Rod
@roderickstaples.bsky.social
A British naturist.
Trek fan.
Musician.
Badminton player.
Rambler.
The truth matters more than what you or I think.
Supporter of Ukraine since 24 Feb 2022.
Appalled by Putin's actions.
Ukrainians have been let down by the Budapest Memorandum.
Trek fan.
Musician.
Badminton player.
Rambler.
The truth matters more than what you or I think.
Supporter of Ukraine since 24 Feb 2022.
Appalled by Putin's actions.
Ukrainians have been let down by the Budapest Memorandum.
That's about 716 per day, when the average Russians off the battlefield is about 1000 per day.
So it's not going to improve things for Russia.
So it's not going to improve things for Russia.
December 30, 2025 at 11:34 PM
That's about 716 per day, when the average Russians off the battlefield is about 1000 per day.
So it's not going to improve things for Russia.
So it's not going to improve things for Russia.
I would call it despicable.
December 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I would call it despicable.
You seem to be keeping up better than me.
December 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
You seem to be keeping up better than me.
Yes, all the smoke. Smoke and mirrors.
December 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Yes, all the smoke. Smoke and mirrors.
A distinct lack of mirrors in Russia.
December 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
A distinct lack of mirrors in Russia.
I think you're talking about before 2014, of which I don't know much about. I was talking about after Crimea.
December 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I think you're talking about before 2014, of which I don't know much about. I was talking about after Crimea.
I've never heard of her
December 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I've never heard of her
It's well known Russia sent in insurgents to the Donbas.
Im sure you're going to dismiss it as invalid, and without providing your source.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Girkin is mentioned here (I can't find where I originally heard that)
books.google.co.uk/books?id=H2F...
Im sure you're going to dismiss it as invalid, and without providing your source.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Girkin is mentioned here (I can't find where I originally heard that)
books.google.co.uk/books?id=H2F...
Opinion | Why the Donbass is the Key to Putin’s Gambit in Ukraine
The disputed border regions are important to Putin only as a means to get what he really wants.
www.politico.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
It's well known Russia sent in insurgents to the Donbas.
Im sure you're going to dismiss it as invalid, and without providing your source.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Girkin is mentioned here (I can't find where I originally heard that)
books.google.co.uk/books?id=H2F...
Im sure you're going to dismiss it as invalid, and without providing your source.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Girkin is mentioned here (I can't find where I originally heard that)
books.google.co.uk/books?id=H2F...
Provide a source for yours and I'll wait.
December 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Provide a source for yours and I'll wait.
I was shocked when Trump said he was not happy with Putin. He went home saying I had a great call with Putin. She responded with "They bombed another hospital".
I was shocked because this means the POTUS gets his intel from his wife, not the pentagon.
I was shocked because this means the POTUS gets his intel from his wife, not the pentagon.
December 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I was shocked when Trump said he was not happy with Putin. He went home saying I had a great call with Putin. She responded with "They bombed another hospital".
I was shocked because this means the POTUS gets his intel from his wife, not the pentagon.
I was shocked because this means the POTUS gets his intel from his wife, not the pentagon.
Who can know for sure. My understanding is that she is pursuing the return of Ukrainian children with Putin.
December 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Who can know for sure. My understanding is that she is pursuing the return of Ukrainian children with Putin.
The Donbas war was setup and started by Girkin under Putin's orders.
December 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The Donbas war was setup and started by Girkin under Putin's orders.
That would be a normal president.
December 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
That would be a normal president.
To be called Scum by Donald Trump simply means that you are virtuous and he is the scum.
December 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
To be called Scum by Donald Trump simply means that you are virtuous and he is the scum.
The 2025 UN votes are very telling.
December 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The 2025 UN votes are very telling.
Personally, I don't believe he's actually a Russian asset. I think he's a Putin fan boy. But I suppose they both amount to the same thing.
December 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Personally, I don't believe he's actually a Russian asset. I think he's a Putin fan boy. But I suppose they both amount to the same thing.
And Trump is dropping sanctions on Belarus. Time to ramp them back up, and then some more.
December 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
And Trump is dropping sanctions on Belarus. Time to ramp them back up, and then some more.
Great news. Tomahawks not needed then.
December 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Great news. Tomahawks not needed then.
I see that peace prize slipping away.
December 26, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I see that peace prize slipping away.
And what would he have said if the robot had worked.
December 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
And what would he have said if the robot had worked.
But it's a cancerous growth, if any growth at all.
December 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
But it's a cancerous growth, if any growth at all.
Yes, no fire here, just smoke.
December 25, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Yes, no fire here, just smoke.
The only way is down.
December 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
The only way is down.