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Putin dreamed of ending NATO, and now it’s Finnish-ed.

When do the post office & the dmv weigh in on the wuhan virus?

A lot of Dems talk about what the media tells them to talk about. Not helpful.

Nancy smash is sick of your bullshit.

He seems like a smart guy, but JFC, what a dick!

Come on, media. you have one job. start doing it.

Tick tock motherfuckers!

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Let me eat cake. The rest of you could stand to lose some weight, frankly.

We are aware of all internet traditions.

If you’re pissed about Biden’s speech, he was talking about you.

Despite his magical powers, I don’t think Trump is thinking this through, to be honest.

Thanks for reminding me that Van Jones needs to be slapped.

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Impressively dumb. Congratulations.

Republicans in disarray!

Not all heroes wear capes.

Consistently wrong since 2002

Ah, the different things are different argument.

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Respite (Sorta) Open Thread – Military Giant Cats

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I could use a respite right now – I’ve been reading the tortured logic of some folks who claim that being able to fight a limited nuclear war, and believe that it won’t get worse, is absolutely necessary to keep a nuclear war from happening. The assumptions pile up in giant haystacks like Boris Johnson’s hair. (And hey, how about that first vote!)

This is something that my corner of Twitter is having a lot of fun with. A new account, started this month (like yesterday), called Military Giant Cats. They tweet out only photoshops of cats and military scenes. No comments, but others have been adding them. They have 48 tweets and over 14,000 followers. Some of my faves:

Open thread!

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  7. 7.

    Sab

    Thanks Cheryl.

    My Dad’s actual cat, age unknown, probably at least 12, had hyperthyroid treatment so went radioactive last year. He has been ok since, but getting bullied this year by other cats. Went from 15 pounds in prime to 10 pounds today. Healthy appetite but bully cats.

    Now he is sleeping in my cat bed/laundry basket. Pees everywhere. Cats can be problematic. But he has always been a great guy, which ain’t a cat norm.

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    Sab

    Dump any of those giant cats into whatever cold wet fjord their ship is on and we will see their fortitude. Cold wet cats are wimps, also cold and wet.

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    Jeffro

    ‘Amusing Ourselves to Death’…except for the times when we really, really need a break. Thanks Cheryl!

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    David ??Merry Christmas?? Koch

    Mr. President, I’m not saying we wouldn’t get our hair mussed. But I do say… no more than ten to twenty million killed, tops. Uh… depended on the breaks.

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    Catherine D.

    @Sab: Perhaps have his thyroid and kidney function retested. That’s a lot of weight loss and peeing, which can go with both organs.

    (Been there, done that, sigh)

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    NotMax

    Hear about the air base cat who got too close to the jet engine exhaust?

    Now known as the furry with the singe on top.

    :) (Try the waiters, tip the veal.)

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    Sab

    @trollhattan: Also still cold and wet. That’s always an option with cats. Lots of dogs say ” I’m wet? What’s that?” Cats always say “I am wet? OMG”

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    Martin

    No such thing as a limited nuclear war. Once a nuke goes off, you’re forced to ask where and when the next one will go off. It’s 10 minutes from a sub launch to detonation. You have no time to react to events, you only have proaction, so everything devolves to hitting the big red button ASAP.

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    trollhattan

    @Sab:
    Spouse only has to flash the dog shampoo bottle and he jets from the room. “Threaten me, will you!?!”

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    NotMax

    Repeating here, where it is a better fit.

    Belated effusive thanks to whoever it was (and apologies for not remembering the nym) who recommended trying diabetic socks. Bought a pair when in NY (I never wear socks in Hawaii, sandals are the below the calf uniform du jour) and while they did not entirely relieve the discomfort and swelling of ankles and feet that comes with regular socks of any type, there was a significant and noticeable improvement.

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    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    The kid(and guest “On the Road” photographer) has been putting up pics on IG of the kitten that she found in her Lexus when she got back from Chicago, she named it Lexi(after the car). The kid’s off in Solvang today with her sister and fam celebrating her b-day.

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    prostratedragon

    They get funnier as you scroll down, and the human parts more ridiculous. Who do we think we’re kidding? Thanks, Cheryl.

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    zhena gogolia

    I see in WaPo that Drumpf congratulated Poland on the Nazi invasion of 1 September 1939.

    Love the kitties!

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    Uncle Cosmo

    @Martin:

    It’s 10 minutes from a sub launch to detonation.

    Only if the sub is lurking a couple hundred miles from the target. Soviets feared USN attack subs could take out their boomers in open water & deployed them in close-in waters they could overprotect. Flight time to CONUS from those “bastions” (Barents Sea, Sea of Okhotsk) were roughly the same as land-based ICBMs (20-30 minutes). IIUC the strategic doctrine of “Putinia” is roughly the same.

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    TenguPhule

    A new account, started this month (like yesterday), called Military Giant Cats. They tweet out only photoshops of cats and military scenes.

    But are those cats appropriately fat?

  36. 36.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @Martin: @Uncle Cosmo: Probably a dead thread, but my experience of the concept of a limited nuclear war was based around the concept of a tactical nuclear artillery round being fired. The general run of the exercise would be that the Soviets would come across the IGB at Fulda and Hof and the tripwire units (2ACR and 11ACR (Cole) and their supporting artillery (me in support of 2ACR) and engineer units) would force their units to slow down and deploy into fighting rather than traveling formations. We would then fall back bit by bit as we were inevitably wiped out. The concept was that we would give the units stationed elsewhere in Germany time to get to their fighting positions and our posthumous decorations would be presented to our grieving mothers at a later date. Eventually, the sheer volume of the Soviet advance would begin to overrun our forces. At that point, tactical nukes would be deployed and used against the Soviet troops.

    The thought was that even if they were used on the battlefield no one would be dumb enough to launch the big civilization killers and thus the nuclear exchange would be limited.

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