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mobby_6kl posted:No, the roads are from before the war a classic 
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https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1512202757163335687?s=20&t=kNgUmkn8VWJrdaHhF3nH5Q https://twitter.com/oryxspioenkop/status/1512186497738461184?s=20&t=kNgUmkn8VWJrdaHhF3nH5Q The Tomb of the Unknown Trucks
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Apr 8, 2022 00:09
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Is it tanks or journalist tanks (Marder IFVs, 100 of which have been delayed for days now)?
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This seems like a positive development. Modern equipment should help the Ukrainians go on the offensive rather than just hit a wall with the Russians. https://twitter.com/shashj/status/1512158447491551233
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Apr 8, 2022 00:13
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Hamelekim posted:This seems like a positive development. Modern equipment should help the Ukrainians go on the offensive rather than just hit a wall with the Russians. I wonder if this is suggestive of NATO willingness to allow ukrainian membership after the war
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Apr 8, 2022 00:19
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Bar Ran Dun posted:Russian flag isn’t that big though. The real meat would be Russian owned vessels, under flags of convenience. Another better thing to hit would be vessel operating companies and vessel crewing companies. In regards to aviation, Canada was exceptionally thorough. quote:ALL ACFT, REGARDLESS OF THE STATE OF REGISTRY, DIRECTLY OR No one even knows quite what it means legally speaking, as far as I can tell (what is "a person connected with the Russian Federation"?) but we've decided to shoot first and ask questions later. Theoretically this means a Russian-Canadian dual citizen is forbidden from acting as a pilot in any sense or chartering a plane, and possibly even someone who was born in Russia but renounced citizenship. Transport Canada is basically like "well, gently caress around and find out, b'ys!"
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Despera posted:I wonder if this is suggestive of NATO willingness to allow ukrainian membership after the war One step removed, that situation is getting increasingly absurd. Ukrainian military quite easily would be top 5, if not top 3 conventional force in NATO, and could kick some real rear end with direct access to the full extent of NATO gear. NATO decision makers have no doubt noticed that as well, even if it’s a broadly useless observation for them in the short or medium-term future.
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FishBulbia posted:Looks like they used some of those big bombs they said they would I bet that road/car park is feeling really owned right now. It would be a shame if Russian forces needed to advance through there at some point and got stuck behind the giant hole in the ground.
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FishBulbia posted:a classic Despera posted:I wonder if this is suggestive of NATO willingness to allow ukrainian membership after the war Probably depends on how this ends. Hopefully we get the big guns soon to wrap it up. On the ground in the red forest trenches: https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1512194930491510787 Yep they acually did it. Would be interesting to see the actual measurements from what they dug up. Now you're hosed buddy! vvv mobby_6kl fucked around with this message at 00:42 on Apr 8, 2022 |
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PT6A posted:
Would you say they said "hosed aboot and found oot?"
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Despera posted:Would you say they said "hosed aboot and found oot?" No I went for the Newfie accent instead. I don't think TC is run by Newfoundlanders but it just felt right, somehow.
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cinci zoo sniper posted:Is it tanks or journalist tanks (Marder IFVs, 100 of which have been delayed for days now)? https://www.politico.eu/article/scholz-holds-up-german-tank-delivery-to-ukraine/ quote:Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany, Andriy Melnyk, told Deutschlandfunk radio on Thursday that Kyiv is “expecting” Berlin to deliver Marder and Leopard tanks, as well as the anti-aircraft “Gepard” tank. Usually Germans and list are a lethal combination.
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cinci zoo sniper posted:Is it tanks or journalist tanks (Marder IFVs, 100 of which have been delayed for days now)?
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mobby_6kl posted:On the ground in the red forest trenches: Video posted:"did you check the dogs?" 
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PT6A posted:In regards to aviation, Canada was exceptionally thorough. That is a very satisfying bit of legalese  Also light post - I hadn't seen this particular tractor pull before. https://twitter.com/Hromadske/status/1512189235654275081?s=20&t=R7GWYLgGjR6BDTHu8LNNqQ The whole thread is just of Ukrainian tractors pulling various Russian things 
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FishBulbia posted:a classic I know we laugh, but this is also a euphemism for their armed forces after modernization
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Risky Bisquick posted:I know we laugh, but this is also a euphemism for their armed forces after modernization Slovenia's? (Though it feels likely whoever made this used the wrong flag).
