Very good so far, although I note that she gets rather vague when Tucker pesters her about "Why are we supposed to hate Russia?" Hating Russia was a thing before Putin went Orthodox.
 There is a whole lot of understanding about Russia packed into this short paragraph. But I suspect few will take the time to read between its lines.
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Russians With Attitude @RWApodcast
In the Battle of Chemulpo Bay in the Russo-Japanese War, the Russian cruiser Varyag was caught by surprise by a significant Japanese naval task force -- the Varyag tried to fight her way out, but she was severely outnumbered and outgunned, and, after taking heavy casualties, the
Let other countries take care of their own problems. We need to focus on our own issues. We are not the worlds police, and nobody is paying us to do so.
Right. Israel is the friend of Christians. Somehow all the wars that the US has pursued at the behest of Israel have always led to disaster for historic Christian communities in the ME. Somehow the terrorists like ISIS and al Qaeda that the US and Israel have supported attack Christians.
I opened my original post by saying that your blog is a must-read for me.
I was flabbergasted to read their propaganda. I have read many articles about how carefully the IDF is not to harm civilians, which I would've believed in the past. My eyes have been opened thanks to you and others.
We are being led by dangerously incompetent men who are either too ignorant or too vain to see the consequences of their actions. There are now at least 3 venues on the planet where a small misstep may lead to a nuclear war (Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan). One sane man in the person British General Jackson kept this threat at bay in Kososvo, but that was more luck than contingency. Biden is clearly not competent to lead and prevent this risk from escalating, and we don't know who is really calling the shots in the backroom. Our national strategy seems to be "cross your fingers" and hope we don't do something stupid. We earned our demise as a world power when we allowed the 2020 election to be blatantly stolen and then remained on the couch. And we now dishonor the sacrifice of brave men who fought to create and defend this country. Which will happen first; the rising or the mushrooms clouds?
Your are describing dedication to duty. We are fortunate that Jackson was the Brit that got this billet and not one of his more combat-seasoned peers, who may have been more inclined to follow orders blindly.
Tom, I'm not sure whom you mean by "we," but I didn't "allow the 2020 election to be blatantly stolen," nor do I generally "remain on the couch." In particular, I don't "dishonor the sacrifice of brave men who fought to create and defend this country." My father flew B29s in the Pacific in WWII giving up years of his youth to do so. He died in 2017 a few weeks short of his 95th birthday. I've kept the few pictures of him in 1940s, have posted a photo of him near his Stearman biplane, a photo of him on Tinian, and others. Although I tried to get him to talk more about his WWII experiences, he preferred to keep them to himself. He was contacted sometime in his late 80s or early 90s to speak as part of a group of few remaining Air Force pilots in the Pacific, but he declined. I'm only glad that he's not alive today to see how his country has been sold out to the bare walls.
"Defense startups developing weapons to counter China have a problem. They depend on the country for parts. China is the dominant supplier of batteries, motors, sensors, rare-earth materials and other key components needed by U.S. defense companies. The industry’s outsize reliance on China for materials to build everything from drones to ships and missiles has become an untenable reality in Washington."
Will any reality pierce the Narrative Dome that protects Washington DC? Did the October 1 missile strikes do the job? I can only hope so.
The only time the DC denizens seem to come out of their stupor is when money is waved in front of them. And even that is just a first-order proposition. We deserve better (I think).
I left Illinois this year. Born there, raised there, worked there. I refuse to be robbed continuously anymore by a government that despises me and what I represent. And trying to shame me into “paying my fair share” and accuse me of being greedy for trying to keep what I’ve worked my whole life for doesn’t work so well on me. Nobody acknowledges the greediest entity today happens to be government. They’re insatiable. Ravenous. Never enough. I do know that ultimately states like Illinois will become a national problem, both with their individual state bailouts, and then the big Kahuna of the National implosion and the ultimate “bail in” to attempt to save the union. But at this point I’m just trying to buy time and minimize my losses.
