Putin will do a small attack that involves plausible deniability or doesn’t trigger an Article 5 response, then push that a little more later on. He might even deny that it was Russia or he might even use foreign troops to muddy the attack. He is testing NATO.

Are sawmills and crews suddenly going to spring up to process all the new timber? Also, those trees aren’t necessarily construction quality species.

it’s obvious to anyone paying attention that the only way that’s going to occur is if they feel enough pain to get them off their asses

The media feeds the ignorant masses non-stop propaganda and scapegoats so they will have someone to blame. Don’t expect them to make rational decisions, or wise choices. Our government now discourages learning, and critical thinking is a crime. Furthermore, people who are scrambling to keep a roof over their heads and food on the table have no time to understand issues. They seek relief from the stress in entertainment and drugs.

It’s more likely he’ll get assassinated Of course. He caused a lot of very rich and powerful people to lose a lot of money and power. Putin, may even decide to eliminate Krasnov.

Lack of empathy means an abundance of evil.

“Short term pain”, LOL.
No words.

Other than the Pacific northwest most U.S. forest trees do not make good building lumber.

Of course Republicans have switched to a narrative that says things need to be shaken up to set the country on the right course.

Exactly, AND Musk kicks in money to sway elections for which he is rewarded more government contracts.

I don’t miss the thousands of obnoxious, foul mouthed folks on FB that I routinely blocked. Haven’t experienced any of that on the fediverse yet.

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.)is all about blind loyalty.

Drugs. Adderall, mostly.

In reality many people who were boomers lived in shacks, some with no plumbing and dirt floors, until the 60’s when liberal economics began to fully kick in. Reagan, and Republicans have schemed very hard to bring back those "good old days’. Try reading some actual history of that time. Bonus, if you actually talk to a boomer who lived through hard times.

how will they be treated by USA?

Women’s reproductive healthcare ban, end of universal healthcare, elimination of science in schools, state religion, child labor, concentration camps for protesters, end of free speech, slave labor wages and rigged elections.

Didn’t Republicans go all ape-shit, saying Zelensky was disrespectful for not wearing a suit a couple of weeks ago? Are they deliberately disrespecting Greenland?

America was killed, by ignorant Americans

Exactly! Developing community connections is critical. Finding your community is a bit harder in the age of social media so you need to work at finding local connections.

Eventually bugs will adapt and learn not to bit those with ivermectin in their blood.

MAGAs will be there too, because they are beginning to realize they are being royally shit on. In fact, expect them to lead the charge, violently - not all of them, but probably the majority of them.

No problem here. If they pretend to pay, folks will pretend to work. You get what you pay for.