The RoanokeSlant

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Apparently the weather-people do not have a term for good old fashioned winter-weather in this time of their so called man-made global warming.
Big credibility problem for them and Gore, Greta and Kerry.
Earth Science:  We're in an InterGlacial, we're not in the tropics.
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Groundhog Day storm to spread snow, ice across 2,000-mile-long swath of US
https://news.yahoo.com/groundhog-day-storm-spread-snow-172000617.html
From Austin TX to Albany NY
AccuWeather meteorologists are tracking the makings of a far-reaching, disruptive winter storm which is forecast to spread a plowable snow and significant icing from the central and southern Rockies to parts of the Northeast this week. Denver, Dallas and Detroit are among the major metro areas expected to face wintry consequences and potential travel trouble, forecasters say.
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Boston buried after nor'easter dumps 23.8 inches of snow
https://news.yahoo.com/biggest-snow-totals-top-30-133407667.html
A ferocious nor'easter, which rapidly intensified into a bomb cyclone, slammed areas from the mid-Atlantic to Maine late Friday into Saturday with heavy snow and hurricane-force winds, resulting in a blizzard that generated whiteout conditions and dropped visibility to near zero in many areas.
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'Historic nor'easter': At least 3 dead in New York
https://news.yahoo.com/boston-ties-snow-record-massive-155133656.html
Parts of the Northeast were buried in up to 30 inches of snow Sunday as a "historic nor'easter" released its grip on the region while bitter cold and strong winds swept across the entire East Coast.
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Florida: Sunday morning could be the coldest of the year, with temperatures dropping into the 20s
https://news.yahoo.com/sunday-morning-could-coldest-temperatures-205816742.html
Temperatures are expected to drop to the 20s overnight into Sunday morning. The freeze could impact plants, crops, and outdoor plumbing. If not covered outdoor water pipes could burst, NWS said.
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January 2022 Going Out Like A Lion
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2022/01/january-2022-going-out-like-lion.html
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Irresponsible Judges Continue Dragging Out MVP PipeLine
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2022/01/irresponsible-judges-continue-dragging.html
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A Few Realistic Energy And Climate Change Observations
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2022/02/a-few-realistic-energy-and-climate.html
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posted by Lars Hagen  # 5:30 PM

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Yet Another pathetic RT Editorial: Another federal court reckoning for Mountain Valley Pipeline
https://roanoke.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-another-federal-court-reckoning-for-mountain-valley-pipeline/article_fe611192-7ff7-11ec-9843-0f511199b83c.html#tracking-source=home-top-story
On Tuesday, the federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals nixed approvals that MVP had acquired from the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to build across a 3.5-mile section of the Jefferson National Forest in Giles and Montgomery counties.
Essentially, Judge Thacker stakes the claim that the 4th Circuit was the ACP’s Waterloo. “The companies’ decision came after we vacated several decisions of state and federal agencies approving the project,” the judge notes.
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Judge Thacker’s flaunting about the ACP clearly demonstrates the political bias she harbors toward the major natural-gas energy systems that are lighting and heating our homes and businesses and government.
This is Not law – this is pathetic political and judicial lawlessness draped in a gown.
What has she ever done to heat and light our homes and businesses?
Why hasn't the RT committed to contracts for 100% so-called-renewables?
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The MPV is clearly not a threat to the 3.5-miles of the National Forest and has insignificant impacts compared to the ongoing massive ecological disruption of the so called Blue Ridge Parkway.
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2020/10/distuptor-blue-ridge-parkway-or-mvp.html
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The real diminished entities are not ‘the environment’, it’s the residential and commercial and governmental rate-payers who are at this time being hammered with excessive costs and limited supply of natural gas, an energy source vital to our 100% serviceability now and going forward.
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One only need to observe the way Virginia Government totally decimates natural waterways to recognize how blatantly political the MVP non-approval process is and has been.
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Virginia Stream-Crossing Hypocrisy
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2021/12/virginia-stream-crossing-hypocrisy.html
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Government Stream “Renovation” And The Gas Pipeline
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2016/10/government-stream-renovation-and-gas.html
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The Mountain Valley Pipeline And The Opponent’s Issues
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-mountain-valley-pipeline-and.html
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posted by Lars Hagen  # 5:30 PM

