Putin has brought a series of plagues onto Russia, with the first eight listed in this post already occurring. Will he capitulate before Putin's Plagues reach nine, let alone ten? His billion dollar Pleasure Palace hangs in the balance.

Operation Midnight Hammer marks President Trump's latest successful display of Badass Statecraft. He's employed Badass Statecraft at least IX times before, making this Badass Statecraft X.

Trump is the first POTUS to use badassery as a tool of statecraft. He's magnificently successful with this devastating rhetorical weapon.