Stop Putin w No Fly Zone

 

Putin said he wants the Russian empire back (Belarus, Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia...)

In 2014, after the Ukrainian people demanded and started their journey towards democracy, Putin took Crimea from the Ukraine and occupied the Eastern regions of Ukraine.

In 2020, when the Putin backed Belarus dictator stole an election and remained in power, Putin provided him with the “police forces” to quash the demonstrations and financing to overcome the West’s sanctions and Belarus became a vassal state of Russia.

Now, after an hour long passionate speech where Putin claimed that the breakup of the Soviet states was illegitimate, Putin invades Ukraine, a fledgling democracy. A country that gave up its nuclear weapons in return for a promise, including by the US, to protect Ukraine’s border integrity. A country that volunteered to help the US fight wars including Afghanistan.

The west Initially imposed limited sanctions that resulted in the Russian stock market actually going up. The west then increased the sanctions to include limiting Russian banks’ access to the global financial system (SWIFT) and on Russian oligarchs.  But so far the west hasn’t stopped Russian oil exports, The Swift sanctions are only on less than 10 out of hundreds of Russian Banks and the sanctions on oligarchs is limited to a handful of oligarchs.

With only limited military support, most of which has been given after the invasion, Ukraine is bravely fighting a heroic battle against a vastly larger and more modern military. 

Russia is killing 1000’s.

Russia is destroying cities forcing millions of civilians to flee.

Ukraine is begging for a no-fly zone

The west, especially the US, claims they cannot support a no-fly zone because it would lead to nuclear war BUT that the West would stop Putin if he tries to invade a NATO country. 

This is hard to believe. If US can stand by the side when the largest country in Europe, a fledgling democracy with over 40 million people is invaded, civilians being killed, how can anyone believe that the US will risk a nuclear war to protect, say Lithuania, a country 1/20 the size of Ukraine. 

If Putin is willing to use nuclear weapons to take the Ukraine then he’s willing to use nuclear weapons to take the rest of his empire. The world needs to stop him now.

Everyone still making more

Using the latest data from the CBO on Income distribution:

1. Everyone is still making more;
2. The rich are still paying far more than others; and,
3. The proportion the rich are paying is increasing.

Biden afraid of his shadow

You have to be kidding me! The Biden administration working with the New York Times is communicating that they are concerned that maybe the sanctions are putting Putin in a corner.

Give me a break. Putin is free to leave the Ukraine in any direction except west. The sanctions aren’t putting him in a corner, they’re trying to protect a tiny corner (Ukraine) a fledgling democracy. 

It appears to me the Biden administration is making excuses for not getting tougher and trying to get support from the public for not getting stronger.

Our Swift sanctions aren’t really that Swift, leaving many many Russian banks and oil transactions outside of the sanctions. Only 12 Russian oligarchs have been sanctioned so far. Sanction all 100. 7 banks out of SWIFT. Remove all Russian banks from SWIFT. And stop doing business with Russia now “because Putin won’t stop with Ukraine.”

The only way to stop Putin is with a No-Fly zone.  If we give in to his "nuclear threat" he will get whatever he wants. 

Putin wants the Russian empire (Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia...) If he is willing to use nuclear weapons to take the Ukraine then he’s willing to use nuclear weapons to take the rest of his empire. The world needs to stop him now

Biden's Jobs Claim BS

People still aren't working

Biden's claims are meaningless and intellectually dishonest as his job creation comes after a shutdown when you'd expect record growth AND his jobs creation post pandemic are still just a fraction of Trumps job creation post pandemic as meaningless as this comparison is.

Vaccine mRNA in your DNA?

 

This was a question I had regarding mRNA vaccines. The possibility of reverse transcriptase taking some of the mRNA and using it to modify DNA in our cellular genome.  CDC claimed impossible (not improbable or insignificant). This paper shows that in a Petri dish, in human liver cells, it appears mRNA can be reversed transcribed into DNA.  It did not show, nor did it attempt to, that any of this DNA was incorporated into the cellular genome. 

Even if it is, this doesn’t necessarily mean there’s any problem. Even if it gets incorporated in some gene DNA it’s not clear that there are any corresponding transcription factors to tell the DNA to make the mRNA to make spike proteins. Then, even if it made the spike protein there’s no evidence it would really bother anything. But interesting nevertheless. 

