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occamsrazorback22's avatar

I don't know if you follow Krainer but he compares this Trump fiasco to theater...

with historical antecedents:

https://open.substack.com/pub/alexkrainer/p/the-education-of-donald-trump?r=p45lb&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

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What's going on...'s avatar

Thanks for a concise and well - written update.

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Scarlett's avatar

We are all visual people who truly deeply madly enjoy the return of Lada as a part of erzats-nostalgia. Lovely car forever associated with Dacha.

Trump did start the whole battle - he posts on a Truth whatever, while Dmitry Anatoljevich posts on Telegram and X.

There was no such thing as a dialogue rather Trumpy claimed that his feelings got hurt. With the shitload of "highly provocative statements..." as God is my witness there was none out of the ordinary, maybe reactionary commentary towards the midnight activity social posts by elected officials in Wash.

Dear American people, what have you done exactly to feel unsafe or frightened by Mother Russia?

Or maybe forkers responsible for authorizing deep strikes on Russia living in 20 mill. estates feel unsafe as they should be?

Facts: this is not a drill.

The Western world cannot make any statements on morality.

The Western world is run by corrupt lobbying Wisteria Lane blood thirsty Russian safari inspired individuals.

As far as I am concerned Russia is a solution rather than a problem.

I don't know what is wrong with this democracy but I need my beauty sleep.

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No1's avatar

Let's sleep. Try to figure out which is the dream, your sleeping world or the "real" world. (yeah: reference to "The Sandman" 😁)

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Scarlett's avatar

I have the book, and some regular series in mint condition, one inked in Aubrey Beardsley fashion. If we are going to be friends here this is the second strike - i don't need to try or face anything.

If you are looking for references in Masters of American Comics, and they are very much relevant and some of them are hopefully alive and well, go for DC Justice League. "That's how we do it in Mother Russia " .

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occamsrazorback22's avatar

In my rare charitable moments I reduce everything to this:

If there is a god, s/he/his/him/her/it/they have an incredibly sick sense of humor.

or...

What the hell, so what, we're all going to die sometime...does the universe care if we do it together...all at once?

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No1's avatar

Paraphrased: "Don't blame God for what you can attribute to stupidity."

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