Taylor Eigsti, Feat. Casey Abrams: "Accidentally"

Taylor Eigsti, Feat. Casey Abrams: “Accidentally”

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“Accidentally” - Music and Lyrics by Taylor Eigsti
Live in San Francisco

Featuring:
Casey Abrams
with:
Gretchen Parlato
Becca Stevens
Maya Kronfeld

Music from the new album “Tree Falls” on GSI Records
Available everywhere! Link below
https://gsi.lnk.to/treefalls

Produced by Taylor Eigsti

Videography: David Zlutnick
Recording Engineer: Dave Luke
Mixed by Josh Giunta at GSI Studios
Venue: John Kao

Filmed July 17, 2021 at John Kao’s Loft
www.TaylorEigsti.com
www.GSI-Studios.com

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469 comments

gocart mozart Feb 26, 2022 • 5:24:24pm

CPAC is the most extraordinary collection of dirt bags, crackpots and sociopathic fascists devoid of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered together in one place, with the possible exception of when Donald Trump dines alone. https://t.co/k9Y890NtwD

— Edwin (@EdMix13) February 27, 2022

Teukka Feb 26, 2022 • 5:27:46pm

Did y’all catch this:

After Russia conducted what Ukrainian leaders described as a “full-scale attack,” the hashtag #USBiolabs started to trend on Twitter as dozens of accounts repeated a piece of Russian propaganda. https://t.co/9htOESeh0R

— snopes.com (@snopes) February 25, 2022

Yeah Sure WhatEVs Feb 26, 2022 • 5:31:06pm

As a rule I wouldn’t trust any of these channels but the info tracks with other info from Kremlin insiders, and it makes sense given what we know of Putin’s plans, needs and obsessions. And in this context the surge we see/expect makes sense.

— Christo Grozev (@christogrozev) February 27, 2022

A hollow voice says: Abort SCOTUS Feb 26, 2022 • 5:31:44pm

From downstairs:

What does “знов на хуй” mean?

It means “again fuck yourselves.”

ckkatz Feb 26, 2022 • 5:44:05pm

Reference to the British ‘NLAW’ anti-armor missile:

Another is just a message I received: “The British should change the name of their anti-tank missile to the In-Law. That will really scare the Russians”

— Michael Weiss 🌻 (@michaeldweiss) February 27, 2022

No Malarkey! Feb 26, 2022 • 5:44:16pm

a U.S. official who is a part of a transatlantic task force said we will take wealthy Russians’ “yachts, their luxury apartments, their money and their ability to send their kids to fancy colleges in the west.”

— PoliticsVideoChannel (@politvidchannel) February 26, 2022

ckkatz Feb 26, 2022 • 5:45:07pm

Another meme:

The memes coming in hot from Ukrainians tonight… Here’s one. pic.twitter.com/T56IZlXJB3

— Michael Weiss 🌻 (@michaeldweiss) February 27, 2022

Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 26, 2022 • 5:51:48pm

Probably not the best idea for CPAC to put Matt Gaetz in charge of entertainment. pic.twitter.com/5eGFSWtibX

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) February 26, 2022

Rightwingconspirator Feb 26, 2022 • 5:54:27pm

News relief shot. Saturday evening sunset, yes, again, but always unique somehow.

Moments ago

Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 26, 2022 • 5:54:27pm

⚡️French President Emmanuel Macron asks his Belarusian counterpart Lukashenko to quickly order Russian troops to leave.

On a phone call late on Feb. 26, Macron told Lukashenko that Belarus should “refuse to be a vassal and an accomplice to Russia in the war against Ukraine.”

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) February 27, 2022

Amory Blaine Feb 26, 2022 • 5:55:47pm

Signs in the Airbnb I am currently staying in, a thread: pic.twitter.com/HT7U1ehT8c

— Rose Johnson (@rosejohnno) February 16, 2022

stpaulbear Feb 26, 2022 • 5:56:15pm

re: #5 ckkatz

Reference to the British ‘NLAW’ anti-armor missile:

The mother NLAW.

austin_blue Feb 26, 2022 • 5:59:53pm

Ernie K.Doe!

Youtube Video

Yeah Sure WhatEVs Feb 26, 2022 • 5:59:57pm

In last few hours YouTube and Meta have banned RT from their sites, Abramovitch has ceded control of Chelsea FC, Zelensky has added 1m followers and Kremlin website has site crashed due to cyberattacks. Nice work everybody.

— Edward Luce (@EdwardGLuce) February 26, 2022

stpaulbear Feb 26, 2022 • 6:00:16pm

re: #9 Rightwingconspirator

News relief shot. Saturday evening sunset, yes, again, but always unique somehow.

[Embedded content]

When I first saw it, I honestly thought it was an explosion in Kyiv.

Captain Ron Feb 26, 2022 • 6:04:36pm

They’re kinda core beliefs tbh Ronna. https://t.co/lySxI7Q2tn

— Soledad O’Brien (@soledadobrien) February 27, 2022

ckkatz Feb 26, 2022 • 6:05:15pm

Happy ending story:

I have never cried while reporting. Until today. https://t.co/B6gb82YXr6

— Anita Komuves (@AnitaKomuves) February 26, 2022

Jay C Feb 26, 2022 • 6:05:55pm

re: #10 Backwoods_Sleuth

Bonne chance to President Macron on that: I thought “vassal and accomplice to Russia” was basically what Belarus was about.

Rightwingconspirator Feb 26, 2022 • 6:06:26pm

re: #15 stpaulbear

And there is this. Soldiers with hearts. And pets.

Can we share these Ukrainian Soldiers pictures please #MilitaryLovesAnimals #UkraineUnderAttack pic.twitter.com/CE3yiLdeDd

— Stephanie Ⓥ (@sdaly555) February 26, 2022

The Pie Overlord! Feb 26, 2022 • 6:07:05pm

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stpaulbear Feb 26, 2022 • 6:07:28pm

re: #13 austin_blue

Ernie K.Doe!

I had a Herman’s Hermits album with a cover of that song when I was about 11 years old. My mom’s mom lived with us. One day I asked her about the words for this song (including the “satan should be her name” line. She just said that it didn’t seem like a very nice song.

Yeah Sure WhatEVs Feb 26, 2022 • 6:09:28pm

The Security Council doesn’t work because the biggest threats to global security, Russia and China, are veto-wielding members. But instead of ousting Russia from the UNSC, bypass it. Establish a new D10 security council of the ten leading democracies. https://t.co/GSKFUIfrjx

— Matthew Kroenig (@MatthewKroenig) February 26, 2022

ckkatz Feb 26, 2022 • 6:11:05pm

It’s been 3 days since the war started. The battle of Mosul, the most recent major urban battle, lasted *9 months*. I’m sorry to be blunt here but we don’t know shit about f*ck right now.

— Rita Konaev (@RitaKonaev) February 26, 2022

Charles Johnson Feb 26, 2022 • 6:12:35pm

Extremely unimpressed by YouTube’s announcement that they’re “demonetizing” Russian propaganda videos BUT NOT REMOVING THEM.

YouTube income is chump change to Russia’s propaganda machine. This is a bullshit attempt to make it look like they’re actually doing something.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 27, 2022

austin_blue Feb 26, 2022 • 6:14:23pm

re: #17 ckkatz

Happy ending story:

There is a very special place waiting for Putin in hell, if there is a God.

Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 26, 2022 • 6:15:06pm

My God! During the shelling of Kyiv, Russian shells hit the radioactive waste storage facility of the Kyiv branch of the Radon Association - the State Inspectorate for Nuclear Regulation of Ukraine. https://t.co/Gs03UCVBT1

— Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 (@OlgaNYC1211) February 27, 2022

Patricia Kayden Feb 26, 2022 • 6:20:31pm

That’s because he would’ve simply handed Ukraine to Russia. He tried dismantling NATO, and he supported Putin against Ukraine.

— elle (@elle_thinks) February 25, 2022

FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n 😷 Trips Feb 26, 2022 • 6:23:47pm

re: #26 Backwoods_Sleuth

⚡️Ukraine’s State Emergency Service has clarified that the shelling on a radioactive waste disposal site in Kyiv did not lead to depressurization of the storage of radioactive substances.

The hit was on the fence and the building itself and the tanks remain intact.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) February 27, 2022

ckkatz Feb 26, 2022 • 6:25:20pm

A lot of folks treated the events that triggered the first Trump impeachment like some trivial thing. Doesn’t seem so trivial now does it. https://t.co/MK26LPUy9U

— Vaughn Sterling (@vplus) February 26, 2022

Sherlock Hound Feb 26, 2022 • 6:26:12pm

re: #28 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips

Russian conscripts give thanks, as their bone marrow is saved for the moment.

The Pie Overlord! Feb 26, 2022 • 6:27:03pm

“And that’s when I told Tulsi Gabbard to go back to Party City where she belonged.” pic.twitter.com/8KLaxf2QHZ

— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) February 27, 2022

Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 26, 2022 • 6:28:32pm

Too late! You cashed the checks. You’ve been on TV for days all bet begging Putin to invade. You bought the ticket now take the ride @TulsiGabbard! https://t.co/r62GNbDIhY

— Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) February 27, 2022

Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 26, 2022 • 6:32:49pm

⚡️Ukrainian-Polish border now pic.twitter.com/O2nWvgiJ82

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) February 27, 2022

The Pie Overlord! Feb 26, 2022 • 6:34:20pm

Be careful out there, pro-Ukrainian propaganda is also circulating.

Ukraine island defenders who told Russian officer ‘go fuck yourself’ may still be alive https://t.co/SjnFHxKVoM

— The Guardian (@guardian) February 27, 2022

Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 26, 2022 • 6:37:11pm

Lots of people freaking out about posting NATO Combat Air Patrol movements, saying they won’t be doing so due to the ongoing situation. The reason their transponders are not switched to “Standby” is for power projection. They want adversaries to know they are there. https://t.co/DaFyUbPibF

— Aircraft Spots (@AircraftSpots) February 27, 2022

Yeah Sure WhatEVs Feb 26, 2022 • 6:38:42pm

re: #29 ckkatz

https://t.co/6wlpPKzncS

— CrazyCanuck63 (@fromthevalley63) February 26, 2022

Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 26, 2022 • 6:40:20pm

During his inaugural address in 2019, Zelensky told lawmakers: “I do not want my picture in your offices: the President is not an icon, an idol or a portrait. Hang your kids’ photos instead, and look at them each time you are making a decision.” pic.twitter.com/fjsHudv7FV

— Benjamin Ramm (@BenjaminRamm) February 26, 2022

Patricia Kayden Feb 26, 2022 • 6:46:29pm

re: #14 Yeah Sure WhatEVs

correction (apols), they’ve stopped RT from monetizing.

— Edward Luce (@EdwardGLuce) February 26, 2022

Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 26, 2022 • 6:46:31pm

ewwwwwwwwwww

Congressman Ronny Jackson, “a man that knows me almost better than any human being. He knows every inch of me, and he thinks it’s actually a very beautiful sight.” pic.twitter.com/0rnPUsdU1l

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) February 27, 2022

Captain Ron Feb 26, 2022 • 6:47:58pm

Whatever those 52 senators say now about how tough they’re on Putin (criticizing Biden for not being tough enough) is insulting & useless BS until they acknowledge & apologize for their vote to allow Trump to blackmail Zelensky for their support of authoritarianism over democracy

— David Rothschild 🇺🇦 (@DavMicRot) February 26, 2022

ckkatz Feb 26, 2022 • 6:48:19pm

Heh -

David Frum and Tucker Carlson used to run in the same circles and knew each other. When Frum went Never Trump, he became a heretic and easy target to Carlson. (Carlson, despite his posturing is apparently quite the coward.)

Carlson has been sniping at Frum from his TV show. And Frum is sniping back in twitter.

Imho - Frum is a lot smarter, more honest and far less of a grifter than Carlson.

The @TuckerCarlson show took another of its frequent swipes at me again tonight. I responded below ICYMI https://t.co/4ATCBdYTAy

— David Frum (@davidfrum) February 26, 2022

I was there when this happened https://t.co/fwKU1W3wVf

— David Frum (@davidfrum) February 26, 2022

Captain Magic Feb 26, 2022 • 6:54:09pm

John Cole over at our friend’s blog Balloon Juice is on fire:

lol yeah he’s reading your twitter feed crazy lady https://t.co/PWqVmnD7Mz

— John Cole (@Johngcole) February 27, 2022

Captain Magic Feb 26, 2022 • 6:57:05pm

1/ We are now prohibiting Russian state media from running ads or monetizing on our platform anywhere in the world. We also continue to apply labels to additional Russian state media. These changes have already begun rolling out and will continue into the weekend.

— Nathaniel Gleicher (@ngleicher) February 26, 2022

2/ We are closely monitoring the situation in Ukraine and will keep sharing steps we’re taking to protect people on our platform. https://t.co/mTatqghCzQ

— Nathaniel Gleicher (@ngleicher) February 26, 2022

Captain Ron Feb 26, 2022 • 6:58:38pm

TV companies in Ukraine have been in emergency mode since the country came under attack. They’ve suspended commercial breaks and are continuously broadcasting news updates to viewers. https://t.co/hdryoUSr0t

— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) February 27, 2022

Captain Ron Feb 26, 2022 • 7:04:33pm

Here’s a fact check of false or misleading claims from Josh Mandel, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Rep. Andy Biggs, Kimberly Guilfoyle and Kelly Tshibaka at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC): https://t.co/EGh3iJzuCL

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 26, 2022

Same party that wants to arrest teachers for teaching something they don’t like. Projection is their new pastime

— Kellylap3 (@lapierre_kelly) February 26, 2022

The Pie Overlord! Feb 26, 2022 • 7:07:05pm

so apparently Zelenskyy won the Ukrainian version of Dancing with the Stars in 2006 and the tape is even better than whatever you’re imagining pic.twitter.com/L1gnKD2ISr

— Kat Abu (@abughazalehkat) February 27, 2022

Cheechako Feb 26, 2022 • 7:07:31pm

Some thoughts:

I think tfg conned Putin into this mess in Ukraine. He played the con and convinced Putin that he (tfg) would get the US out of NATO and that the US would look away (wink, wink) if Putin elected to go on any adventures into other sovereign countries. Tfg also delayed and held back defensive weapons that Congress was willing to send to Ukraine. When tfg lost the election he continued to con Putin into believing the election was stolen and that tfg would eventually return to power. To go along with this con, tfg also convinced Putin that Biden was a senile old man who could be pushed around and not fight back. Keep in mind that every election Putin won was “fixed” so it would be easy for him to believe tfg could do the same. Putin was tfg’s ultimate con outside the US.

I find the report of a Ukrainian pilot becoming an ACE+ interesting and very plausible. I’m pretty sure that there are US and NATO AWACS planes flying “lazy eights” in the friendly skies of the neighboring NATO countries providing backup to the Ukrainian fighters. An AWACS flying at over 40,000 ASL can cover an amazing amount of Ukrainian (and Russian) airspace. It’s nice to have this amount of coverage for your “six”.

It appears Russia has not made much of an effort to take control of the borders between Ukraine and the NATO countries. Very poor planning on their part. Tons of supplies will be pouring uncontested into Ukraine. Russia does not have enough troops in the theater to completely seal all of the borders.

I realize Putin wants to capture Kyiv, and suppose he meets that goal. How does he keep it? Kyiv has a population of nearly 3 million citizens. Very pissed off citizens. I think it would take as many as 50,000 troops to keep it. Each and every Russian patrol and vehicle will be a target of intense gorilla warfare. A lot of Russian blood will be spilled and armor burned up on the streets. How long will the military and the Russian populace be willing to accept such losses.

Putin has made a big mistake.

Captain Magic Feb 26, 2022 • 7:08:00pm

Check this tweet out from my dear (but misguided) friend:

Clint Ehrlich called it last week. 150K Ukrainian troops along the border of the Donbass region within 10-15 miles of major towns and cities. This is what is meant by Putin “invading” Ukraine. Ukraine will invade Donbass, and Russia will move to protect the 700K+ Russians there. https://t.co/q4NxhZhum4

— Mary Anne Cummings (@razorgrrl) February 22, 2022

jaunte Feb 26, 2022 • 7:10:23pm

re: #46 The Pie Overlord!

He’s certainly no Rick Perry.

jaunte Feb 26, 2022 • 7:12:25pm

Coverage like this confuses the public & gives them the false impression that the Republicans are still a political party. https://t.co/kcrOuxuLOS

— Rachel Bitecofer 📈🔭🍌🇺🇦 (@RachelBitecofer) February 27, 2022

Hecuba's daughter Feb 26, 2022 • 7:17:15pm

Trump and his loyal media have a genius in persuading others of lies about him and his policies. Sigh, it is discouraging that so many have bought into the belief that somehow Putin respected Trump and would never have attacked Ukraine if he had retained office.

We chatted with our brother today. As loyal brainwashed member of the cult, he really believes that Biden is the worst President ever and Trump is this strong representative of the best in America. As he pointed out, it was Trump who first provided javelins to Ukraine, a weapon that Obama never did. He was strongly opposed to Putin’s aspirations even before the invasion and keeps pointing out that Russia has nothing except natural resources to sell and their economy is not competitive in the modern world. He is fully enthusiastic about our supplying weaponry to help Ukraine and throwing Russian businesses off SWIFT. He also discussed the hazards of warfare in an urban environment and was very hopeful that the citizenry could inflict heavy damage on the invading and later occupying forces.

Captain Ron Feb 26, 2022 • 7:19:41pm

Your metamorphosis into a Matt Yglesias / Matt Tabibi clickbait contrarian is a little sad to behold.

— Archer (@thermodynamic) February 27, 2022

Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 26, 2022 • 7:25:30pm

⚡️The destruction of a convoy of Chechen special forces near Hostomel on Feb. 26 officially confirmed by the President’s Office.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) February 27, 2022

darthstar Feb 26, 2022 • 7:25:53pm

Fare thee well
Fare thee well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs to rock my soul.

Mom climbed in the bed, they took a nap together and when he stopped breathing she woke up.

Miss you dad.

retired cynic Feb 26, 2022 • 7:27:05pm

re: #54 darthstar

Peace to you all.

Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 26, 2022 • 7:27:06pm

re: #54 darthstar

{{{darthstar}}}

Captain Magic Feb 26, 2022 • 7:29:27pm

re: #54 darthstar

My condolences to you and your family.

