1899

Well China, don’t come into the North Atlantic and you won’t get none. That’s not too hard is it?

1900

China is probably fairly content to have a decrepit Russia to the west as a buffer. There’s little threat from them, and they keep everyone else nicely at bay. China doesn’t have to spend much energy worrying about that flank.

1901

This is a non-statement. Surprised to see it outside of Russian media. Was there ever any point in history at which China did not object to the expansion of NATO? Everything else they’ve said was just polite diplomatic babble about how they’re all for the good stuff and against the bad stuff. It was a meeting dedicated to Winter Olympics, not even a special event connected to the crisis, Putin just was in the neighborhood and it would be rude not to invite him for lunch.

1902

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1903

Some part of me so desperately wants that to be real.

1904
1905

So the trailer looks kind of fun. Has anybody watched the movie?

1906

Yes. It’s a twee indie movie with a carefully engineered Sundance vibe. If you’re an Aubrey Plaza or Mark Duplass completionist you’ve seen it by now. Otherwise, it’s only noteworthy for launching the career of the guys who did the latest Jurassic Park movies.

-Tom

1907

Did Putin get a part? Is he going to invade Jurassic Park? Is he part velociraptor?

1908
1909

Putin is starting to look quite old and somewhat bloated. For a guy who is the poster child of toxic masculinity I find this very concerning if his narcissistic tendencies is threatened because of that. It makes him more unstable.

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1910

Russians usually joke about botox. Also it’s an old joke that Putin is actually a bunch of different dudes.
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1911

Ah, so this is where Dudu wound up!

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1912

Stop with that silliness. It’s Dobby.
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1913

So Putin has become more of a title than a single person. Sort of like Caesar or The Dread Pirate Roberts.

1914

Are the four Putins each slightly smaller than the one before so they can nest together?

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1915
1916

NBC reporting Sec State said invasion could happen “at any time.”. Has one country that is particpating in the games ever invaded another one? What would the IOC due to this bogus “Russian Olympic Committee”?

1917

I’m sure there would be a very sternly worded note drafted and lots of furrowed brows.

1918

Ask for extra bribes so that they can make them a host country.