Are elite Democrats burning out?
In a big sign of the times, the Ukrainian flags in “Old Town” Alexandria, Virginia, USA have been disappearing. It seems to me, roughly half of them have come down in the last two weeks.
This is an extremely “posh” neighborhood (in the sense of being very expensive—much of it doesn’t actually look so nice) inhabited by lobbyists and senior government contracting executives, among other “professionals.”
For those Old Town homeowners who do flags, the Republicans put up American flags and the Democrats put up rainbow flags, or BLM or Ukraine flags, if such is the flavor of the month.
What’s really unusual this time, is that the Ukrainian flags that come down, are not nearly all being replaced with the usual rainbow flags, even though it is now “Pride month.”
(For those living in Uganda or some place like that, “Pride month” is when the U.S. Federal government, most states, major corporations, universities, and the national governing bodies of the two major parties, recognize the rich contributions of homeless sexuals to I’m not sure what.)
How to explain? Of course, now that the Ukraine is “officially” losing, it’s no longer sexy; not everyone wants to shill for a loser. But, there “should” be a rainbow flag going up for every Ukraine flag that comes down.
I imagine some of these people have burned out, and reached a level of saturation with their fad causes. Trump is long gone (for the time being), Brandon is a total disaster, their Big Takeover hasn’t worked out, and they may just be tired of their own virtue signaling and political psychoses.
In short, the proportion of American flags to total flags in Old Town has gone WAY up in the last two weeks. Yes, it smells like a Republican resurgence, for what it’s worth.
Of course, much depends on when the ko-rona comes back—before, or after the midterm election. If we have another virtual (mail-in) election, all bets are off.
First map ever published on the Dreizin Report
Bellow is a map from the Telegram account of the Rybar’ collective, an anonymous group of Russians who do (among other things) geolocation of Ukrainian targets based on photos and videos, and provide an avenue for Ukrainian citizens to report on military dispositions in their locales (after which, it gets investigated and precise coordinates may be made public… and Russia’s Ministry of Defense seems to be reading.)
They also make great maps. This map, claimed to be current as of 6:00pm local time on June 19th, is taken from their Telegram account, the only changes being the addition of English transliterations of the two main place names on the map.
As you can see, Russian and Lugansk forces have advanced in the semi-open area on the left (relative to the southward current) bank of the Severskii Donets river, between Lisichansk and the industrial zone in western Severodonetsk.
What happened was that Ukrainian forces did not put up much of a fight in the residential and central portions of Severodonetsk, which Russia and Lugansk were able to secure within several days. Hence, the city was taken “relatively” (compared to Volnovakha, Mariupol, Popasnaya, etc.) intact.
The Ukraine’s regular army and some militia units fell back in panic and disgrace, after which the industrial zone in western Severodonetsk was hugely reinforced with the remnants of the Ukraine’s “special forces” (sent directly from Kiev), more reliable army elements, and hundreds of “murder tourists” a.k.a. foreign volunteers.
Now, this “into the breach” crowd is holed up in some factory buildings, immobile, and increasingly cut off from supplies and reinforcements, due to the destruction of the bridges across the river, as well as Russian shelling of the road from Artemovsk.
It’s obvious where this is going. I’m not the first to say it will be a sort of mini-Mariupol (only, a much easier one for the Russian side.) Many have asked, why do they allow themselves to be encircled, why don’t they pull out and stay out? Well, to understand this, you have to understand the Ukraine.
At the top level, the only hope was always (1) play for time, wait for Russia to collapse economically and politically (now obviously not happening), and (2) play for time, wait for direct intervention by Uncle Sam and his hegemonic bloc (likely not happening, but who knows?)
Of course, when you play for time, the only strategy is one of static defense, attrition, and pinning down the enemy so he can’t advance before encircling and reducing your various garrisons.
At the “working” level, the Ukraine’s propaganda has been so toxic and comprehensive, that many of these fools still think they are winning, or going to win. Russia’s initial, flawed strategy of spreading itself thin and trying to intimidate Kiev with (a not fully successful and certainly political impact-free) encirclement, clearly did not help dispel this belief.
(One of my very best friends here in the states, actually thinks there was a “Battle of Kiev” and that Russia lost. As you can imagine, the propaganda in the Ukraine itself has been no different.)
The same scenes, over and over
The problem with Ukrainian forces is not that they are underequipped. Yes, the militia units as well as draftee-heavy mash-up units may be so. But not the regular army. Look at this video from abandoned Ukrainian positions, somewhere north of Slaviansk.
