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Any votes to send Paul to the Russian side of the fighting?

Rand Paul objection delays $40 billion Ukraine aid package
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) hit the brakes Thursday on bipartisan hopes that the Senate could quickly pass nearly $40 billion in Ukraine aid before leaving town for the week.

Paul objected to a deal offered by Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) that would have set up votes on Thursday afternoon on the funding and on an amendment from Paul, who wanted to include language in the bill to expand an Afghanistan inspector general role to include oversight of the Ukraine funds.

Paul blocked the votes because he wants his language inserted into the text of the bill instead of having to take his chance with an amendment vote, which could be blocked. The stalemate will delay the Senate’s passage of the Ukraine package until at least next week, and potentially beyond.

Looks like the Ukrainians have cut the Russian's main supply routes from their supply Hub in Belgorod Russia, the large concentration of Russian troops south of them are mostly supplied from the north via Kharkov. Looks like the troops on the northern part of the eastern front are gonna be in trouble and may have the tables turned on them, if they are strangled for supplies from their rear.
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printer said:

Easier said than done.

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Never said it would be easy, but it might be their aim, their ambitions have recently grown with the deployment of modern arms and lend lease.

well well well...looks like the UA got Brimstones.....cool

https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineWarVideoReport/comments/uo47ho

What is another name for the Human Male Phallic?

Yep you guessed it "Rand Paul."

Rand Paul Blocks Quick Passage of Ukraine Aid Bill
Kentucky senator wants more oversight of spending but rejects holding amendment vote

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Where is Rand Paul's Neighbor when you need him?

BudmanTX said:

well well well...looks like the UA got Brimstones.....cool

https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineWarVideoReport/comments/uo47ho

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As the woman in Fifth Element said...
"Big Badda Boom!"

DIY-HP-LED said:

Never said it would be easy, but it might be their aim, their ambitions have recently grown with the deployment of modern arms and lend lease.

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The point I think was to take as much area and then trade it off in a negotiation. But with the state of the army they are not doing too well. They should have stuck to the Donbas and retain the corridor to Crimea. They would have held off the Ukrainians but there is no Greater Russia in that.

Some were saying up to a thousand Russian casualties here, looks like artillery did most of the damage.
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Drone Footage of Over 73 Russian Units Destroyed in Seversky River After Ukrainian Attacks

Polyansky: Ukraine distorts the data, speaking about the losses of the Russian military
The Ukrainian side, speaking of thousands of dead among the Russian military, deliberately takes the figure of the Ministry of Defense about the losses of Kyiv and adds another 2-3 thousand. This was stated by the First Deputy Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Dmitry Polyansky.

“We have a Ukrainian representative (Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the UN Serhiy Kislitsa), and I think that the tactics of counting supposedly Russian losses is very simple. They simply take statistics from the Russian Ministry of Defense on Ukrainian losses, which, as far as we think, are more or less accurate. And then they add 2-3 thousand people to it, ”Polansky said in an interview with the UnHerd online publication.

According to an expert of the Bureau of Military-Political Analysis, military analyst Nikolai Kostikin, during a special operation in Ukraine, the Russian army suffers single losses of soldiers . He added that it is impossible to compare the actions of the military during the Afghan war and now. A special operation on the territory of Ukraine has been carried out by the Russian military since the end of February . Its main priority is the protection of civilians from the Armed Forces of Ukraine and nationalist battalions. Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that all the assigned tasks in the special operation would be completed.

The Russians were warned about a sharp rise in the cost of tours to Turkey
Tickets to Turkey for the upcoming season have risen in price by 30% compared to 2021. Representatives of tour operators told Izvestia about this .

“Travel tickets to Turkey for this summer have risen in price. According to Tez Tour, prices have increased by 15-30% compared to 2021,” the article says. Dmitry Gorin, chairman of the board of directors of the Vipservice holding, confirmed the relevant information to the publication. It is noted that the most expensive month when booking a trip at the moment is June: prices for tours jumped by 30%. Holidays in July went up by 20%, in August - by 15%.

At the same time, according to the authors, Turkish hoteliers are interested in Russian tourists. Especially for them, a number of hotels have prepared bank terminals that accept payment with Mir cards. Also, in some hotels they help tourists withdraw cash from the nearest ATM to the organization - guests are taken to it by taxi for free.

Russian travel agencies suspended the sale of tours to Turkey until March 28 in connection with the export company. The export of Russian tourists is associated with anti-Russian restrictions of Western countries due to the special operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine. It was reported that charter programs from Moscow to Antalya started on April 9. Further flights by order of the Biblio-Globus tour operator are scheduled until October 26 with a frequency of 1-3 times a week.

Car dealers were horrified by the severe shortage of motor oils in Russia
In Russia, there was a shortage of branded motor oils. This became known from the words of car dealers.

