Insights Into Putin's Latest Antics

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[@AstroGremlinAmerican]

Putin is poking fun at Kamala. She will be a figure of fun for four years.

[@glenngreatorex3520]

Yes we're here. Are you there?

[@VladVexlerChat]

Yes!!

[@glenngreatorex3520]

​@@VladVexlerChat Bollocks. Thought I had you.

[@DarkestAlice]

Thank you, Vlad, for your update. I so enjoyed listening to your laughs - couldn't keep myself from giggling madly. Take good care of yourself. Lots of love to you and to the beautiful community. 🇺🇦 Перемоги та миру всім українцям! 🇺🇦

[@fredrikz5420]

Krya på dig! 🇸🇪

[@JuliaMRichter]

Oh Vlad! Get better please.🌻💙🌻

[@begr_wiedererkennungswert]

❤

[@VladVexlerChat]

@@JuliaMRichter doing my bestestest 🌻hugs your way Julia!

[@xmoose9]

I'm here Vlad, I'm glad you're there too, get better soon always happy to see you!

[@BadVideoWatcher1]

Putin convening with shamans to get Tengri's permission to use nukes isn't something I would have thought I'd ever hear

[@willhudson5625]

Community in da house

[@paprika777]

Bootieful community.

[@coopoylozenge5964]

Vlad: significant public intellectual

[@coopoylozenge5964]

@@Mr.Monta77I’m curious. If you feel so disparaging about Vlad, why do you listen to him and take trouble to make such a remark?

[@Mr.Monta77]

@@coopoylozenge5964 Because I distrust public adoration of people. We need a critical perspective of every public figure. And I’m certain that Vlad himself will encourage everyone who admire him to seek knowledge and regard all sources of information with a dispassionate and unsentimental attitude. Besides, admiration and flattery is the seed of corruption of the mind and unhealthy ego-development. I certainly wish Vlad both success and good health and I appreciate his videos, but I don’t make the mistake to regard him as an oracle of truth. He can predict the future no more or no less than you and me. And I’m sure that Vlad himself will be the first to acknowledge the wisdom of Aleksander Ostrovsky, when he wrote the play - 'Enough Stupidity in Every Wise Man'. Only a fool would be seduced by Vlad’s eloquence. I don’t deny that he has both historical, academical and cultural knowledge about Russia, but that doesn’t mean that his analysis of a situation is his subjective perspective and never anything else. The mistake I see many viewers make, is to confuse Vlad’s personal charm and eloquence with an ability to tell the phenomenological truth, without taking into his own positioning and personal preference and politics. In other words: I’m sure Vlad is a great guy but I will never rely on his videos as the final word on anything. He is one source out of many. Period.

[@tk80mufa5]

If by "intellectual" you mean very biased echo chamber guy , who regurtitates the same handful of points ad nauseum , and has a literal cognitive decline impairment , where he barely leaves his cluttered appartment or even bed , then yes i agree.

[@sambmont]

Hello Vlad!! Great to see you!!

[@paulgallagher6544]

Looking good Vlad.

[@Brian-bw3uu]

I watched that Q&A with Putin last week, where he said he supported Kamala and it was obviously a joke He said he had been a Biden supporter and Biden had told his supporters to support Kamala so, well, he had to support Kamala 🤷‍♂️ And the whole room burst out laughing

[@-frantsel6403]

Love you Vlad!

[@philcollins884]

Be well our Leader ! Get well soon. SLAVA UKRAINE 🇺🇦🇺🇸

[@PerCarlsson-fd7vk]

Get well soon!

[@hivetech4903]

Hello beautiful Vlad this is community 😊

[@_amalfitano]

Present. I don't quite understand how, but am glad there is at least communication between our worlds. 📡

[@tertrathore5886]

Thank you for the video. As a Ukrainian, I'm glad to see such a reasonable point of view from someone in our allied Western countries.

[@Jensmueller137]

Love you vlad ❤️ going through a physically tough time too right now and youre an inspiration honestly! Thank you very much!

