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  • M Mik
    8 Apr 2022, 21:03

    Ukraine is now sending Terminators after the Rus. 😆

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukraine-army-is-using-terminator-drones-to-scare-russians-into-retreat/ar-AAVYOCM?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=8feed417e5bb40a39d443a8e91fbf37e

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    Renauda
    wrote on 8 Apr 2022, 22:55 last edited by
    #264

    @Mik

    Psy-fi-ops.

    Elbows up!

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      Mik
      wrote on 8 Apr 2022, 22:56 last edited by
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      It would likely be more effective had they not put it in the news.

      “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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      • R Renauda
        8 Apr 2022, 20:13

        @Copper said in The Ukraine war thread:

        @Aqua-Letifer said in The Ukraine war thread:

        Sounds like ww3 is pretty inevitable, then.

        Yes, that was the shift in the conversation this week.

        The democrats must keep the war option on the front page until after the election.

        If that’s your story and it makes you feel better about then stick with it. It’s still entirely Putin’s war and his doing until such time he is no longer in the Kremlin.

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        Copper
        wrote on 8 Apr 2022, 23:44 last edited by
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        @Renauda said in The Ukraine war thread:

        @Copper said in The Ukraine war thread:

        @Aqua-Letifer said in The Ukraine war thread:

        Sounds like ww3 is pretty inevitable, then.

        Yes, that was the shift in the conversation this week.

        The democrats must keep the war option on the front page until after the election.

        If that’s your story and it makes you feel better about then stick with it. It’s still entirely Putin’s war and his doing until such time he is no longer in the Kremlin.

        Maybe you missed it

        The democrats are now using this war as their #1 talking point

        Mr. Biden is a war hero

        Mr. Putin is a bad guy and Mr. Biden is protecting the world. Most of the guys pushing this story couldn't pick Mr. Putin out of a lineup.

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        • C Copper
          8 Apr 2022, 23:44

          @Renauda said in The Ukraine war thread:

          @Copper said in The Ukraine war thread:

          @Aqua-Letifer said in The Ukraine war thread:

          Sounds like ww3 is pretty inevitable, then.

          Yes, that was the shift in the conversation this week.

          The democrats must keep the war option on the front page until after the election.

          If that’s your story and it makes you feel better about then stick with it. It’s still entirely Putin’s war and his doing until such time he is no longer in the Kremlin.

          Maybe you missed it

          The democrats are now using this war as their #1 talking point

          Mr. Biden is a war hero

          Mr. Putin is a bad guy and Mr. Biden is protecting the world. Most of the guys pushing this story couldn't pick Mr. Putin out of a lineup.

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          Renauda
          wrote on 8 Apr 2022, 23:49 last edited by Renauda 4 Sept 2022, 00:29
          #267

          @Copper

          Sorry I missed it. I however watch unAmerican slick media. None of that pop kulture stuff like CNN or Fux.

          Might try to do better next time

          Elbows up!

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            George K
            wrote on 9 Apr 2022, 23:55 last edited by
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            Updated:

            Screen Shot 2022-04-09 at 6.54.50 PM.png

            "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-nyc
              wrote on 10 Apr 2022, 09:50 last edited by
              #269

              Interesting thread on the support for Putin of Russian speakers outside Russia.

              "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
              -Cormac McCarthy

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                Mik
                wrote on 10 Apr 2022, 10:56 last edited by
                #270

                Very interesting. Makes some twisted sense of what is otherwise unconceivable to us.

                “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 K
                  wrote on 10 Apr 2022, 11:07 last edited by
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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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                    George K
                    wrote on 10 Apr 2022, 11:11 last edited by
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                    Thanks @jon-nyc . Fascinating mindset.

                    Meanwhile, if you're keeping score...

                    "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 10 Apr 2022, 11:12 last edited by
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                      image.jpeg

                      "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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                        Mik
                        wrote on 10 Apr 2022, 12:19 last edited by
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                        Key Russian blunder - they did not secure Antonov Airport outside Kyiv.

