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WAR CRIME GIGOLO: Oct 3, 2012; The Hague
tryna get me
for these glutes

These people are making the Z sign a siege heil. It's utterly insane. The fact that the state pays for propaganda on its behalf for a kill civilians imperialist war is insanity.

# ? Mar 6, 2022 07:21

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# ? Jun 4, 2024 04:30

ass cobra: May 28, 2004; by Azathoth

Is there a word for being a good former gifted but misunderstood kid turned hillaryman, turned Bernie dead ender, turned raging nihilist who sees through the propaganda that every lib cheesedick is falling for, and to prove how extra wrong it is they instead gobble up whatever horseshit the other side is putting out 100%?

# ? Mar 6, 2022 07:24

Nessus: Dec 22, 2003; After a Speaker vote, you may be entitled to a valuable coupon or voucher!

rear end cobra posted:

Is there a word for being a good former gifted but misunderstood kid turned hillaryman, turned Bernie dead ender, turned raging nihilist who sees through the propaganda that every lib cheesedick is falling for, and to prove how extra wrong it is they instead gobble up whatever horseshit the other side is putting out 100%?

Poster-at-arms

# ? Mar 6, 2022 07:25

Yudo: May 15, 2003

rear end cobra posted:

Is there a word for being a good former gifted but misunderstood kid turned hillaryman, turned Bernie dead ender, turned raging nihilist who sees through the propaganda that every lib cheesedick is falling for, and to prove how extra wrong it is they instead gobble up whatever horseshit the other side is putting out 100%?

An 04

# ? Mar 6, 2022 07:33

Discendo Vox: Mar 21, 2013; This does not make sense when, again, aggregate indicia also indicate improvements. The belief that things are worse is false. It remains false.

rear end cobra posted:

Is there a word for being a good former gifted but misunderstood kid turned hillaryman, turned Bernie dead ender, turned raging nihilist who sees through the propaganda that every lib cheesedick is falling for, and to prove how extra wrong it is they instead gobble up whatever horseshit the other side is putting out 100%?

We're not allowed to say it.

# ? Mar 6, 2022 07:34

Mulva: Sep 13, 2011; It's about time for my once per decade ban for being a consistently terrible poster.

KitConstantine posted:

Interesting thread about how Russia is probably running out of Iskander missles
https://twitter.com/MotolkoHelp/status/1500144102150651906?t=pvdJFEyooTiwfZVp-ACeBA&s=19
https://twitter.com/MotolkoHelp/status/1500144131397591044?t=RCg4YxpuD85xM0NPPLznag&s=19

I don't like the sound of "less accurate" though. Sounds a lot like "more collateral damage"

This is a good thing when the intended damage the army wants to cause is "Kill civilians.". Instead they'll get collateral like a random tree 5 miles away rather than the preschool they were actively targeting.

# ? Mar 6, 2022 07:34

gay picnic defence: Oct 5, 2009; I'M CONCERNED ABOUT A NUMBER OF THINGS

https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1500353000350572547

The TASS, RIA and Interfax news agencies quoted "a representative of a competent body" in Russia on Sunday as saying Ukraine was developing nuclear weapons at the destroyed Chernobyl nuclear power plant that was shut down in 2000.

# ? Mar 6, 2022 07:34

Shibawanko: Feb 13, 2013

buglord posted:

Is Russian and Ukranian mutually intelligible? Wikipedia says "partially, and as a monolingual english speaker I don't really have a basis of understanding on this. The only parallel I think I can draw is the difference between US english and the kind of english that the one irish farmer mad about his sheep speaks.

the extremely rudimentary gamer's russian i learned from being abused by russian players in multiplayer lets me vaguely understand some ukrainian

# ? Mar 6, 2022 07:35

squirrelzipper: Nov 2, 2011

Djarum posted:

Them using civilian vehicles is a VERY, VERY bad idea. They will be shredded by small arms fire. Hell that NYT article states that they just received a shipment of Barrets, which means you can have a team over a mile away disabling them basically at will.

Things are going to get much worse for Russia.