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Fly Biden-Air With Your ‘Arrest Warrant’
This has to be true -- no way you can make this stuff Up!
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Missouri AG calls on Mayorkas to end TSA policy allowing migrants to use civil arrest warrants at airports
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/missouri-ag-calls-on-mayorkas-to-end-tsa-policy-allowing-migrants-to-use-civil-arrest-warrants-at-airports
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Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt called on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday to end a policy allowing migrants to use civil immigration arrest warrants as identification at U.S. airports, accusing the department of a "willful disregard for the safety of the American people."
department of a "willful disregard for the safety of the American people."
"The idea that a federal law enforcement agency would look the other way as individuals openly admit – indeed provide documentation of the fact – that they are fugitives from American justice stretches and strains credulity," Schmitt wrote in a letter to Mayorkas. "So egregious is this open and willful disregard for the rule of law and for the welfare of American citizens that I would not have believed it had not the TSA verified that it was true."
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What an amazing breach of air travel safety laws and safety protocols!
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Just went through the rigorous process of getting the “STAR” designation on my driver’s license at DMV for entry into TSA-US aircraft boarding process.
BUT now Illegal Immigrants can board with a copy of their “Arrest Warrant”!
The Biden Bunch have truly gone NUTS!
Gee Toto – I don’t think we’re living in Reality anymore!
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Virginia residents will need a REAL ID to board an airplane starting October 2020
https://www.tsa.gov/news/press/releases/2019/09/30/virginia-residents-will-need-real-id-board-airplane-starting-october
To get a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license, individuals will need to appear at their local Virginia DMV in person and bring certain documents to prove U.S. citizenship and Virginia residency. Required documents include one proof of identity, one proof of legal presence, two proofs of Virginia residency, one proof of your social security number (if you’ve been issued one) and a current driver’s license if you are applying to exchange one issued by another U.S. state. A list of most commonly used documents is posted online.
Transportation Security Administration officers who staff the ticket document checking station at airports will not allow travelers into the checkpoint without a REAL ID-compliant license or another form of acceptable ID after October 1, 2020, because of a federal law (The REAL ID Act of 2005)
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posted by Lars Hagen  # 9:51 AM

Progressive district attorneys facing backlash while accused of misconduct, being soft on crime.
https://justthenews.com/nation/crime/amid-violent-crime-wave-soros-funded-prosecutors-under-fire-nationwide
Across the country, left-wing district attorneys funded by progressive megadonor George Soros are facing severe backlash, including efforts to oust them from office, for pushing soft-on-crime policies during a nationwide surge in violent crime and, in some cases, allegedly engaging in prosecutorial misconduct.
Soros, 91, has spent the last several years injecting tens of millions of dollars into local district attorney races throughout the country, backing progressive candidates who support policies such as abolishing bail, defunding the police, and decriminalizing or deprioritizing certain offenses.


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Murders rose 5% in 2021 compared to 2020; 44% compared to 2019:
https://www.foxnews.com/us/murders-rose-study-2021
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There were 218 more murders in the 22 cities in 2021 — a 44% increase compared to 2019, representing nearly 1,300 additional lives lost since three years ago, according to updated findings from the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ), a nonpartisan criminal justice policy organization.
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Obama’s war on cops continues unabated:
64 US Cops KIA in 2016; 21 By Ambush; Thanks To Supporting Actors
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2016/12/64-us-cops-kia-in-2016-21-by-ambush.html
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Six law enforcement officers shot across US in less than 48 hours as violent crime surges
https://www.foxnews.com/us/six-law-enforcement-officers-shot-in-major-us-cities-in-less-than-48-hours-as-violent-crime-keeps-surging
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Two police officers were shot in St. Louis, a sheriff's deputy was shot in Milwaukee; and, three more police officers were shot in Houston
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NYC teen charged with shooting NYPD cop walking free on bond
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https://www.foxnews.com/us/nyc-teen-rapper-charged-shooting-nypd-cop-walking-free-bond
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Sad Tale Of Two Cities
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2022/01/sad-tale-of-two-cities-minneapolis.html
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LA Knife Murderer The Personification Of Left-Wing Society
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2022/01/la-knife-murderer-personification-of.html
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Lawless In LA
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2020/12/lawless-in-la.html
The new LA County DA, George Gascon, has declared it’s open season on LawAbiding Citizens
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posted by Lars Hagen  # 9:50 AM