“About 70% of Russian service centers in April experienced a shortage of spare parts and components for engines, especially motor oils, ” Igor Serebryakov, director of the aftersales service department at AvtoSpetsCentre , told Izvestia . He said that more than 30 foreign brands that once collaborated with Russian auto retailers have suspended deliveries to the country. At the same time, about 30 Asian brands continued to supply products to the Russian Federation.

Aleksey Gulyaev, Avilon's Deputy General Director for Service, reported that there were interruptions in supplies of Castrol and Shell oils. Currently, they can still be found on sale at some car services that have stocked up on goods in advance. Roman Timashov, director of after-sales service at the Avtodom branch in Altufyevo, added that now one can observe a 2-4-fold increase in prices for branded oils due to increased logistics costs.

NP: Russia will take control of alternative sources of gas for the EU with a decrease in supplies
In the event of a decrease in Russian gas supplies to European countries, Moscow is likely to try to take control of alternative sources of gas for the EU, columnist Abdel Hakim al-Ruweida wrote in an article for the NoonPost agency.

The publicist came to this conclusion after Moscow expressed interest in investing in the construction of the world's longest underwater gas pipeline Nigeria-Morocco. According to him, this project is part of European plans to reduce dependence on blue fuel from Russia through supplies from Egypt, Israel, Senegal, Angola and Nigeria .

"In addition to minimizing the damage from the imposition of anti-Russian sanctions, the Russians want to maintain the status of the" gas king ". Thus, either Russia will remain the main supplier of energy resources to Europe, or take control of any project that it considers an alternative to Russian gas," said Abdel Hakim ar - Ruweida.

"The West will try to prevent Russia from making a deal with Nigeria and Morocco on the construction of a gas pipeline," the author of the material suggested.

Morocco and Nigeria signed an agreement to build a gas pipeline in December 2016, with an estimated length of 5,660 kilometers. Earlier, Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources Timpire Silva said that Russia is expressing interest in investing in the construction of a gas pipeline that should connect his country and the North African country with Europe.

printer said:

Any votes to send Paul to the Russian side of the fighting?

Rand Paul objection delays $40 billion Ukraine aid package
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) hit the brakes Thursday on bipartisan hopes that the Senate could quickly pass nearly $40 billion in Ukraine aid before leaving town for the week.

Paul objected to a deal offered by Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) that would have set up votes on Thursday afternoon on the funding and on an amendment from Paul, who wanted to include language in the bill to expand an Afghanistan inspector general role to include oversight of the Ukraine funds.

Paul blocked the votes because he wants his language inserted into the text of the bill instead of having to take his chance with an amendment vote, which could be blocked. The stalemate will delay the Senate’s passage of the Ukraine package until at least next week, and potentially beyond.

“I think they’re going to have to go through the long way,” Paul told The Hill about what comes next after the floor standoff.

The roadblock comes after senators and staff haggled privately for hours on Thursday to try to find a path toward passing the Ukraine aid before they wrapped up their work for the week. Senators were also eager to avoid making changes to the bill, which would require it to go back to the House for a second vote.

Though senators say they were told during closed-door lunches to hang around, by mid-afternoon members of leadership and senators were spotted leaving the Capitol.

Schumer and McConnell then appeared on the Senate floor to try to set up votes on the Ukraine aid. Under the Senate’s rules any one senator can try to quickly set up a vote or pass a bill, but it only takes one senator to object.

Under the deal offered by Schumer and McConnell, the Senate would have first voted on stand-alone legislation from Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) to establish a special inspector general for the Ukraine aid.

After that the Senate would have taken up the $40 billion in Ukraine assistance, with a vote on Paul’s amendment. To get included in the Ukraine assistance, Paul’s proposal would have needed 60 votes.

“There is now only one thing holding us back, the junior senator from Kentucky is preventing swift passage of Ukraine aid because he wants to add, at the last minute, his own changes directly into the bill … He is not even asking for an amendment. He is simply saying my way or the highway,” Schumer said.

“I’m offering to hold a vote on his amendment, even though I disagree with it. Let the chamber speak its will. Let both sides of the aisle have input and for heaven’s sake, let Ukraine funding get done ASAP,” Schumer added.

McConnell had signaled that he wanted to get the Ukraine package passed on Thursday. He added that while he understood that Paul wanted to change the bill that the “simple way to solve this” was to have a vote on Paul’s amendment and then a vote on the Ukraine aid, as Schumer offered.

“Ukraine is not asking us to fight this war. They’re only asking for the resources they need to defend themselves against this deranged invasion, and they need help right now,” McConnell said.

Paul, however, warned about the pace of spending, arguing that “we cannot save Ukraine by dooming the U.S. economy.”

“Americans are feeling the pain [from inflation] and Congress seems intent only on adding to that pain by shoveling more money out the door as fast as they can,” Paul said.

