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  • MikM Away
    MikM Away
    Mik
    wrote on last edited by
    #1000

    Someone tweeted that the irony is that's a 90's Ukrainian pop song.

    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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    • MikM Mik

      Someone tweeted that the irony is that's a 90's Ukrainian pop song.

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      Aqua Letifer
      wrote on last edited by
      #1001

      @Mik said in The Ukraine war thread:

      Someone tweeted that the irony is that's a 90's Ukrainian pop song.

      Maybe that was deliberate? Selling the liberation B.S.?

      Please love yourself.

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        bachophile
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        #1002

        Round of bridge anyone???

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        • bachophileB bachophile

          Round of bridge anyone???

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          George K
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          #1003

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          • George KG Offline
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            George K
            wrote on last edited by
            #1004

            Thread on what this could mean:

            https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1578617196661833733.html

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            • jon-nycJ Offline
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              #1005

              Huge deal. Another thread from before it blew describing the importance.

              Only non-witches get due process.

              • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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              • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                Huge deal. Another thread from before it blew describing the importance.

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                George K
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                #1006

                @jon-nyc said in The Ukraine war thread:

                Huge deal.

                I haven't read Jon's thread yet, but some geography is useful.

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                I've read that Crimean grocers are limiting purchases to 3 kg per purchase.

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                • George KG Offline
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                  George K
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #1007

                  @jon-nyc that's a fabulous thread on strategy, logistics, ect.

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    George K
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #1008

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    • George KG Offline
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                      George K
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                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      • MikM Away
                        MikM Away
                        Mik
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #1010

                        Good news. Would love to know how they pulled it off, but probably best that we don't.

                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                        • MikM Mik

                          Good news. Would love to know how they pulled it off, but probably best that we don't.

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                          George K
                          wrote on last edited by
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                          @Mik said in The Ukraine war thread:

                          Would love to know how they pulled it off,

                          Several reports said that a truck blew up. Not sure if I believe that, looking at locations where the damage occurred. They seem to be spread out.

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                          • jon-nycJ Offline
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                            jon-nyc
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                            #1012

                            BBC is saying only the road portion is destroyed. Damn. They need to try again.

                            Only non-witches get due process.

                            • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                            • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                              BBC is saying only the road portion is destroyed. Damn. They need to try again.

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                              George K
                              wrote on last edited by George K
                              #1013

                              @jon-nyc I hope the BBC is wrong...

                              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                George K
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #1014

                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                • MikM Away
                                  MikM Away
                                  Mik
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #1015

                                  Closed until 10/31. Plenty of time to let them work on it then hit it again.

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                  • George KG George K

                                    Bull's Eye...

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                                    Ivorythumper
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                                    #1016

                                    @George-K said in The Ukraine war thread:

                                    Escape foiled:

                                    I don't think I would have run for the car...

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                                    • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                      BBC is saying only the road portion is destroyed. Damn. They need to try again.

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                                      George K
                                      wrote on last edited by George K
                                      #1017

                                      @jon-nyc said in The Ukraine war thread:

                                      BBC is saying only the road portion is destroyed. Damn. They need to try again.

                                      In the comments:

                                      For clarity, Mash is a Russian media source which was founded by former Life News employees. We should be skeptical of a fast Russian repair but this video is circulating in Russia, so it’s worth paying attention to

                                      As an engineer I would doubt that the cleanup operation would happen so fast, damage was extensive and removal of molten wheels under many tons of metal without a place for a crane is no easy task

                                      Highly dubious, as a structural engineer, the heat of the fire will have weakened to core reinforcement of the bridge and caused thermal cracking to concrete in compression. The bridge might be standing but will deflect beyond safe tolerances for trains passing at speed. So trains would have to slow to a crawl pace to cope with deflections also trains loading will probably be severely reduced. A choke point (slow zone) on a rail network chokes all capacity and provides a busy location for optimal targeting.

                                      Good thing it's dark so you can't actually tell if this is the bridge

                                      Well. „A train is passing a railway“ yes. Crimea bridge? Not sure - gravel ground on a bridge?

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                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                        BBC is saying only the road portion is destroyed. Damn. They need to try again.

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                                        Renauda
                                        wrote on last edited by Renauda
                                        #1018

                                        @jon-nyc said in The Ukraine war thread:

                                        BBC is saying only the road portion is destroyed. Damn. They need to try again.

                                        All the same, T. E. Lawrence smiled.

                                        That’s all that really matters at this point.

                                        Elbows up!

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                                        • George KG George K

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                                          Renauda
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                                          #1019

                                          @George-K said in The Ukraine war thread:

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                                          Interesting choice, Sergei Surovikin. An Air Force General no less.

                                          Bio: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Surovikin

                                          Elbows up!

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