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Better yet, this was the *only* launch pad they have available for manned rockets and ISS service spacecraft. This incident has crippled Russia's ability to send people to space. Granted, it doesn't seem impossible to repair, but it would take megabucks from an already-strained space budget.
November 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Better yet, this was the *only* launch pad they have available for manned rockets and ISS service spacecraft. This incident has crippled Russia's ability to send people to space. Granted, it doesn't seem impossible to repair, but it would take megabucks from an already-strained space budget.
A siege of Kaliningrad or St. Petersburg would probably make them change priorities in a real hurry. Trading land for peace is easier when Russian territory is on the line.
November 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A siege of Kaliningrad or St. Petersburg would probably make them change priorities in a real hurry. Trading land for peace is easier when Russian territory is on the line.
A Grad downing a drone! It sounds quite impressive until you learn how it happened.
November 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
A Grad downing a drone! It sounds quite impressive until you learn how it happened.
I guess they could bring the situation somewhat in balance by selling Siberia to China. But they might have to hurry up while China is still willing to pay for it.
November 25, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I guess they could bring the situation somewhat in balance by selling Siberia to China. But they might have to hurry up while China is still willing to pay for it.
Fortunately, as the familiar saying goes, what goes up will stay up and out of harm's way indefinitely ... right?
November 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Fortunately, as the familiar saying goes, what goes up will stay up and out of harm's way indefinitely ... right?
Sure, invite them in, only for humiliation and slapstick to befall their delegation all throughout one meeting, then throw them out again.
November 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Sure, invite them in, only for humiliation and slapstick to befall their delegation all throughout one meeting, then throw them out again.
Sure is. Nuke the factories.
November 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Sure is. Nuke the factories.
The guy has the life expectancy of an egg in a bull stampede. Sounds like he's trying to convince himself that it was all for the best.
November 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The guy has the life expectancy of an egg in a bull stampede. Sounds like he's trying to convince himself that it was all for the best.
The "plan", paraphrased: "The burglar goes free and gets to keep what he has stolen until now. However, he must promise not to steal again. The homehowner is barred from ever installing alarms, owning dogs, or contacting the police, and must leave his ground-floor windows open at night."
November 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The "plan", paraphrased: "The burglar goes free and gets to keep what he has stolen until now. However, he must promise not to steal again. The homehowner is barred from ever installing alarms, owning dogs, or contacting the police, and must leave his ground-floor windows open at night."
...and a partridge in a pear tree!
November 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
...and a partridge in a pear tree!
Alternative destinations? May I suggest the seafloor?
November 21, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Alternative destinations? May I suggest the seafloor?
6. The heads of Russia's current government to be delivered to the Hague for a war crime tribunal. They may individually decide for themselves whether the rest of their bodies will accompany them.
November 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
6. The heads of Russia's current government to be delivered to the Hague for a war crime tribunal. They may individually decide for themselves whether the rest of their bodies will accompany them.
May factories all over Europe churn these out by the thousands and ship them to Ukraine under a cover of plausible deniability.
Or just be open about it. Anyway, the important thing is to deliver a sufficient volume of explosives to key sites in Russia.
Or just be open about it. Anyway, the important thing is to deliver a sufficient volume of explosives to key sites in Russia.
November 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
May factories all over Europe churn these out by the thousands and ship them to Ukraine under a cover of plausible deniability.
Or just be open about it. Anyway, the important thing is to deliver a sufficient volume of explosives to key sites in Russia.
Or just be open about it. Anyway, the important thing is to deliver a sufficient volume of explosives to key sites in Russia.
"There are so many corpses along the road." I think it finally sunk into his head that they were once guys like him. *Exactly* like him. And that the next guy to come along will get to think "There are so many +1 corpses along the road."
November 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
"There are so many corpses along the road." I think it finally sunk into his head that they were once guys like him. *Exactly* like him. And that the next guy to come along will get to think "There are so many +1 corpses along the road."
Quite possibly it's all they can afford, though.
November 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Quite possibly it's all they can afford, though.
"Yes, dear viewers, I know there's a helicopter crashing in the foreground, but have a look at that radio mast! Oh, what pretty hills over there ... oh there's that helicopter again, but let's take a closer look at those clouds ..."
November 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
"Yes, dear viewers, I know there's a helicopter crashing in the foreground, but have a look at that radio mast! Oh, what pretty hills over there ... oh there's that helicopter again, but let's take a closer look at those clouds ..."
Orban remembers 1956 well, but only the part where the Kremlin instated Janos Kadar as dictator for life when he betrayed his people.
November 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Orban remembers 1956 well, but only the part where the Kremlin instated Janos Kadar as dictator for life when he betrayed his people.
I hope the ground was not too badly damaged by the impact.
November 7, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I hope the ground was not too badly damaged by the impact.
That's why Trump was suddenly so enthusiastic about nuclear weapons testing. His boss in the Kremlin ordered him to create precedence for Russia to do the same.
November 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
That's why Trump was suddenly so enthusiastic about nuclear weapons testing. His boss in the Kremlin ordered him to create precedence for Russia to do the same.
And by "good business partner" he means "American state and private funds are poured into Russia, 50% of it is channeled back to Trump's own personal pockets, the oligarchs can have their pickings of the rest". He doesn't care if anyone else makes any money.
November 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
And by "good business partner" he means "American state and private funds are poured into Russia, 50% of it is channeled back to Trump's own personal pockets, the oligarchs can have their pickings of the rest". He doesn't care if anyone else makes any money.
They shouldn't just be open to it, it should be the very foundation of its and its allies' security architecture. "Any funny business, and Moscow goes" should be the default standing doctrine. That's deterrence. "Um, two weeks" is the opposite.
November 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
They shouldn't just be open to it, it should be the very foundation of its and its allies' security architecture. "Any funny business, and Moscow goes" should be the default standing doctrine. That's deterrence. "Um, two weeks" is the opposite.
I hope someone can help bring some light and heat to Moscow. A few million degrees in a very bright flash would do the trick. Repeat it across town until no longer needed.
October 31, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I hope someone can help bring some light and heat to Moscow. A few million degrees in a very bright flash would do the trick. Repeat it across town until no longer needed.
That should be the clear and stated doctrine. Any funny business, and Moscow goes. No beating around the bush with incremental escalations or second chances. Moscow goes first, and we'll take it from there with whomever remains standing.
October 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
That should be the clear and stated doctrine. Any funny business, and Moscow goes. No beating around the bush with incremental escalations or second chances. Moscow goes first, and we'll take it from there with whomever remains standing.
"How tenderly must I kiss Putin's rear end before he begins to respect me?"
October 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
"How tenderly must I kiss Putin's rear end before he begins to respect me?"
On the flip side, it will cost Ukraine a lot of money to repair everything later. The scattered fiefdoms of former Russia won't be able to pay enough reparations to fund all the repairs.
October 29, 2025 at 8:20 AM
On the flip side, it will cost Ukraine a lot of money to repair everything later. The scattered fiefdoms of former Russia won't be able to pay enough reparations to fund all the repairs.