracy. If you actually read the news you would know that ISIS-K took responsibility and threatened Putin. Maybe try reading outside your bubble:

Why ISIS-K Hates Putin—and Went After Moscow
https://news.yahoo.com/deadliest-terrorist-attack-russia-20-204028056.html

No, this non-warning “warning” was completely unprofessional and almost certainly malicious.

Do explain how warning Putin that a concert could be attacked is malicious.

Additionally the inference of it was clear that it was directed at target of National Public holiday (Women) or Presidential elections the next week. Not this 2-3 weeks later.

So you are suggesting that the CIA is part of a grand conspiracy involving the holiday of women (who even celebrates that???) and they also warned Putin of an possible ISIS attack even though the conspiracy would require that they control ISIS…is that right? So they warned Putin of their own attack? This all makes sense to you?

What’s interesting is that both Putin and BLM support or at least are sympathetic towards Hamas.

Putin isn’t sympathetic towards Hamas.

He will makes comments about the US but won’t do anything to piss off Israel.

He could at any time threaten to cut off their oil and chooses to do nothing.

Putin is all talk when it comes to the Middle East. His pathetic fans here were hoping that he would take the side of Hamas after October 7th and he went back to doing nothing and selling them oil as I predicted.

Wouldn’t a total Muslim ban violate the US Constitution? Or do you want to do it by country instead rather than directly by religion?

No I don’t see how it would violate the constitution.

There is nothing in the constitution that requires that we take immigrants from every country or religion.

Rights defined in the constitution are for US citizens. An immigrant is not a citizen.

Russia also cucks much more in favor of radical Muslims than the US does. Koran burning in the US is still legal due to the First Amendment. In Russia, Koran burners get thrown in jail and brutally tortured by sadistic Chechens.

Doubtless HA and JJ will soon be here to celebrate the destruction of the bridge … sorry, wrong bridge.

Tajikistan is an aggressively secular state, while it also does the authoritarian cult of Presidential power. Also appears to be pretty friendly with China Russia and US all at one time.

But somehow the CIA got to four of their migrant laborers and started a fight with them in Moscow.

There’s a plausible theory that Al Aqsa Flood was done to overstretch US resources. It’s diverted ordinance and other assets already. It’s also been a black eye for US credibility regarding US claims that Russia is acting in a genocidal manner in Ukraine.

One simply has to look at the civilian death toll in Gaza and cross reference that with Ukie civilians deaths and look at how the US supports the Israeli massacre of Arabs.

I’m not opposed to the idea that Hamas was encouraged to strike Israel by Russian diplomats and military attaches.

A total ban is necessary

Inalienable rights…foreigners are alien.

But they do have rights, just alienable ones.

“Hey, how do you turn this thing?”

If the election were held today, the result would be: (1)
    312 — Trump
    226 — Biden

Trump is popular with independent and other swing voters.

Hispanics who arrived legally are in play for Trump. As a group, they are heavily undercut by the surge of illegals.

#LetsGoBrandon 😇
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(1) https://www.realclearpolling.com/maps/president/2024/no-toss-up/electoral-college

It is strange because the Soviet Union broke apart, in large part due to ethnic differences. But Putin can’t seem to acknowledge that.

It is kind of like if America lost the SW and politicians kept saying “diversity is our greatest strength.”. Though I suppose that is exactly what they would do.

The outbound vessel lost power at the worst possible time.

PEACE 😇

Where is Poupon Marx?

He can probably explain what we see in the video with the lights and smoke.

As of now, Kiev regime involvement in the Moscow terrorist attack is arguably more believable than the earlier claims that Russia paid the Taliban bounties to kill Americans and blew up the Nordstream 2 Pipeline.

Sure Mickey, everything that comes out of the kremlin is believable – only in your crazed world! 🙂

The Russian Federation is a multi-ethnic empire as a lot of land Moscow controls has populations of non-Russian nationality although not non-Russian citizenship. The wider near-abroad which Moscow wants to control has mainly non-Russian populations in both nationality and citizenship.

So, the option for Moscow, was to integrate non-Russian populations or allow nationalism and lose control of important regions, become a smaller country and regional power, instead of great power or super power.

Some of the regions of the Russian Federation that would be lost to separatism if allowing nationalism, have a large part of natural resources, which are a basis of Moscow’s wealth and power like Yakutia. Some of the postsoviet states like Ukraine had strategic areas like Crimea which were threatened by nationalism in 2014. Some of the regions like Central Asia can be national security threats because of their borders with Russia and unstable countries like Afghanistan.

Moscow chooses the first option, to integrate non-Russian populations, try to control areas they live, in smaller extent the postsoviet countries in the near-abroad. Is this only Putin’s choice? I would not say he begins this choice. Yeltsin’s response in 1994 to Chechen independence, was showing postsoviet Russia would not allow extreme retreats inside the Russian Federation to the nationalist/separatist process. Putin extended this more aggressively as Russia’s economy recovered, to the postsoviet countries where Russia still has leverage.

Putin doesn’t “support Hamas”. His personal view is definitely sympathetic/friendly in relation with Israel. His geopolitical view, is being in the rival, non-West bloc. But, if he had been an American politician, he would probably work as a Republican or centrist Democrat.

Israel and Russia are part enemy of each other’s blocs in the New Cold War, when Iran supplies Russia for the war in Ukraine since 2022. America supplies Ukraine, while Israel is behaving like an American military base and an enemy of Russia’ ally Iran. Russia is an ally of South Africa, which prosecutes Israel. Television in Russia still hasn’t adjusted to all the details of the blocs in the New Cold War, and the news show on the first channel is still more sympathetic for Israel in Gaza, compared to CNN or BBC.

For comparison, about television nowadays, the television is very negative about countries like Great Britain which are in the Western bloc.

All accidents are preventable.

I wonder if there are statistics on marine crashes sailing up river versus sailing down river. I once had a long discussion with a corporate safety manager in which I attempted to convince the man that going downstairs was inherently more dangerous than going upstairs, with the conclusion being that I learned it takes a lot of energy to argue with an idiot. Safety manager is not a fast track promotion job. If done right it is going to be absolutely perfectly invisible.

The head of the SBU (Ukrainian Gestapo) Vasil Malyuk just bragged about successful Ukie terrorist acts on the RF territory: the explosion on the Crimean bridge, assassinations of former Ukrainian MP Kiva and Vladlen Tatarsky, attempted assassination of Zakhar Prilepin, and several assassinations and attempted assassinations of officials of Lugansk People’s Republic. Looks like an attempt to take credit for the terrorist attack on Crocus city hall.

The Russian Federation is a multi-ethnic empire

Recent Russian joke:
Whatever Russians build turns out to be an empire. Whatever Europeans build turns out to be a Reich.

Yeah diversity is not our strength but more like diversity is the real world and we have to deal with it.

What that tells us is the SBU is a fake and gay intelligence agency. Which I suppose is not news to folks who have been paying attention.

What that tells us is the SBU is a fake and gay intelligence agency.

SBU is a wholly owned subsidiary of a real intelligence agency. Their own capabilities do not go beyond torturing prisoners. In everything that requires serious capabilities SBU is run directly by MI6 and indirectly by the CIA.

You always miss the point, is it already that hot in Phoenix?

