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    Albert Bierstadt Storm in the Mountains c1870 • ‘Sporadic Clashes’ In Strait Of Hormuz As US Disables Two Iran Vessels (ZH) • CIA Believes Iran Can Wi
    [See the full post at: Debt Rattle May 9 2026]

    #240156
    John Day
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    That article bashes Tucker Carlson for saying that Israel is evil for killing innocent Palestinians and saying Christian stuff about “everybody” having a soul, which Christians and Muslims believe because God didn’t choose them…

    #240157
    those darned kids
    Participant

    • ‘Sporadic Clashes’ In Strait Of Hormuz As US Disables Two Iran Vessels (ZH)

    ●● perpetual anger as yet another u.s. administration makes life for 8,000,000,000 people ever crappier.

     CIA Believes Iran Can Withstand US Blockade For At Least 3-4 Months (TASS)

    .●● world believes world can withstand about zero more minutes of this crap

    • Trump Mediates 3-Day Ceasefire Between Ukraine and Russia On Victory Day (CTH)

    ●● and it only took 24 hours!

    • Did Zelensky’s Cronies Scam The Europeans? (RT)

    ●● war is a racket

    • How Zelensky’s Inner Circle Sought Influence In The US (RT)

    ●● with scammed euro money!

    • After Every Weapon the Left Used Against Trump, He’s Still Here (Florack)

    ●● after every weapon the right has used against Obama, he’s still here. when will we be rid of these parasites?

    •There’s Something About Mary… (CTH)

    ●● and how does her garden grow?

    • Marco Rubio Issues a Major Blow to Cuba’s Military Empire (Anderson)
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    ●● a la chingada con los pinche gringos y su empirio de basura..

    • After Phone Call with Von der Leyen, Trump Delays EU Tariffs (CTH)

    ●● $5 for the first minute; $3 thereafter. I hope he didn’t use Melania’s Mastercard

    • California Death Trip (James Howard Kunstler)

    ●● why do you give voice to such wicked beings?

    • Virginia Supreme Court Overturns Redistricting Referendum (JTN)

    ●● Virginia populace gets poorer, regardless.

    • Former NATO Chief Warns Bloc on Verge of ‘Disintegration’ (JTN)

    ●● finally!, some good news.

    • The NY Times Interviews Tucker Carlson, and It Gets Worse From There (Spencer)

    ●● who cares?

    • Trump Touts Release of UFO files: ‘Have Fun and Enjoy’ (JTN)

    ●● once again, slapped in the face with the GOLDEN DICK

    • Fetterman: Dems Can’t ‘Simply Be The Opposite’ of ‘Whatever Trump Says’ (JTN)

    ●● OF COURSE NOT! BIBI WOULD NOT STAND FOR IT.

    • Lord Help Us

    ●● amen

     

    #240158
    zerosum
    Participant

    If you just finished reading this TAE, then you have been exposed to secrets that you won’t see in MSM.

    ————

    A THREE DAY CEASEFIRE (May 9th, 10th, and 11th) in the War between Russia and Ukraine.
    – TRUMP
    (Will it be a Gaza – Israel, or a Palestine – Israel cease fire?)


    ————-
    The ceasefire is holding.

    No confirmed violations.

    Both sides are preparing for the prisoner exchange.

    The next 24 hours are the real test.
    ————-

    Russia Celebrates Victory Day
    The Ceasefire Holds
    30% of Kostyantynivka Has Fallen
    MS 2026.05.09


    ————

    #240159
    Dr. D
    Participant

    Iran just attacked and captured…their own ship? This is very unclear. Their statement is so awash in abstractions it’s meaningless. The Ship “Used some conditions” to “Do uncool stuff.” While carrying Iran’s own oil. So they boarded it. Okay man. Probably London just wanted to make a Vig on polymarket and requested an event.

    Starmer lost everything, says, “But if I step down, just because I’ve been unelected, who will run the country?”

