Clutch those pearls.

Karma's a bitch ain't it China? China starts mass-testing, local lockdowns in Beijing as Shanghai's COVID woes spread despite drastic measures - CBS News

Things that make you go wtf?.. Does the Biden administration secretly want Putin to win? The former chess grand champion and Russian dissident Garry Kasparov has suggested that Putin is "the devil you know." The US seems naively to have considered Russia an ally to negotiate a new "nuclear deal" with Iran and as a partner for "climate change". For Russia, climate change concerns in the US means Russia can sell more oil to a country that has shut down its own gargantuan energy supply. So far, as Russia and Iran plan how to evade US sanctions on Russia and enrich themselves, America's interests appear the last concern of Russia's negotiators in the Iran nuclear talks. There seems to be a current Washington fantasy about Russia: that Putin and Russian officials are people "you can do business with." The business has, in fact, been done: according to the New York Post, a "[US Senate] report says, Hunter Biden profited from a 'financial relationship' that he and associate Devon Archer had with Russia's richest woman, Elena Baturina, former wife of the late Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov." The Biden administration appears to have gambled that if they were nice to Russia, Russia would be nice to them. They began their term by giving Putin the two things he wanted most. They extended the New START Treaty so that Russia could continue making tactical nuclear weapons, and they gave Putin the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to ensure that he would be able to supply Europe and Germany with natural gas in winter (while bypassing Ukraine) -- or shut the gas off. The US also allowed Russia's negotiators in the talks to revive the 2015 JCPOA "nuclear deal" with Iran in Vienna, Austria – where the US was not allowed in the same room with Iranians -- to have Russia's lead negotiator, Mikhail Ulyanov, represent the US. Not surprisingly, Ulyanov emerged from the talks saying that "Iran got much more than it expected." Before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, US President Joe Biden hinted that if Putin were to carry out just a "minor incursion," that it might be acceptable. When the Biden administration then said it would not use its military, Putin saw it as a "green light". The administration is apparently under the illusion that, down the road, Russia will actually be helping the US with "climate change" and is presently advocating for US interests in negotiating a new "nuclear deal" with Iran. Russia is not; Russia is helping Russia -- and Iran. Are We Letting Putin Win? :: Gatestone Institute

Depp/Heard freak show, nice diversion soap opera. Washed up Hollywood drunk/substance abuser vs spoiled brat shrew. Can you say Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Yep, a wounded animal is the most dangerous as the saying goes. What's also concerning is what our current CIC who is seen as weak by everyone (Afghanistan disaster) might do to bolster his tanking approval ratings. One Dem senator recently suggested American troop involvement might be necessary. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/coons-says-putin-will-only-stop-when-we-stop-him-when-pressed-on-us-troops/ar-AAWjzzL?ocid=EMMX&cvid=88e1f8bbef264e12999f7d219e7a2843

Finally some common sense prevails.. Federal Judge: Biden Airplane Mask Mandate Illegal (breitbart.com) Of course if you're concerned about this you can still wear a mask on planes if you want to (you just can't force others to do it).

Ask not for whom the bell tolls..

Don'tcha know, everything is Trump, Covid, Putin's fault, never their own.

But we should trust the so-called experts because they're always looking out for us, right? Take a look at what's going on in Shanghai if you want to know what can happen if the totalitarians get their way. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/shanghai-residents-recorded-screaming-from-apartments-after-seven-days-of-lockdown

One SOB to another..

Sorry for your loss.

No mention of the out of control rioters I see. Noted.

Never underestimate Dementia Joe's ability to screw things up. Macron is criticizing Biden for calling Putin “a butcher”. The French president says it’s not constructive. “I would not use that kind of language. If a ceasefire is to be brokered, we must not escalate — neither through words nor actions.” 'We Can't Escalate' – Macron Criticises Biden's Anti-Putin Rhetoric (breitbart.com) DEMENTIA JOE RISKS WW3 AS HE CALLS FOR REGIME CHANGE IN RUSSIA – The Phaser

Can't say I disagree with this.. US Policy in Ukraine Dumb and Dumber - Antiwar.com Blog "So while Russia’s war is illegal, immoral and criminal, dumb US policies played a major provocation. Poke the beehive long enough, the bees will eventually attack."

Yep, and who can forget the hubris of the planners of the ill-fated Operation Market Garden: "It was quite simply a very bad plan right from the start and right from the top. Every other problem stemmed from that.” ― Antony Beevor, "Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges, 1944"

Yeah, knock me over with a feather, the Boy Scout of impeachment fame who is now working on his cable news merit badge banging the drum for a wider war in Eastern Europe. So wake me when he takes responsibility for helping elect a potato brain coward puppet to tempt Putin with weakness. More than likely all going according to plan to distract us from the failure of Afghanistan, Wuhan Flu/Lockdowns, the economy. They desperately need a win so wag the dog even if it means the possibility of WWIII.

Two weeks? Gen. Milley and our esteemed IC said Kyiv would fall in 3 days if Russia invaded. Where did they get their info from, Alex Vindman? Intel is only as good as its honesty. 50 intelligence officials said Hunter's laptop was Russian disinformation.

Woops, just a "coding logic error" they say.. https://eturbonews.com/3062845/cdc-covid-19-deaths-overcounted-by-24/

Very cringeworthy no matter which side of the fence you're on.

I get your point but China is probably not the best country to use in your hypothetical example. Our pro-China politicians would probably just try to minimize the threat in every way possible. Look at the current border crisis and how it's being ignored while massive amounts of Chinese fentanyl come across. Look at how they tried to hush up and declare as loons anyone trying to report on the possibility of the Wuhan lab leak theory. Fang fang banging Swalwell still sits on the House Intelligence Committee for chrissakes. Hate to see what would happen if they decide to invade Tawain, especially with Beijing Biden's puppet handlers running the show.

Hmmm, and not a peep out of Fauci lately..

Ukraine wishes it still had its nukes.

Yep, hard times coming if this situation isn't resolved soon. $125 Oil Could Push The U.S. Into A Recessionhttps://oilprice.com/Energy/Oil-Prices/Russias-War-Could-Cripple-US-Economic-Growth.amp.html

Fraudci, that sob is walking away with a fortune after all the damage he has caused to our country and the world. Fauci Cashed in During the Pandemic and Now We Know the Numbers (townhall.com)

Speaking of trust, the current President offered Zelenskyy an inducement to betray the Ukrainian people with a ride out of the war zone. Which side do you think Biden was trying to help with that move?