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My CNN battle map is dated February, 2023. So I'm just claiming "over 2 years".

And if the US warmongers hadn't given him ammo, the war would have been over more than 2 years ago, a million dead humans would still be alive, and the borders would be virtually no different. And Phuket and Samui wouldn't be chock full of conscription dodgers.

The opening move toward Kiev was a feint to force Zelensky to flee to one of his properties around the world. He probably would have fled if the US warmongers and BoJo didn't convince him not to.

It really doesn't matter who starts it. Personally, I'm afraid it will be a failure of some safety aspect that doesn't prevent an unintended automatic response.

By acknowledging that the war is over and has been for over 2 years. Complete capitulation would be giving up Kiev and Odessa. Which he may force Putin to take if he keeps sniping around the edges. It's time for the dying to stop and the rebuilding to begin.

Zelensky's reticence is forcing Putin to exceed his stated goal. He was content with the pacifying the Donbas region. Said so before the operation. They could force him to go all the way to Kiev (and take Odessa).

Not at all. Nor would I support the USA going in and taking Baja from Mexico. But the Mexicans in Baja would benefit immensely if we did. This isn't 1939 and a war of annihilation to make room for the Master Race. Personally, I don't care what flag they salute. The war is over. Has been for over 2 years. It's time for the dying to stop and the rebuilding to start. Long past time.

So can Zelensky. See how that works?

Who said it would be Putin? What do you figure would have happened if one of those "nuclear capable" aircraft had been sitting on the tarmac fully armed and ready and gone "boom"? I'm not confident in the safeguards that would prevent that from happening, much less the safeguards that would prevent an automatic nuclear response if it did. I also think it strange that Zelensky does provocative stuff right after he meets with US warmongers. Like right before that White House meeting where he was asked to leave... And after meeting with numbnuts Graham.

Yeah. It's all good until someone does something stupid (on one side or the other) and the nukes start flying. Then let's see.

History's full of stories where the side that's already lost a war pulls out a desperate Hail Mary. Like the V2, kamikazes, human wave attacks and FPV drones over Russia. All they did was stiffen resolve and cause millions more unnecessary deaths.

Adolf probably had that same grin when the first V2 hit England. That didn't end well for him, did it? Edit: Nor for the German people.

The guys that baffle me are the ones that pony up the big bucks for top of the line, never even use the features and still upgrade every time something new and shiny comes out.

But she's not wrong. If she was, Macron's legal team would be suing the snot out of her. They're not. In general, she is pretty cringe worthy. But she comes up with some gems.

More than 500 people were arrested by police during the Champions League final celebrations in France, and two people were reported dead and 192 injured, the interior ministry said as further festivities were planned on Sunday. The interior ministry on Sunday reported hundreds of fires, including more than 200 vehicles burned. Some 22 members of the security forces and seven firefighters were harmed. CNN report citing a Reuters source: Two dead and 500 arrested in France during PSG win celebrations | CNN https://edition.cnn.com/ I don't generally follow French politics or news, so I'm curious. Anyone better tuned in?

I don't have a specific brand recommendation, but I searched Lazada and they have some industrial sized units for weed grows. Kinda spendy, but you only live once. (Also, in fairness, some of them are butt ugly and look like they'd be pretty noisy.) Search Lazada for dehumidifier and sort by descending price. My recommendation is that you buy more unit than you think you need and let it loaf instead of being on too many hours in the day. I'm not sure a 500W unit will keep a tropical room dry. I went through a couple of smaller units at the beach in Texas and they ran all day and still didn't do the job. I ended up with a 60 or 75 L/day unit and it worked okay for around 1000 Sq ft ground floor where technically nobody was allowed to live because of hurricane laws. So the A/C wasn't run when no guests were staying there. I put the smaller ones in the bedrooms upstairs which were smaller and less damp because of A/C.

According to Candace Owens, they got together when she was 39. Turn your calculator loose on that one... Google "Becoming Brigitte"

A bridge overpass has collapsed onto train tracks in Russia’s Bryansk Region, causing a derailment which killed seven people and injured 71 others. Russia's Investigative Committee has said that the bridge was blown up deliberately, confirming an earlier statement by Bryansk Region Governor Alexander Bogomaz. Russian Senator Andrey Klishas and the governors of several Russian regions have accused Ukraine of being behind the derailment. Trains derailed by saboteurs in two Russian border regions: Live updates — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union https://www.rt.com/ Updates being posted, including news of the 2nd explosion on a 2nd bridge.

That's one version of history. But I still remember when the CIA didn't foment any coups in Latin America, according to the approved history books of the time. (Edit: Nor SEA) Now, we all know better. I'm not a Putin apologist. I'm a realist. The only way Crimea and Donbas are going back is to risk WW3, a NATO ground war, and nuclear Armageddon. I'd prefer that not happen.

I have fond memories of watching Silver Streak. But I doubt I'd run into a Jill Clayburgh between BKK and KL.

More than Amazon, less than Starbucks...

Good info. Thanks!

Have you experienced the green line phenomena that's been mentioned on the upper end (OLED) Samsung phones?

Better tech usually Call me a luddite, but I'd prefer a device that goes as long as possible before it's obsolete and I have to spend hours upgrading all my accounts, passwords and apps to a new one. Even with the zoomy transfer apps, it's still a PITA. And I always end up losing some tidbits of handy information in the upgrade. Usually discovered much later when I try to pull it up and it didn't carry over. I'd add that one of my pet (Samsung) peeves is the "system update", after which my phone invariably starts sending me unwanted notifications and I have to go into the system and turn off the notifications for a bunch of apps. Again...

What reason is that ? Baby needs a new pair of shoes. I used to get pulled over occasionally for whatever. Usually a non-existent infraction. 500 baht seemed to be the right amount. Never a receipt, of course. I'm not recommending it. Bribery's illegal. Just relating my experience.