[@Scanlonam]

I'd agree with Vlad's comment about how those drawn into being serious affected by the Ukraine War won't always be quick to oppose it. Most people who oppose the war will be the same kind of people who were drawn to Navalny's campaigns than those who "lost several kinfolk in Ukraine" even though the two groups can overlap. In my experience you can't underestimate notions like "Don't let my loss be in vain." or pressures of family loyalty. Not in any country. While in my country there have always been anti-war veterans, the simple fact of life is that different people can always come out of similar experiences with very different conclusions.

[@danielcreamer9669]

Yeah vlads on!

[@Etcher]

Thanks Vlad, hope you feel better soon x

[@tanyacharbury4728]

Thank you. I hope you feel better soon!

[@PokemonGuy666]

Man I feel so angry you are in such pain! Thinking about you brother.

[@clairerobinson7658]

Wishing you better health and love, Vlad ❤❤

[@yhormsson]

I hope you get better soon, and that the good times last for as long as possible

[@CarolynAcosta-mw2dl]

I thought that when Putin referred to favoring Kamala Harris, he was saying it mockingly. I thought the translation referred to Biden endorsing her therefore he should too, and people were laughing, so that was my interpretation at least.

[@Faynegillia]

Putin is like a character in a twisted version of the story of the emperor's new clothes. The more people talk about his "red lines" as if they are real, or suggest that he might have real "red lines" that we just haven't found yet, the more false legitimacy this idea gains.

[@renstein8210]

This whole conflict is the west putting words in Putin’s mouth and then making fun of him when he doesn’t do those things.

[@jessicarowley9631]

This new rumour about Putin and Shamans is genuinely funny.

[@ColourBlindHero]

I paused this video and in the freeze frame you are giving the most hard tough guy look at the camera. 😆

[@Brasidas69]

Thank you.

[@KatyaReminiec9399]

Get well soon

[@Lou.B]

Fascinating observations, Vlad! Thank You! (and wishing you good health!)

[@petermelville5524]

Vlad, stay buzzed!

[@glenn5328]

Hi Vlad Good evening from a lovely spot on the north Norfolk coast. Hope you start to feel better soon. As Ben Hodges says ….its logistics that are important…..degrade Russia’s economy and keep hitting its military infrastructure. A drone induced earthquake yesterday at the large arms depot…..don’t mess with Ukrainians…..they are mad!!!

[@PaulMacPhee]

Thanks

[@TheRealKlype]

We are always talking about that little thug's red lines, we should really be talking about our red lines

[@patricknorton5788]

Maybe. Ultimatums are not usually the best policy in international relations among civilized nations. Between civilized nations and Russia? Maybe. Should have been done before 2014.

[@Katoshi_Takagumi]

@@patricknorton5788 To me it seems that ultimatums are usually used with the intention, and hope, that the other side rejects the demands made on them.

[@patricknorton5788]

@@Katoshi_Takagumi That seems reasonable.

[@Alomtancos]

Here! Listening!

[@arthurdowney2846]

The Shaman rumor reminds me of the old history channel shows centered around Hitler and "the occult." What's next; Putin and aliens?

[@moggadah]

I don't know if you heard of Alexander Gabyshev. He's a shaman in Russian federation that is being kept in some psychiatric hospital after trying to conduct a March from the far East to Moscow in order to conduct a ritual to release the evil spirit in the Kremlin. There's a video on the internet of a Russian swat team tracking him down in his cabin. The occult is certainly present in the mind of Putin.

[@Katoshi_Takagumi]

How seriously are we supposed to take someone who cosplays Sauron by handing out special rings to his minions.

[@mikkeljensen1603]

As the war goes on, does the Russian internal politics become more irelevant?

[@DirtySanchez943]

I love this Vlad here 😊😊😊

[@jeffmason7013]

So, 180K is about six months worth of battlefield casualties. Then what?

[@kentalanlee]

They are just trying to maintain until after the US election, hoping for an own-goal on the Allies' part thereafter. And to be fair, it could happen.

[@alexwithletters3215]

They say 180k but that doesn't mean 180k. They say that to maintain their appearances of the war going well in front of people who don't think much. My uneducated guess would be that 180k means anywhere north of 360k.

