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it's reported that Russian troops are +/- 6 km from one of Ukraine's huge lithium deposits

how exactly is the US going to get these rare earth minerals even if a deal is reached? 

this is not just a land grab for Putin, he knows the value is worth the risk. (in his mind) 

like it or not, Trump is giving Zelenskyy his only viable lifeline.  there is a reason why all parties are not invited to the table

@Midnight1

the timeline tells all..

1/22 - "It's time to MAKE A DEAL, We can do it the easy way or the hard way"....   this was directed at both Russia and Ukraine, not a threat to Zelenskyy

2/14 - Zelenskyy agreed he would only meet Putin in person after negotiating a common plan with Trump.  Zelenskyy also revealed that the Trump gave him his phone number before the opening of the Munich Security Conference.....   If he has his phone # then why all the theatrics to come.  Put him on blast on X twitt??  THAT is the mouthing off I posted about.  The US has bankrolled 'their war' more than any EU nation

2/15 - Zelenskyy warned “America might say no to Europe on issues that threaten it, the old days are over when America supported Europe just because it always had".

This is classic 'Poke the Bear' as you can see, Zelenskyy is twisting the screws through media when he has the direct phone # to the mediator.

2/16 - Macron called an emergency summit with EU leaders, Starmer said he is prepared to send British troops to Ukraine...   well, it's about time, three war years now and bupkis from the EU...unless we dont know about it because there was no given information from Bidens admin.

2/18 - Zelenskyy vowed to reject Moscow’s "ultimatums" made during the negotiations.  “We are absolutely honest and open. I don’t want any coincidences". 

The shit then hit the fan, leading to Trump claiming Dictator but Zelenskyy term ended and no elections and martial law....this is not a stretch

2/19 - Zelenskyy says Trump is "living in a disinformation space"....   then Trump blew a gasket 

2/20 - Kellogg met with Zelenskyy, to be a fly on the wall for this meeting!!  this meeting basically gave Zelenskyy a backdoor into NATO... not confirmed but it's the security he wants so if Putin breaks treaty, then Ukraine backs into NATO.  nothing official.  

Then today there is now an agreement on the rare earth minerals and 'other points of interest' to the US for the $100 Billion bankroll.  

its all a sham, Trump plays the mean guy 'Do as I say' and Zelenskyy plays the damsel in distress

If Ukraine wants in NATO then they'll give half their country to Russia in return, this is another endless war..... sorry this post is so long

it definitely looked like it slammed down too hard.  The right landing gear failed, and the ground did the rest.  amazing that if you knew of proper channels you saw the results in almost real time, amazing that the wing that should never break off did and saved everyone.  Wind shear pushed the nose down?  Center of runway or off to the side?  Why didn't they circle around with 40+ wind shear?  Lucky there was a medivac plane waiting to taxi and a medivac copter trying to clear the airspace and circled back.  Miracle is the only answer

@undermysac

 Fishing season is right around the corner and I'm getting itchy. 

pretty sure you are more north than me and the ice is 8 inches on the mohawk.  Hudson is frozen thru also.  Spring Ice fishing maybe 

its the damn groundhogs fault

@Crusher13

 the SSA algorithm resets to 1875 with birthdate inaccuracies or non info on birth dates.  There was an audit done many years ago and this was noted but nothing has changed.  Now the underlying point most are missing or ignoring is there are way too many drawing off the SSA and that is the fraud of stolen identities and such IMHO 

Maine and Alaska will be primaried for sure.  Any legit reason for the hold up of conformation is because he will clean up the barn.  

The ONLY power the left has now is the courts.  Expect a lawsuit for every EO

serious question for everyone here...why would a leader of a questionable corrupt government who has received just short of 100 BILLION in aid from the US all of a sudden mouth off?  

Zelenskyy estimated that Ukraine had received $98.5bn in US military and financial support.  This guy Volodymyr Zelenskyy is nothing but a show clown.  There was 130.1 billion tagged for Ukraine and this asshat is crying a river and pushing back?  Same guy was begging for money and weapons for free.  What has the US received back for our services??  crickets 

OK tough guy, go do it on your own then

Good luck getting support from you're 'NATO' border countries

this kind of reminded me of rocky 4, thinking the Boo's were the gas on the fire but then come to find out it was coordinated with the brothers Tkachuk.  The lineups released and Matt didn't waste any time with Brandon Hagel.  Does anyone have info on the beef with these two?

Crosby killed it with that empty net. 55 seconds left   It didn't have legs till late 3rd anyway.  great ending at the Garden, both games

PBS did a good job on this article with Elon buying Twitt

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/twitter-elon-musk-free-speech-x-documentary-excerpt/

back to hockey, these odds in Beantown look tempting if you think the upset may happen.  Puck line +1.5 +130 the Fins have some good players

a little lunchtime hockey, or if your west coast its a hockey brunch on TNT, Sportsnet, or Sling.  Sirius channel 91 had it on saturday so hopefully it's also a go for monday too

Will the Fins give up another 4 goals late?  

