Open Thread.

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Didn't Trump Say Today ...

 ... that Putin agreed to stop strikes on 404 "cities" and "power" for a week? For some reason Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Sumy oblasts and others didn't reap the benefits of Trump's "request". 

Or this:

What is going on (wink, wink)? 

An Interesting Question.

It arose with the discussion in previous post in regards to this:

Now, I want to warn immediately, READ ATTENTIVELY--this is NOT about MAGA or Trumpists--it is much more profound and, yes, it is ABOUT degeneracy of neo-liberalism which is wrongly identified as "left". This is obvious--US conservatives (sadly of Christian Zionist variety too) do outbreed DNC worshipping, so called "liberal" office plankton which is the main generator of mental, sexual and other civilization-killing deviances presented as a virtue (still), this time trying to park their Satanism into the territory of Trump's insanity thus associating the traditionalism with increasingly mentally inadequate POTUS. The oldest trick in the book. 

Reality, however, is such that the globalist project is over but it succeeded in one thing--it turned Western "woman" into a monster which, together with media class completely emasculated the Western man and thus made sure that the classic West dies. It did. And here is a thing. There is one feature, as strange as it may come across, of this liberal establishment--it is smugness and full conviction in their command of discourse because they got mostly useless humanities degrees, and here it comes. I really like The Postman movie by Kevin Costner. When it came in 1997 it bombed among arts and letters crowd (the people who never worked a day in their life), and, by coincidence, ideologues of a catastrophe of globalism, who absolutely trashed it. If you look at denigrating reviews at say Rotten Tomatoes you will find there all too familiar sources of the American catastrophe--CNN, USA Today and likes, despite some more moderate reviews. 

Why didn't they like it? Ah, sure, some dialogues are hit and miss but overall what was the main reason for "critics" to trash actually a very good movie with some serious message? As strange as it sounds but the start of this post and The Postman are related directly. First ask yourself a question who are primarily, even today, those masters of discourse, all those people who rejected this movie? Right, not exclusively but largely America's so called "intellectual class" which apart from being a second rate at best was born in the coastal cities and went through universities where they got "degrees" in all kinds of wordsmithing, without ever facing a real life and, especially so, war and hardships which come with it. They got "degrees" in smugness and contempt for the Rust Belt, Bible Belt, South, Heartland, today it is MAGA--in general for those people who got them through schools and then paid their pittance. People like Oliver Stone are rare gems. 

Ah yes, fascism in The Postman--of course it is fascism. But what they didn't like the most is the fact that The Postman is a profoundly conservative movie. It is not only about fascism, it is about becoming a true man--that is a no-no for the American masters of discourse. Real MAN is a loaded term--it is a defender, it is a father, it is a provider, and he loves a woman, his wife, mother of his children. Yep, these are traits of a real MAN. And that is what The Postman delivers--you can see a progression from essentially opportunist to a leader, beautifully portrait by Costner. This was and is a NO-NO for masters of discourse, who still cannot identify themselves as one of two sexes. The globalist paradigm, promoted and shaped through insane policies of especially Democratic Party, its DNC, its coastal "elites". Breeding of normalcy is verboten. Abuse, mental and physical maiming of children is OK. Ask Tim Waltz. 

And here is this moment--even Roger Ebert noted: There are those who will no doubt call “The Postman” the worst film of the year, but it’s too good-hearted for that. Well, now recall--what is the one of the pivotal threads in The Postman. Yep, a child he and Abby conceive, it is this child, his and Abby's daughter Hope who opens the monument honoring her father after things settle at the end of the movie. You see, they breed even when there is a dystopia all around them, when it seems that there is no hope. And how can this be? How dare they? Well, I guess it is the normal human trait--to procreate. Make no mistake, I am all for a long paid pregnancy leave for women, absolutely. But did it help European women, like in Germany with Maternity leave of 14 weeks and Parental Leave of up to three years. Well, look at Germany, what happened?

Germany has experienced more deaths than births every year since 1972. Migration has been the only factor keeping the population growing—but the slowdown in 2024 shows migration alone can’t keep growth steady .