From 0:42, you can see various portable antitank weapons (to include NATO-supplied) and ample munitions for reloading them, as well as, towards the end, three entire crates of such munitions (likely, Soviet-type rocket propelled grenade (RPG) rounds.)
Also, check out the below trophy haul from one company defensive position in Sviatogorsk, north Donetsk. Among other weapons and munitions…..
…..you can see five Strela MANPADS, an automatic grenade launcher with three boxes of ammo, two Javelins, many NLAW’s and/or other NATO country antitank weapons, some “Mukha”-type Soviet light antitank weapons, a recoilless rifle, two light mortars, five RPG launchers (near bottom-left), ten spare RPG’s, a line charge, and the main sections of at least three machineguns.
It’s interesting that the Russian side showed no bodies from Sviatogorsk. I’m sure there were some bodies, but, clearly not many. There’s no question that the Ukrainian force simply ran away, once Russia took the high ground and there was a risk of being pounded and overrun.
There’s also no question, most of these people are NOT fighting to the death, if they can help it. Everyone here in the states, says the Ukrainians are so brave. I’m not seeing it.
Can we expect everyone to be brave? No. I’m here at my computer screen. But, I’m not seeing much of this Ukrainian bravery that people are claiming. There is some, but not that much.
“Brave” is not about taking a few potshots at an enemy convoy, from what you are convinced is a safe, concealed position. “Brave” is fighting until you are totally out of ammo…..
…..or at least, so short on weapons that are capable of holding off the enemy, that further resistance is clearly mass suicide in the near term. Then, you retreat or surrender. That’s brave. We can’t all be brave. ISIS was brave. Ukraine is not so brave.
In every place the Russians or Donetsk/Lugansk forces really make a push for it, it’s the same. Piles of weapons (often in their original packaging) and unused munitions. The Ukrainians consistently pull back or surrender while they still have enormous means and opportunity to resist.
It seems to me, the main factors holding the Russians back, are not the wonderful fighting skills of the Ukrainians—it’s that Russians:
(1) don’t want to wreck everything, because they want most of the Ukraine for themselves, and they don’t want to rule over a desolation, over a miserable and starving population, and to have to pay to rebuild everything…..
(2) (we have considerable documentary evidence to believe this) they are keeping much of their best weaponry and a large portion of their available strength away from the front lines, so as to rotate fresh, motivated forces periodically into the theaters of operations, and as a strategic reserve in case NATO gets involved directly.
Reader comment bag
From now on, I will occasionally highlight excellent, highly perceptive comments from readers. Here is one, or most of it, anyway. (MBT stands for “main battle tank”—in short, a tank.)
Russia seems to be inflicting a defeat in detail on NATO and the EU, destroying their arm supplies without facing actual NATO troops (not that I think NATO’s troops are the be all end all). Poland and the Baltic states have allegedly exhausted all of their Soviet era arms caches. The Soviet Union left these countries vast amounts of weapons, vehicles and other supplies… While the Military Industrial Complex is surely excited at the prospects of replenishing these nations stocks, the simple fact is there is not enough money in the US or the EU to replenish even 1/10th of what these states have lost in their fool’s quest in Ukraine. The Abrams MBT cost about $8.5 million per tank, the T-72 is around $0.5 million, the US MIC wastes money like water (F-35 anyone?) and when inflation starts to really bite, I doubt French, German or American citizens will agree to starve in order to buy more overbuilt junk.
About the money
I will cover this in another YouTube video, but since many folks commented on the matter here, I wish to leave it in writing as well. I really appreciate all the feedback about platforms and how much you might be willing to contribute on a monthly basis. Based on the feedback, there is a clear path forward—more detail in the video.
Some a$$holes griped about me asking for money (I’ve asked for nothing yet) but at the same time, mentioning that I’m doing well financially. Well, it’s simple: I shouldn’t have to subsidize their infotainment 100 percent out of my own pocket. Also, these dumb-dumbs don’t know what things cost.
Just to stand up my bulk emailing system and integrate it with the platform hosting this site, was tens of hours of work for my technical support guy, a good friend who has been helping me for free.
So far, in total, he has done probably over $25,000 of billable work for me. I’d like to be able to pay him something. But again, it won’t be out of my own pocket.
Either I make money from ads, or, if YouTube restricts my ad revenues by up to 2/3, as it has been doing, I need to scope out the prospect for some kind of user subscription (or donation) model—simple as that.
As for what I said about paying a babysitter so I can spend more weekend time on the YouTube channel and this blog, hey, it’s a lot more than minimum wage, and she won’t show up for just an hour. Catching up with Dreizin Report stuff on a Saturday, might cost me the better part of $200.
