summer patriot, winter soldier

sign at "feminist" demonstration, "fetus ='s snack" ..... carried by a "woman" .....

too damned bad someone didn't eat that idiot while she was gestating.   but, to my point, more or less ably articulated.--

it is now more or less accepted european science (and reflected in their abortion policy/law) that a fetus in the womb, at age 15 weeks, is capable of sustaining an independent life outside the womb.  (yes, yes, someone has to feed, clothe and bathe said person, and "person" it is, but those are other issues.)

so, in my mind, the bearer of the sign and a 15+ week old fetus are moral equivalency, as well as biologically on an equal footing.  entitled to "equal protection" under the law.

so, i am sure, that should that "woman" show up on my doorstep, for any reason, that according to her views on life it should be permissible for me to shoot, stab, bludgeon, drown or burn her to death, and then to eat her remains for lunch, and perhaps dinner.  again, equal protection under the law, is it not?   she probably wouldn't be a good "food stuff" beyond that, for as rotten to the core that she most assuredly is, she would be stinking the place up to high heaven by the next morn.

but, for snacking the meat off the bone, just fine.  you know, from the cannibal's standpoint.

she should make a pretty good baked ham, as she appeared to be carrying quite a bit of extra weight on her hams, and a little fat makes for a fine taste. 

do you see any flaws in my analysis?

i am, after all, merely extending her views on life.   and, it's worth.   and, she is certainly worthless, and deserving of whatever fate has in store for her.

john jay @ 05.17.2022

p.s.   next sign for the idiot/thinking feminist?  "womb ='s tomb" ????   or, perhaps, "idiocy is limitless"????   one of these days it is quite possible that the sign carrier may grow up.   it is not a fact that is "determined," but, it is possible, ... , perhaps?  maybe?

or, do you suppose, that should she deliver a child into the world not flensed by the surgeon's knife, that she will be contemplating eating it, for brunch, perhaps?  maybe?

i size up the war in the ukraine ....

1.  the ukraine is winning the war, from the battlefield to war of word's in the international press.  "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."

2.  zelensky is becoming a spokesman for the west, and speaks to the conscience of the west.   that is, if he can survive the russian goon squads who are trying to assassinate him.

3.  the russians are loosing the war at every turn, from being mauled on the ground, to staggering air losses, to having the black sea wrested from their control.  they are being whipped.  "multiple bee stings," which they seem incapable of escaping.

4.  the ukrainians are swift, agile and very intelligent fighters, while the russians are slow, inept, plodding, and seem to have shown up for the wrong war.  they do not comprehend shoulder fired guided missiles at all.

5.  field intel escapes the russians, while the ukrainians appear to excel at knowing what is going on.

6.  igor boris boris lenin-trotsky-stalin rootin' tootin' putin is fast becoming the goat of the war.  not goat as in "g.o.a.t." as in michael jordon, but "goat" in the sense that he " ... is the dumb assed bastard" who got us into this mess.  he may survive, if he can escape the russian goon squads who are trying to figure out how to assassinate him.

7.  russia doesn't appear capable of winning the war, and they seem less capable with each passing day.   they are swiftly loosing the war of attrition, and their capability of waging offensive war erodes with each day, with the loss of seasoned and discipline soldiers and staggering losses in weaponry and war material.  after 75 days or so their logistics are still a nightmare, and their supply lines increasingly jeopardized on land and on the sea.

8.  with the help and aid of the west, the ukraine grows stronger and more capable every day.  they seem very quick learners as they grow more and more accomplished with western weapons.

9.  "rootin tootin" putin is quite literally a "tar baby."   he cannot win the war, and his capabilities diminish daily, as he wastes and squanders the "war machine" he so meticulously nurtured  ....  unfortunately for a "world war ii" war, and not the modern battlefield.   the russians lack secure communications and control, they are grievously lacking in intelligence gathering (but having a surfeit, an abundance of thugs, murderers, and brutal torturers to anger an already aroused populace), and seem too busy looting the ukraine of appliances, tractors, and women and children to hold for ransom to pay much attention to fighting.

