The New Coffee Room

Didn't know that there were emperors on the cards

Well, Julius Caesar never was a king.
Sorry.

WW II

Silent protests in Moscow:

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/09/29/hundreds-line-up-outside-putins-office-in-largest-opposition-linked-action-since-2024-a90648

@Mik As long as you don't have to slice it like bread...

@Renauda I remember having read an article including pictures on this matter about five years ago.

Actually n°7 is 'Kinderdijk', meaning "children's levee".
I did n°1 partially: I have a friend who lives close to the source of the Loire. Gorgeous scenery.

@Doctor-Phibes Apparently you've never had the opportunity to meet my wife

@NobodySock check Saccuman in Bolzano or Alfonsi pianoforti in Rome.

@Renauda Apologies, I blundered. Consider what I wrote as non-existent.

@jon-nyc I like her columns a lot.

I think that he's trying to highlight that NATO still has the capacity to give Russia a bloody nose and Kaliningrad would be a particularly bloody nose."

"https://kyivindependent.com/why-a-us-generals-kaliningrad-threat-to-russia-is-so-significant-07-2025/

She nails it: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/18/donald-trump-maga-jeffrey-epstein-list

Voyeurism causing brouhaha.
I don't like being pictured/portrayed/filmed during a public event without being notified beforehand. And I have nothing to hide.

Methinks Melania did NOT forget how she was portrayed in Russian media.
She probably knows better than anyone else how to 'redirect' Donald.

First create a scarce, then resume deliveries and have others pay for them.
Oh, and give Russia 50 extra days to scorch Ukraine
The Donald is a genius!

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c36xrr9kj11t

That's my daily routine.
In my wildest dreams, that is

@Mik Not very trustworthy, I'm afraid... Former (?) gang leader backed by Netanyahu.
Doesn't sound very promising

Putin needs money ...

https://tvpworld.com/87684452/russian-billionaire-seized-by-fsb-owner-of-uzhuralzoloto-faces-legal-charges