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The Ukrainian Army officers at the front know they can’t win the war or even hold back the Russians any longer.

Those who have studied the history of war know that there always comes a breaking point after which the outcome simply isn’t in doubt any longer. Tragically, the kings, generals, and politicians who wage wars very seldom accept the inevitable, and so they drag things out long past the breaking point, thereby leaving the losing country worse off than it would have been if they’d waved the white flag at the appropriate point and at the cost of far more lives than needed to be lost.

Ukraine is now at that point. Russia is advancing faster than at any point since the initial invasion, at a rate of 30 square kilometers per day, and it is doing so without launching the sort of Zhukov-style mass offensive for which the Russian military is famous. The extent to which the Ukrainian forces have been degraded suggests that this summer will bring one or more large-scale offensives that will finally break the Ukrainian lines and cause a crisis for the Kiev regime.

And at that point, many recriminations will be correctly aimed at the US and European leaders who failed to force a surrender that would have cost less in terms of territory and lives than the one that will inevitably follow.

The whole concept of "dating" is modern materialist nonsense.

The ones who scream and shout and kick filing cabinets are easy, it's the sneaky, snide, scheming passive-aggressive ones that are more deadly - and modern culture is producing a lot of such people

Why were Israel even there?

I don’t care in the slightest about Eurovision, but in light of the “controversy” I’m astonished that the Eurovision people permitted Israel to compete at all.

Around 4,000 musicians, artist and music industry pros from five Nordic countries signed an open letter denouncing the Middle Eastern country’s entry in the 69th Eurovision song contest in Basel.

Those who signed the statement, including some previous Eurovision winners, dubbed Israel’s involvement in the competition as a bid to ‘whitewash and divert attention’ from the Israel’s bombardment on Gaza.

It argued that Israel ‘should not have the opportunity to polish its public image on the Eurovision stage and thus use this to cover up and continue its human rights violations.’

Elsewhere broadcasters in Spain, Ireland and Slovenia have called for a debate on Israel’s involvement. Last week, 70 former Eurovision contestants signed a letter calling on the organisers to ban Israel from the competition.

More than 53,000 people have been killed by Israel’s bombardment of the besieged territory, with all aid blocked from entering Gaza since March.

Israel should never have been permitted to compete in Eurovision in the first place. First and foremost, it’s not in Europe. Second, it makes zero sense for Israel to be permitted to participate when Russia is banned from participating. And third, there was zero chance that the Israeli competitor was going to be received well by the Eurovision audience.

One of the most solipsistic, ego-centric SOBs the world has ever seen. Please go away.

Has that book Townshend was doing all that research for been published yet?

If you're over 30 and still taking home a salary that low, you're doing something wrong.

As our Lord was a carpenter, I have always admired those engaged in manual labor and trade.

Well, if it's anything like the trade deal Keir Starmer just signed with India, it'll be a doozy!

At this point, what can you say? The battle lines have clearly been drawn and it is getting increasingly hard to sit on the fence. America picked it side long ago, how about the other countries?

albaleoToday 02:56 pm JST

I think there's a big difference between the arrest and conviction rates. I've read that 60% of those arrested are released. Another 30% or so go to a summary trial where only a fine is issued and the defendant doesn't object. The high conviction rate applies to only about 8% of those arrested.

If it's a crime involving private individuals/corporations, often times the perp pays a cash settlement to the victim and it is settled before going to court. This is one way the Japanese keep their crime stats down

If you have a strong affiliation and accreditation to a major religious organization, these situations can often be expedited quickly in your favor. The Japanese authorities are very reluctant to upset major religions.

What happened to her? She used to be so cute back in the day. These days any pic I see her in she gives off cray-cray Stepford wives vibes

Kneecap are pure cosplay cringe. One of them (J.J. Doherty, known as "DJ Provo", the 36-year old in the balaclava, who is old enough to know better) is apparently the son of Richard Doherty, a Catholic Unionist from Londonderry who served in the RUC in the 1970s and is now an eminent historian of British military history. So its literally daddy issues for 'DJ Provo'!

Again, I repeat the point I posted the other day: If this were the other way round, Americans would be screaming blue murder and demand all foreign troops left their soil. So why are the Japanese expected to just say 'shoganai' and 'get over it'?

His soul must be in torment to have perpetrated such a despicable act.

Ultimate test of faith is when they try and foist aircraft travel on us without human pilots.

As Clint Eastwood said, "Feelin' lucky, punk?"

In total, during the military operations in the Kursk direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost:

more than 76,550 servicemen,

412 tanks,

341 infantry fighting vehicles,

314 armored personnel carriers,

2,297 other armored combat vehicles,

2,803 vehicles,

647 self-propelled artillery units and field artillery guns,

64 multiple launch rocket system launchers, including 15 HIMARS and 7 US-made MLRS,

31 anti-aircraft missile launchers, 11 transport and cargo vehicles,

134 electronic warfare stations,

13 air defense radars, 22 counter-battery radars,

64 engineering units and other equipment, including 23 obstacle-clearing engineering vehicles, one UR-77 mine-clearing unit, five bridge-laying vehicles, one engineering reconnaissance vehicle, as well as 16 armored repair and recovery vehicles, one command and staff vehicle, and five electronic reconnaissance radars.

Sancte Pater, gratias tibi ago.

Requiescat in Pace.

Amen.

Maybe the Japanese are finally wising up to the fact that most things Americana are bad for you.

Not a fan of yapping little lapdogs, but this was a most reprehensible act.

As if Americans would tolerate this if it were the other way round. This is how a vassal state gets treated by its imperial masters.

The ladies all look great, the men....hmmmm "could do better"

He'd been at death's door for months... basically held on to give one final Easter message.

RIP Pope Francis, you tried to show mankind that the only way to peace on Earth is by loving one another.

How dare China and Russia oppose our 800+ military bases?!

I’m not saying the suits aren’t attractive. They are. Sanchez, at least, looks good in hers. It’s just that what it says about the priorities of the female astronauts doesn’t tend to lend it to anyone taking them seriously. I mean, if it weren’t for the fact that we know none of them had anything to do with the flight itself, and that they’ll have no more control over the flight controls than the dog the Russians sent up back in the day did, the odds would very heavily favor them crashing.

Hold the line, China. Crush these arrogant Americans

If he has truly repented of his sins then that is marvellous. Regardless, the secular authorities will have their way with him.

When the overgrown fratboy speaks, Red China cowers

Americans cannot defend this. It was a genocidal action pure and simple, carried out by a people who had been doing that since 1619.