Poof Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 oh and btw it's like i told you guys that's just how it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilgar Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 I'd rather play Battletech. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share Posted April 25, 2022 https://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur/2022/04/25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted April 26, 2022 Author Share Posted April 26, 2022 To be fair, "SIM cards" and "The Sims" is an easy mistake, I suppose. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilgar Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 5 minutes ago, tsar4 said: To be fair, "SIM cards" and "The Sims" is an easy mistake, I suppose. My second favorite part is the fact they wrote signature illegible instead of writing an illegible signature. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master-Debater131 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 https://twitter.com/christogrozev/status/1518868793950412800 Major source of Russian propaganda was knocked offline. Someone took out a radio station that was blasting propaganda over the airwaves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master-Debater131 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Germany is making waves today. They are increasing their military support for Ukraine and rapidly moving away from Russian energy. Thats pretty significant. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master-Debater131 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 https://www.dji.com/newsroom/news/dji-statement-on-sales-compliance-efforts One of the worlds largest drone makers is now longer offering sales in Russia or Ukraine. It really seems like a ton of stuff is happening today. I wonder what has caused all this movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master-Debater131 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Russia to Halt Gas to Poland on Wednesday in Major Escalation https://news.yahoo.com/russia-halted-gas-supplies-poland-152059894.html Poland is refusing to pay for the gas in rubles, so Russia is going to turn off the gas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_lost_username_ Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 (edited) 16 hours ago, tsar4 said: To be fair, "SIM cards" and "The Sims" is an easy mistake, I suppose. I actually watched a video about the alleged assassins' target the other day: Edited April 26, 2022 by ZoomBubba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_lost_username_ Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 (edited) On 4/22/2022 at 9:55 AM, Master-Debater131 said: Moldova has started their process to join the EU. This comes a day or so after reports leaked that Russia is going to invade Moldova if they can complete the takeover of the Donbas and Southern Ukraine. Russia has been using Transnistria in propaganda for some time, claiming the Moldavians are oppressing them, despite essentially being left to their own means for decades. Spreading the fighting there would more likely spark a direct conflict with the EU and NATO just because of the fighting being right on Romania's doorstep as far as actual proximity to the border. Moldova has already tried to reunite with Romania once since they are basically Romanians too. If Russia starts bombing Moldova, it's hard to see Romania staying out of it. The most annoying thing about all of this is that western governments (outside of Poland, Baltics and a few others) are preparing their people for any sort of sacrifice or readiness as it becomes more evident that this war is dangerously close to breaking out of Ukraine. Governments in liberal democracies seem very reluctant to tell their people that they'll have to go through some hard times, but it'll be worth it in the very end. If WWII happened today, it's hard to picture how current generations would not just roll over after a month of rationing and interruptions. Edited April 26, 2022 by Raptorpat fixed the copy/pasta formatting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_lost_username_ Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Quote Vladimir Putin agrees “in principle” to the UN and the International Committee for the Red Cross on evacuating civilians from a steel plant in the besieged city of Mariupol, Reuters is reporting. Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow warns UK of ‘proportional response’ if it continues ‘provoking’ Ukraine to attack – live (theguardian.com) "In principle" basically means "yeah, but I'm not." 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_lost_username_ Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Kyiv dismantles ‘Friendship of the Peoples’ statue erected in 1982 to symbolise ties between Ukraine and Russia. Photograph: Alessio Mamo/The Guardian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpgamer Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 5 hours ago, Master-Debater131 said: Germany is making waves today. Shame it's not all for the right reasons.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seight Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 6 hours ago, Master-Debater131 said: Russia to Halt Gas to Poland on Wednesday in Major Escalation https://news.yahoo.com/russia-halted-gas-supplies-poland-152059894.html Poland is refusing to pay for the gas in rubles, so Russia is going to turn off the gas. What was interesting to me is it seems like Poland was already planning to not rely as much on Russian oil before this decision, but Bulgaria seems to be going "OH SHIT WAIT" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginguy Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 So, the Ruble hit a two year high against the Euro today.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Gun Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Jingo continuing to fellate fascists. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Department of wasted efforts gets a new induction. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginguy Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Speaking of oligarchs, why hasn't the Treasury Dept. sanctioned Elena Baturina? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted April 28, 2022 Author Share Posted April 28, 2022 Apparently all Russian tanks need is a crank to play music... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_lost_username_ Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 1 hour ago, tsar4 said: Apparently all Russian tanks need is a crank to play music... Quote "What we are witnessing with Russian tanks is a design flaw," said Sam Bendett, an adviser with the Russian Studies Program at the Center for a New American Security. "Any successful hit ... quickly ignites the ammo causing a massive explosion, and the turret is literally blown off." The flaw means the tank's crew -- usually two men in the turret and a third driving -- are sitting ducks, said Nicholas Drummond, a defense industry analyst specializing in land warfare and a former British Army officer. Wonder how many Russian soldiers would conveniently ditch their tanks if they knew about that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_lost_username_ Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 7 hours ago, Top Gun said: Jingo continuing to fellate fascists. Well, Trump did make that sort of thing less taboo. After all, it was his favorite thing when it came to his foreign policy trips. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_lost_username_ Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Poor commie dolphins. Quote Russia has deployed trained military dolphins at its naval base in the Black Sea – possibly to protect its fleet from an underwater attack – according to new analysis of satellite images. The US Naval Institute (USNI) reviewed satellite imagery of the naval base at Sevastopol harbor, and concluded that two dolphin pens were moved to the base in February at the start of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia has a history of training dolphins for military purposes, using the aquatic mammal to retrieve objects or deter enemy divers. Russia-Ukraine war: Putin warns of ‘lightning fast’ retaliation if west intervenes; White House accuses Russia of ‘weaponising energy supplies’ - live (theguardian.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_lost_username_ Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Quote Moldova is facing “a very dangerous new moment”, the country’s deputy prime minister has said, as he warned that unnamed forces were seeking to stoke tensions after a series of explosions in the breakaway region of Transnistria this week. In a briefing with journalists, Nicu Popescu said his government had seen “a dangerous deterioration of the situation” in recent days, following grenade attacks on the “ministry of security” in the breakaway region of Transnistria on Monday. The attacks with rocket-propelled grenades represented “a very dangerous new moment in the history of our region”, he said, adding that Moldova’s institutions had been put on high alert in response. Russia-Ukraine war: British man killed and another missing; Moscow warns west over support for Ukraine – live (theguardian.com) Sounds like it's almost certain that Russia is going to make a move for eastern Moldova. That increases the chances of a direct attack on a NATO country, with Moldova essentially being Eastern Romania, which will lead to Romania giving more direct assistance to Moldova than we've seen delivered to Ukraine. Something is wrong with Putin, like he knows his days on earth are numbered. It's like he's trying to recreate the Russian empire before time runs out, no matter if it's a suicide mission. If you've seen how Russia operates its military historically, they don't have a problem treating their soldiers like cannon fodder. Whereas western military tradition does its best to curb losses, Russia just throws body upon body at the enemy. It may have worked in WWII, but in modern warfare, it's a strategy that makes them weaker faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 There has been talk about his health, but nothing substantive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_lost_username_ Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, scoobdog said: There has been talk about his health, but nothing substantive. It's all speculative. He could very well just realizing his mortality, which is about the same thing. It's hard to really know, but it doesn't seem like it's coming from someone who trusts his potential successors to fulfill his vision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Most people don't "realize their mortality" by starting a psychotic and a potentially world war. Desperation has to be coming from a more immediate cause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_lost_username_ Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 11 minutes ago, scoobdog said: Most people don't "realize their mortality" by starting a psychotic and a potentially world war. Desperation has to be coming from a more immediate cause. Maybe not, but he seems to believe it's "now or never" and doesn't think anyone else can do it. Russia wasn't exactly "desperate," they were in a great position globally with their natural resources and their still powerful influence, plus Putin was more secure than he had ever been despite all the corruption that's weakened their military and the country's internal safety. There was no reason to launch the war aside from this whole recreation of the Russian empire that he's been vocal about for the last decade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 I think it most likely that he simply underestimated the response he was going to get by invading, and he got cornered. He seized the Crimea only a few years ago with little resistance and only a marginal response from the West. The amount of weapons pouring into the Ukraine have certainly changed the tide in a drastic way... enabling the undermanned Ukrainian forces to be more effective and to bolster public resistance. It can't be overstated how the West's response to Russia's provocations were far more unified and resilient than anyone would have expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_lost_username_ Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 (edited) Quote