"Tax the rich" is always the easy solution, especially for Dem politicians who are looking to deflect blame from their own failed socialist, open borders, pro-crime economic and social policies. After all, according to them, the rich are greedy and are not paying "their fair share." Not like politicians.
No one ever talks about how the rich are providing more than their fair share of jobs and more than their fair share of tax revenue to the economy. No one ever talks about the risks they are taking, especially in failing states (fiscally and socially crime-ridden) like Illinois. No one ever talks about how the "rich" have the choice to move their businesses to other states or countries. We still have a modicum of Democracy in this country. It is called "voting with your feet." When will the Dems outlaw that?
When was the last time any American politician took actions to encourage a surplus in national budget or reduce the national debt? Who are these people to lecture, then?
Tucker has a fascinating interview with Miranda Devine, nypost columnist of Hunter laptop fame.
https://youtu.be/YXMqVha_a4o
A quote that resonates with me, and surprised me for how well connected/ informed Miranda Devine and Tucker are:
“In 2016 we were all so naive”
Thanks.
Very good so far, although I note that she gets rather vague when Tucker pesters her about "Why are we supposed to hate Russia?" Hating Russia was a thing before Putin went Orthodox.
Will Schryver @imetatronink
 There is a whole lot of understanding about Russia packed into this short paragraph. But I suspect few will take the time to read between its lines.
Quote
Russians With Attitude @RWApodcast
In the Battle of Chemulpo Bay in the Russo-Japanese War, the Russian cruiser Varyag was caught by surprise by a significant Japanese naval task force -- the Varyag tried to fight her way out, but she was severely outnumbered and outgunned, and, after taking heavy casualties, the
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5:37 PM · Oct 17, 2024
Very interesting. Trump is playing a deep game--or so it seems:
BREAKING: Trump comes out against regime change in Iran:
‘We can’t get totally involved…We can’t even run ourselves’ pic.twitter.com/anhN26uuad
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) October 17, 2024
It’s Maga.
Let other countries take care of their own problems. We need to focus on our own issues. We are not the worlds police, and nobody is paying us to do so.
HOPEFULLY, time will tell.
Two articles for you and my fellow commenters.
"Israel's war is about religion, and it's headed to the West next- opinion" https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-824650
"The Biden administration threatens an arms embargo against Israel"
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/10/the_biden_administration_threatens_an_arms_embargo_against_israel.html
Right. Israel is the friend of Christians. Somehow all the wars that the US has pursued at the behest of Israel have always led to disaster for historic Christian communities in the ME. Somehow the terrorists like ISIS and al Qaeda that the US and Israel have supported attack Christians.
I agree with you. Part of my post got cut off.
I opened my original post by saying that your blog is a must-read for me.
I was flabbergasted to read their propaganda. I have read many articles about how carefully the IDF is not to harm civilians, which I would've believed in the past. My eyes have been opened thanks to you and others.
Heh. I wasn't sure how to take it. Taken by surprise.
https://x.com/i/status/1847005725043679623
A LOT of money...
Three B-2 Spirit stealth bombers were sent from Missouri to drop five GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs on Yemen on Wednesday, Oct.16, 2024.
Each bomber cost $2 billion dollars.
Each 30,000 lb., 20 ft.long bomb cost close to $3.5 million in 2011. I could not find the latest price tag.
Yes, war is expensive, and it is a lucrative business for the MIC.
I am thinking that the US bomb drop in Yemen was a further antagonism to draw retaliation from Iran.
I am also wondering how I missed the news that the US Congress declared war on Yemen.