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Majority of US states pursue nuclear power for emission cuts
https://roanoke.com/lifestyles/technology/majority-of-us-states-pursue-nuclear-power-for-emission-cuts/article_e3bf5873-7531-58cf-8f6b-028b3bca81ed.html
As climate change pushes states in the U.S. to dramatically cut their use of fossil fuels, many are coming to the conclusion that solar, wind and other renewable power sources might not be enough to keep the lights on.
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Eureka! Apparently the ‘Renewable Rip Van Winkle’s awoke from a deep Gore-Hypnosis and ‘smelled the coffee’!
Are there others, other than Gore, Greta, Kerry, BlackFace Northam and his Bloomberg-Democrats that do not understand that wind and solar are intermittent and unreliable and require 100% back-up?
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Enter Bill Gates building a prototype municipal sized nuclear power plant.
Roanoke Times, 1-23-2022, Sec-C, Bus Pg C1, C5
Bill Gates Co Building a proto-type 345-MW nuclear power facility.
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https://roanoke.com/news/wyoming-town-picked-for-nuclear-energy-reboot/video_e91104f5-ef9e-5a07-a0fb-5964bc0f41f4.html?md=true#tncms-source=login
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Utilizing right-sized nuclear power plants could be a major solution to the 24-7-365-energy-mix going forward.
Why isn’t our Dept of Energy doing this?  What science are they following?
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Russian born Admiral Rickover installed a nuclear power system in submarine Nautilus in 1954.
https://www.atomicheritage.org/profile/hyman-g-rickover
Since then all our submarines and most of our large ships have utilized nuclear power systems for 68-years.
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Hopefully Bill Gates can do for municipal power what Admiral Rickover did for our military ship power and get it done before the Renewable-Jihadists turn our lights and heat off.
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WSJ: 1-27-22: If You Want Clean Power, Go Fission
Nuclear accidents happen, but the risk of harm is minimal.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/if-you-want-clean-power-go-fission-nuclear-radiation-energy-turbines-emissions-deaths-green-climate-change-11643236061?mod=hp_opin_pos_6#cxrecs_s
Fission is in fashion as drawbacks of intermittent wind and solar power emerge. Fifty-seven nuclear plants are under construction around the world. The European Union is greenlighting new financing, while Boris Johnson in the U.K. and Emmanuel Macron in France have endorsed new domestic construction. China promises 10 new plants a year.
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False Choices And Energy TradeOffs
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2022/01/false-choices-and-energy-tradeoffs.html
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http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2021/07/nyc-blackouts-well-deserved-reap-what.html
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posted by Lars Hagen  # 5:27 PM

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As a follow-up to Biden’s “Afghan-Dunkirk” operation, he is now planning to send 8,000 US troops to face Putin’s 130,000 armored and mechanized-infantry troops supported by airpower all now bordering Ukraine.
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Several thousand US forces put on 'heightened preparedness' amid Russia-Ukraine tension
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/u-s-forces-on-heightened-preparedness-amid-russia-ukraine-tension
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Approximately 8,500 personnel have been placed on heightened preparedness to deploy if needed
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The NATO readiness response is pathetic and anemic.
Germany refuses weapons deliveries to Ukraine
If the Russians invade it will be a Blitzkrieg operation and may well result in the occupation of the capitol Kiyv.
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Biden and Gen Milley are too little and too late for military confrontation and clearly have Not formed a NATO-EU combat-ready coalition.
Perhaps Biden should reflect on what the Russians did to the British in Crimea:
'Into the valley of death rode the 600.'
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2014/04/crimea-revisited.html
A more modern WW2 example of tragic engagement: ‘A Bridge Too Far’:
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-arnhem
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History Lessons:
Weakness emboldens Bad Actors!
Bad Leadership results in tragic outcomes!
Elections have consequences -- sometimes very Bad!
Those who beat their swords into plows -- will plow for those who didn't!
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Germany Trades Ukraine For Putin PipeLine
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2022/01/germany-trades-ukraine-for-putin.html
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Biden To Putin: OK To “Partially” Invade Ukraine
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2022/01/biden-to-putin-ok-to-partially-invade.html
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posted by Lars Hagen  # 10:55 AM

