LazyPiranha Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 32 minutes ago, mclumber1 said: Seeing on Twitter that Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube have all been blocked in Russia. Good. Now do us. 1 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CitizenVectron Posted March 4, 2022 Author Share Posted March 4, 2022 An incredible new age. The President of a country speaking live to huge numbers of Europe live, telling them he is defending Europe, defending their freedom, and to keep up the protests and pressure on their own governments: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ominous Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 52 minutes ago, mclumber1 said: Seeing on Twitter that Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube have all been blocked in Russia. Can't let in any of that fake news I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jason Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 20 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: How long until this starts popping up in rightwing memes as "Joe Biden's economy"? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PaladinSolo Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 5 minutes ago, ManUtdRedDevils said: That looks like the saddest group of soldiers i've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PaladinSolo Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 This is apparently the Russian troops in Gostomele before they were massacred, Ukraine probably has these camera set ups everywhere. That dude with the AA guns life must have been hell lugging that around. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 14 minutes ago, PaladinSolo said: This is apparently the Russian troops in Gostomele before they were massacred, Ukraine probably has these camera set ups everywhere. It's Ukrainians sure are making a valiant effort to denazify their country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Sky News team recounts their experience running into an ambush: Sky News team's harrowing account of their violent ambush in Ukraine this week NEWS.SKY.COM On Monday, near Kyiv, chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay and his team were attacked. Camera operator Richie Mockler took two rounds to his body armour, Stuart was wounded. Their experience illustrates the scale of the mayhem and violence as Russia's invasion enters a new and deadlier phase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Probably just to beef up some NATO air patrols. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jason Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 12 minutes ago, PaladinSolo said: Probably just to beef up some NATO air patrols. I wonder if the first biggest air force in the world is jealous that the second biggest air force in the world gets to play with its toys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jason Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 1 minute ago, PaladinSolo said: So one of the million dollar questions at the end of this is going to be where the fissile material in Russia's nuclear warheads got spirited off to, right? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 9 minutes ago, Jason said: So one of the million dollar questions at the end of this is going to be where the fissile material in Russia's nuclear warheads got spirited off to, right? Hell at this point I’m not convinced enough work to kill us all (but enough to kill enough of us for it not to matter) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 So i mean, this kinda answers how Russia has such a large military with a comparatively small budget, everything is old and barely works, and they can't afford enough of their new stuff to matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LazyPiranha Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 So… Have people been lying to Putin about the shape of the military for years and this is a surprise or was this a known problem and he just doesn’t care because he feels it will be won through attrition? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 32 minutes ago, PaladinSolo said: Hope this MFer is right It does seem like a great opportunity for s separatist movement though, Russia is distracted, can they fight multiple front wars on "their" turf? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air_Delivery Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Just now, LazyPiranha said: So… Have people been lying to Putin about the shape of the military for years and this is a surprise or was this a known problem and he just doesn’t care because he feels it will be won through attrition? Yes. And I think his generals thought if they displayed enough force and giant tank columns the Ukrainians would give up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 1 minute ago, LazyPiranha said: So… Have people been lying to Putin about the shape of the military for years and this is a surprise or was this a known problem and he just doesn’t care because he feels it will be won through attrition? Authoritarians have a way of killing people that give them bad news, or at least not promoting them to their inner circle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 13 minutes ago, PaladinSolo said: Authoritarians have a way of killing people that give them bad news, or at least not promoting them to their inner circle. Corporations are the same way 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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outsida Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 So the objectives have changed? Putin is no longer looking to de-Nazify Ukraine and now wants them to recognize disputed territories as Russian? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Just now, outsida said: So the objectives have changed? Putin is no longer looking to de-Nazify Ukraine and now wants them to recognize disputed territories as Russian? No, just didn't fit in the tweet i guess, lol. Putin reiterated demands that Ukraine recognize the sovereignty of areas controlled by Moscow-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine and acknowledge that Crimea, which Russia invaded and annexed in 2014, is Russian territory, the Interfax news agency said. The Kremlin continued to call for the “denazification” and “demilitarization” of Ukraine as requirements for Russia to cease its attacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 BBC News - BBC News launches 'dark web' Tor mirror BBC News launches 'dark web' Tor mirror WWW.BBC.CO.UK In a bid to thwart censorship attempts, the BBC News website is now available via Tor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Interesting article on the potential impacts of the freezing of Russia's central bank currency reserves. That act could accelerate the shift away from the US dollar as the world's reserve currency. If Russian Currency Reserves Aren’t Really Money, the World Is in for a Shock WWW.WSJ.COM Sanctions have shown that currency reserves accumulated by central banks can be taken away. With China taking note, this may reshape geopolitics, economic management and even... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comet Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 18 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Interesting article on the potential impacts of the freezing of Russia's central bank currency reserves. That act could accelerate the shift away from the US dollar as the world's reserve currency. If Russian Currency Reserves Aren’t Really Money, the World Is in for a Shock WWW.WSJ.COM Sanctions have shown that currency reserves accumulated by central banks can be taken away. With China taking note, this may reshape geopolitics, economic management and even... Crypto bros everywhere are going to get excited reading this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massdriver Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 28 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Interesting article on the potential impacts of the freezing of Russia's central bank currency reserves. That act could accelerate the shift away from the US dollar as the world's reserve currency. If Russian Currency Reserves Aren’t Really Money, the World Is in for a Shock WWW.WSJ.COM Sanctions have shown that currency reserves accumulated by central banks can be taken away. With China taking note, this may reshape geopolitics, economic management and even... It would have been nice to have the financial leverage we have now for China, a much more serious rival. But China will be taking notes and adapting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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