[@connectwithyourdeck]

Please rest dear Vlad I can see the inflammation in your eyes…we want you to get well soon xx

[@Worldgonemad99]

Vlad. Get well soon xx

[@mariarucci78]

Vlad get better soon, even from your bed you beautiful mind is as usual on fire 🔥

[@jbroskito]

That shaman thing is hilarious 😂

[@Mono_Lithicc]

Dear Vlad, do you think it would be possible you could perhaps give your take on Carl Gustav Jung? I understand that may lay slightly outside of your area of focus but I gather you are interested in Nietzsche. As a Jung enthusiast, it'd satiate my curiosity very much, even if just brief! Thank you. I wish you good health and love from Czech Republic. PS: Your surname Vexler a.k.a "Wechsler = Vexlák in Czech" evokes a great deal of nostalgia for folks who experienced communism here, haha. It refers to the people who would illegaly exchange currencies from the west which was at the time forbidden. I as a Gen Z wouldn't know but at least I hear it from the boomers a lot!

[@frantsel5711]

Carl Jung is easily one of the greatest minds ever lived. There are plenty of videos of him speaking on youtube. Incredible person! Erich Fromm is also another great one you might like!

[@TobiasC-mg4zk]

Jung was a very powerful shaman! A fine doctor of psychology too!

[@zetectic7968]

I could follow this talk 😉👍 Maybe my brain is working better today. A piece in The Guardian by Simon Jenkins really angered me because he said there should be peace talks to end the Ukraine war & we should fear Putin using nuclear weapons, which I thought he doesn't understand what is going on & the consequences of his viewpoint.

[@DavidOfWhitehills]

I didn't read it, didn't want to give him a click. He's a dickhead. Interestingly the piece does not permits comments.

[@Katoshi_Takagumi]

The consequences would be catastrophically bad, especially for Europe.

[@helenrushful]

Its an extraordinarily small amount of new soldiers considering the 'burn rate' (1000 deaths/injuries per day). That would give him 6 more months, but only once they have been properly trained....which will take at least 6 months. So Putin has just demanded enough soldiers to replace the amount of soldiers that he will loose by the time those soldiers are ready to fight ? Thats about the most stupid thing ive heard from Russia recently.

[@trevorroberts9584]

They will not get six months' training. They will be lucky if they get a month.

[@KenniferJames]

Vlad, your insights and unique perspectives backed by lived experience are invaluable to me. You give me so much to think about and you have convinced me that I was wrong to be in such concurrence with Alexander Mercouris.

[@JB-mb1qf]

First 👍 today…So glad to see you, love, Julia

[@VladVexlerChat]

Thank you for being first.

[@user-ed8yv6oz5n]

Thankyou Vlad, for your continued, interesting dialogue about the situation in Moscow. I have found found myself, depressingly at times, becoming obsessed with putin and your thoughts and reportage of his means and methods are soo interesting! I wish you well!!!

[@darthsidious6162]

Wish you all the best, Vlad. I do not like ruzzia, but you are the reminder that even those people can be bright and nice.

[@effingsix3825]

🤔 Putin’s a holy roller who puts his whole stack on the roulette table.

[@user-fm4hd3zw3q]

We’re here Vlad. I expect to get accused of being a bot at some point but we’re still here. I always love me some VVC. ❤ from 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@SlideRulePirate]

I'll hold my hand up to being 'community'. To being 'beautiful'? ... Nnnahhhhh, not so much.

[@thomash3716]

😅👍

[@Katoshi_Takagumi]

I know, I'm with you on this.

[@mediastudiesnetwork]

I need to know what Barry thinks. I can’t tell you how incredibly cathartic I found that manifestation of those with their head in the sand over Putin

[@davidfulton179]

Health permitting and other projects prioritized of course, but I would really love a long-form video or perhaps a series of short videos on the nature of Russian society from your perspective. People who live under an authoritarian regime are enigmatic to me because I would assume that the vast majority live lives that are wholly devoted to pragmatism with little or any romantic or idealistic context to bolster their day-to-day existence.

[@Blimey-67]

The shamans forgot to tell Putin about the careless smoking at the ammo dump.

[@harmony9591]

Good work!