It also makes their logistical problems worse in a lot of ways. Broken fuel pump? Hope you know what year/model/variant of that civi car you got, and have all those parts on hand (you don't). It's a terrible idea, reeks of desperation and honestly I'm having a hard time believing it's gotten to this except there's videos and serious people saying it's gotten to this. It's insane.

# ? Mar 6, 2022 07:38

the holy poopacy: May 16, 2009; hey! check this out; Fun Shoe

Discendo Vox posted:

We're not allowed to say it.

"Ivan"?

# ? Mar 6, 2022 07:38

Rust Martialis: May 8, 2007; by Fluffdaddy
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rear end cobra posted:

Is there a word for being a good former gifted but misunderstood kid turned hillaryman, turned Bernie dead ender, turned raging nihilist who sees through the propaganda that every lib cheesedick is falling for, and to prove how extra wrong it is they instead gobble up whatever horseshit the other side is putting out 100%?

"Bruno"

If you have a problem with another forum please complain to their mods.

We don't talk about Bruno.

Rust Martialis fucked around with this message at 07:50 on Mar 6, 2022

# ? Mar 6, 2022 07:48

the popes toes: Oct 10, 2004

rear end cobra posted:

Is there a word for being a good former gifted but misunderstood kid turned hillaryman, turned Bernie dead ender, turned raging nihilist who sees through the propaganda that every lib cheesedick is falling for, and to prove how extra wrong it is they instead gobble up whatever horseshit the other side is putting out 100%?

All the Germans are asleep they would know

# ? Mar 6, 2022 07:52

Lead out in cuffs: Sep 18, 2012; "That's right. We've evolved."

"I can see that. Cool mutations."

Crosby B. Alfred posted:

Any idea on the timeline when Russia will attempt to assault Kiev?

They've been assaulting Kyiv since the botched airport attack on day one. Information about Ukrainian military movements is sparse, but all indications suggest that they're holding off the Russians in the north western suburbs. Last I checked, a Russian column had advanced to the north eastern outskirts, but I'd imagine they'll meet strong resistance too.

The Russians could in theory bomb Kyiv to rubble, although they don't seem to have air superiority, and it also seems like maybe the artillery they should have isn't in quite the condition it should be. Also it would be pretty hard, even for the current level of Russian censorship, to hide the destruction of the origin place of the Russian people.

There is speculation that the Russians may encircle Kyiv, although it's not clear that they have the numbers or the logistics to do so in the face of resistance.

So it's likely they'll continue as they have been, grinding slowly away and suffering horrific losses for every inch of ground.

# ? Mar 6, 2022 08:03

Xarn: Jun 26, 2015

E: nvm, we were supposed to drop this topic

Xarn fucked around with this message at 08:13 on Mar 6, 2022

# ? Mar 6, 2022 08:04

gay picnic defence: Oct 5, 2009; I'M CONCERNED ABOUT A NUMBER OF THINGS

Lead out in cuffs posted:

They've been assaulting Kyiv since the botched airport attack on day one. Information about Ukrainian military movements is sparse, but all indications suggest that they're holding off the Russians in the north western suburbs. Last I checked, a Russian column had advanced to the north eastern outskirts, but I'd imagine they'll meet strong resistance too.

The Russians could in theory bomb Kyiv to rubble, although they don't seem to have air superiority, and it also seems like maybe the artillery they should have isn't in quite the condition it should be. Also it would be pretty hard, even for the current level of Russian censorship, to hide the destruction of the origin place of the Russian people.

There is speculation that the Russians may encircle Kyiv, although it's not clear that they have the numbers or the logistics to do so in the face of resistance.

So it's likely they'll continue as they have been, grinding slowly away and suffering horrific losses for every inch of ground.

Can't bomb Kiev to rubble if you can get artillery shells and Grad reloads to the front line. I guess they could use the air force but this isn't WWII with thousand bomber raids and it would take an awfully long time.

# ? Mar 6, 2022 08:07

Ola: Jul 19, 2004

Xotl posted:

Was that bit about meteorites an accurate translation?

