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Hi all - I am totally unfamiliar with the way this all works. I just wanted to thank A Skeptic for recommending my Ukraine Weekly Update. I have been recommending the Skeptic for some time. I don't get involved in the Substack community very much because I am too busy. For the same reason, I don't get involved in debate very much. Forgive me.
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“This makes Ukraine an enormous contributor to [USA] security because they have the most experience in fighting THE WAR THAT IS COMING.”
That’s what Ambassador James O’Brien said at a meeting with the German Marshall Fund. What began as a copy and paste of the transcript of a meeting took me down a rabbit hole to disturbia.
Meet some of the players who aren’t Victoria Nuland, and note that the President of the German Marshall Fund was diplomatically skeptical of some of O’Brien’s propaganda, as if she’s expecting the USA to disappoint Europe.
The land-based leg of the US nuclear triad is not only a sitting duck in the event of an attack, if they are launched, they cannot be recalled. Subs and planes stand a better chance of error correction. Best to dismantle the Minuteman missiles.
When I hear folks speak trash about how the Putin and Russia will invade thru Spain, the yUK, the coast of nantucky on thru Kentucky and eventually take over SF killafornia, I think to myself. What a wonderful world. I mean, I wish. If I only we can seriously hope for a Russian invasion, like the British invasion, it sure is time for some better music and culture , and gratitude and God. We can only wish and pray that Russia will invade the Russian river and Sebastopol and take over killafornia and buy back SF from China, whom Gavin sold it to for one dollar. He want d two, but Xi said he was only willing to pay one dollar for SF, which advertises in the East cut sic for a Reset on the garbage bins. Reset means the city is destroyed, and Russia hasn't been able to invade, but we can only hope....
I don't know how many of you are A Skeptic but I know how hard it is to aggregate war news yet you've done so consistently for a long time. I thank you for your exhaustion!
To be honest I rated Reisner at first, then he appreared to have been "got at" and simply repeated the party line. His latest messaging may be just that, albeit accurate. He sounds a clever guy so he must have known from Feb 22 that as long as the Russian home front and morale held together, Ukraine could never win a military victory. I doubt he is being completely honest in his views, but I do think that maybe he represents the official Austrian (ie EU but non-NATO) position. Interesting nonetheless.
My issue with the other situation is that I dislike states that are religious in their basic character, including Israel and many ME states that are effectively sectarian entities. Russia knows better than anyone that Muslim fundamentalism is not where their future lies, even if currently expedient.
Beslan and Dubrovka Theater still burn in my soul, especially Beslan. Did I mention Beslan?
Hard to get behind fundamentalists either way.
I’m with you, that I want defeat of US arrogance, as a US person, but I want that defeat to come from within, not at hands of fundamentalist entities. Okay if Russia puts US arrogance in its place, but not fundamentalists.
When will those in Washington and Tel Aviv stop to ask: Why did Hamas do what it did when the immediate consequences for the Palestinian people were so predictably horrible?
While it has been demonstrated that both sides can play “Defense” quite well, it is not clear that either side can do “Offense” very well at all. Russia also has a very difficult time advancing through UKR lines. It’s not clear how attrition, played out over the next 12 months, would possibly change this. On a “Probability” lens it seems a 50% chance the lines stay as they are for a very long time.
The orthotists and prosthetists sure have giant queues and a bright future. I can see such wounded try to get to germany still, free healthcare is pretty amazing when you need expensive prosthetics besides the quality might be better here.
I know this only from the last big wave when the million ukraine invader came who are now in germany, all dentists had mega queues cause ukrainians go fixing their teeth on german health care cost.
Those Rus special forces border area guys are some serious bad ass dudes. I'm not some blood lust fiend but I can take seeing seriously violent videos. What is striking, and I'm sure a message they want to send, is that if your cross our border, there will be no prisoners, you will all die. The DC bubble idiots and their corporate media lackeys have inhaled way too much of their own shit to think that Russia isn't a serious country. Ole John McCain, with his "its a gas station posing as country" just shows how dumb he was. Between his daddy being a WWII admiral (a minor one) and his 2nd wife's beer wholesaling business, little ole John didn't have much claim to fame besides getting shot down by the Vietnamese. However, the people in DC survive on inhaling each other's farts so believing their own bullshit on most occasions i sort of the norm. Its truly sad that a nation of 340 million people produces such lightweights for our ruling class but then again, most of us just leave things on auto pilot when it comes to our own governing and nature (and scum) abhor a vacuum...