10.  and, finally, and most importantly.   and, trust me on this one.  putin got into the war rather handily, but at this juncture neither he nor his generals can figure a graceful way out of it.  after loosing perhaps 25,000 killed and perhaps another 50,000 wounded, after killing 10's of thousands of ukrainian civilians, including children, after destroying multiple ukrainian villages and small citizens, and raping, killing, torturing and mutilating thousands more, and generally being assholes at every turn, the world has noted.

he cannot say "oops," and go home.   the world wants to prosecute him for war crimes, and his generals, and his soldiers.  and, there is the little matter of reparations for the damage and destruction done by his troops and trains, and the world has noted the destrction of historical cities and landmarks, and the looting of cultural artifacts and treasures  .....   if such things were not hidden or nailed down when the russians passed, they were stolen.

putin cannot win.   and, he cannot afford to admit defeat, as he faces legal repercussions and financial penalties to be imposed upon his country if he looses.

11.  and, finally, and most importantly.  a.   i think putin dies.   pick a method.   pick his killers.   at this point, it is a parlar game.

12.  and, finally, and most importantly.  b.   i anticipate the russians have only a limited ability to extend the fighting in the ukraine until they either just run out of steam or war material to carry on the battle, or both.   at some point someone is just going to have to recognize that putin and cronies have destroyed the war machine, and bled it dry.

"success has many fathers, failure by one."    when it comes time to pin the tail on the donkey for this fiasco, it is "igor boris boris lenin trotsky stalin rootin' tootin'" putin who owns the pile of steaming rotten fetid shit in the middle of the brand new ball room carpet.

13.  conclusion.  i give the russians another 20 plus days to start the long trudge back to their borders.   they will not say "oops," or "so sorry," or "wait till next time."   they will not say anything.    they will just leave.

14.  and, then, it will get very very very interesting.   this one ain't over, not by a long shot.  so to speak.

john jay @ 05.17.2022

 

there is no one so rude .....

.....  as a fat woman behind the steering wheel of an automobile.  a close second is a post-adolescent (barely) male in his new giant 4-wheel drive diesel pickup, with the giant wheels/tires.   both are idiots.

john jay @ 05.17.2022

p.s.  russian tank drivers rank a poor third to the above worthies.   at least they are being weeded out by stringer missiles wielded by very able ukrainian troops, may one never miss a russian tank.  

the wheels are being blown off putin's war wagons, and he can no longer suppress the news of it ..... the donet's river crossing disaster .....

on or before the 15th of this month russian forces attempted a crossing of the donet's river via laying several pontoon bridges across it.   ukrainian artillery was in position to oppose the crossing, and laid waste to russian troops and equipment, this being photographed and recorded apparently by russian drones.

the photos show the destroyed pontoon bridges, one of them appearing capable of ferrying heavy equipment, and numerous destroyed armored vehicles.   they lie, some sections afloat, others sunken in the river's waters   the armored vehicles appeared lined along the river's edge, in defensive positions, apparently so arrayed to defend against ukrainian infantry assault.

the news of this has been spread throughout russia on computer nets, by pro-russian military bloggers no longer possessing the stomach to lie and conceal the magnitude of russain ineptness in the war they started, and begged.   the new york times has a lengthy article on this, to include statements by the bloggers attacking the russian command.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/15/world/europe/pro=russian-war-bloggers-kremlin-html

authors:  anton troianovski and marc santora.

i'll not recapitulate the article, you can go there and read it yourself.  (caution:  not a hot link, you'll just have to manage.)

but, several aspects of the russian "operation" are not mentioned, and are worthy of consideration.--

it is worth noting that the military analysts available to the times estimate that close to 500 russian soldiers were killed or wounded in the operation, and that a thousand or more were estimated to have been involved in the attempted push across the river.  these soldiers had apparently massed near the bridge in anticipation of crossing the river on the bridges.

