The alt-news about Zelensky buying a mansion in Egypt, is half-fake.
The truth (as presented by Dreizin) is MUCH more interesting… that is, in the Dreizin tradition of expounding on things you never imagined could be expounded on, snail crawling on a razor, landing on the Moon in fractions and so forth.
Read about that… and a LOT else, to include, the rebellion in eastern Syria, and CREEPY PSYCHO KID a.k.a. your future dictator.
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First: Regarding my last post, the part about Truman’s desegregation of the U.S. military, I think most people got it, but, someone had to point out that “anti-white racism” has a completely different modern meaning, not what I intended. Of course, I meant racism against non-whites.
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Can’t fix stoopid
It’s come out that the military cemetery that was opened last year in Lvov, the Ukraine’s FIFTH-LARGEST city (excluding Donetsk which is now part of Russia), now has right around 1500 graves. This is fact.
I’m sorry, this fact is NOT consistent with allegedly 350,000 or 400,000 dead combatants on the Ukrainian side, LOL.
Some people are just STOOPID.
The entire Ukrainian armed force structure (all branches and services and the militia, but excluding state security and police) “only” has around 400,000 uniformed personnel at present… and that INCLUDES logistics, medical, and administrative personnel.
With the Ukraine’s AWFUL demographics, that’s already a HUGE burden.
They can’t just lose that many, and replace them in a year… or ever.
They are ALREADY talking (at a “high level”, not just bloggers etc.) about revoking fraudulent draft exemptions (read: ALL medical exemptions, for which citizens paid, in total, HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS, POSSIBLY OVER A BILLION DOLLARS)…..
…..and even pursuing men who used those exemptions to leave the country (to Europe.)
(Of course, they won’t pursue the sons of hundreds of legislators and other politicians and officials, who are enjoying life as far away as Miami and California. They also won’t revoke the university deferment, as people who’ve been brainwashed by “higher education” are their current and future support base—not to mention that the university crowd and recent graduates are the ONLY ones in the populous south and east who can actually speak, read, and write proper, standard Ukrainian, thus making them precious, “the future of the nation.”)
Even with “only” 1500 military graves in Lvov… It’s THAT bad.
Rabotino
Today, the Borscht Reich controls 100% of Rabotino, or what’s left of it. This is fact.
I’ve just saved you from watching hours of Mercouris… and he doesn’t even know, anyway. It’s just wasted time. You’re welcome.
Also…..
All talk (both MSM and “alt”) of “they’ve reached the first line”… is RETARDED.
While they were reaching the first line (if they did, I don’t know)… perhaps TWO MORE LINES were built.
It’s not about how many lines, it’s about, where is the high ground? (And, any rivers, or large forests, or villages with any ferroconcrete structures, or roads.)
Per the Bock-moot experience, there can be a hundred lines. Provided the soil is relatively loose and not too rocky, it only takes a day or two, for healthy men with picks and shovels, to dig holes and set up some antitank missile launchers and machineguns. Anyone who’s done even just eight weeks of boot camp, should grasp that. I guess most of these chimps haven’t.
None of these MUPPETS know what they’re talking about. This “first line” stuff was introduced into the MSM by the Institute for the Study of War, which is mostly DILLETANTES. Ignore it. It’s a BUNCH OF CRAP.
If Dreizin doesn’t know… he doesn’t talk.
Mostly, Dreizin talks about the industrial / logistics and manpower sides. With some rare exceptions, Dreizin largely stopped doing the tactical junk over a year ago.
The “I’m just here for tactical updates” addict freaks, don’t give me money anyway. They are broke (or greedy) ass bitches.
I’m NOT calling for violence, but, in a hypothetical, “perfect” world, they and their families (including any dogs or other pets) would be legally, peaceably euthanized and cremated, in line with relevant Federal/state/municipal laws and regulations. Their property (if they have any, that’s a big question) would then be auctioned off, and the funds given to Dreizin.
Another rebellion against DEMOCRACY
The U.S. “occupation of Syria” is mostly a proxy effort, involving a murky Kurdish tribal coalition militia calling itself (for U.S. public consumption) the “Syrian Democratic Forces.”