The impartial Mitch Mitchell Mcconnell clip suggests hacksxxxine injextions needlerape viruganda bioweapon injury from big Harma, Harmacide scamdemic seems to have killed Mitch's drumming for a while, but have no fear because tucker C assures in an interview mentioned in today's Alex C that America is such a dumb shit nation that we America will start a war with we of Russia, sob, heartbreak, disaster and betrayal by folks like Mitch brought that all about
What are everyone's thoughts on Prigozhin's crash?
Personally, and with no better insight than most, I doubt Putin had a hand in it. It was at 30,000 feet, so a SAM would have to be pretty high end, with a very noticeable launcher. So far the most reasonable theories to me are a bomb in the landing gear compartment. The culprit could be anyone, but I don't think Putin would order this. It's too public, and seems designed to divide Russians.
Is it possible for you to copy the links to the Telegram posts you're screen-capturing? It would be great not to have to search through all the Telegram posts to find the image you reference in your posts.
"They also highlighted other changes, including the “speed with which Russian infantry dig, and the scale at which they improve their fighting positions.” Russia’s armor tactics were altering as well, as they began using tanks to offer supporting firepower for infantry units from safe distances, rather than amassing them for bungled shock-and-awe attacks, and utilizing thermal camouflage to mask them."
After WW2 the western allies employed ex-Nazi officers who wrote a series of papers on the then Red Army. Our current view of Russian fighting abilities is largely based on those [prejudiced] briefings. However one thig that did come out was that if you gave Ivan 24 hours to dig in, you could rarely evict him later. I fail to see why this is a surprise in 2023, especially given that the Russians seem only to be armed with shovels...
And the Russians have not been using their tanks as suggested here since the first few weeks of the war, except in isoltaed incidents.
Basically more BS from the western MSM, maybe quoting military and intelligence experts who should know better and appear in full ar*e covering mode.
You might also list out seperately the unpaywalled pro-Ukraine stuff that comes out. Not all of it as you have to sleep. But it might spark a lively debate vis a vis who can debunk it all the fustest and the mostest - to paraphrase a notorious CSA general.
Take care and I will buy you a coffee in due course.
"An unusual aftermath remained: we ceded Urozhaynoye, yet the damage inflicted was so severe that a part of our consciousness struggles to comprehend the motives of the Ukrainian command. Only those who harbor greater hatred than we do could subject their own forces to such a massacre."
Yes. The West is using the Ukrainian troops as a weapon against Russia and the West no more care for their lives than they would a used condom.
The air defence video from Odessa on the last update was intersting. What exactly though was I looking at? Seemed to be automatic tracer rounds shooting stuff down?
The UK press seems full of stories about the UAF winning a slow but costly victory, because they take the odd village here and there for a couple of days maybe. If that is winning, I'd hate to see what losing looks like. Of course Russian losses are much higher than those of Ukraine..... according to the British media. Something to with superior UAF artillery or something??
Hi all - I am totally unfamiliar with the way this all works. I just wanted to thank A Skeptic for recommending my Ukraine Weekly Update. I have been recommending the Skeptic for some time. I don't get involved in the Substack community very much because I am too busy. For the same reason, I don't get involved in debate very much. Forgive me.
Congrats A Skeptic on meeting your goals!! Besides my annual subscription, you will be getting additional "Buy Me a Coffee" tips to keep your site going from me :)
“This makes Ukraine an enormous contributor to [USA] security because they have the most experience in fighting THE WAR THAT IS COMING.”
That’s what Ambassador James O’Brien said at a meeting with the German Marshall Fund. What began as a copy and paste of the transcript of a meeting took me down a rabbit hole to disturbia.
Meet some of the players who aren’t Victoria Nuland, and note that the President of the German Marshall Fund was diplomatically skeptical of some of O’Brien’s propaganda, as if she’s expecting the USA to disappoint Europe.
https://mikehampton.substack.com/p/ukraine-war-propaganda-by-the-usas
The ICJ's risk of genocide ruling - https://mikehampton.substack.com/p/icj-rules-risk-genocide-israel-against-palestine
Hamas has released 'Our Narrative… Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' but it's not getting fair coverage, so I posted it at https://mikehampton.substack.com/p/oct-7-hamas-tells-their-side-of-the
Thank you brother "A Skeptic". you are a righteousness man on a lonely crusade. Keep up the good work!!
Thanks for sharing the Lavrov pussy video in your latest report. I'm definitely going to steal it.
The land-based leg of the US nuclear triad is not only a sitting duck in the event of an attack, if they are launched, they cannot be recalled. Subs and planes stand a better chance of error correction. Best to dismantle the Minuteman missiles.
