• heavy and sluggish 2022 01

    From Oleg Smirnov@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jan 11 23:46:59 2022
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    <https://tinyurl.com/yyfmd9uc> thehill.com

    Reports of Russia's decline ..

    Tales of Russia's demise have circulated with remarkable consistency since
    the fall of the Soviet Union .. In recent years, the more dire prophesies of Russian collapse that circulated in the 1990s having gone unfulfilled ..

    .. Such characterizations are grossly misleading. Indeed, they couldn't be
    more wrong. Russia is not the geopolitical basket-case it was in the
    immediate post-Soviet era. Nor is it the bit player on the world stage it is often portrayed as in the Western press. In fact, quite the opposite: Viewed dispassionately and in the cold light of Realpolitik, Russia is
    unambiguously a "great power" .. When it comes to possessing a substantial
    and varied instrument of power, there can be little doubt that Russia meets
    the "great power" standard .. The myth of Russian decline is precisely that
    - a myth ..

    ...

    The US establishment, its propaganda, have accustomed their herd of zombies ('the voters') to believe that Russia is 'broken' and 'weak', - so now they will have to face some face saving issues.

    And by the way, the statement of American decline is precisely - not a myth. Then, moreover, the China rise.
    Getting out of delusion will be painful.

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  • From Dean Markley@21:1/5 to Oleg Smirnov on Wed Jan 12 04:27:13 2022
    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 3:50:04 PM UTC-5, Oleg Smirnov wrote:
    <https://tinyurl.com/yyfmd9uc> thehill.com

    Reports of Russia's decline ..

    Tales of Russia's demise have circulated with remarkable consistency since the fall of the Soviet Union .. In recent years, the more dire prophesies of Russian collapse that circulated in the 1990s having gone unfulfilled ..

    .. Such characterizations are grossly misleading. Indeed, they couldn't be more wrong. Russia is not the geopolitical basket-case it was in the immediate post-Soviet era. Nor is it the bit player on the world stage it is often portrayed as in the Western press. In fact, quite the opposite: Viewed dispassionately and in the cold light of Realpolitik, Russia is unambiguously a "great power" .. When it comes to possessing a substantial and varied instrument of power, there can be little doubt that Russia meets the "great power" standard .. The myth of Russian decline is precisely that - a myth ..

    ...

    The US establishment, its propaganda, have accustomed their herd of zombies ('the voters') to believe that Russia is 'broken' and 'weak', - so now they will have to face some face saving issues.

    And by the way, the statement of American decline is precisely - not a myth. Then, moreover, the China rise.
    Getting out of delusion will be painful.

    Russia is nothing more than a third world country with nuclear weapons. Things were so promising after the disintegration of the Soviet Union. The new Russian Federation had so much opportunity until Putin came to power. Putin is merely another in a
    long line of third world dictators who seek power for themselves. The whole strategy of "salami slicing" Russian is using in Georgia, Ukraine and other border states is nothing but empire building. A shitty, third world empire where millions are
    miserable in order for Putin to have his palace on the Black Sea.

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  • From a425couple@21:1/5 to Dean Markley on Wed Jan 12 07:08:37 2022
    On 1/12/2022 4:27 AM, Dean Markley wrote:
    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 3:50:04 PM UTC-5, Oleg Smirnov wrote:
    <https://tinyurl.com/yyfmd9uc> thehill.com

    Reports of Russia's decline ..

    Tales of Russia's demise have circulated with remarkable consistency since >> the fall of the Soviet Union .. In recent years, the more dire prophesies of >> Russian collapse that circulated in the 1990s having gone unfulfilled ..

    .. Such characterizations are grossly misleading. Indeed, they couldn't be >> more wrong. Russia is not the geopolitical basket-case it was in the
    immediate post-Soviet era. Nor is it the bit player on the world stage it is >> often portrayed as in the Western press. In fact, quite the opposite: Viewed >> dispassionately and in the cold light of Realpolitik, Russia is
    unambiguously a "great power" .. When it comes to possessing a substantial >> and varied instrument of power, there can be little doubt that Russia meets >> the "great power" standard .. The myth of Russian decline is precisely that >> - a myth ..

    ...

    The US establishment, its propaganda, have accustomed their herd of zombies >> ('the voters') to believe that Russia is 'broken' and 'weak', - so now they >> will have to face some face saving issues.

    And by the way, the statement of American decline is precisely - not a myth. >> Then, moreover, the China rise.
    Getting out of delusion will be painful.

    Russia is nothing more than a third world country with nuclear weapons. Things were so promising after the disintegration of the Soviet Union. The new Russian Federation had so much opportunity until Putin came to power. Putin is merely another in a
    long line of third world dictators who seek power for themselves. The whole strategy of "salami slicing" Russian is using in Georgia, Ukraine and other border states is nothing but empire building. A shitty, third world empire where millions are
    miserable in order for Putin to have his palace on the Black Sea.

    I would suggest saying "Russia is nothing more than a
    third world country with nuclear weapons and a very strong military,
    backed by major petroleum production and reserves."

    The greed of Putin and all his corrupt cronies keep
    the majority of Russians trapped in a meager situation.
    If they would take less percentage, everyone including
    themselves could have more gross.

