‘A Dandy in Aspic’

Irish republicans unite around two ideas: - Terrorist bombing of people in pubs, shops, restaurants and hotels is fine. - Men are ladies and should get into ladies toilets. Women's consent is not important.

when Teslas become basically sentient, the Cars movies will be real

🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹🇺🇦 Many of our Baltic friends appear to have misunderstood my words, possibly letting their very justified fear of Russia cloud their judgment. This has been my position for over a year. Allow me to make it crystal clear: For their own security, the Baltics must form a mutual defense alliance with Ukraine. The Baltics are the chief beneficiary of such an alliance, not Ukraine. Putin will think twice about invading if he knows Russians will have to face the same battle-hardened Ukrainians with housewife kitchen drones in the Baltics. I believe Ukraine will be willing to do this if the Balts send a battalion each to Ukraine. 1) Baltic states are vulnerable to a Russian invasion. Only about 60,000 untested active duty troops. No air force. Very small population. No capability to counter 1,000 drones-per-day sustained attacks. Russia currently loses in Ukraine the equivalent of the entire Baltic military force every 1.5-2 months. 2) European NATO capabilities and response to a hypothetical invasion of the Baltics are unclear. Europeans don't have sufficient munitions for sustained war beyond a couple of weeks anyway. 3) US is unlikely to come to the defense of the Baltic states. 4) Sending a few Baltic battalions to Ukraine could obligate Ukraine to send troops to the Baltics as part of such an alliance. Can be done on a rotational basis now, even just as rotational R&R deployments for Ukrainian troops needing rest from frontline duty. Permanent Ukrainian troop presence in the Baltics is THE deterrent against Russia. On the other hand, 1,000-1,500 Baltic troops in Ukraine is not going to turn the tide of war against Russia. This is why the Baltics will probably benefit much more than Ukraine from the alliance. 5) Russia invades countries it deems to be weak, to extract resources through occupation. The Baltics are weak without obligated Ukrainian defense. 6) A Baltic-Ukrainian alliance will reduce the risk of invasion by Russia, not increase it. 7) Such an alliance does not conflict with NATO membership. Baltic states are sovereign and have the legal right to join any other military alliances. 8) NATO Article 5 is not relevant. Russians fighting Balts in Ukraine is not an attack on the Baltics. Balts fighting Russians in Ukraine is not an attack on Russia. 9) Whether or not you believe NATO will actually defend the Baltics in case of a Russian attack (I don't), a Baltic-Ukrainian alliance only helps strengthen the Baltic states militarily. 10) 1,000-1,500 Baltic troops in Ukraine fighting Russians will not increase the chance of a Russian attack on the Baltics. Russia won't care about such a minuscule force. Militarily, it's insignificant. Russia loses that many soldiers every day. The only caveat here is whether Ukraine would agree to such a military alliance, as Ukraine stands to benefit significantly less than the Baltic states. I believe Ukraine will agree. ✊ I hope everyone can see that I'm spending my time and energy genuinely trying to help strengthen Baltic security contrary to various recent accusations against me by some Balts.