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Cali-Lib (doc/hey you)
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Husband, father, natural philosopher, and now grey child of the Pacific Coast. My old man once said that civilization ends east of US-395, and I am grateful he is no longer alive to see just how true that statement was.
Russia did not "swap sides".

Russia was invaded by the war machine it had previously fed. Russia was happy to help the Nazis as long as it was other countries being invaded.

It was Russia's alliance with Hitler which made WWII possible.

Russia was an arsonist caught in its own fire.
November 12, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Of course you do.

Seek professional help.
November 12, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Right now Putin is weak and needs Kazakhstan more than the Kazaks need him.
November 12, 2025 at 8:24 AM
They are the country that embraced non-Darwinian biology because Darwin had a spat with Marx, and in doing so invented a set of theories for agriculture that literally starved millions to death in the 1930s.

Lysenkoism. It killed tens of millions in China in the 50s as well.

It was all lies.
November 12, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Besides, instead of housework women should apply the recommended "best treat" for tits --- unsalted lard (as a massage balm?).
November 12, 2025 at 6:56 AM
I believe Russia is contractually obligated to transport oil from Kazakhstan to tankers in the Black Sea at Tuapse.

An obligation Russia can no longer keep due to Putin's little foreverSMO.

The talks should be... interesting.
November 12, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Wow, talk about a special snowflake -- they banned me for asking for proof of their claim.

Those who cannot back up their claims should not post in public venues.
November 12, 2025 at 6:37 AM
It's not like they are going to publicly state they are Imperialist warmongers.

The Kremlin blatantly lies. It always has, and the current regime is not an exception to this rule.
November 12, 2025 at 6:31 AM
The Russian Federation just finished ethnic cleansing ~20% of Tajikistan and slaughtering ~100,000 civilians while losing their first war in Chechnya in 1997...

... so they needed the year of 1998 to reload.
November 12, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Please provide a link to a treaty between NATO and Russia containing a promise from NATO to not expand at all.

Which is your claim, so this treaty must exist, for that is how NATO makes promises.

Or, just admit that you mispoke, apologize, and move on.
November 12, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Still waiting for you to provide a link to a physical document certifying a US promise to not expand NATO.

Which I think does not exist, but it is your claim.

Grow a pair, stop dodging and back up your claim.
November 12, 2025 at 6:03 AM
And the numbers we have are from the Kremlin, soooo...

... reality is almost certainly worse.
November 12, 2025 at 3:59 AM
With the Kremlin admitting to (meaning reality is likely worse) 40% inter-organizational paymets being delayed... I'm thinking that is approaching "normal".
November 11, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Ya gotta consider the source.
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
How does this prayer go?

"Lord, protect us from those seeking vengence for our stealing their children" ?
November 11, 2025 at 10:25 PM
For constant coupon bonds... but for variable coupon bonds the discount should be much lower, yes?

They are getting ready to sell trillions of rubles worth of variable coupon bonds...
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The next shoe to drop is advances in the ability to detect drone operation centers, allowing for the direct and efficient targeting of the drone operators.
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
So, they are just broadening the old trope to include most men as well...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
"Who did we hire for this job?" --- Putin
the minion replies: "Abby Something."
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November 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Time to emigrate?

Just about any other country should have a higher % of males in the population.

Couple that with lower chronic alcohol abuse rates in every other country, and the choice becomes obvious.

Just wave goodbye and move on...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
It was AI controlled and trying to replicate the typical adult male Russian walking pattern...
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
When the government controls the bulk of economic activity and refuses to promptly pay its bills, tardiness in payment is expected to become a system-wide problem.
November 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
More seriously, perhaps it would be more convenient in the long term for future interations of your graphic to be scaled to a maximum value, with all representations being fractions of that value?

Meaning that future rescalings would automatically follow a change in the maximum value?
November 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I believe Your Majesty's systematic posting of data is rather effective troll repellent, greatly reducing their attempts to disrupt the threads.

This alone is a tremendous benefit to us all.
November 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM