Silicon Bites #68 - Assad's Brutal Regime is Falling and Putin Feels the Walls Close in Around him

[@davidtyer2373]

"There are decades where nothing happens and then weeks where decades happen"

[@andrewharrison1194]

Assad showed his style. "Send me a ride, not weapons".

[@betterdonotanswer]

Zelensky will join Assad pretty soon.

[@msumungo]

@@betterdonotanswer No. Instead, Putin will join Assad. Putin and Assad will both be sorely Ass-sad.

[@thepub245]

​@@betterdonotanswerDoubt that very much.

[@betterdonotanswer]

Which doubtful doubts are undoubtedly inane.

[@thepub245]

@@betterdonotanswer word salad.

[@AndrewJarvis-hn7cc]

A rare delight on this channel, to hear, and see, a real human being speaking flawless, almost poetic English !

[@oldowleye3161]

Much better than to listen russian - the language of the terrorists of this world

[@ARCHIEWestwood]

I agree - we don't need loads of images on the screen while the presenter is talking. This is an excellent analysis of the complex situation in Syria, well delivered.

[@samedwards6683]

Thanks so much for creating and sharing this informative video. Great job. Keep it up. Slava Ukraini. Heroyam Slava 🇺🇦

[@kristjanpeil.bsky.social]

It's such Assad day for Russia.

[@susylove7739]

😍

[@thinktwice-me7ie]

Brilliant Jonathan! Thank you

[@MsZeeZed]

Rare treat to see Lavrov caught out this weekend. Publicly chiding Al Jazeera for not calling HTS “terrorists” when interviewed in Doha, today the same Syrians are now being referred to as “the opposition” by Moscow, with whom they are trying to open a dialogue with 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@garyleahy2524]

Thank you for this excellent analysis..

[@laurencehastings7473]

I suspect that other countries suffering under 'Russian influence' will be watching very carefully and assessing their own chances of breaking free from the shackles imposed upon them. Putin too must be very concerned for his own welfare. His strongman image is fading rapidly and that is all that is keeping him alive.

[@richardjohnson3463]

Re Putin, not for long I trust...

[@georgek1234]

​@@richardjohnson3463as my late mother used to say (and she came out of war torn Vienna): "we can only hope!"... Slava Ukraïni... the world stands with you.

[@jonstates6053]

Reference to Nuremberg trials was brilliant

[@danielmcinnes20]

Excellent, as always!!! Thank you Johnathan!! Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦!!!!

[@Elisabeth-j7s]

Thank you! Glory to Ukraine!!❤💙💛❤

[@joachim5080]

Great episode!

[@wegder]

Losing the military bases and warm water ports is a big deal, probably

[@mortenjohansen4120]

No, putin will offer the new rulers billions of cash in order to keep the bases

[@grahamstrouse1165]

It’ll be huge if Putin loses them.

[@RobertHoffmanYoke]

I am watching from Papua 🇵🇬 New 🇵🇬 Guinea 🇵🇬 a Pacific Island Nation state 🇵🇬

[@georgek1234]

Make sure you folks in the Pacific say no to anything offered by either Russia or China.

[@georgek1234]

Make sure you say no to anything from Russia or China

[@hrvojesvetec3058]

Waiting for Russia saying "it was CIA and Ukraine operation"😂😂

[@max_skim-pontoon-cough]

Seems more like they were in on it with Erdogan

[@MsZeeZed]

“Geo-political experiments by those wishing to fish in muddy waters” was Lavrov’s take on this. Before he had to pivot and negotiate with HTS to secure the lives of Russian troops.

[@mortenjohansen4120]

Don’t forget «nazies» and «Zionists»

[@flipw3605]

They have already said it is Ukraine that is behind it.

[@PandemoniumMeltDown]

Already done...

