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https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/political-whims-thursday-june-19

Since the war broke out and martial law was introduced, young men have been banned from leaving Ukraine as soon as they turn 18. But boys under 18 and young women are free to leave. So guess what Ukraine’s concerned parents are doing?

Mandatory conscription starts at age 24. One pro-Ukraine think tank study concluded that young, poorly-trained conscripts have an average life expectancy after reaching the front lines of just four hours. Every parent with even marginal resources is strongly considering getting their children out of Dodge City.

“There are real concerns over who will rebuild the country once the war is over,” the Telegraph reported, “if the nation’s youth does not return.” Why would they? Not only is the mass exodus a brain drain – Ukraine’s “brightest and best” are leaving the country – but the wave of emigration is also a demographic time bomb.

The article quoted Taras Hryvniak, 17, a brilliant former student at Lviv’s Physics and Maths Lyceum, who left his family to study at the University of Vienna, Austria. Taras said half of the boys in his school class have left for Europe, and almost as many girls. “It’s a really big amount,” he confided. ...

Tragically, Martial Law Administrator Zelensky shows no sign of climbing down. His peace demands still include Russia returning Crimea (Russian since 2014, and after a Crimea-wide referendum), Moscow paying for 100% of Ukraine’s reconstruction, and for Russian officials —including President Putin— to sit for war crimes prosecution. It is more likely that Zelensky will grow another twelve inches or turn heterosexual than Russia will ever agree to those terms.

Nor does the media seem to be any help. After helping cover for Zelensky’s disastrous recent “Kursk offensive,” wherein some 45,000 Ukrainian men were estimated slaughtered for nothing, this week corporate media has been celebrating a pinprick drone attack on some spare Russian bombers as a sign of Ukraine’s plucky resolve to “win the war,” whatever that means at this late stage.

As they used to say, if there weren’t bad news in Ukraine, there would be no news. Bless the Ukrainian parents who are making the best of a very difficult slate of decisions for their kids.

"The first rule is - NEVER GET INTO A LAND WAR IN ASIA!"

Vizzini the evil genius.

https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/sledgehammer-friday-july-4-2025-c

It seems that Tuesday, Kiev’s smug, annoying fake president received a polite but unpleasant denial-of-service notice. It went something like this: “We have reviewed your account’s usage statistics and have determined that, unfortunately, due to overuse, we must immediately terminate your unlimited weapons streaming service. Please make arrangements to find an alternative provider. Thank you for your patience.”

It shouldn’t have been, but it came as a shock. “The move to halt the weapons shipment,” NBC explained, “blindsided the State Department, members of Congress, officials in Kyiv and European allies.” Russia, for its part, is slowly ratcheting up pressure. Last weekend, for example, it launched its biggest missile and drone attack of the entire war.

https://x.com/RealScottRitter/status/1946313030377037922

https://x.com/mazemoore/status/1946361234489511983

https://x.com/RepMTG/status/1947777633586159856

The_Deplorable says

https://x.com/RepMTG/status/1947777633586159856

Great, now Ukraine, just like Germany, has a "stab in the back" narrative as scapegoat for their regime's faliures.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/eu-slashes-17bn-aid-ukraine-over-corruption-concerns-exasperation-biggest-donors

Oh, it fucking over for Ukraine simply because it is no longer in the news.

https://x.com/ricwe123/status/1951180029301256264

The_Deplorable says

https://x.com/ricwe123/status/1951180029301256264

What is so hard to understand that no country wants nuclear missiles within 5 minutes of their capitals? Yes, this includes both Russia and the US.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/08/marjorie-taylor-greene-unloads-gop-h1b-immigration-foreign/

ANNNNNNNNNNNNNND Zelenskey caves.

Says sure Russia can keep the territory it took from the Ukraine, but please no more than that.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukraine-russia-war-latest-zelensky-prepared-to-cede-territory-as-trump-reveals-details-of-putin-meeting/ar-AA1Jp0PQ?pc=U531

Hey Molotov, where's that handy chart showing where we are at in the Ukrainian conflict ???

Misc says

Hey Molotov, where's that handy chart showing where we are at in the Ukrainian conflict ???

Which one? The one showing how the US foots the entire civil service salary bill in Ukey Land? Right down to local positions like teacher and dog catcher? AND we pay out their entire pension liability? But such a chart would prove Ukey isn't a sovereign, independent nation but the satrapy of another.

Or how about the chart showing how much land Ukey lost despite the propaganda from Ukey Nazi Fluffers extolling Ukey 'victories'?

Or the chart showing how old the typical Ukey cannon fodder...sorry, 'Glorious & Voluntary Heroes of Ukranna! are? And their average life expectancy?

Ooooh...and the chart showing how many times the swastika has appeared on Ukey soldier uniforms and another chart of how many times western media has colluded in squashing that?

Nah...don't have those. Those don't exist in the universe that the Ukey Nazi Fluffers of PatNet exist in, you see.

But this isn't a peace treaty anyway, remember? Just an armistice. The war still isn't done. So the charts can wait.