I can't speak to the accuracy of the translation, but it was a pretty straight forward metaphor with a pinch of sarcasm, was there anything about it that looked particularly off?

Also lol at the dirty bomb accusation, exactly what the analyst said they couldn't do* because of nuclear monitoring.

* not with the slightest credibility anyway

# ? Mar 6, 2022 08:08

Name Change: Oct 9, 2005

It's pretty difficult to tell what will happen on a large time-scale, but I feel confident that the Russians aren't going to encircle Kyiv with Combat Mazdas. The American government at the very least has clearly set the Ukrainians up well for urban warfare with a bunch of equipment and weaponry we are only learning about now that it is in use.

# ? Mar 6, 2022 08:11

the popes toes: Oct 10, 2004

For some reason the world was ready for a nation of bad rear end comedians, but good guys. I can dig it.

# ? Mar 6, 2022 08:17

Trump: Jul 16, 2003; Cute

Sodomy Hussein posted:

It's pretty difficult to tell what will happen on a large time-scale, but I feel confident that the Russians aren't going to encircle Kyiv with Combat Mazdas. The American government at the very least has clearly set the Ukrainians up well for urban warfare with a bunch of equipment and weaponry we are only learning about now that it is in use.

Yase, the American government, NATO.

# ? Mar 6, 2022 08:17

Kavros: May 18, 2011; sleep sleep sleep
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sleep sleep sleep

As far as I understand it, russia can't fully encircle Kyiv anymore. Last I had watched it get discussed, they could still generally hold all the major roadways in and out, but that assessment is already days old and russian logistics and fighting forces aren't presently renown for being in an improving situation.

They have to make a majorly observable move before that situation changes. I can only assume putin wants a major assault. If they're going to take the city, it's going to be part of an operation that we'll hear about in advance.

# ? Mar 6, 2022 08:20

Rust Martialis: May 8, 2007; by Fluffdaddy
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That Polish SAM murking the helicopter just looks like a video game capture to me. Boom, dead.

# ? Mar 6, 2022 08:20

Rust Martialis: May 8, 2007; by Fluffdaddy
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Kavros posted:

As far as I understand it, russia can't fully encircle Kyiv anymore. Last I had watched it get discussed, they could still generally hold all the major roadways in and out, but that assessment is already days old and russian logistics and fighting forces aren't presently renown for being in an improving situation.

They have to make a majorly observable move before that situation changes. I can only assume putin wants a major assault. If they're going to take the city, it's going to be part of an operation that we'll hear about in advance.

I don't think they're making any feasible progress in the NW sector around Hostomel. That loving road will eat anything sent down from Belorussia.

# ? Mar 6, 2022 08:22

Fritz the Horse: Dec 26, 2019; ... of course!

buglord posted:

Is Russian and Ukranian mutually intelligible? Wikipedia says "partially, and as a monolingual english speaker I don't really have a basis of understanding on this. The only parallel I think I can draw is the difference between US english and the kind of english that the one irish farmer mad about his sheep speaks.

From what I've been told they're sort of like Spanish and Italian. Closely related languages, share tons of vocabulary, very similar grammar rules, if you squint you can have an idea what a sentence is talking about. A speaker of one is not going to understand the other well without significant study and practice, though.

# ? Mar 6, 2022 08:24

Zotix: Aug 14, 2011

Rust Martialis posted:

That Polish SAM murking the helicopter just looks like a video game capture to me. Boom, dead.

link plz

# ? Mar 6, 2022 08:25

Rust Martialis: May 8, 2007; by Fluffdaddy
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the popes toes posted:

All the Germans are asleep they would know

Backpfeifengesichtposter

# ? Mar 6, 2022 08:25

Ola: Jul 19, 2004

I really hope that Putin video is CGI by the way. It might be a stretch, but he is hilariously far apart from other people whether it's due to Covid or assassination fears. If he has done this in response to the ridicule, also that stronk man can't be scared of girls, it shows him responding in a defensive and insecure way.

