FitzyChick
@fitzychick.bsky.social
American living in Canada. Steelers Fan. WNBA fan. Despairing of a world that is anti-science, anti-equality, anti-reason, and anti-peace.
I dunno....he kinda negated some of his argument by starting out with the "boomer" comment. It's a lazy way to try to be funny and get people to go along with you. That having been said, he does make a few valid points.
December 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I dunno....he kinda negated some of his argument by starting out with the "boomer" comment. It's a lazy way to try to be funny and get people to go along with you. That having been said, he does make a few valid points.
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Agree that this is "court-style politics", a great phrase. And that in part it's about succession. But it's also about desperation. Putin needs a ceasefire and he has is asking all his assets to lean in, and they are doing so without coordination. See thread.
What happened last week is that Putin ran out of money. All this diplomatic chaos, unofficial actors trying to set foreign policy, started the week Russia began selling off its gold reserves. What we're seeing is weakness, and influence: Putin has called in his US assets to stave off catastrophe. 8/
Russia’s Central Bank Starts Selling Physical Gold From Reserves - The Moscow Times
Russia’s Central Bank has for the first time begun selling physical gold from its reserves as part of Finance Ministry operations to fund the state budget, the Bank said on Wednesday.
www.themoscowtimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Agree that this is "court-style politics", a great phrase. And that in part it's about succession. But it's also about desperation. Putin needs a ceasefire and he has is asking all his assets to lean in, and they are doing so without coordination. See thread.
C'mon, can't dessert be a sweet potato at least?
November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
C'mon, can't dessert be a sweet potato at least?