Rand Paul objection delays $40 billion Ukraine aid package

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) hit the brakes Thursday on bipartisan hopes that the Senate could quickly pass nearly $40 billion in Ukraine aid before leaving town for the week. Paul objected to a de…

thehill.com

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Ya know some Ukrainian sympathizer might shoot the fucker, if they figured people would die over this bullshit. Wars breed strong feelings and this is an intense struggle, another guy who thinks he won't suffer the consequences of waging war. He won't make many friends among those who support Ukraine, including many republicans and ya know what they are like! Rand could make some serious enemies over this and all of them might not be in America, air travel is cheap and thanks to the likes of Rand, guns are easy to obtain.

BudmanTX said:

well well well...looks like the UA got Brimstones.....cool

https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineWarVideoReport/comments/uo47ho

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Looks like they got innovative with the truck launcher.

I just ordered Rand Paul Toilet Paper.

Friendly_Grower said:

I just ordered Rand Paul Toilet Paper.

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i wouldn't use it, it HAS to be irritating...

Equating a possible World War to laundering. Priceless.

Comanche_Scalper said:

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Awww.... ...you took a wrong left turn. Scum sucking communists are suppose to go straight to hell.

printer said:

Any votes to send Paul to the Russian side of the fighting?

Rand Paul objection delays $40 billion Ukraine aid package
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) hit the brakes Thursday on bipartisan hopes that the Senate could quickly pass nearly $40 billion in Ukraine aid before leaving town for the week.

Paul objected to a deal offered by Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) that would have set up votes on Thursday afternoon on the funding and on an amendment from Paul, who wanted to include language in the bill to expand an Afghanistan inspector general role to include oversight of the Ukraine funds.

Paul blocked the votes because he wants his language inserted into the text of the bill instead of having to take his chance with an amendment vote, which could be blocked. The stalemate will delay the Senate’s passage of the Ukraine package until at least next week, and potentially beyond.

“I think they’re going to have to go through the long way,” Paul told The Hill about what comes next after the floor standoff.

The roadblock comes after senators and staff haggled privately for hours on Thursday to try to find a path toward passing the Ukraine aid before they wrapped up their work for the week. Senators were also eager to avoid making changes to the bill, which would require it to go back to the House for a second vote.

Though senators say they were told during closed-door lunches to hang around, by mid-afternoon members of leadership and senators were spotted leaving the Capitol.

Schumer and McConnell then appeared on the Senate floor to try to set up votes on the Ukraine aid. Under the Senate’s rules any one senator can try to quickly set up a vote or pass a bill, but it only takes one senator to object.

Under the deal offered by Schumer and McConnell, the Senate would have first voted on stand-alone legislation from Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) to establish a special inspector general for the Ukraine aid.

After that the Senate would have taken up the $40 billion in Ukraine assistance, with a vote on Paul’s amendment. To get included in the Ukraine assistance, Paul’s proposal would have needed 60 votes.

“There is now only one thing holding us back, the junior senator from Kentucky is preventing swift passage of Ukraine aid because he wants to add, at the last minute, his own changes directly into the bill … He is not even asking for an amendment. He is simply saying my way or the highway,” Schumer said.

“I’m offering to hold a vote on his amendment, even though I disagree with it. Let the chamber speak its will. Let both sides of the aisle have input and for heaven’s sake, let Ukraine funding get done ASAP,” Schumer added.

McConnell had signaled that he wanted to get the Ukraine package passed on Thursday. He added that while he understood that Paul wanted to change the bill that the “simple way to solve this” was to have a vote on Paul’s amendment and then a vote on the Ukraine aid, as Schumer offered.

“Ukraine is not asking us to fight this war. They’re only asking for the resources they need to defend themselves against this deranged invasion, and they need help right now,” McConnell said.

Paul, however, warned about the pace of spending, arguing that “we cannot save Ukraine by dooming the U.S. economy.”

“Americans are feeling the pain [from inflation] and Congress seems intent only on adding to that pain by shoveling more money out the door as fast as they can,” Paul said.

Rand Paul objection delays $40 billion Ukraine aid package

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) hit the brakes Thursday on bipartisan hopes that the Senate could quickly pass nearly $40 billion in Ukraine aid before leaving town for the week. Paul objected to a de…

thehill.com

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Anybody know the number of Rand’s neighbor - the one that kicked his ass ?

I got an offer to propose

Comanche_Scalper said:

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it's offensive because you're completely and totally full of shit, if you weren't a piece of shit, you wouldn't have started off with offensive piece of shit memes about a couple of guys who are both better people than you can ever even dream about being.
you're either a paid troll, or an amateur troll, either way, you belong under the nearest bridge...in a barrel.

Comanche_Scalper said:

Seems the weed don’t work for you. Your a very triggered snowflake

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you don't even come close to triggering me, if you knew me at all, you'd know that this is my standard condition, when i get pissed, i'll really tell you what i think