A Mom Anon Feb 26, 2022 • 7:31:38pm

re: #54 darthstar

Oh no. I am so sorry. But glad he had his family there to say goodbye. 😢

ckkatz Feb 26, 2022 • 7:32:14pm

re: #54 darthstar

Words fail at times like this.

May you and all yours find peace.

And may you all, one day, find much joy in remembrances of your father.

My thoughts are with you.

A Cranky One Feb 26, 2022 • 7:33:07pm

re: #54 darthstar

So sorry for your loss.

Yeah Sure WhatEVs Feb 26, 2022 • 7:33:24pm

re: #54 darthstar

I’m sorry for your loss. RIP, Darthstar’s dad.

darthstar Feb 26, 2022 • 7:33:40pm

Thank you everyone for the love. He got to go the way he wanted. Sleeping in my mother’s arms. He fought all day waiting for the lorazepam and morphine to help alleviate his fear. His eyes lit up when we gave him his first dose. Smart fucker.

calochortus Feb 26, 2022 • 7:38:24pm

re: #54 darthstar

Fare thee well
Fare thee well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs to rock my soul.

Mom climbed in the bed, they took a nap together and when he stopped breathing she woke up.

Miss you dad.

I am so sorry for you all. {{{Darth and family}}}

Captain Ron Feb 26, 2022 • 7:38:39pm

they were basically cheering him on until the invasion bogged down and he started looking like a monstrous idiot https://t.co/58wPiwanW1

— ryan cooper (@ryanlcooper) February 26, 2022

austin_blue Feb 26, 2022 • 7:44:42pm

re: #54 darthstar

Fare thee well
Fare thee well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs to rock my soul.

Mom climbed in the bed, they took a nap together and when he stopped breathing she woke up.

Miss you dad.

{{{darthstar}}}

Sherlock Hound Feb 26, 2022 • 7:46:01pm

re: #54 darthstar

{{{}}}

CleverToad Feb 26, 2022 • 7:48:18pm

re: #54 darthstar

To fall asleep in the arms of love
A peaceful ending

Sympathies to you and your family, to all the people who your dad helped who will miss him too

Hecuba's daughter Feb 26, 2022 • 7:54:55pm

re: #54 darthstar

My deepest sympathy to you and your family. May you be comforted by the memories of the times you had together. {{{{darthstar}}}}

Yeah Sure WhatEVs Feb 26, 2022 • 7:57:01pm

Situation remains tense. At least no bad news for 5 am. No village or city has been captured by the Russians.

Our team remains safe!

We continue to update you, sometimes from the shelters! Thank you everyone who supported us, donated and retweeted! #UkraineUnderAttack

— UkraineWorld (@ukraine_world) February 27, 2022

Yeah Sure WhatEVs Feb 26, 2022 • 8:02:29pm

Some people were wanting to help Ukraine.

https://t.co/sUAMpUOw7V

— Popie #IstandwithUkraine (@Popie49535608) February 27, 2022

darthstar Feb 26, 2022 • 8:12:22pm

Mom’s doing remarkably well. Waiting for the mortuary to pick him up.

darthstar Feb 26, 2022 • 8:14:20pm

Nurse said she needs a witness that the comfort Kit drugs are destroyed. I said I would do that but I wasn’t sure I could handle that much morphine and lorazepam at once.

Gallows humor is one of my core competencies.

Belafon Feb 26, 2022 • 8:22:59pm

re: #72 darthstar

Nurse said she needs a witness that the comfort Kit drugs are destroyed. I said I would do that but I wasn’t sure I could handle that much morphine and lorazepam at once.

Gallows humor is one of my core competencies.

When we buried my grandmother’s ashes, the humor was so dark my kids tell their friends about it.

Jay C Feb 26, 2022 • 8:26:33pm

re: #54 darthstar

So sorry, man: sincerest condolences.

Teukka Feb 26, 2022 • 8:28:40pm

re: #54 darthstar

Fare thee well
Fare thee well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs to rock my soul.

Mom climbed in the bed, they took a nap together and when he stopped breathing she woke up.

Miss you dad.

{{{darthstar}}}

Renaissance_Man Feb 26, 2022 • 8:32:25pm

re: #54 darthstar

Fare thee well
Fare thee well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs to rock my soul.

Mom climbed in the bed, they took a nap together and when he stopped breathing she woke up.

Miss you dad.

Sorry for your loss man. Glad you made it in time.

Dave In Austin Feb 26, 2022 • 8:42:07pm

re: #54 darthstar

Sorry Darth….. Condolences and Blessings Brother

I Would Prefer Not To Feb 26, 2022 • 9:02:06pm

I’m on fire!

Wordle 253 3/6

🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Night people.

Rightwingconspirator Feb 26, 2022 • 9:21:14pm

LOL

#YouHadOneJob pic.twitter.com/GYX24oJyiV

— Joseph Dempsey (@JosephHDempsey) February 26, 2022

Belafon Feb 26, 2022 • 9:28:17pm

The Biden administration again and again lets the European go first and take credit on every big “help-Ukraine” measure pushed by the Biden administration

— David Frum (@davidfrum) February 27, 2022

darthstar Feb 26, 2022 • 9:31:06pm

re: #76 Renaissance_Man

Sorry for your loss man. Glad you made it in time.

Me too. Sitting here with him now watching the color drain from him… trying not to wake him up as that would freak everyone the fuck out.

darthstar Feb 26, 2022 • 9:32:11pm

re: #77 Dave In Austin

Sorry Darth….. Condolences and Blessings Brother

Thanks, man. Feeling a little bit relieved.

darthstar Feb 26, 2022 • 9:35:05pm

Someone give me some good news. Is Putin as fucked as I want him to be? I want him to fall taking Kiev for a few days so his currency tanks.

Then I want the oligarchs to live stream his comeuppance.

gwangung Feb 26, 2022 • 9:35:44pm

re: #80 Belafon

Exact opposite of the previous administration. Epitome of speak softly and carry a big stick.

Belafon Feb 26, 2022 • 9:37:36pm

This is funny:

We must send a message of ZERO tolerance for Russian aggression, requiring us to make life difficult for Putin’s sycophants. I’ve begun drafting the Bringing Oligarch Accountability Through Seizure (BOATS) Act to seize Russian yachts & commercial vessels in U.S. waters. 🇺🇦🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/gzdblHIiJl

— Rep. Don Young (@repdonyoung) February 26, 2022

jaunte Feb 26, 2022 • 9:38:58pm

That’s it we’re living in a f%*king simulation https://t.co/FJZjhftTAN

— skullsinthestars - Black lives matter (@drskyskull) February 27, 2022

Captain Ron Feb 26, 2022 • 9:39:16pm

Live video of some Ukrainian town square with heavy fighting in audio.

YouTube

darthstar Feb 26, 2022 • 9:43:24pm

This

Made this

darthstar Feb 26, 2022 • 9:48:38pm

When I was in about the third grade…1972-3…I bought my dad a tie for Xmas. He wore it to work for years when he saw patients. It was green with little golden feet on it. I said it made me think of all the babies he delivered.

It was years before I realized what the embroidered feet were doing.

Dave In Austin Feb 26, 2022 • 9:48:45pm

re: #83 darthstar

Someone give me some good news. Is Putin as fucked as I want him to be? I want him to fall taking Kiev for a few days so his currency tanks.

Then I want the oligarchs to live stream his comeuppance.

I got put in FB Jail for posting a Dick Pic

darthstar Feb 26, 2022 • 9:49:42pm

Awesome.

darthstar Feb 26, 2022 • 9:50:50pm

re: #90 Dave In Austin

Shit. I just posted it

darthstar Feb 26, 2022 • 9:53:52pm

re: #92 darthstar

Shit. I just posted it

And got a stern warning.

IngisKahn Feb 26, 2022 • 9:58:47pm

re: #87 Dread Pirate Ron

The audio at least is fake.

IngisKahn Feb 26, 2022 • 10:00:18pm

Lol, running at half speed as people stroll through the square

Captain Ron Feb 26, 2022 • 10:00:48pm

re: #87 Dread Pirate Ron

Brovary is east across the river from Kyiv, maybe 10 miles away.

Belafon Feb 26, 2022 • 10:03:46pm

A good day to share this infographic from the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. I use this regularly in my research skills classes. pic.twitter.com/jHGJjwaz1a

— Alex Brown 🐀 (they/them) (@QueenOfRats) February 24, 2022

Belafon Feb 26, 2022 • 10:07:48pm

Lol “now” ok bro pic.twitter.com/Wa1ySbw03A

— Daniel José Older (@djolder) February 27, 2022

Captain Ron Feb 26, 2022 • 10:10:08pm

I wonder what he’s up to.

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JC1 Feb 26, 2022 • 10:13:31pm

re: #34 The Pie Overlord!

Be careful out there, pro-Ukrainian propaganda is also circulating.

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For sure. I’m actually amazed that Ukraine is winning the media war, given Russia’s experience with spreading BS.

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IngisKahn Feb 26, 2022 • 10:16:22pm

re: #87 Dread Pirate Ron

He just covered up the real time, showing it’s not live, the audio is in stereo and contains sounds of WWII planes.

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Dr Lizardo Feb 26, 2022 • 10:18:41pm

Good morning, all.

And here…
we….
go…..

5am and the run on ATMs begins in Russia https://t.co/uYqADASMrI

— Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 (@OlgaNYC1211) February 27, 2022

Translation: “Huge queues gather in front of ATMs in Moscow and other Russian cities. The photo was taken at 5 o’clock in the morning.”

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ckkatz Feb 26, 2022 • 10:20:34pm

If you want to follow the how-to of urban defense and urban fighting, John Spencer’s is an excellent account:

twitter.com

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Dr Lizardo Feb 26, 2022 • 10:22:26pm

re: #54 darthstar

Sorry to hear that. My condolences.

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JC1 Feb 26, 2022 • 10:22:54pm

re: #53 Backwoods_Sleuth

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I’m guessing that NATO intel paved the way. Sounds like the Chechnyans are out of the fight.

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William Lewis Feb 26, 2022 • 10:23:40pm

re: #100 JC1

For sure. I’m actually amazed that Ukraine is winning the media war, given Russia’s experience with spreading BS.

My favorite bit of Pro-Ukrainian propaganda so far is this image:

I’m sure it was staged but it’s a glorious bit of craftsmanship. Even knowing that it still chokes me up.

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The GOP is a racist terrorist organization Feb 26, 2022 • 10:28:26pm

62% of Americans who say Putin would not have invaded Ukraine were Trump still President are gullible fools who get their news from Fox, Breitbart, The Daily Wire, and Zerohedge.

— Trump Supporters Are Not Patriots 🇺🇲 🇺🇦 (@TrumpTraitor21) February 27, 2022

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The GOP is a racist terrorist organization Feb 26, 2022 • 10:31:09pm

Spot the difference pic.twitter.com/qlK38l8xgR

— Sbleb (@sbleb27) February 26, 2022

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Captain Ron Feb 26, 2022 • 10:32:16pm

Time for some Iz

YouTube

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Hecuba's daughter Feb 26, 2022 • 10:32:54pm

re: #103 ckkatz

If you want to follow the how-to of urban defense and urban fighting, this is an excellent account:
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Snipers throughout the history of urban warfare have been a dominating feature due to their ability to cause extreme havoc on attacking forces in urban terrain.

If your civilian forces include expert marksmen, that is an effective strategy. But what about all those untrained citizens who have been handed guns? It not as though they have training to target someone at a distance.

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The GOP is a racist terrorist organization Feb 26, 2022 • 10:35:16pm

I guess Olive Garden and Golden Corral were closed…

At Trump’s CPAC VIP Party, they are serving McDonalds. pic.twitter.com/cdPqfhLK7i

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) February 26, 2022

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Belafon Feb 26, 2022 • 10:37:17pm

Good morning world, this is Kyiv reporting in.

This city is still standing. This city is still resisting. This city is still strong.

We are still here.

We will remain here.#Kyiv.

— Oz Katerji (@OzKaterji) February 27, 2022

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Belafon Feb 26, 2022 • 10:40:18pm

re: #110 Hecuba’s daughter

If your civilian forces include expert marksmen, that is an effective strategy. But what about all those untrained citizens who have been handed guns? It not as though they have training to target someone at a distance.

Even if they don’t hit all the time, shots firing in the right direction will cause problems for Russian troops. They will have to react. And most people can learn to compensate.

This is basically the same thing as why the crossbow was invented. It’s a numbers game.

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ckkatz Feb 26, 2022 • 10:40:43pm

re: #110 Hecuba’s daughter

If your civilian forces include expert marksmen, that is an effective strategy. But what about all those untrained citizens who have been handed guns? It not as though they have training to target someone at a distance.

Grr… The most recent tweet was being displayed. I went and fixed it to not do that.

On your specific question;

You are not a sniper, but you can put fear in their hearts if they think there are snipers everywhere. Again take care of yourselves to be able to resist. Drink water. 3 days without water and you won’t be able to fight. More later.

— John Spencer (@SpencerGuard) February 26, 2022

That is, they do not know how good the guy shooting at them is. So the enemy who want to survive generally have to assume that the shooter is really good. And this slows them down and makes them more vulnerable to other groups.

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Belafon Feb 26, 2022 • 10:44:39pm

Comments on Ukraine are exactly when we don’t need to hear from him:

He hid in a bunker during the George Floyd protests https://t.co/QY5A1SkYdL

— Jennifer Hayden (@Scout_Finch) February 27, 2022

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ckkatz Feb 26, 2022 • 10:45:25pm

re: #115 ckkatz

And to be honest, despite the movies and books glorifying war most combat shooting is particularly awful.

During World War 2, my father was stationed in England. One day he was told to take an infantry company of 100 soldiers out to the firing range.

In the middle of the shooting, a fox ran down the line of targets. All 100 trained infantryman (preparing to invade Europe and fight Germans) shot at it. And everyone of them missed.

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William Lewis Feb 26, 2022 • 10:46:50pm

re: #115 ckkatz

Grr… The most recent tweet was being displayed. I went and fixed it to not do that.

On your specific question;

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That is, they do not know how good the guy shooting at them is. So the enemy who want to survive generally have to assume that the shooter is really good. And this slows them down and makes them more vulnerable to other groups.

When bullets are flying, you assume worst case. If a DM is taking shots in my direction I’m going to be like the usual US Army soldier - behind something or in a vehicle or the like screaming into my microphone with a call for fire :)

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Captain Ron Feb 26, 2022 • 10:49:57pm

re: #110 Hecuba’s daughter

If your civilian forces include expert marksmen, that is an effective strategy. But what about all those untrained citizens who have been handed guns? It not as though they have training to target someone at a distance.

Even a bozo like me can hit a person center mass shooting a Crossman 760 bb/pellet gun carbine from the hip. Just ask my friend Scott after he fired on me with his bb gun. That was the very last time he shot at me. I was pressurized to the max to take out the blackbird that attacked me as I walked past his tree on the street. I heard a bb whizz by me and I turned and fired back, pretty much automatically. The bb went through his sweater, and shirt, and skin. he had to squeeze it out.

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Captain Ron Feb 26, 2022 • 10:51:42pm

Unfortunately for Scott I hadn’t reached the tree yet.

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William Lewis Feb 26, 2022 • 10:52:10pm

re: #117 ckkatz

And to be honest, despite the movies and books glorifying war most combat shooting is particularly awful.

During World War 2, my father was stationed in England. One day he was told to take an infantry company of 100 soldiers out to the firing range.

In the middle of the shooting, a fox ran down the line of targets. All 100 trained infantryman (preparing to invade Europe and fight Germans) shot at it. And everyone of them missed.

That’s where machine guns come in handy. We were at Grafenwöhr doing the annual tank gunnery tables and several wild boar ran across the range at night. M-60A3’s had the best thermal sights of the 20th century in them and we whacked 4 hogs that night. The Germans would get extremely unhappy about that when/if they found out but this was when we still had Army cooks. That was a couple of insanely great pork and egg breakfasts for the battalion!

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Hecuba's daughter Feb 26, 2022 • 10:52:20pm

How much ammunition is being provided to the citizens for use with their weapons? Guns are of limited value without a steady supply of bullets.

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William Lewis Feb 26, 2022 • 10:54:56pm

re: #122 Hecuba’s daughter

How much ammunition is being provided to the citizens for use with their weapons? Guns are of limited value if without a steady supply of bullets.

My guess from the videos I’ve seen is they’re getting a battle pack - for 30 round magazines that’s 210 rounds which is the standard combat load out of 7 magazines. I’d be willing to bet they have resupply points set up for those who need it.

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Captain Ron Feb 26, 2022 • 10:55:52pm

re: #123 William Lewis

A well regulated militia.

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ckkatz Feb 26, 2022 • 10:58:13pm

re: #118 William Lewis

Heh, you reminded me of a story.

When I was a newly minted Second Lieutenant, I was a “Forward Observer”(aka FO). My job was to crawl around the front lines spot the enemy and radio the location back to the “Fire Direction Center” (aka FDC).

The FDC would calculate the location and translate into data the gunbunnies, er… I mean cannon crew, would use to aim the cannons, load the right ammunition and fire.

The radio operator for one FDC sounded like he was screaming and one step short of hysteria.

We FO’s were like WTF?

So one day when things were quiet we went back to that FDC and made inquiry. Which cracked up the entire FDC. They knew all about this radio operator. So they introduced us to him and allowed us to watch as he handled some radio traffic.

What we heard in person was an absolutely normal person talking in an absolutely normal and calm voice.

Listening to the exact same call as it came from the radio, he sounded like he was screaming on the edge of hysteria.

I think that the FDC kept him as Radio Operator purely for the entertainment value.

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Belafon Feb 26, 2022 • 11:02:22pm

re: #122 Hecuba’s daughter

How much ammunition is being provided to the citizens for use with their weapons? Guns are of limited value without a steady supply of bullets.

When you have doubts, remember that the US military in the 60s and 70s was probably 20x stronger than what Russia is right now.

The Ukrainians have something they want to defend fiercely, a charismatic leader, and an opponent not really up to the job. Yes, Putin could order massive bombing, just like we did in Vietnam. And it will more than likely have the same effect inside, and only make it worse for Russia outside.

