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Russia will gain eastern Ukraine territories and hold them, as it has Crimea

5 (45.5%)

Russia will temporarily gain eastern Ukraine territories before being forced out of them

2 (18.2%)

Efforts to confront the Russian forces and get them out of Ukraine will lead to Putin's escalating and attacking NATO countries directly with missiles or other destructive measures

0 (0%)

The NATO/World response will be so mild that Putin will go ahead and take the rest of Ukraine

3 (27.3%)

Today Ukraine, tomorrow Moldova and who knows where else

1 (9.1%)

Total Members Voted: 10

Voting closed: March 01, 2022, 01:18:43 PM

[bambu.]

Chinese-Australian writer/ democracy blogger was sentenced to death (suspended on condition of good behaviour for 2 years) recently.
He has decided not to appeal the sentence. His family has reportedly said because in custody he has been sleep-deprived, tied to a tiger chair and tortured etc.
China is being accused of "hostage-diplomacy".
China is not the favourite country of many downunder, it seems.
The Australian govt is, shall we say, very unhappy with the sentence and treatment of this citizen.

The dancer in Russia obviously hadn't been paying close attention...now look what has happened to her.

[FlyingVProd]

Bruce Dickinson sang a song about "Star Children" and it is all about Nepotism and about the power that the Descendants have because of who their parents are. And imagine if you gathered these Descendants together as a team to serve the planet then you could do good things. If you assembled the Descendants of the wealthiest and most powerful people in the world as a team then the team could accomplish great things.

Muzi, the Daughter of the President of China, would be a great member of the Team of Descendants.

The Team could all live in Malibu. Or, they can live all over and communicate on the World Wide Web.

I would put Princess Charlotte Casiraghi of Monaco on the Team too, she Descended from Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier whom were her Grandparents. ( I attended the same acting school that Grace Kelly attended, the AADA, and I had a teacher who was friends with Grace Kelly. ) 

Salute,

Tony V.

[bambu.]

I don't want to be tied to a tiger chair and tortured, be sleep-deprived, food-'deprived' [would be surprised if they feed prisoners braised king prawns and vegetables, king prawn chow mein etc cooked to perfection and hot], sentenced to death, or any other sentence...so I don't take the risk by setting foot there.
My mind went into horrible shock when mrs bambu informed me she was going to Hong Kong as part of her trip to mainly Japan 6 years ago...luckily before things got violent there.

I wouldn't like the 'fermented camel' they serve prisoners in parts of the Middle East, and I wouldn't like being lashed either...so I stay right away from the Middle East.
Ditto just about every other place on earth. It's too risky, and the punishments for innocent and 'trivial' mistakes can be horrific.
No way I'd survive in an Indonesian prison, or in any other prison [except maybe in Norway-ilk, you get a nice room there.]

I'd eat or drink while walking in Rome/Italy etc, likely get arrested and tossed in prison, or fined heavily.

I'd set down a rug and have a picnic in a park in parts of Europe...'no public picnics allowed, into the dog box on the back of the police truck you go.'

It's all too hard [and that's before even thinking about Mexico/Central America/South America/Africa etc].

[FlyingVProd]

Bambu, you would be safe in Rome, Italy. It is all Christians there. They have churches everywhere. And the Vatican is in Rome. Rome is the Christian capital of the world.

And you would be safe in Anaheim. The Business people here would meet your every need for a price. You can have the best of everything here, the former President, George W. Bush, eats at the Anaheim White House Restaurant which is owned by Chef Bruno, you can eat there too for a price.

And Huntington Beach is Surf City, it is the real spot where all of the songs were written about.

You can take a boat from Newport Beach to Catalina Island and you can gamble at the casino in Avalon.

And Anaheim has the best Tacos, and Burritos, and the original Carl's Jr which makes wonderful Burgers. We also have In N Out which also has fantastic Burgers. And we have El Pollo Fino for chicken and the famous Boxers eat chicken there.

Plus we have Disneyland. And Ducks Hockey Games, and Angel Baseball Games, and stadiums for concerts, etc.

And you would have to go see Hollywood Blvd, and the Chinese Theatre, and eat at Oki Dog on Fairfax and Willoughby. You should spend at least 1 day in Hollywood.

And 1 day for Universal Studios in Hollywood.

If you want to spend a day on the beach with the stars in Malibu then I recommend having steak and eggs for breakfast at Paradise Cove and then going to Latigo Beach for a day at the beach. All of the stars go to Latigo Beach and they have 24 hour security. Then you can have dinner at the Sunset Restaurant on Westward Beach by where they filmed "Planet of the Apes" with Charlton Heston, and you can eat Filet Mignon and drink a Corona Beer while you watch the sun set over the Pacific Ocean.