    Look at the chart I just posted,

    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-the-94-trillion-world-economy-in-one-chart/

    ▼ Use This Visualization
    The $94 Trillion World Economy in One Chart

    LOOK AT RUSSIA'S situation!!!
    If they would drop the regular threats of war,
    and stop their computer hacking they could be
    welcomed into civilized modern growth.
    The Russian people deserve better.

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  • From Jim Wilkins@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 12 12:30:23 2022
    "a425couple" wrote in message news:S9CDJ.195500$Wkjc.168424@fx35.iad...

    LOOK AT RUSSIA'S situation!!!
    If they would drop the regular threats of war,
    and stop their computer hacking they could be
    welcomed into civilized modern growth.
    The Russian people deserve better.

    -----------------------

    The capable ones emigrated, and the remainder have repeatedly rejected the opportunity to become responsible adults and prefer to wallow in their
    victim mentality. https://russia-direct.org/opinion/russias-inferiority-complex-continues-block-its-future-development

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  • From Jim Wilkins@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 12 12:45:47 2022
    https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/slavophile.htm

    "Ironically, the Bolsheviks began as radical Westernizers, importing into Russia a revolutionary creed that worshipped progress and rejected all forms
    of nationalism. Within a decade of coming to power, however, they turned
    into isolationists and, eventually, extreme Slavophiles. After the collapse
    of the Soviet Union, a Russian version of the Weimar Republic "stab in the back" theory emerged, explaining the Soviet collapse as a sinister plot by Washington and its stooge, Mikhail Gorbachev."

    Alexei Bayer wrote: "Putin and his entourage have consciously and cynically promoted the nationalist, xenophobic and isolationist aspects of the
    Slavophile creed to keep real democracy out. That way, the kleptocrats could
    go on despoiling the country without fearing accountability or restraints typical of democratic societies."

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  • From Oleg Smirnov@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jan 14 17:04:34 2022
    XPost: sci.military.naval, us.military.army, alt.military
    XPost: alt.politics.org.cia

    <https://tinyurl.com/y94xfg6k> nytimes.com

    America Is Falling Apart at the Seams

    .. In 2020, the number of miles Americans drove fell 13 percent because of
    the pandemic, but the number of traffic deaths rose 7 percent .. Then in
    the first half of 2021 .. motor vehicle deaths were up 18.4 percent even
    over 2020 .. Driving under the influence, speeding and failure to wear a seatbelt ..

    .. "All Kinds of Bad Behavior Is on the Rise." Not only is reckless driving
    on the rise, .. but the number of altercations on airplanes has exploded,
    the murder rate is surging in cities, drug overdoses are increasing,
    Americans are drinking more, nurses say patients are getting more abusive,
    and so on and so on ..

    Teachers are facing a rising tide of disruptive behavior .. "Schools have
    seen an increase in both minor incidents, like students talking in class,
    and more serious issues, such as fights and gun possession ..

    Drug deaths had risen almost continuously for more than 20 years, but "overdoses shot up especially during the pandemic." For much of this time
    the overdose crisis has been heavily concentrated among whites, but in
    2020, the essay observed, "the Black rate exceeded the white rate for the
    first time." ..

    "Hate Crime Reports in U.S. Surge to the Highest Level in 12 Years, F.B.I. Says." The F.B.I. found that between 2019 and 2020 the number of attacks targeting Black people, for example, rose to 2,871 from 1,972.

    The number of gun purchases has soared. In January 2021, more than two
    million firearms were bought, .. "an 80 percent year-over-year spike and
    the third-highest one-month total on record." ..

    .. The share of Americans who give to charity is steadily declining ..

    .. Something darker and deeper seems to be happening .. What the hell is
    going on? The short answer: I don't know. I also don't know what's causing
    the high rates of depression, suicide and loneliness ..

    ...

    The American decline is not a myth.



    <https://tinyurl.com/yh5xnboz>

    US Collective Suicide

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  • From a425couple@21:1/5 to Jim Wilkins on Fri Jan 14 19:08:32 2022
    On 1/12/2022 9:30 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:
    "a425couple"  wrote in message news:S9CDJ.195500$Wkjc.168424@fx35.iad...

    LOOK AT RUSSIA'S situation!!!
    If they would drop the regular threats of war,
    and stop their computer hacking they could be
    welcomed into civilized modern growth.
    The Russian people deserve better.

    -----------------------

    The capable ones emigrated, and the remainder have repeatedly rejected
    the opportunity to become responsible adults and prefer to wallow in
    their victim mentality. https://russia-direct.org/opinion/russias-inferiority-complex-continues-block-its-future-development


    Here is one story, some areas have slight improvement!

    https://www.intellinews.com/slow-changes-in-russia-s-regional-quality-of-life-rating-but-big-inequalities-remain-203809/

    Slow changes in Russia’s regional quality of life rating,
    but big inequalities remain

    Life has improved in about a third of Russia's regions and the most
    successful are attracting their residents home again after they had left
    for Moscow, where wages are six times higher.

    By Ben Aris in Berlin March 10, 2021

    For two decades it used to be said that there were two Russias: Moscow
    and everywhere else. The difference between the quality of life in
    Russia’s capital and in the other 84 far flung regions was enormous.

    In 2020, the quality of life in most Russian regions remained
    practically unchanged, according to a quality of life survey carried out
    by the state news agency Ria Novosti.

