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32 minutes ago, Spork3245 said:

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lol but Trump just said he'd ban EV sales if he wins.

Haha, yikes. Someone at Sony messed up.

1 hour ago, CayceG said:

Also, hot off the presses. The Swedish Minister of Defense posted a series of tweets this morning announcing a new round of aid to Ukraine:

 

 

The ASC 890 is a propeller driven AWACS airborne control airplane. The AMRAAM delivery is probably the biggest thing in combination with that to provide Ukraine with a boost in its air defenses. 

 

Military support package 16 to Ukraine – new capability to strengthen Ukraine’s air defence and support to meet its prioritised needs - Government.se

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Today, 29 May, the Government is presenting its 16th and largest military support package to Ukraine to date since Russia’s full-scale invasion...

 

The two AWACS planes will be really great when used in conjunction with the F-16s.

18 minutes ago, TUFKAK said:

Let the euros fight their own wars 

*With permission to use the weapons given to them however they want

2 minutes ago, Subzwari1987 said:

It’s the candidate’s job to convince people to vote for him. And people will vote based on their needs and positions on different topics. It has always been this way. Biden has done everything in his power to alienate the voting block that got him into power in 2020 while supporting a government and group that prefers Trump to him. If he loses in November, it’s entirely on him. 

I disagree. It's a candidate's job to convince the public, but it's the public's job to research and understand the issues. Democracy relies on both. 

59 minutes ago, johnny said:

i don’t even disagree! but if biden loses don’t blame the voters, blame that doofus for losing the people who voted for him the first time. 

I think it's a bit of both. If a politician knows that doing or saying something with alienate a big part of the voting public, then they are definitely dumb (or maybe it's calculated). At the same time, a large part of the voting population is also dumb for how they decide to vote based on different things. 

6 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said:

So I'll respond here... the problem with what this CHUD did was that folks showed up just wanting to see a goddamned movie about a shark eating people. They didn't show up up to hear Dreyfuss' views on socio-political issues. I'm sure there were a fair amount of people in that audience who probably believed the same things he did... doesn't mean they necessarily wanted to hear that shit that night. If anyone bothered to read the article (this is D1P so I don't know why I expected that) the people who went to that screening were just as upset with the organizers of the event as they were with Dreyfuss if not more. And I really don't get this notion that getting pissed off at someone who says or does something vile is somehow more of problem than the vile thing itself. Being old isn't an excuse.

It's also important to recognize that all beliefs aren't equal, when it comes to disagreement. If I went to a Jaws screening and someone ranted for 15 minutes on the gold standard, I'd be annoyed, but whatever. If someone ranted for 15 minutes about a group of people existing is a problem, it's different. I wouldn't wait around for a Nazi to rant about Jewish people, and I wouldn't wait around for this actor to rant about trans people not existing (or his anti-black, women comments, etc). Like, there's a big difference between disagreeing on issues and what this actor did.

30 minutes ago, Spork3245 said:

What's the actual reasoning for this rule? I can understand putting some limitations on targets, but this seems kinda stupid AF.

Fear that Russia will use this red line as the reason start WWIII (even though every other single Jake Sullivan red line has been crossed without issue). 

Russia is currently using North Korean, Chinese, and Iranian weaponry to kill people in Ukraine...they aren't going to start WWIII over Ukraine using Western arms defensively in Russian targets. Ukraine is already hitting dozens of targets per week inside Russia using long-range drones.

Update: Pope apologizes, all is well:

Pope Francis apologises over reported homophobic slur

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Pope Francis has apologised after an alleged slur he made against gay men became public.

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A statement from the Vatican said the Pope did not mean to offend anyone and apologised to those who were "hurt by the use of a word".

Get fucked.

Pope Francis allegedly used derogatory term for gay people

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The Pope was speaking at a meeting of bishops on whether gay men should be allowed to become priests.