the ukrainians were waiting, and when they began their artillery attacks on the bridge, the russian soldiers waiting to go across, and the armore waiting to cross, all came under fire apparently at the same time.  now, either the ukrainians were very lucky to have just the right artillery there to protect the river defenses, or they had somehow got wind of the attempted assault, and had time to marshall their forces for what appears to have been a perfect defense to the crossing.

and, it must be considered, apparently the russians had absolutely no idea that the ukrainians lay in wait for them.   they apparently had no inkling, from the lowliest soldier to the highest ranking commanders, that their slaughter awaited them.  for the ukrainians, a triumph of intelligence gathering and quick tactical/strategic reaction by their forces, and for the russians an absolute debacle.   not the first for them, but a repeat of their ineptitude during the entire war.

that much is clear.

but, another factor emerges, perhaps not so clear.

and, that is, the russians simply do not have the manpower to carry out an invasion of a well-armed and very determined adversary.  they simply do not "have the ponies" to mount effective assaults agains dug in troops manning well designed defenses.  and, as in the defense of kiev, the ukrainians are not going to be drawn out from those defenses, but are going to stay in them, and kill russians by the truckloads are they attempt to breach them.  a clever strategy, and one which has borne fruit for the ukrainians.   many times.

o.k.   getting across rivers and mountains and wide open plains requires more that a small concentration of troops on a small target.   it requires a whole lot of troops over a broad front, a breach of the defenses at some point along that front, and then the ability to react quickly and pour forces through that breach and exploiting the breach.  if you try the small operation, and you get whacked attempting it, there you are.   as the russians have just demonstrated.

the fact is, they do not have the manpower nor the material resources needed to carry on a broad front operation.  and, they are not going to have it anytime soon, as the ukrainians have destroyed any strategic wherewithal they may have had at the start of the war.   if they had that capability, and that is open to examination, they sure as hell do not have it norrrrw.

the russians have lost this war.

putin and brethren know that.   (if i can figure that out, he/they can.)   the issue before them now is how to get out of it, without having serious "egg on their faces," and with being deposed and shot.  mr. zelensky and his command staff also know it, witness mr. zelensky's assertion that there will be no "cease fire" until the russians withdraw out of ukraine.

i have long said that putin was going to be "suicided" over this war, and i know suspect that he will die on the operating table.  same process.

john jay @ 05.16.2022

p.s.   go to the times article.   they have a wonderful aerial picture of the destruction wrought on the soviet infantry and armor.  they got the living shit kicked out of them.   simply put.

p.s.s.   one wonders why they did not utilize their armored personnel carriers in this river crossing, as, after all, they are designed to float and carry troops across water.  is it because they have none left, the lightly armored vehicles having proved exceedingly susceptible to attack from stinger missiles.   and, the lack of such vehicles in the attempted river crossing just shows, one more time, that the russians "lack the ponies" to carry out such an operation, or to provide artillery support and/or adequate air cover for it.

 

on the matter of russian reparations to ukraine for loss of life and damage to property .....

the russian aggression in the ukraine was totally unprovoked.   they have waged a war of destruction of civilian facilities, murder of defenseless civilians, and a wanton program of looting and insanely stupid acts of violence.   their senseless aerial bombing and artillery have obliterated a priceless heritage in public buildings and facilities, and in hospitals and the like:  i will suppress my urge to lapse into my usual vernacular ...  for the time being.

when they withdraw from ukraine after loosing this war, and they are loosing and even in their stupidity they will eventually have to recognize this, and give up  .....  if they do not, they will loose their entire military force, to include equipment and a shortage of soldiers.  they are basically rendering themselves defenseless.  idiots.

which brings us to the subject of reparations by the russians/soviets for the damage they have wreaked upon ukraine.

the bastards must pay.--

i would suggestion continuing sanctions on russia, among them financial penalties to be exacted upon the purchase of oil and other energy supplies by european countries from russia.   i would suggest a uninted nations body that would set prices to be observed in such transactions, and price points imposed set by reference to governing prices for such commodities world wide.