    I dunno man, maybe the party that DID win? Like in Holland, France, Germany….

    He has signaled his intent to keep running the country during this difficult time when nobody wants him and his party is 11%. Democracy is when 9 out of 10 citizens say no it means yes. Europe is the most democratic being the region where this is most true. The numbers are far lower in China where a leader almost never is hated this much before being removed.

    Why is English government so universally reviled?

    UK Nurseries Urged To Report ‘Racist’ Toddlers To Police In £1.3M Scheme

    This is why we must follow in the footsteps of the smarter, morally superior Europeans. American toddlers must not be allowed to “just play with toys” unmolested. The State must be involved in every toddler’s babbling word and toy decision.

    Even then, the State will not be big enough. A State employee on site of each day care monitoring words is not enough: we must have a State Party Representative assigned to EACH toddler.

    That is probably not enough, so we need both the Party monitor, AND a State-assigned lawyer or citizen’s rights representative assigned to each toddler.

    As that will make quite a number of employees on site, each group will ALSO need a manager, AND an upper-manager, who report to the Assistant (to) the manager, and a manager to consolidate the managers at town, county, state, and federal levels. And their Union reps.

    Only then will toddlers be truly safe and not racist.

    This of course is all enacted in a State with a Governor who has a Nazi Tattoo and overseen by NGOs who give millions to the KKK. For fighting racism.

    This of course is not a drain on the Treasury and on competent manpower at all. Top priority, really, as one morally should.

    “Another Wall Street Giant Is Plotting Its Escape From Mamdani’s New York City: Report

    Shockingly, after 150 years of unbroken failure, it’s not different this time.
    Redbook

    “Maryland Blames Data Centers For $1.6 Billion Power Bill Shock, Omits Green Energy Mess

    Ah! The DATA CENTERS, that explains it! Because who was in charge of planning it were the Keebler Elves and not Maryland State (Democrats) at all. Just double-checking: it IS a completely government, authorized, government controlled, government regulated corporation, right? Not like total jungle capitalism market Ayn Rand free-for-all.

    Yes, so the only person responsible is government. Data centers do only and exactly what you say. And not a penny nor a watt more.

    “WHO Inexplicably, Immediately Releases All Passengers on Hantavirus Cruise Ship Without Quarantine

    Turns out crisis actors are immune to most viruses.

    “CIA Leak: Iran Can Survive Blockade Another 3 to 4 Months, Maybe Longer” …and still has 70% of pre-war inventory of missiles…

    Oh you mean JOHNSON’s CIA? Who’s been wrong for a month? I Totally trust him, when has the CIA ever lied? Especially to support terrorism worldwide? Or to remove Trump? Never than I can remember.

    Iran has 100% of their missiles remaining. They’re just luring us in, waiting to shoot us in 2045, and letting every sailor of every attack boat get shot in the face with .50cal miniguns one by one. ‘Cause: strategy. And I’m sure they CAN survive it. They can probably survive most anything, and indeed Persians will continue for millennia more, God willing. But that’s not geopolitically relevant when they oar out in rowboats and shoot bows and arrows. The IRGC can indeed continue to be the kings of the Madai Tribemen and cross proud, independent Persia on chariots and horseback. Do they WANT to though? Do Iranian neurosurgeons and physicists want to?

    “Forces Trying to Push Trump Back into War /Lt Col Daniel Davis / Deep Dive New 19K

    Make up your mind! You said he’s still IN the war! That’s why he has to surrender. Johnson said only yesterday he’s definitely going to bomb – already bombed thursday – so clearly we’re already “back in the war” that also “Never stopped” and Trump is “Bombing” that’s why he’s “Desperate” looking for an “Off-ramp”.

    Well I guess when you say and predict literally everything, you’re sure to be right! Great job!

    Trump has to surrender because he’s crashing in the polls and with Republicans but is ALSO more popular with MAGA than ever. He’s desperate to open the straits for the midterm BUT ALSO already gained 11 seats in the midterm before voting. This is totally mysterious and unknown to the public BUT ALSO Democrats are rioting in Tennessee State house on national TV because of it.

