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August 21st, 2021

stas: (Default)
Saturday, August 21st, 2021 02:03 pm
Внеочередные линки по поводу славной победы в Афганистане, чтобы не перегружать основной выпуск:

1. Обещания администрации до.

2. Biden: the buck stops with me, so it's all totally Trump's and Afgani's fault.
Also, bin Laden! (he opposed the action against him, but now it's his achievement!)

3. ‘You panicking amateur idiots’: Did the White House just accidentally out CIA operatives at ‘Doha Station’ in Qatar?
Самолучшие эксперты!

4. US Lost Several Military Aircraft that Were Flown Out of Afghanistan – They Have No Idea How Many Were Lost
Эксперты не знают не только где их техника, но и сколько уведено. Ну, истребителем больше, истребителем меньше - кто считает?

5. Biden Rejected Advice of Military Generals Ahead of Afghanistan Withdrawal: Report
Listen to the experts! I mean, you, plebe, do it. The nomenklatura knows better.

6. Afghans cling to US Air Force plane as it takes off in Kabul: video
A great success, according to Blinken

7. Obama Freed The Taliban Leader Who Engineered Kabul Takeover

8. Taliban fighters in the Afghan capital, Kabul, started collecting weapons from civilians on Monday because people no longer need them for personal protection, a Taliban official said.
Где-то я уже слыхал подобную идею.

9. Images of bloodied Afghans contradict Taliban's claims of moderation

10. Taliban Execute Four Afghanistan Army and Police Commanders in Kandahar Cricket Stadium

11. US left Afghan airfield at night, didn’t tell new commander
Удивительно, с чего эти люди решили, что их бросили на произвол судьбы, и пора сваливать?

12. The Taliban seized US military equipment that could identify Afghans who assisted coalition forces
Я так понимаю, оставили талибам все биометрические базы. Логично, зачем предавать на 90%, если можно предать на все 100?

13. Oliver North: Taliban Now Has Lists of Names, Addresses and Phone Number of Every Afghan Who Worked for USA Thanks to Abandoned US Embassy

14. Жительница Кабула раскрыла обстановку: талибы ходят со сканерами

15. State Dept. Officials in Kabul Sent Cable to Secretary of State Blinken and Biden Officials in July Warning of Taliban Gains and Need for Fast Evacuations

16. ‘That’s Not True’ – Biden Throws Military Brass Under the Bus, Claims They Never Urged Him to Keep 2,500 Troops in Afghanistan to Maintain Stability

17. General Scottie Miller Who Recommended Closing Bagram Air Force Base left Afghanistan in July and Is Expected to Retire Soon
Мавр сделал своё дело, мавр может выйти на заслуженную пенсию.

18. Joe Biden Dismisses Afghans Falling Out of Planes and Plunging to Their Death, “That Was 4 or 5 Days Ago!” – It Was 2 Days Ago
Разумеется, для сенильного идиота произошедшее 5 дней назад могло бы с таким же успехом произойти в позапрошлом веке - и то, и другое для него глубоко за горизонтом событий, которые он может вспомнить.

19. British para troopers are driving through the streets of Kabul to rescue nationals, but Americans have again been told they’re on their own

20. US general tells British special forces: Stop rescuing people in Kabul, you're making us look bad
А если британцы продолжат безобразничать, он пожалуется в твиттер!

21. Biden State Department Sent Out BLANK US Visas, Which Were Printed and Filled Out by Everyone in Kabul – Including Taliban

22. Biden Says He Did Not See a Way to Withdraw From Afghanistan without “Chaos Ensuing”
He doesn't see a lot of things...

23. Joe Biden’s full flop on messages about Afghanistan withdrawal

24. Joe Biden is Scheduled to Head Back to Delaware Tomorrow For Long Weekend Amid Afghanistan Crisis
Ну, пользы-то от него так и так никакой.

25. Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau Says He Spoke with Hillary Clinton About Afghanistan as Biden Hid at Camp David
Тут даже бидона трудно упрекнуть. Конечно, ожидать, что он будет доступен для показа публике без длительной подготовки нельзя, но в кризисной ситуации толку от разговора с сыночком Кастро - как от аккордеона на охоте.

26. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield says U.S. expressed "in no uncertain terms" at the United Nations through "a very strongly worded press statement" from the Security Council that "we expect the Taliban to respect women's rights" and "to be respectful of humanitarian law."
Ah well, ok then. Taliban is basically done, let's move on.

27. CBS News обьясняет: почему всё так плохо в Афганистане?
Ну, Трамп, конечно. А ещё? Правильно, а ещё клаймат чендж. Куда без него?

28. U.S. Embassy In Kabul Tells Americans Not To Come To Airport After ISIS Threats
You fucked up - you trusted us. 

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Saturday, August 21st, 2021 06:53 pm
Прокуратура требует посадить человека в тюрьму, потому что он посмотрел видео, и это свидетельствует о том, что он думал неправильные, неодобряемые правительством мысли. И это делает его "опасным для общества".

Govt. Says Alleged Capitol Rioter Violated Terms of Release by Watching Mike Lindell’s Election Conspiracy Symposium

A mere thirty days after his release from the D.C. Jail,” said the filing, “defendant Douglas Jensen was found alone, in his garage, using a WiFi-connected iPhone to stream news from Rumble.”

Jensen eventually admitted to his Pretrial Services Officer that in the previous week, he had spent two days watching Mike Lindell’s Cyber Symposium regarding the recount of the presidential election.

“He has proven that not even six months in jail will deter him from returning to the conspiracy theories that led him to commit an assault against a federal officer on January 6, 2021,” said the filing. "Contrary to what Jensen claimed at his bond hearing, he is still very much bought into QAnon’s “pack of lies.”"

Дорогие мои читатели, фашизм не "наступает" где-то в будущем - он уже здесь. Он пока неравномерно распределён, но лиха беда начало. Возможно к вам лично он придёт не сегодня и не в этом году. Но рано или поздно придёт ко всем, если его не остановить. Дальше будет только хуже.
stas: (Default)
Saturday, August 21st, 2021 11:41 pm
А вот ещё одна отличная история:

There was a point, once upon a time, when cars on the Washington Beltway actually used to move, except in one place, which used to back up for miles every day at the same exact time. It drove traffic engineers nuts because there was no clear obstruction. Then someone finally realized that the jam was caused by a single citizen, one who commuted in the far left lane, driving exactly the speed limit for miles on end. After some furious volleys in the media, and plenty of curses along the roadway, the Washington Post received a letter that basically said: I'm John Nestor. I find it easier to drive on the left. I follow the speed limit. If anyone wants to speed that is their problem."

Это первая часть. Вторая часть: мистер Нестор работал на FDA и заведовал утверждением лекарств (не он один, конечно, их там много):

Not surprisingly, he did not find any drugs that satisfied this condition. After a few decades, Ralph Nader's Health Policy Group praised Mr. Nestor for "an unassailable record of protecting the public from harmful drugs," a standard one can apparently only meet if one never approves a single compound.

В конце концов, даже начальству FDA это немного надоело - в конце концов, если вообще не утверждать ничего, то всю контору можно заменить одним листом бумаги с надписью "NO!". Какому начальству это понравится? И мистера Нестора - не, не уволили, что вы, госслужащих не увольняют! - перевели на работу, не связанную с утверждением лекарств.

Мистер Нестор обиделся и подал в суд, и агентство восстановило его на прежней позиции с извинениями.

И так оно везде.