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3Hotdogs

(12,332 posts) Thu Feb 24, 2022, 01:56 AM Feb 2022

My wife is in the other room, watching MSNBC on the invasion.

Radio show this morning referred to Madeline Albright's first meeting with Putin where she described him as "reptilian.

I'm listening to Utah Phillips singing, "Enola Gay." His singing and the tune isn't too good but the words are powerful.

I wonder how many people will die.

Meanwhile, the guy on MSNBC is wondering how high gas prices will go up to......

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My wife is in the other room, watching MSNBC on the invasion. (Original Post) 3Hotdogs Feb 2022 OP

Ruble in free fall. elleng Feb 2022 #1

economy economy economy orleans Feb 2022 #2

Im worried I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2022 #3

Do you mean Ali Velshi? yorkster Feb 2022 #4

elleng

(130,746 posts)

1. Ruble in free fall.

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Original post)

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 01:59 AM

Feb 2022

orleans

(34,042 posts)

2. economy economy economy

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Original post)

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 02:00 AM

Feb 2022

the markets
the markets
price of oil 102$ "an ounce" ??? huh?

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,462 posts)

3. Im worried

Reply to orleans (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 02:07 AM

Feb 2022

About the people that will suffer and die.

Fuck the market.

yorkster

(1,461 posts)

4. Do you mean Ali Velshi?

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Original post)

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 02:09 AM

Feb 2022

If so, he mentioned it briefly but he has been very good at managing to get input from reporters in Kiev, Mariupol,
Kharkiv, as well as several conversations with Michael McFall. I watched him from 11 to 12:30 and there has a lot of powerful and moving coverage.

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