1984Echoes

Carolina Hurricanes, 36-11-4, 18-7-2 AWAY ESPN+ 3/1 7:30 PM Detroit Red Wings, 23-24-6, 15-11-3 HOME How can our Goalies get some inspiration here... to start playing good again?

"Layaway..." That's actually pretty damn funny!

And he's losing all those $200 billions that he stashed away overseas: (Tim Rowland's a good writer from the Miami Herald, mostly opinion in here but it's a good, blunt, article about Putin): https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/story/opinion/2022/01/30/putin-predictable-child-whose-brother-getting-attention/9240556002/

I would love to give Putin a figurative (well, actually literal... but I think we will just have to do with figurative...) heart attack. Poland invades Byelorussia and makes it all the way to Minsk in an attempt to evict Lukashenko. WWPD?

Strategic loss.

Hronek has his problems... But... would anyone make an overpay for him in the trade deadline market? Just asking...

Damn!!!

The BOOT-LICKING of Putin by Trump and his minions has gone way, way, WAY beyond DISGUSTING/ CONTEMPTIBLE/ GROTESQUE.

Scum, more Scum, and nothing but Scum.

Pure White Trash Scum.

"...very bad feeling about this" looks about right...

I'm not going to think about this... But if it happens, I will applaud. I don't want to get my hopes up. But also because it won't tell us what is the future direction of a New Russia?

Beautiful.

Germany has decided to send 1,000 anti-tank weapons and 500 anti-plane weapons to Ukraine, and is allowing German derived technology to be sent to Ukraine. The Netherlands promptly decided to send 400 German-made RPG's to Ukraine.

This is an EXCEPTIONAL move!!!

That is fucking awesome. Russians trying to enter Kyiv: all road signs say: "Russians, Go Fuck Yourselves -->"

In case you didn't know: Half of the country speaks Russian as their first/ native language, not Ukrainian. That would be mostly East of the River Dnieper. And the other half speaks Ukrainian as their native language. Most Ukrainian-speaking Ukrainians can also speak Russian. A much lower percent who speak Russian as a first language can speak Ukrainian. That would certainly complicate things... But if someone doesn't speak Ukrainian, you immediately interrogate in order to establish a Ukrainian versus a Russian infiltrate soldier. I'm sure they can ask a few questions that could establish someone's knowledge and, as you said accent.. that could determine the difference...

Trump took TOP SECRET documents from the White House... To SELL them to Putin/ Russia? I mean I wouldn't put it past that CORRUPT SELL-OUT TRAITOROUS MF'ER to BENEDICT ARNOLD us to Putin so her can get his Trump Tower Moscow. He's STILL BOOT-LICKING Putin.. EVEN NOW!!! https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-took-documents-mar-lago-181406618.html /end rant.

But we'll see their plan in two weeks though... Right?

They still need to get up to speed in this dangerous new world...

They are saboteurs or Special Forces. Not a war crime. This is what they do. The other story about soldiers asking for food and dry clothes makes me wonder, is it to desert the Army, or to slip undercover in civilian clothes and continue to cause mayhem? Methinks we don't know the answer to that just yet...

Ukraine invaded by a mentally ill man: https://www.yahoo.com/news/russians-now-see-side-putin-190055608.html Takeaway: During the pandemic, analysts had noticed a change in Putin — a man who isolated himself in a bubble of social distancing without parallel among Western leaders. In isolation, he appeared to become more aggrieved and more emotional and increasingly spoke about his mission in stark historical terms. His public remarks descended ever deeper into distorted historiography as he spoke of the need to right perceived historical wrongs suffered by Russia over the centuries at the hands of the West.

Putin threatened Finland and Sweden if they even talk about joining NATO. They need to join up with NATO, like, overnight. A secret negotiation and immediate entry, and NATO needs to let 'em in. Then they can say F.U. Putin.

More importantly... Can Greene and Tork come out and play with their prospective new MLB teammates yet? That is the question...

No magic number... Just that historical reference... Nothing more than that.