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Russia's strikes did have a strategic objective....and it will affect Ukraine and Europe

 

Russia's retributory air strikes are heavily focused on Ukraine's energy grid.

This video shows a thermal power plant being destroyed in Kiev.

The damage from the attacks was so severe that Ukraine is ending all electrical exports to Europe, saying its own grid is now unstable. pic.twitter.com/AhhFY0ZSt8

— Clint Ehrlich (@ClintEhrlich) October 10, 2022

Didn't quite get the strikes in Ukraine. Everyone was saying that it was civilian targets but the body count (not to be morbid or uncaring) was small to say that civilians were the primary target. Then I find this. Other info too. The Russians were going after strategic targets. Namely Ukraine's energy sector. What I didn't know is that Ukraine was supplying energy to Europe. So it appears that Russia got a two'fer. They hurt both Ukraine and Europe (thanks to the reader for catching my mistake).

A quick reminder.

War is a fickle thing.  Momentum can shift in a matter of days.

Plus.  Winter is coming.  The elections are coming.  Recession will soon be undeniable.  Plus.  Winter is coming.

Chinese aerial drone conducts air assault with Robot Dog.

 

Airdropped armed robot dog tested in China

The future has arrived and it doesn't look fun.

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— Jim Lewis 💰⚒💰 (@Galactic_Trader) October 10, 2022

This is some real deal Terminator shit. 

Can you imagine being in a fighting position and you look up and see a couple thousand of these land outside your effective fire range and drop robot dogs armed with machineguns, grenade launchers, etc...and they fan out and start moving toward your position at 50 mph?!?!?!? 

That would be crazy! Add into that, what if they were all AI controlled and could solve the tactical problem at higher speed with faster communication to their wolfpack! 

Ground combat is evolving into a truly horrifying thing. 

Humans will soon be the prey of robots. That's a mind fuck!

How quickly you forget. You weep for Kyiv? We are 100% savages when it comes to bringing pain..

NOTE!  This is not a defense of the bombing of Kyiv.  It is a call to be realistic about what war is.

Amazing. 

You weep and cry for Kyiv? 

Did you weep and cry for Baghdad?  Of course not...but be ADVISED!!!

We are the motherfucking USA. We are 100% savages when it comes to bringing pain. 

We don't wait for daylight when you can see it coming. We come like a storm in the night and have you praying to see the next fucking sunrise!

That's how we roll whether from the air, land or at sea. 

Its obvious that most here don't know what war really is cause your tears and lust for this fight is insane.

Sorry but I can't get emotional about this thing.  I see two nations at war and think this ain't our fight.

But the truly stunning thing about this fight is that despite the loss of life, the damage that we're seeing it pales to what has been done in recent warfare and is miniscule compared to what came awhile ago...Drink this in.

 

Warfare has become weak compared to what it once was.

Russia is tiptoeing into "total war". 

Zelensky by his reaction to the attack is scared shitless.

Pentagon planners (and once the Marine Corps) acknowledged that the civilian population is the main driver for a war effort and that the mega-cities in foreign lands are the seats of power.

So what's my point?

The attacks on Kyiv while brutal and disturbing for many to see, they still pale in comparison to what I believe will come soon.

Remember.

Winter is coming....

Things are gonna get dicey in Europe real soon...

IF YOU LOVE UKRAINE THEN WORK TO END THIS SHIT!

Question. Would Russia go nuclear if the Ukrainians made a big push on Crimea?

 Heard on Fox News this morning that "there is a renewed energy from the Ukrainians and they talk about retaking Crimea".

The talking head pushed the idea of de-escalation but stated that no one is seriously pursuing it.

He ended by saying that the stage needs to be set for talks.

Ignore all that except the part about retaking Crimea.

Let's assume for a moment that all the war hawks infecting my blog get their dream.  Let's say that the Dills are actually able to push right up to Crimea and start a push to expel the Russians.

Would the Russians go nuclear?

My guess is that  they most certainly would.  A freaking nuclear war in the middle of Europe.  Wouldn't that be a mind fuck!

Anyway what do the hawks think? 

Open Comment Post. 11 Oct 22

 

Former Joint Chiefs chair calls for talks to end Ukraine war

 via Responsible Statecraft

A former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman said on Sunday that the United States needs to work toward ending the war in Ukraine as soon as possible, amid reports of escalating violence and talk of increased threats of nuclear weapons use. 

Retired Admiral Mike Mullen — the nation’s top military officer during parts of the Bush and Obama administrations — assessed on ABC’s This Week that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a “cornered animal,” a situation that he said “speaks to the need to get to the table” and negotiate. 

Referring to President Biden’s recent warning of a nuclear conflict, Mullen added, “I think we need to back off that a little bit and do everything we possibly can to try to get to the table to resolve this thing.”

Mullen also urged Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top diplomats to figure out a way to get Putin and Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky to talk. “[A]s is typical in any war, it has got to end and usually there are negotiations associated with that,” he said. “The sooner the better as far as I’m concerned.”

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Has anyone thought about Fentanyl could be used to kill many Americans?

 I don't understand the deal with Fentanyl.  Everyone talks about how tiny a dose is needed to kill, I've talked to all kinds of drug addicts and they say they're scared to death of it.

So why is it the new hot thing when it comes to drugs?

I don't get it but has anyone thought about the flip side of all this?

If a tiny amount can kill then what if some terrorist decides to pull off a high body count op on us?

I'm seeing Border Patrol, Texas DPS, and other agencies grabbing a whole shit ton of this stuff.

What if someone decides to tamper with a product to get bodies? Does anyone know about the Chicago Tylenol murders?

The Chicago Tylenol murders were a series of poisoning deaths resulting from drug tampering in the Chicago metropolitan area in 1982. The victims had all taken Tylenol-branded acetaminophen capsules that had been laced with potassium cyanide. Seven people died in the original poisonings, with several more deaths in subsequent copycat crimes.

No suspect has been charged or convicted of the poisonings. New York City resident James William Lewis was convicted of extortion for sending a letter to Tylenol's manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson, that took responsibility for the deaths and demanded $1 million to stop them, but evidence tying Lewis to the actual poisoning never emerged.

The incidents led to reforms in the packaging of over-the-counter substances and to federal anti-tampering laws.

Hit a cities water supply.

Sprinkle a bit on some fast food.

Do like we've been getting reports of down here that people are sprinkling it on gasoline pump handles.

This can get scary.  Super scary fast (I am using the word scary in the proper context here....pussified individuals take note). 

Huge number of Russians arriving in Belarus? Are they gonna make another run at Kyiv???

A known Belarussian 🇧🇾 source tells me:

“Russian 🇷🇺 soldiers are entering Belarus 🇧🇾 by the trainload. They’re traveling in cattle cars - just a huge quantity. Just waves of trains arriving.”

— Jason Jay Smart (@officejjsmart) October 10, 2022