    “CNN was just forced to report that MAGA is STRONG, President Trump has near-RECORD enthusiasm in the Republican Party”

    But ALSO he’s collapsing and is the weakest ever. Being here, I’m very surprised support is holding up. I don’t have a lot of ways to test it though, but it’s certainly possible. Largely because the other party are such fools they’re not pitching the alternative. Like they say “Gas Prices”, but they say that like saying “Orange Man Bad”, which everyone has heard. 1) Their gas prices were just as high, while everything else was worse too, 2) They are offering no alternative vision. Chop up your kids is their battle cry. Um no. Was looking for wages and health care, actually, and you’re the party against that. HOW. Can you possibly be. Worse than the Republicans? You Democratic fools.

    “60,000 jobs, and it’s 178,000? Wow!”

    Maybe, but these are often offered jobs, not filled ones, and my bet is wages aren’t rising from Dickensian levels: they’ve just stopped falling. I heard Biden was -$450 for workers, and Trump so far is +$1500? These are statistical fabrications and hard to define, and Trump’s $1500 is only offsetting the original Biden mauling, but I feel on the ground this is roughly correct. Like “Barely not collapsing,” maybe – possibly starting in the right direction. So don’t break out the champagne, you fools, until we’re at least not starving. It’s a complete hellhole out here — miracle being we’re still better then everybody else. How about a $5k tax credit from Tariffs, which is precisely why they are opposing all of them, while clearly stating he has the right to do any of them.

    “Direct the AG to Prosecute” Um, well, if there is an underlying felony that’s not been arrested, then yes he can. IF THERE IS NO FELONY, then there is no case. Right Obama? You have nothing at all to worry about. UNLESS you’re a felon.

    Oh EVERYONE is a felon, and we’re just prosecuting by favoritism? Better talk to Congress, the lawmaking body then. THEY need to re-write laws so everyone isn’t unavoidably committing a crime every two hours. …Because then we’ll arrest Congress because they are committing unavoidable crimes. Right?

    “Democrat policies are so unpopular they no longer believe they can win voters — so they’re now trying to radically change the system of governance”

    Yes, I and everyone, Tim Pool, Jimmy Dore, Bill Maher, Joe Rogan, all the Democrats, Tulsi, Ramaswamy, Vance, Trump (yes they are/were all Democrats) TOLD them so since like Tip O’Neil. Even have a VOTE on Medicare for All. Just a VOTE. Show you even care enough to put up a SHOW, that it’s on your agenda anywhere at all. Nope. Same with unions. Not only so savaged and mauled every Union that most have flipped Trump (of all people) but Biden actually arrested and imprisoned the Rail Worker’s union, pressing them into slavery. They MUST work, and we are granting NO concessions, at all, ever for doing so. We are NOT making railroads hire more workers so you’re not driving/fixing in deadly jobs after +24h awake, and ALSO not raising your wages – as if any worker would even care about that part compared to hiring and you know “Not slavery,” “Not Dead.” That’s the DNC, and going back solid 10 years now, while laptop class, PMCs demand it. Work those Uranium mines, Comrade! But in front edges, NAFTA and Clinton, 1992. Every. Single. Person. Knew that would destroy all unions and all workers. Inexplicably they voted Blue for a while anyway. I mean, GWB, but really…

    So anyway, the point is: CHANGE. YOUR. POLICIES. They would be twice as popular as Trump overnight with the very BAREST, most thin, breadcrumb policies America has ever seen – if only anyone would believe them at this point. Just to Dore’s/Maher’s extremely middle, extremely possible policies, you’d be 80/20 the Republicans. Everyone knows it. And Dore is a communist! He’d STILL just Tip O’Neil compromise and horse-trade to get Medicaid passed, and everything would work better. EVEN WITH that outlandish level of Government service. He’d be shooting for 1990 France, which is like 90% better than anything today. That’s probably less government than approved of by Thune, McConnell, and McCain. Less by a TRILLLLLLLION dollars. Anyhooooo…

    Executive signing: How dare the Federal Government review or suspend their paid contractors! You just pay anything they bill, without looking! (Literally that was like Coie’s legal case against them. I think they won the first round since: Federal Judges.)