    The rating found that the best places to live, as in the previous year,
    remain Moscow, St. Petersburg and the Moscow region, which comes as no surprise, and they have scores of over 80,000 out of a possible total
    index score of 85,000

    In the second tier, with scores of over 60,000, are many familiar names,
    led by Kazan in the Republic of Tatarstan, Belgorod near the Ukrainian
    border, Krasnodar in the balmy southern part of the country, Leningrad
    that surrounds St Petersburg, the agricultural powerhouse of Voronezh in
    the black earth regions and the oil-rich West Siberian Khanty-Mansi
    Autonomous Okrug as the only comfortable region that is not in the
    European part of Russia.
    ----------and on, lots of details at citation.

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  • From Oleg Smirnov@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jan 17 14:58:27 2022
    XPost: sci.military.naval, us.military.army, alt.military
    XPost: alt.politics.org.cia

    <https://tinyurl.com/yb3anno8> pakistantoday.com.pk

    Joe Biden supporters 'apoplectic' one year into his presidency

    .. The frustration was especially pronounced this past week .. "I don't
    know if the right word is 'apoplectic' or 'demoralised.' We're down.
    We're not seeing the results." ..

    For now, virtually none of the groups that fuelled Biden's 2020 victory
    are happy .. Young people are frustrated .. Women are worried .. And
    voters of colour .. are furious ..

    .. The president's approval ratings have been falling among virtually
    every demographic as the pandemic continues to rage, inflation soars and
    the majority of his campaign promises go unfulfilled ..

    ...

    The deluded herd can not accept the fact that nothing can be improved.
    Whether it is Biden or Trump or someone else, things will only continue
    getting worse. It's time to abandon your unrealistic expectations.



    <https://tinyurl.com/yja3tl4c>

    The Last Days of the American Republic

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  • From Oleg Smirnov@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jan 17 14:57:32 2022
    XPost: sci.military.naval, us.military.army, alt.military
    XPost: alt.politics.org.cia

    <https://tinyurl.com/yd3yro2w> hollandsentinel.com

    .. America's Dark Ages have arrived

    The 400-year-long American enlightenment is sunsetting right before our
    eyes, as our culture slips into darkness and confusion. The country is
    showing unmistakable signs of receding .. The American empire is failing
    today as well .. We also seem to be following the arc of political, legal, economic, literary/cultural, social/familial, public health, and religious decline .. Our political system is hastening quickly backward .. We have
    seen the decay of our legal standards ..

    Small farms and small business are rapidly being replaced by factory farms
    and monopolies in industry and services. Our workplaces constitute the new version of medieval feudal baronies who rule over their modern subjects/
    serfs with an iron hand and no mercy. We have fallen hard back into the economic pattern of debt slavery ..

    Our students don't learn much in school .. Our entire culture is going
    backward .. Few young people want to marry, and even fewer want to have children .. Addiction, anxiety, depression, chronic disease, and early
    death by suicide, viral infection, or automatic weapon .. Our culture
    currently prepares for its final sinking .. The ride is over, folks.



    <https://tinyurl.com/y7n23tkz>

    LA train tracks blanketed in empty boxes ..

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  • From a425couple@21:1/5 to Oleg Smirnov on Mon Jan 17 10:35:29 2022
    XPost: sci.military.naval, us.military.army, alt.military
    XPost: alt.politics.org.cia

    On 1/17/2022 3:57 AM, Oleg Smirnov wrote:
    <https://tinyurl.com/yd3yro2w> hollandsentinel.com

    .. America's Dark Ages have arrived

    The 400-year-long American enlightenment is sunsetting right before our
    eyes,

    .. Addiction, anxiety, depression, chronic disease, and early
    death by suicide, viral infection, or automatic weapon .. Our culture currently prepares for its final sinking ..  The ride is over, folks.

    <https://tinyurl.com/y7n23tkz>

    LA train tracks blanketed in empty boxes ..

    Hmmm, Oleg, how do you figure these?

    Suicide rates by sex and country
    (age-standardized, per 100,000 population, World Health Organisation, 2019)[17][18]

    Country All Male Female

    Russia * 21.6 38.2 7.2
    United States * 14.5 22.4 6.8
    Canada * 10.3 15.3 5.4
    United Kingdom * 6.9 10.4 3.4

    from
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate
    ---------------


    Countries and regions by life expectancy at birth in 2019
    Countries and regions Life expectancy at birth
    All M F Gender life gap
    Canada 82.4 80.4 84.4 4.0
    United Kingdom 81.3 79.6 83.0 3.5
    United States 79.1 76.6 81.6 5.0
    Russia 72.9 67.6 78.2 10.6

    So Oleg, do you have a will completed?

    Ohh, well this site indicates that you are not likely
    to have much to worry about.

    List of countries by mean net financial assets per capita by Allianz A.G.

    This list shows 57 countries with net financial assets per capita.