When I hear folks speak trash about how the Putin and Russia will invade thru Spain, the yUK, the coast of nantucky on thru Kentucky and eventually take over SF killafornia, I think to myself. What a wonderful world. I mean, I wish. If I only we can seriously hope for a Russian invasion, like the British invasion, it sure is time for some better music and culture , and gratitude and God. We can only wish and pray that Russia will invade the Russian river and Sebastopol and take over killafornia and buy back SF from China, whom Gavin sold it to for one dollar. He want d two, but Xi said he was only willing to pay one dollar for SF, which advertises in the East cut sic for a Reset on the garbage bins. Reset means the city is destroyed, and Russia hasn't been able to invade, but we can only hope....
Merry Christmas
In the most recent report, "War Reports - 2023-12-10", a video from Gaza is listed twice and once incorrectly attributed to Ukraine.
A large update on the war: https://mikehampton.substack.com/p/russia-ukraine-update-8-dec-2023-xmas-gift-putin
https://mikehampton.substack.com/p/boxing-zelensky-zaluzhny-klitschko-poroshenko
https://mikehampton.substack.com/p/article-99-invoked-for-gaza-by-united-nations
I don't know how many of you are A Skeptic but I know how hard it is to aggregate war news yet you've done so consistently for a long time. I thank you for your exhaustion!
Interesting coverage of PTSD in the ex-Wagner veterans. Obvious when you think about it, but clearly the Russians have missed a trick here...
Two things:
1. What is meant by 'cast iron' in these war reports
2. Isn't it a bit naive to imagine that Washington's reports regarding military aid are truthful?
To be honest I rated Reisner at first, then he appreared to have been "got at" and simply repeated the party line. His latest messaging may be just that, albeit accurate. He sounds a clever guy so he must have known from Feb 22 that as long as the Russian home front and morale held together, Ukraine could never win a military victory. I doubt he is being completely honest in his views, but I do think that maybe he represents the official Austrian (ie EU but non-NATO) position. Interesting nonetheless.
Glad to hear the update of the app resolved the issue. Thanks for your support!
I agree, NATO caused Ukraine problem.
My issue with the other situation is that I dislike states that are religious in their basic character, including Israel and many ME states that are effectively sectarian entities. Russia knows better than anyone that Muslim fundamentalism is not where their future lies, even if currently expedient.
Beslan and Dubrovka Theater still burn in my soul, especially Beslan. Did I mention Beslan?
Hard to get behind fundamentalists either way.
I’m with you, that I want defeat of US arrogance, as a US person, but I want that defeat to come from within, not at hands of fundamentalist entities. Okay if Russia puts US arrogance in its place, but not fundamentalists.
I don’t understand why you have to mix the Middle East and Russia stuff. Many of us have a very different level of interest and perspective on these.
Pretty please separate. Takes nothing away from those who want to read both but takes a lot away from those who.
When will those in Washington and Tel Aviv stop to ask: Why did Hamas do what it did when the immediate consequences for the Palestinian people were so predictably horrible?
https://bruceohara.substack.com/p/doing-exactly-what-your-enemy-wants
While it has been demonstrated that both sides can play “Defense” quite well, it is not clear that either side can do “Offense” very well at all. Russia also has a very difficult time advancing through UKR lines. It’s not clear how attrition, played out over the next 12 months, would possibly change this. On a “Probability” lens it seems a 50% chance the lines stay as they are for a very long time.
The orthotists and prosthetists sure have giant queues and a bright future. I can see such wounded try to get to germany still, free healthcare is pretty amazing when you need expensive prosthetics besides the quality might be better here.
I know this only from the last big wave when the million ukraine invader came who are now in germany, all dentists had mega queues cause ukrainians go fixing their teeth on german health care cost.
Russia's Global Policy Position - Does Putin have his finger on the vodka pulse of our Nuclear armageddon? https://mikehampton.substack.com/p/russia-global-policy-position-united-nations
Antoinetta III are you out there?
Why are the bridges of the Dnipro river still intact? Any thoughts?
A "zillion" pieces of bad news with much on the war and empire - https://mikehampton.substack.com/p/substack-sitrep-18-september-2023-russell-brand
Great blog
Those Rus special forces border area guys are some serious bad ass dudes. I'm not some blood lust fiend but I can take seeing seriously violent videos. What is striking, and I'm sure a message they want to send, is that if your cross our border, there will be no prisoners, you will all die. The DC bubble idiots and their corporate media lackeys have inhaled way too much of their own shit to think that Russia isn't a serious country. Ole John McCain, with his "its a gas station posing as country" just shows how dumb he was. Between his daddy being a WWII admiral (a minor one) and his 2nd wife's beer wholesaling business, little ole John didn't have much claim to fame besides getting shot down by the Vietnamese. However, the people in DC survive on inhaling each other's farts so believing their own bullshit on most occasions i sort of the norm. Its truly sad that a nation of 340 million people produces such lightweights for our ruling class but then again, most of us just leave things on auto pilot when it comes to our own governing and nature (and scum) abhor a vacuum...