And Cannes, France is safe too, I went there for the film festival in 2000 and it was fantastic, I ate chicken on the beach in Cannes with Corona beers and it was great.

I bet Greece is nice too, I want to see Greece. And I bet the women are beautiful in Greece. I bet Cyprus is nice too.

And I bet the real Island of Elba in Italy is awesome, Elba has 30,000 people, I bet it is a cool spot.

Also, a funny thing about California, the Limousines are cheaper than the taxi cabs. The Taxis charge by the mile, while the Limousines charge by the hour, so the Limousine is cheaper in California. So, instead of taking a dirty old taxi then you can take a really nice Limousine and the Limousine is cheaper.

One time a beautiful young woman from Lebanon wanted for me to go live in Lebanon with her and she said we could live like royalty in Lebanon, but at the time I just wanted to rent an apartment in Hollywood and work on my acting career.

And Mexico has some beautiful Haciendas, we need to work to make Mexico nicer, they are investing in new high speed trains, and in new resorts, and new airports, and they are investing in their ports ( And they can do trade with Australia and with California ), etc.

The Palestinians who want peace can escape to Victoria, Canada, and to Abu Dhabi and to Dubai. They will be safe in the forest of Canada and they can work for the Forestry Companies doing nice peaceful jobs, they can provide lumber to build housing for the homeless, etc. They can send Lumber from Canada to the USA.

Peace.

Salute,

Tony V.

[Oilcandide]

Bambu, you would be safe in Rome, Italy. It is all Christians there.

No it isn't.  Jews, Muslims, and agnostics are 13% of its population.

[facilitatorn]

Bambu is safest wherever there is no internet connection. Otherwise he cannot keep the poison out of his mind or his mouth

[facilitatorn]

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/2/23/2225339/-Confiscated-Russian-funds-will-be-transferred-to-Ukraine-via-Estonia-per-the-Department-of-Justice?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web

That can fund some Czech artillery shell deliveries while we work a discharge petition through the House.

[FlyingVProd]

We need to have a big meeting at the United Nations with all of the world leaders, including China, and we need to make a decision to remove Putin and to put Putin in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

We need to remove Putin just like we did Noriega.

We need to establish allies to replace Putin and to run Russia after Putin is removed.

We have allies in the Arts in Russia, and in the Space Program, etc, we need to establish allies in Russia to run Russia after we send Putin to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

And on the issue of Italy, the Persian women will always be welcome at my club when I have my club in Rome. And when I was in Rome I frequented an Internet Cafe that was owned by a Gentleman from Pakistan, he was a cool guy from Pakistan. But the vast majority of the people in Rome are Christians, and Christians are definitely safe in Rome, Bambu would be very safe in Rome.

Salute,

Tony V.

( I sent my ideas to the United Nations on Facebook, like the great abolitionist poets I sent my ideas out to the world. )

[luee]

So sad Ukraine may now be a lost cause.

[FlyingVProd]

Christina Pascucci - Candidate for the Senate

This weekend marks two years since Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine - what has become the worst humanitarian crisis and deadliest war in Europe since World War II. Hundreds of thousands have died and millions have been displaced. While the situation remains dire, it is increasingly absent in the news cycle.

We must support Ukraine, we must support freedom. The next stop for Putin will be a NATO country, and that would bring us into a full-fledged war, which we must avoid.

In terms of the money the U.S. sends, I believe we must have accountability by keeping close tabs on how that money is used and where it is going, to maximize transparency and efficacy. I also believe our European allies must match those funds.

Thank you to the Ukrainian Culture Center - UCC and Stand With Ukraine Foundation for your tireless work.

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I told her that we need to find friends and allies to run Russia after we send Putin to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. We need to have a big meeting at the United Nations, with China on our team, and we need to send Putin to Guantanamo Bay. We have friends in the Arts in Russia, and in the Space Program, we need to find friends and allies to run Russia after we send Putin to Guantanamo Bay.

If Ronald Reagan was President then Putin would not be acting this way. Enough is enough, it is time to send Putin to Guantanamo Bay.

Salute,

Tony V.

[facilitatorn]

The European allies have put in far more resources than the United States. We need to catch up.

[bambu.]

The European allies have put in far more resources than the United States.

Some would say "about time"!

[facilitatorn]

From the get go the European allies of Ukraine have put in far more resources than the United States.

 We need to catch up.

[LarryB!]

From the get go the European allies of Ukraine have put in far more resources than the United States.

 We need to catch up.

[facilitatorn]

http://www.justsecurity.org/92708/reparations-for-ukraine-three-proposals-from-europe/