    List by Allianz A.G. (2021)
    Rank Country Mean net financial assets per capita
    (EUR)
    1 United States 218,469
    2 Switzerland 212,052
    3 Denmark 149,241
    4 Netherlands 128,557
    5 Sweden 124,763
    6 Singapore 118,934
    7 Taiwan 117,659
    8 New Zealand 114,171
    9 Japan 100,471
    10 Belgium 98,929
    11 Canada 96,429
    12 United Kingdom 90,018
    13 Australia 88,735
    14 Israel 87,459
    15 France 66,562
    16 Austria 63,588
    17 Italy 62,775
    18 Germany 61,760
    19 Ireland 60,364
    20 South Korea 36,467
    21 Finland 34,932
    22 Spain 34,012
    23 Portugal 27,917
    24 Norway 27,626
    25 Slovenia 23,011
    26 Czech Republic 21,607
    27 Estonia 19,680
    28 Chile 17,431
    29 Greece 16,733
    30 Hungary 16,159
    31 Lithuania 12,701
    32 Croatia 12,511
    33 Latvia 12,453
    34 China 12,426
    35 Bulgaria 10,008
    36 Malaysia 9,951
    37 Poland 9,882
    38 Slovakia 7,531
    39 South Africa 6,398
    40 Romania 6,351
    41 Mexico 5,955
    42 Russia 5,874

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_financial_assets_per_capita

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  • From Oleg Smirnov@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jan 18 00:26:33 2022
    XPost: sci.military.naval, us.military.army, alt.military
    XPost: alt.politics.org.cia

    a425couple, <news:QFiFJ.167613$7D4.79500@fx37.iad>
    On 1/17/2022 3:57 AM, Oleg Smirnov wrote:

    <https://tinyurl.com/yd3yro2w> hollandsentinel.com

    .. America's Dark Ages have arrived

    The 400-year-long American enlightenment is sunsetting right before our
    eyes,

    .. Addiction, anxiety, depression, chronic disease, and early
    death by suicide, viral infection, or automatic weapon .. Our culture
    currently prepares for its final sinking .. The ride is over, folks.

    <https://tinyurl.com/y7n23tkz>

    LA train tracks blanketed in empty boxes ..

    Hmmm, Oleg, how do you figure these?

    Suicide rates by sex and country
    (age-standardized, per 100,000 population, World Health Organisation, 2019)[17][18]

    Country All Male Female

    Russia?* 21.6 38.2 7.2
    United States?* 14.5 22.4 6.8

    Russian statistics distinguish between suicides and undetermined intent
    deaths, while the WHO essentially sums up these two ones under "suicide"
    label, which makes these WHO data unreliable.

    And WHO itself prudently presents these data as "estimates", not facts.

    This is for ignorant you for starters.

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  • From ZZyXX@21:1/5 to Oleg Smirnov on Mon Jan 17 15:45:42 2022
    XPost: sci.military.naval

    On 1/17/22 1:26 PM, Oleg Smirnov wrote:
    a425couple, <news:QFiFJ.167613$7D4.79500@fx37.iad>
    On 1/17/2022 3:57 AM, Oleg Smirnov wrote:

    <https://tinyurl.com/yd3yro2w> hollandsentinel.com

    .. America's Dark Ages have arrived

    The 400-year-long American enlightenment is sunsetting right before
    our eyes,

     .. Addiction, anxiety, depression, chronic disease, and early death
    by suicide, viral infection, or automatic weapon .. Our culture
    currently prepares for its final sinking .. The ride is over, folks.

    <https://tinyurl.com/y7n23tkz>

    LA train tracks blanketed in empty boxes ..

    Hmmm, Oleg, how do you figure these?

    Suicide rates by sex and country
    (age-standardized, per 100,000 population, World Health Organisation,
    2019)[17][18]

    Country              All Male Female

     Russia?*        21.6 38.2 7.2
     United States?* 14.5 22.4 6.8

    Russian statistics distinguish between suicides and undetermined intent deaths,

    if that is true, it shouldn't be difficult at all for you to provide them



    while the WHO essentially sums up these two ones under "suicide"
    label, which makes these WHO data unreliable.

    And WHO itself prudently presents these data as "estimates", not facts.

    This is for ignorant you for starters.

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  • From a425couple@21:1/5 to Oleg Smirnov on Mon Jan 17 15:33:07 2022
    XPost: sci.military.naval, us.military.army, alt.military
    XPost: alt.politics.org.cia

    On 1/17/2022 1:26 PM, Oleg Smirnov wrote:
    a425couple, <news:QFiFJ.167613$7D4.79500@fx37.iad>
    On 1/17/2022 3:57 AM, Oleg Smirnov wrote:

    <https://tinyurl.com/yd3yro2w> hollandsentinel.com

    .. America's Dark Ages have arrived

    The 400-year-long American enlightenment is sunsetting right before
    our eyes,

     .. Addiction, anxiety, depression, chronic disease, and early death
    by suicide, viral infection, or automatic weapon .. Our culture
    currently prepares for its final sinking .. The ride is over, folks.

    <https://tinyurl.com/y7n23tkz>

    LA train tracks blanketed in empty boxes ..

    Hmmm, Oleg, how do you figure these?

    Suicide rates by sex and country
    (age-standardized, per 100,000 population, World Health Organisation,
    2019)[17][18]

    Country              All Male Female

     Russia?*        21.6 38.2 7.2
     United States?* 14.5 22.4 6.8

    Russian statistics distinguish between suicides and undetermined intent deaths, while the WHO essentially sums up these two ones under "suicide" label, which makes these WHO data unreliable.

    And WHO itself prudently presents these data as "estimates", not facts.

    This is for ignorant you for starters.

    Ignorant me? Huh??

    How about your shorter life expectancy?
    6, 7, or 8 years less life. Oh Well.

