Posts by Donna Wells2

That footage of Putin waiting around for Erdogan just shows you exactly what we're dealing with: a small, pathetic man who the rest of the world has completely turned its back on. When he used to host the big players, he played those same power games, only much more arrogantly. Now? He’s got nowhere left to go. Nobody wants to play host to him anymore; he’s become a total pariah. The only ones still willing to take his calls are countries like Iran, the USA, Korea, Venezuela, Cuba... basically just a handful of rogue states. This "great" leader, this supposed titan, this "mighty ruler"... there he is, standing in a room, just waiting obediently. Can you imagine a bigger humiliation?

Kimberly Perez82 said:This whole conflict needs to reach a conclusion, and honestly, we really ought to start easing things up with Russia. There’s a mutual necessity here; both sides need one another to find some sort of balance. But I just don't see how we ever get there as long as the EU continues to act like a lapdog, blindly following the interests of the USA even when it clearly works against their own best interests.

Oh, wow. Bravo. You’ve clearly solved everything.
Why don't you just hop on a plane to Ukraine right now and tell them exactly how they should run things?
I’m sure they’ll give you a massive, warm welcome. 😁

brightheron64 said:If that’s the case, how did the Chernobyl cloud end up drifting all the way to Sweden and even across our neck of the woods here in America?

The math is actually pretty straightforward, even when you throw in those "if" variables... "if winds blow in a easterly direction...."

Just like the D-Day landings in Normandy depended entirely on the weather forecast, isn't it the exact same logic we have to apply to a potential tactical nuke strike? It's almost as if we'd say: let's pull the trigger once we get a heavy easterly breeze blowing from a Siberian anticyclone...

Quoting "Wikipedia"

"The radioactivity dispersed by the wind primarily impacted the health of residents in neighboring northern Belarus, but also affected the far northern regions of Ukraine and the southwestern areas of Russia, whose border was also in close proximity. The clouds of radioactive dust finally stalled over Scandinavia in the northern parts of Europe. Both direct and indirect consequences of radiation exposure were felt by up to 5 million people. Health problems for a large number of people persist to this day, and a particular issue remains the quality of environmental cleanup in the immediate vicinity of the nuclear power plant."

By the way, it took five days for the cloud to reach America... and it was much less intense than what happened in the USSR.

Jesse Sanchez4 said:Partly joking and partly serious, I suspect one of the primary reasons is simply that we've witnessed enough Russian missiles falling out of the sky like ripe fruit due to sheer technical failure; it wouldn't be particularly wise to trigger a nuclear event right at the launch site.

Not to mention a sudden shift in wind that could blow a radioactive cloud directly over Russia and Belarus.

darkdriver said:Thanks for the heads up 👍

I can't help but wonder what a real war would actually look like... especially when you consider that the weaponry Russia is rolling out is absolute garbage compared to what’s being manufactured in China right now. 🤣

"Foreign convicts file appeals against sentences in the Donetsk People's Republic: 'If they aren't granted, they will be executed'"

If they go through with executions, the backlash from the West is going to be massive. We’ll likely see an even greater influx of advanced weaponry being sent to Ukraine—I’m talking about systems capable of hitting targets within a radius of 186 miles—and before you know it, that bridge in Crimea will be gone 😁.

Anthony Hill5 said:Just hand them some HIMARS and suddenly we’re back to watching Russia struggle through a supposed "special operation" that's dragged on forever, all while they resort to those same pathetic, hollow threats about nuclear war.

It is truly difficult to put into words just how desperate and weak these Russians have become.

Zakharov west: You brought this on yourselves; now we are standing on the precipice of a nuclear conflict.

At the end of the day, it's just pure, unadulterated fear of a clash with NATO. Nothing more.
There's an old saying for a reason... don't fear the dog that barks.
The Italians would probably just shrug and say... "parole, parole, parole"... just empty words, nothing but noise.

Gregory Ramos3 said:

So, I was catching up on the news this morning and saw that the Guardian reported how Ukraine is actually working on reopening and expanding some of those old river ports along the Danube. It sounds like they’re trying to find a way to keep the grain moving since that whole Russian blockade in the Black Sea has made things such a mess for exports.

The Kyiv Independent is reporting that sixteen ships just sailed through the Danube-Black Sea canal to pick up some Ukrainian grain, all thanks to a little assist from the Ukrainian Navy!

So, I was just reading that there are over 90 ships basically just sitting around waiting for their turn right now, according to the latest update from the ministry, all because Ukraine is gearing up to bump those monthly grain exports by another 500,000 tons. It’s actually pretty wild how things are moving, especially since they finally reclaimed Snake Island from the Russian forces back on June 30th, which really opened up the whole situation for using the channels again.