    “• ‘Sporadic Clashes’ In Strait Of Hormuz As US Disables Two Iran Vessels (ZH)

    But MacGregor and Johnson said there’s literally nothing the entire combined US Navy can do! What gives? Turns out the combined US Navy also has “A box of bullets”??? Why didn’t somebody tell me we had a wheelbarrow?

    “The US Armed Forces are incapable of performing any task” – Col MacGregor, Major Ritter, “Useless for any task, big or small, high or low, foreign or local.” Thanks for that. Noted. So should we pull both your pensions since nothing you did in the military had any value?

    “• Did Zelensky’s Cronies Scam The Europeans? (RT)

    Is the Pope a pedophile? If you didn’t know, that’s the new phrase Americans use for “Does a bear s—t in the woods.” Pretty appropriate. So when CNN points out Trump is fighting with the Pope, and CNN is taking the pedophile’s side. Yeah, um, doesn’t sound they way you think that sounds, buddy.

    Will cutting off Ukraine’s money MATTER? NOTHING seems to matter. You can broadside a battleship 100 times, then nuke 100 square miles of where they float from orbit with the entire Borg Armada and nothing happens anymore. We HAVE. And we HAVE done such astonishing actions for YEARS now. Nothing happens, by the law of “Nothing Ever Happens”.

    BOTH Political Parties have ceased to exist in UK last night. Nothing happened. The party and its PM got up, did the same thing again today as if nothing happened. UK and London are the “Confidence” the banking support and center not only there, but for the whole EU. NOTHING HAPPENED. There was no run, no flight, not a ripple. “Backed by the Full Faith and Confidence” of the British Pound, the Gilt Sovereign. Nothing. Their bond rates are perhaps maybe over the redline. No crisis. Nothing happens.

    Btw AI stocks are probably higher than if they had a contract with every planet in this part of the galaxy. Nothing happens.

    “• Marco Rubio Issues a Major Blow to Cuba’s Military Empire (Anderson)

    Even at this date, no one can tell me what Cuba is. Would someone like to start?

    “A promise was made that the EU would deliver their side of the Deal and, as per Agreement, cut their Tariffs to ZERO!

    Like Putin, he could do this, confident the EU would never even consider keeping their side of the bargain.

    “California Death Trip (James Howard Kunstler)

    This was quite a good spot check from Kunstler and is worth reading.

    “• Virginia Supreme Court Overturns Redistricting Referendum (JTN)

    Shocking. I’m sure everyone thought the V.a.SC would continue their unbroken record of breaking every law. Except the Republicans, who from their actions knew they had the Supreme Court in line. At the same time, for reasons inexplicable, the VA DNC did NOT know that. Probably they’re all in the Epstein Files, no wonder. They’re one of the worst courts and never passed up an opportunity for evil before. They also immediately ‘arrested’ the VA head.

    Here’s the thing: VA, and that is, WASHINGTON SWAMP, the CIA (who is their Governor, as demonstrated by her ruthless, seamless, automatic, instant lying) spent ALL their attention after USAID, all their focus, expertise, manpower, — and $80 Million critical election dollars – pushing this for most of a year. Illegally on every conceivable level.

    And have SPENT all that time, money, manpower, attention now gone…to be shut down in 30 minutes by their own court. So it’s more than JUST a “We tried, oh well” thing. It’s a WTF did you think you were doing, WHO told you this would work, we blew all our ammunition and credibility thing.

    They have nothing. No fallback for the sad USAID ppl formerly 6-figures now at Denny’s.
    WHO led them to believe it was a good idea? ‘Cause those guys are clearly double-agents.

