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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Krugman Interestingly but yesterday there was an interview with the Nobel awarded economist Paul Krugman about the economic cost to the US for the aid given to Ukraine. He made some good points when he explained the US is $25 trillion economy and total aid to Ukraine has only been about $25 billion. He said in fact the total aid amount is inconsequential to the US and Western countries but that relatively small amount of aid has been enough to stop Russia so far from defeating Ukraine militarily His real concern is the global inflation and how the US economy has been too strong and needs to go through a necessary correction to slow it down but he is not predicting a real US recession because he says its not possible to make those predictions because of all the variables and moving parts around the global and US economy

6 months, thats how long this terrible war has been ongoing and yesterday on CNN there was series of documentaries that highlighted this. Do you guys remember the debates we were having before the 24 February? Most of us were saying " Putin will never invade Ukraine " The only person I remember saying its likely was @pmp10 I will never forget the 3 famous lies, the 3 big N to justify the invasion as I call it. Nazi, Nukes and NATO and how in SA Russian apologists use to try to justify it based on false and inaccurate equivalences like " its similar to the Cuban Missile Crisis " ....you cant blame Russia, they were provoked by the US " I thought Russia would defeat and occupy Ukraine in 3 weeks because of the reality of the size and funding of the 2 armies. I am still surprised how well the Ukrainian army has done and is doing. Its because of 3 main reasons IMO The military hardware supplied to Ukraine has made a huge difference The fact the Ukrainians are fighting for there country makes a difference The Russian army had been plagued by problems most of us didnt think they would experience like training and corruption Hopefully we can find some peaceful solution to end Putins War but who knows? 6 months....thats when Putins War started

Its a very strange question because how would you calculate the cost to Russia when you have no idea what the actual cost or loss of Russian resources is? Its easy with the US because you can Google the amount of aid

It looks good, I like the idea of a Dune survival game and the Sandworm looks impressive

It looks promising, it reminds me of Dishonored and the whole dystopian Victorian theme I will wait for player and gaming website reviews before I decide if its worth buying

The anger and significance of the Russian bear on the Russian economy

Im sorry for the loss, I have huge respect for anyone who is prepared to fight and die in defense of freedom in another country. It demonstrates bravery and his death wasnt a waste

Im about 20 hours into SOD and Im loving it, there has been lots of negative views on this DLC so Im surprised how much Im enjoying it I have just reached the Boareskyr Bridge map and I dont want anyone to ruin the narrative for me about why its a bad expansion but this is what I like about it I like the way I had to recruit my old and new party members Dwarves of Dumathoin was an exciting and interesting quest, who doesnt like defeating liches It looks like I can Romance party members unlike BG1 I am enjoying the side quests like Isabella and Ikros, I killed them and saved the Vampire because it raised an interesting question around morality and the Vampire had ostensibly nothing wrong plus they had stolen one of the Halfling items so I question there own moral compass Caelar Argent is an interesting antagonist and she is clearly being manipulated and I am looking forward to understanding the overall narrative Finally I am enjoying seeing the Hooded Man\Jon Irenicus appearances so I can see how they trying to tie that into BG2 I will do a full update once I have completed SOD but so far its been a great experience

There is a video circulating of Dugin at his daughters funeral, I decided not to post it, where he is pushing his normal propaganda and saying things like " her first words, which we taught her of course, were Russia, our empire , our mighty state...... " its really insensitive but why waste a good funeral when there is a grandstanding opportunity ?

Its a very strange question to equate the ravages and loss of life caused by war with the amount of financial aid a country like the US has provided but end of the day the US can afford it and this is a proxy war to stop Putins Russian hegemony and militancy. It was inevitable if you look at Putins geopolitical decisions over the last 20 years So despite the economic cost to the US its much better to fund Ukraine than for US military to be directly involved especially when you consider the fact that the US didnt start this

Now you know why I love her and want to marry her

Thats a good video, it really raises how ridiculous the current FSB investigation is

Im surprised you think this FSB "investigation " has any possible credibility or authenticity ? " Hope springs eternal in the human breast " I suppose

Absolutely brilliant and hilarious, she has the best facial expressions. Her look when she said " we produce more varieties of cheese than the French " And " get back to work Amazon slaves "

You make a good point about avoiding long Covid, I agree

Same as me but I wont take a booster unless we see another wave, no one I know is taking one for the fourth time

I think it looks promising and exciting, I dont really understand how it will be implemented? Do they mean you wont play the Tabletop game anymore but it will be a digital hybrid? Or do they mean it will be both ?And do DM create there own games in the digital version or are the modules preconfigured?

https://news.yahoo.com/darya-dugina-killed-partisans-national-185407641.html Someone claiming responsibility This could also explain some of the internal sabotage attacks we have seen within Russia ?

Shame the SA media really sometimes gets international things horribly wrong, I have just heard this " Dugin was the brains behind the Ukrainian invasion "

Thats considered cheating, Im too hardcore to cheat

I think the hyperbole and attributing Dugin to direct influence on Putin is unhelpful The article is also written by the Jewish Chronicle and they focus on anti-Semitism in Russia generally from the Soviet time but they raise parallels between Dugins rhetoric and Putins propaganda. Thats the influence I am referring to like the example below "Dugin’s buzzword, “Novorossiya”, meaning “new Russia”, was repeatedly used by Putin on national television in 2014 regarding the annexing of Crimea, resurrecting the Tsarist terminology of the Russian empire. Dugin envisages a “new world” centred around Russia, and Putin’s victorious press release about Ukraine was similarly titled the “offensive of Russia and the New World”. According to Ukraine’s Page News, its proud publication had been scheduled for two days after the Ukraine invasion. With efficiency typical of the Soviet era, somebody forgot to remove it from the automated timer function"

But vaccines are taken to give you anti-bodies so you get less sick before you exposed . They not suppose to be taken when you already have the virus?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/ivermectin-doesnt-stop-covid-19-large-study-finds/ar-AAVIN7z Here is another link that highlights how Ivermectin had no real positive qualities to treat Covid And it was " legalized " in SA to treat Covid but that was due to public pressure from some but it made no difference

Yes she was a known and vociferous propagandist and called for the genocide of Ukrainians In most countries being a propagandist doesnt mean you will get assassinated but this is Russia

https://www.thejc.com/lets-talk/all/aleksandr-dugin-the-sinister-ideologue-whos-putins-favourite-philosopher-3829SiTsfS8P7UK19PwT4k For those interested in who Dugin is and not the handwaving of his influence on Putin from Zora Interesting read