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Putin Has Blackmail Material on Trump, claims Mussayev
Personally I doubt it would make much difference to the cult members they have proved time and again they just don’t care……rape…..Epstein……fraud……attempted coup…..fast and lose with national security…….obstruction of justice……disenfranchised our women…..ruining our justice system,education,Medicare,on and on attempting to kill our democracy…..betrayal of our constitution….what could putin have that could possibly matter to the cult???sorry to sound so pessimistic and I hope I’m wrong and they are starting to come around…..but….. -
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Updates and events in the War in Ukraine 2025
Parris is a fickle correspondant. In March 2022, he ran a headline "Think twice before egging on brave Ukraine" https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/think-twice-before-egging-on-brave-ukraine-fb0lwkvgk Even then, he was calling for compromise with Russia, talking up their capabilties. Then a year later he flips, and attempts historical revisionism We get the usual "I don't support Putin but.....". The Ukrainians have warned this would happen; there would be an uptick in media chit chat talking up the Russians, and carefully denigrating Ukraines, but never the Russians. I notice you criticise the Ukrainian military for its Soviet-style leadership. The same sort of leadership, literally (they went to the same officer school together) is over on the Russian side. They are also committing mistakes. You critique the "Pro-Ukraine" crowd. I like to think of myself as part of the anti-genocidal kletocratic lunacy crowd. Ukraine may not be perfect. Neither was the United Kingdom in 1940; we undoubtedly at the time had an opportunit racist in charge of the country, responsible for one of the greatest disasters of WW1, with a head of state who's close family was in lock step with the Nazis, leading a class-ridden imperialist nation. When Italian-Americans, Irish-Americans, Jewish-Americans landed on the beaches of Normandy, were they really motivated about defending the then United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, were they really gung ho to further General Charles de Gaulle's political career. Nope; I think many felt a clear sense of moral duty, that the Nazi menace, directly and indirectly, was a threat to the entire world. You say the so-called "Pro-Ukrainian crowd" bears responsiblity for this "mess" along with Russia. That's like saying if only thre Jewish people had been less Jewish they might have survived, and therefore brought it on themselves. "Mobilisation" is the latest buzz word used by FB generals. Strangely, isn't this conscription. The British had to conscript people in WW1 and WW2, basically because people were not volunteering to go die for King and Country. From late 1940, the upper limit was extended from 40 to 55 because there were not enough recruits. You talk about "10s of millions" of Ukrainian refugees. More deliberate distortion. There are 6.8 million Ukrainian refugees outside of Ukraine, and about 3.5 million displaced in it. You use that to suggest Ukraine isn't prepared to "prepared to go down to hell with them". 90% of those refugees are women. Men between 18 and 60 were not allowed to leave. Do you think during WW2 every able bodied man was on the Western Front, in North Africa, in the jungles around Rangoon? No. Many were Bevin boys. Others, like my Grandfather, were in protected occupations (he wanted to go, but was a foundary foreman). Britain still had an economy to run. It had to pay for the oil. While imports dramatically increased, exports continued, approximately 2:1 by value. Because the British population was not 100% devoted to a war economy, because there were men reluctant to join, or who actually went AWOL (like my Great Uncle, who ended up in court over it) that DOES NOT mean the British population was responsible for Dunkirk, Singapore, Hong Kong, Narvik and other debacles. Britain was losing the war until it suddenly started winning. In part because of the support of allies like the US, but also because of tenacity and guile. In North Africa, the German army was lead by a brilliant General, Erwin Rommel, who had already been blooded in Poland and France. He came up against Montgomery, who wasn't entirely popular with the politicians. Churchill didn't like him, and at one point demoted him because of his constant moaning about the BEF command. Stubbornness? Or the Steel in the Spine of a Nation. Parris frames Zelensky’s refusal to barter away Ukrainian soil as a flaw. But this is not obstinacy; it is the iron principle that a free nation’s borders are not for sale. A leader who trades territory for the mirage of peace doesn’t end a war — he seeds the next one. Compromise Is Not Peace. Your favourite ex-MP toys with the idea that wars “usually” end with concessions. Perhaps — but history also shows that concessions to aggressors are invitations to return. Ask Czechoslovakia, 1938. A Russia rewarded for conquest will not stop at its current