    “European members to form an internal security bloc to prepare for the eventual collapse of the transatlantic military bloc.”

    Stop. Think about this. What does that mean? He says “NATO is falling so we need to set up a European NATO”. There is one, sir: It’s called “NATO”. What he means is ONE country – only one – may give NATO slightly LESS (Nato is a treaty and Trump can’t leave it), and this is a “Collapse.” HE says, not me.

    Sir, if Europe was at least Half of NATO — heck 2/3rds, it’s your damn continent – then the U.S. leaving would be inconvenient and require adjusting but really have almost no effect at all. Right? You’re saying the whole organization collapses without the U.S.

    …WHICH MEANS ALL OF NATO ALWAYS WAS ONLY THE U.S. Right? There’s no other logic.

    So they were using OUR army, for free, and had none of their own. Oh. Like I’ve been saying.

    • The NY Times Interviews Tucker Carlson, and It Gets Worse From There (Spencer) “It’s not fine. It’s repugnant to the Christian understanding of the world and the human soul.”

    Tucker is in fact correct, as usual, but that’s part of the problem: He’s extremely talented and clever. What he’s saying there is true. But then not addressing the Jewish reasoning on this, ie that “Terrorists commit crimes”. Now I also disagree, their argument and rules of war are so out of the ballpark so profoundly into genocide that it’s inescapable, however, he does not take that approach, which would be helpful. He attacks Christians, Americans, and all Republicans instead. Oh.

    “In reality, Israel took immense care to avoid civilian casualties in Gaza and was successful in doing so,”

    This statement is beyond laughable, and probably shouldn’t re-post an article this far away from reality. Day posts a new dozen daily, where I think yesterday Israel bombed downtown Beruit because “There was a terrorist there” and are in a 40-year habit of leveling entire apartment buildings because one man was inside it. Maybe. In fact, not usually, they’re just as often wrong.

    “Tucker Carlson appears to be basing his statements on antisemitic blood libels that claim that Jews secretly teach that non-Jews are subhuman and can and should be killed.”

    This could well be true, but I don’t think you could find a single word from Tucker over 20 years supporting that he believes it. So no, you don’t get to “Just say that”. That’s Libel.

    “• Trump Touts Release of UFO files: ‘Have Fun and Enjoy’ (JTN)

    So warnings of the alien invasion/alien hoax to Christian leaders, next day UFO drop. (Note they were informed last week/month, but the news dropped exact day before the UFO release. = Coordinated) Of which there’s nothing interesting inside the release, I guess. I could not be more bored. I could not possibly care less about UFOs or Aliens. I totally presume they all exist, and IDGAF in the slightest. It makes no difference. If so, you need to round up and arrest about half a million people involved in the coverup, including non-stop murders of informants since 1949. THAT interests me. The Aliens are giving EvilCorp high-tech to help them take over the world so successfully, THAT I care about. Or are allied with our side to stop EvilCorp.

    THAT would matter. And all of these are very probably true. So until it’s relevant, take you’re “Here’s a squiggly blob we saw once” and shove it.

    …As you’ve noticed, and I deeply apologize to everyone, I have not been in a very good mood lately. It’s so pervasive, I’m sorry I didn’t notice I was doing it even until it’s gotten this bad. “The internet: “My fatigue is fatigued.” I think we all feel the same.

    “Ron Johnson says what many Americans have been waiting years to hear from a sitting senator. The COVID “vaccine” isn’t a vaccine. “

    Then Promptly did nothing about it. He’s been there years. If only we could elect him to Congress where he’d have real power to change! …As AOC said the exact same thing, so what gives? So where IS the power, Congressman? Woman?

    #240160
    those darned kids
    Participant

    as if they’ll do anything to mr fauci.

    i mean, if that rat spills them beans, down goes the nsc, misters trump and biden et al., the military leadership of EVERY FRIKKIN’ COUNTRY..

    it wasn’t pfizer who wouldn’t let your kids go to school.

