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Enco, whachu talkin bout?

Russia and China agreement to delay invasion…so what? How does that make any difference to the dead and those who will be dying soon unnecessarily?

Totally chimerical nonsense notion but why not encourage surrender and begin a world wide movement to end authoritarianism? And the ice capades? There ya go George.

New details shed light on the Robert Kraft-Vladimir Putin Super Bowl ring controversy

Imagine the balls on this guy? That is beyond nervy or audacious.

I pretty much agree with Reg.

Saving face is paramount and unless there is a diplomatic surprise or Putin is assassinated i can’t see him withdrawing without having conquered. And i don’t think it will drag on for years. Am guessing he will up the ante and many will die. Hopefully the real guns remain in holster.

Enco,

Says he and he says…You talk like algorithms are some mystical incantation revealed to some and denied to others and as inevitable as Calvin’s Predestination or Marx’ Historical Necessity.

Algorithms in gambling are destroying my livelihood. I am better than humans by a fair measure. Algorithms are better than i. There is nothing mys…[Read more]

Unseen, i agree with you. It is Russian roulette. Pun intended. It is the kind of thing in gambling in which the algorithms run the scenario ten thousand times. In 1028 times it is the end of our planet and species.

Saving face for a megalomaniac is critical if we wish to greatly reduce the 1028 result. And again unless Putin backs away…[Read more]

Davis, what you’ve written is logical. On the other hand how do we explain N. Korea? That nation is a nightmare. The lives of the citizens are unspeakably horrible. And history has many examples of dictators who continued in power when their inner circle could have had them assassinated.

Am thinking that the approach to the conflict in Ukraine is bad.

Do we want to fuck with super powers in their sphere of influence? I know the USA shit bricks when Russians had weapons in Cuba. Boneheaded Kennedy nearly got us into nuclear war with the evil empire. Hypothetically trumpsters go even farther afield in their war against reason,…[Read more]

I don’t know man. Nucs are foremost in my judgment. However my best guess is that Putin is rational enough to avoid that possibility. I would not feel as confident with the Korean nut.

Saber rattling is a metaphor that is anachronistic.

During the US civil war the Confederates threatened England with so called King Cotton Diplomacy. They would have to get their cotton elsewhere unless they gave aid. But cotton like oil is all over the world. I think England got most of their cotton from India after that failed strategy.

Autumn please refrain from being factual and making cogent arguments.

It is not polite to dispel and dispatch ideological rhetoric.

Unseen, good point!

I don’t mean it in an intellectual sense. I mean that going after Trump for business shit is a pussy democrat kind of move. It is time to confront the entire movement. Who is gonna emerge when the dust clears? (today i was pondering how often i in particular and all of us in general use metaphors)

My feeling is that the criminal investigation of Trump’s business and business practices ought to be ended. Nothing about a crooked businessman will resonate with his supporters. Every other prominent business person cheats.

Treason is front and center. Our democracy and way of life is at stake. And it may not be Trump who is the next dictator.…[Read more]

Cool tat.

Nice talking piece…and not bad way to start a conversation with a lady. If she says who is Goya then ya know she is probably not educated. The rest is up to you.

Enco, Can you feel the tyranny?

https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-3rd-of-may-1808-in-madrid-or-the-executions/5e177409-2993-4240-97fb-847a02c6496c

Man is born free and everywhere in chains. Perhaps those chains surround our brains. And all our yesterdays are in vain. My lane, your lane, never the twain…

Looks really cool. Maybe cosmopolitanism is the best way to counter overidentification with our tribal affiliations…

Damn, that looks good Reg. Can you get good Syrian bread there?

That is racist!

Where does one begin when discussing the lessons?

For one it is the old oppressed become the oppressors when they have freedom/power. Blacks having autonomy in Africa have proven to be as vicious as Whites. I am sure many would say the same about Jews in Israel. It is a pattern observed in Revolutions. And since Puritans specifically and all…[Read more]

Autumn, i was tongue in cheek. But you have hit on a big issue.

I was miserable and depressed working as an attorney. I began to question how sensible it was to stay the course. Finally in my misery i missed a statute of limitations. When i finally decided to check whether suit could be filed i told my legal assistant that if i blew the statute…[Read more]