    How about your greatly smaller individual financial
    assets?
    Even the people in Slovenia, Czech Republic, Estonia,
    Hungary, Lithuania, Croatia and Latvia have more
    than twice the assets as the average Russian.
    Even the people in Poland are doing better!!

    Poor Oleg, he is likely to die sooner and poorer.

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  • From Oleg Smirnov@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jan 18 14:51:00 2022
    XPost: sci.military.naval, us.military.army, alt.military
    XPost: alt.politics.org.cia

    <https://tinyurl.com/y7fmanqv> iz.ru

    Arctic tests of the Kinzhal hypersonic complex have been successfully
    completed .. During the maneuvers, the pilots practiced patrolling the airspace, and also launched hypersonic missiles .. Testing of the complex
    in the northern latitudes went on for several years and ended at the end
    of last year ..

    The Arctic zone has always been under the close attention of the military
    .. "This is the northern approach to our borders, which is not very well covered .. We must keep any enemy at arm's length .." ..

    The hypersonic missile systems "Kinzhal" can strike at ground targets,
    but first of all they are designed to deal with enemy strike ship groups
    .. Kinzhal will help push the ships of the enemy from our shores by more
    than 2 thousand km .. With one hit, a Kinzhal missile can destroy or
    disable a large warship - a destroyer, cruiser or aircraft carrier ..
    And the takeoff of MiGs and the very attack of missiles flying at a speed
    of Mach 10 is very difficult to detect ..

    ...



    <https://tinyurl.com/2p855vp8>

    Third Test Of The Air Force's Hypersonic Weapon Has Failed ..

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  • From Oleg Smirnov@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jan 18 14:58:14 2022
    XPost: sci.military.naval, us.military.army, alt.military
    XPost: alt.politics.org.cia

    a425couple, <news:R0nFJ.199769$VS2.188183@fx44.iad>
    On 1/17/2022 1:26 PM, Oleg Smirnov wrote:

    <https://tinyurl.com/yd3yro2w> hollandsentinel.com

    .. America's Dark Ages have arrived

    The 400-year-long American enlightenment is sunsetting right before
    our eyes,

    .. Addiction, anxiety, depression, chronic disease, and early death
    by suicide, viral infection, or automatic weapon .. Our culture
    currently prepares for its final sinking .. The ride is over, folks.

    <https://tinyurl.com/y7n23tkz>

    LA train tracks blanketed in empty boxes ..

    Hmmm, Oleg, how do you figure these?

    Suicide rates by sex and country
    (age-standardized, per 100,000 population, World Health Organisation,
    2019)[17][18]

    Country All Male Female

    Russia?* 21.6 38.2 7.2
    United States?* 14.5 22.4 6.8

    Russian statistics distinguish between suicides and undetermined intent
    deaths, while the WHO essentially sums up these two ones under "suicide"
    label, which makes these WHO data unreliable.

    And WHO itself prudently presents these data as "estimates", not facts.

    This is for ignorant you for starters.

    Ignorant me? Huh??

    You, in deed.

    How about your shorter life expectancy?
    6, 7, or 8 years less life. Oh Well.

    Russia's life expectancy shows a steady rising dynamics, whiile the
    American life expactancy is been now falling for the seventh year in
    a row.

    America goes down.

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  • From George Black@21:1/5 to Oleg Smirnov on Wed Jan 19 07:45:44 2022
    XPost: sci.military.naval, us.military.army, alt.military
    XPost: alt.politics.org.cia

    On 19/01/2022 12:51 am, Oleg Smirnov wrote:
    <https://tinyurl.com/y7fmanqv> iz.ru

    Arctic tests of the Kinzhal hypersonic complex have been successfully completed .. During the maneuvers, the pilots practiced patrolling the airspace, and also launched hypersonic missiles .. Testing of the
    complex in the northern latitudes went on for several years and ended at
    the end of last year ..

    The Arctic zone has always been under the close attention of the military
    .. "This is the northern approach to our borders, which is not very well covered .. We must keep any enemy at arm's length .." ..

    The hypersonic missile systems "Kinzhal" can strike at ground targets,
    but first of all they are designed to deal with enemy strike ship groups
    .. Kinzhal will help push the ships of the enemy from our shores by more
    than 2 thousand km .. With one hit, a Kinzhal missile can destroy or
    disable a large warship - a destroyer, cruiser or aircraft carrier ..
    And the takeoff of MiGs and the very attack of missiles flying at a speed
    of Mach 10 is very difficult to detect ..

    ...


    Russian propaganda detected.
    Filed with Moon Landing

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  • From Stephen Harding@21:1/5 to Oleg Smirnov on Wed Jan 19 12:22:31 2022
    XPost: sci.military.naval, us.military.army, alt.military
    XPost: alt.politics.org.cia

    On 1/17/22 6:58 AM, Oleg Smirnov wrote:
    <https://tinyurl.com/yb3anno8> pakistantoday.com.pk

    Joe Biden supporters 'apoplectic' one year into his presidency

    .. The frustration was especially pronounced this past week .. "I don't
    know if the right word is 'apoplectic' or 'demoralised.' We're down.
    We're not seeing the results." ..

    For now, virtually none of the groups that fuelled Biden's 2020 victory
    are happy .. Young people are frustrated .. Women are worried .. And
    voters of colour .. are furious ..

