Putin is not going to nuke the West because MAD, silly. But the New Yorker article upthread is essential reading because it provides a framework for thinking through what his - and the West’s options… (View Post)

Yep, he’s a fuckwit. Same as the people who work for and support him. (View Post)

You love to see it. (View Post)

What kind of event or action is sufficient, do you think, to trigger a sensible evacuation of one’s family to the countryside or even New Zealand? Asking for another friend. (View Post)

Sadly I can’t speak Russian. What’s that they’re singing? Is it “Whistle a Happy Tune” from the King and I? (View Post)