So, a big “f*ck off” to all the juvenile d*pshits who think I should be subsidizing their infotainment permanently out of my own personal funds.
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Dear Mr Dreizin,
I am Greek and live in Greece where the salary of 75% of people is 550-600 euros a month, and despite advanced professional training etc. I’m one of those. On top of that I don’t have a credit card, only a debit card, which is the normal thing here too.[Greek banks never offered mortgages or loans either, they were conservative]. Thus even if I earned more I couldn’t get money to you except by Western Union. On top of that I support , with one other earner, a 7 person 3 generation family. (That’s a norm here too. New norm,)
So this is just to say thank you for your excellent work and especially for so far offering it free. I will continue to widely share your blog – Greeks support Russia wholeheartedly – while the door is open. We understand your reasons but we will be very sorry.
I view your work as well-informed analysis rather than entertainment.
The comparison with ISIS is appropriate…the Ukrainians are being used as the latest expeditionary force to fight the West’s enemy du jour.
You are one of the first people to just straight up tell a reader that you aren’t going to entertain me for free and be a man about it. I’ll get you your money xD
Love your work, keep it up, and yeah hate people asking you to do this for free. Nothing is free in life.
One thing to consider. The USA cannot build M-1 Abrams anymore. General Dynamics has been pretending to keep the factory open since it was scheduled to close in 2014. They refurbish less than 100 tanks a year – which is nothing like building new ones. We don’t have the physical or human capital to build MBT’s anymore.
Jacob,
I live in Northern Virginia, I’ve been seeing plenty of Ukrainian flags. I’ve also seen:
1. UKR and Georgia flag combo.
2. “Puck Futin” bumper stickers.
3. Snake Island “Go F Yourself” shirt-wearing couple.
4. Lighting of defense contractors’ buildings blue and yellow. I’m thinking it’s not for Sweden.
However, considering the sanctions aren’t going as intended, the news hype has certainly died down and they would rather not risk people making the connection about what is causing the inflation and standard of living collapse.
However, maybe Biden will do something to intervene in the housing market this month.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/19/why-lgbtq-homebuyers-say-rising-mortgage-rates-are-hitting-them-hard.html
Mr. Dreizin, I do use graphs, timelines, maps and the occasional picture. It’s no big deal to me that you don’t supply them. Many of my other news sources do, so it’s no big deal. Besides, I can generally pull out my purple crayon and draw my own graph or timeline when I want to sharpen the details of my schema. My geography isn’t so bad, and I have maps aplenty. (I homeschooled for two decades.) That being said, your map of the current situation in Severodonetsk is a classic. Who didn’t see that coming? Nice!
I can’t bring myself to criticize Ukrainian soldiers. These are citizens who have been placed in an untenable situation by their feckless government. Their prompt desertion in the face of DPR/LPR/Russian units may be a form of passive resistance against the Ukrainian government.
Somewhere else i wrote about a month ago, that if the west really wanted to escalate into ww3 all they had to do was cutting off kaliningrad from supplies from the mainland.
As a citizen of the EU there is no day without news that threaten my head to explode.
When you wake up in the morning and you read that Lithuania, a country of 1 mio or something is provoking Russia with such a thing you know you live in crazytown.
Today the german media was telling us, that the government is planning to revive its cole plants (good luck with that by the way) but feels unable to prolonge the lifetime of its remaining nuclear power plants for a year or two because it promised to shut them down in 2022.
I was trying for a long time to convince myself that the reason for all this crazyness was simple stupidity but in reality stupidity is off the table. This is intent.
The most frightening thing to me is that a majority of people here still believe all the crap in the media and that the state cant do wrong. Its all for our own good.
My friends are out enjoying the sunshine ignoring everything around them while i am preparing for the darkest times ahead.
There is no spirit left in europe to takle any assault by the powers beeing. The only once i see who could break into the power structures are the french people and of course the US.
There are only two ways left. Either the power structures get their way and we march into this envisioned future of 1984/brave new world/idiocray or we get a populist uprising alike the french revolution.
But to be honest: if 1 million lithuanians are prefering to get into a loonatic fight with Russia instead of dealing with their crazy leaders the case is closed.
Winter is coming.
Excellent commentary as always. I would like to share some opinions of mine regarding issues raised in the above article of yours:
1. One of the main reasons Russians are not using a steamroller tactics in their pursuits is that they still regard Ukrainians as brothers. At least at the backs of their heads sits this notion, that they are fighting a kind of civil war. This thoughts are definitely not felt towards the neo-nazis fraction of Ukrainian population, but the general public, not yet sufficiently brainwashed to embrace nazism, which has probably similar feelings. After all, that land was part of Russian Empire for thousand years of relative calm, and major uprisings were directed mostly towards Polish occupation of western territories.