Russia can claim what it wants as much as the West. Since you are ok with the Western far-fetched lies to start wars and kill civilians you have no standing. If Russia says “Kiev did it” and holds them accountable, what exactly is your objection?

They can also say “oooops” 10 year later when it doesn’t matter any more. Why can’t they act the same as the West? Morality and ‘rules’ have to be consistent, otherwise they are only tools.

This same result would happen if you dance in an Orthodox church or burn the Torah. Russia is not a First Amendment country. Authorities prioritize the interethnic harmony and social stability.

They are enjoying power and money, they don’t want to lose power and money because of allowing social instability.

There are some angry Muslims in Michigan due to Biden’s Israel policy. Few are going to vote for Trump (who is even more pro-Israel than Biden is), but a lot of them could abstain

Biden can enter a conflict with Israel to become more popular with Arab voters in Michigan. Conflict with Israel, also would cause his foreign policy to look more incoherent in 2024 after he was supporting Israel in October 2023.

Biden/Blinker already has aspects of the incoherent policy appearances, for the voters, because of the disorganized withdrawal from Afghanistan and intermediate policy in Ukraine. In a poll, he only has 33% approval in the section of foreign affairs. https://news.gallup.com/poll/642620/biden-job-rating-steady-middle-east-approval.aspx

Brussels today is full of shit. You’d say that’s nothing new, Brussels was always full of shit. But today Belgian farmers added a lot of manure to the shit Brussels was always full of.

Morality and ‘rules’ have to be consistent, otherwise they are only tools.

Morality is not applicable to politics. There are no rules in politics, either. Otherwise how can the empire of evil and its cocksuckers claim that Putin’s moving children out of the war zone shelled by Ukies is a crime, whereas murdering ~15,000 children in Gaza is not?

SBU is a wholly owned subsidiary of a real intelligence agency. Their own capabilities do not go beyond torturing prisoners. In everything that requires serious capabilities SBU is run directly by MI6 and indirectly by the CIA.

Making Ukraine worse diminishes Not-The-President Biden’s re-election prospects.
    • Why would the CIA undermine him?
    • Are you suggesting the CIA wants to help TRUMP 2024?

France’s Macron wants to escalate in Ukraine. It is much more likely that SBU is currently dominated by French intelligence.

PEACE 😇

Morality is not applicable to politics.

We are heading there. But if there are no rules than literally everything is permitted and it is down to brute power. The last time I checked that gives a huge advantage to Russia in Ukraine. Abandoning rules and lying was the dumbest thing for the West to do. But they did it and now it’s too late.

moving children out of the war zone shelled by Ukies is a crime, whereas murdering ~15,000 children in Gaza is not?

The kind of absurdity you end up with in a purely tribal world. Who in the West thought that was a good idea and would benefit them? They are fools.

This issue of Russia’s near-abroad relates to her need for a security buffer zone. If Russia lets these regions go, it is likely the West or China will eventually grab them. Even Turkey and Iran could be interested in controlling former Soviet territories. This gradual encroachment and pressure has a nuclear warfare dimension so it is not a trivial concern.

If Russia were not worried about these countries being pulled out of her orbit, Putin might not care. Most of these countries would simply wither without strong ties to Moscow. Even Ukraine was at risk of decaying, since the Europeans did not want the competition. The growth of China had already disrupted world trade and the West did not want a Ukrainian economic incursion into the high value-added first world industries. So Ukraine’s highest value to the West was as a permanent thorn in Russia’s side. Her second value is with low tech industries like agriculture and coal. Third is organized crime and vices. The demonstrated high tech strengths of Ukraine were most valuable to Russia working as partners. Unfortunately it seems that by 2010 much of this leftover technological capability from Soviet glory days had been “strip mined” away by the world. Now Russia may not be expecting much from the once vibrant Ukrainian aerospace, electronics, shipbuilding, nuclear and machine-building enterprises. Future capability will be rebuilt almost from scratch.

There’s a plausible theory that Al Aqsa Flood was done to overstretch US resources.

Well go ahead and explain the theory given that the IDF responded with limited US resources and US military aid to Israel represents about 20% of their military budget. They in fact have excess cash from being able to buy cheap Russian oil and could easily fund their own military. The amount the US contributes is pocket change. I support ending that aid but good luck suggesting it to either party.

I’m not opposed to the idea that Hamas was encouraged to strike Israel by Russian diplomats and military attaches.

I doubt that was the case. The attack reeks of poor leadership. The Russians would have come up with a better plan and would have discouraged an attack on a concert. Any poster here would have come up with a better plan. Attacking a bunch of girls at a concert while filming it with GoPros was incredibly stupid. It actually would have been easier to draw the IDF into a trap but Hamas is dominated by thugs that have bloodlust. I think the theory that they targeted the concert in part to get some rape time is plausible. This was a bunch of angry Muslim incels breaking through the border and going on a rampage. Most expected to die within 12 hours.

Otherwise how can the empire of evil and its cocksuckers claim that Putin’s moving children out of the war zone shelled by Ukies is a crime, whereas murdering ~15,000 children in Gaza is not?

Putin has been indicted with war crimes over kidnapping children under the guise of moving them out of a warzone.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/17/vladimir-putin-war-crimes-icc-arrest-warrant-ukraine-children

Most of those children were old enough to talk and described it as being kidnapped. They did not want to leave.

Here is the work of your dwarf protector:

He most likely ordered a mass kidnapping to boost the Russian population.

Putin has divided Russian/Ukrainian relations more than any Tsar of the past.

Ukrainians will hate Russians for a thousand years.

Oh and NATO expanded beyond what anyone thought possible in 2021.

WAY TO GO DWARF

THE 2.5 WEEK SPECIAL OPERATION IS GOING SWIMMINGLY

In 2004, I was at an exhibition in Moscow. I was staying at an hotel/hostel run by the Ministry of Electronic industry near Kolomenskaya Metro. That day, the expo was ending so we were about 5 minutes late as we were taking our bags with us. (Across to VDNK in the rush hour!). It was fortunate that we were late.

The train but one ahead of us was bombed by Chechen terrorists between Avtozavodskaya and Pavletskaya metro stops. We were stuck. Even in those days there were enough mobile phones that within 5 minutes we knew what had happened. Within 20 minutes we were being led off the train onto buses by emergency services and taken to Pavletskaya. This was a very impressive response time. I was extremely glad as I have a tendency to claustrophobia when stressed. (It was standing room only).

The whole of that week, any young man that looked vaguely Caucasian was being stopped and his papers were being checked by the police at every metro station and even some bus stops.

Fast forward 20 years to a richer more security orientated Moscow. A terrorist alert was ignored. I have been to Crocus City hall for concerts and Expos. There are few sites in Moscow so easy to secure. The OMON are nearby! Even if inspections at every metro station were not appropriate after Putin’s dismissal of the warnings, a few armed guards at concert venues, particularly Crocus, a degree of alertness and evacuation plans (in 2004 one was obviously ready) would still have been appropriate. Moscow emergency services in 2004 were impressive. In 2024 they seem to have been a shambles. Were the shootings allowed to happen? Bribery? Putin using the opportunity to increase support for mobilization? Incompetence? Lack of manpower after losing the best Rosgardia in the attack on Kiev? A message to Putin that there is not always someone at the end of the phone line?