all purchases and payments to be monitored by the united nations, to include memberships of the u.s., britain, france, turkey, germany, the netherlands, baltic states and the nordic states, to include new n.a.t.o. members finnland, sweden and ukraine.    payments to be made to the governing bodies of the united nations, and then distributed to russia.

from those payments 50% of the sums involved should be diverted and delivered to the ukraine to pay for the reconstruction of their countries, to include rebuilding the northern and southeastern cities.    the withdrawal of such sums shall be agreed to by the russians, and to continue for a period of 15 years or until such time as an international body appointed to monitor such reconstruction, shall deem that the ukraine is fully restored materially.

as to the loss of life involved, russia shall be order to pay $10 trillion to be distributed among the surviving families of those killed, and to provide for the material needs, e.g., housing, food, employment training and the like, and for such counseling needs and grief counseling as deemed appropriate.

russia must pay.

if they do not agree, then smoke 'em.

simple as that.

john jay @ 05.14.2022

p.s.   i would set a limit on such payments.  say, $100 trillion over a period of 20 years, as determined by the united nations and n.a.t.o.    again, the united nations committees involved shall be comprised by a super majority of n.a.t.o. members to include those members noted above.

there shall be nothing friendly about this in the slightest, and i would suggest a policy of imposing such sums as will greatly inhibit the ability of the russians to reconstitute their militaries in terms of equipment and ships.  hamstring the bastards.  to prevent further such "adventures."   the age of conquest must be obliterated.

the wwii conflicts between russia, and finnland .... (history repeats itself, it would seem) ....

i was reading about simo hayha, a very famous sniper during finnland's conflicts with russia in world war ii.   the finns fought the russians before the war, during the war, and after the war as finnland tried to regain territory it had ceded to the russians after the first "episode" of battle.  (during which hayha was credited with over 500 "kills" in a period of just a few months.   the russians called him "the white death."   and, indeed he was.)

such matters were not what caught and held my attention, though, reading the article.--

1.)  the russians staged several incidents along their border with finnland to justify their invasion of finnland.   this has a familiar ring to it, does it not?   the old soviet "play book" hasn't changed much.

2.)  the russians suffered tremendous losses to the finns, during this "winter war." the finns, whose troops often ambushed russian forces, were dressed head to toe in white voluminous robes, while they traveled on ski's, to and away from battle.   ambush, shoot, kill russians, get the hell out of dodge: the russians could not follow.   the main weapons used to inflict their carnage upon the russians were russian rifles obtained before the war, and rifles captured from them, along with a much admired "home grown" sub-machine gun called the suomi.    the finnish winter also took its toll.

3.)  the finns inflicted horrendous casualties upon the russians.  if i remember correctly, all totaled, the russians suffered more than 100,000 casualties fighting the finns.  a russian general, when he surveyed the net gains in territory in the wars (chiefly swamp land, around lake karjlan, part of the karjlan isthmus), said something along the line of, "wonderful, we have gained enough ground in which/upon which, to bury our dead." 

in the current war, the russians have "gained" very little territory over that which was "held" by russian separatists in the donbas region.  and, some of the territory which they held near kharkiv for a while, has been "taken back" from them.   all in all, they have gained damn little despite the devastation rained on the ukraine.  about enough to bury their dead.

in short, just as now in the ukraine, the wars initiated by russia against finnland were "stupid wars," fought to try and regain territory formerly under the suzerain of the russian czars, and having achieved their independence from russia as the world transitioned into modernity.   again, it has a familiar ring to it.

it would seem that not much changes in the way russia behaves, (either under the czars, or the communists who displaced them) and it would seems that they remain remarkably stupid in choosing those people whom they would choose to conquer.  as forrest gump was heard often to say, "stupid is as stupid does."