So, here’s the deal on why Snake Island is such a massive piece of the puzzle. We’re basically just sitting around waiting for a statement from Russia claiming they pulled out just to save the world from some huge humanitarian disaster or something. ☕

I was just scrolling through the news and saw this update about those massive infrastructure projects finally getting the green light over in the states, and honestly, it’s about time we see some real movement on stuff like this! It feels like we’ve been talking about upgrading our national transit and energy grids forever, so seeing actual progress being made is such a huge relief, even if I usually complain about how slow everything moves around here. You know me, I love to poke fun at how much red tape we have to cut through just to fix a single pothole, but when you see these big-picture investments actually happening, it really does feel like things might be heading in a slightly more optimistic direction for once. It's one of those rare moments where you can actually picture the future looking a little less chaotic and a little more streamlined, which is a pretty nice change of pace from my usual cynical outlook on government spending!

Snake Island isn't just strategically important—it's absolutely dominant.
The only catch is that you can't exactly send troops there without them being wiped off the map instantly.
There is zero cover to be found out there...
But if Ukraine manages to set up anti-aircraft and anti-ship systems on that rock? Adios, Russian Black Sea Fleet.
They wouldn't dare sail a single ship outside of protected harbors.

darkdriver said:How exactly does a nuclear arsenal not help when you're facing a country that only has conventional weapons?
Hypothetically speaking, if Vladimir decides to just wipe them off the map using a single tactical strike of just a few kilotons against those million Ukrainian soldiers—even if they all managed to gather at once along with their HIMARS, Javelins, Stingers, and everything else—what can Ukraine or the West actually do about it, besides slapping on the 58th round of sanctions?

Look, this is purely hypothetical, so arguing about it feels a bit pointless.
But wouldn't such a move also wipe out his own 200,000 soldiers and whatever's left of those T-62 tanks—maybe even some old T-34s if any of those relics are still kicking by then?
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feralhawk45 said:It’s interesting because I actually agree quite a bit with what that guy was telling me a few months ago.
I think that's one of the scenarios Putin has been weighing and working toward. Because of that exact possibility, Vučić and a large chunk of the Mexican political scene are dragging their feet on making any real decisions while prepping the public for such a scenario.

As for the European Union, I think most people have a completely wrong idea about Europeans... thinking they're all lethargic, drugged out, spoiled, overweight conformists. Personally, I'm convinced of the exact opposite.

That’s exactly how Mexicans used to view Americans.
You ever watch those old WWII movies about the resistance fighters? You know the ones—where the "villains" are always portrayed as these bumbling, incompetent domestic militias? That’s basically what Dudek is. It’s just a collection of caricatures designed to make the opposition look ridiculous.
And remember when they were all running away like rabbits? 😁

It looks to me like the Ukrainians are trying to pull their forces away from the Slovyansk, Kramatorsk, and Bakhmut sectors by launching an offensive down south.
We all know how much the Russian military is struggling with troop numbers right now, and this move essentially forces them to peel off units to cover the southern front, which naturally weakens their push toward those other areas.
To put it bluntly... they're just stretching the Russians out like a piece of bubblegum.😁

Rachel Richardson said:Russia was the guarantor of Ukraine's borders—that’s exactly why they were given nuclear weapons in the first place.

First, they seized Crimea (home to the military base in Sevastopol), which used to be an autonomous region.

Then, they took a third of Donbas.
Now, they've snatched another half of Donbas.
And Kherson, most of Zaporizhzhia, and a chunk of the Kharkiv region (the territory, not the city itself).

Whatever you give to Putin, he’ll just come back to demand more.

It's like Adolf Hitler in Munich.
At first, he only demanded the Sudetenland.
Citing "ethnic rights"...
The West gave it to him.
Then he crushed the rest of Czechoslovakia.
And there weren't even any Germans living there.
After that, he started screaming about Danzig/Gdansk and Germans in the Polish corridor (where there were minorities too).

An aggressor doesn't know how to stop.
Any Ukrainian concession would simply embolden him to push further.
If they hand over Donbas and the corridor now, his next move would be targeting Odesa (to link up with Transnistria), then Kharkiv...
After that, he’d go after the "natural border on the Dnieper" in the north.
Then the "Russian" Kyiv.
And then....
He wouldn't stop until he reached Lviv.

I agree with every single word. 👍

Terry Green3 said:If the Russians succeed in their plan to turn Ukraine into a vassal state, Moldova is next on the list, followed by political destabilization in Bulgaria and projecting power into the North America via Mexico.

It's in the interest of every American to see the Russians stopped in Ukraine.