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darthstar Feb 26, 2022 • 11:09:55pm

Finally in my hotel room catching up on Ukraine news.

Stayed with Dad until the body people showed. Then I helped load him onto the gurney and walked him out to the car…Honda minivan…when they pulled up I shouted, “YOU’RE NOT PUTTING MY DAD IN A FUCKING MINIVAN!”(joking but they didn’t know that…or did) and the guy didn’t blink an eye…just said, “It’s the most inconspicuous vehicle we have.”

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CleverToad Feb 26, 2022 • 11:15:21pm

re: #113 Belafon

Good morning world, this is Kyiv reporting in.

This city is still standing. This city is still resisting. This city is still strong.

We are still here.

We will remain here.

#Kyiv.

O say can you see, by the dawn’s early light…?
As we wait each morning for the first reports

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darthstar Feb 26, 2022 • 11:17:05pm

Does Putin think the Russian people are a bunch of ignorant Trump-humpers? Slowing access to Twitter and other social media so the only information people used to those platforms can get is from Russian state media isn’t going to convince the people nothing is going wrong in Ukraine.

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William Lewis Feb 26, 2022 • 11:21:06pm

re: #128 CleverToad

O say can you see, by the dawn’s early light…?
As we wait each morning for the first reports

That does make me wonder what the war of 1812 would have been like with modern communications and social media. Would George III interfere? Doubtful. Not his style. But Ft McHenry holding out against the RN & RM? That might have been an even bigger deal.

New Orleans wouldn’t have happened though. With modern communications the fact that the treaty was signed would have prevented that battle from happening, prevented Jackson from becoming a hero and prevented the “trail of tears”…

Alt History is a messy business. Just ask Harry Turtledove.

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darthstar Feb 26, 2022 • 11:24:43pm

re: #99 Dread Pirate Ron

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I wonder what he’s up to.

Side gig for Uber Eats? Seems to be in a hurry wherever he’s going.

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darthstar Feb 26, 2022 • 11:26:16pm

re: #130 William Lewis

New Orleans wouldn’t have happened though.

We fired our guns and the British kept a comin’
There wasn’t as many as there was a while a go.
We fired once more and they began a runnin’
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico…

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William Lewis Feb 26, 2022 • 11:30:39pm

re: #132 darthstar

We fired our guns and the British kept a comin’
There wasn’t as many as there was a while a go.
We fired once more and they began a runnin’
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico…

Grew up with that song. My mom had an LP of Johny Horton’s greatest hits. That and “Springtime in Alaska” were favorites when I was young.

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darthstar Feb 26, 2022 • 11:35:56pm

re: #133 William Lewis

Grew up with that song. My mom had an LP of Johny Horton’s greatest hits. That and “Springtime in Alaska” were favorites when I was young.

I memorized every song I heard when I was a kid. Can’t remember when this song got uploaded exactly, but it’s like I always knew it.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n 😷 Trips Feb 26, 2022 • 11:36:52pm

I would also like to add that the VDV forces were unloading into a static BDRM scout car monument https://t.co/oo9WeiUczC pic.twitter.com/KcKMEM5JDr

— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) February 27, 2022

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darthstar Feb 26, 2022 • 11:39:47pm

Holy fuck. Check out the cold open for SNL tonight.

variety.com

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Dr Lizardo Feb 26, 2022 • 11:58:13pm

Just In: #Ukrainians from the #French Foreign Legion will be able to go to #Ukraine with full combat gear

— Euromaidan PR (@EuromaidanPR) February 27, 2022

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William Lewis Feb 27, 2022 • 12:02:46am

re: #137 Dr Lizardo

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Damn it, can I hitch a ride on their aircraft? I’ll bring my own AK and web gear…

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wrenchwench Feb 27, 2022 • 12:11:48am

In Odesa, local businessman offered $800 for every detained invader. Within hours local civilians supplied him with 9 fine specimens of RU military. #StandWithUkraine #RussiaGoHome

— olexander scherba🇺🇦 (@olex_scherba) February 27, 2022

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William Lewis Feb 27, 2022 • 12:12:05am

Youtube Video

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wrenchwench Feb 27, 2022 • 12:24:20am

We💛you too @MercedesBenz #WorldBollardAssociation pic.twitter.com/VqpNY3KULY

— World Bollard Association™ (@WorldBollard) February 26, 2022

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 12:29:28am

Russia’s morning assualt from NE Kharkov has apparently failed.

As previously geolocated:
50.0095720, 36.2838660 https://t.co/KR5GYoT5Ry pic.twitter.com/tFtG7AqLUg

— Hamid (@khalfaguliyev) February 27, 2022

Russia has “shown the world it’s bare ass”, as the Czechs would say. It’s looking more and more like the much-vaunted Russian Army would have a difficult time taking Hackensack, N.J.

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wrenchwench Feb 27, 2022 • 12:35:18am

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ericblair Feb 27, 2022 • 12:38:42am

re: #117 ckkatz

And to be honest, despite the movies and books glorifying war most combat shooting is particularly awful.

During World War 2, my father was stationed in England. One day he was told to take an infantry company of 100 soldiers out to the firing range.

In the middle of the shooting, a fox ran down the line of targets. All 100 trained infantryman (preparing to invade Europe and fight Germans) shot at it. And everyone of them missed.

In the Star Wars movies, as far as marksmanship goes the Stormtroopers were the realistic ones.

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wrenchwench Feb 27, 2022 • 12:45:09am

re: #140 William Lewis

Avenue to signing up - contact the Ukraine mission (Embassy) in your respective country https://t.co/biqPVQHIEx

— Christopher Burgess (@burgessct) February 27, 2022

I’m not suggesting it. There are other things you can do…

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William Lewis Feb 27, 2022 • 12:48:24am

re: #145 wrenchwench

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I’m not suggesting it. There are other things you can do…

Christ it is tempting though… 1.5 years ago? I’d be on a plane. Only now do I have reasons not to but I still wonder…

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A Three Hour Tour Feb 27, 2022 • 12:49:21am

re: #143 wrenchwench

It’s just a Wordle.

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On second thought, let’s not go to the New York Times. It is a very silly place.

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wrenchwench Feb 27, 2022 • 12:51:15am

re: #147 A Three Hour Tour

On second thought, let’s not go to the New York Times. It is a very silly place.

I’m a Will Shortz fan. It’s under his wing.

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bratwurst Feb 27, 2022 • 12:51:33am

When Prague city officials removed the statue of Soviet Marshal Konev in 2020, it kicked off a firestorm with Moscow. Since its removal, there’s been a plywood on the pedestal, pending a new statue. Yesterday, people painted the pedestal in the colors of the Ukrainian flag. pic.twitter.com/3kKYCL5evT

— Mike Eckel (@Mike_Eckel) February 27, 2022

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 12:55:36am

Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 in actionhttps://t.co/Z995jDrH74 pic.twitter.com/xWe48jY9LK

— MilitaryAviationInUa (@Ukraine_AF) February 27, 2022

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 1:12:08am

Some news from Czech Republic:

⚡️Czech Republic makes it illegal to openly support Russia’s war on Ukraine.

The approval or support of Russia’s invasion is classified as a “crime of denial, questioning, approval and justification of genocide,” according to the Ukrainian embassy in the country.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) February 27, 2022

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 1:33:18am

So, seeing reports on Czech TV that Putin was gonna have some big holiday speech on Russian TV - and now it’s been abruptly cancelled, with no explanation as to why.

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Jay C Feb 27, 2022 • 1:38:18am

re: #152 Dr Lizardo

So, seeing reports on Czech TV that Putin was gonna have some big holiday speech on Russian TV - and now it’s been abruptly cancelled, with no explanation as to why.

Just a guess: it was going to be a “victory speech” proclaiming their glorious victory over the miserable Ukrainian “Nazis”, but is now going to have be slightly re-edited?

Or that it was originally supposed to be delivered from the dais of the [Former] Ukrainian Parliament House in Kyiv, but that there have been some scheduling problems with the venue’s management….

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 1:38:44am

re: #152 Dr Lizardo

Putin’s speech is canceled. The topic would’ve been the “negotiations” at Minsk, but as Zelensky promptly refused there was nothing for Putin to declare it seems. Before the cancelation the people were left to wait for more than an hour for the broadcast. https://t.co/gp3D55jfYy

— Riho Terras (@RihoTerras) February 27, 2022

Seems that Moscow wants to hold negotiations in Minsk, Belarus. LOL 🤣

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 1:39:12am

re: #153 Jay C

See my #154.

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steve_davis Feb 27, 2022 • 2:02:27am

5 in the morning and Jesse took advantage of a chink in the defenses to occupy my legs, nestling down in between them.
“Remember what we said about occupying my legs while I’m sleeping?”
“Meow.”
“No, that is what you said. We said something entirely different.”

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 2:02:45am

⚡️Irpin, the city northwest of Kyiv, has been taken back 🇺🇦

— Illia Ponomarenko (@IAPonomarenko) February 27, 2022

There’s video of the aftermath from the battle of Irpin. Apparently, the Russians just got wiped out, like they walked right into a killzone or something.

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 2:08:56am

🇺🇦Ukraine’s Air Force has just received a large shipment of air-to-air missiles for our jet fighters

— Illia Ponomarenko (@IAPonomarenko) February 27, 2022

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 2:10:55am

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— Branimir Bashev (@branimirios) February 27, 2022

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Jack Burton in Mactified Forshion Feb 27, 2022 • 2:17:44am

So apparently Clownstick incoherently rambled at CPAC for like 4 hours. Who wants to listen to anyone talk for 4 hours? Seriously. Even if I was a MAGAt, I’d be like “cut to the chase” after 45 minutes or so.

I’ve paid to see bands perform that I *really* like and gotten pissed at them for going for over 3 hours before. “My feet hurt and I’ve had to go the bathroom 3 times now… JHC”

So I really don’t get who this is for or who thinks this is good. Or is it like the 24 hour news cycle, where he just rambles the same shit over on a 30 minute loop for 4 hours and people come and go?

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 2:46:27am

HUGE: Germany to establish a €100 billion special fund to rebuild its military. Annual defense expenditure will be raised to at least 2% of the GDP Germany hasn’t been investing in its military. Guess Ukraine finally woke the sleeping giant

— Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) February 27, 2022

Königgrätzer Marsch

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John Hughes Feb 27, 2022 • 2:56:31am

re: #150 Dr Lizardo

So I was right about that Turkish ship.

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The Squire of Logos Feb 27, 2022 • 2:57:21am

re: #54 darthstar

Fare thee well
Fare thee well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs to rock my soul.

Mom climbed in the bed, they took a nap together and when he stopped breathing she woke up.

Miss you dad.

My condolences. Take care.

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Greup Feb 27, 2022 • 3:03:49am

re: #157 Dr Lizardo
This was published by a Swedish publisher of military literature. Apparently they have an Oleg, ex army officer, now historian, reporting from Kiev. MIght be propaganda as usual but an interesting read.
This is possible the same battle. Interesting to follow on google earth. The bridge mentioned below is probably a large bridge situated at the end of a large open area. The Ukrainians have a lot of good firing positions for that area.
Google translate was used from swedish.

Russian troops want to be evacuated?
Update from Oleg: Russian communication has been eavesdropped on and translated.
(Today 10.36)
The Ukrainian military intercepted the Russian military’s talks.
On the audio recording, you can hear the Russian intruders asking to be evacuated from Ukraine. This was reported to the UNIAN news agency by the press officer of the National Guard Khariton Starsky. “We intercepted the Russian negotiations. They were defeated near Gostomel. It was one of the Russian columns that went to Kyiv. Ukrainians bombed them in the Irpen region. The invaders are asking to be evacuated from Ukraine. Very historic,” said Starsky.
Here is Oleg’s own translation of the communication:
“Write it down. On the bridge from Gostomel to Kiev we were under fire. Our vehicles are destroyed .. Completely. Part of us … we move towards the airport through the forest. Now we think about what happens next .. Forward to the district (to the commander). We need support, help us. That is, we need to be pulled out. “

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 3:10:15am

Personally, I never expected the Russian Army to perform this poorly. Maybe we all should have - I know that military analysts over the years have said that from a conventional combat POV, Russia is, at best, a regional power.

But having difficulty conquering your next-door neighbor? Yeesh, that’s a bad look. And that falls squarely on the shoulders of their Commander-in-Chief, Vladimir Putin.

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Targetpractice Feb 27, 2022 • 3:10:30am

re: #154 Dr Lizardo

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Seems that Moscow wants to hold negotiations in Minsk, Belarus. LOL 🤣

By “negotiations,” they mean a live broadcast of whichever unlucky fuckers they could catch (possibly including Zelensky) being forced at gunpoint to sign the surrender of Ukraine while Putin gloated.

I’ve no doubt that Vlad has woken up the last few mornings asking if Zelensky is dead and then swearing up a blue streak when told he not only lives but Kyiv still stands.

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 3:12:05am

Latest Defence Intelligence update on Ukraine pic.twitter.com/xEssfe1crQ

— Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) February 27, 2022

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Ming5000 Feb 27, 2022 • 3:24:27am

re: #143 wrenchwench

It’s just a Wordle.

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Upding for the warning. ❤

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Yeah Sure WhatEVs Feb 27, 2022 • 3:26:16am

re: #102 Dr Lizardo

Good morning, all.

And here…
we….
go…..

Translation: “Huge queues gather in front of ATMs in Moscow and other Russian cities. The photo was taken at 5 o’clock in the morning.”

It’s hard not to feel sorry for all those poor people.

You guys know that I love curling. There are a couple of teams that come over from Russia to play in certain tourneys. I irrationally hate them. I remind myself that they’re just people, like when Trump was my president. It is completely irrational. But I just hate when they win. (I hated the Olympics even more because they were allowed to play at all, but that’s another story.)

I try to remember these are people born into their circumstances. And that video makes me sad for them. They all are going to suffer so much, and for a long time. And even when Putin is dead and gone who knows if their lives will improve.

Maybe a Zelensky kind of person will come up for Russia.

Sorry, I’m feeling blue this morning. Sad for all the unnecessary suffering.

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 3:29:03am

LATEST — Ukraine fully controls Kharkiv, city governor Sinegubov says following fierce fighting with Russian army https://t.co/7Ajq7OifYS

— DAILY SABAH (@DailySabah) February 27, 2022

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 3:31:41am

Looks like the Turks may be coming around….

Turkey called Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a “war” on Sunday in a rhetorical shift that could pave the way for the NATO member nation to enact an international pact limiting Russian naval passage to the Black Sea.

Under the 1936 Montreux Convention, Turkey has control over the Dardanelles and Bosphorus straits that connect the Mediterranean and Black seas and can limit the passage of warships during wartime or if threatened.

Balancing its Western commitments and close ties to Moscow, Ankara has said the Russian attack is unacceptable but until Sunday had not described the situation as a war.

“On the fourth day of the Ukraine war, we repeat President (Tayyip) Erdogan’s call for an immediate halt of Russian attacks and the start of ceasefire negotiations,” presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin said on Twitter.

reuters.com

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Ming5000 Feb 27, 2022 • 4:02:01am

Putin’s war is going to cause wide reaching damage to his people.

Here’s state TV presenter Sergei Brilyov lauding Russia’s “special military operation” on tonight’s news

He holds a British passport and owns an apartment in West London pic.twitter.com/NzXk9pl5z3

— Francis Scarr (@francska1) February 26, 2022

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Targetpractice Feb 27, 2022 • 4:02:54am

re: #165 Dr Lizardo

Personally, I never expected the Russian Army to perform this poorly. Maybe we all should have - I know that military analysts over the years have said that from a conventional combat POV, Russia is, at best, a regional power.

But having difficulty conquering your next-door neighbor? Yeesh, that’s a bad look. And that falls squarely on the shoulders of their Commander-in-Chief, Vladimir Putin.

Hubris. Sheer fucking hubris.

It looks as though the initial plan was to knock out Ukrainian AA and establish air dominance within the first 12-24 hours. Missile and artillery strikes were supposed to accomplish this, based upon dated intel data on the belief that it would be impossible to move such units on short notice. Once the AA was down, MiG-29s and Su-27s would sweep in and shoot down anything in the air, while tactical bombers like Su-25s would knock out what was on the ground. The combined result would be that nothing flew over Ukraine without Russia’s permission.

Once Russia controlled the skies over Ukraine, next step is taking major population centers. Send in VDV paratroopers to capture and hold any airports and airfields big enough to land transport planes, then start trucking in troops by the hundreds. By the time the defenders realize what’s going on, they’re fending off attacks from their own back lines as hordes of troops are swarming over their positions. Between the initial bombardment and the swarms of troops, what you’re expecting then is for the leadership to shit themselves and either flee or beg for surrender.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 27, 2022 • 4:07:25am

Dramatic turn on defence in Germany - Putin is getting the opposite of what he wants. pic.twitter.com/AHTc4BXzVB

— roula khalaf (@khalafroula) February 27, 2022

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 4:08:08am

It begins.

This is scathing:

With the beginning of the Russian “special operation” in Ukraine (that’s what Roskomnadzor tells us to call it under the threat of closing the newspaper), when peaceful Russian missiles began to hit Ukrainian “military facilities” inhabited by civilians for some reason (Roskomnadzor), the business world began to turn away from Russia. Even before the full-scale imposition of sanctions. The manager of the international logistics company Uni International (USA), Mikhail Bobryshev, claims that cargo transportation to and from Russia fell before our eyes. Carriers on the go change the direction of transport, redirect cargo to other countries that went to Russia.

_____

In addition to the fact that Russia will be deprived of imports, Movchan believes, there is a high probability that an embargo on the supply of hydrocarbons from Russia will be introduced.

“The world will survive the rise in prices, the world will survive the deficit,” the financier continues, “but in conjunction with the freezing of the reserves of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, which is now being talked about as an almost accepted decision, this could mean the end of the Russian economy. That is, it is clear that the economy always exists, but it will be the economy of Venezuela. And what do you want if the country unleashed bloodshed?

Andrey Zaostrovtsev, a professor at the Higher School of Economics in St. Petersburg, also agrees that recent events threaten to collapse the economy.