And now Lukashenko has all but accused Putin of lying by backing his own border guards claim that the fugitives were heading for Belarus. The remnants of Wagner are in Belarus.

Something has happened. Power has shifted.

If Putin fails to maintain his narrative against; the US/UK warning, Ukraine not ISIS-K, Ukraine not Belarus is he fatally weakened? Perhaps he stays in office but will he stay in power? He has two levels of Praetorian Guard between him and the FSB/Army so there should be no immediate physical threat to him but there could be to his trusted advisors. Underlings just stop obeying?

Russia used the NK shells at Avdiivka. (The terrorists were using uncoated ammunition – North Korean – so where did they get the guns?). There are no more to come in quantity. Ukraine is about to receive mountains from European NATO production and purchase. F16s eventually. Time for Russia to quit while its still somewhat ahead even if none of Putin’s goals have been acheived?

Ukrainian industry is not completely gone. Yet. Some have bee exploring venture capital opportunities in my network. Funds are being set up to buy mechanical engineering assets cheap. China is not going to be supplying iron founding products for much longer.

Curious vignette. The captain of the ship that destroyed the bridge in Baltimore is a Ukrainian. The US should bring in more Ukrainians, there are many more bridges left.

And in Saratov the first reaction of the provincial government to the war was to open discussions with Uzbekistan about importing labour brigades. It really was.

Just now Saratov is worried that there won’t be enough workers for the Ozon and Wildberries huge distribution centres under construction unless 10,000 immigrants (not counting families) are found from somewhere. This partly reflects that Ozon and Wildberries came to Saratov for low wages (it isn’t the roads) but that many jobs will put up wages for the unskilled. The Tajiks (cheapest) and Uzbeks will have to be able to read.

State sponsored Central Asian immigration is going to be a hard sell.

Russia’s rural population is still large compared to fully industrial countries. Can rural Russia be weaned off alcohol and onto work? Low wages won’t do it.

Russian bloggers are already mocking the US. They say that the RF Foreign Ministry issued a statement that there is no evidence that ISIS is responsible for the destruction of the bridge in Baltimore by Ukrainian ship captain.

Russia also cucks much more in favor of radical Muslims than the US does. Koran burning in the US is still legal due to the First Amendment. In Russia, Koran burners get thrown in jail and brutally tortured by sadistic Chechens.

That’s the “first amendment” that has forced Trump to pay nearly half a billion dollars, ex-New York Mayor Giuliani 200 million USD, and Fox News nearly 1 billion you cretin?

Of course, in reality you can’t compare a country separated 1000s of kms by ocean from the Islamic World, and one like Russia on this issue.

Have you read Bin Laden’s history you dimwit? Even upto his death the Anglo-Americans were “cucks” for him.

And Koran burning ( as a public or distributed video) should be a crime – as should Torah and Bible burning in non-Christian/non-Israel countries. I haven’t heard of any cartoon drawings of the Prophet Mohammad in the WSJ or NYT recently either?

Russia is an ally of South Africa, which prosecutes Israel.

Non-enemy, which is completely different to “ally” on the issue of Russia and South Africa.

Direct Flights and trade – plenty with Israel, not so much with SA on direct flights. Trade I think is proportionally about the same. Neither SA or Israel involved in sanctions against Russia.

In practise Israel is probably assisting ukronazi military, South Africa probably providing Banderastan apartheid-era ammunition ,but it would not surprise me if Israel is effectively doing more for Russia since 2022 than South Africa. Israel and Turkey both have similiar relations with Russia.

South Africa not only didn’t reject the fake ICC “war crimes” request for VVP………it allowed itself into be blackmailed into not allowing the agreed Rosatom NPP that was to be built there – and South Africa’s electricity problems are supposed to be extreme.

if there are no rules than literally everything is permitted and it is down to brute power.

That’s a fair description of the world we live in. There used to be checks and balances when both the US and the USSR were around. After the dissolution of the USSR the US broke all rules, which made them obsolete for everybody (it’s as simple as 2×2=4, but the geniuses responsible for the US foreign policy didn’t figure that one out). Now anything goes, the only law is the law of the jungle.

Something has happened. Power has shifted.

Apparently there is something going on with Patrushev and there are two factions of FSB fighting for influence.

(The terrorists were using uncoated ammunition – North Korean – so where did they get the guns?)

Yesterday I heard from Ilya Ponomariev that the guns they used are some new model of Kalashnikov that is not even available to the Russian military – it is some kind of a gun that is not widely used or easily accessible.

Also, the safety measures at the Krokus hall were not sufficient – the fire was very big, where were the sprinklers? There is another version that this could be a kind of an expropriation effort of the Krokus hall by some siloviks (what they call otzhym – taking someone’s property via violent means).

If Europe manages to summon her strengths and actually provide more help (and eventually the planes), then RusFed doesn’t really have such a long window for action – possibly this summer. The window to act and go on a major offensive is now (and the nearest half a year or so). Of course, the question remains if Europe will do this (or wait until the war comes on their own territory – which most likely will not be allowed).

…After the dissolution of the USSR the US broke all rules, which made them obsolete for everybody

That is a very bad thing in the world with nukes. US broke the rules for 30 years and killed the goose that has been laying golden eggs. The stupidity is astounding.

On Unz, Mr.Hacks’ ignorant simplicity, AP’s autistic defensiveness, JoJo’s angry lying – each one handles it in his own way, but they all reflect the mentality that knows US screwed up and there is no way to fix it. They did to themselves, fools don’t get to run the world. Or maybe the nukes.

Rather ironic God brings down the bridge in Baltimore the way man tried, and failed, to bring down the Kerch bridge.

I expect the channel will be cleared in weeks, the bridge will take years to rebuild.

Impressive missile strike from Crimea to Kiev, the mass attack on Sevastopol looks like another failure. If anything the missile gap is growing.

Rather ironic God brings down the bridge in Baltimore the way man tried, and failed, to bring down the Kerch bridge.

If there is God, He must have a sense of humor.

It was probably “ISIS”. Those guys get around, ISIS-B.

If there is God, He must have a sense of humor.

I should add, black humor, Russian-style. Too bad some random people perished in that bridge collapse.

Trickster deities are all over the literature. In our literature you can start with Hermes but he is not a solo act. I could explain my take on Job but it is rather contentious and I do not want to derail the entire sector of the internet.

Ban on fag/BLM flags in state own buildings abroad imho can be good even if small example of checks/balances working properly and indeed balancing worst possible excesses of each branch without paralysing everything:

President Biden signed a $1.2 trillion spending bill into law Saturday but not without regrets, as the White House blasted a provision tucked inside the legislation that will prevent his State Department from flying Black Lives Matter or gay pride flags at foreign embassies.

“President Biden believes it was inappropriate to abuse the process that was essential to keep the government open by including this policy targeting LGBTQI+ Americans,” the White House said in a statement Saturday.

The ban applies to all State Department buildings and all flags other than a select list that includes the American flag and state, tribal and territorial banners, federal agencies and the POW-MIA flag.

It was one of a handful of provisions Republicans managed to secure in the massive spending bill to roll back what they see as an overbearing “woke” agenda by the Biden administration. Gay rights groups said Democrats successfully blocked dozens of provisions that specifically targeted the LGBT community.