Note that I participated in the J&J vaccine trial and I am triple vaxed with mRNA vaccine

Biden fights wrong battle

 Despite the science(1,2) that has shown that gender conversion of a children may do more harm than good, President Biden spent time this week(3) to try to influence America to resist Texas’s efforts to limit gender conversion in children. 

It’s not like there’s a war going on that threatens Democracy and is killing 1000’s of innocent people. Oh wait. There is. 

1 https://segm.org/Sweden_ends_use_of_Dutch_protocol

2 https://lakartidningen.se/aktuellt/nyheter/2022/02/socialstyrelsen-unga-ska-bara-fa-hormonbehandling-i-undantagsfall/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=socialstyrelsen-unga-ska-bara-fa-hormonbehandling-i-undantagsfall

3 https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/02/statement-by-president-biden-on-texas-attacks-on-transgender-youth/

Hopefully NOT too Little too Late

 

Prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine there was only limited military support, primarily rather small numbers of anti-tank weapons.

Since the invasion there has been a dramatic increase of military assistance led by European countries. In the above charts I show the numbers where they are confirmed or specified. There are some countires that have provided items where the numbers haven't been disclosed (Lativa, Lithuania, Estonia.)

Let's hope and pray it's not too late.

Biden-Stop This

Dear President Biden,

The United States is the leader of the free world and democracy and you alone need to lead the world in stopping this. Your son Beau was willing to fight for democracy, why aren’t you?

https://moxlosllc.blogspot.com/2022/03/no-fly-zone-needed-now.html

Biden’s 11 Whoppers

1. America will release 30 million barrels from our own Strategic Petroleum Reserve.  These steps will help blunt gas prices here at home.

This release is equivalent to 0.42% of our daily usage or 1.5 days.  Does he really believe this will help pricing?

2. Our economy grew at a rate of 5.7% last year, the strongest growth in nearly 40 years

Once again Biden using arbitrary time frame.  Dramatic growth is expected after severe shutdown

 3. The $2 Trillion tax cut passed in the previous administration benefitted only the top 1% of Americans 

The tax cuts had the largest reduction for the poorest and the richest has the smallest reduction. 

 4. I have a better plan to fight inflation.

Not so far

 5. Our economy created over 6.5 Million new jobs just last year, more jobs created in one year than ever before in the history of America.

Arbitrary time frame taking advantage of the effect of the pandemic to make his number sound special.  However, if you compare post pandemic performance, it’s not so special.

6. And under my plan, nobody earning less than $400,000 a year will pay an additional penny in new taxes.

When you raise taxes on corporations, that additional cost is passed on to customers through higher prices, employees through lower wages, and investors with lower returns. It also reduces the size of the economy which hurts everyone.

7. Let’s make sure corporations and the wealthiest Americans start paying their fair share.

What does he mean by fair.  The richest pay by far the greatest percent of taxes and the highest rate.

8. Thanks to the progress we have made this past year, COVID-19 we’ll be able to deploy new vaccines within 100 days instead of many more months or years

Despite his promise to “end Covid”, more people have died during his administration than the Trump administration from a disease that hehad a year to prepare for and that he had access to a vaccine that was developed by the Trump administration. He failed to make a new vaccine for Delta or Omicron

9. Repeal the liability shield that makes gun manufacturers the only industry in America that can’t be sued

Gun manufacturers can be sued for defective devices and illegal sales.  They can’t be sued for misuse of their product. Just like cars (if you run someone over no liability for car manufacturer), knifes (if you stab someone no liability for manufacturer), TV’s (if you hit someone over the head no liability for TV manufacturer.)

 10. We need to secure the Border

So far he is failing.  Dramatic increase in SW border apprehensions, not to mention those that get away.

 11. We will save democracy

In the State of the Union address Biden said, "We will save Democracy."

But almost immediately following says, "Let me be clear, our forces will not engage in conflict with Russian forces in Ukraine."

These two statements are completely irreconcilable!