[@BooleanDisorder]

Vlad, what's the best way to engage with fellow voters and try to explain to them the problems and possible solutions? It feels like most want an easy explanation or cause. They want to express anger, and don't seem to realize they are. It feels nice to them to do this. How do I break through that wall? How do I let them peak out? I'm glad you're ok enough to speak with us. Thanks for existing Vlad. You have made my brain tougher. 😊 That I will always be thankful for.

[@johnboie4964]

Step one: Don't start the conversation with those very fine people by saying you're saving democracy from the bloodbath intended by 'literally h8tler' who intends to tear up our constitution. Step Two: Almost any attempt at discussion will be effective if you follow step 1.

[@johnboie4964]

Isn't censorship Grand

[@johnboie4964]

Step one: Don't start the conversation with those very fine people by saying you're saving democracy from the bloodbath intended by 'literally h88tler' who is a pathalogical liar and intends to tear up our constitution. Step Two: Almost any attempt at discussion will be effective if you follow step 1. Zero will ever be possible if you don't.

[@BooleanDisorder]

The KZbin algorithm is stupid 😢 ​@johnboie4964

[@johnboie4964]

@@BooleanDisorder You mis-spelled 'democrats', otherwise I agree. YT didn't create the algorithm because they wanted to, they did it because democrats ordered them to.

[@HeadHunter-Six]

186k troops is six months of attrition at the current rate

[@ReeBore]

It's all about time vlad nothing else matters to people other than time 😊

[@chissstardestroyer]

On the matter of the in excess of 180,000 more troops: what really matters is how well equipped and supplied and led they are- as otherwise they're basically just adding to the demoralization of his nation's military and economic devastation.

[@Katoshi_Takagumi]

They are all dead. What do equipment and supplies matter?

[@memirandawong]

Here!

[@russiandrivers9986]

Putin should sign a piece of paper that says the Russian army will have 200,000,000 more troops. That should cover their losses for a few weeks.

[@IndelibleNihilist]

Vlad 💙

[@ColleenC-n5v]

Bless you, Vlad. ‘Putin and the Shamans’…..doesn’t this sound like a (great?) name for a rock band??????🌻💙💛💙🌻💙💛💙🌻

[@xoxo9970]