# ? Mar 6, 2022 08:26

Mr. Apollo: Nov 8, 2000

Fritz the Horse posted:

From what I've been told they're sort of like Spanish and Italian. Closely related languages, share tons of vocabulary, very similar grammar rules, if you squint you can have an idea what a sentence is talking about. A speaker of one is not going to understand the other well without significant study and practice, though.

My grandparents spoke Polish, they had some Ukrainian speaking people move in next to them. They couldn't read or write each others languages (Latin vs Cyrillic alphabets) but my grandparents said they could speak to each other and understand each other. They said it wasn't perfect and they had to speak slowly to each other but they could make themselves understood.

# ? Mar 6, 2022 08:27

Rust Martialis: May 8, 2007; by Fluffdaddy
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Zotix posted:

link plz

Sorry I'm not reposting NMS/NWS links, it's been linked several times in thread. Picture is video from a drone, heli comes in from left, SAM comes up from right side, boom, helicopter in flames, drops into field and cartwheels into buildings in flames.

Turned out to apparently be a Polish-made SAM that can engage targets as low as 10m.

Piorun GROM MANPAD

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piorun_(missile)

Rust Martialis fucked around with this message at 08:40 on Mar 6, 2022

# ? Mar 6, 2022 08:29

Anubis: Oct 9, 2003; It's hard to keep sand out of ears this big.; Fun Shoe

How long is the mud typically supposed to hold out? I'm starting to be hopeful that russia is going to collapse in on itself at some point, and be forced into some degree of retreat, but I'm also concerned that once even lovely tires can handle the off road situation Ukraine might have a tougher go of things and russia might murk enough failson yes-man generals to get competent leadership back in charge.

# ? Mar 6, 2022 08:29

Mr. Apollo: Nov 8, 2000

Anubis posted:

How long is the mud typically supposed to hold out?

Several months. Mud season is basically spring and fall.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasputitsa

# ? Mar 6, 2022 08:30

Xotl: May 28, 2001; Be seeing you.

Ola posted:

I can't speak to the accuracy of the translation, but it was a pretty straight forward metaphor with a pinch of sarcasm, was there anything about it that looked particularly off?

It did strike me as a bit laboured, yeah. But that may have just been me (or it was, but that doesn't mean the translation was wrong).

# ? Mar 6, 2022 08:31

buglord: Jul 31, 2010; Cheating at a raffle? I sentence you to 1 year in jail! No! Two years! Three! Four! Five years! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!; Buglord

Zotix posted:

link plz

pm's, friend.

# ? Mar 6, 2022 08:39

Ola: Jul 19, 2004

Xotl posted:

It did strike me as a bit laboured, yeah. But that may have just been me (or it was, but that doesn't mean the translation was wrong).

Metaphors, imagery etc often looks weird in other languages but I thought it worked well. It's something unlikely but catastrophic, the analysis would of course then include bad consequences, which he then absurdly gets pressured into making look good, which then becomes the basis of holy gently caress they're actually doing it.

# ? Mar 6, 2022 08:42

Herstory Begins Now: Aug 5, 2003; SOME REALLY TEDIOUS DUMB SHIT THAT SUCKS ASS TO READ ->>

That one doesn't even render differently, it's the same in English, some people are just overthinking it like it has some meaning beyond '1 in a billion event'

# ? Mar 6, 2022 08:48

the popes toes: Oct 10, 2004

Well, sometimes defeatest bullshit is true but a Russian should know that

# ? Mar 6, 2022 08:58

Comstar: Apr 20, 2007; Are you happy now?

This is long, but it only got posted 2 hours ago, and it sums everything up everyone in the thread's been talking about.

https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1500301348780199937

quote:

My translation of the analysis of the current situation in Russia by an active FSB analyst. Buckle up for a long thread and definitely please share far & wide. The full text is over 2000 words. This is a highly insightful look behind the curtain -
covers many subjects. I will add clarification comments inside parenthesis where necessary. So, let's roll:
-------------------------------

"I have hardly slept at all these days, at work at almost all times, I have brain-fog. Maybe from overworking, but I feel like I am in a surreal world. The Pandora�s Box is open � a real global horror will begin by the summer � global famine is inevitable as Russia and Ukraine are main producers of wheat. (MY COMMENTARY: I disagree that this will result in global famine.)