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Minnesota was once the epicenter of Scandinavian immigrants and culture.
Now we're watching 'a new people' turn Minneapolis from "Lake WoBeGon" to anarchy, malfunction and mobocracy.
Gee Toto -- I don't think we're in America anymore!
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WSJ: How Minnesota Went From Tom Sawyer to Huck Finn
https://www.wsj.com/articles/minnesota-went-huck-finn-derek-chauvin-george-floyd-black-lives-matter-riots-shooting-crime-11642800141?mod=hp_opin_pos_3#cxrecs_s
Fifty years ago it was ‘the state that works.’ Now it’s become a microcosm of an America in crisis.
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I (By Lance Morrow) wrote an August 1973 cover story for Time magazine that praised Minnesota as “the state that works.”
The story began with this archaic rhapsody: “It is a state where a residual American secret still seems to operate. Some of the nation’s more agreeable qualities are evident there: courtesy and fairness, honesty, a capacity for innovation, hard work, intellectual adventure and responsibility. . . . Minnesotans are remarkably civil; their crime rate is the third lowest in the nation (after Iowa and Maine).”
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Almost 50 years later, I received an email from an old friend who lives in Minneapolis. He began: “Another report from the hinterland. The people of Minneapolis now share online updates of carjackings and other crimes. It would be difficult to exaggerate the extent of violent crime throughout the city. Everyone now knows someone who’s a victim. This will be a huge issue in this year’s elections.”
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More than 650 people were shot in the city last year; 95 died—just short of the city’s record. There were more than 2,000 robberies. According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, carjackings in the city rose 537% from November 2019 to November 2020, and then rose another 40% in the 10 months after that.
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Minneapolis Now An Epicenter Of Malfeasant Government
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2021/02/minneapolis-epicenter-of-malfeasant.html
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http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2020/11/minneapolis-police-chief-facing.html
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http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2020/05/minneapolis-burning.html
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posted by Lars Hagen  # 9:55 AM

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Pathetic and hypocrite Newsom hyping a PhotoOp picking-up some litter along a rail-road track that few ever see while ignoring the human excrement and derelicts on the sidewalks in the entry ways of scores of apartments and businesses in what was once nice cities in California!
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What special kind of voters are electing people like Newsom and his so called ‘justice system people’ into office year after year as their quality of life spirals into the gutter of a sick humanity?
A pox be on all their houses!
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California Gov. Newsom apologizes for referring to train thieves as gang members (Really?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jan/21/california-gov-gavin-newsom-apologizes-referring-t/
Then he quickly corrected himself: “Forgive me for saying ‘gangs,’ that’s not a pejorative. They’re organized groups of folks that move from site to site.”
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Newsom grapples with his ‘third-world country’
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook/2022/01/21/newsom-grapples-with-his-third-world-country-495802
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LA Knife Murderer The Personification Of Left-Wing Society
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2022/01/la-knife-murderer-personification-of.html
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posted by Lars Hagen  # 11:12 AM

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Pathetic Leadership leads to conflict:
Obama just watched as Putin invaded and took Crimea from Ukraine
Putin builds NordStream Pipelines to Germany
Biden-Chamberlain tells Putin OK to partially invade Ukraine
Germany blocks weapons delivery to Ukraine
Russia moves 100,000+ troops to Ukraine border
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Putin waiting for ground to freeze in Ukraine
and Germans needing heat and lights from fossil-fuels
they abandoned  -- thanks to Gore et al.
Germany blocks Estonian arms exports to Ukraine: report
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-blocks-estonian-arms-exports-to-ukraine-report/a-60520988
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WSJ: Germany’s Reliance on Russian Gas Limits Europe’s Options in Ukraine Crisis
https://www.wsj.com/articles/germanys-reliance-on-russian-gas-limits-europes-options-in-ukraine-crisis-11642939203?mod=hp_lead_pos5
Berlin is vulnerable if the West sanctions Russia over Ukraine and Moscow responds by cutting off exports
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Germany refuses weapons deliveries to Ukraine
Although other NATO allies, including Britain and Poland, have also agreed to export weapons directly to Ukraine, the German government has so far declined to do so.
Germany reportedly refused to allow Estonia to send its German-made weapons to Ukraine. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania pledged support to Kyiv against possible Russian aggression.
Germany is one of the world's top arms producers and exporters, with sales increasing 21% from 2016 to 2020, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
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Biden To Putin: OK To “Partially” Invade Ukraine
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2022/01/biden-to-putin-ok-to-partially-invade.html
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Biden is the reincarnation of Neville Chamberlain’s 1938 European Appeasement Policy that kick-started WW-2 by appeasing Hitler’s invasion of Poland and the Rhineland.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neville_Chamberlain
Only Biden doesn’t even know he’s doing it – just a cognitive oversight leading to war.
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Germany’s Merkel Fell Under Gore’s Lorelei Of AGW-Alarmism
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2018/07/germanys-merkel-fell-under-gores.html
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Germany’s Self-Inflicted Energy Wounds And Dependence
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2021/12/self-inflicted-energy-wounds.html
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posted by Lars Hagen  # 10:48 AM