[@madeleinesuzette]

Thanks Johnathon 👍 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇦🇺🇦🇺🦘🦘🦘💪

[@georgeanthony6767]

KREMLIN DOMINOES ARE FALLING! SLAVA UKRAINI ⚔

[@Tetiana-k7s]

Thanks Jonathan for your brilliant - eloquent and insightful overview and analysis of events! Thank you for being a great friend of Ukraine. It's so good to have such clever and articulate friends. ❤️🙏💙💛

[@lizandravigo8030]

Thank you, glory to Ukrain 🙏🕊️💫⭐️✌🏻

[@andrewthomson137]

Thanks Jonathan that fleeting moment of imagining waking up from a very very long "Bad Nightmare" gave me a moment of joy.

[@richardjohnson3463]

Thanks again for your razor sharp and perceptive analysis Jonathan. I continue to hope for Putin and his friend's payback as soon as possible, his day is surely coming...

[@x-tremex-wing]

So glad I stumbled on your channel. Informative and great guests. Keep up the good work

[@Rockall57]

You're late to the party 😂....

[@x-tremex-wing]

@Rockall57been here a few months but wanted to get in a comment before the ruski bots start

[@Rockall57]

@x-tremex-wing 😂

[@michelleagnew8780]

@@x-tremex-wingwelcome to the family! It’s awesome to have another viewer here😇

[@deanejoyce5393]

Welcome

[@BrulesRules]

Great content, thank you.

[@mayerlac]

Excellent, thx

[@TalibanAtrocities]

Edward Snowden wondering why there's a giraffe moving in next door

[@alivekicking6247]

😂

[@proodscot]

😂😂😂👍

[@morstyrannis1951]

Eddie is likely down to his last USB drive to avoid falling from a window. His secrets are less valuable with every passing day.

[@kristjanpeil.bsky.social]

Oh I completely forgot about Eddie. I bet he's real proud these days of where he's living.

[@PandemoniumMeltDown]

@@kristjanpeil.bsky.social All this Eddie here reminds me of Unfufu

[@johncromwell2529]

Thx JF Great work!

[@MultiCappie]

Ceausescu or Qaddafi, or better yet, Mussolini...

[@matsfrommusic]

4:00 That's a good observation, Putin becoming more paranoid now. Russia's inaction in Syria this last week says something.

[@sherryberry2394]

"Imagine how crowded the Kremlin is becoming..." 🏆👍

[@rossr6616]

Losers Club at the Kremlin

[@raulvinals]

Excellent analysis, Jonathan as usual... I heard you once communicating in Ukrainian or perhaps Russian language, not 1oo% sure. I completed my education/indoctrination in Donetsk while Ukraine was still under Soviet occupation (from 1978 to1983). It was a nice surprise hearing you speaking flawlessly in a Slavic language. Keep up the great work, mom ami Slava Ukraini ❤️💖❤️‍🩹 Raúl, from Toronto, Canada. Cheers ***🎉🎉🎉***

[@georgek1234]

Raul... is it just me an hour west of you or do you also hear a pro Russian stance on CBC Radio 1 top of the hour news reports... I've written the Ombudsman and director of news programming but it seems they just can't stop reporting: "...and Russia says....". Anna Danylchuk just did another excellent episode of Big Russian Lies: Media #5

[@lizandravigo8030]

People should remember the Nuremberg trials……for these tirants🫣

[@geoffreytucker3049]

Indonesia is a good Suni example of what can be done after dictatorship. It is a secular democracy with many vested interest parties. It has maintained peace and encoraged growth , but justice for past human rights abuse has not been thorough.

[@julilab]

Syria - big geopolitical change also for Russia I quote Prof. Reinhard Schulze, a well known GER expert on the Syrian region: “The upheaval in Syria will result in a far-reaching transformation of the Middle Eastern political landscape. It will set a process in motion that will initially lead to a curtailment of Iranian expansionist interests. Then it will force Hamas to submit to a negotiated solution and finally release the hostages. It will isolate Hezbollah politically. It will trigger an intra-Arab debate about legitimate rule. It will call into question the government's ties to Russia. The effects will be felt by all states in the region. Russia's strategic defeat is demonstrated by the fact that it is preparing to abandon its bases, especially Hmeimim, and no longer wants to protect even the Alawite area. Russia's withdrawal from Syria is reminiscent of the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan with its well-known end.”

