idea for a new Amazon show: Man in the High Castle, but it's set in the future and the U.S. is divided between Chinese America and Russian America, post-WW3. in this case, Russian America would be the weaker side, obviously.
Serbian President Vucic blames a vast conspiracy for derailing €750 million in potential investment tied planned Trump Tower hotel in Belgrade. (Jared Kushner walked away from the project amid an anti-corruption probe & mass protests.) Vučić vows criminal charges against the deal's saboteurs.
For Ukraine’s sake, I hope European governments do agree to use their frozen Russian assets to extend a lifeline to Kyiv. But it feels a bit rich for the USG to lobby for this when Europeans would bear the risk, not Uncle Sam.
Major event in Russia's legal system & real estate market today: Supreme Court overturns (extremely unpopular) lower-court rulings allowing singer Larisa Dolina to keep an apt she sold after giving the proceeds to scammers. The buyer, Polina Lurie, retains ownership & will get the apt after all.
i know the cigarettes are in the box hanging below, but i choose to believe that the balloon itself is full of cigarettes and cigarette smoke. just look at that smokey gray balloon bastard