The White House made clear it was not part of the negotiations over the flag provision.

“While it will have no impact on the ability of members of the LGBTQI+ community to serve openly in our embassies or to celebrate Pride, the Administration fought against the inclusion of this policy and we will continue to work with members of Congress to find an opportunity to repeal it,” the White House said.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/mar/23/white-house-blasts-new-ban-flying-blm-gay-pride-fl/

You are really reaching, stay closer to reality. It reminds me of “Putin is dead!!!” and ‘Wagner will take Moscow’ – earlier infantile attempts to feel better fed by intelligence leaks. “I heard that…” or “expropriation effort…” are silly – leave that to Mr. Hacks.

I agree that Russia has a relatively short window to act till the end of the year. They are slowly winning the war but Nato is working on the next escalation cycle and can reset it back. It is about where the final border is – there will be no deal. Nato is trying to keep the rump-Ukraine viable, meaning with Odessa, Dnipro, Kiev…they would also like Kharkiv since it is right on Russia’s border.

The key is who gets the chernozem lands – one of the most valuable natural assets in Europe. Russia today controls 1/3 of Ukie chernozem and can make an additional large buffer unusable. The reason Ukies are desperately fighting in places like Bakhmut and Avdeevka is that if they fall back the huge chernozem lands will go to Russia – Ukies defend the built-up fortress Donbas cities to protect the indefensible fields further west. Or they can scoop up the chernozem and move it to Galicia….:)

This will be studied for years as a classical example of a foolish overreach – if we survive. But it won’t bring back the sacrificed Ukie lives or the lands they are losing.

The key is who gets the chernozem lands

Yes, that’s one of the drivers in this conflict. In fact, Western agro-giants have already bought up most of these lands for a pittance. They are desperate to keep their loot. It is obvious that on territories Putin ends up controlling the thieves would be left empty-handed. As we all know, thieves hate that.

Trickster deities are all over the literature.

Religions with crowded pantheons have lots of trickster deities and really entertaining stories about them. Religions that claim to be monotheistic tend to be more boring.

I say “claim” because revered saints/apostles/prophets are essentially semi-deities, some of them function as local deities. As far as I know, Judaism is the only religion approaching monotheism (it is possible that I just don’t know enough about it).

Those are infantile attempts to make yourselves feel better fed by unserious leaks. And “I heard that…” or “expropriation effort..” are very silly.

I’m not positing any version as the right one, I’m simply pointing out to things that look a bit weird. The ISIS version is totally valid – Russia has made a lot of enemies among the Sunni because of its air raiding in Syria (and other places). This is most likely going to remain as a permanent problem now and the war in Ukraine is only going to strain the systems even more and make them more vulnerable to external attacks.

I agree that Russia has a relatively short window to act, probably till the end of this year.

This is not a given, but if Europe does summon her strength (I’m not counting on America to get their act together, ever from now on… but that, too, is not excluded in….er… a year? Another 6 months?) – then it could be serious for Russia, they are trying to surround Kharkiv now and are hoping to get it without a real fight but that is delusional – it would be an insane, long and bloody battle. Do they have the systems in place to mobilize another couple of hundred thousand? Not everything is that great from the point of view of the psychology of their population.

I don’t get why you’re gloating over other people’s land being brutally stolen via mass murder – it is going to be your own kids and grandkids who will have to live in a world where this is normalized. If there’s a larger conflict, the Slovaks, too, will have to fight, at least some of them.

Schopenhauer came up with this famous idea now called the hedgehog’s dilemma:

I don’t rule out it was an act of man, an element of Russian humour in it. The attack did coincide with when civilian casualties would be minimised, as well as other factors.

This is great news – at least something to thank the Republican party for.

They were flying BLM flags, too? That’s insane. Where – in African countries?

I don’t get why you’re gloating

Frankly, I don’t see Beckow gloating. He just points out that the whole thing is largely the fault of the empire. Without imperial meddling Ukraine would never degenerate into cavemen-level nationalism. Without imperial push to expand its military reach to Ukraine there would be no reaction from the RF, no war, and no dead Ukrainians.

I agree with his view up to a point. As an American saying puts it, fool me once – shame on you, fool me twice – shame on me. In my book the aborigines who sold their land for beads are just as guilty as the fraudster who paid them beads for land.

Such is the overly provincial mindset that find cartoons clever.

Beckow answered you well.

I don’t believe this ridiculous theory myself, but will post it because it is related:

Some believe that the difference between French and German philosophers has its origin in the differences between French and German cuisine.

French is very refined and an abstraction from the thing you are eating. But Eisbein has the skin and bone and reminds one of life and death.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisbein

Rather, I would say that it reminds one of ice-skating using pig bone skates while eating ham, which encourages a certain joie de vivre, but perhaps a wistfulness at the difficulty of acquiring such equipment today.

Polish brigadier general dies suddenly on his day off. Perhaps he fancied a day-trip to Kiev?

https://www.rp.pl/wojsko/art40063461-nagla-smierc-polskiego-generala-nie-zyje-adam-marczak

Information about the general’s death was provided by the Operations Command of the Armed Forces. “We deeply regret to inform you that on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, Brigadier General Adam Marczak, Chief of Staff of Operation EU Althea in Mons, died,” we read in the announcement.

The Operations Command noted that “the unexpected death of the general occurred due to natural causes, in free time from service”.

Is a missile on the bonce a natural cause?

Schopenhauer came up with this famous idea now called the hedgehog’s dilemma:

It makes sense of something like that coming from him (as he was quite a little hedgehog himself – someone who was impossible to live with, even though he had some cool ideas).

It sounds like Russia needs more automation to get more productivity out of their existing workforce.

Which countries make the cheapest factory automation/robots?

They shouldn’t sell the land to foreigners (we should check this factoid for accuracy, highly doubt you’re right, and, btw, neither should’ve Jared Kushner been allowed to buy properties in Serbia) or only in limited numbers, but neither is this land yours – you are primitive, brutal thieves as it has always been through out history. Nothing has changed and probably will not change. Hence, a big wall is the only option.

Arthur Schopenhauer was a brilliant writer and one of my all time top tens for sure.

With regards to humans, behavior, psychology, topics like that he was utterly retarded. He was born in the .1% and never actually knew one regular human.

Apparently his mom was a real piece of work.

Have you seen Kerry Howley’s New York Magazine expose’ of Andrew Huberman? It’s the best thing I have read this year. She is razor sharp. Poor Andrew Huberman is going to regret hearing the name Kerry Howley for a very long time.

Sure, but Ukrainian industrial high tech capability now is a small fraction of 1990. In many sectors Russia has surpassed 1990. AP claims the Ukrainians are strong in software. I can accept this but software is not a brick and mortar industry.

Do you mean China has moved above the price point for iron foundry products? So what then, the new bridge comes from Nikolayev????

Hence, a big wall is the only option.

That’s as childish as it gets. Planes, rockets, and artillery shells easily fly over walls, even children’s ball can do it.

Your talk of walls reminds me of a Russian joke. I guess you know Russian fairy tale about the golden fish that fulfills three wishes if you let it go.

