Stand offish..

United States and Germany tried to resolve a stand-off that has so far prevented the West from sending heavy tanks to Ukraine.

Berlin has so far blocked allies from sending its Leopard 2 tanks, workhorse of militaries across Europe. Washington and many Western allies say the Leopards - which Germany made in the thousands during the Cold War and exported to its allies - are the only suitable option available in big enough numbers.

A German government source said Berlin would lift its objections if Washington sends its own Abrams tanks. But U.S. officials say they have no plans yet to send the Abrams, which runs on powerful turbine engines seen as using too much fuel for Kyiv's strained logistics system to supply at the front.

The West is saying "Let the killing continues." We really care. Just a thought.

Agesim..

 

Many seniors live alone, with limited means to get out and socialize. They have lost spouses, friends, neighbors, doctors, and other associates. As a result, they are highly susceptible to feelings of loneliness and isolation.   

As we age, we are naturally less able to do for ourselves. Declining physical health, unstable balance, falls, memory loss, dementia, impaired mobility, frailty…all these factors and more contribute to greater reliance on others.  

Retirement, lack of dependent children, empty calendars, failing memory, weakening faculties are just some of the contributors to a sense of insignificance among the elderly. 

Add to that ageism, so prevalent in our youth-obsessed culture, and it’s easy to understand why seniors can become despondent.

Sold..

 

Representative Nancy Pelosi's decision to sell her Google stocks just a month before the Department of Justice (DOJ) and eight states sued the tech giant has raised eyebrows as to whether she knew a massive antitrust lawsuit was coming.

The DOJ announced Tuesday that it was suing Google for abusing a monopoly over a "wide swath" of online advertising tools and corrupting "legitimate competition in the ad tech industry" by doing so.

Shortly after the announcement, some social media users noticed that Pelosi sold up to $3 million of her Google stocks four weeks earlier. Congressional filings show that the California Democrat sold 10,000 shares of Alphabet Inc.

Just a thought.

Slip-Up..

 

The slipup occurred as Biden listed statistics for various armaments sent by Ukraine's allies to aid the country against the invading Russians. 

President Biden said such supplies were "all to help counter Ukraine's brutal aggression that's happening because of Russia."

The president seemingly meant to say "Russia's brutal aggression." He paused briefly after he said aggression, then added the statement about Russia to the end of the sentence.  

The gaffe occurred during Biden's announcement that the United States would provide Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's forces with 31 M1 Abrams battle tanks.

Comment:

Is there a time in the history of the USA and are not involved in a war somewhere?

Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Somalia, Ukraine.

Clueless..

 

Eggs .

 

Transparent..

 

  “President Joe Biden said that the world will experience food shortages as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and production increases were a subject of discussions at a Group of Seven meeting on Thursday.

“‘It’s going to be real,‘ Biden said at a news conference in Brussels. ‘The price of the sanctions is not just imposed upon Russia. It’s imposed upon an awful lot of countries as well, including European countries and our country as well.'”

Corruption..

 

A string of resignations, dismissals and reassignments shook Ukraine's government Monday as Ukrainian President and others confirmed the shakeup of high-level positions.
A liaison for Ukraine's Cabinet informed the country's parliament that it had dismissed six deputy ministers and five regional administrators for undisclosed reasons.
Zelenskyy said "we have already made personnel decisions—some today, some tomorrow—regarding officials at various levels in ministries and other central government bodies, in the regions, and in the law enforcement system."
Deputy Defense Minister  submitted a hand-written resignation note a day after a news report accused his office of corruption. 

I'm shocked, "shocked I'll tell you." The American dollars is pouring in, and as Pres. Biden said "they're defending democracy." 

Just a "Dismissed" thought.

Catatonic..

 

“Boredom is a real thing. The human species needs something productive to do. Otherwise, life feels aimless,” 

“A lot of retirees say they’re busy. Busy? Doing what? Doing something 18 levels below your pay grade is not good for you.” Just a thought.

Outfit..