    .. The president's approval ratings have been falling among virtually
    every demographic as the pandemic continues to rage, inflation soars and
    the majority of his campaign promises go unfulfilled ..

    ...

    The deluded herd can not accept the fact that nothing can be improved. Whether it is Biden or Trump or someone else, things will only continue getting worse.  It's time to abandon your unrealistic expectations.



    <https://tinyurl.com/yja3tl4c>

    The Last Days of the American Republic

    Putin for President!

    No free Press. No viable alternate political party. People such as
    yourself promoting Putin actions and policies

    Putin would be a shoe-in and then all Americans would be in solidarity
    with Russia with a single leader for both countries!


    SMH

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  • From Oleg Smirnov@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 19 21:53:08 2022
    XPost: sci.military.naval, us.military.army, alt.military
    XPost: alt.politics.org.cia

    Stephen Harding, <news:ss9hco$f0c$1@dont-email.me>
    On 1/17/22 6:58 AM, Oleg Smirnov wrote:

    <https://tinyurl.com/yb3anno8> pakistantoday.com.pk

    Joe Biden supporters 'apoplectic' one year into his presidency

    .. The frustration was especially pronounced this past week .. "I don't
    know if the right word is 'apoplectic' or 'demoralised.' We're down. We're >> not seeing the results." ..

    For now, virtually none of the groups that fuelled Biden's 2020 victory
    are happy .. Young people are frustrated .. Women are worried .. And voters >> of colour .. are furious ..

    .. The president's approval ratings have been falling among virtually every >> demographic as the pandemic continues to rage, inflation soars and the
    majority of his campaign promises go unfulfilled ..

    ...

    The deluded herd can not accept the fact that nothing can be improved.
    Whether it is Biden or Trump or someone else, things will only continue
    getting worse. It's time to abandon your unrealistic expectations.



    <https://tinyurl.com/yja3tl4c>

    The Last Days of the American Republic

    Putin for President!

    No free Press. No viable alternate political party. People such as
    yourself promoting Putin actions and policies

    Putin would be a shoe-in and then all Americans would be in solidarity with Russia with a single leader for both countries!

    Instead of repeating the fetishized mantras, you'd face reality.

    | US is an oligarchy, not a democracy .. Economic elites and
    | organised groups representing business interests have substantial
    | independent impacts on US government policy, while average
    | citizens and mass-based interest groups have little or no
    | independent influence .. When a majority of citizens disagrees
    | with economic elites and / or with organised interests, they
    | generally lose .. <https://t.co/pQMLntWSXR>

    The American system works for big corporations while "all Americans"
    are manageable herd. It's why life in the US is steadily deteriorating
    in the recent decades. And even this silly herd, over the recent time,
    less and less trusts their "free press", as various indicators show,
    because even the silly sheep realize this press is not free and fair.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From ZZyXX@21:1/5 to Oleg Smirnov on Wed Jan 19 13:42:24 2022
    XPost: sci.military.naval

    On 1/18/22 3:58 AM, Oleg Smirnov wrote:
    a425couple, <news:R0nFJ.199769$VS2.188183@fx44.iad>
    On 1/17/2022 1:26 PM, Oleg Smirnov wrote:

    <https://tinyurl.com/yd3yro2w> hollandsentinel.com

    .. America's Dark Ages have arrived

    The 400-year-long American enlightenment is sunsetting right before
    our eyes,

    .. Addiction, anxiety, depression, chronic disease, and early death
    by suicide, viral infection, or automatic weapon .. Our culture
    currently prepares for its final sinking .. The ride is over, folks. >>>>>
    <https://tinyurl.com/y7n23tkz>

    LA train tracks blanketed in empty boxes ..

    Hmmm, Oleg, how do you figure these?

    Suicide rates by sex and country
    (age-standardized, per 100,000 population, World Health
    Organisation, 2019)[17][18]

    Country All Male Female

    Russia?* 21.6 38.2 7.2
    United States?* 14.5 22.4 6.8

    Russian statistics distinguish between suicides and undetermined intent
    deaths, while the WHO essentially sums up these two ones under "suicide" >>> label, which makes these WHO data unreliable.

    And WHO itself prudently presents these data as "estimates", not facts.

    This is for ignorant you for starters.

    Ignorant me?  Huh??

    You, in deed.

    How about your shorter life expectancy?
       6, 7, or 8 years less life.  Oh Well.

    Russia's life expectancy shows a steady rising dynamics,

    and you will provide proof, won't you



    whiile the
    American life expactancy is been now falling for the seventh year in a row.

    America goes down.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From ZZyXX@21:1/5 to Oleg Smirnov on Wed Jan 19 13:44:16 2022
    XPost: sci.military.naval

    On 1/19/22 10:53 AM, Oleg Smirnov wrote:
    Stephen Harding, <news:ss9hco$f0c$1@dont-email.me>
    On 1/17/22 6:58 AM, Oleg Smirnov wrote:

    <https://tinyurl.com/yb3anno8> pakistantoday.com.pk

    Joe Biden supporters 'apoplectic' one year into his presidency

    .. The frustration was especially pronounced this past week .. "I don't
    know if the right word is 'apoplectic' or 'demoralised.' We're down.
    We're
    not seeing the results." ..