If the US/NATO/EU are not willing to implement a No-Fly zone in Western Ukraine and step up their military assistance Putin wilk take Ukraine. Despite the heroic bravery of the Ukrainians, they are match against a much larger army with dramatic advantage in numbers of tanks and aircraft.

Putin is evil, he will be as ruthless and be as vicious as necessary to take Ukraine unless he is stopped.

Sanctions will not be quick enought, a Russian coup/uprising will not happen in time.

Biden's actions and inactions are giving Putin the Ukraine.

Biden giving Putin the Ukraine

In the State of the Union address Biden said, "We will save Democracy."

But almost immediately following says, "Let me be clear, our forces will not engage in conflict with Russian forces in Ukraine."

These two statements are completely irreconcilable!

If the US/NATO/EU are not willing to implement a No-Fly zone in Western Ukraine and step up their military assistance Putin wilk take Ukraine. Despite the heroic bravery of the Ukrainians, they are match against a much larger army with dramatic advantage in numbers of tanks and aircraft.

Putin is evil, he will be as ruthless and be as vicious as necessary to take Ukraine unless he is stopped.

Sanctions will not be quick enought, a Russian coup/uprising will not happen in time.

Biden's actions and inactions are giving Putin the Ukraine.

Why would you tell Putin ahead of time that you are taking military options off of the table.  How would this reduce the likely hood of his invasion.  Why not say "We will keep all options on the table to assist Ukraine."

The "excuse" of avoiding a world war is false.  Either you are willing to stop Putin or you are willing to give Putin what he wants.  He is clear he wants Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and the rest of the Soviet client states. What credible facts and logic support the thought that he will stop with the Ukraine?  If you are afraid to risk war to save Ukraine, a large  European democracy, why will anyone believe you would risk nuclear war to save a tiny democracy like Latvia. Yes. Yes. I know Latvia is a NATO country and Article 5 requires all countries to defend an attack on another country.  But there is nothing in our Constitution that requires it and if we are not willing to protect a the territorial integrity of a large European country that we promised to when they gave up Nuclear weapons, why would you believe this President will risk war to save a small country when Putin takes it over and "threatens" nuclear war.

Putin must be stopped.

It is time.

Implement a No-Fly zone in Western Ukraine.  If Putin chooses to go to war it is his choice.

January 2021 Biden suspends oil and gas leasing in slew of executive actions on climate change

May 2021 Biden gives the go ahead for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline 

June of 2021 Biden freezes lethal aid to Ukraine

December 2021 Biden takes military option off the table. 

Biden Turned Over Intelligence To China On Russia's Plans To Invade Ukraine, China Gave It To Russia,

December 2021 Biden was still withholding lethal aide. 

February 2022 Biden restricting natural gas pipelines and exports

February 2022 Biden takes kicking Russia out of the SWIFT (International banking ) system off the table

February 2022 Biden Halts Oil, Gas Leases As Oil Prices Skyrocket At Home

March 2022 Biden rules out No-Fly zone

March 2022 Biden emphasizes the US will not engage Putin  

No-Fly Zone NEEDED! NOW!

The only way to stop Putin is with a No-Fly zone.  If we give in to his "nuclear threat" he will get whatever he wants. 

Putin wants the Russian empire (Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia...) If he is willing to use nuclear weapons to take the Ukraine then he’s willing to use nuclear weapons to take the rest of his empire. The world needs to stop him now.

EU/NATO/Europe Setting up a defensive no-fly Zone in Western Ukraine is not an act of war. If Russia chooses to violate Ukrainian airspace that is protected by a no-fly zone that is on Russia.

Despite the heroically brave efforts of the Ukrainians to date, there is little chance they can prevail against the vastly outnumbering Russian forces without significant military support from the West which would best be served by a no-fly zone in Western Ukraine.

Way to go Joe

The US is still far behind it's pre-pandemic crude oil production levels.  The Biden administration is hindering the increase in US oil production. As we produce less we increase the price helping Putin.

Why?  

In a Fact Check released on March 7, the Institute for Energy Research (IER) pointed out that oil exploration on federal lands rapidly declined under the Obama administration.

“The reality is that federal lands vastly underperform on oil and gas production versus state and private lands because the federal government owns the majority of the mineral estate,” the IER wrote.

