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Der Kyhe posted:I don't know how reliable these sources are, but geofencing/blocking of HIMARS systems given to Ukraine aren't exactly ~conspiracy theory OOOOH~ stuff: Did you read the posts on hand because the entire point of them is well supported by these links
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Nov 16, 2023 14:42
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Set posted:Yeah, I mean they are quite clearly a way for the Russian state to have a plausible deniability when spreading their propaganda in the West. Speaking of propaganda, I ran into this abysmal "article": https://asiatimes.com/2023/11/cia-boss-heads-for-z-day-in-kyiv-as-ukraine-falters/ Asia Times is HK based, a news source for many, and from the tenor of the article, I imagine conforms to the drivel the CCP wishes to propagate. I'll let others comment on the nexus between CCP and Rus propaganda, but even though the article is poorly written, and is clearly nonsense, it may be sufficient to sway casual readers and the uneducated, and of course, readers already with an agenda of their own. But the numbers of readers who might think, "This is an established news organization, so it must be true," may not be trivial. quote:Along with running a blatantly dictatorial operation from Kiev, Zelensky’s success is built on a base of graft and theft. He finances his support by allowing officials to steal as much as they can. That way they stay loyal. e: oh, and I should have said that the article was linked by Drudge Report (yes, yes, I know) which is certainly a news source for many but is an illustration of how US sources can be co-opted simply because they value clicks over integrity. the popes toes fucked around with this message at 15:59 on Nov 16, 2023 |
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Nov 16, 2023 15:55
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quote:Along with running a blatantly dictatorial operation from Beijing, Xi's success is built on a base of graft and theft. He finances his support by allowing officials to steal as much as they can. That way they stay loyal and are always vulnerable to a corruption purge.
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Nov 16, 2023 16:01
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Seems to go against the flow of China's current diplomatic efforts, which seem to be trying to play nice (or at least to look like they are) with the US. But then its a media outlet and China's not a monolithic entity, so
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Nov 16, 2023 16:09
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Tigey posted:Seems to go against the flow of China's current diplomatic efforts, which seem to be trying to play nice (or at least to look like they are) with the US. Geopolitical vacuums are filled rather quickly, and as Russia inevitably weakens, the 2 remaining superpowers are going to be going at it tooth and nail for influence, which is really politesse for stark power. You can either watch from the sidelines or make a solid and lasting contribution by yelling, "Taipei number one! Beijing number 9!" during death matches.
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Nov 16, 2023 16:22
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Grim article on what it's like to live under occupation in the South East https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/16/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-border-crossing.html#commentsContainer
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Nov 16, 2023 16:45
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https://twitter.com/RWApodcast/status/1724139508063420644 When you're impressed by 30 year old tech and think it's innovation.
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Nov 16, 2023 17:16
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Tai posted:https://twitter.com/RWApodcast/status/1724139508063420644 Monkey see, monkey do. They can't come up with anything original.
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Nov 16, 2023 17:17
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Tai posted:https://twitter.com/RWApodcast/status/1724139508063420644 I'm the loving wobble lmao.
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Nov 16, 2023 17:18
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3D Megadoodoo posted:I'm the loving wobble lmao. I'm the obviously 3D printed body.
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Nov 16, 2023 17:22
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Tai posted:
That looks like a real piece of poo poo.
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Nov 16, 2023 17:23
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Strategic Tea posted:Along with running a blatantly dictatorial operation from Moscow, Putin's success is built on a base of graft and theft. He finances his support by allowing officials to steal as much as they can. That way they stay loyal and are always vulnerable to a corruption purge
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Nov 16, 2023 17:35
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3D Megadoodoo posted:I'm the loving wobble lmao. And you can see from the top view that the thing is securely bolted down to that concrete under it.
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Nov 16, 2023 18:04
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Vampire Panties posted:Along with running a blatantly dictatorial operation from New York, Trump's success is built on a base of graft and theft. He finances his support by allowing his campaign to steal as much as they can. That way they stay loyal and are always vulnerable to a corruption investigation. Wait what thread is this again?
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Nov 16, 2023 18:39
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Tai posted:https://twitter.com/RWApodcast/status/1724139508063420644  this looks like faux cyberpunk stuff you would see Elon selling to rubes, except even more poo poo
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Nov 16, 2023 18:43
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Tai posted:https://twitter.com/RWApodcast/status/1724139508063420644
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Nov 16, 2023 19:40
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GRECOROMANGRABASS fucked around with this message at 04:57 on Dec 31, 2023 |
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Nov 16, 2023 19:41
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Tai posted:https://twitter.com/RWApodcast/status/1724139508063420644 Spy sappin mah sentry!
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Nov 16, 2023 20:16
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lol idiots falling for insanely obvious russian psyprop https://www.tiktok.com/embed/7301075219630820641 
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Nov 16, 2023 20:51
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Dwesa posted:more insanity in Russian schools, soldiers singing to children about cleansing of Ukraine from racism, social darwinism and whatnot As much as this girl is a kindred spirit, I'm worried what might happen to her for insufficient patriotism. 