    For now, virtually none of the groups that fuelled Biden's 2020 victory
    are happy .. Young people are frustrated .. Women are worried .. And
    voters
    of colour .. are furious ..

    .. The president's approval ratings have been falling among virtually
    every
    demographic as the pandemic continues to rage, inflation soars and the
    majority of his campaign promises go unfulfilled ..

    ...

    The deluded herd can not accept the fact that nothing can be improved.
    Whether it is Biden or Trump or someone else, things will only continue
    getting worse. It's time to abandon your unrealistic expectations.



    <https://tinyurl.com/yja3tl4c>

    The Last Days of the American Republic

    Putin for President!

    No free Press.  No viable alternate political party.  People such as
    yourself promoting Putin actions and policies

    Putin would be a shoe-in and then all Americans would be in solidarity
    with
    Russia with a single leader for both countries!

    Instead of repeating the fetishized mantras, you'd face reality.

    | US is an oligarchy, not a democracy ..  Economic elites and
    | organised groups representing business interests have substantial
    | independent impacts on US government policy, while average
    | citizens and mass-based interest groups have little or no
    | independent influence .. When a majority of citizens disagrees
    | with economic elites and / or with organised interests, they
    | generally lose .. <https://t.co/pQMLntWSXR>

    The American system works for big corporations while "all Americans"
    are manageable herd. It's why life in the US is steadily deteriorating
    in the recent decades. And even this silly herd, over the recent time,
    less and less trusts their "free press", as various indicators show,
    because even the silly sheep realize this press is not free and fair.

    how many russians trust their "free press"

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  • From ZZyXX@21:1/5 to Oleg Smirnov on Wed Jan 19 13:45:25 2022
    XPost: sci.military.naval

    On 1/18/22 3:51 AM, Oleg Smirnov wrote:
    <https://tinyurl.com/y7fmanqv> iz.ru

    Arctic tests of the Kinzhal hypersonic complex have been successfully completed .. During the maneuvers, the pilots practiced patrolling the airspace, and also launched hypersonic missiles .. Testing of the
    complex in the northern latitudes went on for several years and ended at
    the end of last year ..

    The Arctic zone has always been under the close attention of the military
    .. "This is the northern approach to our borders, which is not very well covered .. We must keep any enemy at arm's length .." ..

    The hypersonic missile systems "Kinzhal" can strike at ground targets,
    but first of all they are designed to deal with enemy strike ship groups
    .. Kinzhal will help push the ships of the enemy from our shores by more
    than 2 thousand km .. With one hit, a Kinzhal missile can destroy or
    disable a large warship - a destroyer, cruiser or aircraft carrier ..
    And the takeoff of MiGs and the very attack of missiles flying at a speed
    of Mach 10 is very difficult to detect ..

    ...

    did they use the Kutzenov as a test target





    <https://tinyurl.com/2p855vp8>

    Third Test Of The Air Force's Hypersonic Weapon Has Failed ..

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  • From Oleg Smirnov@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jan 20 01:46:22 2022
    XPost: sci.military.naval, us.military.army, alt.military
    XPost: alt.politics.org.cia

    ZZyXX, <news:ssa0k2$1vo5$2@gioia.aioe.org>
    On 1/18/22 3:58 AM, Oleg Smirnov wrote:
    a425couple, <news:R0nFJ.199769$VS2.188183@fx44.iad>
    On 1/17/2022 1:26 PM, Oleg Smirnov wrote:

    How about your shorter life expectancy?
    6, 7, or 8 years less life. Oh Well.

    Russia's life expectancy shows a steady rising dynamics,

    and you will provide proof, won't you

    <http://tinyurl.com/y39kgo8p>

    whiile the
    American life expactancy is been now falling for the seventh year in a row. >>
    America goes down.

    <https://tinyurl.com/drug-overdose-pindos> <https://tinyurl.com/drug-overdose-europe>
    America the leprosarium.

    The American "deaths of despair" <https://tinyurl.com/y5mdvwak>
    have climbed up to the 100 years back level, which means many in
    the degenerated nation no longer want to live.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Stephen Harding@21:1/5 to Oleg Smirnov on Thu Jan 20 07:04:41 2022
    XPost: sci.military.naval, us.military.army, alt.military
    XPost: alt.politics.org.cia

    On 1/19/22 1:53 PM, Oleg Smirnov wrote:
    Stephen Harding, <news:ss9hco$f0c$1@dont-email.me>
    On 1/17/22 6:58 AM, Oleg Smirnov wrote:

    <https://tinyurl.com/yb3anno8> pakistantoday.com.pk

    Joe Biden supporters 'apoplectic' one year into his presidency

    .. The frustration was especially pronounced this past week .. "I don't
    know if the right word is 'apoplectic' or 'demoralised.' We're down.
    We're
    not seeing the results." ..

    For now, virtually none of the groups that fuelled Biden's 2020 victory
    are happy .. Young people are frustrated .. Women are worried .. And
    voters
    of colour .. are furious ..

    .. The president's approval ratings have been falling among virtually
    every
    demographic as the pandemic continues to rage, inflation soars and the
    majority of his campaign promises go unfulfilled ..

    ...

    The deluded herd can not accept the fact that nothing can be improved.
    Whether it is Biden or Trump or someone else, things will only continue
    getting worse. It's time to abandon your unrealistic expectations.



