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mr715

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29. They are also often criminals or ill

Reply to marble falls (Reply #28)

Wed Jun 10, 2026, 10:34 PM

2 hrs ago

Didn't Putin conscript violent prisoners for the war?

I remember seeing one guy with some movement and (seeming) developmental disorder on the front line getting interviewed. It was bad. Very bad. They are alcoholics and just tremoring, etc. etc.

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I'm the Foreign Minister of Sweden. Don't Overestimate Russia. [View all] marble falls 10 hrs ago OP

Recommended. H2O Man 10 hrs ago #1

If he does that before the election, he'll see his supporters in the US government lose in a wholesale loss ... marble falls 10 hrs ago #2

I agree. H2O Man 9 hrs ago #3

So Diaper Don is following his mentor's lead in grossly exagerrating the economy's success? johnnyplankton 9 hrs ago #4

He was not sharp enough to figure it out by himself. marble falls 9 hrs ago #5

I don't know. Apparently he was one of the few people who knew that "dumb" was spelled with a "B" johnnyplankton 6 hrs ago #20

Remind me again... BurnDoubt 9 hrs ago #6

Arbitage is the name of the game. A nation of speculating day traders. marble falls 8 hrs ago #8

Putin has tied his political legitimacy to this war he created Torchlight 8 hrs ago #7

In the late 60s, after Walter Cronkite said he saw no way to "victory" for the US in Viet Nam ... marble falls 8 hrs ago #9

As soon as the population runs out of multigraincracker 7 hrs ago #17

kicked. AllaN01Bear 8 hrs ago #10

But but but... MoseShrute 8 hrs ago #11

Then what's holding the little twit from packing up and moving there? marble falls 8 hrs ago #12

The reality that he doesn't want to live there. mr715 6 hrs ago #21

None of these Putiniks want to go except for asswipes like Stevie Segal, Edward Snowdon, Grard Depardieu (who ... marble falls 6 hrs ago #22

I'm sure you read the story of the Texas family... mr715 6 hrs ago #24

An Austin guy in his 60s went and joined the Russian Army. He was involved in several actions - shot at and shot back .. marble falls 2 hrs ago #28

They are also often criminals or ill mr715 2 hrs ago #29

He's a crazy fox. He released 10,000s of prisoners and they went directly into the meat grinder that made 30,000 ... marble falls 2 hrs ago #31

This is the family i'm talking about: mr715 2 hrs ago #30

This is the guy I'm talking about ... marble falls 2 hrs ago #32

That is grotesque on so many levels. nt mr715 1 hr ago #33

Looks like a plumper me when I was his age. I identify with a lot of his life. Not the Russian part. I was in the ... marble falls 1 hr ago #34

Putin is obsessed. Ukraine is his white whale. tblue37 8 hrs ago #13

I always felt Putin was smart but depended on being cunning. How did he wrap around the axle of Ukraine? ... marble falls 7 hrs ago #15

I listen to Dr. Anna Danylchuk's daily vlog, "Anna From Ukraine". She niyad 7 hrs ago #14

6 Billion Rubles is $14 mr715 6 hrs ago #23

My error. Six TRILLION, about 100 dollars. .She says "roubles niyad 5 hrs ago #25

Well, that is indeed a bit of cash... mr715 5 hrs ago #26

It's what brought down the Soviet Union BaronChocula 7 hrs ago #16

Reagan challenged Russia to an arms war their economy couldn't handle. That's how Ronnie got them to Helsinki ... marble falls 7 hrs ago #19

in short, fuck the russian government RT Atlanta 7 hrs ago #18

Putins greatest achievement is not mucifer 2 hrs ago #27

The devils biggest trick ... marble falls 1 hr ago #35