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Nov 16, 2023 21:29
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sentenced to life in Russia
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Nov 16, 2023 21:30
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War Wizard posted:As much as this girl is a kindred spirit, I'm worried what might happen to her for insufficient patriotism. What if her response is because everybody else isn't patriotic enough 
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Nov 16, 2023 21:31
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I’m just worried some poor Ukrainian Shredder has been deprived of his JEM. Or worse.
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Nov 16, 2023 21:36
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Jonny Nox posted:I’m just worried some poor Ukrainian Shredder has been deprived of his JEM. That would be truly outrageous. Truly, truly, truly outrageous.
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Nov 16, 2023 21:40
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naem posted:sentenced to life in Russia Wont someone think of the children!
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Nov 16, 2023 22:08
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Burns posted:Wont someone think of the children! I wish Russia would stop thinking about them, at least the Ukrainian ones. 
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Nov 16, 2023 22:28
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weg posted:I wish Also, Kit Klarenberg worked with Russian ministry of justice to brand meduza.io, one of last independent media orgs in Russia, as a "foreign agent", basically shutting them down. What a swell guy.
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Nov 16, 2023 22:44
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https://twitter.com/ChrisO_wiki/status/1725069496988115076quote:2/ Ukrainian Storm Shadow cruise missiles caused catastrophic damage to two vessels, the landing ship Minsk and the Kilo-class submarine Rostov-na-Donu, which were both docked and undergoing repairs in Sevastopol. It appears that many crew were aboard at the time of the attack.
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Nov 16, 2023 22:47
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Tai posted:https://twitter.com/RWApodcast/status/1724139508063420644 My farts make less noise than that, and are more lethally directed
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Nov 16, 2023 22:59
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Budzilla posted:https://twitter.com/ChrisO_wiki/status/1725069496988115076 Why do they call it lodgin the crew when you in conscript the crew out explode the crew.
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Nov 16, 2023 23:19
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Decrepus posted:Why do they call it lodgin the crew when you in conscript the crew out explode the crew. Well they had to make room for the missile you see
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Nov 17, 2023 00:56
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Don't know the accuracy of this site, but it makes me worry. https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2023/11/16/ukrainian-officer-my-m109-paladin-sph-has-an-accuracy-error-of-70m/ They only have 10% of the ammunition they had at Bakhmut and Artillery is losing accuracy.
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Nov 17, 2023 01:13
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since they weren't at sea no sea brick?
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Nov 17, 2023 01:35
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Zeromus posted:Don't know the accuracy of this site, but it makes me worry. quote:The dominating prowess of the Russian army in air and artillery is severely straining the defense capabilities of the Kyiv troops stationed in this city in Donetsk province. “Russians are battle-hardened and ready to make the ultimate sacrifice,” the Ukrainian soldier reflects.  I'd highly question the veracity of this site. Is it technically feasible that they burned out the barrel and haven't gone back to the motor pool?  What I do know is the M109 is a 60 year old platform that is (maybe) the most ubiquitous artillery size on the planet, and maybe even the most ubiquitous SPG on the planet. Also, in theory, the US is migrating away from the M109 to the M1299 this year so their entire parts stockpile may be available. Seriously a page and a half of countries that use it or some knock off What I'm saying is, if Ukraine needs M109 parts, there's shitloads of ways to get them. Alternatively, the Russian SPGs were never exported in bulk / use Russian ammo only, so Russia can only blame itself for not being able to keep them in the field.
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Nov 17, 2023 01:56
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it will take a considerable amount of rounds before they wear out a barrel. its not inconceivable that theyve burned a barrel or two, but theres no way theyre at 70m accuracy, thats unbelievably inaccurate for the platform. you had to have consistent failures in target designation, shot calculation and the aiming, and only the latter is manual these days.
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Nov 17, 2023 02:14
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Also a little  at the combination of "we are only able to fire one-tenth as much as during Bakhmut" and "we are firing so much the barrel has turned into spaghetti."
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Nov 17, 2023 04:10
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My Spirit Otter posted:it will take a considerable amount of rounds before they wear out a barrel. its not inconceivable that theyve burned a barrel or two, but theres no way theyre at 70m accuracy, thats unbelievably inaccurate for the platform. even if it were true, 70m is still apparently better than Russian equivalents. 
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Nov 17, 2023 04:14
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the holy poopacy posted:Also a little im sure the logic behind the used up barrels is that theyve fired so many rounds in bakhmut and have continued firing without undergoing maintenance, which is definitely horseshit lmao. tiaz posted:even if it were true, 70m is still apparently better than Russian equivalents. 
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Nov 17, 2023 04:20
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My not Bulgarian psy-op disclaimer is raising a lot of questions answered by my not Bulgarian psy-op disclaimer
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Nov 17, 2023 04:26
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that claim is up there, I admit. Only numbers I could really find were here and are specific to the 2s19. For now I'll stick with "~comparable but worse" instead of these very high numbers, but if anyone has a better source I will gladly update that understanding
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