I can�t say what guided those in charge to decide to proceed with the execution of this operation (Ukraine invasion), but now they are methodically blaming us (FSB). We are being scolded for our analysis. Recently, we have been increasingly pressured to prepare more reports. All of these political consultants and politicians and the powers-that-be are causing chaos. Most importantly, no one knew that there will be such a war � it was concealed from everyone. For example � you are being asked to analyze various outcomes and consequences of a meteorite attack on Russia (MY COMMENTARY: Here he most likely means the West�s sanctions) �

So you research the mode of attack, and you are being told that it�s just a hypothetical and not to stress on the details, so you understand the report is only intended as a checkbox for some bureaucrat, and the conclusions of the analysis must be positive for Russia, otherwise you basically get interrogated for not doing good work. So, you have to write that we have all necessary measures available to nullify the effects of a given type of attack. We are completely overworked. But then it turns out that the hypothetical has turned into reality, and the analysis we�ve done on that hypothetical is total trash. We have no answer to the sanctions because of this. No one knew there�d be such a war, so no one prepared for these sanctions. It�s the flipside consequence of the secrecy � since everyone was kept in the dark, how could we prepare for it?

Kadyrov has gone nuts. We (FSB) were very close to a conflict with him because the Ukrainians claimed to having received intel from the FSB on his squad in Kyiv. Kadyrov's squad was absolutely demolished before they even had a chance to fight and they got blown to pieces. I do not have any info that it was an FSB leak to Ukraine, so I�d give it a 1-2% chance � but can�t exclude this possibility completely. Our Blitzkrieg has totally collapsed. It is impossible to complete the task: If Zelensky and his deputies were captured in the first 3 days, all key buildings also captured, and they were forced to read an address of their surrender to the country, then Ukraine�s resistance would have likely dissolved to a minimal level. Theoretically. But then what? Even in this IDEAL outcome, there remained an unsolvable problem: Who is the counterparty to our negotiations? If we remove Zelensky � fine � who is going to sign the agreement? If Zelensky signs, then that agreement is worthless after we remove him. ОПЗЖ (The Opposition Party in Ukraine collaborating with Russia) has refused to cooperate. Medvechuk, the coward, ran away. There is another leader � Boyko, but he refused too, even his own people won�t understand him. Wanted to bring back Tsaryova, but even our guys are against him here in Russia. Bring back Yanukovich? But how? If we are saying we can�t occupy, then the newly formed government will be overthrown in 10 minutes as soon as we leave. To occupy? Where would we find that many people? Commandant�s office, military police, counter-intelligence, security � even at minimum resistance from the Ukrainians, we�d need over 500,000 people, not including supply & logistics. There�s a rule - if you try to cover for bad quality leadership with quantity, you�ll make everything worse. And I repeat this would be the problem in the IDEAL SCENARIO, which does not exist. And what now? We cannot announce general mobilization for two reasons:

1) Mobilization will implode the situation inside Russia: political, economic, and social. Our logistics are already over-extended today. We can send a much large contingent into Ukraine, and what would we get? Ukraine � a territorially enormous country, and their hate towards us is astronomical. Our roads simply cannot accommodate the resupply of such convoys, and everything will come to a halt. And we can�t pull it off from the management side because of the current chaos.

These two reasons exist concurrently, although just one of them is enough to break everything. With regards to Russian military losses: I don�t know the reality � no one does. There was some information the first 2 days, but now no one knows what is happening in Ukraine.We�ve lost contact with major divisions. (!!)

