So, the US NAvy has a few logistics problems, as reported in NYT. Hmmmm. Unforeseen? Hardly. The US military is the proverbial "paper tiger". The 'tiger' is really a makeshift crew of National Guard troops- old men and women who thought they were 'weekend' warriors , positioned to help out during a local emergency. But no, these 'weekenders' have been deployed for a year or more to fill out the ranks of regulars who struggle in their assigned roles around the world. Unless SecDef Hegseth twists some arms in Congress, more problems will overwhelm the military of the US and we'll end up like Putin's 'army' in Ukraine: unable to fight at all.
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Friday, August 14, 2026
Thursday, August 13, 2026
Kremlin Looks East-Toward Japan
So, VOVA visits the Rus federation eastern coast oblasts. This is the forgotten part of the Largest Country in the world. This is the expanse of the Federation nobody knows about or anybody cares about, excepting maybe Xi JP and his farmers.
For years, Chinese farmers have been moving north into the area north of the Amur River. A glance at this area on a map indicates boundary lines have been bent and twisted to satisfy someone's idea of correct placement of the line. Now it is well known among political thinkers that this area is actually in dispute. There are minimal agreements that provide opportunities for Chinese immigrants to move north, but both governments don't want any friction between the Chinese farmers and the few Rus roaming around the 'hood. Climate change has allowed the growing season to move north into higher latitudes making productive farmland out of formerly unproductive areas. This benefits China in its quest for more homegrown produce.
Hence we have the kremlin's Arch Dictator looking around to see what he can see on the east coast. Maybe he sees Japan. Maybe he sees Alaska or Hawaii. He won't look south_too scary: his 134 millions v. China's aging 1.45 billion citizens. So the war in Ukraine is sucking the life out of the Rus economy and the day of reckoning is at hand. As Kyiv expands its offense against the Rus infrastructure, VOVA and his in house advisors are shuffling their feet waiting for clarity; clarity that won't arrive in time to save the economy.
Oil,the source of the Rus economy, has been stymied by the war in Iran. Future deliveries are questionable on any reguklar basis. The Straits around Saudi Arabia have been choked by various players and there's no end in sight. If the Rus expand shipping methods, more choke points will be set and controlled by outside actors. Don't mention Sudan or the Emirates support of Sudanese actors.
Pray that the Chump in the Oval can have some inspiration without a heart attack.
Saturday, August 8, 2026
Munitions: Anybody Have Any
Over in besieged Ukraine, Rus missiles and hypersonic rocketry are making life even more miserable in Kyiv, the capitol city. The Kremlin continues to bomb civilian targets, violating all the laws of war as we know them. Pres. Zelensky continues to ask for support from western European countries, reminding them that as Ukraine goes, so goes Western Europe.
The Rus peoples, Peoples of the Steppes, are in the vise grip of a madman-Little VOVA, Dictator of the Steppe Peoples, the mad Man without a brain, the Rus person without a care for those unfortunate enough to need a job, any job, even on the front lines in Ukraine where an infantryman' life is measured in minutes once he sets foot on the terrain of fighting.
Air defenses are under strain: in both countries!!! Yes, the Rus peoples, Peoples of the Steppe, are getting hammered by the Ukrainian counter offensive that has targeted Rus oil and gas production sites hundreds of miles behind the lines. This has put the Rus peoples on notice that they are no longer safe in their cities and towns from the effects of Putin's war against his neighbor down south. Why would the largest country in the world want to spend lives for more territory? Only VOVA can answer that question. What will his daughters think in the years to come when Daddy is dead in some grave yard that will never be known to the outside world because it will be targeted for destruction immediately. Those poor , poor children, knowing their Daddy is hated by most of the civilized world, and their lives will be forever tainted by the connection to a murderer who orders thousands of little innocent children to be stolen from their families to be incarcerated in a foreign land, to be brainwashed by the Rus Steppe Peoples. A sad life, indeed, for those girls.
Maybe when Ukraine starts manufacturing Patriot missiles at home, VOVA will get the message that it's over, and he must retreat and give up his failed quest for Rus glory. Go back to being a bureaucratic lackey, like you were in ST. Petersburg. /Moskva.
Sen. Bill Cassidy: Lame. Duck.
So, true to his colors, Sen. Bill Cassidy, Republican from the Deep South, voted his conscious during the confirmation hearing of acting AG Todd Blanche. Two other Republicans voted against this confirmation, but their votes didn't matter. It was Cassidy's vote that tipped the balance in Blanche' favor.