@wallstreetcappers

 Quote Originally Posted by wallstreetcappers:

@SarasotaSlim  Every single life matters as much as any other so the incident for sure is disgusting and there is no validation for what happened. That is not the only incident nor the only narrative. Unfortunately in the grand scheme of things with the history between these two groups, that event is a nano total for what has been done by Israel to Palestine and vice versa.  I am Christian, I probably know more about the history than anyone who participates here and I do not support any loss of life, I do support equal representation and equality for all and in this case Israel got everything and Palestine got nothing. If you and your family were corralled into Gaza as the Palestinians were and within eyesight of your plight you see your enemies living a completely different life and your enemy controls commerce access and regularly attacks your people, how would it impact you? The US stood by and still stands by supporting and forwarding Israel and the terrorist BIBI and we do nothing for those in Gaza and Trump says insulting stupid moronic things, how does that represent that as a country we should be concerned about everyone not just Israel? If you look at history from the origin of this conflict, Israel has no place occupying that land and it is no wonder why Palestine and Iran want to remove them from the area, that land was historically Persian and Palestinian. The Bible is a lousy historical source as they categorize any non-Jewish as "Canaanite" but at best that area was not entitled to Israel.

can you please enlighten us on how this is possible?  You asked me about the old test, so how can you even write this?  these are your words my friend

When exactly was the Bible supposedly corrupted?  specifically, NT since you are knowledgeable you should respond.  

many don't know there were thousands of early books of the bible and verses.  The manuscripts prove there was no huge timespan between Jesus and the Apostles, the crucified around 30 AD.  The gospel of John was written after, around 90 AD.  In those sixty some years people alive still remembered Jesus and his teachings

Any major questions in doctrine would have been recognized

please if you don't have anything to offer here just don't post 

These trucks will never work in winter in the northern states or north of the border right?  As it is right now in NYS you can only run double 40s on I90 buffalo to Albany then i87 south to exit 15.  There is too much road spray in winter for censors.  I have an honest question about this driverless semi trucks,  who does the pre trips?

So many times i have my blinker on to get over and most times you have to just get over and share the lane because drivers are either stupid or ignorant

I hope you make money Johnny but even if the states make dedicated lanes like a bus lane, these trucks will end up with more human errors because people drive fast and take chances

did you get him the Hersey kiss too? 

The two major online platforms needed to be reformed, does everyone agree there??  T became X and Musk overpaid but he was ok with that to have a free speech forum.  There isn't any defense on how both T and F throttled posers.  Why did F agree to pay DJT 25 million then, only to kiss ass and avoid regulations and lose money?  He was caught with his hand in the cookie jar.  X is a write off loss now for Musk but he gets his anyway.  Doesn't matter who is in office, Elon got his under Biden too.

Calde13 - last time poster, I know you are trying to bait so just stop.  

@benhogan76

 no I do not think this pro bono Musk Doge thing is just for the good of the country.  I maybe on here backing one or two things going on but I do not back all things

There are a ton of things moving way too fast, but it's by design.  Obviously, his plan is move at lightning speed so maybe minimal will get hung up in courts.

The Trump haters know this guy is smoking mirrors but he is using that ploy like coney island house of mirrors

School is in and he is 'Winning' so far anyway

What do you think of the fights at the Bell btwn USA and CAN?  I'd love to talk hockey over this nonsense

Paul did play a pop up in NYC 

$50 standing room 

these phone call shows need to happen more often

@Calde13

 there was no confusion here, at least not on my end.  I gave a very respectful response and yes you can post anywhere but this has nothing to do with you 

It makes me automatically think you have a burner acct, 2023 but that's because I've been here and seen everything 

To be honest I would be a better Mod than Wallstreet, but my time is limited right now.  Maybe in a few years if AI doesn't take away jobs online

It's not just Trudeau, these last 4 weeks are 100% caused from the 'lock him up crap'.  You take a mortal man and put him in control - Dave M

this is the wrath of trump, no one is safe right now.  it's a F around and find out moment and I am sure a lot of people wish those lawsuits and trials didn't happen

Revenge is a dish best served cold, its more satisfying.  All this media outrage is ONLY because they are losing power and money.  The senators and representatives that are screaming the loudest right now lost their slush fund.  The whole hate on Musk is ridiculous, he didn't support Trump till after the Butler attempt in July

ELON voted for Biden in 2016 and 2020.  but now he is muskrat, please 

Back to Trudeau, he is just like Cuomo.  riding his daddy coat tails like a trust fund baby. 

If Canada did become the 51st, roughly same population of Cali.  California (587) has more than double the delegates of New York (274).  It would work in the Lefts favor if this happened and I know most of the voting population of countries oppose this, but the DNC has to be licking its chops on this.  Would give them a leg up in both houses also.  DC population is about 5.5 mill, Puerto Rico is about 3.2 mill, Canada is about 39.5 million people.  Everyone in the world know this is just a troll, but it does favor the DNC no doubt.  

@Calde13

Thank you for your helpful suggestions, I'm always open to suggestions and ideas but in this case I won't have much wiggle room because this is between the mod and myself.  But I look forward to your suggestions in other areas that pertain to your input 

@wallstreetcappers

I did ask a question, unrelated to tension for an unnecessary box until I just gave up.  reread post 1.  If you would like to continue the delicate convo about this mess in the mid-east than this is the more appropriate setting and not in the politico forum.  That is what brought us here, my comment that you didn't like or agree with.  

To go way back to WW1 and when the Ottoman fell, my understanding is the Brits did too many backdoor deals about territory.  Too many big shots agreed and were left out so historically you see a map of Palestinian land but it isn't really a convenient truth.  It was just a colonial entity, so what was another colonial entity that wanted freedom?  Did you guess the United States

now there is no argument that heritage is there but it is from both sides going back to Moses and Abraham.  I can believe a truth, and you can believe another truth, but neither is wrong because we live now and not then.  The six day war basically established the Gaza strip, Egypt didn't want it.  After 2005 Israel said this is yours, wasn't good enough even though there is the west bank.  The west bank on the eastern border of the Jordan river

You can ban me if you want, ctrl alt delete it but you would be wrong.  I am not on the wrong side of history here, I just see a completely different historical viewpoint as you 

wakie wakie, don't hit snooze too many time today 

how can an international forum not have a mod available when Wall is sleeping?