Here is the joke itself.
A Russian and a Ukrainian caught the golden fish, which promised to fulfill three wishes if they let it go. Ukrainian said: two wishes are mine, one is yours. Russian says, OK. Ukrainian voices his first wish: I want Ukraine to be surrounded by a 10-meter wall. Fish says: done. Ukrainian voices his second wish: I want that there were no Russians left in Ukraine. Fish says: done. Russian asks the fish: so, Ukraine is surrounded by a 10-meter wall and not a single Russian is left in it? Fish says: yes. Russian says: than pour concrete all over the place.

Interesting theory, but maybe too much hyperventilating.

Can the hazmat material shift to rail and barge shipment?

Maybe they can now reroute the hazmat traffic through urban Baltimore. A few big accidents could do that place a lot of good by giving it a fresh start.

Takes money, time and skilled labour to install. Right now warehouse costs in Russia are sky high because the Enterprise Planning Systems have been cut off (if cloud based) or are not maintained if purchased to run on the firm’s own computers. To go from there to robots is a very big reach. The software engineers are all in Dubai anyway.

That’s as childish as it gets. Planes, rockets, and artillery shells easily fly over walls, even children’s ball can do it.

Seriously, you thought I was just talking only about the physical side of the wall? I’m talking about everything.

Officially Polish brigadier general Adam Marczak died of natural causes while off duty. By an interesting coincidence, on the day of his death Russians used ballistic missile Iskander to destroy buried Ukrainian command center near Chasov Yar (Donetsk region).

Russian bloggers wrote a few weeks ago about US marines that you can easily drown in the Red Sea while being in a hotel in Kharkov.

I thought they were more “mechanical” and indifferent.

They make these different noises at night, which can sound a bit eerie, or alien, if you are camping, and they are close, and getting closer, and you don’t recognize what beast to associate with it, or what might be encouraging it to make the noise.

The Chinese had bought huge parts of Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia. Also at loot value.

The Chinese had bought huge parts of Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia.

If memory serves, the Chinese bought “Motor Sich” in Zaporozhie. Clown’s regime stole it from them. End of story.

…things that look a bit weird. The ISIS version is totally valid

Nothing is weirder than “ISIS”: islamists who only attack other Moslems: Syria, Iran, even Sunni Taleban. Now Russia. ISIS never fought the West or Izrael. They appeared very well armed in Syria as US was trying to overthrow the Syrian government. That is weird, isn’t it? I am skeptical.

There will be many versions on who is behind it and we will never agree. Enough evidence – by Western standards – ties the attack to Kiev: they were driving to Ukraine. The head of Ukie Nat Security was just fired, Nuland was ‘retired’. US “warning” issued on March 7 was for 48 hours – inapplicable.

If Russia chooses to blame Kiev they can. West will never agree even if the perps were caught with Ukie documents and phones. They would say it was “fake”. So their views don’t matter – they are in a tailspin of Russia-hatred (as are you), there is no point in a rational discussion.

The chernozem is in play because Kiev and Nato stupidly attacked Russia and gave them a strong reason to counter-attack. If Ukies lose it they have only themselves to blame. Mistakes have consequences – theuy should have acted normally or took the Minsk deal. I am not happy about any of this, I just describe reality and you don’t like reality if it doesn’t suit you. It doesn’t change it.

…revered saints/apostles/prophets are essentially semi-deities

I always ask believers if there is one (G)od in the Universe, why wouldn’t it be possible to have more? Most Protestants are also monotheistic, no saints or semi-deities…but definitely more boring. It can be oppressive, but we read a lot and don’t have to confess…:)

Nothing is weirder than “ISIS”[..] I am skeptical.

I haven’t followed this whole terrorist attack closely, so I won’t comment – but there are several versions floating around. I don’t believe the “ISIS” version a 100% either. There may be some kind of a clandestine collaboration behind the scenes among various actors, but to claim this without any real info is not smart. I only go by what I read myself from sources that I trust, I know full well, mostly from reading KavkazCenter for years, that a considerable part of Muslims are angry at RusFed. Muslims are all different, so this is just a faction.

There also seems to be a discrepancy between the shooters (they looked professionally prepared with spetznaz methods, worked in pairs, one shooting, the other covering, shooting from the hip, able to leave, etc) and those pathetic looking guys they caught. There are other things.

US “warning” issued on March 7 was for 48 hours – inapplicable.

The Western warning (afaik, it was not just the US, but others as well but may be wrong) was quite accurate – they mentioned that the attack is “imminent” and that the attack would be “at a concert”. Then from what I understand the dates were postponed – it might be that the RusFed made security preparations once they first received the warning. There is info explaining the delay. Yet why did they ignore the danger to the concert venues? Maybe they didn’t believe the US had good intentions.

Says the only option is a questionable tunnel. Baltimore is also a huge RORO port, apparently, of much use to the US military. If the Russians had been working on retaliation measures, this bridge would have been top of the list.

Of course it could still be an act of God, the timing and the location certainly were highly fortuitous.

There also seems to be a discrepancy between the shooters (they looked professionally prepared with spetznaz methods, worked in pairs, one shooting, the other covering, shooting from the hip, able to leave, etc) and those pathetic looking guys they caught.

They didn’t disguise themselves and there is a picture of them escaping in their car.

Then from what I understand the dates were postponed – it might be that the RusFed made security preparations once they first received the warning.

Stop making excuses for Putin.

All he had to do was post a goon platoon at every concert.

He chose to ignore the US warning. Why would anyone expect him to take it seriously? He is arrogant and would assume that his FSB would detect any potential attack on his own territory.

Yet why did they ignore the danger to the concert venues?

That’s the way they are, they tend to be blase until something happens. But the warning was only from US on March 7 and was very specific: Next 48 hours in Moscow. If the Western media were honest they would say so – it is right there in the warning.

I also noticed that the shooters look very pathetic – but after what they went through (escape, capture, etc..) that is explainable. Two perps were also shot on the spot – maybe they were the tough guys.

It is likely there was some Ukie-Western oversight or at least fore-knowledge. It doesn’t have to be “government” – there are multiple actors within each country, groups that can act unsupervised. The chief of Kiev National Security, Danilov, was fired with no explanation. Why? It is possible he perished in one of the latest Russian missile attacks – fired In memoriam. Or he was involved with this and there is panic.

But Russia needs no definite proof – not after Nato lied openly to justify its wars. They can say: we think it was Kiev and that’s it. What exactly is the West going to say? That’s the problem with lying – nobody listens to you when it matters.

Says the only option is a questionable tunnel. Baltimore is also a huge RORO port, apparently, of much use to the US military. If the Russians had been working on retaliation measures, this bridge would have been top of the list.

Do you just ignore the news completely?

It already came out that they lost power and ships in that channel use a bar pilot.

Nothing is weirder than “ISIS”: islamists who only attack other Moslems: Syria, Iran, even Sunni Taleban.

Muslim on Muslim violence has been the norm for most of Islamic history. Just look at how Muslim factions were fighting both each other and the Syrian government.

Now Russia. ISIS never fought the West or Izrael. They appeared very well armed in Syria as US was trying to overthrow the Syrian government. That is weird, isn’t it? I am skeptical.

What is weird? ISIS-K wants an Islamic state that spans Syria, Afghanistan and Iran. They actually oppose the Taliban for not wanting to take part. The Taliban correctly views them as foreign.