[@tedbrooks7020]

Putin next??

[@Grant_S_M]

Crossing my fingers HARD

[@amandabosca1714]

and then Trump

[@catherinerobson5482]

And how does Trump square his nominee or NSA Tulsi Gabbard and her secret meeting sight Asad.

[@40watt_club]

Assad will move into her basement :-)

[@morstyrannis1951]

MAGA and Trump are virtually incapable of attracting anyone with personal character. They’re like Putin’s cronies; no interest in public service they’re only serving their personal financial interests.

[@europeanlove-111]

putin: caviar is finished!

[@lynnmcquillan2338]

Thankyou Johnathan 👍👍👍 as in depth as ever and as much as is possible for the moment 🙌

[@migsvensurfing6310]

Thank you.

[@margarethutton9116]

YES YES YES

[@iantalbot2304]

Putin should realise that all dictators end up this way.

[@asynchronicity]

Oh, he knows

[@281992pdr]

Not true: E.g. Stalin, Mugabe, the Kims, Khomeini, Mao etc, etc, etc

[@American-In-Mykolaiv]

@@281992pdr Although the Kremlin will not be forgiving for what Putin has done to Russia!

[@max_skim-pontoon-cough]

@@281992pdr only “the bad dictators ™️”. The “good ones”, like Jordan, Egypt, Saudi, etc, get billions dollars in foreign aid 😂

[@drychaf]

Only if people counter them, instead of accommodating them.

[@DanutaBukowiecka]

Tak konczy reżim 😂😂😂 putin na ciebie kolej😮😮😮😮

[@carolwilliams8511]

We wanted a return to 1991 borders for Ukraine not 1991 chaos for Russia. All could have been avoided if the kremlin hadn't been so intent on imperial expansion. Russian history lesson 'And then it got worse 😂'.

[@daheikkinen]

Assad is currently flying over Putin's table, which takes around four days to traverse.

[@leannevandekew1996]

Trump never went to A&W for burgers because the alphabet confuses him.

[@MultiCappie]

Russia doesn't need the bases in Syria, they can just use their aircraft carrier.

[@SiliconCurtain]

🤣

[@larrysteinke1839]

they just have to figure out how to tow it from one place to another 😅

[@joefromravenna]

The only surprise is that it’s Syria that has been the first to fall. I thought Cuba or Venezuela would have gone down sooner than Syria.

[@joefromravenna]

The other countries on the bingo card: North Korea Cambodia Vietnam South Africa Chad Ethiopia Laos Kazakhstan Byelorussia Uzbekistan Mongolia Turkmenistan Iraq Iran China

[@catznjam470]

If these reports pan out, he and his dynasty went down in a fireball - could have been particularly embarrassing at this time to have a dictator on the run in Moscow - weird how many head there.

[@klausmuhlbach1869]

So how will these cowards be brought to justice? Do these people have shelters for fellow dictators?

[@leannevandekew1996]

Trump never liked White Castle because he never understood chess.

[@LindaStevensBZ]

Putin, the Fool.

[@romansseja4062]

The effects of an economic blockade.

[@nicpiperdebreit8211]

Is the elephant in the room the presence of an American military base in Syria at the junction of Syria Jordan and Iraq and the fact that nobody seems to be clocking the convoys of Humvees driven by the PPK Kurds ?!? (perhaps it's like muscovites driving Mercs ?? ). Slava Ukraini

[@leannevandekew1996]

It's in Trump's genes and upbringing. Trump's father Fred was arrested in New York City in 1927, when a group of Klansmen got into a brawl with police officers during a Memorial Day parade in Queens. There is a document trail, and the names, dates, and addresses match up. The New York Times published a story about the riot and the seven men who were arrested; Fred Trump is mentioned by name. His address is given at 175-24 Devonshire Road, Jamaica, New York City, and the federal census of 1930 shows that Fred Trump resided there.

[@nickkotey5997]

Slava Ukraine

[@fredk9999]

Where is al-Assad?

