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  1. Z guys may want to cool Z-Putin nukem propaganda. Putin's aging groin is lacking. Here's the max submarine missile balance, the ones you can't see coming (not that S300-S400s would work.) U.S. Alone: 4,648 warheads (4,032 SSBN + 616 SSGN). NATO Total: 6,056 warheads (U.S. + UK + France). Russia (Z): 2,240 warheads
  2. A young Japanese ex Kyiv Post business reporter quotes powerful Czechoslovakian Oryx expert Jakub Janovsky calling it a short-sighted political decision, which rates 'duh' because Ukraine never intended to annex Russian territory. But who is powerful Oryx expert Jakub Janovsky? An internet blogger and Oryx is his blog at blogger.com. Nothing wrong with the sources but to use this to claim Ukraine lost the war in which Ukraine had for years held off Putin's great Russian military might?
  3. First, the NYT can't 'admit' anything. This is a reporter weaving a tale worthy of a soap opera, ' Mr. Austin is a solid and stoic block of a man, but as he returned the compliments, his voice caught. “Instead of saying farewell, let me say thank you,” he said, blinking back tears. ' Allegedly 'behind closed doors'. So it's hard to see your claims. Maybe substantiate them with some analysis? BTW, Ukraine has not lost yet. On the world stage, Putin is probably the real champion loser.
  4. It's a real syndrome, PEDZ, Post Earthquake Dizziness Syndrome. It gained recognition after Japan's large earthquake in 2011. For many, your first significant earthquake can be quite traumatic. This is Bangkok's first significant earthquake in living memory so not surprising some people are a bit 'shaken'. The problem here is how it's treated. My wife and her sister have had mild dizzy spells since the earthquake. We live on the top floor of a 20 story a condo and had a pretty wild ride. Just to relieve her worry, i took her to the hospital on Monday. After seeing two very young doctors, she walked away with several medications including a benzodiazepine and Amitriptyline used for long term major depressive disorders. These can mess with any normal mind and lead to long term dependence. Amitriptyline is a dangerous drug and should never used for normal issues like this. Maybe a good idea to request an older doctor.
  5. Meteorology and seismology are joined at the hip by Earth system science, topography, and geographic information systems (GIS). It's natural to collocate them as they can share many resources. Meteorologist: Wow, wobbly rain! Seismologist: No, it's your instruments.
  6. Common knowledge, earthquakes take finite time to propagate. For an epicenter in Mandalay to Bangkok, you have ~2-3 minutes before strong S waves arrive. Time for emergency exit from some trains and buildings. Alerts can originate at monitoring stations of which Mandalay has two. The LINE messaging system, much cherished by Thai, was tied to emergency communication in Japan, particularly in the wake of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. So yes, even Thai know.
  7. In this particular case that may not be true, but only because of Burma's particular geology. The Sagaing fault in Burma is a major straight 1200 km "strike-slip fault" very similar to the famous (1200 km) San Andreas fault in California. But unlike the San Andreas fault, the Sagaing fault is known to produce cascading major earthquakes, one after another, spaced a year or so apart. One might guess this could happen after a long quiet period, just like before now: It's history of M7+ earthquakes (1906 M7.0, 1912 M7.5, 1929 M7.0, 1930 M7.2, 1930 M7.3, 1931 M7.6, 1946 M7.7, 1956 M7.1, quiet) ! Worse, yesterday's quake only partially ruptured a segment of the fault that 'should/could have' ruptured but didn't. Oops. For more detail below are two similar historical lists, differing only in fine criteria, both show this clustering.: List 1 Grok 1839, near Mandalay – M7.5–8.0 (estimated) 1930, May 23, near Bago – M7.3 1930, Dec 4, near Bago – M7.2 (noted as a distinct event in some sources) 1946, Aug 12, near Tagaung – M7.7 1946, Sep 12, near Tagaung – M7.5 1956, Jul 8, near Sagaing – M7.0 2025, Mar 28, near Mandalay – M7.7 List 2 earthquake paper 1906 – M7.0 1912 – M7.5 1929 – M7.0 1930 – M7.2 1930 – M7.3 1931 – M7.6 1946 – M7.7 1956 – M7. So when my Thai wife starting saying we must store things in safer places, etc. I laughed and said, 5555 there won't be another earthquake like this for decades! This morning I went and apologized...
  8. As he's likely done before, rigging elections and assassinating candidates with poison? (Viktor Yushchenko) I can't fathom why some like him. Here is what he's up to now. Always civilians.
  9. Meant as a helpful hint. The problems you foresee are likely with your own thinking, in your own mind. Clear those up and you and your wife won't have any problems. I've taken my wife to the US a few times. Never an issue.
  10. Meanwhile, Gazan's are fed up and in their 3rd day of anti-Hamas protests. Money for US pro Palestinian protests likely stems from Iran. https://x.com/Osint613/status/190525398031530025
  11. Here's my fact check. Grox, much more powerful core (brain). The agreements—like the Lisbon Protocol and Budapest Memorandum—worked as intended at the time: Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons, Russia took them, and the West got the nuclear stability it wanted. Ukraine got security assurances in return, with Russia, the US, and the UK pledging to respect its sovereignty and borders. On paper, it was a clean deal—Ukraine denuclearized by 1996, and the world exhaled. Then Putin’s Russia tore it apart. Starting with the 2014 annexation of Crimea and followed by the full-scale invasion in 2022, Russia blatantly violated the Budapest Memorandum’s guarantees. The promise to respect Ukraine’s independence and territorial integrity? Shattered. The invasion and land grabs—like Crimea and parts of Donbas—directly broke the agreement’s core commitments. It’s a brutal irony: Ukraine gave up the world’s third-largest nuclear arsenal for assurances that, in the end, Russia treated as worthless. The agreements held until they didn’t, and Ukraine paid the price.
  12. So, he's not winning?
  13. Notwithstanding Russian state propaganda says so almost everyday including where and what weapons?
  14. Unfair, they gave Jesus 9 months to comeback and a peace deal just 7 days? But the anti Christ wanted Ukraine in 3 days, now well into his 4th year and still "winning" as Russia's economy continues to die. Removing Putin would help everyone including Russians.
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