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What a ridiculous interpretation given that the civilian population is voluntarily standing up, taking up arms, and fighting alongside their military by the hundreds of thousands to defend not only their country, but democracy itself.

It would also put our own aircraft at significant risk against surface to air missiles and anti-aircraft artillery in both Ukraine and Russia

This criminal filing is about 60 pages and worth the read in its entirety. It’s hard to argue in good faith that no fraud was being purposely pursued. https://january6th.house.gov/sites/democrats.january6th.house.gov/files/2022.03.02 (ECF 160) Opposition to Plaintiff's Privilege Claims (Redacted).pdf

How to troll seems to be part of his aspirations if not already within is existing skill set

Interestingly, it’s not that either.

Putin said today that Moscow will consider a declaration of Ukraine as a no-fly zone by any third-party as "participation in the armed conflict." In other words… a declaration of war. Meanwhile, the US is working to ban import of all Russian oil, possibly permanently. Russian oil was about 3% of US crude imported last year, primarily for states like Hawaii or on the coats where shipping oil from other refineries is more of a challenge.

You’re clearly trolling.

No

Also, what happens when your opponents take over and sensor your rebuttals of their lies.

I struggle with this question. Who decides what is or is not propaganda, and how do you prevent people from circumventing your ban? Maybe we can start by just shutting off Fox News? /rimshot

Yeah. My initial reply there probably didn’t offer this situation the seriousness it deserves. The speed and solidarity of the sanctions seem to have surprised Putin and now he’s likely feeling backed into a corner.

A little, yes, but not far off from the truth

I prefer using my powers of clairvoyance on cashing in on the lottery and picking winners in horse racing.

Thank you for your valuable contributions to this difficult thread on this important topic. It’s been really helpful and is appreciated.

Because you asserted it as fact. You cannot know what you claim to know, and we could equally claim that Zelensky giving in would’ve resulted in immediate nuclear actions. Such speculations rest on the same baseless footing as yours.

A problem with no fly zones is that people don’t just magically stop flying in the air space when you declare one. Once declared, it must be enforced by shooting any one who enters it. Russia would fly in, then a Polish or American craft would shoot it down, and in that flash of a second the west will have officially declared war with Russia. We all need what Russia is doing to Ukraine to end, but a de facto declaration of war on them seems unlikely to achieve that on the timeline we desire. Also would result in lots more lost life and unpredictable downstream consequences.

Lol. In a thread with only 8 replies, 2 of them have citations.

And I have a suspicion that someone forgot to take their meds today

Yes

Pressure from the private sector is mounting and amplifying sanctions, too. Boeing suspended major operations in Moscow, as well as maintenance and technical support for Russian airlines. Shell will sever ties with Russian gas giant Gazprom and end its roughly $1 billion financing of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. Exxon Mobil says it will exit Russia oil and gas operations valued at more than $4 billion and cease new investment. GM, which sells only about 3,000 cars a year in Russia, says it will suspend exporting vehicles. Ford suspended operations. BMW stopped shipments and will stop production in Russia. VW paused delivery of Audis already in Russia so it can adjust car prices to reflect the decline in value of the ruble. Harley-Davidson suspended shipments to Russia. Adidas suspended its partnership with the Russian Football Union. Nike ceased online sales because it can’t guarantee delivery. FedEx and UPS suspended shipments. Yoox Net-A-Porter Group and Farfetch, luxury e-commerce platforms, are suspending deliveries in Russia. Apple paused product sales and limited services (including Apple Pay), on top of ceasing exports to Russia and restricting features in Apple Maps in Ukraine to safeguard civilian safety. Dell stopped selling products. Walt Disney is pausing film debuts in Russia. Warner Bros., Sony, Paramount and Universal say they won't release films in the country.

Or, you know, move on to renewables and away from O&G entirely before Kansas and Alberta become coastal states.

Who cares? It’s the internet. For all we know, they’re genetically modified kittens who learned to type. All that matters is WHAT gets posted, not WHO posted it.

This isn't a brain teaser. Chickens also didn't magically appear out of thin air.

Energy supply is the thing to watch here, IMO. If EU countries (esp. Germany) can hold strong and survive lack of Russian oil and gas, then Putin crumbles. If, however, domestic protests cause EU governments to cave and start buying Russian O&G again due to price concerns of their citizens, then Putin survives. Amplifying this risk: Russian trolls have become very good at stirring up “grassroots” protests in other countries that could push this more quickly (aka: astroturfing). Suppressing this risk: US and other countries releasing 60 Million barrels of O&G from strategic petroleum reserves and showing a willingness to release more. Almost certainly. Seizures of super yachts, private jets, and luxury apartments are already happening. Nobody likes it when people start messing with and taking away their toys, especially the ultra wealthy.