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Mar 14Liked by Rurik Skywalker

I love the Barbara Specter homage. Thats classy writing.

Please carry on educating us. I had no idea about all the businessmen dying from drone strikes (I thought they mostly fell out of their apartments).

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there is no systematic database but most commit suicide i think

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Accidents in the gym as well.

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Mar 14Liked by Rurik Skywalker

Hi Rurik: Do you remember the scene in REDS2, where Marie-Louise Parker in her little Citroen sees Catherine Zeta-Jones doing a powerslide in a Porsche, together with her BF (Bruce Willis), and says: "I hate her so much". Well, I feel a little bit like her. You have been a party pooper since at least a year (when was that God dammit retreat from Kiev? I don't remember...). Anyways: keep on de-programming, even if it hurts (it hurts a lot, I can guarantee you)

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Another vote for the forever war:

https://twitter.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1768310110143594697

👀✊ German Rheinmetall wants to build at least four arms factories in Ukraine, — Le Monde

❗️Rheinmetall plans to create factories for the production of: projectiles, military equipment, gunpowder and air defense.

5:15 AM · Mar 15, 2024

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and they know that the factories wont be targetted!

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You're right, it's a joke. The time and cost to build the factory far exceeds what it would cost to blow it up. Businesses invest based upon economic analysis and this one only makes sense if they had a guarantee that it was exempted from the war.

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More Forever War vibe

https://twitter.com/EchiquierSocial/status/1768355981648335034

Asked about the possibility of sending French troops to Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron believes that "we are not in this situation today", but once again declares "not to exclude anything". "

🗣If things escalate, it would once again be Russia's responsibility."

#macron20h

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Looks like a slam dunk for The Forever War:

Couched in general terms of course, so it is going to be an ongoing struggle - imagine my surprise. Much better than a nukefest, of course.

https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1768354165288292704

"Putin's imperial plans go far beyond Ukraine" - Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock

She looks really uncomfortable saying it, especially at the end.

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https://www.barrons.com/news/france-ready-to-ensure-russia-never-wins-ukraine-war-macron-f17057ec

France 'Ready' To Ensure Russia 'Never' Wins Ukraine War: Macron

Rhymes with forever!

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https://twitter.com/WAffairsBlog/status/1768354949400768768

Macron says Ukraine an existential war for Europe and France.

At least a Forever War.

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>Energy giant Lukoil's CEO Vitaly Robertus dies of asphyxiation, body found hanging in office

>According to Russian VCHK-OGPU Telegram channel, Lukoil vice-president Vitaly Robertus has committed suicide at his workplace

>Putin Ally Found 'Hanged' in Own Office: Reports

You claim

>the VP of Lukoil was shot down by a UAF missile strike deep in Russia’s interior. Read this:

>Vitaly Robertus, vice president of Lukoil, has died.

Was he killed in a UAV strike or did he hang himself?

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Mar 18·edited Mar 18Author

I don’t claim, I just report the news. I provided the link. Now it’s a suicide. And the channel you cite is a Jewish run anti-Kremlin op. I try not to cite them.

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>And the channel you cite is a Jewish run anti-Kremlin op. I try not to cite them.

Fair.

Its a bit confusing that so many conflicting reports about a simple event are coming out of Russia on different channels. They are muddying the water. Everything could be true, everything could be false, nothing can be confirmed.

I think this is in an intentional strategy, to allow the Kremlin to steer and control the narrative. By pushing out multiple conflicting "counter narratives" with no method of confirmation.

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We have to look at what we know. Important ppl are dropping dead in Russia. The rest is speculation.

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Trying to understand what is happening in the world, with nearly no access to secret deals that constantly are forgotten and replaced by new deals, is an impossible task. All those in positions of power/control have no goal other than to increase their share of everything and to weaken others by manipulating situations whereby others fight against themselves. Since those in control have no ethics or morality, it is difficult to understand the current agendas, as confusion and chaos and conflict and fear are the methods used to obtain their short or long term goals. Studying history shows that deception/fear has always been the most important strategy to destroy an enemy. There are many competing criminals around the world, each making choices that seem to be the safest path for them at that moment. As events evolve alliances can be broken or taken up at any time. There probably is not an overall coordinated goal, simply an ongoing battle for survival amongst all the criminals. Liars and thieves and killers are the ones who make it to the top.

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What is actually happening is consistent with an open ended conflict - and it is very similar to 1984

Best fit at the moment, I think.

The potential for catastrophic error is always there though.

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A major war could be considered a catastrophic error to some people, or it could be considered the successful result of a planned operation. All wars seem to me to be orchestrated, with events forcing the hand of any players who do not want war. It seems that reasonable people usually do not desire to be in positions of control/power. The most ruthless person in a room will set the tone for discussion, then action. It takes a special person with strength and conviction to oppose greed and evil, and then to organize opposition to it. I am not aware of who that person might be or how that person might proceed.

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Orbs on the increase.

See those floaty things flashing by? They are orbs. I have noticed an increase too and I am thousands of miles away.

https://twitter.com/WarMonitors/status/1768380271877836992

This could be significant.

Get an infrared security camera to see if they are around you.

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Download and play in slomo

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Slomo's too busy in Gaza.

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