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New analysis regarding the Russian "Winter Offensive" (which actually began about three weeks ago) from Michael Kofman: Michael Kofman (@KofmanMichael): "A few thoughts on the Russian winter offensive, which began 3+ weeks ago, and has so far yielded little progress for RU forces. Poor force quality, loss of junior officers, ammunition, and equipment constraints limit Russian offensive potential. Thread. 1/"|nitter NITTER.NL A few thoughts on the Russian winter offensive, which began 3+ weeks ago, and has so far yielded little progress for RU forces. Poor force quality, loss of junior officers, ammunition, and equipment constraints limit Russian offensive potential. Thread. 1/ More from him about the Russian Winter Offensive on the "War on the Rocks" podcast: Russia's Winter Offensive - War on the Rocks WARONTHEROCKS.COM Mike Kofman sat down with Nicholas Danforth to discuss Russia's latest offensive, it’s focus, and why it has been underwhelming so far. The conversation Rob Lee shares his thoughts on the Russian Winter Offensive in response to Kofman's analysis:

ISW analysis for 19 February 2023: Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 19, 2023 | Institute for the Study of War WWW.UNDERSTANDINGWAR.ORG The major phase of Russian offensive operations in Luhansk Oblast is underway, and Russia likely lacks sufficient uncommitted reserves to dramatically increase the scale or intensity of the offensive this winter. Russian conventional ground forces are

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Biden in Ukraine ahead of war anniversary: 'Kyiv stands' | AP News APNEWS.COM KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Monday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a gesture of solidarity that comes days before the one-year...

Sure thing, Mark - have at it. Might as well try something to stanch the financial bleeding from your ongoing self-inflicted Metaverse debacle.

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I have an LG C9 (2019 model) and couldn't be more pleased!

@Keyser_Soze - when the embed doesn't work, you can just download the media and then upload it as a file. 4ZPpK_K2E2Rmw0p2.mp4

Gameplay video leaks:

New video from Perun:

ISW analysis for 18 February 2023: Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 18, 2023 | Institute for the Study of War WWW.UNDERSTANDINGWAR.ORG Russian forces conducted another missile strike attack targeting Ukrainian infrastructure throughout the country. The Ukrainian General Staff reported on February 18 that Russian forces launched 16 missiles targeting civilian infrastructure in

There was unquestionably a high degree of tension between the two of them, especially since Carter blamed Kennedy for sabotaging his plans for national health care: “The Son of a Bitch Is Going to Run”: Kennedy, Carter, and the Last Time a Powerful Politician Challenged an Incumbent President of Their Own Party | Vanity Fair WWW.VANITYFAIR.COM The inside story of why Teddy Kennedy challenged Jimmy Carter in 1980—and why it could happen again in 2020. Jimmy Carter Blames Ted Kennedy For Killing Earlier Health Overhaul WWW.NPR.ORG Former President Jimmy Carter blamed Sen. Ted Kennedy for derailing his own health overhaul. Memo to Jimmy Carter: Ted Kennedy Didn't Sabotage Healthcare Reform HISTORYNEWSNETWORK.ORG Carter’s claim that he was victimized overlooks the fact that he made liberals many promises that he betrayed.<br> How the U.S. Lost National Healthcare WWW.INETECONOMICS.ORG An excerpt from the just released book, The Outlier, by Kai Bird

@CayceG - that biography I posted is from the co-author of the magisterial Robert Oppenheimer biography "American Prometheus" that was adapted into the film by Christopher Nolan that's releasing this summer.

The Outlier by Kai Bird: 9780451495242 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books WWW.PENGUINRANDOMHOUSE.COM “Important . . . [a] landmark presidential biography . . . Bird is able to build a persuasive case that the Carter presidency deserves this new look.”—The New York...

I'm not necessarily attributing it entirely to the Huguenots, but I am suggesting that some degree of the "Protestant influence" (perhaps a bit from their Dutch Protestant pals?) was a contributing factor among others to the development of that mode of economic thinking in France whereas I see no evidence of similar economic movements in very Catholic, very mercantilist Spain. Heck, the French Revolution was essentially a revolt of the capitalists against the mercantilists, and that thing nearly obliterated the Catholic Church in France! Coincidence? I think not!

The methodology for the dermining the value of IP rights is practically identical to the methodology for the determining the price of a stock: the calculation of the current value of future cash flows from that asset through the application of an appropriate discount rate.

In France, the notion of laissez-faire capitalism arose well after the arrival of the Reformation and the Renaissance when the influence and power of the Catholic Church had begun to decline, even in states where it remained the dominant denomination. Furthermore, the consolidation of political power by the Bourbon dynasty also contributed to the weakening of the French Catholic Church as an independent entity (God knows how many times the Bourbon kings clashed with the Papacy over everything!). Additionally, France had a substantial Protestant Huguenot population who were significantly represented among the merchant bourgeoisie. In Catholic nations where the Church retained much of its original strength (Spain), the effects of this mode of economic thinking were far less pronounced.

There really is nothing vague about the valuation of IP rights - it's just as legitimate a measure of wealth as a stock portfolio.

Of course it's a "gross oversimplification", but it doesn't change the notion that "free market economics" found a more fertile ground in Protestant societies than Catholic ones owing to theological differences on how the accumulation of wealth was viewed.

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You can thank the so-called "Protestant work ethic" for essentially legitimizing greed through its implicit stigmatization of the less-fortunate because they don't work "hard enough" and therefore aren't deserving of God's bounty. This is part of the reason "free market" economics flourished in Protestant nations rather than Catholic ones.

Personally for me, the limit would be a net worth of $10 million. Hell, I'd even go all the way to $25 million if I was feeling generous.