    PLUS THE PREP ACT IS STILL IN EFFECT.
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    #240161
    those darned kids
    Participant

    repeat the truth enough times, and maybe,

    just maybe,

    a few people will notice and your family my not hate you as much.

    #240162
    those darned kids
    Participant

    may not hate.. [edit’s broken again]

    •••••••

    MAKE AMERICA AMERICA AGAIN:

    #240163
    zerosum
    Participant

    https://responsiblestatecraft.org/iran-war-72-billion/
    Jules Hurst Pete Hegseth Dan Caine
    Expert: Iran war cost $72 billion over first two months
    The Pentagon has badly undervalued the expense of the conflict, according to an independent estimate
    Reporting | QiOSKgoogle cta
    qiosk iran-war
    Stavroula Pabst
    May 07, 2026

    Stephen Semler, journalist and co-founder of the Security Policy Reform Institute, produced the new estimate for the Popular Information newsletter. His $71.8 billion total accounts for the cost of operations, weapons, and U.S. subsidies for Israel’s bombs and interceptors. And it includes the roughly $11.9 billion in military assets lost or damaged during the war.

    See table and more…

    #240164
    zerosum
    Participant

    https://robcampbell.substack.com/p/iran-war-summary-week-ten
    Iran War Summary: Week Ten
    8th May 2026
    Dr. Rob Campbell

    #240165
    Doc Robinson
    Participant

    I forgot to include this source link with my comment last night about the US Special Operations speedboat-packing Mothership being spotted in the Indian Ocean.

    https://xcancel.com/MT_Anderson

    #240166
    those darned kids
    Participant

    stupid humans, what a waste.

    *&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*

    wes: i did see the pigeon nightmare, but honestly, i worry far more about the lunatics ready to nuke the “pigeons”, using billions and billions of phony money for evil

    than i am about some poor schmuck trying to game the same shitty “system” for a few bucks so they can buy some crappy mcmansion and live like just one more stupid consumer.

    choose thy targets wisely..

    #240167
    charles
    Participant

    A possible observation on cost. Gross cost is all money spent. Fixed cost is what it costs to have the military exist. Net cost is gross minus fixed. Net cost is the extra your safari costs. It seems observers report gross. Participants report net. Maybe.

    #240180
    WES
    Participant

    Moon of Alabama:

    Why those currently in power in Europe, are doing what they are doing.
    Staying in power at all costs.
    Pretty sick, if you ask me.
    Normal for them.

    I was busy yesterday and I know everyone here is able to translate online but let me quote a few salient facts anyway. This is about the article “How Europe is methodically being pushed into war against Russia” by Denis Dubrovin, TASS correspondent from Brussels — this is not the personal opinion of Thomas Röper or of me (even though I do agree, as does Röper). Think of this as a mainstream Russion piece. German on Anti-Spiegel: https://anti-spiegel.ru/2026/wie-planmaessig-die-eu-in-den-krieg-mit-russland-getrieben-wird/

    EU militarization happens during an energy crisis, shrinking industry (civilian) production and attempts to finance the Ukraine war. All militarization efforts are paid by debt, so EUrope inevitably heads into the debt trap. Why, and what does it to get it out?Three answers: 1. Warfare will make people forget. 2. The winner takes all. 3. After us, deluge.
    average debt of EU countries is going to rise from 88% (2025) to 100% in the next years The EU seven-year plan 2028-2034 contains 131 billions € for military purposes. (For the current 2021-2027 period, that’s “only” 13 billions, most of which went into the “European Peace Facility” and was used up by 2022 for Ukraine’s weapons.)

    Total military budget of EU countries is 500 billions.
    Purpose of the EU billions: lever ten-fold as collateral: this would enable 1.3 trillions for militarization. Financial bottom line: Brussels will have enormous control over the EUropean military industry.
    Where could the 131 billions come from? Solution A: member states pay more to Brussels. Solution B: EU commission gets its own “financial sources”, i.e. some form of EU tax. Political bottom line: member states will lose political capital from increasing taxes and lowered social spending while losing control options over Brussels.