Russia's economic mobilization after the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine has so far happened gradually and to a limited extent. The government has focused on minimizing the war financial costs and has chosen not to actively try to transform the economy into one war economy. Within the state apparatus there are those who want to pursue a cautious economic policy by keeping public spending down, partly by those who want to mobilize the economy in higher degree to finance both the war in Ukraine and the confrontation with the West. The government has so far chosen to try to find a golden mean between these positions. If the Russian system is put under greater stress, either through stricter sanctions or on due to a protracted war, the political leadership may find it difficult to maintain this balance. It will also become more difficult to insulate the Russian population from the economic effects of the war effects. The war further leads to a militarization of the economy, which creates lock-in effects. It would be both economically and politically painful for Russia to reduce military spending, even if the war in Ukraine is paused. Russia's leaders also want to rebuild and expand the Armed Forces. Therefore, it is likely that Russia's economy will remain structurally militarized as long as the confrontation with the West continues. Some analyzes highlight that Russia has adopted a war economy by drastically increasing the military spending and expand the defense industry at the expense of the civilian sector. In this way, they claim, Russia has managed to greatly increase the production of military equipment. This narrative contributes to an image that it is difficult or impossible for the EU and the West to match Russia's defense industrial investment. Rather, open sources indicate that the Russian government is doubtful to further increase military spending and transition to a war economy. In Russian thinking means war economy that the whole society mobilizes all available resources to win war. Russia has Although military spending has increased in the last two years, it is still not close to the levels that The Soviet Union spent during the Cold War, even during peacetime. There is every reason to examine how productive and resilient the Russian defense industry actually is, even if it has received access to increased financing and more labor. Economically speaking, Russia is in a precarious situation. Russia needs funding at the same time its war effort in Ukraine, maintain tolerable living standards for the population and continue to pay for imports of inputs and consumer goods from China and other countries. In contrast to Ukraine receives no financial support from other countries, Russia, and thus has to rely entirely on the domestic economy and a shrinking foreign exchange reserve. The Western sanctions mean that Russia finds itself in a dependent position vis-à-vis its trading partners in Asia. Several Russian investment in infrastructure necessary to manage if eastward trade flows have been paused or put on ice. Russia finds itself in a dependent position vis-à-vis its trading partners in Asia. Several Russian investment in infrastructure necessary to manage if eastward trade flows have been paused or put on ice. In this context, it is interesting to examine the extent to which Russia has mobilized it domestic economy since the attack on Ukraine in February 2022. My conclusion, based on the analysis of public spending and relevant legislation as well as reading Russian media and articles in Russian magazines, is that the Russian leadership has been slow to mobilize the domestic economy. Russia inherited an extensive system of economic mobilization from the Soviet Union, but it was abolished and Moscow has so far chosen not to transition to a war economy. Russia spent, conservatively estimated, around 6-8% of GDP on the military in 2023, that compare with approx. 15-18% in the Soviet Union during the 80s. Most likely, the Russian leadership wants to continue to maintain the illusion that the war is a limited special operation that does not affect the majority of the Russian population. In addition, President Putin has said that Russia should avoid being drawn into an arms race with the West which means that the Russian economy, like the Soviet economy, is cracking due to high military spending, something he repeated in his line speech on February 29, 2024. Nevertheless, economic factors become more important the longer the war goes on. Russia must continue to raise resources for the war effort. Military spending has gradually risen in 2023 and in the budget for 2024, and is now at the highest level since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Furthermore, Russia has passed laws that enable increased government interference in the economy. For example, the state can detailing working hours, forcing companies to accept government contracts, and imprisoning business leaders who fail to deliver on these contracts. The increasing economic mobilization is coordinated by a special coordination council headed by Prime Minister Michail Misjustin. It includes a number of ministers as well as the leaders of the most important state-owned companies, and has the task of coordinating support for the war effort in Ukraine: supplies of military and other materiel, development of the defense industry, provision of transport, logistics, medical care, expansion of fortifications and payment of social spending. As the war progresses, the Coordinating Council takes on a more important role and responsibility for a growing military-related budget. Although Russia has not yet adopted a war economy, there are therefore signs that the country is moving in that direction. The economic mobilization that has begun does not appear to be the result of an active choice or form part of a long-term plan or strategy. Rather, it is the result of short-term decisions such as driven by the events of the war. The Russian government's economic policy has since February 2022 has been reactive and aimed at minimizing the economic damage of the war and sanctions. Vladimir Putin has so far not formulated a vision for the future or credibly explained how the Russian economy must develop. The new investments in infrastructure and social improvements which he promised in his line speech in February 2024 are relatively modest (around half a percent of GDP per year until 2030, if implemented). Inside and outside the state administration there is therefore a debate about whether the Russian state should do more to stimulate the economy. The group that currently has the most influence over economic policy, the "technocrats", advocate reduced public spending and maintaining the market economy that still exists. However, there are other groups, not least in the security sphere, which wants to see greater government involvement in the economy and increased public spending, either for new investments in the economy or for the military. Putin has so far balanced between these positions. This balancing act becomes more difficult the greater the pressure on the system i form of setbacks in the war or effects of sanctions. A transition to war economy with greater government involvement and even higher military spending remain a possible option. For the government could this option possibly appear as a way to create cohesion and support for the war. A such development could possibly lead to some increased defense industrial production in the long run, if new production lines are established. In the coming years, however, it is mainly the availability of labour and technology rather than funding which is limiting defense industrial production. The belated but increasing economic mobilization takes place in combination with an increasing militarization of the Russian economy. Although Russian society has not converted to one war economy, the military sector has assumed a special position in the Russian economy. The defense industry is prioritized and gets access to the best consumables and the most qualified the labor force. The military-industrial complex has become the growth engine of the economy and is working as an important distribution channel for the energy-related income to the regions. The Russian one the military leadership also has the ambition to rebuild and expand the Armed Forces The forces according to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu's speech in December 2022. For these reasons will that, regardless of what happens in Ukraine or who leads Russia, it will be very difficult for the leadership to cut military spending or roll back the militarization of the economy. The experiences from the 90s shows how difficult it is to try to demilitarize the Russian economy, even under relatively favorable conditions external conditions and with Western support. There is a risk of the militarization of it Russian economy leads to lock-in effects, given that interest groups connected to it the military-industrial complex takes on an increasingly heavy domestic political role.