I don’t support Muslim extremism but I understand the strategy. If they created an ISIS state in the Middle East then they could use it to launch revolutions in nearby countries. It’s much more long term and a better plan than going on a rape ‘n kill spree in Israel. Is Hamas in a better place today or a year ago?

If Russia chooses to blame Kiev they can. West will never agree even if the perps were caught with Ukie documents and phones. They would say it was “fake”. So their views don’t matter – they are in a tailspin of Russia-hatred (as are you), there is no point in a rational discussion.

ISIS-K took responsibility and has posted video from the attackers. It actually appears that they want to make sure no one believes it was some conspiracy involving Ukraine. They also released a new video where they threaten Putin.

I am for a rational discussion and I see nothing rational about a US/Ukraine backed conspiracy where the US warns Russia of a possible attack. The people uninterested in a rational discussion just want to blame the Jews and then call any skeptic a Jew. That was occurring at Unz before anyone knew what happened. That also happened with the Hamas attack where the Jew blamers actually suggested it wasn’t real. I was called a Jew numerous times for pointing out that Hamas had posted their own videos of the attack. We have some serious reality avoiders and they tend to overlap with Jew hatred and Putin support.

He was born in the .1% and never actually knew one regular human.

have sometimes wondered what percentage of people In Europe had their own portraits painted.

I’m impressed that these cargo ships cross the oceans with only one engine and no backup (as far as I know). I wonder how often a ship loses an engine in the middle of the ocean?

Ice rated vessels and LNG tankers have multiple drivetrains. Some ships have a backup to drive the propeller through through a secondary power source but my impression is this capability is uncommon. Bottom line is that marine propulsion systems are extremely reliable.

There is some room for skepticism. The generator is usually powered by separate engine, so the lights going out does not mean propulsion is lost. I assume there is temporary backup power for steering and essential bridge controls.

I don’t think the Russians would do this sort of thing unless they think WW3 has already started and is in a slow early phase.

Yes, but it might be a wise investment versus flooding the country with cheap labor. It doesn’t work for everything and I have mixed feelings about extreme automation, but there may be a place for it.

BTW, I have often wondered how people went barefoot in winter.

The adaptability of homo sapiens is astonishing. Eskimos in igloos to Kalahari bushmen. When we bring back the velociraptor he will quickly learn to stay the hell away from humans.

I don’t rule out it was an act of man, an element of Russian humour in it.

Do you mean that Ukrainian captain was Putin’s agent? Or maybe Kremlin agent? From the POV of Ukrainian media Ukrainians fall into two categories: Putin’s agents and Kremlin agents. Curiously, Ukies believe that this distinction matters.

That’s the way they are, they tend to be blase until something happens.

They can be both – they are commonly blase (poh*istic) but Moscow also has some of the highest surveillance systems on the planet. The siloviks arrived late. However, it is also likely that they cannot provide security everywhere (they have been cruising through so far based on things being relatively peaceful, except some anti-insurgency operations in Dagestan and surveillance of local opposition groups).

It’s possible that something is going on within the FSB.

Does it also not seem weird to you that this happened so quickly after the “election”?

We may never know the full truth, these kinds of things are often not fully revealed. Or only revealed after many years or decades.

The questions:

– How many shooters were there? Do we even know?
– Where did they really head out to – how did they manage to drive 400kms through the Moscow region where they should’ve been chased by special services with everything they got (helicopters, canines, etc)? Why run towards Belarus where there is another strict pro-Russian regime in place? The Ukrainian border is also swarming with siloviks. Why not run somewhere eastwards?
– The payment – what kind of an idiot agrees to something like this for a relatively modest payment?
– Why were the US warnings ignored? Arrogance, mistrust? Paranoia that it would be a provocation?
– Is all of the video footage available from the security cameras? This is a huge venue, with tons of cameras. There is not that much footage, most of it is from the terrorists themselves or from witnesses, where is the security camera footage?
– What happened with the sprinkler system – the system was supposed to pull the air out so the people wouldn’t get smothered. Did it work or no? There was some kind of a special, professional inflammatory substance used as well.
– Why were the siloviks so slow to react (the OMON base was very close)?

This information has been scrubbed from Wikipedia, but @bsarwary and other Afghan journalists obtained ID cards that show that the reputed leader of ISIS-K was a security contractor for the US client state in Afghanistan. His license to deal weapons was issued by NATO. https://t.co/vwkdEsWJVL pic.twitter.com/4LOvbY1ZPJ

— Seth Harp (@sethharpesq) March 24, 2024

The perps said they took money and attacked on Ramadan. They were caught heading towards Kiev regime controlled Ukraine. Nothing suspicious about that. ISIS has been involved in the Russia-Kiev regime conflict:

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-8-2015-011933_EN.html

Some other factual points running counter to your preferred spin:

Feel free to ramble on about something else as you typically do.

What is weird? ISIS-K wants an Islamic state that spans Syria, Afghanistan and Iran. They actually oppose the Taliban for not wanting to take part. The Taliban correctly views them as foreign.

Yes, the Taliban are nationalist Islamists while al-Qaeda and ISIS are transnational/international Islamists. The Taliban is quite content to rule their own little fiefdom and not seek trouble elsewhere. But the other two have much broader ambitions.

BTW, off-topic, but it’s quite interesting: Had Putin not invaded Ukraine in 2022, it’s entirely possible that Uzbekistan (and Tajikistan as well) would be actively seeking Eurasian Economic Union membership today. This would likely be even more true had Putin either quickly annexed the Donbass in addition to Crimea back in 2014 or not done anything at all other than loud, vocal complaining back in 2014.

I wonder if the Crocus attack will cause Russians to sour on the Eurasian Economic Union since the goal of the EEU post-2022 is to reintegrate Russia with Central Asia.

You are predicably gullible, believing and repeating all the nonsense from the Russian channels. The ship had a Ukrainian captain in 2016. This crew was Indian.

: I have a question: Should we categorically refuse to admit any immigrants from groups that have above-average crime rates? You use that logic in regards to Muslims and terrorism, even for liberal/reformist Muslims. And should the same logic apply to housing? Should the US Supreme Court overturn its past precedents that made racially restrictive housing covenants unconstitutional, for instance?

AP, I’ve got an off-topic alternate history question for you:

Would an early Entente victory in WWI have been such a bad thing? I mean, a late Entente victory in WWI was pretty bad because it helped lead to both Nazism and Communism, both of which subsequently caused unparalleled suffering in the history of the world. But an early Entente victory, such as if there would have been no Haber-Bosch process, thus ensuring that Germany would have ran out of ammonia to produce munitions around 1916 and thus ensuring that Germany would have subsequently lost WWI by default, sounds like it would have been a pretty good scenario, no? Well, other than for the Turks, who will likely get ethnically cleansed from Constantinople, et cetera and lose Ottoman Armenia as well, being pushed back to their historical homeland of the Anatolian highlands before Russia possibly eventually takes it over as well, especially if it will become a dysfunctional state (similar to what Russia did with Kokand in Central Asia several decades earlier). And of course the Poles might not get their independence, at least not until and unless Russia will eventually implode later on, such as if a revolution (hopefully a non-Bolshevik one) still eventually occurs in Russia even with an early Entente WWI victory. And this would have been a great scenario for Ukrainians because Galicians could have spread Ukrainian nationalist ideas into the rest of Ukraine much more easily once Russia would have annexed Galicia, even after accounting for subsequent Russian repression.