They may re-establish contact, or may dissipate under an attack, and even the commanders don�t know how many are dead, injured, or captured. Total dead is definitely in the thousands, maybe 10,000, maybe 5,000, or maybe just 2,000. But even at our command no one knows. But probably closer to 10,000 Russian soldiers killed. And we are not counting losses at DNR & LNR. Now even we kill Zelensky or take him prisoner, nothing will change. The level of hate toward us is similar to Chechnya. And now, even those loyal to us in Ukraine are publicly against us. Because all of this was planned at the top (in Russia), because we were told that such a scenario will not happen (Ukraine invasion) except only if we were to be attacked first. Because we were told that we need to maximize our threats in order to negotiate an outcome through peace. Because we were already preparing protests against Zelensky in Ukraine without ever considering invading Ukraine. Now, civilian losses in Ukraine will follow a geometric pattern progression, and resistance against us will only get stronger. Infantries already tried to enter cities � out of 20 paratrooper groups, only one had �provisional� success. Recall the invasion of Mosul. It�s a rule � happens with every country, nothing new. To siege? Over the last decades in Europe � Serbia being the best example, cities can remain functional under siege for years. Humanitarian convoys from Europe to Ukraine is only a matter of time

Our conditional deadline is June. Conditional because in June there will be no economy left in Russia � there will be nothing left. By and large, next week there will be a collapse (in Russia) to either of the two sides (for vs against war), simply because current tension (in Russia) is unsustainable. We have no analyses, we can�t make any forecasts in this chaos, no one will be able to say anything with any certainty (in Russia). To act through intuition, especially with high emotions, this is no poker game. But our bets will have to grow in size with hope that some option will succeed. The tragedy is that we can easily miscalculate, and as a result lose everything. By and large, Russia does not have an out. There are no options for a possible victory, only of losses � this is it. (BREAK FOR NOW, WILL CONTINUE POSTING TRANSLATION IN A BIT)

(THIS UPCOMING 2nd HALF IS ARGUABLY MORE INTERESTING AND ENDS WITH A PLEASANT SURPRISE)

"100% we�ve repeated our mistake from last century, when we decided to kick the �weak� Japan in order to achieve a quick victory, and it turned our army was in a state of total calamity. Then, we started a war till the victorious end, then we started conscripting the Bolsheviks for re-education in the army. Then these barely-known Bolsheviks picked up their anti-war slogans and started doing such things

From the pluses: We did everything to ensure there wasn�t even a hint that we sent penal military units to the front. If you conscript political prisoners and the socially undesirables, the moral spirit of the army will be in the negative. The enemy (Ukraine) is motivated. Monstrously motivated. Knows how to fight, plenty of capable commanders. They have weapons and support. We will simply establish a precedent of human catastrophe in the world. What we are afraid of the most: The top is trying to mask old problems with new problems. Largely for this reason Donbass happened in 2014 � We needed to distract the West from the Russian Spring in Crimea, so Donbass� so-called crisis had to pull in all of the West's attention and become a bargaining chip. But even bigger problems started there. Then we decided to pressure Erdogan to get 4 pipes for the Southern Stream (gas) and entered Syria. This is after Suleimani (Islamic Revolutionary Guard) knowingly provided false info to us to solve his own problems. As a result, we couldn�t resolve the problem with Crimea, and Donbass� problems didn�t go away. Southern Stream was reduced to 2 pipes (gas), and Syria is hanging � we leave and Assad will be toppled and we will look like idiots, and staying there is hard and pointless. I don�t know who come up with the �Blitzkrieg of Ukraine.� Had we received all the real inputs, we would have at minimum pointed out that the initial plan is arguable, and that much has to be reassessed. A lot had to be reassessed. Now we are in crap (PG language mine) up to our necks, and we don�t know what to do. �Denazification� and �demilitarization� are not analytical categories because they don�t have concretely formulated parameters by which meeting of the objectives can be evaluated. Now we are stuck waiting until some mentally screwed up advisor convinces the top to start a conflict with Europe, with demands to reduce the sanctions � they either loosen the sanctions or war. And what if the West refuses? In that instance I won�t exclude that we will be pulled into a real international conflict, just like Hitler in 1939. Our �Z� will be equated to the Swastika. Is there a possibility of a localized nuclear strike (in Ukraine)? Yes. Not for any military objectives. Such a weapon won�t help with the breach of the defenses. But with a goal of scaring everyone else (The West). We are plowing to create a scenario to blame everything on Ukraine. Naryshkin (Director of Foreign Intelligence Service of Russia) and his SVR is digging the ground to prove that Ukraine was secretly building nuclear weapons. F*&K. They are hammering at what we�ve already analyzed and closed the book on: We can�t just make up any evidence or proof and existence of specialists and Uranium. Ukraine has a ton of depleted isotope 238 � this is nothing. The production cycle is such that you can�t do it in secret

