Everything will be fine.

Until it isn't.

This is how I know that someone learned everything they know about geo-political conflicts by playing Risk.

The closest russian railway to the Bering Strait is 2850 km away, and the closest town on the road network in a mere 1800 km.

*yet

I was scritching a Rhodesian Ridgeback's ear. When I stopped, he took my hand in his mouth, brought it back to about the place it was when I was scratching him, and released my hand.

"Yes, sir."

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How long until russia has a case of Dutch disease?

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I'll see you Brezhnev-era medical supplies, and call with Khrushchev-era tanks.

97% of recent russian vehicle losses were non-armoured, with almost half of them being motorcycles.

Random deaths by air, or artillery, have been replaced by bespoke drone attacks.

Is this Steampunk?

Dmitry Peskov is 57 years old.

No — seriously.

Running the Red Queen's race ... and losing.

My uncle was a general in the British Army, and met Queen Elizabeth II.

I can get to King Charles in two as well.

I still think Ukraine should name a missile "Falling Debris".

There are no good choices left — which flavor of bad choice do you think they'll go for?

Or a bit of everything to spread the pain?

Rule # 1 for cos-playing 1917: Kill the Tsar, or die with the Tsar.

At the front ... under the front ...
You say tomato ... I say tomato ...

Only because Medvedev is not a region.

From The Guardian:

"Russian government data shows it issued 60,000 more prosthetic limbs in 2024 than in 2021 – a 65% increase."

So ... business is booming?

Oh, come on — he turned his nation into a pariah, excluded from the Olympics, and the World Championships in several sports.

That must count for something.

Every day at work, millenials call the # symbol "hashtag" and if I could reach through the phone and strangle them, I would

It doesn't appear to have any significant refits.

And on top of that, it's nuclear powered — it may be refuelling time.

Speculation is that the "Pyotr Velikiy" will be retired once the Nakhimov is handed back over the navy.

Pretty flamingo ...

Well, parts of him are in one of the best medical centers in the country.

The best song with a woman's name in the title is Lola.

I will not be taking any questions.

If any photo deserved the caption "Surprise, motherf***er!"

Defeat, devalue, or default?

C.

It's just a matter of time.

There have been reports of aircraft being grounded because they were scavenged for parts.

So a 10% pay cut ... and a lot more after inflation.

Today, Marv Levy turned 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