2. The other reason Ukrainian army personnel is abandoning positions can also be related to the reason explained above. They are sent against their will to fight war they don’t want, and express this through their actions (also it gives them the chance to keep their heads intact). Bravery has nothing to do with that – stupidity is not bravery. I am sure in any other circumstances, with properly educated, trained and dedicated commanders, the soldiers would act differently.
3. I am afraid that counting on “we the people” in the West to get rid of current globalists and install democracy back is futile. The level of ignorance, incompetence, brainwashing and plain, old stupidity among huge part of the population probably makes this impossible. There will be more of totalitarian and illegal actions from the elites to rig elections (to save democracy of course), but we will still be putting our faith in the next election cycle, and so on.
4. May be you should accept some advertising of neutral stuff to get revenue. There is nothing wrong with it, providing you do the research so not to support companies who are our enemies.
Never Forget Iraq and what happened to Saddam’s people
Jacob, how do you think Russia is gonna respond to Lithuania trying to create problems by blockading Kaliningrad? Thanks for sharing your thoughts and intuitions
Great information. I like to look at a MAP tp get oriented but besides that a Narrative is fine. For reference I use an Ukrainian Tourist Road Map. As to subscription I believe like the Bible states that a Laborer is worth it’s wages. As commented before an Annual subscription would be best but also a monthly option should be available.. Another observation having served in the USA Military for over 24 years starting in 1968 I had a deep hatred of the Soviets and Communists without exception they represented ultimate EVIL but not of the people i.e. Russians Bulgarians East Germans North Korean Chinese Vietnamese. Today people just do not seem to separate People from the Narrative or their corrupt ideology. Keep up the good work. Remember the Russians learned and stay with the KISS principle in their planning and executions Keep It Simple Stupid. We in the west specially In the military complex live by the MICYI principle Make it Complicated You Idiot this way they can make more $.
I for one will probably be a little upset as I am one of the Che*p D*psh.ts that you will tell’f$$k of* “ as I live on fixed iNcOmE and truly appreciate your news S//ant if you decide to cut off the n***le 🙁 & get compensation:(
I recently watched latest videos on Patrick Lancaster youtube site https://www.youtube.com/c/PatrickLancasterNewsToday/videos
He is in Donetsk where the civilians getting hammered with artillery.
Can this be a dastardly payback against civilians for Top Azovstal commanders transferred to Russia for investigation?
What you think?
Actually I believe the Ukrainians are trying to create friction in the Russian alliance by having the allies pressure Russia to divert resources from the Battle in Donbas and go after these positions that are shelling the Donets and also to try to get Russia to attack targets that might not be considered Military ones for propaganda purposes. But mainly is to get Russia to divert forces from the main combat area. It will not work Russia will pursue it’s objective and not be diverted in any large way from it main objective of Destroying the Ukrainian Army.
There is no alliance. Donetsk and Lugansk are just dependent entities of Russia, their armies are under Russian command.
Another great report. Hopefully you can get the subscription side of things set up so you don’t have to waste your time talking about money. Ultimate justice if those who attack you, have to pay for the “privilege” …. bet that will weed a few out especially if you go with tiered subscriptions. Thank you for all your hard work especially with everything else in your life … full time job, young family 👏👏👏👏
thanks for your comments, and as you say fa$$ck off to those who want you to do this as a full time job, do it at your own time with your own rhythm, I prefer a well written paper or documented video once a week, that semi digestible crap every 2 hours
V. Putin says he wanted to demilitarize Ukraine, in fact no, he is demilitarizing the whole of Europe (and the US)…
LOL
Alfred Nobel: “to the person who has [#1]done the most or best to advance fellowship among nations, [#2]the abolition or reduction of standing armies, and [#3]the establishment and promotion of peace congresses”..
V.Putin is abolishing Ukraine/NATO’s army[#2]. After the coming peace congress[#3], fellowship between the people(s) of Ukraine, Russia and their neighbors will be restored and advanced[#1]..
That checks all 3 boxes. Win-Win-Win. ..also:
The Daily 60,000 Artillery Rounds would surely light-up Alfred Nobel’s countenance.
Looks like a winner to me.
Is that the metaphor? “…folded like a cheap suit.” Or am I lost?
I would pay $5/month via Locals. I believe $5 is their minimum….not that the DR is only worth the minimum, that’s just me for now with subs there.
