The Furor Speaks, exactly as I expected
Here’s yet another example of AI gone bad. I refer, of course, to Army Intelligence. I’m not sure if he got too close to too many mortar rounds but something’s gone extra cuckoo in his cerebellum as he’s on a crusade with longtime trickster sister Roger Stone, trying to turn the US into a theocracy of, for and by extremist Christians. Flynn was convicted of lying about his Russian contacts, and like Stone - got a pardon for his conviction.
And on the bleak side…. from The Telegraph:
This was their Twitter lede.
Men flee Russia to avoid mobilisation
All flights from Russia to neighbouring countries sold out on Wednesday as Russians sought to flee a partial mobilisation order drafting 300,000 reservists into the army announced by Vladimir Putin. Fears that men of fighting age would not be allowed to leave the country began to spread as the Russian president ordered the call-up. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov refused to say whether Russia would close its borders for those who are subject to mobilisation.
I didn’t quite know how to say it this past week without sounding morbid, but with all the losses the Russian army has endured, the more I’ve felt like I was stuck in a Dr. Strangelove movie. Because Vladimir Putin is not about to concede, go into exile or do a bunker exit with Eva Braun.
And here it is, exactly what I expected.
President Joe Biden’s speech to the UN general assembly is reportedly being hastily rewritten in the wake of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a partial mobilisation and nuclear threats aimed at the West.
The upcoming address was getting last minute re-writes after Mr Putin’s “ominous” speech, White House aides told Politico.
Flights out of Russia sold out on many routes soon after the announcement that 300,000 reservists would be drafted into Russian the military, amid fears men of fighting age would be barred from leaving the country.
Mr Putin earlier said he was “not bluffing” on nuclear weapons and warned Russia would use all the means at its disposal to protect territory it plans to annex in Ukraine through sham referendums. (Bolding mine)
Yes, he will. To save face. To save himself from being deposed in a coup. He claimed in his speech that western nations are threatening Russia with nukes, which fits with all the other lies, like his claim that Ukrainians are Nazis threatening Russia. And several Russians close to him suggested he’d use it on Great Britain, not just Ukraine. He’d opt for a global nuclear war.
The Telegraph also covers the responses to Putin’s latest threat made last night.
Nato chief slams Putin's 'reckless nuclear rhetoric'
Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg accused President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday of "dangerous" rhetoric after Russia's leader suggested Moscow could use nuclear weapons over the war in Ukraine.
"This is dangerous and reckless nuclear rhetoric. It's not new as he has done it many times before. He knows very well that a nuclear war should never be fought and cannot be won, and it will have unprecedented consequences for Russia," Mr Stoltenberg said on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy doesn’t believe Putin. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called it “an act of desperation”.
Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics said it won’t allow Russians fleeing Putin’s draft to cross their borders and tweeted: "Russia is as dangerous to Europe and the world’s peace today as Nazi Germany was in the last century,"
And this:
"It is all a sign of panic. His rhetoric on nuclear weapons is something we have heard many times before, and it leaves us cold," said Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte. "It is all part of the rhetoric we know. I would advise to remain calm."
His Belgian peer, Alexander de Croo, also urged a calm response between not provoking Russia, saying: "We must not add fuel to the fire."
European Council President Charles Michel, said the bloc would not be scared away from supporting Ukraine.
"In this war, there is only one aggressor, Russia, and one aggressed country, Ukraine. EU's support to Ukraine will remain steadfast," he said.
I disagree with those who think he’s bluffing. Putin is exactly as dangerous with nuclear codes as….. Donald Trump was. Their egos can’t handle defeat because they’re both moral weaklings. All bullies drunk with power are.
That’s it. I can’t lighten this with humor or art or music.
Well, not much.