Meanwhile, a power plant disaster looms, as Russia continues to target civilians.

Two local councils have called for Putin's resignation this week. The people are suffering. He can ignore this popular uprising. He can put it down forcibly. Or he can use his illnesses as an excuse and step down. To quote the old song, "Something's Gotta Give!"

Goes to show Russia is a nuclear threat but not much of a military threat on the ground or air.
His people will starve and start a grass roots revolution!

In the late 1970's I worked with Vladimir Zelman, a guy who was the top Anesthesiologist in the former USSR. His brother was a plumber. He was paid with "Certificate," Rubles, the kind needed to buy electronics and other imported goods in the best stores. His brother was paid with regular Rules and had to settle for Russian made goods. He developed a plan to defect and get his family to America at the same time. It worked. That inspired me to read Hedrick Smith's "The Russians." The book sounded like the stories Dr. Zelman had shared with me. Much of what we were taught about a powerful Russia was fiction. "Putin's Folly," eposes the truth.

Laugh at me, if you will. Russia today is a "Gas Station with Nukes."

Not laughing, I'm rolling my eyes...there is a difference.
It's your constant name-dropping.
Like I have said before, you are imgflip's resident Forrest Gump

I have led an interesting life. Think of these as mini-memoirs.

Your posts breath life, we can see people in what you say, as opposed to the cartoon slogans and vague outlines the rest of us tend to speak in.