It is an idiom –
https://arnoldzwicky.org/2009/04/12/fold-like-a-cheap-x/
Maybe from back when salesmen etc traveled with suitcases. Cheap suits tended to get/keep/show wrinkles from being folded-up .. extended to imply wearer of such equally unworthy.
Jacob – all the kewl people are on Substack. They offer free and paid-for subscriptions, yearly or monthly. I would pay to read you.
I concur with Substack. You can make some posts behind paywall and some are free. I used to pay for Berenson and his Covid takes, but then he got into business of bashing Russia 😞
Ah, too bad about Berenson, I used to enjoy his Covid takes.
Back to Substack, that would take care of all Jacob’s e-mail woes – they do all the work (though I’m not sure about “.ru” domains.) I do understand that its nice to have your own place, but so far Substack has taken a totally hands-off attitude to content.
Its freaking easy to use. Jacob would catch on in about 4 minutes tops.
More (hope this doesn’t get my comment banned):
https://richardhanania.substack.com/p/why-you-should-be-on-substack
I concur with the Ukraine assessment and I still have no model for what happens with the coof next. To add to the user comment you picked out, a lot of weapons that contain electronics will have problems as many of the components are EOL (End of Line/Life) which means they are not available at any price. This means a redesign of the system, testing, reproofing and is many cases recreating the manufacturing lines and training staff to work them. This is not a trivial process and will likely take years with Stingers etc. NATO is demilitarising itself as we watch.in real time, remilitarisation might take a decade to complete.
As for pricing, $50/year seems standard on locals, I’d go with both the platform and the price.
This is a tragic war for both the Ukrainians and Russians. Both brothers killing each other. If it weren’t for these nazis and mercenaries this war probably would never have happened. Now, 10s of thousands of regular Ukrainian troops are being wiped out. That said, it is obvious the Russians are pulling their punches, if they ever have to fight Poland or Lithuania, they will annihilate those countries with no quarter.
Being half Polish just as the family of my better half, I got to agree, Poland is a 2 week job and got a weird fun enjoying recieving buttkicks in wars and then moan about it for like 100 years (well except against the Ottomans at Vienna). So pls Mr Putin, if you got to go for us, do it right. 😀
As you have caved in for the map (which really wasn’t needed to understand the situation…as you have explained many times over in the past), might you also spill the beans on where to stuff our piggy banks to save our retirement money?
We are a bold, brazen, shameless country. A country duped and deceived by the lying voice of modern liberalism. A country that just does whatever it pleases — whatever its corrupt, degenerate imagination can conceive. A country in love with wickedness. A country dancing merrily down that primrose path that leads to eternal damnation, eternal fire. It doesn’t know God. It doesn’t believe in God. Americans tend to go on the tacit assumption that money is everything. It is the only thing that matters. That and certain social issues. Sexual conduct just doesn’t matter. One’s sexual conduct is no-one’s business. Let everyone do as he pleases. There has been a moral collapse in America of colossal proportions. America has gone from a morally healthy, God fearing country to a world center of gross depravity and immorality, a modern day Sodom and Gomorrah.
I’d probably follow on Locals. I follow Viva Barnes. Not sure if you can make any significant money there. Maybe if you get a couple hundred paying $5 a month could add up.
I live about 45 minutes (on a good day) from Alexandria. I go there all the time! Pretty decent restaurants and bars up there, if you can tolerate all the hordes of people and traffic. I don’t go into the neighborhoods very often but once in a while I do. I would guess that the people that live there would be “true blue” like most VA cities seem to be.
I used to make trips to Ukraine when I was working for the Defense Contract Audit Agency to audit defense institutes under the Nunn-Lugar program. That was from 2003 to 2006. My very first trip was to eastern Ukraine to Dnepropetrovsk (to a missile factory), Zaporizhzhia (worst air pollution I’ve ever seen, a lot of smoke stacks), and Donetsk. There were trips afterwards to Kharkov and Nikolaev. The Science and Technical Centre of Ukraine (STCU) monitored the work at the institutes. I’m always a little taken aback to see this area engulfed in war.
Wouldn’t the resurgence of American flags going up just be in preparation for July 4th? Not necessarily a political shift nor the tiring of wokey woksters being wokey wokesters?
You’re clearly not American 🙂 I was in Alexandria last week, that was almost 3 weeks away from July 4th. July 4th is not Christmas, you don’t put up the decorations 3 weeks in advance.
One of the things that most startles foreign friends visiting the United States is that Americans everywhere fly the flag at home at all times of year– however disgusted many of them might be by the state of American government and society. A thirty-foot flagpole outside the most modest house in remote, rural America is as common a sight as it is in front of every school and post office. The (perhaps often blind) love of country and faith that it will regain course are very strong.
