I remember when McDonald’s first opened in Russia. The queue was huge.
McDonald’s in Russia was huge at the time. Opening up, glasnost, letting the West in etc. And it was immensely popular. Strange to think of it for us who drive past outlets almost daily and don’t give it a second thought and strange that a fast food outlet could be so symbolic but it really was.
Who knows. Maybe McD’s departing might make more people realise that this shit is real and that the gains of 3 decades is being wiped out in the matter of a few weeks, as weird as that sounds.
Just read this …
Putin to the diviner: “What does my future look like?”
D: “I see you drive through the crowd in a limousine. People are happy, hugging and jumping for joy.”
Putin: “Am I waving to these people?”
D: “No, the coffin is closed.”
Meanwhile in front of the Russian embassy in Warsaw…
They unloaded coal. They protest that Poland and other countries still buy russian coal. The driver says: Hello, are you picking up the receipts? We were supposed to deliver it here.
On the sign:
Russian coal go f**k Yourself!
Rolex, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Levi, and Fendi etc etc, all pulling out of Russia,
China will be rubbing its hands with glee at the thought of flooding Russia with fakes.
I remember when the first one in London opened! Also a huge queue, seemed like a big deal at the time. It was very weird coming to back to Canada and seeing them everywhere.
Prefer Burger King myself
Interesting article about the Javelin for those who wonder about it. Right at the end its claimed that 280 armored vehicles have been destroyed. Unverifiable, of course.
https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/inside-the-deadly-javelin-anti-tank-program-in-ukraine
Why is he not in Moscow?
Or about 3.5km from the Kremlin.
No jets:
Apparently, the UN has instructed staff not to refer to this as a ‘war’ or an ‘invasion’, ostensibly to stay neutral. Somehow, using the language the Kremlin wants used doesn’t seem that neutral.
That is rediculous unless the UN doesn’t consider 1 of the antagonists to be a state. Which one is not a state?