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Unless the sanctions collapse random apartment blocks in Moscow, they are still getting off light.
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Apr 8, 2022 01:34
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KitConstantine posted:That is a very satisfying bit of legalese Honestly? It's not. gently caress the oligarchs, but I don't have a problem with "people connected with Russia" as expressed in the NOTAM. I work as a flight instructor, and we don't deal in visas, meaning that all our students are citizens, permanent residents, or have a visa that's not connected with us in any way. I've had students from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan*, Hong Kong, Cyprus. and the UK in addition to people who had Canadian citizenship at birth. What business is it of theirs or mine if their government goes fuckin' nuts? What does "connected" even mean? I'm "connected" with Germany in that I have family members who live there; if Germany acted a horse's rear end, could I be forbidden to work as a pilot? * Not important or relevant, but my Afghanistan-born student was indeed an absolute nut, we kicked him out, but not for the reasons you might assume... he was Canadian by birth, extremely evangelical Christian to the point we punted him for weird sexual harassment related to asking women if they were virgins, and I suspect he was an unintended casualty of the massive amounts of drugs consumed on the overland before that became an impossibility, because there was something deeply wrong with that guy.
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Crow Buddy posted:Unless the sanctions collapse random apartment blocks in Moscow, they are still getting off light. i mean if they keep losing they might just do that themselves like they before the 2nd Chechen war to bullshit up an excuse to to to general mobilization.
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PT6A posted:Honestly? It's not. gently caress the oligarchs, but I don't have a problem with "people connected with Russia" as expressed in the NOTAM. I work as a flight instructor, and we don't deal in visas, meaning that all our students are citizens, permanent residents, or have a visa that's not connected with us in any way. I've had students from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan*, Hong Kong, Cyprus. and the UK in addition to people who had Canadian citizenship at birth. What business is it of theirs or mine if their government goes fuckin' nuts? What does "connected" even mean? I'm "connected" with Germany in that I have family members who live there; if Germany acted a horse's rear end, could I be forbidden to work as a pilot? Yeah it's way too open to interpretation. I get they are trying to close off loopholes and sanctions can be a blunt tool at the best of times but they should clarify what it means for dual citizens and people with family connections.
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Crow Buddy posted:Unless the sanctions collapse random apartment blocks in Moscow, they are still getting off light. While they're going to get off light compared to the Ukrainian front lines, I'm still going to preserve some sympathy for the people left in Russia. Unfortunately, with how much doubling down the Kremlin is doing, I suspect it's going to continue on its track until military and economic collapse proceeds to the point where the Kremlin is unable to effectively govern its country anymore. I don't know what exactly happens in the chaos after that, but I don't expect it to be very pleasant.
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Zelensky's address tonight was an absolute top-tier banger, Churchill-level stuff. https://www.instagram.com/p/CcEO67JF8nL/ (also on Facebook and Telegram) Zelensky posted:We have always been like that... We have always been brave. The bravest in the world. I am sure of that. Because who else would do what Ukrainians do? Who else had so much courage to constantly fight against any manifestations of tyranny and defend freedom? In every election, in revolutions and in war. Who else had the courage to fight against all Russian forces on land, in the air and at sea? Who else had the courage to go unarmed against Russian armored vehicles where the Russians temporarily managed to seize something? Who else had the courage to tell the world that hypocrisy is a bad weapon? And not just to tell, but to convince and restore honesty in the world. Who else had the courage to persuade the largest global companies to forget about accounting and recall morality? And to teach all political leaders - whatever they are - to be at least a little Ukrainian... At least a little brave.
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KitConstantine posted:That is a very satisfying bit of legalese Ukrainian farmers are now technically the fifth largest mechanized army on Earth.
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Shes Not Impressed posted:https://www.politico.eu/article/scholz-holds-up-german-tank-delivery-to-ukraine/ Testing phase for release of tanks The commissioned tank test engineer coordinates the course of the tank test, in particular with regard to the determination of the test location and the coordination of dates with the applicant. After the tank test has been completed, a test report (deviation report) is prepared and submitted to the Certification Body. The Certification Body evaluates the test and sends the report together with the invoice to the client. If deviations were found during the test, the report will request the necessary evidence. In the event of significant deviations, a subsequent inspection will be carried out at the client's expense. Certification phase A certification decision is made based on a certification report regarding tank operator competence. In the event of a negative decision, a written statement of reasons will be provided to the client. If the evaluation is positive, the certificate is issued. Each tank operator must carry this certification when driving or fighting the vehicle.