Thanks Jacob for the report. The Russians so far have displayed a remarkable level of strategic thinking in the way they fight. They don’t take a town, even if it is under their nose, unless there is great strategic value in taking the town. They will retreat if the enemy has any slight advantage instead of fighting to the last man. In the past, I can see the Russian military losing people storming the trenches, which the Ukrainians spent eight long years building. Now that these trenches are breached in many places and the remainder being encircled, the only place I see them losing large number of troops is to storm the city. Hopefully, someday you will do a piece on how they storm the cities. The way I see it, they bombard the city until it is ready to collapse, then they send in special forces like the Wagner Group to scout out fire positions for their cannons. They always leave an out for the Ukrainian troops to retreat. After even more troops retreat out of the city, they send in regular troops to mop up. There is not much losses for the Russians in this style of fighting. It was stupid for the Ukrainians to send in their best people into Severodonetsk. Now they are cut off and the Russians have all the advantages. In Mariupol, the Ukrainians stashed away lots of food and they have water. Nothing of the sort exists in Severodonetsk. Without food and water, they will collapse in days rather than months as in Mariupol. Lysychansk will be done in a month time. The Russians are already approaching Slovyansk. Things are not looking good for the Ukrainians. In the near future, in the theater of Donbass, I just don’t see any opportunity for the Ukrainians to kill a lot of Russians. The killings are all done with cannons, which the Ukrainians don’t have many of. The chances are, 30-40k Ukrainians will be taken out with the Russian side losing less than a thousand of their own.
Your greatest asset (as regards this blog and info-videos) is your intelligence, unique knowledge, and candid presentation of useful information that is not found anywhere else on the internet or MSM. I also enjoy your no-nonsense style of telling it like it is. Especially the window into your personal life (re finances and thin-skinned sensitivity to BS). And yes, you really do have an autistic streak in your DNA, which is both rare and refreshingly novel on the public stage. Good on ya for that.
Thanks! But I think, one is either autistic or not. Just being fanatically detail-oriented, doesn’t make one autistic. There are other conditions or factors that can explain it.
You needn’t be so deferential. Actually, autism is a spectrum cognitive anomaly that ranges quite widely from high functioning Level 1 to the Rainman stereotype that Dustin Hoffman portrayed in the movie of the same name. Yes, there are diagnostic tests and psychological evaluations that can be used to obtain a formal diagnosis (if one cares to do so), but at the left tail of the spectrum, autism is barely distinguishable from neurotypicals. And for those in the leftmost standard deviation, it’s not even a disorder in the medical sense.
There was an interesting report in yesterday’s Tass re: the Azov leadership (and some mercs) being transferred from Mariupol to Lefortovo prison in Moscow. https://tass.com/society/1468175
Also interesting to note is that the captured differential (+/- 2500) you spoke about yesterday which ties in with the approximate number of Azov taken into custody. It looks like the Russians have handed the majority of the Azov grunts over to the DPR to have “justice served” on them, while treating the other 6k or so regulars captured in Mariupol as PoWs.
Interesting times ahead.
A subscription of some sort is fine. But be careful about hosts. Dmitri Orlov moved his stuff to a Russian site, and VISA won’t allow me to send money there, so I can’t read him anymore.
Howdy.
I used paypal for Orlov. I grant that’s not for everyone, but it worked for me.
I’m an advocate of accepting people open-armed and with an open heart suspect where we can.
But, I suspect when times become tough and people have to choose between food and heating and there isn’t money for the state to repair the roads and whatnot, luxuries like Pride Month and gender malarkey training and all the other schemes seemingly designed to make the majority of the population conform to the views of small minorities will become totally unimportant and probably vanish.
I want to agree with you.
My counter example would be that many people felt the same way when the pandemic started. But we then got the whole BLM movement. It even conquered much of the world in social and performative terms. This is despite the fact that the US racial historical experience with respect to African Americans is unique and has no real read across to the UK and continental Europe. If anything, the stress of the pandemic made BLM more toxic as a movement then it would have been otherwise.
It is possible therefore that disaster in the west will be accompanied by a doubling down on things such as open displays of Pride: “these are our values and they distinguish us from Putin”. Things are going down a path where these essentially totalitarian “movements” will have a lot of opportunity!
The rapid diffusion of BLM across the west also demonstrates, of course, our total self willed subjugation to the US. That is another issue, of course. Will we in Europe ever wake up?