[@larrysteinke1839]

cowering in Moscow

[@fredk9999]

@ actually, no safer place than Russia and Moscow

[@larrysteinke1839]

@@fredk9999 let's see, I bet Putin is having some bad nights thinking of what happened with Ceausescu, Saddam Hussein, and his old friend Gaddaffi.

[@fredk9999]

@ no, President Putin is focused on the war he is winning in Ukraine. He and al-Assad are not speaking-just guest quarters in The Four Seasons

[@yrmanja]

For decades Turkey has been witnessing tragical conseqences of wars in moslem countries. Millions of refugees live in Turkey. It is important to put end to chaos in moslem world. Perhaps Russia and the USA are powerful countries, but there are too many gaps between them. Perhaps Turkish intelligence is not so important, but who or what can show to the world that moslem people are people of peace, not people of war?

[@reggielou2653]

Poor Putin

[@florete2310]

4:26 Wait a minute... The only one I'm really sorry for is Ed Snowdon. That guy should be repatriated and reinstated and his services to democracy should be acknowledged.

[@SiliconCurtain]

He’s a traitor that cause huge damage to the national security interests of the west. He went far beyond whistleblowing- which has its place in a democracy. He’s now a Kremlin agent and should be left to rot in Moscow.

[@florete2310]

@@SiliconCurtain A Kremlin agent? Are you really sure about that?? On what basis? Do you really think he's actively spying for the Kremlin? I dunno... As much as I agree with your content in general, but I strongly disagree on that point. I think it's a good thing he warned the people about the machinations of the security apparatus. Not that it bore much fruit; people still act irresponsible when it comes to cyber security - but at least he raised awareness and gave people a choice.

[@deanejoyce5393]

😁😁

[@kirstentrolle-hansen5389]

In Moscow according to Konstantin and TASS, and already equipped with a 'humanitarian asylum'. Must be fun in the Kremlin these days😅

[@catznjam470]

We gotta watch this guy very carefully, the rebranding of the name and the look are very concerning. There's no good guys, it's just a matter of what's worst going forward - Al Nusra Front, al Qaeda, I don't like it, people are too gullible - and I worry about hair triggers in Israel and Saudi Arabia, among others - what does this mean for Ukraine and the rest of Eastern Europe? Which factions are going to work together, and who backs who? I don't like or trust erdogan, I know that much -

[@skugskug9078]

Sure, 2 more weeks. Meanwhile Russia has re-established control on the near abroad and the situation on the frontline is looking critical. Maybe thats why you dont talk about it?

[@bazzadebear8012]

Don't you just love propaganda LOL

[@NormanCresswell]

Please get rid of that blurred background, so we can watch and like your site, no other bloggers do this. NORMAN.

[@KingofInterns]

Just listen.

[@larrysteinke1839]

haven't been on a Zoom meeting recently? focus man. This is not a cricket game where what goes on in the back ground is more interesting than the main event😉 and i don't think he has a cat.

[@MillieMarks-m4x]

I usually like to watch your videos, but this one was annoying how you were looking to the side reading. I couldn't concentrate. Sorry, but maybe you could put the cards towards your video next time.

[@michelleagnew8780]

I always like to watch his videos. He researches diligently and always has wonderful guests. Every video is presented from a place of wholehearted desire to educate and grow understanding of whatever the subject matter is. That is what I choose to observe. That is what is valuable to me as a subscriber. I’ll never criticize anything about his appearance. I look forward to seeing his mug as often as I can watch.

[@SiliconCurtain]

Sorry to hear that

[@georgedoolittle9015]

​@@SiliconCurtainpick up your game mister! We demand complete and perfect knowledge of everything and in the here and now!😊😊

[@bernardkealey6449]

Please keep doing what works most comfortably for you. I’m sure 99% of your subscribers appreciate your clear, calm delivery of well informed and contextualised knowledge regardless of the video background being blurred or the apparent angle between your script and eyes.

[@proodscot]

No need to watch, there are no pictures - just listen, like radio

[@gatonegro5193]

Thank you, Jonathan 👍👍👏👏🤘🤘🫶🙏🫡🇺🇦🐈‍⬛