Posted on 01/25/2025 9:23:06 AM PST by marcusmaximus
There are times in history when countries are gripped by election fever.
January 2025 in Belarus is not one of them.
Drive around Minsk and you'll see no big billboards promoting the portraits of candidates.
There is little campaigning.
The grey skies and sleet of a Belarusian winter add to an overriding sense of inactivity.
And inevitability.
The outcome of the 2025 presidential election is not in doubt. Alexander Lukashenko, once dubbed "Europe's last dictator," who has ruled Belarus with an iron fist for more than 30 years, will be declared the winner and secure a seventh term in office.
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"I am certain that Alexander Lukashenko will win a thumping victory. But even if he wins and I don't, the Communists will be the winners," responds Mr Syrankov.
"The main Communist in our country is our head of state. Lukashenko still has his old membership card from the days of the Soviet Communist Party."
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
>>>>I liken that relationship to more like the one between Rose and Jack.<<<<
Sweet! Thanks for the pix, marcus.
You’re really busy in your cubicle today. Things must be hectic in the UKE Ministry of Propaganda today, trying to cover Zelensky’s greasy arse, since President Trump started pulling his war money last night.
Here’s the outstanding news, (for Americans), from 8 different sources.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rubio-orders-freeze-new-funding-u-s-foreign-aid-programs/
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/24/politics/us-freezes-foreign-aid/index.html
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/24/foreign-aid-israel-egypt
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce9nx5k7lv0o
https://apnews.com/article/state-department-trump-foreign-aid-bf047e17ef64cb42a1a1b7fdf05caffa
https://apnews.com/article/state-department-trump-foreign-aid-bf047e17ef64cb42a1a1b7fdf05caffa
Crimea by Christmas!
And bring your fur-lined sox and speedos.
[I liken that relationship to more like the one between Rose and Jack.]
Which one gets to stay on the door and which one turns blue and sinks to the bottom?
The Ukraine war is none of our business. What happens in Ukraine has no bearing on American national sovereignty or security. Let the Russians and Ukrainians sort it out however they see fit. The United States needs to focus on issues that directly affect our nation such as securing the border, deporting illegals, eliminating the cartels, energy independence, imposing tariffs to save our manufacturing sector, abolishing the IRS and federal income tax, gutting the Deep State and prosecuting the traitors to our Republic, ending Wokeness, and restoring American rule over the Panama Canal.
President Trump is doing an excellent job. He has suspended aid to Ukraine. I support his peace deal as peace is better than the U.S. getting involved in this fiasco militarily. But I would prefer if he would entirely ignore Ukraine. LetâÂÂs keep the focus on defending American sovereignty and territorial integrity. And let the Ukrainians worry about Ukraine.
Today’s update from Ukraine Central Security via Britain’s MI6 mouthpiece. You read it hear. Every day. Day after day.
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