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32. msnbc just said putin made the decision to invade alone. One man holding the world hostage...

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Michael McFaul: I've watched and listened to Putin for over thirty years. He has changed. [View all] demmiblue Feb 2022 OP

Yes; he sounds like TFG now. Ocelot II Feb 2022 #1

Two pees in a pod. ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2022 #4

Two turds in the punchbowl. dchill Feb 2022 #6

Ha.. so true! mountain grammy Feb 2022 #39

Bazinga! SheltieLover Feb 2022 #66

Someone posted a tweet from Marco Rubio, vice chair of Senate Intelligence Committee, Sogo Feb 2022 #2

Read that last night. Corgigal Feb 2022 #18

Yep, somebody better be ready to take action. KS Toronado Feb 2022 #35

What kind of action? LisaL Feb 2022 #62

You got that right. Nt raccoon Feb 2022 #68

I don't think they have a 25th Amendment COL Mustard Feb 2022 #75

Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Srkdqltr Feb 2022 #3

Yes it is. Lord Acton, long ago........... machoneman Feb 2022 #53

like TFG and all the fascist communist authoritarian leaders - power is in the royal certitude. tha certainot Feb 2022 #71

More rambling and delusional, but same lies and same goals dalton99a Feb 2022 #5

He feels time running out. dchill Feb 2022 #10

still a murdering barbarian Demovictory9 Feb 2022 #24

Yes, something has happened to him. ms liberty Feb 2022 #7

The only change is that he miscalculated. maxsolomon Feb 2022 #8

THIS ⬆️ . He's Always Been a Sociopath Budi Feb 2022 #16

It sounds like he has changed - for the worse leftieNanner Feb 2022 #37

i'm skeptical. maxsolomon Feb 2022 #46

More like a National Socialist COL Mustard Feb 2022 #76

Like others have said... SergeStorms Feb 2022 #9

Not fundamentally. Igel Feb 2022 #14

Drunk on power empedocles Feb 2022 #25

Disinhibition is an early symptom of neurodegenerative disease intrepidity Feb 2022 #34

Someone should have stepped in to remove TFG Danascot Feb 2022 #56

Yes. Putin's enemies are scared of polonium tea.... SergeStorms Feb 2022 #79

That would be like his ASSet Cha Feb 2022 #11

McFaul is someone whose observations I trust and respect. Now how can that be used? Hekate Feb 2022 #12

I like those sunflowers. nolabear Feb 2022 #19

I read an article the other day - will try to find it again - Ocelot II Feb 2022 #13

Exactly describes the failure of autocrats. Budi Feb 2022 #17

I'd like to see that article. It's on point. nolabear Feb 2022 #20

See post #21 Ocelot II Feb 2022 #22

Thanks! 💛💙 nolabear Feb 2022 #23

And covid CloudWatcher Feb 2022 #42

Because he promised the RU corrupt Oligarchy he would deliver them the United States Budi Feb 2022 #15

I agree with this.. mountain grammy Feb 2022 #48

I found the article I mentioned in post #13: Ocelot II Feb 2022 #21

Thank you for the article. Here is another from The Guardian about the increasing isolation, and... demmiblue Feb 2022 #33

Thanks, both. It seems possible that he may also be borrowing Hortensis Feb 2022 #41

"Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present" --Ruth Ben-Ghiat lastlib Feb 2022 #77

Hmmm . . . madamesilverspurs Feb 2022 #26

But should we trust Lavrov? calimary Feb 2022 #30

This. colorado_ufo Feb 2022 #55

It's madman theory BGBD Feb 2022 #27

Evidently that's what happened to Hitler. calimary Feb 2022 #28

it's called FEAR AlexSFCA Feb 2022 #29

You'd be unhinged too if your orange puppet listened to a pillow guy more than you bucolic_frolic Feb 2022 #31

msnbc just said putin made the decision to invade alone. One man holding the world hostage... spanone Feb 2022 #32

I'm beginning to believe what the British press are saying. He's gone mad. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #36

I've always thought Putin to be a highly competent tyrant, I'm starting to have doubts. groundloop Feb 2022 #50

Yes, but he seems to have slipped. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #57

This message was self-deleted by its author groundloop Feb 2022 #51

Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if TFG advised him intrepidity Feb 2022 #38

Like we said with Trump, Jarqui Feb 2022 #40

putin has always been unhinged. dawn5651 Feb 2022 #43

K&R, he'd be wearing a MAGA hat here screaming at masks mandates uponit7771 Feb 2022 #44

I'll guess he's developing dementia; and I predict he'll soon be chanting struggle4progress Feb 2022 #45

There's just no way we can know The Unmitigated Gall Feb 2022 #47

Is Putin ill??? ultralite001 Feb 2022 #49

His face is all puffed up, looks like Stewie from Family Guy NewHendoLib Feb 2022 #52

I noticed his puffy face, too. halfulglas Feb 2022 #54

His face looks like he had plastic surgery in the past. LisaL Feb 2022 #60

Word on the street Chicagogrl1 Feb 2022 #58

There was a rumor that he had Parkinson's. LisaL Feb 2022 #61

Exactly! Puffy face is from steroids. Chicagogrl1 Feb 2022 #64

He had some dreams; they were clouds in his vodka, clouds in his vodka. Backseat Driver Feb 2022 #59

So he had good qualities prior to this??? He is a brutal dictator then and now. Evolve Dammit Feb 2022 #63

Trump Cherokee100 Feb 2022 #65

I too trust McFaul's observation that Enoki33 Feb 2022 #67

I trust Ambassador McFaul on this LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2022 #69

Long-term power madness. Demonstrates why term limits are good especially in oligarchies. KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2022 #70

He was THAT close to destroying the US. C Moon Feb 2022 #72

Curious changes in Putin's appearance pointed out by former CIA agent when asked about his health LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2022 #73

If you consider Putin called out the Kiev leadership for being drug addicts, I suspect some Martin68 Feb 2022 #74

That's what happens to autorcrats who stay in power too long Warpy Feb 2022 #78

Long-term anxiety must be seriously detrimental to the lindysalsagal Feb 2022 #80

Perhaps suicide is part of the "illness" profile... JudyM Feb 2022 #81