What the U.S. did, “illegally under international law”, blah blah, was hand Syria’s Deir-e-Zor province to the Kurds, with Kurdish carpetbaggers running the local oil industry (exporting to Turkey) and keeping most of the profits.
The Kurds have come to run or dominate all local administrations, reportedly hiring or conscripting Arab men, in many cases, to serve as their kapos.
UNLIKE in the Ukraine, the Kurds don’t fight a culture war, they don’t intend to assimilate the Arabs. They are not full-on colonizing the place, merely sucking its resources. And, the U.S. military has a permanent presence (fairly “hands-off”) in the area.
But, otherwise, it’s a U.S. proxy occupation regime… similar to Kiev vs. south/east Ukraine since 2014.
If the Arabs were Jewish, they might say: אֵ֥ין כָּל־חָדָ֖שׁ תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶש (There is nothing new under the sun.)
If they were ageing Love and Rockets fans, they might remark, “No new tale to tell.”
But, they’re Arabs… so they will probably stick with Allahu Akbar.
In recent days, Deir-e-Zor’s Arabs have been REBELLING.
Reportedly, some Kurdish forces have retreated, and many kapos have deserted… and either “melted away”, or else gone back to their own sheiks… weapons in hand.
Look at all these destroyed or captured Humvees (videos below.) Almost like… Zaporozhie, hahaha! Looks to be some MRAP or police patrol type vehicle in there, also.
(The first two videos are of the same scene, just different perspectives.)
Now, let’s be real…..
REALISTICALLY…..
The U.S. will likely deliver some trunk-loads of cash to local sheiks, and tone things down.
But, it’s certainly interesting.
No new tale to tell!
Meet your future president
(Don’t complain about “politicians” if you’re a goddamn sheep)
Re: the video below.
This is a boy, looks to be about 12, who was sent home from his school (I don’t care where, doesn’t matter)…..
…..for wearing a “Gadsden flag” (the “Don’t Tread On Me” snake) patch on his backpack or something (again, doesn’t matter.)
His mother made a big stink, and now the boy is a Twitter sensation, and he’s been on some top conserva-shows (Charlie Kirk and Ben Shapiro.)
The latest conserva-lebrity. An instant (living) martyr!
Now, to hear him tell it (watch below), he’s become suuuuuper popular… and he’s got his monkey-see-monkey-do schoolmates all crazy for the Gadsden flag, they are putting it on their lockers, following the leader. Again, to hear him tell it. (Somehow, I HIGHLY DOUBT it.)
This reminds me of Khrushchev’s famous line, “Politicians are all the same, they promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.”
Per Khrushchev, this boy is a politician.
There is no river. Like most American schools, his evidently has a “no political messages” policy. They have to enforce it EQUALLY, that’s not a bad thing.
He chose to build his fame on violating this rule. It’s his little issue, oh the outrage!!! The humanity!!! Allow me to clutch my pearls as I make the rounds on the top conserva-moron shows!!!
He’s a baby Willie Stark. His conserva-karen mom is egging him on like Livia from “I Claudius.”
Watch the video. He seems CREEPY enough to be planning his political career already. You can bet, he will run for school board or city council as soon as he turns 18. If he can run BEFORE 18, with the expectation that he will take his seat at 18, he will do so.
Again, look at this kid. Thumbs-up like Nixon. At about 12, he has no less (perhaps more!) SUAVE AND CONFIDENCE than most adults. It’s UNNATURAL. He’s probably a sociopath.
What he LACKS (besides probably a conscience)… is HUMILITY.
If you’re that smart, at least have the sense to shut up and don’t steal the show from adults doing adult things. You know, LEARN something first. Put in your dues. But, no.
Morons (predictably, the MAGA morons) on social media are hyping him, oh look this kid has balls, oh what a hero.
Sheep!!!
LOL, it doesn’t take “balls.” What’s the school going to do to him?
Of course, nothing. If somehow he wasn’t “untouchable” before, he is now.
What it “takes”… is having NO SHAME.
Meet your future president:
Of villas and power plants
About “Zelensky’s” new Egyptian villa…..
