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'It Will Be Suicide’: Russian Troops Reportedly Ordered to Repeat Their Failed Bid to Take Kyiv The Kremlin has reportedly ordered top military brass to make another attempt to seize Kyiv as part of a massive new offensive—a directive that has sent military officers into a state of panic. Citing a source close to Russia’s Defense Ministry, the independent outlet iStories reported on Friday that even the Russian troops ordered to take part in the assault believe it will fail miserably. “Plans to go for Kyiv again are really being drawn up, but only because the country’s leadership is demanding it. No one believes in the realization of these plans, it will be suicide,” the source was quoted saying, adding that many were worried about where Ukrainian forces might launch a new counter-offensive. In the same breath, however, the source cautioned that some rumors about where Moscow was preparing to attack from next were part of a disinformation campaign. He said claims of a new offensive from Belarus were meant to simply force Ukraine’s military to deploy troops in that direction while new attacks spring up elsewhere. https://www.thedailybeast.com/it-will-be-suicide-russian-troops-reportedly-ordered-to-repeat-their-failed-bid-to-take-kyiv?ref=home

A perfect Republican: Rep. George Santos Reportedly Told Campaign Donors He Produced 'Spider-Man' Musical The hits just keep on coming for Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) ― or should we say the lies. Bloomberg is reporting that Santos told some potential donors during his 2022 congressional campaign that he produced the 2011 Broadway musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.” Spoiler alert: He lied. An assistant to Michael Cohl, who actually was the producer of the musical, told Bloomberg that Santos was not a producer of the show. In addition, his name never appeared in the playbills for the show, which lost tens of millions of dollars for investors and suffered from technical mishaps and actor injuries during its run from 2011 to 2014. HuffPost reached out to the freshman congressman’s office for comment, but no one immediately responded. However, the truth-challenged congressman from Long Island has previously and falsely claimed that, among other things, he was Jewish and the descendent of Holocaust survivors, he was a volleyball champion at Baruch College and he once worked at Goldman Sachs.

We are not going to agree completely on this. Yes, its nice to see Grant back in the fold, but McCrae has had several auditions so far but although he showed a few flashes but not enough to stay in the lineup. For an import, he has to be more than a generalist- he has to be outstanding in at least one area.

Absolutely- he was "there" guy, not "their" guy.

I like McCrae but he is average and easily replaced, with any luck, by someone more talented.

But will the Argos also go after Larry and Moe as well after signing Kurleigh?

Translation: Lawler is in, Walker is out.

More than that, he is a homeboy, and that resonates with bomber fans. Its a mark of pride for the team management,

Is that a better value than Cracklin' Rose'?

Agreed, but as a nit-picking point, the correct phrase for "a few kinks in his armour" is actually "A few chinks in the armour" but that might have been considered racist. In any case, the GOP is so desperate for visible minority candidates, they grasp at anything even close to that without pause.

You may wish to consider the potential risk in vaccination vs the potential harm if you do not. We get influenza shots every fall, so we do have precedent.

I read some time back that about 90% of the wealthy in the US inherited their money, and I suspect that it would be similar in Canada. Because of the stratified social order in England, that number would be higher there.

Top Russian Official Teases ‘the Next Ukraine’ in New Threat Russia’s top diplomat said the actions of Western nations could soon turn Moldova into the “next Ukraine,” according to TASS. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Moldovan President Maia Sandu of being “eager to join NATO.” Sandu, Lavrov said, is “ready to unite with Romania and in fact, to do almost anything.” Romania is a member of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which was created to provide collective security against Russia. Lavrov’s comments appeared to echo complaints Russian President Vladimir Putin made about Ukraine and NATO when announcing Russia’s invasion into Ukraine last year. Putin cited the expansion of the alliance and Ukraine’s interest in joining NATO as “fundamental threats” against Russia in his speech justifying invasion. “Further expansion of the NATO infrastructure... are unacceptable for us,” Putin said at the time. Lavrov’s comments come as western officials warn that Russia may be gearing up for a new offensive nearly one year into the war in Ukraine. It’s not the first time tensions have flared over whether Russia might be eyeing Moldova as an extension of the conflict in Ukraine. Moldova’s Intelligence and Security Services (SIS) has previously warned that Russia may seek to connect Russian-controlled areas in Ukraine by conducting a new offensive, and then creating a land corridor with the Russian-backed breakaway region of Transnistria in Moldova.

I believe it was PT Barnum who said, among other pithy gems, that no one ever went broke underestimating American intellgence.

Being ignored by your heroes- priceless.

Particularly since he won all those Emmys.

FBI Investigating George Santos’ Alleged Theft from Veteran’s Dying Dog FBI agents are investigating Rep. George Santos’ role in the alleged fraud of a disabled Navy veteran’s GoFundMe for his dying service dog. “Two agents contacted former service member Richard Osthoff Wednesday on behalf of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of New York", he told Politico. Osthoff gave the agents 2016 text messages with Santos, who he says used his plight to raise $3,000 for life-saving surgery for the pit bull mix, Sapphire – then ghosted with the funds, as first reported by Patch. Jaqueline Sweet first broke the news about Santos being accused of defrauding a disabled veteran on January 17, 2023 in Patch. “Disabled Veteran: George Santos Took $3K From Dying Dog’s GoFundMe Two New Jersey veterans say George Santos promised to raise funds for a lifesaving surgery for a service dog — then disappeared.” George Santos is accused of fraud on almost every level possible at this point: internationally, locally, campaign finances… He has more names than any other person in Congress but uses them in a way that in some ways echoes Donald Trump’s use of other names. https://www.politicususa.com/2023/02/01/fbi-investigating-george-santos-alleged-theft-from-veterans-dying-dog.html

Apparently Boris Johnson's Brexit plan is working to perfection. Britain is the only western European country to forecast a contraction in its economy for 2023. Along with the recession, a spike in unemployment and inflation are expected. A bad time to be a Tory in England as well as Manitoba.

When you rule by divine right, laws are irrelevant and do not apply to anyone but the peasants.

If you do not expect Glass Onion to be a nail-biter whodunit and accept it for a romp with borderline outrageous overacting, its fun.