Todd Blanche, formerly the Oval's personal lawyer. A lawyer who supported the denial of 2020 election results,supporting the Orange HAired Baboon's assertions that the results were wrong and he was the actual winner, not Joe Biden. In the future, a qquestion wwill hang over Joe Biden's presidency because the sitting Oval said his election was fraudulent.
So, Todd Blanche will become the sitting AG, at least until the Chump leaves office. Todd Blanche could have had his license revoked wherever he tried to practice law. Lawyers all over the country have a bitter taste in their mouths over his actions that have tainted the profession in every way. All the words that come from the AG's mouth are tainted, will be tainted, and are always tainted by perverse reasoning and sycophancy bootlicking toadyism.
Thinking of the law profession and its abuse has reached a new level of disgust. Law schools are reporting a sharp drop in applications, a clear sign that young students are thinking they don't want to be part of this profession. N, they don't want to be wishy-washy, liars, pimps, bootlicking, ass-kissing, money grubbing social climbers. are there any good ones out there? Look at the Wall St. bankers stables of legal beagles: they only care about the next IPO and all the fees they can squeeze out of the corporation(s). These Wall Streeters have given us a bumper crop of DSA politicos, with Mahmdani as the poster boy in NYC. The Wall Streeters are going to counter attack soon, as soon as the strategy is worked out in the C-suites in Midtown. Wheee. This fight will generate lots of opinions among various pundits,many of whom depend on Wall St. for cheap copy and inside info. Don't forget to watch this match up on video feeds across all media.
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Ukraine Air Defenses Strained by Rus Onslaught
The Kremliin military operati0on in Ukraine ordered a continuing of the recent barrage of ballistic missiles sent to attack Ukrainian infrastructure and civilian targets. Reports indicate more than 17 Ukrainian civilains were killed over night in the capitol city of Kyiv. Defensive units were unable to intercept more than a few of the missilles in the barrage.
Meanwhile, back in Moskva, recruiters are finding fewer and fewer "patriots" willing to join the fight for ?????????? Hmmm. Has VOVA used up all his "cannon" fodder, that is, Rus yourh who have no jobs, no skills, no hope; so why not die a patriot? This attitude is and has been the recruiting mantra: give up the despair, come on down and fight; we'will pay you a bonus just to sign up, like a professional soccer club. Hmmm. Then what: front line duty in the meat grinder in the DonBas Region. The war continues after 4 years and there'sno end in sight; iuntil VOVA kicks the bucket that is; or Sergeu Lavrov kicks his bucket.
Will the Rus ever yell, "Enoough?"
Monday, August 3, 2026
Russya Continues to Bombard Kyiv
So, the weekebnd saw more missiles fired from Russya into the capitol city of Ukraine. Only one missile was intercepted, indicating poor defensive capability. The Rus are exploiting this difficiency. Murder and blood are all over the hasnds of the kremlin and its occupants, including the DLittle Dictator, MAd Vlad(VOVA) Putin.
After 25 years, one would hope a dictator had his priorities set up to local approval. Not VOVA. All he wants is more power, more land to exploit, more people to subject to his whims and wills. Will the Rus revolt? No, any dissent is squelched immediately by the Kremlin.
Todd Blanche Must Go
Chump's acting AG, Todd Blanche has been questioned by the Senate. SOme Republicans are reluctant to approve his permanent appointment. Why now? Because Mr. Blamche is a bootlicking sycophant who was sTump's personal lawyer. He is a Denier of Election results from 2020. Does the country need an Attorney General who does the bidding of the Oval as opposed to the Rule of LAw? No, we don't need him; we don't want him; and we deserve Congress to look out for the American people, not the Oval.
The Oval Chump is looking more bizarre everyday. What's happening in the Middle East; what's happening in Iran? What's going on with the war he started and can't seem to finish as he has told the Amwerican people for months. Here is another Oval Forever War: mismanaged, inappropriate, unaffordable, and downright crazy when examined by anybody beyond kindergarten.
The Oval is the playpen of a child actor, running around trying to figure out what to do next to get more publicity. Do we want a POTUS who has no clue? No, we don't want one nor need one like the Chump. Two more years? We might not make the next election. All the focus is on the upcoming election this year in November. Why is it taking so long? Because we can't wait for a change of Congress that just might change the Oval.
Todd Blanche's approval will not help the cause of justice in the country or the rule of law. He doesn't seem interested in either. Will Congress do the right thing? NO.
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