“Yesterday I went to the DNS electronics store, and we joked with the seller that soon they will have one Horizon TV on the shelves,” he says. - As for the ruble, for now the Central Bank has the resources to support its exchange rate, but this will not last long. In 2014, the Central Bank tried to keep the ruble for two months, then stopped. In December 2014, there was a complete collapse, then the market found some kind of balance. In general, if you want to see our possible near future, then look at Venezuela, which, by the way, has the largest oil reserves per capita. It was one of the most prosperous Latin American countries, but politics destroys the economy pretty quickly.

Original, in Russian: novayagazeta.ru

Use Google Translate or DeepL or whatever to read it in English. The folks being interviewed are basically talking economic apocalypse for Russia.

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Ming5000 Feb 27, 2022 • 4:09:06am

Putin has not been able to link captured territory near Crimea with the separatist zones. edit: link by land
Things are going better than expected, but the invader’s gains are scary anyway.

#UPDATE Map of Ukraine locating areas where explosions, strikes and fighting have been reported and under Russian control. Updated as of 0900 GMT #AFPgraphics @AFP pic.twitter.com/ks3YdEclst

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) February 27, 2022

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Ming5000 Feb 27, 2022 • 4:14:55am

re: #177 Ming5000

In the map above, shouldn’t Crimea be shown in the orange “occupied” color?

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Yeah Sure WhatEVs Feb 27, 2022 • 4:15:30am

Update from Ukraine’s defence ministry on approximate Russian losses:

Planes — 27
Helicopters — 26
Tanks — 146
Armoured vehicles — 706
Cannons — 49
Buk missile launchers — 1
Grad missile launchers — 4
Cars – 30
Cysterns — 60
UAV — 2
Ships/boats — 2
Personnel — 4300

— UkraineWorld (@ukraine_world) February 27, 2022

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 4:19:27am

BREAKING: Japan PM Kishida says Tokyo will join SWIFT banking measures against Moscow over Russian invasion of Ukraine

— Jesse Johnson (@jljzen) February 27, 2022

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Ming5000 Feb 27, 2022 • 4:20:16am

re: #179 Yeah Sure WhatEVs

There are also a bunch of videos of abandoned vehicles. I wonder if these are counted?
Also, several vehicles of Russian troops being confronted by Ukrainian civilians who try to stop them. It seems like the Russian troops really don’t want to be responsible for civilian deaths

Ukrainians unarmed civilians stopping a Russian tank column pic.twitter.com/omHI81TB41

— Lost Weapons (@LostWeapons) February 27, 2022

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steve_davis Feb 27, 2022 • 4:24:32am

re: #179 Yeah Sure WhatEVs

Cysterns? I associate those with places like North Africa where they are used to store water.

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Yeah Sure WhatEVs Feb 27, 2022 • 4:24:56am

The Bucha-Irpin bridge has been blown up to stop the Russian advancement toward Kyiv in this direction.
Fuck you scumbags. pic.twitter.com/9iLLXXSGE1

— Illia Ponomarenko (@IAPonomarenko) February 27, 2022

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Yeah Sure WhatEVs Feb 27, 2022 • 4:27:37am

re: #182 steve_davis

Cysterns? I associate those with places like North Africa where they are used to store water.

I don’t know what they are but troops need food and water.

I wonder when Erik Prince will enter the picture.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 27, 2022 • 4:29:31am

Baerbock: “If our world is different, then our politics must be different too.”

— Annette Dittert (@annettedittert) February 27, 2022

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Ming5000 Feb 27, 2022 • 4:29:33am

re: #184 Yeah Sure WhatEVs

I wonder when Erik Prince will enter the picture.

There was this, dated today:
Russian Contract Servicemen Riot In Belgorod And Refuse To Go To War With Ukraine

edit: From the article:

the Russian Federation states that Russia has not suffered any losses in Ukraine and that not a single Russian soldier has died on Ukrainian soil

charter97.org

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dharmamark Feb 27, 2022 • 4:29:52am

re: #54 darthstar

Condolences to you and the family.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 27, 2022 • 4:31:24am

boofuckinghoo

#BREAKING Putin accuses Ukraine of wasting ‘opportunity’ for talks pic.twitter.com/5w6LGCcwPT

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) February 27, 2022

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 27, 2022 • 4:32:06am

This is a staged publicity pic in Oxfordshire and not ‘on the frontline’. https://t.co/IYmvorDjsc

— davidallengreen (@davidallengreen) February 27, 2022

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Decatur Deb Feb 27, 2022 • 4:34:02am

re: #189 Backwoods_Sleuth

Boune Spours.

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Targetpractice Feb 27, 2022 • 4:37:31am

re: #188 Backwoods_Sleuth

boofuckinghoo

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Putin keeps demanding surrender and Zelensky keeps telling him where to shove it.

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Yeah Sure WhatEVs Feb 27, 2022 • 4:40:15am

re: #188 Backwoods_Sleuth

boofuckinghoo

I honestly shocked by how badly Russia is doing. Whatever may come of this, because Putin is kinda crazy so who knows how far he will go in regard to killing civilians, it’s really laid bare that Russia is a mouse in a bear suit.

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Decatur Deb Feb 27, 2022 • 4:53:47am

re: #192 Yeah Sure WhatEVs

I honestly shocked by how badly Russia is doing. Whatever may come of this, because Putin is kinda crazy so who knows how far he will go in regard to killing civilians, it’s really laid bare that Russia is a mouse in a bear suit.

And they’ll be too broke for a while to do too much about it.

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷 Feb 27, 2022 • 4:57:42am

re: #54 darthstar

I’m terribly sorry for your family’s loss.

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷 Feb 27, 2022 • 4:59:26am

re: #182 steve_davis

Cysterns? I associate those with places like North Africa where they are used to store water.

Cisterns are used everywhere to store water. (For example, there is a massive cistern system under San Francisco reserved for firefighting in case water is cut off from an earthquake or other disaster.)

The cysterns referred to here would be military fresh water trucks, to supply troops in the field.

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Yeah Sure WhatEVs Feb 27, 2022 • 5:02:59am

4/6 appears to be my sweet spot.

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Yeah Sure WhatEVs Feb 27, 2022 • 5:03:38am

re: #194 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

Hey you! Good to see you!

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Ming5000 Feb 27, 2022 • 5:07:15am

re: #194 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

~ pssst… welcome back. ~~

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steve_davis Feb 27, 2022 • 5:07:34am

re: #192 Yeah Sure WhatEVs

I honestly shocked by how badly Russia is doing. Whatever may come of this, because Putin is kinda crazy so who knows how far he will go in regard to killing civilians, it’s really laid bare that Russia is a mouse in a bear suit.

Like most things, it is probably half one thing, and half another. Yes, conscripted armies tend not to be great. It’s also true that it’s hard to demonstrate your best fighting skills when pensioners are coming out to either blockade your tank column or use it for fire bomb practice. They look the same. They speak often the same language. Hell, as much as I’d enjoy it if most everybody in the upstate disappeared, I’d feel some sadness if I were in a tank using the .50 cal on them.

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Ming5000 Feb 27, 2022 • 5:08:23am

re: #195 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

side note, in the Marines we called the trailer towed water tanks Water Bulls.

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steve_davis Feb 27, 2022 • 5:08:51am

re: #195 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

Cisterns are used everywhere to store water. (For example, there is a massive cistern system under San Francisco reserved for firefighting in case water is cut off from an earthquake or other disaster.)

That’s what I thought. I just found it interesting the military doesn’t have a convoluted name for them.

The cysterns referred to here would be military fresh water trucks, to supply troops in the field.

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷 Feb 27, 2022 • 5:10:09am

re: #197 Yeah Sure WhatEVs

Hey you! Good to see you!

I’m still around reading.

Real family problem involving the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire Feb 27, 2022 • 5:11:47am

re: #54 darthstar

Fare thee well
Fare thee well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs to rock my soul.

Mom climbed in the bed, they took a nap together and when he stopped breathing she woke up.

Miss you dad.

May peace and comfort be upon you and your family during this time.

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Ming5000 Feb 27, 2022 • 5:18:39am

This could be another lit match in the burning down of Putin and maybe Lukashenko in Belarus. There are comments in the thread asking for who/where. There is also a 6 min youtube that covers the whole message, but it is in Russian (I think).

Belarusian lieutenant colonel addressed the military. “Our boys are now sitting in the woods of Belarus, probably preparing to attack Ukraine. Some won’t come home alive. This is not our war. Find a way not to follow criminal orders. Sometimes saying “no” takes the most courage.” pic.twitter.com/1RxkdlLdJD

— Franak Viačorka (@franakviacorka) February 27, 2022

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Thanos Feb 27, 2022 • 5:22:10am

re: #54 darthstar

Sorry for your loss, you have my sympathy.

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Decatur Deb Feb 27, 2022 • 5:24:51am

re: #204 Ming5000

This could be another lit match in the burning down of Putin and maybe Lukashenko in Belarus. There are comments in the thread asking for who/where. There is also a 6 min youtube that covers the whole message, but it is in Russian (I think).

In most European militaries that striped shirt means Naval Infantry, i.e. Marines. It’s likely not real or mis-quoting.

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Patricia Kayden Feb 27, 2022 • 5:26:52am

No one’s going to write the headline so I will:
“How will freezing Putin’s money affect Republican’s chances in the midterms?”

— Jack Bryan (@jackabryan) February 26, 2022

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Decatur Deb Feb 27, 2022 • 5:28:25am

re: #207 Patricia Kayden

It will throw the Dems into disarray.

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Greup Feb 27, 2022 • 5:28:26am

re: #206 Decatur Deb

Ive seen light blue been explained as airborne. But Belarus might have new colors.

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Decatur Deb Feb 27, 2022 • 5:31:46am

re: #209 Greup

Ive seen light blue been explained as airborne. But Belarus might have new colors.

google.com

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Ming5000 Feb 27, 2022 • 5:37:22am

re: #206 Decatur Deb

In most European militaries that striped shirt means Naval Infantry, i.e. Marines. It’s likely not real or mis-quoting.

Yes, this could be fake. In the thread there are many calls for verification.
It is a good message though. I think if a Belarus soldier sees this it will at least give them some pause.
Attached is the youtube.
The officer is supposedly in the Belarus Airborne Forces.

EN — Belarus. Powerful appeal of the Lieutenant Colonel of the Airborne Forces of the reserve to the Belarusian military.

Youtube Video

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jeffreyw Feb 27, 2022 • 5:38:05am

random wildlife

Good morning!

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Captain Magic Feb 27, 2022 • 5:38:16am

Thread:

So I’ve been asked what my advice would be to civilian resistors in Ukriane, especially Kyiv. Someone with no military training but wanting to resist. Here are a few things #Kyiv #UkraineUnderAttack :

— John Spencer (@SpencerGuard) February 26, 2022

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Dangerman Feb 27, 2022 • 5:38:20am

florida decides it’s the covid expert:

the email i received:

On Thursday, February 24, 2022, Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo announced updates to the Florida Department of Health’s COVID-19 Guidance Recommendations….

Among other recommendations, the updated guidance provides that businesses are advised to no longer require facial coverings for employees, as there is no proven significant clinical benefit for facial coverings among the general population

the underlying guidance doc more weasel words:

There is not strong evidence that facial coverings reduce the transmission of respiratory viruses.

that link goes to a 2020 cdc ‘policy review’ “Nonpharmaceutical Measures for Pandemic Influenza in Nonhealthcare Settings—Personal Protective and Environmental Measures”

because all viruses are the same

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Decatur Deb Feb 27, 2022 • 5:40:16am

re: #214 Dangerman

florida decides it’s the covid expert:

the email i received:

the underlying guidance doc more weasel words:

that link goes to a 2020 cdc ‘policy review’ “Nonpharmaceutical Measures for Pandemic Influenza in Nonhealthcare Settings—Personal Protective and Environmental Measures”

because all viruses are the same

Florida Doc.

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Decatur Deb Feb 27, 2022 • 5:43:17am

re: #211 Ming5000

Yes, this could be fake. In the thread there are many calls for verification.
It is a good message though. I think if a Belarus soldier sees this it will at least give them some pause.
Attached is the youtube.
The officer is supposedly in the Belarus Airborne Forces.

[Embedded content]

Video

Could be—either way it’s an elite unit field grade officer. Nowhere do they say that, unless they’re suicidal.

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 5:49:30am

That’s some small dick energy there, Volod’ya:

MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian nuclear deterrent forces on alert amid tensions with the West over Ukraine.

— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) February 27, 2022

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Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie Feb 27, 2022 • 5:53:11am

I told you the Russian invasion of Ukraine would eventually threaten us all. This is what happens when a nuclear power starts to lose. This was always going to be the threat. Always.

The question now is whether or not we’re going to allow Putin to destroy civilization. https://t.co/83KZnyZWkn

— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) February 27, 2022

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Dangerman Feb 27, 2022 • 5:56:13am

pretty definitive

“Scientists released a pair of extensive studies on Saturday that point to a market in Wuhan, China, as the origin of the coronavirus pandemic,” the New York Times reports,

“Analyzing data from a variety of sources, they concluded that the coronavirus was very likely present in live mammals sold in the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in late 2019 and suggested that the virus twice spilled over into people working or shopping there. They said they found no support for an alternate theory that the coronavirus escaped from a laboratory in Wuhan.”

like i said, incontrovertible proof (that clinton and fauci did it)

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Belafon Feb 27, 2022 • 5:57:41am

re: #217 Dr Lizardo

That’s some small dick energy there, Volod’ya:

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1. He’s completely lost it.
2. He’s completely lost it and he’s trying to convince Russians that they could be attacked soon, so they need to accept the hardships coming.

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 5:58:06am

re: #218 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie

It’s all he’s got left. The much-dreaded Russian Army now looks about as scary as a Cub Scout troop. He’s gonna try to intimidate the world into letting him do what he wants.

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Decatur Deb Feb 27, 2022 • 5:58:14am

re: #219 Dangerman

pretty definitive

like i said, incontrovertible proof (that clinton and fauci did it)

I get all my science and medicine news from Free Republic.

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Decatur Deb Feb 27, 2022 • 6:00:05am

re: #221 Dr Lizardo

It’s all he’s got left. The much-dreaded Russian Army now looks about as scary as a Cub Scout troop. He’s gonna try to intimidate the world into letting him do what he wants.

If my conventional military establishment turned out to be a sack of shit, I might take another look at my nuclear surety effort.

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Belafon Feb 27, 2022 • 6:01:06am

re: #223 Decatur Deb

If my conventional military establishment turned out to be a sack of shit, I might take another look at my nuclear surety effort.

“Please tell me my nuclear missiles will launch.”

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Dangerman Feb 27, 2022 • 6:02:28am

During a phone call with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed that the Ukrainian delegation would meet with the Russian delegation without preconditions on the Ukrainian-Belarusian border, near the Pripyat River.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) February 27, 2022

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Dangerman Feb 27, 2022 • 6:03:03am

re: #217 Dr Lizardo

That’s some small dick energy there, Volod’ya:

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 6:06:29am

re: #223 Decatur Deb

re: #224 Belafon

There’s been speculation for years about Russia’s aging nuclear weapons stockpile. Having a nuclear arsenal is damned expensive and Russia isn’t exactly a global economic superpower. Their GDP is roughly the same size as Los Angeles, California.

And when those sanctions start to bite, I reckon that Russia’s GDP will fall off a cliff. They’ll become a Venezuela with nukes.

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William Lewis Feb 27, 2022 • 6:06:47am

re: #200 Ming5000

side note, in the Marines we called the trailer towed water tanks Water Bulls.

“Water Buffalos” in the Army.

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Dangerman Feb 27, 2022 • 6:08:15am

New: Trump tells CPAC that Dems use the intel agencies spy on you and the legal system to persecute you — except the “you” refers to himself. None of this applies to anyone but Trump, and only because he aroused intel suspicions and violated the law.

— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) February 27, 2022

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Dangerman Feb 27, 2022 • 6:08:44am

The following list of US senators all previously voted *against* support for Ukraine.
You’ll notice they are also proven and well-known customers of Cambridge Analytica.

Ted Cruz
Tom Cotton
Martha McSally
Rob Portman
Rick Scott
Tom Tillis

— Chris Vickery (@VickerySec) February 27, 2022

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Ming5000 Feb 27, 2022 • 6:09:24am

re: #228 William Lewis

“Water Buffalos” in the Army.

Holy crap. I misremembered. It was buffalo in the Marines as well.
Sorry, it has been a while

too late to delete, so I reported the #200 comment. Maybe Charles will delete it.

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Dangerman Feb 27, 2022 • 6:09:44am

Butina presented herself as a gun-rights activist as part of her campaign to infiltrate the NRA and other conservative groups. Now she says Ukrainian civilians shouldn’t be given guns because they’re too dangerous. https://t.co/fJIgk3MPpG

— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) February 26, 2022

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Yeah Sure WhatEVs Feb 27, 2022 • 6:12:11am

re: #213 Captain Magic

Thread:

Another good bit of info.

You’re amazing.

I don’t know if you saw/have time but there’s a further one which doesn’t appear to have been translated yet:https://t.co/j4F5XXmTrT

— New Year, Same Old Rachel (@rach0907) February 26, 2022

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Dangerman Feb 27, 2022 • 6:19:40am

Question: “If you were in a similar situation as president, would you take up arms like Zelensky?”

Trump: “Well, you never know about bravery …” pic.twitter.com/4Zvtx3gIp0

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) February 27, 2022

Badass Dumbass pic.twitter.com/M6lFHeXmBE

— Jack Cocchiarella (@JDCocchiarella) February 27, 2022

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Yeah Sure WhatEVs Feb 27, 2022 • 6:19:55am

re: #227 Dr Lizardo

There’s been speculation for years about Russia’s aging nuclear weapons stockpile. Having a nuclear arsenal is damned expensive and Russia isn’t exactly a global economic superpower. Their GDP is roughly the same size as Los Angeles, California.

And when those sanctions start to bite, I reckon that Russia’s GDP will fall off a cliff. They’ll become a Venezuela with nukes.

The photos of their tanks shows how little maintenance they’ve had. Exposed wires, really old school controls. I’m having a hard time imagining their maintaining their nuclear stockpile. Not sure if I’m more afraid of their maintaining it or not maintaining it.

I’ve also been pretty surprised by just how much of a pigsty the inside of those tanks are. For you guys and gals with experience, is that normal? I understand you don’t want to leave stuff behind, but I’d have thought you’d maintain your surroundings better by burying rubbish and not just leaving it everywhere in your tank.