It's almost as if the "progressive Pope" is just a massive PR campaign. The translation of the Italian word he used is "faggotry."

So not only is Ukraine not allowed to fire western weapons on Russian targets inside Russia...they are being told not to fire air defense missiles at Russian missiles/bombers until they cross into Ukrainian airspace. So if a Patriot system sees a Russian strategic bomber 50km inside Russia launching cruise missiles towards Kharkiv, Ukraine is not allowed to fire interceptors until those missiles cross the border...which is only 30km away. This would explain why Russia has been able to hit Kharkiv so much lately: because Ukraine is not allowed to even use interceptors until the missiles cross the border, at which point the chances of interception drop (compared to downing them over Russia).

Mega-Nachteil im Krieg: Ukraine darf nicht gegen Putin zurückschießen | Politik | BILD.de

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„Es ist wie ein Boxkampf, bei dem ein Kämpfer eine Hand auf dem Rücken gebunden bekommt.“ Die Ukraine darf auf russische Angriffe auf Russland nicht reagieren.

NATO Secretary General: "Western weapons delivered to Ukraine already belong to Ukrainians, so it is Ukraine’s right to attack Russian territory."

This means nothing without US support, of course. Internally within NATO it appears that the UK, Poland, Canada, and the Baltic nations support using Western arms against Russian targets, while the US and Germany are blocking it.

It's basically Secretary of State Blinkin (who is in favour of allowing strikes on Russia) vs coward advisor Jake Sullivan, who has throughout this entire war dragged the US' feet on basically every step (he fought hard against HIMARS, ATACMS, F-16s, etc).

Sweden has become the first country to officially approve their arms being used against targets within Russia. Allegedly the UK has also given permission, but I don't think they have (otherwise Ukraine would likely be using Storm Shadows against air bases housing strategic bombers).

It should be noted that the air base used (within Russia) to perform this strike is within ATACMS range. US needs to allow Ukraine to hit military targets in Russia immediately.

Russia just used guided bombs to take out a Home Depot-equivalent store in Kharkiv. Many civilians missing.

EDIT - They struck on a Saturday afternoon when they knew it would be packed for the summer:

Hungary will seek to opt out of NATO efforts to support Ukraine, Orbán says

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Hungary's prime minister says that he will seek to opt his country out of any NATO operations aimed at supporting Ukraine.

Cool. Then they should be "opted" out of NATO. I'm sure Russia would gladly take their land and manage it for them.

10 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said:

 

YOU NEED TO RECTIFY THAT OVERSIGHT IMMEDIATELY!

Okay!

I really enjoyed the recent DOOM, but I haven't played DOOM Eternal. I'll likely give this a try, though, as I like non-gun shooters quite a bit.

5 minutes ago, ort said:

Meh, honestly not a big fan of venison. I mean, it's not horrible or anything... I will eat it if it is cooked for me... but I do not seek it out.

 

Bison is pretty good. Ostrich meat isn't bad. There are some outliers... but again... the classics really are the best.

Yeah, I think bison is pretty good, just a leaner beef, basically. But most other "exotic" meats don't really hold up in some way or another. Perfectly good for sustenance, but I'm not going out of my way to try most.

Sounds like 75+ Conservative MPs are refusing to run, which has already exceeded the number who did the same when Tony Blair swept Labour to a big majority in his first term.

Some interesting findings about weapons:

Some weapons are working better than others against GPS/EW jamming. Storm Shadows are great as they also have internal terrain maps if GPS is down. Air-dropped small-diameter bombs work well, but the ground-launched version doesn't.

Breaking rule for awesome video of ATACMs taking out an S-400 system. Just a warning that there is loud obnoxious music:
 

Lots of ATACMs strikes on Russian anti-air recently, which seems unable to stop it. This is great because each one removed makes further strikes easier. Also likely trying to clear as many away before Ukraine's new jets show up. Also helps with Ukraine's increasing drone strikes into Russia.