Great stuff, Jacob. Keep it up. Don’t want to harp onto the whole financial thing, but I hope you wont get behind a paywall, because at this point in my life I’m cutting out all the non-essential expenses and won’t be able to pay.
Still, I can’t get rid of this weird feeling that Russia is making a huge comeback, even more so than the one that China did. Empires like that may be temporarily derailed from their journey over the course of history, but in the end it’s impossible to keep them down for long.
Sometime in the early years of the 20th century it was calculated that within a hundred years Russia would be a world superpower, with population of some 600 milion people, powerful agriculture and immense industry fuelled by her virtually inexhaustible natural resources. Horrors of the world wars and revolutions happened and whilst Russia turned into a military superpower, it collapsed under it’s own weight and was left in a deplorable state, dependant and indebted to the West in the early 1990s. But now, they are back in the empire making business. Word around the campfire is that the rouble is now gold backed and they are set to clean the gigabox as you put it in one of your vids. Putin already announced some enormous infrastructure projects and even demographic policies to help with Russia’s tanking birth rate. We’ll see how it all turns out, maybe I got it all wrong but Russians don’t take a dump without a plan and they seem to be winning on all fronts.
As you said, sir:
“Some a$$holes griped about me asking for money (I’ve asked for nothing yet) but at the same time, mentioning that I’m doing well financially. Well, it’s simple: I shouldn’t have to subsidize their infotainment 100 percent out of my own pocket. Also, these dumb-dumbs don’t know what things cost.”
Exactly. I subscribe to Orlov cuz he’s informative and funny. Also, he dared to be contrarian before it was cool. Well it’s still not cool. But I’ll still subscribe to Club Orlov, and I’ll subscribe to you too, once you figure out what it is I’ll be subscribing to. Reminds me: I should be subscribing to The Duran. They provide value. Anyway, carry on, sir.
Tell him to find another site. VISA won’t let me subscribe to Russian venues.
Hi. Why do US people have to convolute every topic with every other? Why do people on the right hate homosexuals so much and why do liberals think they are good people for backing the fascist National Guard? Why do we europeans follow these US trends after a few months lockstep and bring every US madness to our shores? Looks like we are real vasall states here.
Yes, you most certainly are, sorry but it’s true. Perhaps stop watching American films and listening to American music, that would be a good start.
Youtube’s @HistoryLegends was doing primarily movie and war reviews until the US Proxy War in Ukraine went ‘Hot’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFshIpn4Cv4 His military analysis is excellent and he offers a money back guarantee if you are not entertained as well.
That’s a vicious far-left lie about hatred of homosexuals. The problem is that the left doesn’t believe in tolerance (obviously) but only good and evil–everything they want is good, and if you don’t kiss its ass, you are evil.
1. People on the right don’t hate homosexuals. I’m sixty. Most of my homosexual friends are now dead. I am very, very sad about this. I miss them very much. I wish their lifestyles had not been so high risk. I cherish those who survived, and I hope we make it to our rocking chairs together. My experience is typical of my generation.
2. American liberals don’t know they’re supporting actual Nazis. “Nazi” is their favorite epithet, and they use it for everything from too little sorbitol in their soy lattes to concerned parents attending school board meetings. Their preferred social media influencers and TV personalities tell them what to feel and what to support. They don’t do any research, they just go along with the mob.
3. Why does Europe follow the U.S. in geopolitical matters? HeckifIknow! From where I’m sitting it often appears that the U.S. follows the E.U. in societal trends and domestic policy. That never fails to terrify me when I visit Europe.
The Western decline is real, and no joke.
Take your European Values and keep them there.
I love your style Jacob. Straight to the point you want to make, and fuck the idiots that came here for having a babysitter. Keep your precious work, we miss so much people like you in the media.
http://www.donbass-insider.com Latest post gives a detailed account of what ideologically motivates some genuinely NASTY characters involved in this war. Might explain some people wasting munitions on people that can’t shoot back instead of shooting their armed enemy combatants.
Thank you for all that you do; and you are right. You need to have us support the information we consume. Ignore the crybabies who want everything for free. They probably live in mama’s basement and are used to being feed like baby birds.
Jacob I currently donate monthly to Jimmy Dore, Matt Taibbi, Glenn Greenwald and Chris Hedges. It’s time to diversify my news-tainment portfolio, so I’d be happy to contribute to you as well. I need to sign up for the Duran also now that I’m thinking of it
I also subscribe to Jimmy Dore, Matt Taibbi and Glenn Greenwald and Aaron Mate. Jacob you are the first person I listen to whose conservative views are sometimes a little hard to take but the information has been very spot on so far – your understanding of Russia is peerless.