"stupid is as stupid does." "** it is an observation that stands on its own, as pertains to russia.

john jay @ 05.13.2022

 

***  go ahead, plop an "asshole" in there somewhere, if you please to do so.   it fits.

it must have been russian fighter bombers, they excel at this sort of thing ..... cuban officials express conviction if was the russians, but wonder how fighters got this far, and past their air defenses .....

the saratoga hotel in downtown havana, cuba has been destroyed by a massive explosion tearing off almost all of its front walls, very reminiscent of the damage down to ukrainian apartment buildings and maternity wards throughout the ukraine:  russian fighter bombers specialize in these sorts of attacks.

the cubans say it was a commercial gas leak, but deep in their hearts i think they know the russians did it.   after all, the russians have the biggest cadre of fighter pilots in the world who will do this sort of thing.

(the mystery in their hearts, though the dears haven't expressed it, is how the in the world the russians planes got across the ocean to do this undetected, i am very certain that this is the case.   you know, fuel, and reliability.   all that sort of thing.)

to my mind, the matter will be "intellectually closed" if another couple hotels and a maternity ward & train station or two also suffer massive explosions.

just saying.   looking at the building, it has all the ear marks of a russian fighter bomber attack.  as noted, they specialize in this sort of thing.

john jay @ 05.06.2022

politics ..... predicting is fun ..... but, never count your chickens before they hatch .....

so, get your butt of the couch, and vote g.o.p.  "early and often," as has been said.

john jay @ 05.06.2022

to the soldiers of ukraine .....

our prayers, my prayers, are with you.

fight with the wrath of almighty god, who is offended by the russians, and who has bestowed upon you righteous fury.  do not give an inch of ground unless it is soaked with the blood of the russian invaders.

god be with you, to give you courage, and to comfort you.

john jay @ 05.05.2022

 

update.  05.06.2022.    so far, so good.   the ukrainian defenses hold fast during the russian "big push" in the southeast, and push the russians back in the kharkiv area a little bit.  so far the russians are finding the going in the southeast to be no easier than their attack on kiev.   i've not heard much yet on russian casualties, but, it has always been difficult in modern war to be on the attack against a well fortified defense, and i suspect that such is so in this attack.     lay it on 'em, ukraine.   send them home "bulk rate" in big trucks.   end update.

in hindsight, it was a mistake for ukraine to give up its nukes .....

damned expensive to keep and maintain, but they would be most handy to have right now, especially target on moscow.

the ukraine should consider destroying the kremlim, especially with putin in it.  just blow putin into atoms.

john jay @ 05.05.05  (nah, it is 05.05.2022, but i could not avoid the whimsy.)  (maybe that is why biden claimed to be the first senator from delaware.  eh?)

not a good situation ..... two idiots with fingers on the "button" .....

the president of the united states is mentally impaired.   that is not unkind, it is just the case.  he is demented.   looney tunes.  period.

the president of the russian federation is a power hungry, egocentric & a ruthless killer, and he is rapidly approaching mental incompetency via several physical ailments/conditions, coupled with delusions and a disintegration of his personality functions.

biden thinks he is cagey.  putin thinks he is a combination of stalin and napoleon.   both, in a bad joke of cosmic proportion, control nuclear arsenals.  in the same epic.   sheesh.

this is not, to put mildly, not a good situation.   i worry about it, not obsessively yet, but i am working on it.

i am just 74 years old, with 4 bypasses, 6 arterial stents in my cardiac vessels, and 3 active aneurysms in my aorta, one at the root.  (hint:  that's the absolute worst place for one, trust me on that.)   so, when considered objectively, my stay on this orb is not gonna be extended too far, under any circumstance.  that is a "lead pipe" certainty, to mangle several phrases.

so, i worry mostly about the rest of you.  i have enough set aside for a cremation, and i have my guitars and woodworking, but i think the rest of you have a more tenuous future, fraught with uncertainty, peril and grave danger.  (wonderful phrase, that.)  at best.

if i were the rest of you, i would start actively start working to optimize my futures, a bit.  (like, get your asses out and vote, for instance.  it cannot hurt.)

john jay @ 05.04.2022