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Dangerman Feb 27, 2022 • 6:20:19am

2nd Amendment gun nuts are watchin’ Ukrainian citizens bearin’ arms against a tyrannical government and guess what? They’re cheerin’ for the tyrannical government.

— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) February 26, 2022

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The Squire of Logos Feb 27, 2022 • 6:20:40am

re: #234 Dangerman

Says the guy who hid in the basement during protests.

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Belafon Feb 27, 2022 • 6:20:59am

….ok? pic.twitter.com/FXi35bwNLG

— Rachel Banner (@R_Banner1) February 27, 2022

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Yeah Sure WhatEVs Feb 27, 2022 • 6:21:54am

re: #234 Dangerman

Trump’s makeup in that picture. 👀

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No Malarkey! Feb 27, 2022 • 6:29:33am

re: #234 Dangerman

As I said before, if Trump was in Zelensky’s position, he would already be on a leash held by Putin saying “My name is Reek.”

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Belafon Feb 27, 2022 • 6:29:44am

⚡️ Putin ordered the Ministry of Defense to transfer the Strategic Missile Forces (this is not only nuclear weapons, but also the Kinzhal and Zircon hypersonic missiles) to a special mode of combat duty. This is the highest form of combat readiness of these troops.

— Mary Ilyushina (@maryilyushina) February 27, 2022

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 6:30:43am

Looks like cracks are starting to appear….

The Russian head of delegation at a major UN climate conference has apologised for his country’s invasion of Ukraine, which he said lacked justification, according to several sources who heard him speak at the virtual meetinghttps://t.co/1eg3jwxM6O

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) February 27, 2022

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Yeah Sure WhatEVs Feb 27, 2022 • 6:30:53am

Keep up with this guy’s timeline.

Never in my life could I imagine that this funny dude from that stupid TV show would be one the 21st century’s greatest national leaders pic.twitter.com/gxejO7FjUx

— Illia Ponomarenko (@IAPonomarenko) February 27, 2022

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Targetpractice Feb 27, 2022 • 6:30:57am

re: #225 Dangerman

These talks should be interesting. Contrary to the pre-war predictions, Zelensky is the one who’s actually bargaining from a strong position, since Russia has totally failed to achieve any of its operational goals and is slowly losing any remaining momentum it initially had. All the major cities remain unconquered, morale remains high despite days of terror and reprisal attacks, and the country continues to control its own airspace. And while Ukraine is enjoying greater international support than before the war, Russia has virtually no allies left and the few that it thought it could buy or pressure into supporting it are slowly gravitating away.

The war’s lost, the only thing Vlad can do now is walk away before total collapse sets in.

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 6:31:38am

MOSCOW (AP) — Protests against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine erupt in Moscow and other Russian cities amid ominous Kremlin threats.

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) February 27, 2022

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No Malarkey! Feb 27, 2022 • 6:31:38am

re: #241 Belafon

This is worrisome, because I can no longer trust in Putin’s rationality after he launched this reckless war. We can only hope there is someone in the Russian chain of command with the willingness and capability to prevent a launch if Putin orders one.

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 6:32:58am

The walls are closing in. Maybe this is why Putin’s starting to freak the fuck out….

BREAKING — Turkey says what happens in Ukraine constitutes a war under Montreux Convention, says will act accordingly: Foreign Minister

Meaning, Turkey can close the straits for Russian warships except the ones associated with the Black Sea fleet

— Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) February 27, 2022

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Yeah Sure WhatEVs Feb 27, 2022 • 6:33:02am

I’m suspicious about this supposed meeting. I hope Zelenskyy doesn’t go in person.

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 6:34:03am

Protesters in Minsk have encircled the building of the General Staff of the Defence Ministry of Belarus and are chanting “Glory to Ukraine!” pic.twitter.com/caj03prp7N

— Tadeusz Giczan 🇺🇦 (@TadeuszGiczan) February 27, 2022

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darthstar Feb 27, 2022 • 6:34:58am

Mornin’ everyone. Sounds like Putin had another disappointing night.

Per a senior US defense official “we still believe that Russia has yet to achieve air superiority,”

— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) February 27, 2022

— and 48 radar stations. Shot down: 8 combat aircraft and 7 helicopters, 11 drones, two Tochka-U tactical missiles.
223 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 28 aircraft (on the ground), 39 MLRS, 86 field artillery pieces and mortars, 143 units of special military vehicles”

— ASB News / MILITARY〽️ (@ASBMilitary) February 27, 2022

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No Malarkey! Feb 27, 2022 • 6:35:02am

re: #248 Yeah Sure WhatEVs

I’m suspicious about this supposed meeting. I hope Zelenskyy doesn’t go in person.

I’m sure he’s much smarter than that. This isn’t the sort of negotiation the head of state participates in anyway.

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 6:37:14am

Updated map of the countries that have closed their airspace to Russian planes. pic.twitter.com/LPiqL5NTeC

— Kevin Rothrock (@KevinRothrock) February 27, 2022

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Belafon Feb 27, 2022 • 6:37:22am

Black folks in America: “Pray for Ukraine.”

White folks in Ukraine are: blocking Black people from getting on trains, dragging Black people off buses, denying shelter to Black people in freezing temperatures, and holding Black students at gunpoint.#AfricansinUkraine

— Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) February 27, 2022

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b.d Feb 27, 2022 • 6:37:58am

re: #54 darthstar

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The Pie Overlord! Feb 27, 2022 • 6:39:16am

re: #54 darthstar

Fare thee well
Fare thee well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs to rock my soul.

Mom climbed in the bed, they took a nap together and when he stopped breathing she woke up.

Miss you dad.

Darth, you made me cry. May your father’s soul ascend and may your family find comfort.

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 6:39:21am

Man interrupts Israeli newscast in Ukraine, becomes legend pic.twitter.com/KUlHakmdew

— Yair Rosenberg (@Yair_Rosenberg) February 27, 2022

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b.d Feb 27, 2022 • 6:40:14am

re: #248 Yeah Sure WhatEVs

I’m suspicious about this supposed meeting. I hope Zelenskyy doesn’t go in person.

Time for Putin to declare victory and leave. It is his least bad option at this point.

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No Malarkey! Feb 27, 2022 • 6:44:14am

re: #252 Dr Lizardo

Any Russian planes in Switzerland can fly around in circles.

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Targetpractice Feb 27, 2022 • 6:44:16am

re: #257 b.d

Time for Putin to declare victory and leave. It is his least bad option at this point.

If anything, the crazy fucker will probably use the “talks” to issue further threats unless Zelensky surrenders now. There’s just no way to leave now with his dignity intact. He could have had the “republics” with little fighting, but he went for the whole enchilada and so settling for just a bit of land now would be seen as a massive failure.

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PhillyPretzel Feb 27, 2022 • 6:44:21am

re: #54 darthstar

I am very sorry to hear of your loss. May your family find peace and comfort in the days ahead.

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Belafon Feb 27, 2022 • 6:45:33am

re: #257 b.d

Time for Putin to declare victory and leave. It is his least bad option at this point.

I’m sure Russian negotiators have been instructed to demand the regions that Putin originally threatened Ukraine over for the fighting to stop.

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 6:49:57am

re: #259 Targetpractice

If anything, the crazy fucker will probably use the “talks” to issue further threats unless Zelensky surrenders now. There’s just no way to leave now with his dignity intact. He could have had the “republics” with little fighting, but he went for the whole enchilada and so settling for just a bit of land now would be seen as a massive failure.

It’s getting increasingly difficult to see an end game for Putin that puts Russia in anything but a far worse situation than prior to this little misadventure. They’re now an international pariah state, and in the very near future, they’re going to become a broke-ass international pariah state.

I genuinely hope the someone of consequence in Russia is looking at throwing Putin to the wolves for this stupid shit.

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b.d Feb 27, 2022 • 6:50:13am

re: #259 Targetpractice

re: #261 Belafon

There would be no talks at all if the war was going according to the Russian plan. The Russians are demand a bunch of things and talk like they are in charge but there is a reason why they are even at the table.

I think that Russia never believed that the economic powers of the world and NATO would have a spine.

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No Malarkey! Feb 27, 2022 • 6:50:22am

re: #259 Targetpractice

If anything, the crazy fucker will probably use the “talks” to issue further threats unless Zelensky surrenders now. There’s just no way to leave now with his dignity intact. He could have had the “republics” with little fighting, but he went for the whole enchilada and so settling for just a bit of land now would be seen as a massive failure.

Kremlin politics are infamously opaque, so I don’t know if this failure will weaken Putin sufficiently to make him vulnerable to a palace coup. Its obvious he massively miscalculated in launching this war, with devastating effects on Russia’s standing in the world, but is there anyone in Russia with the guts and capability to call him on it?

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 6:51:29am

re: #263 b.d

There would be no talks at all if the war was going according to the Russian plan. The Russians are demand a bunch of things and talk like they are in charge but there is a reason why they are even at the table.

I think that Russia never believed that the economic powers of the world and NATO would have a spine.

That’s precisely what I think too. He’s massively miscalculated this and now he’s frantically trying to save his own ass.

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The Pie Overlord! Feb 27, 2022 • 6:51:53am

re: #140 William Lewis

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Video

Sadly “Ghost of Kyiv” is propaganda.

A clip from the videogame Digital Combat Simulator has been miscaptioned online, with social media users claiming it shows a Ukrainian fighter jet shooting down a Russian plane https://t.co/D9vEiitFdz

— Reuters Fact Check (@ReutersFacts) February 25, 2022

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darthstar Feb 27, 2022 • 6:52:34am

M*A*S*H had moments of brilliance

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Barefoot Grin Feb 27, 2022 • 6:54:09am

Russia’s foreign minister Lavrov said negotiations can begin once Russia “restores democratic order” in Ukraine.

As Russian troops neared Kyiv, Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko was asked to respond.

He had a pretty clear answer. pic.twitter.com/0IkTgbuKWd

— 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Glory Forever 🇺🇦 (@r_netsec) February 27, 2022

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No Malarkey! Feb 27, 2022 • 6:56:16am

Zagorodnyuk: “We believe the only reason for that decision was personal demand from President of Russia, which depends from Putin in its policy.”

— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) February 27, 2022

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GlutenFreeJesus Feb 27, 2022 • 6:57:08am

Wonder how plausible it is that, like Hitler, Putin’s military has been lying to him all this time about their capabilities and readiness.

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Targetpractice Feb 27, 2022 • 6:58:12am

re: #269 No Malarkey!

Total desperation. Especially if the reports from earlier are true that his own airborne troops are basically refusing to do anymore combat drops since it’s become suicidal at this point.

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 6:58:21am

Pretty decent analysis:

Russia’s announcement that its nuclear deterrent has been put on “special alert” is a sign of both President Putin’s anger at the West’s anti-Russian sanctions and his enduring paranoia that his country is under threat from Nato.

His move has certainly got the West’s attention. This sort of escalation is exactly what Nato military planners feared and it’s why the alliance has repeatedly announced it will not be sending troops to help Ukraine repel its Russian invaders.

But Russia’s offensive is not going entirely to plan. On day four, not a single Ukrainian city is in Russian hands and the Russians appear to be taking heavy casualties.

This will be causing some frustration and impatience in Moscow. And it’s hard to see the proposed peace talks on the Belarus border reaching a deal that works for both Moscow and Kyiv.

Putin wants Ukraine fully back into its sphere, the Zelensky government wants it to stay independent. Short of partition, that doesn’t leave much room for compromise.

So, coupled with today’s nuclear-tipped warning to the West to back off, we are likely to see an intensification of Russia’s offensive on Ukraine in coming days, with even less regard for civilian casualties than has been shown so far.

bbc.com

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gocart mozart Feb 27, 2022 • 6:59:17am

re: #39 Backwoods_Sleuth

Although many in the GOP caucus long for the opportunity, Ronnie Jackson was the only member of congress to get the honor of being able to wiggle their index finger in the big guy’s ass.

— Edwin (@EdMix13) February 27, 2022

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No Malarkey! Feb 27, 2022 • 7:00:31am

re: #270 GlutenFreeJesus

Wonder how plausible it is that, like Hitler, Putin’s military has been lying to him all this time about their capabilities and readiness.

Extremely likely. The corruption in Russia runs deep.

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 7:03:05am

re: #270 GlutenFreeJesus

Wonder how plausible it is that, like Hitler, Putin’s military has been lying to him all this time about their capabilities and readiness.

Probably goes something like this….

Putin: Rushes his troops head first into war that his sycophantic generals told him he could win in a cakewalk

Also Putin: Purging officials left and right who do not tell him what he wants to hear

Competent generals: Were cashiered long ago

Incompetent, lickspittle generals: Tells Putin what they think he wants to hear

Russian forces: Get stomped in a war they don’t even want to be in and have no interest in fighting

Putin: “Surprised Pikachu face”

Also Putin: Threatens everyone with nukes if Ukraine doesn’t let him win

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 7:05:21am

Why do I tear up here in Kyiv every time when I see thousands good, decent people taking to the street to oppose Putin’s crazy war?

Danke, mein geliebtes Berlin! ❤️❤️#StandWithUkraine pic.twitter.com/0IvaDsjJyP

— olexander scherba🇺🇦 (@olex_scherba) February 27, 2022

Praga, thank you!!!!!#StandWithUkraine pic.twitter.com/GleNw2vgAl

— olexander scherba🇺🇦 (@olex_scherba) February 27, 2022

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steve_davis Feb 27, 2022 • 7:05:31am

re: #248 Yeah Sure WhatEVs

I’m suspicious about this supposed meeting. I hope Zelenskyy doesn’t go in person.

oh, that ain’t happening. I’m not even sure why Ukraine is bothering. It does not look to me like Russia can win this. It may be that Ukraine will offer something like the following: we will remain militarily neutral, meaning we will not join NATO and have coalition troops stationed in the country. We will, however, join the EU, and there will be firm commitments in place that if we are again attacked by Russia or any Russian satellite, other members of the EU will come to Ukraine’s aid, including air power and boots on the ground. And the only concessions asked of Russia are the return of Crimea and the two separatist regions to Ukrainian control.

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GlutenFreeJesus Feb 27, 2022 • 7:07:40am

re: #275 Dr Lizardo

The ending of the movie Downfall comes to mind. The generals were all terrified of Hitler. Not a single one dared speak the truth, for fear of execution.

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Targetpractice Feb 27, 2022 • 7:08:16am

re: #272 Dr Lizardo

Pretty decent analysis:

bbc.com

That last paragraph is the most important one. Vlad knows that deliberately targeting civilians is going to leave the West with no choice but to get involved in order to prevent genocide, but so long as civilian resistance remains high then Vlad has no hope to take any major cities and hold them long enough to force capitulation by the Ukrainian government. So threatening nuclear war unless he can conquer the country is basically the only card he has left to play.

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GlutenFreeJesus Feb 27, 2022 • 7:08:45am

re: #277 steve_davis

They want to tell the Russians to their faces to fuck off. :)

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No Malarkey! Feb 27, 2022 • 7:10:32am

re: #277 steve_davis

oh, that ain’t happening. I’m not even sure why Ukraine is bothering. It does not look to me like Russia can win this. It may be that Ukraine will offer something like the following: we will remain militarily neutral, meaning we will not join NATO and have coalition troops stationed in the country. We will, however, join the EU, and there will be firm commitments in place that if we are again attacked by Russia or any Russian satellite, other members of the EU will come to Ukraine’s aid, including air power and boots on the ground. And the only concessions asked of Russia are the return of Crimea and the two separatist regions to Ukrainian control.

Ukraine is bothering because its the right thing to do, even knowing that Russia is probably engaged in a propaganda stunt and isn’t serious about peace. If they show that Russia is making ridiculous demands, that strengthens Ukraine’s position internationally. Plus, this war is being fought entirely in Ukraine, and if there is even a slight chance of ending it on honorable terms to stop the death and destruction its worth it to try.

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The Pie Overlord! Feb 27, 2022 • 7:12:30am

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No Malarkey! Feb 27, 2022 • 7:13:03am

More charities to aid Ukraine. news.yahoo.com

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PhillyPretzel Feb 27, 2022 • 7:13:19am

I know it is only a movie but we need some of this type of person now to take care of Putin.
en.wikipedia.org

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 7:14:51am

re: #278 GlutenFreeJesus

The ending of the movie Downfall comes to mind. The generals were all terrified of Hitler. Not a single one dared speak the truth, for fear of execution.

The only one who finally spoke up was (I believe) Krebs, who told Hitler that Steiner was unable to rustle up enough forces to make even a remotely credible breakthrough/counterattack.

Of course, the rest has become the stuff of meme legend. I even refer to things like that horrifying moment of truth as a “Steiner moment”.

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 7:16:59am

And behold, on the seventh day did Psaki deliver the almighty slapdown:

President Vladimir Putin’s order to put Russian nuclear forces on high alert is part of a pattern of Moscow manufacturing threats to justify aggression, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Sunday.
“We have the ability to defend ourselves,” Psaki said

— Phil Stewart (@phildstewart) February 27, 2022

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 7:18:08am

Aeroflot flight to Paris looks like it’s heading back home mid-flight, as the airspace bans rain down pic.twitter.com/1YzFoiG4Lr

— Jake Cordell (@JakeCordell) February 27, 2022

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PhillyPretzel Feb 27, 2022 • 7:18:26am

re: #286 Dr Lizardo

And beautifully done.

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 7:20:19am

JUST IN: Russian forces still 30 km from Kyiv city center, per senior U.S. defense official.

Russia experiencing “fuel and logistics shortages” on the march to Kyiv and Kharkiv.

— Jack Detsch (@JackDetsch) February 27, 2022

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No Malarkey! Feb 27, 2022 • 7:21:33am

re: #284 PhillyPretzel

I know it is only a movie but we need some of this type of person now to take care of Putin.
en.wikipedia.org

Or this type of person. en.wikipedia.org

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Danack Feb 27, 2022 • 7:22:03am

re: #47 Cheechako

Some thoughts:

I think tfg conned Putin into this mess in Ukraine. He played the con and convinced Putin …
Putin has made a big mistake.

I think anyone who assumes that Putin is sane and has a plan that is based in objective reality is making a mistake.