Thanks for linking to Mearsheimer's piece. Makes me realise he does understand war.
https://mikehampton.substack.com/p/germany-no-war-is-our-war-sevim-dagdelen
The impartial Mitch Mitchell Mcconnell clip suggests hacksxxxine injextions needlerape viruganda bioweapon injury from big Harma, Harmacide scamdemic seems to have killed Mitch's drumming for a while, but have no fear because tucker C assures in an interview mentioned in today's Alex C that America is such a dumb shit nation that we America will start a war with we of Russia, sob, heartbreak, disaster and betrayal by folks like Mitch brought that all about
https://mikehampton.substack.com/p/transcript-tucker-carlson-viktor-orban-interview
"The plane is being examined by two prospective buyers" whats the bet these guys planted a bomb.
Redacted with Scott Ritter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFn1rrexwlU
Note, Redacted is a tad sensational with headlines and claims. I go for the guests.
What are everyone's thoughts on Prigozhin's crash?
Personally, and with no better insight than most, I doubt Putin had a hand in it. It was at 30,000 feet, so a SAM would have to be pretty high end, with a very noticeable launcher. So far the most reasonable theories to me are a bomb in the landing gear compartment. The culprit could be anyone, but I don't think Putin would order this. It's too public, and seems designed to divide Russians.
Your thoughts?
Late add for today. Ritter and the Judge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxKDeANGcao
Is it possible for you to copy the links to the Telegram posts you're screen-capturing? It would be great not to have to search through all the Telegram posts to find the image you reference in your posts.
e.g. https://t.me/AussieCossack/9023
Tomorrow's top post:
Tucker Carlson; Ep. 18 Into the abyss: Colonel Douglas Macgregor tells us why the Ukraine war must end now.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1693761723230990509
Added Macgregor clip after posting today
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh_R1PXBfX4
"They also highlighted other changes, including the “speed with which Russian infantry dig, and the scale at which they improve their fighting positions.” Russia’s armor tactics were altering as well, as they began using tanks to offer supporting firepower for infantry units from safe distances, rather than amassing them for bungled shock-and-awe attacks, and utilizing thermal camouflage to mask them."
After WW2 the western allies employed ex-Nazi officers who wrote a series of papers on the then Red Army. Our current view of Russian fighting abilities is largely based on those [prejudiced] briefings. However one thig that did come out was that if you gave Ivan 24 hours to dig in, you could rarely evict him later. I fail to see why this is a surprise in 2023, especially given that the Russians seem only to be armed with shovels...
And the Russians have not been using their tanks as suggested here since the first few weeks of the war, except in isoltaed incidents.
Basically more BS from the western MSM, maybe quoting military and intelligence experts who should know better and appear in full ar*e covering mode.
Hi Mr Skeptic
Firstly many thanks for pulling this all together each day in a one stop shop approach. Very helpful.
Also, Alex A's piece today was his best ever I think. Maybe you should promote it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_T0t4v5PtY
You might also list out seperately the unpaywalled pro-Ukraine stuff that comes out. Not all of it as you have to sleep. But it might spark a lively debate vis a vis who can debunk it all the fustest and the mostest - to paraphrase a notorious CSA general.
Take care and I will buy you a coffee in due course.
marcjf
A Zelensky joke with a lesson - https://mikehampton.substack.com/p/zelensky-darya-dugin-faina-savenkova
Added after initial post for today
Ritter & the Judge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vULxpAQambY
"An unusual aftermath remained: we ceded Urozhaynoye, yet the damage inflicted was so severe that a part of our consciousness struggles to comprehend the motives of the Ukrainian command. Only those who harbor greater hatred than we do could subject their own forces to such a massacre."
Yes. The West is using the Ukrainian troops as a weapon against Russia and the West no more care for their lives than they would a used condom.
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2023/08/15/tucker-carlson-interviews-robert-kennedy-jr/
The air defence video from Odessa on the last update was intersting. What exactly though was I looking at? Seemed to be automatic tracer rounds shooting stuff down?
The UK press seems full of stories about the UAF winning a slow but costly victory, because they take the odd village here and there for a couple of days maybe. If that is winning, I'd hate to see what losing looks like. Of course Russian losses are much higher than those of Ukraine..... according to the British media. Something to with superior UAF artillery or something??
Yesterday's post wasn't pinned to the home page. It is now. Sorry!
A simple interview on WION which subscribers can share with friends who are on the fence regarding the war - https://youtu.be/3iCBKD1GS9c
https://mikehampton.substack.com/p/is-the-cold-war-heating-up-africa