China’s ministry of foreign affairs has accused Nato of messing up Europe and stirring up conflicts in the Asia-Pacific region, after the UK’s foreign secretary told China it should “play by the rules”. In a speech at Mansion House in London on Wednesday, Liz Truss renewed calls to boost Nato in the wake of the Ukraine war. Truss also delivered a direct warning to China. “Countries must play by the rules. And that includes China,” she said. https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/apr/29/russia-ukraine-war-ukraine-decries-barbaric-missile-strikes-on-kyiv-russian-gains-in-donbas-come-at-significant-cost-says-uk-live?page=with:block-626b96a58f089c79bcffa0cf#block-626b96a58f089c79bcffa0cf The last time I checked, it was the CCP that was stirring up potential conflicts in Asia-Pacific, particularly around the South China Sea. Like Putin, Xi has been pretty successful at making his country rather unpopular with its neighbors. Edited April 29, 2022 by ZoomBubba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginguy Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Careful Poof, someone will accuse you of fellating fascists.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 14 minutes ago, Ginguy said: Careful Poof, someone will accuse you of fellating fascists.... It must really suck being so hated that everything you say is turned against you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_lost_username_ Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Quote Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday endorsed the idea of combining two of the Democrats’ top legislative priorities — aid to Ukraine and new funding for COVID-19 relief — into one package next month, citing the urgency to move swiftly on both. That strategy is being considered by Senate Democratic leaders, who see the popular Ukraine assistance as a could-be sweetener for the more controversial health care funding, which Republicans have threatened to block amid the partisan fight over President Biden’s pandemic policies at the Southern border. Pelosi endorses strategy to combine Ukraine, COVID aid | The Hill Well, Democrats are missing the strategy of "let the Republicans shoot themselves in the foot" and pointing a gun at their foot too by forcing something totally unrelated in a desperately-needed foreign aid bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share Posted April 30, 2022 Chinese vlogger who moved to Ukraine for work blocked by China. "You're telling the truth and we'll have none of that here". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share Posted April 30, 2022 (edited) Obviously, this is the fault of the Ukrainians... It's only about 6,500 miles away. Edited April 30, 2022 by tsar4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 On 4/29/2022 at 12:53 PM, Ginguy said: Careful Poof, someone will accuse you of fellating fascists.... well it's not like i haven't 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seight Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 5 hours ago, Poof said: well it's not like i haven't 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted May 1, 2022 Author Share Posted May 1, 2022 8 hours ago, tsar4 said: Obviously, this is the fault of the Ukrainians... It's only about 6,500 miles away. Reading back, Exxon pulled a majority of their workers from the area a couple days prior to the explosion. Their reason was "force majeure". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrixman124 Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Seight said: Sliding in to say this is legendary 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted May 1, 2022 Author Share Posted May 1, 2022 Huge if true... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawdamizer Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russias-putin-to-hand-over-keys-to-war-while-he-has-cancer-surgery-report/ar-AAWN94M?ocid=sapphireappshare this is really starting to read like some epic novel now… all we need is space magic and wizard poison (sans Covid vaccines) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawdamizer Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, Sawdamizer said: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russias-putin-to-hand-over-keys-to-war-while-he-has-cancer-surgery-report/ar-AAWN94M?ocid=sapphireappshare this is really starting to read like some epic novel now… all we need is space magic and wizard poison (sans Covid vaccines) Live look at the surgeon…. Number 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted May 1, 2022 Author Share Posted May 1, 2022 16 hours ago, tsar4 said: Huge if true... Darn... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted May 1, 2022 Author Share Posted May 1, 2022 Meanwhile in Russia, stuff keeps catching on fire. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mthor Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 12 minutes ago, tsar4 said: Meanwhile in Russia, stuff keeps catching on fire. I don't know, man - you know what they say about Pravda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted May 1, 2022 Author Share Posted May 1, 2022 37 minutes ago, mthor said: I don't know, man - you know what they say about Pravda. Ain't that the Truth? That ain't the Truth! "Comrade Milton, you've been promoted to General and are being sent to Ukraine!" 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted May 2, 2022 Author Share Posted May 2, 2022 Something's (else) burning If this were sports, I'd say Coach Putin is losing his team. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 28 minutes ago, tsar4 said: Something's (else) burning If this were sports, I'd say Coach Putin is losing his team. the war spilling into russia while certainly justified isn't exactly the de-escalation that one would hope for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nablonsky Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 16 minutes ago, Poof said: the war spilling into russia while certainly justified isn't exactly the de-escalation that one would hope for De-escalation is 10000% contrary to US policy on Ukraine 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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