If you have the time read Putin’s blog post on “On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians”. The TL:DR of it is that he doesn’t believe Ukraine is a real country, and that it currently exists is due to enemy action.

He’s been saying that for quite a while, and everyone blew it off as ‘posturing’ to try to gain political advantage.

Instead it turns out that he actually believes that, and one of the reason the invasion has been going so poorly for Russia is based on the assumption that the Ukrainians would welcome the Russian army as liberators.

It is ‘not good’ that someone with dictatorial control over nuclear weapons is apparently completely froot loops.

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GlutenFreeJesus Feb 27, 2022 • 7:22:27am

It sems the new MAGAt/Putin-humper excuse for all of this is to blame President Clinton for Ukraine destroying their nuclear arsenal in 1994. These fools hope nobody remembers back then Ukraine was basically a puppet state.

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GlutenFreeJesus Feb 27, 2022 • 7:23:12am

re: #289 Dr Lizardo

Good. They need to be ambushed. Don’t let them resupply.

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Decatur Deb Feb 27, 2022 • 7:23:59am

re: #291 Danack

…
It is ‘not good’ that someone with dictatorial control over nuclear weapons is apparently completely froot loops.

We just made it through four years of it.

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No Malarkey! Feb 27, 2022 • 7:24:49am

re: #286 Dr Lizardo

And behold, on the seventh day did Psaki deliver the almighty slapdown:

I did not anticipate the horror trilogy 2020, 2021 and 2022 ending with a nuclear holocaust.

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Jay C Feb 27, 2022 • 7:24:59am

re: #279 Targetpractice

That last paragraph is the most important one. Vlad knows that deliberately targeting civilians is going to leave the West with no choice but to get involved in order to prevent genocide, but so long as civilian resistance remains high then Vlad has no hope to take any major cities and hold them long enough to force capitulation by the Ukrainian government. So threatening nuclear war unless he can conquer the country is basically the only card he has left to play.

This.
My own feeling that the course of the war has developed the way it has mainly because the Russians want to conquer Ukraine 🇺🇦, not destroy it. One hopes that goal stays in place, because, inefficient as the Russian military may be, if the operational orders change from “occupy and hold territory” to “blow all this shit up and bolt”, Ukraine is going to become an unprecedented* disaster even worse than it is.

*”unprecedented” since WWII, anyway: Kyiv might easily be turned into 1945 Berlin.

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Hecuba's daughter Feb 27, 2022 • 7:26:28am

re: #184 Yeah Sure WhatEVs

I don’t know what they are but troops need food and water.

I wonder when Erik Prince will enter the picture.

Erik Prince declared his support for Putin days ago. I’m sure his mercenaries would have no problems in killing unarmed women and children and would be a “fine” addition to the Russian forces. May all these traitors are ostracized everywhere they travel in the United States.

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darthstar Feb 27, 2022 • 7:27:13am

re: #289 Dr Lizardo

Toll booth? Aw, shit…somebody needs to ride back to Moscow and get a shit-ton of dimes.

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No Malarkey! Feb 27, 2022 • 7:28:57am

re: #297 Hecuba’s daughter

Erik Prince declared his support for Putin days ago. I’m sure his mercenaries would have no problems in killing unarmed women and children and would be a “fine” addition to the Russian forces. May all these traitors are ostracized everywhere they travel in the United States.

I thought I saw a clip of Prince on Bannon’s show claiming he offered to President Biden to send as mercenary air force to Ukraine to help defend it and got turned down.

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 7:29:10am

For a snapshot of how chaotic Monday’s market open could be here in Russia.

My bank is currently:

Buying dollars at $1/89

Selling dollars at $1/154

Friday’s official close was 83.2. Normally that is the mid-point of the but/sell spread, with 1-5% markups either side. pic.twitter.com/IIJg1Yx1L9

— Jake Cordell (@JakeCordell) February 27, 2022

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Hecuba's daughter Feb 27, 2022 • 7:29:23am

re: #195 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

Glad to see you! We missed you here!

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Dangerman Feb 27, 2022 • 7:32:30am

We’re seeing a small, feral-eyed man who was trying to shape the world in the image where, once again, Russia would be an empire, and that’s not going to happen,” Romney said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

A tad better than tfgs reprehensible remarks

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Decatur Deb Feb 27, 2022 • 7:32:50am

re: #299 No Malarkey!

I thought I saw a clip of Prince on Bannon’s show claiming he offered to President Biden to send as mercenary air force to Ukraine to help defend it and got turned down.

Mercenaries tend to work for entities with functioning banks.

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Belafon Feb 27, 2022 • 7:36:33am

re: #289 Dr Lizardo

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You would think that a country that survived two major attacks because of the logistical nightmare caused by weather would understand the value of planning.

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 7:37:28am

RUSSIA HAS COMMITTED ABOUT 2/3RDS OF ITS COMBAT POWER INSIDE UKRAINE, LAUNCHED OVER 320 MISSILES INSIDE UKRAINE - U.S. OFFICIAL

— Phil Stewart (@phildstewart) February 27, 2022

Like I said earlier, it’s increasingly looking like a fiasco. Not a single major Ukrainian city is in Russian hands. The Russians have failed to achieve air supremacy. The planned objectives have not been reached.

And Putin has been revealed as the Emperor with no clothes, and his army looking more like an incompetent paper tiger with every passing day.

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steve_davis Feb 27, 2022 • 7:38:14am

re: #293 GlutenFreeJesus

Good. They need to be ambushed. Don’t let them resupply.

seriously. when your tank runs out of gas, it’s made out of metal. I’m guessing it conducts the freezing outdoor temperatures inside extremely well. Make those boys sit in their apparently crap filled tanks for a day in freezing weather and I’ll bet they could happily be coaxed out for some hot meals prepared by some Ukrainian passerby, as part of surrendering.

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darthstar Feb 27, 2022 • 7:38:20am

George Stephanopoulos: “I simply don’t understand why can’t you condemn his praise of Vladimir Putin.” pic.twitter.com/ffgayNFktJ

— Steward Beckham 🇺🇦 (@iTweetyNerd) February 27, 2022

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Belafon Feb 27, 2022 • 7:38:57am

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Dangerman Feb 27, 2022 • 7:39:15am

re: #259 Targetpractice

If anything, the crazy fucker will probably use the “talks” to issue further threats unless Zelensky surrenders now. There’s just no way to leave now with his dignity intact. He could have had the “republics” with little fighting, but he went for the whole enchilada and so settling for just a bit of land now would be seen as a massive failure.

He’ll spin it as the greatest victory ever!!!!! And be satisfied with that

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steve_davis Feb 27, 2022 • 7:39:30am

re: #305 Dr Lizardo

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Like I said earlier, it’s increasingly looking like a fiasco. Not a single major Ukrainian city is in Russian hands. The Russians have failed to achieve air supremacy. The planned objectives have not been reached.

And Putin has been revealed as the Emperor with no clothes, and his army looking more like an incompetent paper tiger with every passing day.

this is another question I have. Those Ukrainian jets are flying from somewhere. What airfields do the Ukrainians still have available to them, and how does one ensure they stay operational?

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 7:39:42am

🇵🇹🇺🇦Portugal decided to close its airspace to Russian airlines. We take this step in conjunction with our European partners and in response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

— N Estrangeiros PT (@nestrangeiro_pt) February 27, 2022

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Belafon Feb 27, 2022 • 7:42:37am

Even if I thought I knew more about a topic than someone else, I would never, ever, start a conversation like this:

Grabbing a drink at a bar. Guy next to me starts talking to the bartender about Ukraine. I’m bored, so I listen. He pauses, turns, smiles at me and says, “You’re so pretty, you probably have no idea what I’m talking about, do you?”

It did not end well for him.

— Jillian Smith (@Jillian_nSmith) February 26, 2022

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 7:42:52am

re: #309 Dangerman

He’ll spin it as the greatest victory ever!!!!! And be satisfied with that

“Even greater than raising the red banner over the ruins of the Reichstag!!”

And while I’m no admirer of the former USSR, that moment in time was one of the greatest military victories in recorded human history.

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Barefoot Grin Feb 27, 2022 • 7:43:31am

re: #307 darthstar

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I just don’t understand how these weaselly bastards come to such positions of prominence (though I’ve probably answered my own question there).

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Dangerman Feb 27, 2022 • 7:43:54am

re: #276 Dr Lizardo

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Trumps inaugural was bigger…

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The Pie Overlord! Feb 27, 2022 • 7:44:01am

I checked my family tree at MyHeritage and I do not (AFAIK) have ancestors from Ukraine although I have ancestors “next door” from Belarus, Poland and Lithuania, and borders were fluid back in the day. Most of my ancestors in their immigration documents named “Russia” as their country of origin which was a catchall for any location that was under the control of the Tsar.

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darthstar Feb 27, 2022 • 7:44:46am

re: #311 Dr Lizardo

I noticed they hadn’t done it yet, not that Russia can get their planes to Portugal without going the long way around the continents.

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Jay C Feb 27, 2022 • 7:44:47am

re: #302 Dangerman

We’re seeing a small, feral-eyed man who was trying to shape the world in the image where, once again, Russia would be an empire, and that’s not going to happen,” Romney said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

A tad better than tfgs reprehensible remarks

At the least, Romney’s remarks have been consistent (he has condemned Putin’s invasion in no uncertain terms since the very beginning). Dolt 45, OTOH, has been busily changing his tune, and dumping on Comrade Vlad’s invasion now that it looks like it’s turning into a debacle - hoping everyone will forget his initial praise….

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Dangerman Feb 27, 2022 • 7:45:40am

re: #279 Targetpractice

That last paragraph is the most important one. Vlad knows that deliberately targeting civilians is going to leave the West with no choice but to get involved in order to prevent genocide, but so long as civilian resistance remains high then Vlad has no hope to take any major cities and hold them long enough to force capitulation by the Ukrainian government. So threatening nuclear war unless he can conquer the country is basically the only card he has left to play.

I’m gonna lay nuclear waste to the country I want to take back and protect…

I mean he can’t bomb outside Ukraine

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Jay C Feb 27, 2022 • 7:46:00am

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Eventual Carrion Feb 27, 2022 • 7:46:12am

re: #29 ckkatz

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And even when TFG finally released them wasn’t there some stipulation that they could not be deployed where the Russians were actually attacking taking territory?

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Danack Feb 27, 2022 • 7:47:41am

re: #270 GlutenFreeJesus

Wonder how plausible it is that, like Hitler, Putin’s military has been lying to him all this time about their capabilities and readiness.

The army has been lying about how many solidiers they have, so their commanders can pocket their pay, and so they’ve been forcing/tricking conscripts into signing mercernary contracts, so that it’s ‘legal’ for the conscripts to be sent to the frontline.

There’s a thread here about that -

9/What people sa wasn’t that troops packed spare tanks for long drives. They were carying their fuel reserves on them. The few organic refueling trucks were not enough to make up an actual reserve or depot. They had one full compliment, some spares in one truck , thats it.

— Stanimir Dobrev (@delfoo) February 26, 2022

obivously mostly speculation.

But here is the result, a Russian unit that looks to my civilian eyes like it has no clue what it is doing and then the next day several of the vehicles have been disabled.

It’s a clusterfuck.

Unfortunately I don’t think the Russians are going to realise this was a bad idea and withdraw, instead they’ll switch to more methodical wide area devastation tactics, which is going to lead to a lot of civilian deaths.

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Colère Tueur de Lapin Feb 27, 2022 • 7:51:04am

Welcome back ‘mouse — I’ve/we’ve missed you, please don’t go again.

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Hecuba's daughter Feb 27, 2022 • 7:51:24am

re: #248 Yeah Sure WhatEVs

I’m suspicious about this supposed meeting. I hope Zelenskyy doesn’t go in person.

I agree totally. In fact the only negotiators who Zelenskyy should send are people who know that they may not return alive from the meeting or who may be taken into custody on the spot.

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Belafon Feb 27, 2022 • 7:51:57am

I can’t explain it, but I have a gut feeling that the pendulum is swinging back from the fascism and nationalism we’ve seen rise in the last 2 decades.

— Santiago Mayer 🌻 (@santiagomayer_) February 27, 2022

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GlutenFreeJesus Feb 27, 2022 • 7:51:59am

re: #296 Jay C

The way Putin is thinking, if he were to nuke Ukraine, he’d be nuking Russia, so…

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Dangerman Feb 27, 2022 • 7:52:11am

re: #305 Dr Lizardo

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Like I said earlier, it’s increasingly looking like a fiasco. Not a single major Ukrainian city is in Russian hands. The Russians have failed to achieve air supremacy. The planned objectives have not been reached.

And Putin has been revealed as the Emperor with no clothes, and his army looking more like an incompetent paper tiger with every passing day.

My personal feeling is that both putin and trump keep their clothes *on*

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darthstar Feb 27, 2022 • 7:53:13am

re: #326 GlutenFreeJesus

The way Putin is thinking, if he were to nuke Ukraine, he’d be nuking Russia, so…

I want this land so bad I will make it inhabitable for a thousand years.

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steve_davis Feb 27, 2022 • 7:53:58am

re: #328 darthstar

I want this land so bad I will make it inhabitable for a thousand years.

hey, worked with chernobyl!

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Dave In Austin Feb 27, 2022 • 7:54:47am

re: #194 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

Hey!!!! Good to see you. Overnights haven’t been the same with you gone.
Hope you and the wife are well.

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HRH Stanley Sea Feb 27, 2022 • 7:56:11am

Good day!

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Dangerman Feb 27, 2022 • 7:56:33am

re: #326 GlutenFreeJesus

The way Putin is thinking, if he were to nuke Ukraine, he’d be nuking Russia, so…

THis

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 8:00:29am

re: #328 darthstar

I want this land so bad I will make it inhabitable for a thousand years.

“They make a desert, and they call it peace.”

- Tacitus

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 8:01:07am

🇵🇹🇺🇦Portugal decided to close its airspace to Russian airlines. We take this step in conjunction with our European partners and in response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

— N Estrangeiros PT (@nestrangeiro_pt) February 27, 2022

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Dangerman Feb 27, 2022 • 8:02:06am

As Fighting continues between Ukrainian and Russian troops, Israeli Prime Minister Nafatali Bennett offered to mediate between Moscow and Kyiv in a telephone call Sunday with Russian President Vladimir Putin,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

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The Pie Overlord! Feb 27, 2022 • 8:02:16am

Dear Pie,

Thank you for your generous contribution of $180.00 to JCC Ukraine with team: #LetsSaveOurBrothers!

Your donation will help ensure we can continue to assist and provide the vital services in our communities.

Sincerely

JCC Ukraine

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 8:02:17am

Sounds like Oleg here is getting nervous….

⚡️Russian oligarch Deripaska: ‘We need peace.”

In his Telegram channel, industrial tycoon Oleg Deripaska wrote that peace talks between Russia and Ukraine must begin “as soon as possible!”

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) February 27, 2022

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Hecuba's daughter Feb 27, 2022 • 8:02:19am

re: #294 Decatur Deb

We just made it through four years of it.

But Trump never had any interest in expanding American territory; all he wanted was to expand his net worth.

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Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire Feb 27, 2022 • 8:03:42am

re: #194 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

Welcome back A.M.

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Eventual Carrion Feb 27, 2022 • 8:05:53am

Another 3 for this morning.

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Axolotl Feb 27, 2022 • 8:08:18am

re: #270 GlutenFreeJesus

Wonder how plausible it is that, like Hitler, Putin’s military has been lying to him all this time about their capabilities and readiness.

We need one of those Hitler spoof videos when this is over… maybe

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No Malarkey! Feb 27, 2022 • 8:09:02am

re: #305 Dr Lizardo

Like I said earlier, it’s increasingly looking like a fiasco. Not a single major Ukrainian city is in Russian hands. The Russians have failed to achieve air supremacy. The planned objectives have not been reached.

And Putin has been revealed as the Emperor with no clothes, and his army looking more like an incompetent paper tiger with every passing day.

Rick Wilson thinks Putin is going down. A thread.

1/ Why is Putin rattling the Last Saber and putting Russian nuclear forces on alert?

First, it’s because he is losing. He’s losing in Ukraine. He’s losing as the world unifies against him. He’s losing in the mysterious noumenon the Russian political power. He’s losing money.

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) February 27, 2022

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 8:09:11am

Video, purportedly of Kadyrov’s ill-fated battalion:

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dat_said Feb 27, 2022 • 8:09:25am

Headline at thehill.com: February 27, 2022 - 10:22 AM EST
Romney on Greene, Gosar: ‘I have morons on my team’

Maybe even binders full.

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ericblair Feb 27, 2022 • 8:10:44am

I’m sorry but there’s no hopes of ever being able to occupy a country full of people who just pick up mines and move them while a lit Marlboro dangles from their lips. https://t.co/fw4tzQp6rr

— Danny Gold (@DGisSERIOUS) February 27, 2022

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No Malarkey! Feb 27, 2022 • 8:11:50am

re: #310 steve_davis

this is another question I have. Those Ukrainian jets are flying from somewhere. What airfields do the Ukrainians still have available to them, and how does one ensure they stay operational?

Ukraine is a big country; Russia probably doesn’t have the air power to hit every airfield, and I’m sure they are defended by AA systems.

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FFL (GOP Delenda Est) Feb 27, 2022 • 8:15:18am

re: #186 Ming5000

There was this, dated today:
Russian Contract Servicemen Riot In Belgorod And Refuse To Go To War With Ukraine

edit: From the article:

charter97.org

I think Russia will claim that it is an accurate statement since they do not admit that any Ukrainian soil exists.

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 8:17:28am

re: #342 No Malarkey!

I think Rick is correct. That’s how I’m seeing it too.

For Putin, this ends with him either in exile, prison….or dead. You know, given the ol’ “Ceaușescu 21-gun salute” sendoff.

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PhillyPretzel Feb 27, 2022 • 8:18:16am

re: #316 The Pie Overlord!

On my late mom’s side of the family she had relations that came from Kyiv and Odessa.

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retired cynic Feb 27, 2022 • 8:18:57am

re: #338 Hecuba’s daughter

But Trump never had any interest in expanding American territory; only he wanted was to expand his net worth.

