Day 989
Mint a million copies
More pesky drones last night. Boom! Boom! Boom!
The death squad next door has started attaching thermobaric warheads to their Iranian Shahed-136s in order to kill civilians in large cities. According to the Kyiv-based Defense Express ezine, “The TB BCh-50 warhead weighs 52.4 kg, which, in addition to the thermobaric effect, also has a fragmentation effect due to 2,306 destructive elements in the form of 9 mm diameter balls.”
Thermobaric munitions demonstrate maximum effectiveness in confined spaces, as such a "cloud" can cover several rooms. That is why the russian federation is using Shahed drones with TB BCh-50 to attack cities in order to kill the civilian population of Ukraine. That is why Kyiv is primarily under attack by russian drones.
In related news, one more residential building in Kharkiv was pulverized last night.
As of this writing, the search for survivors is still underway. Scores of casualties in Odesa and Zaporizhia region from similar attacks have also been reported.
Not to worry. Un-diplomat Richard might get the nod from Donald. He will tasked with tampering down ultraviolence in this part of the world, lest it spill over to MAGA land.
RICHARD GRENELL, potential secretary of state
Grenell is among Trump's closest foreign policy advisers. During the president-elect's first four-year term, he served as acting director of national intelligence and U.S. ambassador to Germany. When Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in September, Grenell sat in on the private meeting.
Grenell's private dealings with foreign leaders and often-caustic personality have made him the center of multiple controversies, though significant Republican gains in the Senate mean he could likely be confirmed. He is also considered a top contender for national security adviser, which does not require Senate confirmation.
Among the policies he has advocated for is setting up an autonomous zone in eastern Ukraine to end the war there, a position Kyiv considers unacceptable. — c/o Reuters, November 8, 2024
That Richard doesn’t speak Ukrainian and has never been to Ukraine make him the ideal candidate.
Yesterday Z was in Budapest pressing the flesh with Richard’s friend Viktor, Donald’s favorite European autocrat.
Parakushti për çdo paqe është komunikimi. Kushti i komunikimit është një armëpushim," tha Orbán. "Duhet kohë për të negociuar. Por së pari, një armëpushim."
"Pra, ajo që unë po argumentoj në favor është që të ketë një armëpushim që mund të sigurojë hapësirë dhe kohë për palët ndërluftuese që të kenë komunikim dhe të fillojnë negociatat për paqen," shtoi ai1.
This translates roughly to: “Stop fighting back, everything will be fine.”
Donald, we recall, has promised to solve our bloody little spat with Russia within 24 hours before taking office. That would be a violation of the Logan Act, but he is immune from prosecution for illegal acts he commits so it doesn’t matter.
Since today is Friday, I want to end on a wildly light note. But Verite’s reimagined Weekend is kinda dark.
Mint a million copies.
It doesn’t sound good at all.