                        https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-lost-the-battle-for-kyiv-with-its-hasty-assault-on-a-ukrainian-airport/ar-AAW3z8L?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=c129069f9e664ed1aea6a069e81afead

                        “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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                        • G George K
                          10 Apr 2022, 11:12

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                          Axtremus
                          wrote on 10 Apr 2022, 12:40 last edited by
                          #275

                          @George-K said in The Ukraine war thread:

                          image.jpeg

                          What is the source of this “intelligence”?

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                            Mik
                            wrote on 10 Apr 2022, 12:42 last edited by
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                            Examine the picture and you will have your answer.

                            “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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                            • A Axtremus
                              10 Apr 2022, 12:40

                              @George-K said in The Ukraine war thread:

                              image.jpeg

                              What is the source of this “intelligence”?

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                              George K
                              wrote on 10 Apr 2022, 12:58 last edited by
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                              @Axtremus said in The Ukraine war thread:

                              What is the source of this “intelligence”?

                              https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ

                              "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 10 Apr 2022, 17:30 last edited by
                                #278

                                War crimes?

                                Always part of the plan:

                                National security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday that the war crimes committed by Russian forces in Ukraine were part of President Vladimir Putin’s master plan for the invasion.

                                “We, in fact, before the war began declassified intelligence and presented it,” Sullivan said on ABC’s “This Week,” “indicating that there was a plan from the highest levels of the Russian government to target civilians who oppose the invasion, to cause violence against them, to organize efforts to brutalize them in order to try to terrorize the population and subjugate it. So this is something that was planned.”

                                Russia’s recent retreat from areas near Kyiv left behind massive evidence of atrocities, particularly in Bucha, where civilians who had been executed, many with their hands tied behind their backs, were found through the area.

                                On top of that, Russia has targeted civilian sites throughout the war, with airstrikes on hospitals and places where refugees have congregated.

                                “The images that we’ve seen out of Bucha and other cities have been tragic, they’ve been horrifying,” Sullivan told host Jonathan Karl. “They’ve been downright shocking, but they have not been surprising.”

                                "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 11 Apr 2022, 13:32 last edited by George K 4 Nov 2022, 13:32
                                  #279

                                  Interesting (and long) thread on the status of Russian tanks and what the losses really mean.

                                  tl;dr version - The losses that the Russians have sustained are terrible, with no replacement of equipment or personnel readily available.

                                  Many, including a certain "evidence-based only" sources would argue that the Russian Federation is operating some 10,000 tanks so 467 is "but a scratch". Which is certainly not true. (2/n)

                                  Their mistake is that the bulk of these "10,000 tanks" are not in a status that can be operated by the Russian troops. There are just not enough units to operate them. (3/n)

                                  "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 11 Apr 2022, 19:27 last edited by
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                                    Well...

                                    "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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                                    • G George K
                                      11 Apr 2022, 19:27

                                      Well...

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                                      Renauda
                                      wrote on 11 Apr 2022, 21:21 last edited by Renauda 4 Nov 2022, 21:28
                                      #281

                                      @George-K

                                      Worth watching to see what the Pentagon or London has to report. Azov Battalion is a bit too dodgy for me to trust as a source.

                                      If true, it could be a portent of much worse sooner rather than later and leaves NATO with very little in the way options short of the very hard decision to accept Zelinsky’s invitation to intervene.

                                      Elbows up!

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                                        George K
                                        wrote on 11 Apr 2022, 21:22 last edited by
                                        #282

                                        War crime:

                                        https://www.the-sun.com/news/5093174/russian-soldier-rapes-baby-ukraine-war-arrested/

                                        "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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                                          Mik
                                          wrote on 11 Apr 2022, 21:28 last edited by
                                          #283

                                          Well, that last one was from the Sun, so....

                                          This one is from The Daily Beast, a source of similar reliability.

                                          https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-airs-its-ultimate-revenge-plan-for-america/ar-AAW5HB1?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=034ebcc01ffb4eb69e64664ac4fca5ca

                                          “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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