Sometimes I just want to listen to your hot voice…
Yes, I’d pay whatever a month to subscribe – up to 8 bucks.
Subscription only please.
The Colbert insurrection was psy-op to bring in Zelensky as his replacement.
Thank you. Don’t forget to try the cricket burgers.
June is a lack.of.pride.month for Pee.verts. May God smite the so.do.mites soon and in our time.
Let’s be nice on this platform, I don’t own this site.
BRAVO !! (And thanks for the map — it would be great to see where was that command center with 50 (former) generals and officers)
It was in the Novomoskovsk district of Dnipropetrovsk, according to the Ukraine’s own mapping at liveuamap.com.
There’s a couple of really nice hotels in the area outside of town that they marked. I sincerely hope (but doubt) the staff are all OK.
For daily war footage check out Simplicious76 on Bitchute.
Great blog Jacob…This was a good breakdown on the gap the West has cross to even have a chance of Parity with Russia munitions wise, not even including the Chinese.
https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/return-industrial-warfare
Once again excellent presentation, alright you not taking any shit from dimwits. Be glad to donate to cover some of your cost when ready, I don’t use PayPal (boycotted), Благодарность
Cave more!!!!!!!!!!
We like it!
Love ALL your articles.. and i SINCERELY HOPE that you DO NOT LEAVE youtube (i know its a shitty biased platform). But its just that 90% of info on youtube is just FAKE PROPAGANDA NEWS. Only 10% are WITH BRAINS like YOU, THE DURAN, THE NEW ATLAS, GRAYZONE, Gonzalo Lira. Channels like YOU GUYS are the ONLY OUTLETS that brings SANITY to the viewers and the GLOBAL POPULATION (that is BRAINWASHED with FAKE NEWS in youtube). {my advice is to SKIP the Lets Go Brandon, on your youtube videos. I love it but sadly youtube doesn’t}. And you channel should be ok, and you will start to earn via the ads. Try to SKIP SENSITVE KEYWORDS, like THE DURAN, and i believe your youtube channel will earn via the ads.
Agree, well except in the Let’s go Brandon! skip… and ye, youtube hates (demonetizes), what average joe loves … knives, guns and bigger guns. But they love puppies, cats and guys inflicting car accidents, the daily portion of the depps at court. So avoiding sensitive keywords, well is darn hard cos it is tellin the plain truth (one of it ofc), what grandma told you to always do. Let’s go Brandon! (Oops)
Did original Brandon find some sponsors for the next season btw?
the LGB comments should be left on any utubes channel that promotes sodomy or pederasty, or degenerate behaviour in general.
good commentary is hard to come by. Of course it should be renumerated.
Irony Alert !
“At the top level, the only hope was always (1) play for time, wait for Russia”
This was exactly what a lot of Ukrainian fence sitters were hoping for in 2014 and what Stelkov – against advice – also hoped to provoke. I.E. we ( Russian speaking Ukrainians ) do not have fully commit ourselves – the Russian Federation will bail us out.
However, Russia’s approach ( e.g. Syria ) is that the locals have to fight to win, and Russia will assist.
Subscription OK ! This blog etc is well worth the money !. However if you do monthly subscriptions- please remember many of your readers are not in the USA and with currency conversion charges it will be the minimum currence change charge on top (X every month)—–. So please please have a yearly subscription option available for us outside USA $ area
Hi! It seems I cannot sign up to your mail list with my mail.ru address. The confirmation mail never comes through. But using 33mail in-between it works fine.
Thank you for very interesting content! Regards from a non-sovereign country in northern Europe.
The platform we use blocks .ru addresses. Will see if we can find a work around
Why do Mothers and Fathers get a single “Day” to be celebrated, and yet the LGBTQWTFs get an entire month?
And why are they allowed to commandeer the entire colour spectrum (and then some) for their flag? I’m shocked BLM, virtue-signallers that they are, aren’t even slightly peeved at that liberty being taken.
No need for answers – we all know the reasons…
You’re right, it is all very silly. I see two things: one, there are always people born who are gender-confused. I have heard the American Indigenous people called them “two-spirit” people. No shame, just different. Then, I believe a lot of young people take a look at the phony, over-peopled, dangerous world they enter and say, “I am not having any of that.” They internally reject ‘breeding’ and take up sexuality that negates any breeding. Since Genesis’ command to be fruitful and multiply, common in all patriarchies, we have lived a social life where breeding is the top priority; thus the stigma.
Breeding still top priority for United Hates. Producing juveile cadavers for Big Pharma/Big Brother always Priority One.
Blaming The Patriarchy..? Wow.