    <https://tinyurl.com/yja3tl4c>

    The Last Days of the American Republic

    Putin for President!

    No free Press.  No viable alternate political party.  People such as
    yourself promoting Putin actions and policies

    Putin would be a shoe-in and then all Americans would be in solidarity
    with
    Russia with a single leader for both countries!

    Instead of repeating the fetishized mantras, you'd face reality.

    | US is an oligarchy, not a democracy ..  Economic elites and
    | organised groups representing business interests have substantial
    | independent impacts on US government policy, while average
    | citizens and mass-based interest groups have little or no
    | independent influence .. When a majority of citizens disagrees
    | with economic elites and / or with organised interests, they
    | generally lose .. <https://t.co/pQMLntWSXR>

    The American system works for big corporations while "all Americans"
    are manageable herd. It's why life in the US is steadily deteriorating
    in the recent decades. And even this silly herd, over the recent time,
    less and less trusts their "free press", as various indicators show,
    because even the silly sheep realize this press is not free and fair.

    Lucky for Putin that Russians don't have herd instincts like people in
    Western democracies.


    SMH

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Oleg Smirnov@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jan 20 16:00:16 2022
    XPost: sci.military.naval, us.military.army, alt.military
    XPost: alt.politics.org.cia

    Stephen Harding, <news:ssbj4p$lfu$1@dont-email.me>
    On 1/19/22 1:53 PM, Oleg Smirnov wrote:

    <https://tinyurl.com/yb3anno8> pakistantoday.com.pk

    Joe Biden supporters 'apoplectic' one year into his presidency

    .. The frustration was especially pronounced this past week .. "I don't >>>> know if the right word is 'apoplectic' or 'demoralised.' We're down.
    We're not seeing the results." ..

    ...

    The deluded herd can not accept the fact that nothing can be improved. >>>> Whether it is Biden or Trump or someone else, things will only continue >>>> getting worse. It's time to abandon your unrealistic expectations.



    <https://tinyurl.com/yja3tl4c>

    The Last Days of the American Republic

    Putin for President!

    No free Press. No viable alternate political party. People such as
    yourself promoting Putin actions and policies

    Putin would be a shoe-in and then all Americans would be in solidarity
    with Russia with a single leader for both countries!

    Instead of repeating the fetishized mantras, you'd face reality.

    | US is an oligarchy, not a democracy .. Economic elites and
    | organised groups representing business interests have substantial
    | independent impacts on US government policy, while average
    | citizens and mass-based interest groups have little or no
    | independent influence .. When a majority of citizens disagrees
    | with economic elites and / or with organised interests, they
    | generally lose .. <https://t.co/pQMLntWSXR>

    The American system works for big corporations while "all Americans"
    are manageable herd. It's why life in the US is steadily deteriorating
    in the recent decades. And even this silly herd, over the recent time,
    less and less trusts their "free press", as various indicators show,
    because even the silly sheep realize this press is not free and fair.

    Lucky for Putin that Russians don't have herd instincts like people in Western democracies.

    Putin has eaten your brain.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Oleg Smirnov@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jan 21 14:39:39 2022
    XPost: sci.military.naval, us.military.army, alt.military
    XPost: alt.politics.org.cia

    <https://tinyurl.com/ydbqljko> rt.com

    Trials of the state-of-the-art Zircon sea-launched hypersonic cruise
    missile are currently being completed, and the projectiles will be
    deployed to the Russian Navy later this year .. The Zircon missile has
    been undergoing testing for seven years and in recent times has been
    fired from both frigates and submarines ..

    The Zircon is an anti-ship missile capable of accelerating up to Mach
    9. It has been designed to hit enemy surface ships, such as frigates
    and aircraft carriers, as well as ground targets ..

    ...

    So it'd be better to keep your aircraft carriers in a safe place.



    <https://tinyurl.com/yyfmd9uc>

    Reports of Russia's decline ..

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  • From Oleg Smirnov@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jan 25 02:39:39 2022
    XPost: sci.military.naval, us.military.army, alt.military
    XPost: alt.politics.org.cia

    <https://tinyurl.com/ya4zegpf> airlive.net

    An F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter had a "landing mishap"
    on the deck of USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) on Monday in the South China
    Sea, the Navy announced.



    19-09-19 <https://tinyurl.com/y63a24sg> F-16 crashes
    19-10-09 <https://tinyurl.com/ummeyvu> F-16 crashes
    19-12-02 <https://tinyurl.com/uc6g39a> F-16 crashes
    20-05-15 <https://tinyurl.com/ycsgxycr> F-22 crashes
    20-05-20 <https://tinyurl.com/ydzy2g77> F-35 crashes
    20-06-15 <https://sptnkne.ws/CFF4> F-15 crashes
    20-07-01 <https://tinyurl.com/ybj9band> F-16 crashes

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From George Black@21:1/5 to Oleg Smirnov on Wed Jan 26 07:38:34 2022
    XPost: sci.military.naval, us.military.army, alt.military
    XPost: alt.politics.org.cia

    On 25/01/2022 12:39 pm, Oleg Smirnov wrote:
    <https://tinyurl.com/ya4zegpf> airlive.net

    An F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter had a "landing mishap" on the
    deck of USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) on Monday in the South China Sea, the
    Navy announced.


    At least the Carl Vinson doesn't need tugs to get around

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