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Moon Slayer posted:Ukrainian farmers are now technically the fifth largest mechanized army on Earth. Next phase of the war takes place in the part of Ukraine with the highest density of tractors so whatever else happens the tank harvest will be bountiful
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Risky Bisquick posted:This is known Slavic medicine, juice of onion cures any ailment. If you are not cured you were simply not sick! It's a farmer thing. My wife's grandfather used to do the same thing. He was Irish-American.
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FishBulbia posted:a classic In all fairness to the road workers, I imagine it is fairly hard to fix a pot hole so thoroughly stuck in space-time that even the lose stones within it don't move over the course of twenty seven years. Good on the photographer for making sure that he went through all the effort to match up to the original lighting down to even minute shadows though.
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PeterCat posted:Roger Waters' take on this has been disappointing. Basically saying that giving arms to the Ukrainians only prolongs the war and the suffering, mentions the Azov Battalions, and says he hopes that Zelensky is not a gangster. My sister worked behind the scenes when Roger was doing his "The Wall" tour and she showed me the posters they had strung up of Roger Waters telling staff not to challenge / question this person (she does ticketing for a lot of big acts so this was quite surprising to her). Truly a man of the people.
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dr_rat posted:The dogs looked so happy and friendly too. It's not like they're going to get ARS, and for most animals, a moderately higher cancer rate is a bargain price to pay for living in an area void of humanity.
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Scapegoat posted:My sister worked behind the scenes when Roger was doing his "The Wall" tour and she showed me the posters they had strung up of Roger Waters telling staff not to challenge / question this person (she does ticketing for a lot of big acts so this was quite surprising to her). Truly a man of the people. I mean, to be fair, the entire point of the album is his brain is so hosed up that he lapses in and out of fascist thought, and he considers this the natural consequence of the life he's lived and therefore considers he bears no personal responsibility for it in his own mind, so it doesn't seem that surprising. I think he may have put more of himself into that album than he intended. EDIT: The politics of that album are legitimately fascinating to me, as I think you can read it so many different ways, and you can only really get a sense of "what it meant" (to those who wrote it) by seeing what a cockend Roger Waters turned into. It's one of my favourite albums and it's meant many different things to me as I grow and evolve. PT6A fucked around with this message at 03:02 on Apr 8, 2022 |
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Missed this, somehow. https://twitter.com/davekeating/status/1512030684520591365
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cinci zoo sniper posted:Missed this, somehow.
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cinci zoo sniper posted:Missed this, somehow. I think I remember this is non-binding. We should really have content (or other) warnings on things that are - non-binding - inconsequential (low-impact bans) - taking effect in the 2060s - reported by unreliable people/sources - still need to be ratified - promised by Germany.
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Mr. Smile Face Hat posted:I think I remember this is non-binding.  tag imo
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FishBulbia posted:a classic Caros posted:In all fairness to the road workers, I imagine it is fairly hard to fix a pot hole so thoroughly stuck in space-time that even the lose stones within it don't move over the course of twenty seven years. Also the grass height and distribution (including the patches within the pothole, and the random detritus/patches of sunlight on the mound in the back), tree branch length and position, and even the weathering and separation on the boards of the neighbor's fence and barn. The clone and smudge tools badly used to hide the tire tracks in the foreground and stretch the background building up to infinity are nice touches, though Fuschia tude fucked around with this message at 03:37 on Apr 8, 2022 |
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KitConstantine posted:
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Mr. Smile Face Hat posted:- promised by Germany. I'm just glad that the US is no longer the world leader in loving over Europe to be best friends with Putin.
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My uncle, who was born in Berlin on the day Hitler invaded the Soviet Union, and lived in West Berlin throughout the partition, would agree. He's absolutely furious at what the German government has done, he's pissed off that they'd ever consider treating Russia like anything less than a venomous snake. He remembers the blockade and the airlift and the people who died trying to cross the Wall. The re-integration of the DDR did not go well, and we're seeing the fruits of that poisonous tree set upon our table today, all while Mutti was appearing so pleasant and wonderful to the rest of the world.
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