“You can hold a lease without deciding to develop or produce it based on the economics of that lease. Companies have always made decisions based on lease economics,” Ingham said of TAEP. “To suggest they’re not going to offer more leases until companies drill what they have now—that’s making decisions on behalf of companies that the administration is neither qualified nor authorized to make.”

Tim Stewart, president of the U.S. Oil and Gas Association, had a straightforward response to Biden’s March 8 comments.

“Cut the crap and approve our permits.”

Existential threats-not all equal

1. Climate change is not an existential threat. IPCC WG2 report is more heavily weighted to implausible scenarios than any previous IPCC assessment report. 

2. Nuclear weapons are an existential threat. 

Maybe we should be focusing more on developing and implementing missile defense and less on crazy ideas that cost more than they save. (Not to mention stopping the diversion of military training and focus from fighting to “woke”ing.

Mr Feeble meets Mr Evil

Putin is an evil man, a thuggish dictator running a kleptocracy.

He kills journalists

He kills political opponents

He says he wants the old Soviet Union back

Biden seems a feeble leader

He avoids the press

His approach to Russia before the invasion is hard to explain/understand. (I hope he and/or his son aren't beholden or compromised by Russia.)

His leadership on Russia after the invasion has been weak (see below) and unclear. (Were sanctions supposed to deter or not?)

I hope and pray that the Ukrainians can hold out long enough until the world's promised military supplies can get there to help and that the world, including the US, insures that Ukraine get the needed military support to defeat Putin, including a no-fly zone in Western Ukraine.

Putin is evil and he is the root cause of the deaths.  Biden seems feeble and his actions/responses have probably led to and may lead to more deaths than were necessary.  

And for all of those who want to talk about Trump I will share my view. Trump was intellectually lazy, lacked gravitas, was insecure and was not well spoken.  I hope he is not the next Republican candidate.  His words regarding Putin, especially out of context, are hard to reconcile with the actual evilness of Putin.  BUT Trump's actions regarding Putin were significantly stronger than Biden/Obama and Biden: He imposed dramatic sanctions on oligarchs, he sanctioned the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, he killed Russian mercenaries in Syria and he provided anti-tank missiles to Ukraine (both before and after the phone call.)

WTF2-Why is Biden helping Putin?

Is Biden trying to help Putin?

Biden restricting natural gas pipelines and exports

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2022/02/18/now-is-not-the-time-to-limit-u-s-natural-gas-exports/

Biden Turned Over Intelligence To China On Russia's Plans To Invade Ukraine, China Gave It To Russia,

https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-turned-over-intelligence-to-china-on-russias-plans-to-invade-ukraine-china-gave-it-to-russia-report-says

As gas prices skyrocket, the Biden administration announced this week that they're indefinitely delaying new oil and gas drilling on federal land and other energy-related actions following a federal court ruling that blocks the administration from using their steep "social cost of carbon" estimate.

Biden Halts Oil, Gas Leases As Oil Prices Skyrocket At Home

https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-halts-oil-gas-leases-as-oil-prices-skyrocket-at-home

There’s lots of coincidental evidence that, if anything, Biden has been encouraging Putin to take Ukraine. I can’t help but wonder what Biden said in his phone calls to Putin?

In May 2021 Biden gives the go ahead for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline 

In June of 2021 Biden freezes lethal aid to Ukraine

In early December 2021 Biden takes military option off the table. 

December 2021 Biden was still withholding lethal aide. 

February 18 Biden takes kicking Russia out of the SWIFT (International banking ) system off the table

(Bush and Georgia)

2008 Russia and the aids part of Georgia 

Bush sent warships to the Black Sea

Bush took the combat troops that Georgia had in Afghanistan and airlifted them back

Bush signals willingness to give logistical support

Russian troops stopped at … the two enclaves, and they did not make a move

Boris Johnson was roundly praised for his tough-talking speech at the Munich Security Conference today. The speech was seen as the most hardline speech given at the annual security conference. The British Prime Minister was praised afterwards by both supporters and critics alike for "defending a free Europe" and being the most outspoken Western leader against Russian aggression in Ukraine.