A dirty bomb can�t be created in secret. Ukraine�s old nuclear power plants can only produce the material as a by-product in minimal amounts. The Americans have such monitoring at these plants with MAGATE that even talking about this is stupid. Do you know what will start in a week? Let�s let it be even in 2 weeks. We are going to be so screwed we will start reminiscing about the good ol� hungry days of the 90s. As the markets are being closed, Nabiullina appears to be taking the right steps, but it�s like plugging holes on a ship with your fingers. The situation will break through anyway and even stronger. Nothing will be solved in 3 or 5 or 7 days any longer. Kadyrov is kicking his hoofs not without reason. They have their own adventures. He created a name for himself as the invincible � and if he falls down once his own people will remove him. Next. Syria. �Guys � hold on, everything will end in Ukraine and then we will fortify our positions in Syria.� And now at any moment our contingent stationed there may run out of supplies, and then ridiculous heat will come�. Turkey is closing the strait, and sending supplies to Syria by air is the same as heating an oven with cash. Please note � this is all happening at the same time, and we don�t even have time to throw it all in one pile for analysis. Our current position is like Germany in 1943-1944 � but that�s our STARTING position in Ukraine.

Sometimes I get lost in this overwork, sometimes it feels as if this is just a dream and all is as it was before. With regards to prisons � it will get worse. The nuts will start to get tightened till blood. Everywhere. To be frank, purely technically, this is the only way to maintain any control of the situation. We are already in total mobilization mode. But we can�t remain in this mode for long, but our timetables are unknown, and it will only get worse. Governance always goes astray from mobilization. And just imagine: You can sprint 100m � but try that in a marathon. And so, with the Ukrainian question we lunged as if going for a 100m sprint, but turned out we�d signed up for a marathon. And this is a rather brief overview of the current events. To offer further cynicism, I don�t believe that Putin will press the red button to destroy the entire world.

First, it�s not one person that decides, and someone will refuse. There are lots of people involved in the process and there is no single �red� button. Second, there are certain doubts that it actually functions properly. Experience shows that the more transparent the control procedures, the easier it is to identify problems. And where it�s murky as to who controls what and how, but always files reports full of bravado, is where there are always problems. I am not sure that the �red button� system functions according to the declared data. Besides, plutonium fuel must be changed every 10 years. Third, and this is the most disgusting and sad, I personally do not believe in Putin�s will to sacrifice himself when he does not even allow his closest ministers and advisors to be in his vicinity. Whether it�s due to Putin's fear of COVID or a possible assassination is irrelevant. If Putin is scared for the most trusted people to be near him, then how could he possibly choose to destroy himself and those dearest to him? ( END OF TRANSLATION )

Emphasis Mine

# ? Mar 6, 2022 08:58

the popes toes: Oct 10, 2004

I guess the meteorites threw them off the scent

# ? Mar 6, 2022 09:00

Paracausal: Sep 5, 2011; Oh yeah, baby. Frame your suffering as a masterpiece. Only one problem - no one's watching. It's boring, buddy, boring as death.

ik edit:

https://twitter.com/clashreport/status/1500377845675311105
dashcam footage of civilian cars driving through Karkhiv, at the very end artillery hits.

(USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)

Somebody fucked around with this message at 11:46 on Mar 6, 2022

# ? Mar 6, 2022 09:03

mmkay: Oct 21, 2010

the popes toes posted:

I guess the meteorites threw them off the scent

The grads and buks Russia has been flooding into Ukraine are just trying to save humanity by shooting down meteorites :ussr:

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# ? Jun 4, 2024 04:30

Rust Martialis: May 8, 2007; by Fluffdaddy
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I think 'prison' means Russia?

# ? Mar 6, 2022 09:07

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