I thought he wanted to buy Greenland? //

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Targetpractice Feb 27, 2022 • 8:22:39am

re: #345 ericblair

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Amazed they were able to edit out the clanking of that man’s massive balls.

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retired cynic Feb 27, 2022 • 8:22:40am

pic.twitter.com/13RNi56znu

— Sarah Burgess 🌻 (@sunkist111) February 27, 2022

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retired cynic Feb 27, 2022 • 8:24:52am

Worth reflecting on all that Putin has accomplished in just a few days. He’s unified Ukraine, unified the EU, pushed Finland & Sweden to consider NATO membership, destroyed his economy, exposed the incompetence of his army, and turned Zelensky into a god. 100% master tactician

— Peter Twinklage (@PeterTwinklage) February 27, 2022

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No Malarkey! Feb 27, 2022 • 8:25:07am

re: #348 Dr Lizardo

I think Rick is correct. That’s how I’m seeing it too.

For Putin, this ends with him either in exile, prison….or dead. You know, given the ol’ “Ceaușescu 21-gun salute” sendoff.

Again, and again, and again, arrogant men start wars they can’t win, and millions of innocent people suffer as a result. I hope Putin dies painfully soon, though if it ends the war I’ll accept him going into exile in Saudi Arabia.

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FFL (GOP Delenda Est) Feb 27, 2022 • 8:26:15am

re: #264 No Malarkey!

Kremlin politics are infamously opaque, so I don’t know if this failure will weaken Putin sufficiently to make him vulnerable to a palace coup. Its obvious he massively miscalculated in launching this war, with devastating effects on Russia’s standing in the world, but is there anyone in Russia with the guts and capability to call him on it?

That’s the main issue with strong-man authoritarian states. The strong-man takes steps to remove/kill anyone with capability that appears to threaten his position. This leads to problems when the strong-man starts having issues (or dies). No clear successor in place or competent replacement in any position to step up. So things spiral out of control as the yes-men refuse to stick their necks out or a huge internal knife-fight as the minions attempt to grab more for their little fiefs.

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Kilroy was here Feb 27, 2022 • 8:27:17am

re: #348 Dr Lizardo

I think Rick is correct. That’s how I’m seeing it too.

For Putin, this ends with him either in exile, prison….or dead. You know, given the ol’ “Ceaușescu 21-gun salute” sendoff.

Youtube Video

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PhillyPretzel Feb 27, 2022 • 8:28:28am

re: #356 Kilroy was here

I remember that scene very well.

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darthstar Feb 27, 2022 • 8:28:43am

re: #343 Dr Lizardo

Video, purportedly of Kadyrov’s ill-fated battalion:

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I’m always impressed with how easily Russians will abandon millions of dollars worth of equipment.

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Jay C Feb 27, 2022 • 8:28:53am

re: #346 No Malarkey!

Ukraine is a big country; Russia probably doesn’t have the air power to hit every airfield, and I’m sure they are defended by AA systems.

Probably: most of Western Ukraine (where Lviv is) seems still to be mostly blank in those maps of attacks and troop movements, etc.: I’m guessing 1) they have relocated a good deal of air assets to those “rear areas” and 2) the Russians have likely concentrated their attacks on air assets closer at hand (in the Eastern sectors and around Kyiv). And not, by the look of it, doing all that great a job.

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retired cynic Feb 27, 2022 • 8:29:35am

Zelensky dancing in a prior life. He’d win Dancing with the Stars, no problem.

Youtube Video;

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steve_davis Feb 27, 2022 • 8:30:57am

re: #341 Axolotl

We need one of those Hitler spoof videos when this is over… maybe

Hitler: (pointing at spot on map) “and when we roll into our territory here with tanks, the inhabitants will help us to denazify our western-most territory, all the way to Poland.”
(Long awkward silence. Finally a general speaks): mein fuhrer….just a couple of things there. I think, technically, we’re the nazis and, technically, that’s a sovereign nation.”
Hitler: (removing glasses, hand shaking with anger) those of you who were Secret Santas at the bunker Christmas party, stay. The rest, vamoose.”

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FFL (GOP Delenda Est) Feb 27, 2022 • 8:31:09am

re: #298 darthstar

Toll booth? Aw, shit…somebody needs to ride back to Moscow and get a shit-ton of dimes.

A clever way to drain Russian financial reserves - make them buy a lot of 0.10 Euro coins.

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Belafon Feb 27, 2022 • 8:31:40am

re: #360 retired cynic

Zelensky dancing in a prior life. He’d win Dancing with the Stars, no problem.

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He did win a European version of Dancing with the Stars.

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ericblair Feb 27, 2022 • 8:33:24am

re: #355 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)

That’s the main issue with strong-man authoritarian states. The strong-man takes steps to remove/kill anyone with capability that appears to threaten his position. This leads to problems when the strong-man starts having issues (or dies). No clear successor in place or competent replacement in any position to step up. So things spiral out of control as the yes-men refuse to stick their necks out or a huge internal knife-fight as the minions attempt to grab more for their little fiefs.

Signs of cracks in Russian elite. First Fridman, then Deripaska. Now Anatoly Chubais has just posted picture of Boris Nemtsov on his Facebook page. Nemtsov, seen by some as Yeltsin’s first choice 4 president, was murdered in front of the Kremlin seven years ago today pic.twitter.com/2jrLm4A3Oe

— Oliver Carroll (@olliecarroll) February 27, 2022

Looks like the bigwigs are feeling around to see who’s going to bell the cat.

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No Malarkey! Feb 27, 2022 • 8:33:27am

re: #363 Belafon

He did win a European version of Dancing with the Stars.

Volodymyr Zelensky on the Ukrainian version of Dancing with the Stars in 2006. Turns out brave, courageous leaders, wear pink 🤷‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/dbezW2pgDf

— Doncor Leonie 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦 (@Doncor_Leonie) February 27, 2022

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gwangung Feb 27, 2022 • 8:35:05am

re: #365 No Malarkey!

Badasses wear pink.

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No Malarkey! Feb 27, 2022 • 8:36:04am

This is goddam Epic. Long live motherfucking Ukraine 🇺🇦 ❤️🇺🇦❤️🇺🇦❤️🇺🇦 #PutinIsADickhead https://t.co/22zizEwTFd

— Pat Riot (@MattZ_NYC) February 27, 2022

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 8:36:31am

re: #364 ericblair

Starting to look like just maybe, Putin’s days are numbered. He’s screwed the pooch this time.

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BigPapa Feb 27, 2022 • 8:36:40am

re: #342 No Malarkey!

I think Wilson is right. Putin is good at subterfuge but bad at actual war. The oligarchs will turn on him.

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FFL (GOP Delenda Est) Feb 27, 2022 • 8:37:47am

re: #345 ericblair

Not something I’d want to do personally but moving an anti-tank mine by hand is safer than you’d think unless it has been equipped with an anti-tamper switch or some similar booby-trap. Trigger weight for those is fairly high and usually not set off by a person stepping on them since they are intended to destroy vehicles.

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Targetpractice Feb 27, 2022 • 8:38:57am

Profiles in cowardice:

‘Why can’t you condemn it?’ ABC host nails Tom Cotton after he scurries away from Trump’s Putin praise https://t.co/5PZ9DgipQx

— Raw Story (@RawStory) February 27, 2022

“Why can’t you condemn Donald Trump for those comments?” Stephanopoulos pressed.

“If you want to know what Donald Trump thinks about Vladimir Putin or any other topic, I would encourage you to invite him on your show,” Cotton replied. “I don’t speak on behalf of other politicians. They can speak for themselves.”

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The Pie Overlord! Feb 27, 2022 • 8:39:30am

re: #360 retired cynic

Zelensky dancing in a prior life. He’d win Dancing with the Stars, no problem.

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Video;

He did win.

Youtube Video

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FFL (GOP Delenda Est) Feb 27, 2022 • 8:39:32am

re: #357 PhillyPretzel

I remember that scene very well.

Tarkin thought he was going to get that day’s Wordle in three.
/

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ericblair Feb 27, 2022 • 8:39:41am

re: #369 BigPapa

I think Wilson is right. Putin is good a subterfuge but bad at actual war. The oligarchs will turn on him.

I think this is key. Putin has relied on threats and deception and using the gray areas and shadows. It was a huge mistake to go toe to toe like this, because all of that is stripped away. It’s simplistic to think that the first casualty of war is truth.

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 8:40:43am

We are stepping up our support for Ukraine.

For the first time, the EU will finance the purchase and delivery of weapons and equipment to a country under attack.

We are also strengthening our sanctions against the Kremlin.
https://t.co/qEBICNxYa1

— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) February 27, 2022

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Hecuba's daughter Feb 27, 2022 • 8:40:55am

re: #299 No Malarkey!

I thought I saw a clip of Prince on Bannon’s show claiming he offered to President Biden to send as mercenary air force to Ukraine to help defend it and got turned down.

But there was this discussion with Erik Prince on Bannon’s show: boingboing.net

Doesn’t seem like he’s supporting Ukraine there. He is totally hostile to the Biden administration but then he might never lose an opportunity to make money.

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darthstar Feb 27, 2022 • 8:41:25am

re: #364 ericblair

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Looks like the bigwigs are feeling around to see who’s going to bell the cat.

I’m okay with this. I hope Trump is watching in horror as all of the promises he thought he had are swirling around the drain.

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Jay C Feb 27, 2022 • 8:41:26am

re: #365 No Malarkey!

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I would imagine that, at the time that video was shot, if you had predicted that “by 2022, Volodymyr Zelenskyy will have been elected President of Ukraine in a landslide, and made himself into a hero bravely directing the resistance to a Russian invasion” , you would have probably been greeted with 1) blank stares, followed by 2) gales of laughter. And likely a few comments along the lines of Snake Island….
Just goes to show, I suppose.

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No Malarkey! Feb 27, 2022 • 8:42:14am

re: #376 Hecuba’s daughter

But there was this discussion with Erik Prince on Bannon’s show: boingboing.net

Doesn’t seem like he’s supporting Ukraine there. He is totally hostile to the Biden administration but then he might never lose an opportunity to make money.

Thanks, I remember seeing that clip now.

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BigPapa Feb 27, 2022 • 8:42:27am

One thing striking me: Russia has been so good at stoking division and general fuckery in places around the world. Yet they seem to be losing the propaganda war to Ukraine. I still don’t believe everything I see but things look really bad for Russia. Ukraine is hanging on.

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darthstar Feb 27, 2022 • 8:42:34am

re: #376 Hecuba’s daughter

Erik Prince would do for Ukraine what Louis De Joy did for the US Postal Service.

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Belafon Feb 27, 2022 • 8:45:32am

re: #380 BigPapa

One think striking me: Russia has been so good at stoking division and general fuckery in places around the world. Yet they seem to be losing the propaganda war to Ukraine. I still don’t believe everything I see but things look really bad for Russia. Ukraine is hanging on.

Russia is losing the information war. First, Biden and the Intelligence Community kept beating Putin with facts, and now Ukraine is beating them at fighting, and Putin can’t counter that with propaganda.

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Belafon Feb 27, 2022 • 8:46:45am

My mom saw this at a house in Fate, Tx:

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 8:46:49am

Long lines are forming up in front of Russian banks. People are demanding dollars.

The Russians are worried about Monday’s fall of the ruble. Queues in front of ATMs are forming across the country on Sunday, Bloomberg reported. People want to withdraw money in foreign currency because they suspect that new sanctions against the Kremlin for invading Ukraine will lead to the collapse of their national currency.

“I stood in line for an hour, but foreign currency is gone everywhere, only rubles remain. I arrived late because I didn’t believe it was possible. I’m shocked, “Bloomberg quoted Vladimir, a 28-year-old programmer waiting in a long line at an ATM in a Moscow shopping mall.

Interest in foreign currency in Russia erupted after the market closed on Friday, despite the fact that some banks sold the dollar up to a third higher than the current exchange rate, well below the level of 100 rubles per dollar. The trading rate officially ended at around 83 rubles per dollar on Friday.

Source, in Czech: novinky.cz

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darthstar Feb 27, 2022 • 8:47:16am

re: #380 BigPapa

One think striking me: Russia has been so good at stoking division and general fuckery in places around the world. Yet they seem to be losing the propaganda war to Ukraine. I still don’t believe everything I see but things look really bad for Russia. Ukraine is hanging on.

I think enough people are tired of bullshit propaganda that there isn’t anything they can message that won’t be immediately counter-messaged, and to a greater degree. Putin has state run media, but people still have Twitter on their phones.

Ukraine needs to have one more good night, then the markets open and Putin is screwed.

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Teukka Feb 27, 2022 • 8:47:24am

Developing: It seems EU is moving towards banning broadcasts (i.e. intertubes available, but not cable or OTA) of RT and Sputnik.

Russian state-owned media RT and Sputnik banned in all EU countries, EU Commissioner President says.

— BNO News (@BNONews) February 27, 2022

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Hecuba's daughter Feb 27, 2022 • 8:50:03am

re: #383 Belafon

My mom saw this at a house in Fate, Tx:

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Well, as our Trumpster brother said and really believes: “Biden is the worst president ever”

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BigPapa Feb 27, 2022 • 8:53:56am

re: #382 Belafon

Russia is losing the information war. First, Biden and the Intelligence Community kept beating Putin with facts, and now Ukraine is beating them at fighting, and Putin can’t counter that with propaganda.

Yes, I think releasing intel ahead was a good move. Russia has been winning for so long and it’s nice to see them losing on this front. Part of the problem is their apparatus has been chugging along maxed out for so long, it seems they didn’t have an extra gear to escalate to once war happened. As if the winning for so long lulled them into assuming they’d still dominate the space.

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BlueSpotinAL Feb 27, 2022 • 8:57:37am

King Cake, about 18 inch diameter. Learned from last year’s attempt.
Fussy recipe, but great result.
murmursofricotta.com

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darthstar Feb 27, 2022 • 8:58:12am

The village said no…we could not pass. What can we do? Looks like no firefight for us.

Residents of a town in Chernihiv blocked Russian tanks from passing through their village. https://t.co/dY5p9wluCm pic.twitter.com/MEyoXgkfp8

— Rob Lee (@RALee85) February 27, 2022

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The Squire of Logos Feb 27, 2022 • 9:01:53am

re: #389 BlueSpotinAL

King Cake, about 18 inch diameter. Learned from last year’s attempt.
Fussy recipe, but great result.
murmursofricotta.com

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Did you put the baby in there somewhere?

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Jay C Feb 27, 2022 • 9:01:57am

re: #388 BigPapa

Yes, I think releasing intel ahead was a good move. Russia has been winning for so long and it’s nice to see them losing on this front. Part of the problem is their apparatus has been chugging along maxed out for so long, it seems they didn’t have an extra gear to escalate to once war happened. As if the winning for so long lulled them into assuming they’d still dominate the space.

Also, operating troll farms to spam-bomb social media and the Internet with prejudicial political extremism is one thing: but the reality of a shooting war - especially one which “your side” isn’t particularly succeeding in - is another matter.

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FFL (GOP Delenda Est) Feb 27, 2022 • 9:02:41am

re: #384 Dr Lizardo

Long lines are forming up in front of Russian banks. People are demanding dollars.

Source, in Czech: novinky.cz

Russia to introduce the Barney Ruble to reverse negative perceptions about their peaceful intentions

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 9:04:07am

Looks like the Turks are really gonna do it…..

dailysabah.com

The Russians are gonna scream bloody murder.

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Ming5000 Feb 27, 2022 • 9:04:50am

It’s starting to look like the example of Ukrainians’ courage & the response it is catalyzing in the world’s largest democracies might be a historical turning point. Instead of asking “why does a country 6000 miles away matter?” We might find that they saved us from ourselves 1/2

— Dan Baer (@danbbaer) February 27, 2022

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Jay C Feb 27, 2022 • 9:05:08am

re: #383 Belafon

My mom saw this at a house in Fate, Tx:

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This is pretty sick stuff: and unfortunately, I have a feeling that it is only going to get worse: President Biden’s successes (especially if the Ukraine War gets resolved in any manner outside of an outright Russian victory) are only going to stoke the hatred and hate-mongering even more.

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darthstar Feb 27, 2022 • 9:05:31am

re: #393 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)

The Ruble is rubble.

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 9:06:24am

Little news blurb:

Russia’s VTB bank - the country’s second largest which is now under heavy sectioned - will raise interest rates for new mortgages by FOUR percentage points.

New mortgages will have an interest rate of 15.3%.

JFC.

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Belafon Feb 27, 2022 • 9:06:25am

re: #393 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)

Why didn’t they go full Flintstones on that one?

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FFL (GOP Delenda Est) Feb 27, 2022 • 9:07:24am

re: #397 darthstar

The Ruble is rubble.

The Barney Rubble was the pun the picture was originally aiming for. Way too many missed it since the Flintstones are falling further and further back into the cultural past.

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Jay C Feb 27, 2022 • 9:07:33am

re: #399 Belafon

Why didn’t they go full Flintstones on that one?

They didn’t have the stones???

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 9:09:32am

This thread is gold.

Step-by-step guide: How to organise a self-coup in 10 steps
(based on real story, Twitter-wisdom and some real wisdom by Mike Martin @ThreshedThought )

STEP1: isolate from real world in a circle of your yes-sayers, yes-world is sooo beautiful pic.twitter.com/Z2tRRezIWW

— Daniel Banas (@DanielBanas_sk) February 26, 2022

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Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire Feb 27, 2022 • 9:15:48am

Ottawa impound yard wasn’t overly concerned about the protesters trucks. Good.

Protesters are now able to collect towed vehicles from the Ottawa impound lots. There is some dissatisfaction. https://t.co/acqUbcAI9E

— Glen McGregor (@glen_mcgregor) February 26, 2022

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sagehen Feb 27, 2022 • 9:16:04am

re: #338 Hecuba’s daughter

But Trump never had any interest in expanding American territory; all he wanted was to expand his net worth.

um… Greenland.

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 9:16:32am

It just gets better and better!

BP to offload 19.75% stake in Russian state-owned oil firm Rosneft after Russia’s “act of aggression in Ukraine”

bbc.com

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No Malarkey! Feb 27, 2022 • 9:20:13am

re: #398 Dr Lizardo

Little news blurb:

JFC.

Imagine the pressure its going to put Putin under on the home front when the Russian stock market and the Ruble collapse tomorrow morning.