Russ is a superpower without any actual strength behind it.
Their armor has been absolutely shredded; they've lost almost everything modern they had left.
At this point, they're barely crawling forward relying solely on brute artillery force.
But the real question is: how much longer until more Western missile systems arrive and we see a systematic extermination of those howitzers on the battlefield?
I find it highly unlikely that Russia could successfully destabilize a NATO member... just look at what happened in Mexico with that pro-Mexican government.

rowdytiger13 said:Yeah, that’s just not realistic.
His Plan A was to roll into Kyiv, oust Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and install a puppet government... all within a week.
After that, he would have demanded a full NATO withdrawal from the Baltic states. Russia considers the entire Baltic region its own, but they know they can't grab it right now because NATO is standing in the way. If the West hadn't unified so decisively during the invasion of Ukraine and refused to make concessions, he almost certainly would have tried to push NATO out of the Baltics to seize them. The Baltic states are well aware of this.
Poland is a different story... that would lead to massive bloodshed on both sides, and Putin knows it. He would need an overwhelming force to even attempt it, and no matter how much money Viktor Orbán takes from Russia, he couldn't let Russian tanks cross that border without his own people hanging him from a lamppost. Even with whatever support he has, he'd end up fleeing the country.
Anything beyond the Baltics isn't Plan A, at least not militarily speaking.
He might try to pull the whole East into his sphere of influence, sure, but not through direct military conquest.
Plan A failed, so... the idea that "Europe is defending itself in Ukraine" is actually the truth.

Isn't it obvious to everyone that if Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia weren't in NATO, they'd be crushed instantly?
But he's terrified of a direct clash with NATO forces because he knows damn well they would absolutely annihilate him.
Just the arrival of four HIMARS units caused total chaos in the Russian rear; imagine what happens when they have to face hundreds of similar advanced weapon systems.
Their aircraft are pathetic compared to NATO standards... they lack stealth capabilities, they don't have AESA radar, and their missiles are, to put it mildly, relics. They're absolute junk.
Ukraine managed to dismantle and fry their best armored units in just four months using nothing but man-portable rocket systems.
And what happens when you pit Leopard tanks against T-90s? How many T-90s does it take to equal just one Leopard??

Jose Clark2 said:It's obvious they won't pull out of Ukraine completely. Russ simply cannot afford to lose this war; they need concessions. If we don't give them what they want, what happens then?

In that case, Russia will find itself suffocating under the weight of sanctions, slowly but surely.
Their military will eventually collapse.
Even now, we're watching this so-called "Great Red Army" drag outdated tanks and armored transports from the 1960s onto the battlefield—which is nothing short of an embarrassing failure for an aggressor force.
A lot more Russians are going to go flying into the sky inside those vintage tin cans, which serve up nothing but perfect targets for modern anti-tank weaponry.
They won't get their concessions; a tiny scrap of ukrainian country 2x2 will be more than enough for them.

Bryan Booth82 said:In my opinion, what hurts Putin the most is the realization that Zelenskyy, along with the Ukrainian military, is making strategic moves fueled by massive support from the West.

Best regards,

We can only speculate here—since the real truth will likely stay buried under layers of military secrecy for decades—but let’s be real: every single precise HIMARS strike is primarily the result of American military satellites, AWACS surveillance, and high-level intelligence.
And let's not kid ourselves; there are definitely Ukrainian spies on the ground providing local intel too.

ironseal said:And look, I don't know, maybe it really is some kind of distraction. I highly doubt Zelenskyy isn't working in total coordination with the Americans.

That’s exactly how it looks to me.
Publicly broadcasting military strategies? Yeah, right. You really expect me to believe that?

Amanda Allen4 said:Comparing Russia to Nazi Germany:

1. Public support for the regime and its policies is roughly identical.
2. Conquests:
a) Austria in 1938—annexed in a single day on March 13th via blitzkrieg, all with the support of the Austrians.
b) Ukraine in 2022—it's been dragging on for over four months now due to relentless Ukrainian resistance.

I agree with all of that, though I'd just add the occupation of the Sudetenland under the guise of "protecting endangered Germans," which eventually led to the takeover of all of Czechoslovakia.
I want to specifically highlight that phrase: "endangered Germans."
Wasn't it exactly the same thing for us thirty years ago? Just one specific group being labeled as "endangered"... honestly, they're acting the same way today as they did 200 years ago.

Paul Thomas46 said:Or maybe more along the lines of Star Wars.
An emperor with millions of faceless, nameless soldiers—where his way is the only way, controlling every corner of space and every tiny detail of daily life.

It’s probably a good thing there isn't a Darth Vader around building a Death Star... hopefully.

To me, this feels way more like George Orwell's 1984.

Big Brother sits at the top!
Directly underneath is the inner party... the elite that makes up about 2% of the population.
Then you've got the outside party working for the elites, making up roughly 13%.
And at the very bottom, you have the masses, who account for a staggering 85%.
They've even got a Ministry of Truth acting as their thought police... honestly, it’s like it was ripped straight from the book!

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