Ah, you see--only migration, largely utterly alien to Western civilization, breeds. Modern, Western liberal woman simply refuses to conceive no matter the social situation. Hello, Germany was doing very well since 1972, and even later when cheap Soviet energy started to flow and made German economy grow as if on steroids. Yet, bitchy, career-oriented third wave feminists killed reproduction. It doesn't matter where, doesn't matter what level of social support is provided. The problem is cultural, the problem is of emasculated Western class of "masters of discourse" who know that they will never get a real woman like Abby and will never become The Postman, that is to say--they will never become a Man. They are the civilizational dead end and they will die out, together with their abusive, "intellectual", career-oriented wives. That is why they hated and continue to hate The Postman the movie--it shows them how weak and cowardly they are. Meanwhile, conservatives will continue to breed, for whatever reasons, religious, moral, biological and in the end it is they who are real masters of discourse. Remember: the strength is in numbers. 

P.S. One thing I will never forgive The Postman for--there never was Rommel having Patton(c) stated by otherwise excellent actor Will Patton)) 

Lavrov To Turkish TV ...

 ... and the world at large. 

European politicians demonstrate their "pettiness", not even bothering to argue accusations against Russia. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in an interview with the Turkish media. Lavrov recalled that the problem of the Ukrainian conflict lies not in the territorial issue, but in the Nazi regime that wants to exterminate everything Russian. Ukraine is a pawn, a tool of the West, which it uses to create direct threats to Russia's security, the minister said. In this regard, according to him, there are big questions for UN Secretary-General António Guterres because of his position on Ukraine.

Read the whole thing. About ceasefire--not acceptable, etc. Per Trump asking Putin to stop striking "Kiev and other cities in 404". He can ask whatever he wants but parameters for any kind of ceasefire are well defined by Russia. This is how one of the thermal power plants in Kiev looks today. 

By different estimates up to 70% of this type of power generation have been destroyed and that means that it passed the point of no return (restoration). Somebody has to remind Donnie that it was NATO's initiative to start attacking energy infrastructure in Russia. So, his concern about "cold" is kinda misplaced. As Lavrov mentioned in his interview--Trump was surprised to learn that everything Russian was forbidden in 404. Donnie needs to learn so many things, but so little time before he completely goes off rails mentally and we are observing the process in real time. 

In SMO news. Russian Armed Forces continue to perfect RUK/ROK contour and Zala provides now full automatic target acquisition (when needed). 

India and Russia signed the pilot contract for 6 IL-114s. Meanwhile: 

Discussions between Moscow and New Delhi on manufacturing Sukhoi Su-57 aircraft in India are at an advanced stage, the head of a Russian aircraft giant has told TASS. The aircraft is actively employed in the Russian operation against Ukraine and is being prepared for expanded export deliveries. Negotiations for the supply and production of the Su-57 fighter jet in the South Asian nation are at a “deep technical stage,” Vadim Badekha, CEO of Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), told TASS on the sidelines of the Wings India aviation exhibition in the southern city of Hyderabad. “Such contracts, given our experience, determine the trajectory of our cooperation for several decades to come,” Badekha stated. He added that the talks revolve around “the production of the Su-57 aircraft in India at the facilities currently used to produce the Su-30 aircraft, and the maximum use of Indian industry and Indian systems in this aircraft.”

There is a lot going on in this sphere between India and Russia and I cannot stress enough the technical complexity of launching one's both combat and commercial aviation industry. It is a long, protracted process but this path has to be walked if the nation wants to be a true technological power. India understands this. And in conclusion, Larry's thorough piece on US-Iran scenarios. Highly recommended. 

Capability Surprise?

Really? Why contracts with India on IL-114 and SSJ-100 are a shock to global aerospace industry and a lesson to China. 

From 404.

A rather interesting (has been confirmed to be legit) footage of the 404 SU-25 with some cottage industry gadgets meeting R-37 from Russian VKS. 

Russian comment over video is just a mocking message to whatever air force 404 has left: Do Not Romanticize the Profession of a Pilot. It doesn't matter how they try to fly--in this case very low--they are seen and firing solution is there. R-37 doesn't care--it has the range of up to 400 km and hypersonic speed. 

You Are Not Yourself When You Are Hungry.

 It was reported that:

Two Russian women are facing deportation from the US after they allegedly took a wrong turn and accidentally drove onto the territory of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California, the Russian Embassy has confirmed. According to Russian media reports, the two friends, Kristina and Natasha from Samara, were on a road trip in the United States last week. While driving near San Diego, they grew hungry and used a navigation app to find the nearest McDonald’s. The GPS directed them onto a route that led them directly onto the military base.

You are not yourself when you are hungry. 

Believe me, hunger can change you. As you all guessed by now, Russian meme machine is fully operational now.