If you would like to learn about the massive GBU-57 bomb, here is a good site that I found:
https://newatlas.com/massive-ordnance-penetrator-mop-gbu-57ab/20538/
We are being led by dangerously incompetent men who are either too ignorant or too vain to see the consequences of their actions. There are now at least 3 venues on the planet where a small misstep may lead to a nuclear war (Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan). One sane man in the person British General Jackson kept this threat at bay in Kososvo, but that was more luck than contingency. Biden is clearly not competent to lead and prevent this risk from escalating, and we don't know who is really calling the shots in the backroom. Our national strategy seems to be "cross your fingers" and hope we don't do something stupid. We earned our demise as a world power when we allowed the 2020 election to be blatantly stolen and then remained on the couch. And we now dishonor the sacrifice of brave men who fought to create and defend this country. Which will happen first; the rising or the mushrooms clouds?
It is not luck when you put your own son on-site to make sure that No means No.
Your are describing dedication to duty. We are fortunate that Jackson was the Brit that got this billet and not one of his more combat-seasoned peers, who may have been more inclined to follow orders blindly.
Tom, I'm not sure whom you mean by "we," but I didn't "allow the 2020 election to be blatantly stolen," nor do I generally "remain on the couch." In particular, I don't "dishonor the sacrifice of brave men who fought to create and defend this country." My father flew B29s in the Pacific in WWII giving up years of his youth to do so. He died in 2017 a few weeks short of his 95th birthday. I've kept the few pictures of him in 1940s, have posted a photo of him near his Stearman biplane, a photo of him on Tinian, and others. Although I tried to get him to talk more about his WWII experiences, he preferred to keep them to himself. He was contacted sometime in his late 80s or early 90s to speak as part of a group of few remaining Air Force pilots in the Pacific, but he declined. I'm only glad that he's not alive today to see how his country has been sold out to the bare walls.
From Sep 29, https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/defense-tech-startups-need-a-new-supplier-anyone-but-china-b804b47c?st=3cg16Z&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink.
"Defense startups developing weapons to counter China have a problem. They depend on the country for parts. China is the dominant supplier of batteries, motors, sensors, rare-earth materials and other key components needed by U.S. defense companies. The industry’s outsize reliance on China for materials to build everything from drones to ships and missiles has become an untenable reality in Washington."
Will any reality pierce the Narrative Dome that protects Washington DC? Did the October 1 missile strikes do the job? I can only hope so.
The only time the DC denizens seem to come out of their stupor is when money is waved in front of them. And even that is just a first-order proposition. We deserve better (I think).
It should be a national imperative to reopen our factories and start making things in the USA.
Our leaders are shortsighted and only care about themselves. It's all about the next quarter for Wall Street analysts.
I got mine, too bad for you is their feeling for their countrymen.
I left Illinois this year. Born there, raised there, worked there. I refuse to be robbed continuously anymore by a government that despises me and what I represent. And trying to shame me into “paying my fair share” and accuse me of being greedy for trying to keep what I’ve worked my whole life for doesn’t work so well on me. Nobody acknowledges the greediest entity today happens to be government. They’re insatiable. Ravenous. Never enough. I do know that ultimately states like Illinois will become a national problem, both with their individual state bailouts, and then the big Kahuna of the National implosion and the ultimate “bail in” to attempt to save the union. But at this point I’m just trying to buy time and minimize my losses.
"Tax the rich" is always the easy solution, especially for Dem politicians who are looking to deflect blame from their own failed socialist, open borders, pro-crime economic and social policies. After all, according to them, the rich are greedy and are not paying "their fair share." Not like politicians.
No one ever talks about how the rich are providing more than their fair share of jobs and more than their fair share of tax revenue to the economy. No one ever talks about the risks they are taking, especially in failing states (fiscally and socially crime-ridden) like Illinois. No one ever talks about how the "rich" have the choice to move their businesses to other states or countries. We still have a modicum of Democracy in this country. It is called "voting with your feet." When will the Dems outlaw that?
When was the last time any American politician took actions to encourage a surplus in national budget or reduce the national debt? Who are these people to lecture, then?
Very important and illuminating. Thanks!