Again, with apologies to Linus. He never bragged about it.Side note of vaxxes and certain mindsets. I have family in the bay area. One of them was proudly letting people know he got boosted (again) yesterday. His friends (mostly in the bay area) were excited and talking about them getting boosted. I couldn't help but think the booster you got lasts at most a couple of months. It is for the original version of the virus...and how many times a year are you going to take a shot for a virus that has mutated to basically a version of the flu? A lot of groupthink in that part of CA.
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Operation Z: The Death Throes of an Imperial Delusion
Russia's military setbacks in Ukraine pose a new set of security challenges in Europe and beyond.rusi.org
This thread is jumping all over the place. It long ago stopped being the covid only thread. Not that you would know since all you do is say LINK?DId you know that there is already a Ukraine War thread in the forum?
Of course you do.
You just got a ticket from the thread police.This thread is jumping all over the place. It long ago stopped being the covid only thread. Not that you would know since all you do is say LINK?
We’ve drawn outside the lines in Dom’s various site incarnations for over a decade now . . . it’s always been a bit of a traveling road show. It just took a few years before he attempted to contain us all in here (the kitchen in various forms).I am going to give a visualization of how espola attempts to make a point on these forums.
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Seems like a fair assessment. Ultimately Russia understands if it ever gets into a war with the West, they would have to go nuclear as they have no chance fighting a conventional war. Makes you wonder if them being so inadequate is a good thing.And on the other front...Ukraine.
Some observations.
- It was assumed the Russians would roll through Ukraine in a matter of days.
They of course have not.
- Russian equipment is not as good as was thought. In large part the country relies on a few major contractors all of which are corrupt. In the US we have a variety of manufacturers responsible for producing planes. In Russia basically all planes are produced by one company. There is no competition, oversight, etc.
The failure rate of missiles in Ukraine has been shockingly high.
Etc etc.
That said they have enough munitions to blanket bomb/level cities.
- Russian logistics are terrible
- Russian on the ground leadership is terrible. They still suffer from the fact they do not use NCO's in the fashion that the West does. By that it means allowing NCO's to make on the ground decisions as events unfold. Essentially their decision making is not nimble.
- Planning...which involves leadership has been poor. They way they have moved armor around has left them very vulnerable to Ukrainian defenses. The Russians have not used infantry properly to help protect armor.
- Maybe most surprising is how with all their planes, Russia still does not posses air superiority over the Ukrainians.
- The bulk of their forces are made up of poorly trained conscripts. They serve 12 months. That is enough to get some basic training in, but not enough to match the professionalism of lets say US troops who have longer terms/more training. The lack of training is very apparent in terms of how badly the Russians have done in Ukraine.
All in all it has been rather eye opening in terms of how badly they have performed since the invasion.
There is no better evidence of this than Fauci saying the pandemic was over and Psaki saying that's not what he meant and then the next day Fauci saying the pandemic was not over. He strayed from the left's narrative and he obviously got a talking to. Another current example, is the pandemic being over for Title 42 but not for public transportation.You are not that guy.
The article just shows these agencies bowed to political pressure. We know they certainly did as well under the Biden admin as it relates to the teachers union helping to adjust rules.
The whole process has been political from day one. Which is why so many things didn't make any sense.
Yes exactly, does Russian incompetence put vlad closer to the button? He wants to go down in history . . .Seems like a fair assessment. Ultimately Russia understands if it ever gets into a war with the West, they would have to go nuclear as they have no chance fighting a conventional war. Makes you wonder if them being so inadequate is a good thing.
Just one more example of people wanting to turn complex problems into simple yes/no questions.There is no better evidence of this than Fauci saying the pandemic was over and Psaki saying that's not what he meant and then the next day Fauci saying the pandemic was not over. He strayed from the left's narrative and he obviously got a talking to. Another current example, is the pandemic being over for Title 42 but not for public transportation.
Yes exactly, does Russian incompetence put vlad closer to the button? He wants to go down in history . . .
So I guess I shouldn't take people at their word. I should have to analyze what they said to determine what they actually meant? Fauci is the king of "flip flopping" usually dependent on who is interviewing him. It wasn't like he was ambiguous when he said the pandemic was over, he was very direct and unequivocal.Just one more example of people wanting to turn complex problems into simple yes/no questions.
I don‘t think anyone paying attention actually thought Fauci meant covid is 100% gone. They just had to clarify it because idiots on forums like this were going to deliberately misinterpret it.
Then, just like clockwork, the idiots here try to misinterpet the clarification. Stupid is as stupid does, I guess.
I have an arrest warrant out from all my tickets from the past. I came on here 4 years ago and went all over the place in threads and the thread police let me know every time. I got better but I'm still getting them tickets.You just got a ticket from the thread police.
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Moderna files emergency authorization for kids' COVID-19 vaccine
Moderna starts its filing for an emergency use authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine in kids under 6 years.www.yahoo.com
Here we go..more sciency stuff. Small trials, terrible first crack at getting dosing right, not regarding covid recovery in the age group,rising seroprevalence, etc...instead all about the dolla, dolla...
Let's not force the drug rug companies to accurately charaterize the risk to a healthy rugrat from covid, often lower than a vaccinated, boosted adult. But then again, if you do that you end up with egg on your face about school closures
What a scam.
So are you claiming that CDC, NIH and FDA policy hasn't been influenced by Trump, Biden, the teacher's unions, among others?Just one more example of people wanting to turn complex problems into simple yes/no questions.
I don‘t think anyone paying attention actually thought Fauci meant covid is 100% gone. They just had to clarify it because idiots on forums like this were going to deliberately misinterpret it.
Then, just like clockwork, the idiots here try to misinterpet the clarification. Stupid is as stupid does, I guess.
Just don’t over-interpret. When someone says “pandemic phase is over“, don’t jump to the conclusion that covid disappeared. The worst phase ended, not the whole thing.So I guess I shouldn't take people at their word. I should have to analyze what they said to determine what they actually meant? Fauci is the king of "flip flopping" usually dependent on who is interviewing him. It wasn't like he was ambiguous when he said the pandemic was over, he was very direct and unequivocal.
When you start name calling you've lost the argument.