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Rightwingconspirator Feb 27, 2022 • 9:23:49am

re: #406 No Malarkey!

Imagine the pressure its going to put Putin under on the home front when the Russian stock market and the Ruble collapse tomorrow morning.

I think that’s the real trick here. The pressure is good. Making a mad dog desperate is a bad idea. But where is that right spot in between? The stakes are literally as high as it gets.

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Dizzy Feb 27, 2022 • 9:25:48am

re: #403 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire

Ottawa impound yard wasn’t overly concerned about the protesters trucks. Good.

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This is AWESOME! The irony of the truckers complaining about it after subjecting us to weeks of intimidation and disruption. Yes, I live in Ottawa.

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William Lewis Feb 27, 2022 • 9:26:01am

Abandoned BM-21 Grad battery. They’re supposedly running out of fuel. pic.twitter.com/uxIRDpysoq

— Alexander S. Vindman (@AVindman) February 26, 2022

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PhillyPretzel Feb 27, 2022 • 9:27:15am

re: #409 William Lewis

And probably quite few other things.

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jaunte Feb 27, 2022 • 9:29:07am

re: #403 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire

Watching Ukrainians rain molotov cocktails on armored vehicles and stand in front of tanks while thinking about all my gun nut fanatic friends (GOTTA PROTECT US FROM TYRANNY) whine about pronouns and wearing a mask is my jam today.

— John Cole (@Johngcole) February 27, 2022

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Grunthos the Flatulent Feb 27, 2022 • 9:29:41am

All the Wordle’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.

Click to Reveal

Wordle 254 3/6

⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛
⬛🟨🟩⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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No Malarkey! Feb 27, 2022 • 9:30:36am

Take their condos, cancel their visas, and expel their children from college.

— aagcobb (@aagcobb1) February 27, 2022

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steve_davis Feb 27, 2022 • 9:30:39am

re: #385 darthstar

I think enough people are tired of bullshit propaganda that there isn’t anything they can message that won’t be immediately counter-messaged, and to a greater degree. Putin has state run media, but people still have Twitter on their phones.

Ukraine needs to have one more good night, then the markets open and Putin is screwed.

i’m a bit worried about the 500 tanks that are apparently on the way, but I’m guessing like the Iroquois in the French Indian wars, there will be plenty of opportunity along the trail to attrit that significantly down. Hell, hold them up somewhere for a couple of extra hours and they probably run out of gas.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n 😷 Trips Feb 27, 2022 • 9:30:40am

That’s a crapload of AT4s

(Reuters) - Sweden will send military aid to Ukraine, including anti-tank weapons, helmets and body armour, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said on Sunday.

“Sweden is now proposing direct support for Ukraine’s armed forces.

— Phil Stewart (@phildstewart) February 27, 2022

In the one country after the other what was unthinkable yesterday becomes necessary today. 🇸🇪 now announces sending also 5.000 AT4 antitank weapons to 🇺🇦. That’s substantial. It’s an effective weapon highly regarded by also the US Army. pic.twitter.com/WOhJ87fPPs

— Carl Bildt (@carlbildt) February 27, 2022

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Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire Feb 27, 2022 • 9:31:16am

re: #408 Dizzy

This is AWESOME! The irony of the truckers complaining about it after subjecting us to weeks of intimidation and disruption. Yes, I live in Ottawa.

And something tells me that any insurance claims they submit will be denied by their companies. Also doubly good.

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Dizzy Feb 27, 2022 • 9:33:37am

re: #416 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire

And something tells me that any insurance claims they submit will be denied by their companies. Also doubly good.

Indeed. I’m a bit disappointed that the city did not appropriate the trucks and sell them. But this gives me a nice dose of schadenfreude.

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jaunte Feb 27, 2022 • 9:33:50am

re: #416 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire

So weird to hear Canadians whining about snow.

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Dizzy Feb 27, 2022 • 9:34:48am

re: #418 jaunte

So weird to hear Canadians whining about snow.

They’re a bunch of snowflakes.

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No Malarkey! Feb 27, 2022 • 9:36:03am

He’s prepared to release his plan in two weeks.

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) February 27, 2022

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 9:37:53am

A spirited exchange between a Russian ship & a Georgian maintenance ship.

- You Russian?
- Yes.
- We refuse you refueling.
- Who speaks?
- Assistant captain from Georgia. “Russian ship, go fuck yourself”

- But we run on fumes.
- Ok, then row, fucking invaders!#RussiaGoHome pic.twitter.com/DH7kK86Yr6

— olexander scherba🇺🇦 (@olex_scherba) February 27, 2022

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jaunte Feb 27, 2022 • 9:38:17am

Ladies and gentlemen, Tucker Carlson is off today, so today’s message from the Kremlin will be delivered by Dinesh. pic.twitter.com/z5mEbauOhM

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) February 27, 2022

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jaunte Feb 27, 2022 • 9:40:42am

Much disagreement about many wars, but opinions on Putin’s invasion of Ukraine are a litmus test for evil. If you think Russia has been wronged, you’re an evil person, plain & simple. There’s no ambiguity in the situation. A Russian gangster attacked a peaceful democratic nation.

— Dr. Liz Giorgetti Katzen, Savvy Genius (@LGKatzPhD) February 27, 2022

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Jay C Feb 27, 2022 • 9:41:25am

re: #409 William Lewis

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JFC on an armored halftrack!
I’m only an armchair ~~general colonel~~ grunt at best, but even I know that in motorized warfare (i.e., virtually the only kind “advanced” modern armies do) you have to keep your logistical/supply “tail” up-and-running right along with your combat elements. It really doesn’t reflect well on Russian military operations when “Russian column halted in Ukraine by running out of gas” is one of the most-common photo captions from the conflict….

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 27, 2022 • 9:46:07am

The U.S. just closed its airspace to Russian planes, as has most of Europe. FedEx and UPS suspended service in Russia. BP is getting out. The ruble is crashing. Putin is finally getting his dream of taking Russia back to the USSR, an impoverished, hermit kingdom.

— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) February 27, 2022

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Tahitinho Feb 27, 2022 • 9:49:16am

I enjoyed Worldle today.

If you are new to this, I recommend clicking settings (upper right) and choosing, “Randomly rotate country image.” It’s more fun that way.

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TedStriker Feb 27, 2022 • 9:49:43am

Right now, I feel bad for our own Nyet and the Garage 54 guys…

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No Malarkey! Feb 27, 2022 • 9:50:12am

Ukraine is doing a great job of defending itself. All we need to do is give them the means to do so, and to keep turning the screws on Putin and his oligarchs.

— aagcobb (@aagcobb1) February 27, 2022

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n 😷 Trips Feb 27, 2022 • 9:52:32am

Something to definitely watch

Fucking time changes—
12 hours. But the Russians can’t take Kyiv in time…
“It’s coming up on 9:00 AM Monday the 28th of February in Moscow as I tweet this.
The Moscow stock market opens in 18 minutes, and Kyiv is still free…”

— soonergrunt 🇺🇸 A Capybara Appreciation Account (@soonergrunt) February 27, 2022

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Belafon Feb 27, 2022 • 9:53:53am

re: #428 No Malarkey!

That, and maybe Twitter is not the place to be judging how people would react to their own country starting a pointless war vs another country doing it.

— Blue in Red Texas (@RockwallBlue) February 27, 2022

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A Cranky One Feb 27, 2022 • 9:58:44am

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 27, 2022 • 10:01:10am

re: #429 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips

Something to definitely watch

that can’t be right. Should be 9 pm in Moscow right about now.

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 10:02:19am

Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen says Denmark will donate up to 2,700 anti-tank weapons to Ukraine.

— Idrees Ali (@idreesali114) February 27, 2022

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 27, 2022 • 10:03:36am

When you are threatening your own citizens during a war, that’s an indication things might not be going well. https://t.co/BAvcvjrCSv

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) February 27, 2022

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 10:03:43am

re: #432 Backwoods_Sleuth

that can’t be right. Should be 9 pm in Moscow right about now.

Maybe he means pre-market trading?

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Kilroy was here Feb 27, 2022 • 10:04:24am

Youtube Video

“This week Russia began their invasion of Ukraine. President Putin launched the attack with support from allies like Belarus and Tucker Carlson,”

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 10:04:30am

BTW, expect to see a massive exodus…from Russia. Anyone with means and a passport is trying to get out right now. Many urban, educated Russians are horrified and terrified, and they know that it won’t just face economic hardship at home but political repression, too.

— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) February 27, 2022

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 27, 2022 • 10:05:27am

re: #435 Dr Lizardo

Maybe he means pre-market trading?

he said it’s 9 am. It’s actually UTC +3 hours, so not morning yet, it’s evening.

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Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie Feb 27, 2022 • 10:05:56am

re: #310 steve_davis

this is another question I have. Those Ukrainian jets are flying from somewhere. What airfields do the Ukrainians still have available to them, and how does one ensure they stay operational?

Suitable stretches of road. Most air forces in Europe, including the USAFE, have regular plans for this in an emergency. Suitable lengths of road are surveyed and strengthened where necessary. Nearbe buildings are selected to serve as logistic points. Designated logistic units activate the ad hoc bases when necessary.

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Belafon Feb 27, 2022 • 10:06:28am

re: #437 Dr Lizardo

So, what you’re saying is that there will be plenty of openings in Russia for white supremacists here to take advantage of?

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Targetpractice Feb 27, 2022 • 10:07:00am

re: #434 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Yeah, when you’re threatening to jail/execute your people for “defeatism,” the only thing louder than your screaming is the clock ticking down on your regime.

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No Malarkey! Feb 27, 2022 • 10:08:30am

re: #429 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips

Something to definitely watch

Its just past 9pm in Moscow, so the market opens in less than 12 hours.

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Targetpractice Feb 27, 2022 • 10:10:04am

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Jay C Feb 27, 2022 • 10:10:17am

re: #438 Backwoods_Sleuth

he said it’s 9 am. It’s actually UTC +3 hours, so not morning yet, it’s evening.

Yeah, I though that was weird: my handy World Clock on my iPad shows that Moscow is eight hours ahead of NY (ET), and Kyiv is an hour behind, so 21:10 and 20:10 right now. (9:10p and 8:10p for us gringos)

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 10:10:27am

OH FUCKING HELL!!

Russian bank Tinkoff now offering to exchange rubles for dollars at a rate of 171 rubles per dollar. It was 83 before the European/US announcement about targeting the Russian central bank. Currency market formally opens tomorrow. This is brutal. pic.twitter.com/NsTBI4tvTZ

— Paul Sonne (@PaulSonne) February 27, 2022

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 27, 2022 • 10:11:52am

Putin vs Zelensky this morning. Both were with their Defense Ministers. #UkraineRussiaWar pic.twitter.com/qkESiuXKBh

— Misha Komadovsky (@komadovsky) February 27, 2022

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No Malarkey! Feb 27, 2022 • 10:12:08am

re: #437 Dr Lizardo

Don’t let them leave. They need to stay and fight to overthrow Putin. Ukrainians are having to fight for their homeland.

— aagcobb (@aagcobb1) February 27, 2022

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Targetpractice Feb 27, 2022 • 10:13:08am

re: #445 Dr Lizardo

OH FUCKING HELL!!

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Can you say “hyperinflation,” kids?

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Dr Lizardo Feb 27, 2022 • 10:14:50am

Sorry folks, gonna have to use my Adam Driver “MORE” image again….

Norway’s PM says the country’ sovereign wealth fund will divest its Russia holdings & Norway plans to send non-lethal military equipment to Ukraine.

How widespread the outrage to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is unprecedented.

— Hümeyra Pamuk (@humeyra_pamuk) February 27, 2022

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No Malarkey! Feb 27, 2022 • 10:15:15am

re: #446 Backwoods_Sleuth

Google, show me an image of paranoia.

— Rob (@RHTownsend) February 27, 2022

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 27, 2022 • 10:15:22am

VIDEO: On the outskirts of the town of Koryukivka, in the Chernihiv region, people are blocking the movement of Russian soldiers.
Russian soldiers reportedly stopped to ask for directions and were surrounded by locals to prevent them from moving towards Kyiv pic.twitter.com/C286xnwqgT

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) February 27, 2022

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Jay C Feb 27, 2022 • 10:15:29am

re: #448 Targetpractice

Can you say “hyperinflation,” kids?

Also: note just which currency it is that (still) is the benchmark for international exchanges(s)….

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PhillyPretzel Feb 27, 2022 • 10:15:57am

RWC: Check out Kitco’s first article on their page $100 gold price swings.
kitco.com

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Eclectic Cyborg Feb 27, 2022 • 10:16:48am

If I am not mistaken, 9 am Moscow time is 1 am ET.

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Targetpractice Feb 27, 2022 • 10:17:29am

re: #451 Backwoods_Sleuth

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They had to stop…to ask for directions? FFS.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 27, 2022 • 10:17:36am

O_o

Ron Johnson blames Vindman, Pelosi, and Adam Schiff for weakening Ukraine with Trump’s impeachment pic.twitter.com/61KmZlFy7W

— Acyn (@Acyn) February 27, 2022

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A Mom Anon Feb 27, 2022 • 10:17:37am

Well the world isn’t totally on fire, yet at least. So we have that going for us….

Honestly, all the fucking so called “American Patriots” who refuse to wear a mask, get vaccinated or at all give a shit about any of their fellow Americans are such a stark contrast to the people of Ukraine and their Go Fuck Yourself I Will Die Fucking Up Your Shit version of actual patriotism it’s pretty amazing. And fucking embarrassing. If Russia could show up here and do what they are trying with Ukraine these whiny assholes would be on Team Vlad all the way. Or they would hide and let other people fight for this country. I think the contrast needs to be pointed out as often as possible. There are 80 yr old grandmothers willing to shoot anyone who fucks with their community, they aren’t running and hiding or sitting around crying about how unfair it is.

I hope Putin is so humiliated and emasculated that he simply cannot hold power any longer because no one in key positions will do his bidding. I know that’s wishful thinking, but all these evil fucks have fragile egos, from Putin on down the line to some dipshit militia idiot from the Midwest US who wants to kill liberals. It’s their weak spot, but that level of humiliation carries the risk of serious lashing out before they are stopped or kill themselves. My big fear with Ukraine is destruction of nuclear power facilities and waste storage sites. That is something your country and continent can’t just bounce back from.

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No Malarkey! Feb 27, 2022 • 10:20:13am

re: #455 Targetpractice

They had to stop…to ask for directions? FFS.

Hell is straight down; you are free to go there.

— aagcobb (@aagcobb1) February 27, 2022

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Jay C Feb 27, 2022 • 10:21:15am

re: #451 Backwoods_Sleuth

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“Russian soldiers reportedly stopped to ask for directions”????
SRSLY (no Auto Club in Ukraine, I guess)???

What did the locals say?
“To Kyiv? Sure! Just go right down Fuck You Road to the intersection of Fuck Off and Fuck Off Again, then turn right onto the Road To Hell.
And by the way, we don’t accept rubles for the bottled water….”

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n 😷 Trips Feb 27, 2022 • 10:25:54am

Fucking time changes—
12 hours. But the Russians can’t take Kyiv in time…
“It’s coming up on 9:00 AM Monday the 28th of February in Moscow as I tweet this.
The Moscow stock market opens in 18 minutes, and Kyiv is still free…”

— soonergrunt 🇺🇸 A Capybara Appreciation Account (@soonergrunt) February 27, 2022

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Rightwingconspirator Feb 27, 2022 • 10:27:09am

re: #453 PhillyPretzel

RWC: Check out Kitco’s first article on their page $100 gold price swings.
kitco.com

It’s a volatile time. If interest cools the inflation and the economy, we could see $1600 gold. But if the war widens… up it goes.

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A Three Hour Tour Feb 27, 2022 • 10:42:29am

re: #455 Targetpractice

They had to stop…to ask for directions? FFS.

Now, repeat after me: “E-MEHR-GENCY! E-MEHR-GENCY! Everybody to get from street!”

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steve_davis Feb 27, 2022 • 10:44:04am

re: #455 Targetpractice

They had to stop…to ask for directions? FFS.

“let’s see, the Garmin lady just told me to go fuck myself. I guess we need to stop and ask.”

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Yeah Sure WhatEVs Feb 27, 2022 • 10:46:21am

re: #297 Hecuba’s daughter

Erik Prince declared his support for Putin days ago. I’m sure his mercenaries would have no problems in killing unarmed women and children and would be a “fine” addition to the Russian forces. May all these traitors are ostracized everywhere they travel in the United States.

I know that prick would be entering the fray. The soulless prick.

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Barefoot Grin Feb 27, 2022 • 10:47:37am

re: #397 darthstar

The Ruble is rubble.

Even the Hamburglar wouldn’t steal it. robble, robble, robble….

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Decatur Deb Feb 27, 2022 • 10:50:08am

re: #462 A Three Hour Tour

Now, repeat after me: “E-MEHR-GENCY! E-MEHR-GENCY! Everybody to get from street!”

“Is starting World War Three, and everybody is blaming YOU.”

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jeffreyw Feb 27, 2022 • 11:07:18am

re: #424 Jay C

JFC on an armored halftrack!
I’m only an armchair ~~general colonel~~ grunt at best, but even I know that in motorized warfare (i.e., virtually the only kind “advanced” modern armies do) you have to keep your logistical/supply “tail” up-and-running right along with your combat elements. It really doesn’t reflect well on Russian military operations when “Russian column halted in Ukraine by running out of gas” is one of the most-common photo captions from the conflict….

The Battle of the Ukraine Bulge
I hope we don’t see another Melmedy.

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Eventual Carrion Feb 27, 2022 • 2:31:17pm

re: #401 Jay C

They didn’t have the stones???

That’s more than I needed Dino.

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Eventual Carrion Feb 27, 2022 • 2:44:07pm

re: #424 Jay C

JFC on an armored halftrack!
I’m only an armchair ~~general colonel~~ grunt at best, but even I know that in motorized warfare (i.e., virtually the only kind “advanced” modern armies do) you have to keep your logistical/supply “tail” up-and-running right along with your combat elements. It really doesn’t reflect well on Russian military operations when “Russian column halted in Ukraine by running out of gas” is one of the most-common photo captions from the conflict….

But it is the funniest part of this whole shitstorm.

Spy Auto

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