gains; it will take them as proof the West’s will can be bent. Putin broke agreements with Georgia, leading to multiple aggressions against its tiny neighbour, who put up a valiant defence, with zero help. Wars might well often end in concessions, but this one demands enduring deterrence over expedient peace. Compromises made under duress risk emboldening Putin, not containing him. The manuac has a clear track record of aggression both against his own people such as Chechenya, where there was near genocide, to his neighbours, such as Georgia. He has broken agreement after agreement. Forget what your favoured biased news sources are telling you, if you can. But American and European resolve remains robust, reflected in sustained military and financial aid. A bold, resolute Ukrainian leader bolsters—not harms—this support by reminding allies why the fight matters. We are told that an unyielding Zelensky could alienate Washington. Yet his moral clarity has been the most potent rallying cry for NATO since the Cold War. If anything, it is faintheartedness in Kyiv — not resolve — that would drain Western support. Leaders who stand firm inspire; leaders who buckle are soon forgotten. I'm sensing the American President is waking up to the geopolitical realities of allowing Putin to profit from his disasterous misadventure. Vance's recent speech to troops in the UK is a powerful indicator of that, and how he has shifted in his views (a really strong shift, compared to his pre-VP positions). Ukrainian opinion polls consistently show strong resistance to territorial concessions without absolute trust in enforcement mechanisms. Parris may cite “some poll” and “his own conversations” with under-25s The Spectator, but broader data reveals deep citizen commitment to safeguarding the nation's integrity—Zelensky reflects that democratic will, not liability. Zelensky’s leadership throughout war has been extraordinary. Recognized internationally as a wartime hero—often compared to Churchill—and invested with confidence by the U.S. public Casting him as a liability dismisses his resilience, character, and the trust he commands at home and abroad. Now, like Churchill, he might be fairly useless when confronted with bread and butter policies, such as his recent inaction and inability to read the room over the corruption issues. Churchill was dumped while the British army was fighting the Japanese still. Parris’s piece mostly focuses on geopolitics, but Zelensky’s record includes difficult domestic reforms—in mid-2025, he faced backlash for signing a law undermining Ukraine’s anti-corruption bodies, then swiftly acted to restore their independence following protests. His willingness to correct course under public pressure underscores democratic responsiveness, not weakness. You dress defeatism in the clothes of pragmatism. But in the harsh light of war, that tailoring comes apart at the seams. Zelensky is not dragging Ukraine into danger — danger came uninvited. What he has done is meet it head-on, and in doing so, he has held the line not just for his country, but for the democratic world. Americans would like to tell the world that they could have beaten North Vietnam; a nuclear power against rice farmers. But they didn't. The North Vietnamese were losing until they weren't. Like if Nazi Germany won WW2, the risk is not German or Russian troops goose stepping up Pennsylvania Avenue, but the risk that the idea of a kleptocratic autocracy is the preferred system of government "because it gets sh*t done" becomes legitimised. -
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Accident Monk Found Dead, Suspected Electrocution from Phone Charger
Picture courtesy of SiamNews. A 52-year-old monk was found dead in his quarters at Wat Pradittharam in Bang Rup, Thung Yai District, Nakhon Si Thammarat, on the morning of 13 August, with investigators suspecting he was electrocuted by a mobile phone charger. At around 07:00, the Siam Ruam Jai Foundation in Thung Yai received a report of the incident and attended the scene. The monk, identified as Phra Chanin Wongsupanichkul, was discovered lying face-down inside his hut, his body already stiff, suggesting he had been dead for several hours. Beneath the body, rescuers found an extension cord and a mobile phone charging cable still connected to a device. It is believed the monk may have been lying on the cord when an electrical probem occurred, resulting in a fatal shock. According to temple residents, the monk, originally from Satun Province, had been ordained at the temple for three years and was known for his quiet and respectful manner. The abbot raised the alarm after noticing he had not emerged from his quarters for morning activities. Police from Thung Yai Station and doctors are preparing to conduct a post-mortem examination to determine the exact cause of death. Adapted by Asean Now from SiamNews 2025-08-14 -
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Crime Monk Caught in Car with Woman During Police Patrol
The woman was receiving her good luck serum. -
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