[@daviddelgado6090]

Russia cannot afford to win the war. The West has already decided not to engage with the Federation economy. For the expense it has caused to the West Moscow will be punished for decades. The goodwill after the dissolution of the USSR is gone, perhaps forever. Great opportunity for Xi, tho.

[@DickDuck007]

Insight! I hardly think so

[@MrJugsstein]

Had to re subscribe

[@stevenb3315]

I am curious about how sexism affects Putin's view of Kamala Harris. For instance, Hitler thought Israel was doomed to fail because of his hatred of the jews, and Nicolas 2 underestimated Japan due to racism. I wonder if Russia's views of Harris could at all be affected by sexism in its leadership.

[@willumbermarchant5510]

Imagine if you can be conscripted just by being accused of a crime? That feels like it is even easier to get troops than standard conscription.

[@Katoshi_Takagumi]

What this mean is the complete collapse of even the pretense that the Putin regime has any legitimacy or respect for law and order.

[@vairavike-freiberga1728]

putin was being ironical about supporting Kamala Harris as candidate and saying what he did deliberately with the hope of putting a dent into her popular appeal!

[@Chiller11]

What does it do to the culture and morale of the military if such a large contingent originates from prison or those awaiting prison.?

[@thomash3716]

Glad to see you online again Vlad - and i´m happy to believe that you feel better - at least it looks so!

[@emizerri]

I still don't understand fully what Putin's end goal is. His motivations are a lot more than just power for the sake of power, he definitely has a messiah complex, but I don't know or not if he plans to bring forward WW3.

[@miloritfeld8863]

If I understand vlad correctly he hopes to prod nato and challenge article 5 at some point. If the west has declined enough to not be able to stand together nato collapses and he succeeds thus bringing Russia to the front row of nations. So attacking nato without triggering WW3. I hope you don’t mind me giving it a try

[@ralfmatters448]

These are good points Vlad.... But in the pragmatic world where it is many people's job to assess how Putin will react to Western military support in Ukraine ie use of a nuclear weapon or not, we need to come up with a metric to assess the difference between speech as 'political technology' and intent. Western support has crossed many of Putin's red lines. Are these acts of support accumulative? Or are they sequentially zero parity? If we in the west get it wrong, we have nuclear war, so we should err on the side of caution. Having said that I personally think we should allow longer range missiles, provided they are restrained to strictly military targets to degrade the Russian's ability to keep destroying Ukrainian cities and infrastructure and lessen the Ukrainian casualties.

[@Katoshi_Takagumi]

In order to work, the nuclear deterrent has to be iron clad. Meaning, that there can be no margin of doubt that a nuclear attack by Putin will be met with a retaliatory strike. Otherwise we will be in deep ****.

[@neilclay5835]

That all Putin's speech is political technology point is being utterly missed in almost all mainstream commentary on the man. Does occasionally have me gesticulating at the radio.

[@dianallewellyn9859]

So sorry to see you still unwell! An Interesting point Vlad, do you think Putin is using reverse phycology?? 🤔

[@ianbray5946]

Keep going Vlad 👌 Get your pop corn mate. Russia is imploding. Thank you for all the truthful analysis and insights ❤

[@patricknorton5788]

It seems very counterintuitive, but it seems that a lot of veterans of pointless wars, wars of aggression, wars persecuted in a particularly inhumane way, have come to identify their trauma with something noble. The suffering and trauma that they were subject to, and which was caused by their own government, is transformed in their minds into justification for the war, and any historical, political, or moral argument against the war is irrelevant to them. Other soldiers of the same side and in the same war react differently. Is there a term for this phenomenon? It seems a little like the Stockholm syndrome. The McNamara syndrome? I recognize the suffering of the soldiers on each side of any war, but it doesn't necessarily justify the war, or the actions of the side that a soldier is on.

[@ByteSizedSociety]

V: Don't forget to drink water! Tho, I'm not a doctor!

