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@NFLUKIRE perfect tree... Miserable dog... Winter still not enjoying late night Monday

Cheap tree miserable dog... Still not enjoying the games

@NFLUKIRE 9ft real tree. £70 that's about $85, but we live in the middle of nowhere. Audlem, Cheshire... Winter the dog not enjoying the game

@nflukire Hi @MJD As a Bengals fan who do I want to win this for our best chance to get to play offs .. Can't really support Ravens as long time rivals...

@NFLUKIRE watching in Manchester since 1982 when it was one game a week on Channel 4. Always the Bengals. Who wouldn't support a QB called BOOMER !! Not out of it yet...

@NFLUKIRE Can't see the action past those bat ears. #Bengals

@sunflowersand15 @Tatarigami_UA Is it my imagination - or does he look like a younger putin

I'll say what many might think but hesitate to voice: Ukraine is currently losing the war, and the trend is negative unless drastic measures are taken. Debates over what constitutes loss or victory can be had, and yes, Ukraine’s survival so far is a big win. But even if Russia halts advances and goes on the defensive, we lack the resources to reclaim territories to the 2022 borders, let alone the 1991 borders. This is due to many factors: delayed mobilization, insufficient aid, weak sanctions enforcement, a lack of political will in the West, poor military decisions, delayed aid due to de-escalation concerns, and the sheer reality of fighting a country with four times our population, with superior numbers in almost all domains and one of the largest military industries, supported by regimes like North Korea, which contribute more than some European countries with far larger GDPs. Manpower shortages are another issue, but that's a separate discussion. Ukrainian leadership bears a good part of the responsibility for these problems. Still, if the West can’t supply the 14 brigades Zelensky requested, why discuss drafting hundreds of thousands more? We need to completely re-arm way more existing brigades. Who’s going to pay for them? Let’s be honest - there’s little enthusiasm in the U.S. or Europe to fund this. If Russia retains its occupied territories, it will undermine one of Europe’s core security principles: that borders cannot be redrawn by invading force. In 2014, Russia violated this order, leading to the 2022 invasion. This time, it’s not just Ukraine that will have failed - it’s Ukraine, the U.S., and Western Europe’s failure to defeat Russia. Some might cite Finland's Winter War, as an example of what Ukraine should have done, but that war lasted three months and ended with Finland ceding territory, paying reparations in the form of machinery, and renting a port to the Soviets. Ukraine's demographics today are also very different: the 18-25 age group is among the smallest, a reality across modern Europe. Unless Ukraine and the West create a serious plan to radically increase aid to support mobilization - where Ukraine commits to mobilizing more people on the condition that they are properly armed and trained, and the West provides robust air defense to intercept missiles as decisively as the U.S. does for Israel - Ukraine will lose the war of attrition. This will force unfavorable peace, and mass migration from Ukraine to other countries, setting a dangerous precedent, and making it look like the West lost to Russia in the eyes of the world, especially among the enemies of the West

@AndrewPerpetua How do you contribute - couldnt see a button ?

These guys are also doing a fundraiser for drones, this time FPV drones. The goal of 10,000 drones is pretty substantial. Probably enough drones to power a bunch of drone units for a whole year.

@AndrewPerpetua I am a worried in donating cash as I am aware of the huge levels of corruption that still exist in Ukraine - Sorry to say it. Can you provide a list that you personally verify is 100% legit - and 100% of the cash will get to where it needs to. Then I happy to donate !!

We helped fund this drone. :) Thank you to everyone who contributed.

@AndrewPerpetua Tyler1 ftw...

This time last year.