The penalty for protesting in Russia is 20 years in a Russian prison. You've got to really be committed to what you're protesting to risk that. Yet around 6,000 Russians have been arrested for protesting this war. From what I've heard, there is only 1 person in all of Russia in favor of this invasion, and that is Putin himself. There has been much talk from several directions over the past 2 days questioning Putin's sanity. Even some of Putin's inner circle of wealthy oligarchs are calling for peace. The Ruble has collapsed. Putin is actually facing the potential collapse of Russia itself. A large number of that 150,000 strong military Putin has had positioned around Ukraine for the last 4 months are conscripts, don't know why they're there, don't want to be there, don't want to invade Ukraine to start with, and are having trouble getting food and fuel. Even if Putin manages to take Ukraine he will never be able to hold it. So he has already lost, even if he takes Ukraine. Already some other non NATO countries are talking about wanting to join. Putin had hoped to create divisions among the various nations of Europe, but the exact opposite has happened. No matter what happens, 2 things are definite: 1. Putin will never hold Ukraine, and 2. Putin's time is over. Am very very proud of the people of Ukraine. Very proud.

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Defense is physically easier than offense on the battlefield, especially in an urban environment where gains are measured in city blocks, not klicks.

The APC numbers seem very high.

@George-K Without a doubt he’ll try. Regardless, even under Geneva Convention rules a foreign legion fighting in this conflict would be regarded as a mercenary force and its members not afforded POW status if captured. Given the Russians track record of treatment of mercenaries they would want to make sure they die with their boots on and avoid capture.

Who votes for these people? Honestly, would anybody here actually vote for this woman?

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Too little, too late. Better than nothing.

@Axtremus said in Off to FLA: Have fun! Let me know if the airport or the airline still insist on people wearing masks. The CDC has relaxed its guidance on masking, but not sure if that filters down to the TSA or the airlines yet. It hasn’t.

He always looks so serene . . . so imperturbable.

@Jolly said in If wars were ran like U.S. elections...: Zelenskyy could "find" a half-dozen misplaced nukes tomorrow at 3AM... And Trump would state that he'd won, by "a lot", right as they started going off.

@George-K said in The Hiding Place: @jon-nyc said in The Hiding Place: For a long time I kept a stack of 20s in foil in my freezer. Really? How thick of a stack? Not that thick. Maybe 2k or 2500 worth.

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English meet physics.