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-waive-sanctions-firm-ceo-behind-russias-nord-stream-2-pipeline-source-2021-05-19/

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/18/white-house-ukraine-military-lethal-weapons-495169

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/appeals-ukraine-biden-admin-holds-back-additional-military-aid-kyiv-di-rcna8421

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/594961-white-house-kicking-russia-out-of-swift-unlikely-to-be-in-initial

Biden hypocrisy

https://www.newsweek.com/who-janice-rogers-brown-black-dc-circuit-judge-biden-blocked-appointment-1674175

 

Shame on Biden

Biden should be ashamed of himself. 

He cut off military aid to Ukraine at the start of his term. Then, as Russia gathers 100’s of thousands of  troops with modern tanks and aircraft on Ukraines borders, he only provides 10’s of anti-tank launchers with 100’s of missiles. NO anti air-weapons.  NO anti-ship weapons. NO helicopters.  NO no fly zone. 

He tells Russia ahead of time that we won’t use any US troops. (UK threatens military action). Not to mention he greatly reduces US oil production and greenlights Nord Stream 2 helping Russia.

Biden resists withering sanctions and ask for a month or two for his sanctions to work. Nobody thinks Ukraine has a month or two. 

Biden’s not joining UK and France in pushing to remove Russia from SWIFT 

Now, with Russia’s near completion of their takeover of Ukraine he is talking about limited additional  military aid and just last night offered to evacuate Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy. 

Zelenskyy’s response?   “The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride.”

I hope Zelenskyy survives!  Regardless, he has shown great courage and Ukraine is shaming Biden’s weak feckless response  

https://www.wsj.com/articles/vladimir-putins-ukraine-slaughterhouse-russia-volodymyr-zelensky-11645830840

https://twitter.com/jimlaporta/status/1497428052988641281?s=21

Then don’t invade your neighbors

Russia Threatens ‘Serious Military’ Consequences If Sweden, Finland Join NATO After Ukraine Invasion

https://www.dailywire.com/news/russia-threatens-serious-military-consequences-if-sweden-finland-join-nato-after-ukraine-invasion

WTF-why is Biden helping Putin?

 

Is Biden trying to help Putin?

Biden Turned Over Intelligence To China On Russia's Plans To Invade Ukraine, China Gave It To Russia,

https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-turned-over-intelligence-to-china-on-russias-plans-to-invade-ukraine-china-gave-it-to-russia-report-says

As gas prices skyrocket, the Biden administration announced this week that they're indefinitely delaying new oil and gas drilling on federal land and other energy-related actions following a federal court ruling that blocks the administration from using their steep "social cost of carbon" estimate.

Biden Halts Oil, Gas Leases As Oil Prices Skyrocket At Home

https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-halts-oil-gas-leases-as-oil-prices-skyrocket-at-home

There’s lots of coincidental evidence that, if anything, Biden has been encouraging Putin to take Ukraine. I can’t help but wonder what Biden said in his phone calls to Putin?

In May 2021 Biden gives the go ahead for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline 

In June of 2021 Biden freezes lethal aid to Ukraine

In early December 2021 Biden takes military option off the table. 

December 2021 Biden was still withholding lethal aide. 

February 18 Biden takes kicking Russia out of the SWIFT (International banking ) system off the table

(Bush and Georgia)

2008 Russia and the aids part of Georgia 

Bush sent warships to the Black Sea

Bush took the combat troops that Georgia had in Afghanistan and airlifted them back

Bush signals willingness to give logistical support

Russian troops stopped at … the two enclaves, and they did not make a move

Boris Johnson was roundly praised for his tough-talking speech at the Munich Security Conference today. The speech was seen as the most hardline speech given at the annual security conference. The British Prime Minister was praised afterwards by both supporters and critics alike for "defending a free Europe" and being the most outspoken Western leader against Russian aggression in Ukraine.

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-waive-sanctions-firm-ceo-behind-russias-nord-stream-2-pipeline-source-2021-05-19/

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/18/white-house-ukraine-military-lethal-weapons-495169

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/appeals-ukraine-biden-admin-holds-back-additional-military-aid-kyiv-di-rcna8421

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/594961-white-house-kicking-russia-out-of-swift-unlikely-to-be-in-initial

At least two people don’t know what an existential threat is