It’s true that with its new “tech” oligarchs, the USA has marched back in time.
Fortunately, that’s not the whole U.S. economy.
For example, it would be hard to imagine one man (in the USA) with ownership or control of multiple electric plants, “national flagship brand” factories (haha, OK, ignore Tesla), whatever.
But in most of the former USSR, it is common.
You’d THINK that with nine and a half years as the 51st U.S. state… the Ukraine might have advanced SLIGHTLY in this regard.
But, no.
If anything, it’s gotten WORSE, as most of the population has been driven to indigency (or, left the country) since 2014.
Anyway, what’s the alternative? You could HYPOTHETICALLY force all the oligarchs to sell off their assets… But, who’d buy? Who has the money?
There are no pension funds, investing in stocks. The only pension is the state.
There are no 401K’s. Even those with money, don’t trust that finance stuff. People in these countries prefer real assets.
Please hear more about villas, power plants, and Zelensky’s in-laws, below:
(Audio file duration: 9:52.)
“Macgregor Chatbot“
Most consumers of infotainment just want to hear what they want to hear…..
…..and that’s how most news/views outlets and pundits stay in business.
The “alt media” is NO EXCEPTION.
On balance, it is JUST AS BAD.
Please listen below.
(Audio file duration: 3:19.)
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Another great article.
Had a meeting with a friend of mine before he heads back to Ukraine who’s worked out there in different capacities since 2015. Anyway, another interesting bit of information for attrition stats, he thinks KIA probs in line with NY times estimates, 70,000, but that it’s not even as relevant as you think it is because even the soldiers who are officially medically healthy now are suffering from such severe concussions and other head injuries from the artillery barrages they wouldn’t be declared fit for service in UK or US armies (he’s interviewed a lot of soldiers). So of that original 190,000 professional Ukrainian army who knows how many are left? Like you I gave up on tactical wank and map makers a long time ago, but would love some more deep analysis on force generation figures (“armchair warlord” has been doing some stuff on twitter but I don’t know how seriously I take him) and shell/lancet production/western deliveries etc.
In terms of other deep dive ideas for exclusive content; would love stuff on the making of post Maidan Ukraine (the aforementioned friend met the right sector dep who admitted to him they fired on protestors) and the geopolitics of the wider region, Central Asia, Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean (Syria etc). Maybe you could also do some interviews with Russian soldiers from the front (anon ones) as this is something we rarely get and assessments of the mood in places like Zapo Dnipro etc.
You just showed up (probably came over from Big Serge or some other 100% war freak site that’s linked me) and gave me $15…..
…..and you want me to premium interview Russian soldiers and people living in “Zapo Dnipro etc.”…..
…..on top of everything else that I do…..
…..when I CLEARLY stated, I’m open to premium content suggestions, but it CANNOT be war stuff.
Get the fuck out of here.
As for Western munitions production/deliveries and the shortfall, I covered that, in detail, as early as this past April, when NO ONE ELSE was even thinking about it, and recently again, several times, in far more detail than any other open source.
I’ve also covered Reich “force generation” (if that’s your term for manpower and conscription) in ENORMOUS, EXHAUSTIVE detail last December, and to a lesser but still substantial extent in January and perhaps February—again, before anyone in the West perceived any problem at all.
(I even covered the Reich’s inability to raise a half-million man army in ***FEBRUARY OF 2022***.)
It got so bad this past December, I almost disappeared from my three-child (two with special needs) family for a week, doing statistical research until 3am every night. My wife finally melted down on me.
This was BEFORE I even started asking for donations. 100% of my readers were getting WORLD-CLASS (obviously far ahead of what the CIA gives to Brandon and the MSM) analytical-predictive reports for FREE. Two-thirds have STILL paid nothing.
Ever since I dropped the daily tactical BS, I’ve been AHEAD of every war curve, literally FORETELLING the future.
(And, I cover everything else under the sun, I don’t just pander to war freaks like you.)
Maybe you should actually TAKE A GODDAMN LOOK at this blog, before offering your brilliant suggestions?
It’s all there.