What do you think?

Ok!

The U.N has given the world ammunition to act against Israel if they continue killing Palistinians when a ceasefire has been demanded.

Lets see which nations will sanction Israel and which will only prevaricate, we know the U.S is the first prevaricator.

Earlier in the month at Crocus City Hall, there was the return of Kirkorov on the first channel for International Women’s Day.

Kirkorov has been banned at the New Year Eve show on channel one this year, apparently some bloggers were angry about pictures of a semi-nude party of famous Moscow celebrities before New Year and this had been viral on the internet.

On the 8th of March, it seemed like harmony had been restored in Russian television concerts.

Kirkorov (10:00) and Baskov singing together, for the festive concert at Crocus City Hall. Dima Bilan (47:00) has also returned on channel one after the same semi-nude party as Kirkorov.

It cannot be imagined that in 2 weeks, the concert hall was burned and the roof collapsed.

I agree we will not know the full truth – that is the case with most of these attacks.

– How many shooters were there? Do we even know? 4 to 6

– Where did they really head out to?….Why not run somewhere eastwards?
East is too far and the roads are bad. They didn’t go to Belarus – on the map the turn to Belarus was 50 km earlier and they didn’t take it. They were going to Ukraine – whether they had a welcome prepared we don’t know. But if they knew where to cross and the other side was waiting it was possible.
Regarding the late response: it is always like that – in the first few hours there is chaos, nobody knows which way to go. Friday nights a lot of people are partying.

– The payment: The debit cards were only to cover expenses ($5k). If there was a payment it was much bigger and not on the Russian MIR debit cards. Think.

– Why were the US warnings ignored? They said in 48 hours on 3/7. It was 3/22.

– Why were the siloviks so slow to react? The attack took 15 minutes and it was Friday night. If they were slow (I don’t know) maybe they were drunk.

It looks like a few credible looking but dumb Tajiks were hired to shoot up the place – it went easier and bigger than the organizers anticipated. They were supposed to escape to Ukraine. The organizer could be in Ukie security apparatus with a wink from US or UK – that explains why Nuland and Danilov were fired and Kiev is in panic. And the Westie media weird “look at ISIS” scripted – and too eager – response.

Other versions are possible, or it could have been more complicated. But Occam’s razor is usually correct.

Could this exp!ain Baltimore?

PEACE 😇

I’m impressed that these cargo ships cross the oceans with only one engine and no backup (as far as I know). I wonder how often a ship loses an engine in the middle of the ocean?

I don’t know and I wonder if they put the anchor down to at least try to slow it.

There is some room for skepticism. The generator is usually powered by separate engine, so the lights going out does not mean propulsion is lost. I assume there is temporary backup power for steering and essential bridge controls.

With a bar pilot there would actually be two captains on board. The bar pilot reported it was mechanical and the ship has a history of problems.

I don’t think the Russians would do this sort of thing unless they think WW3 has already started and is in a slow early phase.

If they wanted to go after a port this wouldn’t be a very good one. Makes more sense to sabotage a German port which is where the weapons go from multiple countries.

It looks like a few credible looking but dumb Tajiks were hired to shoot up the place – it went easier and bigger than the organizers anticipated. They were supposed to escape to Ukraine.

How do we know they planned on escaping to Ukraine? Lukashenko thinks they were going to Belarus.

The organizer could be in Ukie security apparatus with a wink from US or UK – that explains why Nuland and Danilov were fired and Kiev is in panic.

US/UK share intelligence which means…..they warned Russia of an attack they supported? That doesn’t make any sense.

Why would they target a rock concert and not a social function with officers or Putin supporters?

You do realize this is the second time that Muslim extremists have attacked a theater in Russia? Was the first one also a US/UK conspiracy?

All Putin had to do was put a goon squad on the concert and these Muslim losers would not have been able to overwhelm the guards. But he ignored the warning and the world can see that. What an embarrassment to have the CIA outshine you in your own country.

But such a stark contrast is nothing new. Let’s not forget that the Soviets would have lost WW2 if not for the Turing machine. The entire German Kursk battleplan was handed to the Soviets by the Allies. In fact they tried warning Stalin of an impending attack in 1941 and he ignored them on the belief that it was propaganda. All he had to do was put his military in a defensive position as a precaution. Sounds awfully familiar.

…I am for a rational discussion

No, you are not. You suffer from serious Russo-phobia, don’t address reality, go on silly tangents, and transparently manipulate.

With “ISIS” you try too hard. There is no such thing as ISIS-K took responsibility – we have no idea who is posting and who manages them. There is not a scintilla of evidence among the caught terrorists that they had anything to do with “ISIS”. They were made to look like they could be “ISIS”, but ISIS would not attack on Ramadan Friday – they would pray. It is an obvious misdirection.

The question is why are some so desperate to point to “ISIS”? Quickly and with no time to deliberate. Have you ever read a good detective story? Not the trash in WalMart, something intelligent?

– Why were the siloviks so slow to react? The attack took 15 minutes and it was Friday night. If they were slow (I don’t know) maybe they were drunk.

It doesn’t matter for special forces that it’s a Friday night – they are always ready to go. And of course they are not drunk (that was a joke, right?). It took them an hour and 15 minutes to start storming?

You are using partial info out of context – there is no special force outside the concert venues ready to go in the West either. The attempts to blame it on Russians only show how low you have sunk in your hatred.

How would French feel after Bataclan or Nice attacks if you focused on the “inadequate” French security? They are not supermen. In 911 hundreds of firefighters were storming the Towers’ staircases as they collapsed. They are only human.

Hopefully we will get a complete and credible report on the ship accident, though it is often surprising how much seemingly useful detail can be given without explaining the root cause.

The sinking of the Norwegian frigate Helge Ingstad is a perfect example of this issue.

The Ukraine situation has been near the brink of starting a World War for two years. There is no reason to expect ANY of the players to tell the complete story or even the truth. Actions speak louder than words, assuming we find out what the actions turn out to be.

there is no special force outside the concert venues ready to go in the West either.

What the hell does that have to do with anything, when we’re talking about a specific event here? Why, is there anything wrong with just asking questions? It took OMON and Sobr an hour and 15 minutes to start storming the building. This is in Podmoskovie.

How would the French feel after Bataclan or Nice attacks if you only focused on the “inadequacy” of French security?

What does this have to do with anybody’s feelings? Do they care about my feelings? No.

To whom it may concern, select your cruise:

Next stop Lekki

or

Next stop Cabello

or

Next stop Limon.

Bon voyage!

If you show people hatred long enough they will reciprocate. So calm down and try to see things in perspective – terrorists attacks are always messy and there is always incompetence, chaos and delays. But the focus should be on the perps and who was behind them.

This is not about hatred – you are very casually accusing Ukraine of a huge terror act, while Ukraine had nothing to do with this most likely. And yet you can present zero facts. And I’m simply asking questions (there are many).

If you show people hatred long enough they will reciprocate.

In a way, hate should come natural to Latvians: after all, Swedes sold them like cattle to Peter the Great. Not to mention natural inferiority complex of residents of a three-village country. It takes significant intelligence and sophistication to get over all of this and have a reasonable human view. Most people lack required intelligence and sophistication.