    War makes forget: no longer a taboo among Brussels bureocrats. Traditionally, wars in Europe have led to the removal of old economic problems and hence to a restart. Despite enormous losses. the elite of the winning country could entrench its position and improve its midterm options by acquiring new resources.
    Last hurdle: EU still requires 100% agreement on decisions about domestic and security issues. But this is being eroded by von der Leyen / Commission right now, using the Hungarian government change. (Peter Magyar to be bribed / blackmailed with 17 billions withheld from Hungary under Orban.)
    This will finalise the process towards EU 3.0. The basic mechanisms of the new european empire are finished. Afterwards, they just need to be completed and perfected.

    Thanks for EU decay: economic decay and erosion of social stability does not frighten EU Commission — the weaker national elites are, the more likely they are to follow Brussels. Indeed, today’s european Atlanticists only want to replace Washington by Brussels as the overlord.
    destruction of EU car industry releases personnel, capital and production facilities for tanks, drones, missiles. Many car manufacturers can switch to weapons productions with just minimal modifications. [This process is well underway in Germany.]

    Militarization of the economy has two advantages: it can temporarily inject life into EU economy. It gives much tighter control over economy because demand will come from countries. [Fusion of political and economic control — Mussolini’s definition of fascism.]

    No social upheaval: cutting social spending has two benefits: saves money for military purposes and provides military-age humans willing to join the armed forces for lack of better options. Intense war propaganda coupled with slow decrease of living standards suppress social protests for a long time. This is true especially if no political power is willing to risk leading such protests. The EU elite agress that it can preserve its privileges only if their policies cause no uproar.

    EU in a few years: economically weak, growing poverty, social tensions, more crime, intense and ever-growing propaganda, rapid increase of military production, growing armies. Additionally, EU elites thirsting for revenge against Russia, ongoing lack of resources, rapid decay of financial system.In other words, there is no holding back and the necessary resources for a new attack in the east are collected. And they have to use them at once because such a system cannot exist for long.

    In case someone forgot: Wehrmacht conquered Europe without problems. But in 1941 they weren’t sufficiently prepared for war against Soviet Union, lacking cold-restistant fuel for their tanks and winter clothing for the soldiers.Currently, Europe lacks both capacities and will power to fight against Russia. But what if at least part of the pessimistic scenario outlined above comes true? Facing that situation, will european leaders possess sufficient instinct of survival to avoid another great war?

    Posted by: Konami | May 7 2026 8:24 utc | 132

    P.S. Zerosum: I was going to ask you to find and post this comment but somehow I managed to copy and paste!

    #240181
    WES
    Participant

    tdk:

    I guess my efforts at pigeon humor fell flat!

    Oh, well, I tried!

    Wear a hat and don’t look up!

    #240182
    those darned kids
    Participant

    appreciate the effort, wes.

    i fear not a few somalis ripping off a government. after all, it was that very same government that destroyed somalia.

    the blackhawk wasn’t down in minneapolis..

    theft is obviously bad, but scale does matter.

    haven’t you asked yourself where all that confiscated oil is going?

    as to the e.u.,

    YOU NOW LIVE IN THE E.U.

    just ask viceroy carney.

    #240183
    zerosum
    Participant

    WES
    TAE is not the only one that has good observers.

    Iran has officially announced it will respond to american and israeli attacks on Iranian commercial vessels with attack on US bases.
    It will be on like donkey kong, as the kids used to say. We may not hear anymore public announcements about American piracy from the American side. Better to paint any Iranian keeping of promise as “unprovoked.”

    #240191
    ₿oogaloo
    Participant

    “Bring more evils upon them, O Lord, bring more evils upon those who are glorious upon the earth.”

    Isaiah 26:15

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