Comments on: Open thread 10/24/2024

By: BJ

BJ — Sat, 26 Oct 2024 04:06:29 +0000

I don’t know, Neo, a creative director could bring “Giselle” into the modern day…make the first act a masquerade ball…it could work. I’ve seen “Dangerous Liasons” become a movie about wealthy 21th century teenagers, so anything’s possible.

I still think a ballerina dressed up as “Ghost Giselle” would make a killer Halloween costume.

By: Karmi

Karmi — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 02:39:02 +0000

Russia Provided Data to Houthis for Shipping Attacks Russia is going to help Iran defeat Israel...at least in the long-term...

By: om

om — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 01:10:46 +0000

If Brain E chose to listen to news or analysis from conservative sources such as Ukraine The Latest from the Telegraph (UK) he might get a sense that Europe has wokeup from the free loading ways. They are very concerned about Russian expansionism/old imperialist ways being reestablished by Vlad Putin.

They don’t however seem to have escaped the left’s control of the narrative concerning President Trump versus the Obama/Brandon/Harris junta. That said, isolationists in the US are a significant point of leverage that has been used by Putin.

Some don’t realize they are just tools for Vlad.

By: Miguel cervantes

Miguel cervantes — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 22:25:49 +0000

Fascinating i did not know that.

This regime invited cuban regime apparatchik to settle here they make deals with the venezuelan govt who are thick and thin with the castro regime and putin they also are at the forefront of the invasion

NATO is not on our side that much we know,

By: Brian E

Brian E — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 22:24:09 +0000

om, I don’t hate NATO, though I do object to the freerider European countries that refuse to contribute enough to their own defense.
European countries (other than eastern Europe) don’t act like they view Russian aggression as a significant threat based on how much they are willing to spend on their defense.
Even after Trump chided them about not meeting the agreed on contributions to NATO, many European countries refuse to increase their spending to those minimum levels.

By: om

om — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 21:50:11 +0000

Brain E hates NATO so much that he asks for a comparrison between the West (which icncludes US) NATO and those paragons of freedom and peace The Russian Federation (Vladistan) and North Korea. How low do isolationists go?

By: trum

trum — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 21:21:31 +0000

I voted today. Outside the voting area, there was a campaign sign I liked a lot:

TRUMP
Low prices
__________
KAMALA
High prices

By: neo

neo — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:47:22 +0000

BJ; miguel cervantes:

The first act wouldn’t fit at all. The second, probably.

By: Karmi

Karmi — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:45:18 +0000

On that latest Trump accuser - Techno Fog is on the “1993” case...

By: Karmi

Karmi — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:19:45 +0000

Brian E

Karmi, I’ve read the North Koreans will likely be used in support roles or in fighting roles in Kursk, not in Ukraine. Would this change your perception

NO it wouldn't. Have read the same, and Russian support roles most always end up in fighting roles.

The North Korean military, officially the Korean People’s Army, is the world’s fourth-largest. It has 1.3 million active-duty soldiers and another 7.6 million in the reserves.

It is probably those "7.6 million in the reserves" that ~~your~~ Putin is eyeing.

How is a military alliance between Russia and North Korea different from NATO?

Spoken like a true pro-Russia in their war against Ukraine. :) NATO is a defensive force. Russia is offensive and has military alliances focused mainly on offensive actions... Good to see you again 'Brain' ;-)