Good attempt at balance regarding Zelenskiiiy. So his inlaws ‘launder’ money via their son in law? How does he find time to sign the conveyancing paperwork whilst embroilled in the war room? Pandora Papers?
Jeeeezzuss Keriiist. Where did I say that he signed anything? Are you high? Listen to it again.
Mercouris twitches because he reads braille from a script on his lap. (this may be a duplicate post as previous posts bounced?)
One thing, the Lvov cemetery is far west. Most likely they bury soldiers far east close to the frontline. Would the Lvov cemetery be indicative of numbers fallen..?
No, most (at least 3/4) bodies are returned to their families for burial. Whole, bones, whatever.
I gotta ask, Jacob……is that your wife in the photo??
Them’s some fine baby making hips there, whoever it is.
Just some photo I found while googling for “mansion villa bikini girl” or something like that. Yes, she’s not bad. Keeps the readership engaged.
Aww let the Gadsen Flag kid have his 15 minutes of fame. First he showcased how stunningly stupid teachers and school administrators are in their twisted belief the old flag has/had anything at all to do with race. Second and lastly the kid and his mother will be completely forgotten within two weeks. Hell, I’d rather see some kid display a bit of self absorption than see him in a shoplifting flash mob or on some sidewalk cold cocking an old woman for absolutely no reason.
What bothered me about the entire incident is that it occurred at a private school. One is led by the common narrative to believe such schools are beacons of actual free think. Apparently not.
Regarding UA losses, many thanks, Dreizin, for bringing out 1st class Empirical Evidence ! Broken down to the local level, as that should be done, exemplified by the Lviv cem., to speak for itself. Such kind of meticulosity is required in First Line to Counter the Obvious BS.
With your given number, everyone could now reason about the – real levels, taking into account the demographics of a certain region.
Facts bust fantasies ! Go on. Like this.
Love the snark (and the honesty). But re: monetising stuff, just push set up and push Locals, set a $5-$10 per month membership (lower is better for the punters). No need to hustle. You get a semi-decent comments mechanism there – better than whatever you are using here which doesn’t allow proper replies. Push the better threads into the comments section here as ‘read only’. Profit $$$
PS. What are your opinions about KIA on both sides? My guess is UKR somewhere between 200-250k. Rus, between 60-100K
The striking thing about the kid with the ‘Don’t Tread on Me’ patch – grown men r hailing a 12 year old boy as a hero! What were these same men doing during Covid, Saint Floyd riots, etc? USA is truly fuked as a culture… as if that wasn’t apparent the past 20 – 30 years.
The MacGregor thing is psychological. The war itself is slow and painful as compassionate people wait for some hoped-for Russian victory–all while enduring the US propaganda incessantly droning in the background.
MacGregor is a salve for this.
(My unsolicited two-cents worth of advice about this is to man- or woman-up, deal with the situation as it really is and ignore MacGregor. He might make us feel better, but the time is better spent learning about and confronting reality, not listening to feel-good fantasies.)
Mercouris’ problem is: for his 1.5 hour opuses he appears to be reading directly from a script or clipped news articles or online articles. Apparently his eyesight is poor, so he’ll misread something, belatedly realize he misread something, apologize for misreading the something, reread the something, and by the time he’s done with the something, something which should’ve taken 15 seconds ends up taking 60 seconds. The fact that he’s really twitchy and squirmy exacerbates this; and then he’s self-conscious about it, and these factors seem to multiply with each other. I try not to watch. I close my eyes, listen, and inside of 10 minutes I’m off to Dreamland. When I wake up, he’s telling me to buy one of his mugs or hoodies. See? He makes massive ad revenue. I have an excellent nap. We all win!
When he’s speaking spontaneously, as in a real conversation, he’s much better. I make no claims regarding his accuracy, intentions, Sorry if I rambled.
Jacob, the Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (second in command of the UK Air Force) just tried to commit suicide! Posted his goodbye note on Twitter. Interesting times.
You’re totally off-topic, but OK, it’s great news, you get a pass. Thanks for the great news. Please let me know if any more suicides or suicide attempts among UK senior military officers.