If Russia says “Kiev did it” and holds them accountable, what exactly is your objection?

My objection is that there is absolutely no proof that Kyiv was behind the recent bombing of the theater in Moscow. I can see that for you and your fellow travelers that this doesn’t matter, because you all blindly believe whatever Batko Putler tells you. Believe what you want. 🙂

Ukraine had nothing to do with this most likely.

Ukraine performed a lot of terror acts in the RF: murder of former Ukrainian MP Kiva, murder of Dugina, murder of Tatarsky, attempted murder of Prilepin, etc. That’s not even counting shelling of residential areas since 2014, murders and attempted murders in LPR and DPR, or an explosion on the Crimean bridge. The head of Ukrainian SBU very recently bragged about success of their terrorist attacks in the RF.

And yet you can present zero facts.

The perps tried to run away to Ukraine. These won’t be the first bandits hiding in Ukraine after terrorist attacks in the RF.

However, I suspect that the fact that they were arrested before reaching Ukraine saved their lives: those who organized this terror attack would likely get rid of them, like they “suicided” pilot Voloshin before: dead people tell no tales.

You have been terrorizing them for 2 years (or rather 10), consistently, so if they pay you back (and will continue to do so) is understandable.

No, you are not. You suffer from serious Russo-phobia, don’t address reality, go on silly tangents, and transparently manipulate.

I don’t have a fear of Russians. In fact there are some Russians I admire like this man who unlike Putin does not have to wear high heels to look taller:

With “ISIS” you try too hard. There is no such thing as ISIS-K took responsibility – we have no idea who is posting and who manages them.

I try too hard by sourcing them directly? Does that make sense to you?

Worldwide intelligence agencies believe that the ISIS channel is legitimate and they posted videos from these losers. If you want to argue a conspiracy theory then go ahead. The default assumption is that the ISIS-K source is actually composed of Muslim extremists and not a Jewish conspiracy led by Nulan or Blinken as some at Anglin’s blog have hilariously suggested.

There is not a scintilla of evidence among the caught terrorists that they had anything to do with “ISIS”.

ISIS posted images of them before the attack:
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/03/24/7447924/

So you’re wrong….again.

The question is why are some so desperate to point to “ISIS”?

ISIS is the one that took responsibility. It isn’t desperation by anyone to simply quote them. They immediately claimed responsibility and posted a video that threatened Putin.

If a Ukrainian terrorist group took responsibility would you say it is desperation to point at them?

How do you get through daily life with this level of reality denial? Are you on disability or have some type of trust fund?

The perps tried to run away to Ukraine.

If that is indeed true then how is that evidence that the Ukrainian government is involved?

A warzone is an ideal place to hide from a government that wants to hunt and kill you. They could easily blend in with a pro-Ukrainian Chechen group. They could shave their heads and describe themselves as rebels that fled their unit. No one is going to ask for a passport.

Fleeing to Ukraine makes more sense than staying in Russia or trying to hop borders to Tajikistan. Just look at a map of Russia and how far it is from Moscow to Tajikistan. Make way more sense to hide in the chaos of a warzone.

What does this have to do with anybody’s feelings? Do they care about my feelings? No.

We care. Now will you please pipe down about this? Nobody here is going to do diddly squat about it.

Andrew Huberman’s ex’s are conspiring to destroy his awesome reputation. At least this is funny.

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/andrew-huberman-podcast-stanford-joe-rogan.html

no paywall: https://archive.is/4fBqL

I don’t know much about this guy – in fact, the only time I watched him was that one time you linked to his video (watched about 10 minutes of it, not the whole thing, it was too long). It was something neuron related (can’t remember now).

Yes, this is pretty funny, and the guy is pretty crazy (total control freak and one of those verbal braniacs which isn’t bad, but maybe not combined with those super controlling characteristics). It’s not uncommon to take out the anger on the spouse or partner and then just appear as a nice and competent person to the outside world (and it’s understandable that he was jealous, it’s not easy to be a stepparent).

I was wondering at first how in the world was he able to have a long term relationship, simultaneously spin plates and have a full time job as a famous podcaster, but then I read in this article that he used to “disappear”. Hahaha!

This chick who wrote it is a smartass.

Aren’t you a Ukrainian? How many bridges have you destroyed?…

Omg, this is a total LOL:

“His detractors note that Huberman extrapolates wildly from limited animal studies, posits certainty where there is ambiguity, and stumbles when he veers too far from his narrow realm of study, but even they will tend to admit that the podcast is an expansive, free (or, as he puts it, “zero-cost”) compendium of human knowledge. There are quack guests, but these are greatly outnumbered by profound, complex, patient, and often moving descriptions of biological process.”

“Extrapolate from limited animal studies…” – hilarious!

“Zero-cost” – LOL.

If a guy is going to be this kind of a brainiac, it might be better if he is a bit more chilled out, than this energetic and “ambitious”.

Is he or isn’t he a “scientist”? LOL

The terrorists were detained a little West from Bryansk, close to borders of both Belarus and Ukraine.

It was maybe 105 kilometres from the border of Belarus and 108 kilometres from the border of Ukraine.

Belarus would be more easy for them to enter, the border is not really guarded. Although, Ukraine is also an open border, there is military activity there so it could be more difficult to enter. Inside Ukraine might be easier for them to hide and not be sent back to Russia.

The earlier part of the border for Kazakhstan would be driving 1000 kilometres from Moscow. Areas of Kazakhstan more easy to enter at night would be possibly more distant .

Oh, and he promotes AG1. I was going to get it. I was fluctuating between getting AG1 or Ka’Chava. I really, really wanted AG1 but wasn’t sure if what they’re writing about it is true (hahaha, now I will probably not get it because of this Huberman guy). They lock you in with a monthly purchase (which is ok, as long as the product is good). Oh, what a bummer… this is terrible. I hope all these people find peace. 🙂

Ok, I’m getting Ka’Chava now. Finally decided.

You kids.

Thanks. I’ve never heard of Hubee, we don’t get that channel here at the rock I live under. Skimming the article he sounds smart, hyper, conflicted and very gay. Maybe I jumped over the part where he has 10 illegitimate super kids. I hope it all works out and for God’s sake get that dog a blankie.

To celebrate Herr Doktor Huberman, I offer the following fine song, especially since this is a Bay Area Saga:

I answered your questions and we don’t yet know who organized it. But there is evidence linking it to Ukraine – the perps were escaping there. There is also circumstantial evidence: Kiev threats and previous terror attacks, firing of Danilov and Nuland, Western eagerness to exonerate Kiev and point to Isis one hour after it happened…

There is nothing casual about it. It is casual and shallow to dismiss any suspicion of Kiev – they had motive, means and opportunity. That makes them a primary suspect.

I actually like Latvians in person, they are ok. But their obsession with one-sided history is a big problem and too many like sheep follow that narrative.

It is important to preserve Balts existence as unique, ancient IE nations. The single worst way to do it is for the Balts to brown-nose Anglos or Scandies and fight the Russians. They are more likely to disappear in the Euro-gender mishmash and by fighting Russia on Anglo behalf. A relaxed attitude of let bygones-be-gone, focus on prosperity and normal relations with Russia would strengthen the Balts. They would live better. But too many are not rational enough to see it. Maybe one day they will.