[@gabriellerose3839]

❤❤❤ 🤗 ❤

[@martinbruhn5274]

Maybe this is a bit too personal, bit I just realized, that when I see you upright, but very much supported into that pillow, you look a lot like my dad, when he was still alive. He had ALS and you could see, that his body got weaker and weaker by how almost he wasn't sinking into the Pille, but the pillow was sinking into him. Seeing you with that pillow behing your back always caused some odd and very deep impression on me and now I know why. Same thing, why I almost can't bear the view of somebody in an electric wheelchair. This sounds really bad, but it's because it bringst back all of that pain, not only the hardship while he was ill, but also the grief of when he died.

[@russbroda7207]

Entanglement.

[@ScooterGecko]

Maybe You have "beautiful community" (actually awesome community), but i have "Amazing Vlad" (in my dictionary and on my screen) :). Tnx for all the info and insight you provide us, especially with your health condition. I hope you'll be back in the vertical position ASAP. Keep the good fight Amazing Vlad! :)

[@erlinggaratun6726]

As the foremost representatives of Siberia, he might want to bribe them to stay quiet about a test nuke on their territory...?

[@Stabu]

...should we start to respond "Is the beautiful Vlad Vexler there?" I'm asking, since I don't know how to feel about being called beautiful so repeatedly by you. It sort of makes me blush...

[@topsecret1837]

I’ve come to realize that a degree of the evolution of post-truth propaganda has parallels with the ideas of early 20th century composers moving away from the idea of tonality and thematics in music. Post-truth could be considered the suspension of truth or falsehood (in the philosophical sense) in a flurry statements within a narrative; which aligns surprisingly well with the 150 year interval from 1800 to 1950, where we see sonata form with perhaps a few changes in keys shift gradually to less strict rules which apply better to tone poems and longer pieces with enduring suspensions, until you get to music which lacks that sort of character and is more embracing the chaos of an environment. Like Charles Ives, Schoenberg or Stockhausen would deliver in the form of different, insane things happening in atmosphere. That does not mean these composers were evil; but we’re approaching a style they felt closer and more direct to the listener than relying on previous, seemingly artificial structures. In that respect, one has to consider Stockhausen’s influence on the Beatles, particularly in songs like ‘A Day In the Life’, which anticipates+reflects our modern situation quite strongly with social media saturating the information environment.

[@bmunson4920]

So if Vlad is going to Mongolian shamen, (plural), how does that square with him being a big time Christian?

[@buddyrojek9417]

Can you do a discussion on the apathy and indifference of the Ukrainian diaspora ,especially in USA and UK. Because they were Ukraine’s chance to have a physical presence in democracies, to pressure politicians to do more. I feel their low numbers at political protest were so low in number the politicians chose to ignore them and Ukraine. The aid and weapons to Ukraine have been peace meal. It’s almost as if politicians wanted ukra to give up, lose territory and the politicians could continue on .i blame the Ukrainian world congress and the Australian Federation of Ukrainian organisations, because they were the main organisations that were encouraging the maidan revolution but when the war got hot, they did as little as loss to rock the political vote. Imagine the Ukrainians shut down freeways etc to get attention to the fact that Ukrainians are being destroyed

[@christt6809]

From the clip, Putin tone and smile while talking about Harris seem a attempt to muddy the water about his preference with a notch of misogynistic distain...

[@Bran9]

You are looking not to bad

[@jimtalbott9535]

The Shaman story seems to me as an attempt to “CYA” as far as the assorted minorities in Russia. There have been mAAANY inductees from that region of Russia, so it makes some sense to at least drop this info out on a few spots, for some of those soldiers.

[@smallakam7310]

Trump is not anymore a communicator of genius. Whatever you say, that is simply not anymore objectively true

[@Mr.Monta77]

But didn’t you say Putin was a brilliant man? Head and shoulders above our Western leaders?

[@renstein8210]

Anyone with an IQ of 95 and a conscience stands head and shoulders above our western leaders intellectually.

[@petermaunsell4575]

Well the Russians are basically Mongolian so . . . .

[@alexdorand]

Hey brother, are you ok? Health wise? You are in the bed and not a regular setting.

[@beautifulsmall]

By creating a sharman approval story it creates the possible need for it. A red line for N approval.Back in the hands of the meek and mindful hopefully. Or its Shaman the pro-Rus singer. Im glad you concentrate in specific areas of the conflict in question.