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comment by kleinbl00
kleinbl00  ·  2216 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Trump, Joining Allies, Expels 60 Russians Over Poisoning in U.K.

The problem with symbolic gestures such as this is they have to align in time and space with their proximate causes.

Expelling 60 diplomats last week would be "a good thing." Now it looks like he's expelling 60 Russians because of their involvement in the 60 minutes interview.





cgod  ·  2216 days ago  ·  link  ·  

In that it was vaguely coordinated with seventeen other nations I think it was a meaningful move.

It's better to be late than never and who knows, it might be habit forming.

cgod  ·  2215 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Twenty nations now...

cgod  ·  2215 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Twenty five...

Russian foreign minister is saying some crazy whiny shit, sounds borderline hysterical.

The Russians can't admit the killing under any circumstances but they are dead to rights, tough corner.

cgod  ·  2214 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Twenty six and Nato.

am_Unition  ·  2213 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Maybe they'll decide not to meddle in the midterm elections?

Hah, just kidding. Boy oh boy, it's like a geopolitical (ascending) Shepard tone:

    ... This creates the auditory illusion of a tone that continually ascends or descends in pitch, yet which ultimately seems to get no higher or lower.
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am_Unition  ·  2216 days ago  ·  link  ·  

1 Russian per minute seems fair