The weird thing about the war, at least in my little American bubble is that despite the "overwhelming feeling the west has to capitulate eastern Ukraine" or any of it is... Most people I talk to barely know there's a war going on over there. They certainly don't understand why. The war fatigue everyone keeps claiming does not apply. I'm starting to believe it's manufactured. Certainly, the politicians are fighting, because the Reps don't want the Dems to look like they defeated Russia. That would put them right back in office. Maybe things are different in Europe, but if I stay off the internet, there are no signs of what the media keeps talking about. Occasionally, I see a Ukrainian flag in a window, but I'd wager half the people who see that flag have no idea what country it is.

Putting on spotify and getting a Playlist so I don't mess with my phone when I start driving. Possibly GPSing.

"but there’s a growing sense that it’s too late, and it’s time to do a deal,” the former senior administration official said.

It's too late because you didn't send what they said they needed to win, you ape. Unreal.

Meh, I was upset with the rise of the extreme right, but it seems like the US is passing the test. People are being tried for their crimes, election tampering, etc. Just because you build something doesn't mean people won't try to tear it down. It's certainly not perfect, but it's also not a finished product.

Yeah, in my hospital pre-op, we physically hand a marker to the patient and tell them to mark where the surgery will be.

Someone is going to be in deep crap for posting this. Really surprised to see any aftermath pics.

Mississippi, generally speaking. Also high on the list, for me, is Bama, Louisiana, SC, Arkansas, West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Idaho. They all have redeeming communities and places, but in general, I don't want to live in any of those states. Before anyone asks, I've been to all of them.

I thought that, too, but it turns out they have nothing to worry about. I think putting smartphones in everyone's face bought them a hundred years.

TIME reviewed the job contracts, which it said required a one-year commitment, but came with an enlistment fee and a payout for the families of recruits if they are killed in action.

Uh... This seems pretty straightforward, to me.

Assuming Prig is actually dead, and maybe more importantly, the guy actually in charge of Wagner is dead, these guys will probably just go home and integrate with the Russian military.

"Donald Trump is a poor man’s idea of a rich man, a weak man’s idea of a strong man, and a dumb man’s idea of a smart man.”

Playing advocate, but that's why UCMJ exists, at all. They should prosecute all crimes under UCMJ, or none. It doesn't make much sense to only do certain crimes under civilian courts.