he Taunton Flag, now the flag of Taunton, Massachusetts, was a flag made on the eve of the American Revolution in 1774.

Reading 'Liberty and Union' the flag sought to represent a desire for American independence, and a sense of dissent against the British crown

You’re paying for Ukraine’s reconstruction.

This is getting interesting: the Wagner mercenary group is now at war against the Russian Armed Forces. The Kremlin is treating this as a serious threat that could reach Moscow.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12228381/amp/Wagner-mercenaries-killed-RUSSIAN-missile-strikes.html

“Prigozhin has for months been openly accusing Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Russia's top general, Valery Gerasimov, of rank incompetence and of denying Wagner ammunition and support.”

I can’t blame Wagner for turning on the incompetent Russian government. Imagine putting your life on the line and fighting for a government that won’t even give you enough ammunition to fight it’s war.

Regardless of what you think of Ukraine, you have to admit that that the leadership of the Russian Armed Forces REALLY screwed up their invasion of Ukraine, and their own incompetence is probably more to blame for the majority of Russian casualties than anything else. We saw this at the beginning of the war when they the Russian army tried to sack Kiev, but it doesn’t appear they’ve been any less incompetent since then, judging by what the Wagner boss (Prigozhin) has been saying about the Russian army and his decision to turn against the Russian military.

Wagner turning against the Russian Armed Forces is a very big deal, because it appears that most of Russia’s big victories in Ukraine were due to the Wagner group rather than the main Russian Army.

“Prigozhin, a one-time Putin ally, in recent months has carried out an increasingly bitter feud with Moscow.
Wagner led Russia's capture of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut last month, Russia's biggest victory in 10 months, and Prigozhin has used its battlefield success to criticise the leadership of the defense ministry with seeming impunity - until now.”

Without Wagner, the Russian invasion is screwed, but on top of that, now Wagner wants to fight the Russian military and oust Putin.

https://news.1rj.ru/str/hapaperspective/10391

The man leading a group of battle hardened and capable mercenaries, hell bent on eliminating Putin and his entire administration, was once Putin’s chef.

Here’s my next prediction: civil war in Russia.

Looks like Adams has moved to the killing stage. https://twitter.com/ScottAdamsSays/status/1672227473189384192?s=20

Well I guess that explains how he got to be the leader of Wagner. There are no good guys in this war.

Kadyrov’s forces are approaching Rostov. If they start shooting Wagner it will officially be the start of the civil war.

I think a large portion of the Russian population is going to support Wagner’s attempt to oust Putin’s government. Many Russians don’t support the war in Ukraine and don’t like how Putin’s administration has been pushing their entire population into a poorly planned war that has killed many Russians.

That’s reassuring 🤓

It’s hard for me to imagine this “de escalation” agreement will last, because Wagner has already crossed the rubicon. Is the Putin administration going to just allow Wagner to return to Ukraine and keep fighting as if everything is all good now? I’d like to think Prigozhin knows better.

https://news.1rj.ru/str/UBERSOY1/2748

From an interview of George Orwell very near the end of his life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIoAX5bI6S0

Diogenese has always been one of my favorite philosophers. He also used to shove that lantern in people’s faces and say to them “Have you seen the light of truth??”

People thought he was crazy but we all know better.

@AltSkull48