now that US teams have defeated Canadian teams in both the MLB and MLS championships, Canadians have only their longer lifespans, universal healthcare, and lower poverty rates to lift their crushed spirits
"I understand that when a person of non-fighting age, from the safety of their armchair, advises someone to go to dangerous places, it looks ugly, but sometimes this is the best that a competent analyst can offer."
My favorite thing about this is the word "competent."
Devastating NYT corruption investigation finds that Zelensky's admin has systematically weakened independent supervisory boards at state-owned companies, restoring political control over major state enterprises handling energy, weapons, & other critical wartime functions.
These revelations essentially mean it's a certainty that large chunks of any "reparations loan" to Ukraine will end up stolen by Zelensky's favored elites. Bad news for Europe, but even worse news for the Ukrainian soldiers who rely on their state officials using the money to fight Russia.
A Ukrainian sergeant platoon commander near Myrnohrad speaking to NYT: "He marveled at Russia’s resources, including night vision, resupply aircraft, and soldiers. 'If we have three people, they have 30. How much manpower they have is just unreal.'"
The International Atomic Energy Agency reports that the Chernobyl sarcophagus, built to prevent radioactive release from the melted reactor and damaged in a drone strike this February, has "lost its primary safety functions, including the confinement capability."
