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Shes Not Impressed posted:I'll believe it when I see it. Its like 1% of our total oil imports, we can easily do it and its part of why Biden released oil from the strategic reserve. We're talking less than 30,000 barrels of oil a month. To compare we import something like 7.8 million barrels of oil.
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Paracausal posted:just woke up and saw that some russian gymnast dipshit wants to get banned He was showing solidarity with Putin by getting beaten by Ukraine.
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Shes Not Impressed posted:I'll believe it when I see it. This is entangled in domestic policy/energy independence/Biden's tougher stance on big oil and fracking/etc. It wouldn't really surprise me to see this outcome to be honest, especially since the US doesn't get too much of it's oil from Russia in the first place, as Chalks noticed.
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PederP posted:It's kind of interesting that the UK has gone this route unlike Denmark. As most of you know we have an extremely harsh legislation considering immigration (and not just brown ones - being allowed to bring a non-EU partner/spouse is expensive and difficult, American students regularly get deported due to minor mistakes filling out paperwork, etc.) and asylum. Almost all of that was completely waived not just for Ukrainian immigrants, but also (mostly) for refugees previously staying in Ukraine, Part of this is due to populism and employers being exceptionally thirsty for labor, but from most of the political parties there did seem to be a genuine wish to actually take in refugees from Ukraine. UK politicians are both stupid and evil monsters, and right now the main opposition party's leader's opinions on what the government is doing is that they are not being monstrous enough. the tory party is also funded by oligarchs basically, which also affects their decisions
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Redgrendel2001 posted:The guy who rammed the gate of the Russian embassy in Ireland: lol, he makes the cop accept his handout before agreeing to be arrested. What a guy!
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Pook Good Mook posted:It's to help Biden, not Ukraine. It also helps public perception in Ukraine. It's about the will to do something, not even the effect size. It also bolsters Zelensky, imo.
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KitConstantine posted:This twitter has been monitoring Belarusian airspace during the war so far. Judging by it's posting over the last couple of hours Russia is throwing as much air as they have ready at Ukraine right now Yeah, that's my worry about the recent increases in Russian aircraft being shot down--it might mean that Ukraine is getting better at shooting them down, but it could also mean that there are simply more Russian aircraft there to be shot down (but also do the things aircraft do).
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Dante posted:Crimea is "an inseparable constituent part of Ukraine" according to the Ukrainian constitution (article 134), and altering the territory of Ukraine can only be done through an all-Ukrainian referendum (article 73). It is not within the power of the president or parliament. Related to this, I remember reading that in Russia they changed the... constitution(?) to explicitly state that Crimea belongs to Russia. If that's the case, that would make negotiations about Crimea even more impossible. This war is making me a bit uneasy with all the uncertainty related to how it might end
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KitConstantine posted:This twitter has been monitoring Belarusian airspace during the war so far. Judging by it's posting over the last couple of hours Russia is throwing as much air as they have ready at Ukraine right now This definitely seems like a trick by Russia to get Ukraine to "provoke" Belarus into the war My god Putin truly is awful
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Play posted:Is dressing up in the other side's uniforms like, acceptable overall? Are there any treaties or anything preventing that? Loads in fact! It is explicitly prohibited by the Geneva conventions, the Hague conventions and specifically defined as a war crime in the Rome Statute (treaty that established the ICC): quote:Making improper use of a flag of truce, of the flag or of the military insignia and uniform of the enemy or of the United Nations, as well as of the distinctive emblems of the Geneva Conventions, resulting in death or serious personal injury; Dante fucked around with this message at 20:38 on Mar 7, 2022 |
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PerilPastry posted:lol, he makes the cop accept his handout before agreeing to be arrested. What a guy! It's evidence! (What a nice sight though, everyone's so friendly to everyone except to that Russian gate.)
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Supposedly Vladimir Zhoga, the lead of the Sparta Battalion (Russian equilivant of the Azov Battalion in the DPR) was killed today. Putin posthumously awarded him the Hero of The Russian Federation medal. There have been links to Russian language media reports, but not much in the English media from what I can see. https://eadaily.com/ru/news/2022/03/05/pogib-geroy-dnr-vladimir-zhoga-komandir-sparty-posle-gibeli-motoroly https://ria.ru/20220305/sparta-1776838908.html https://ria.ru/20220305/sparta-1776838908.html
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Chalks posted:They only get 2% of their supply from Russia, would it even matter? No so long as Europe keeps importing because then there’s be extra competition. But it would help shield the Biden administration from the blowback of (hypothetically) easing sanctions on Venezuela and Iran which would drive down oil prices give political breathing room over the cost of gas and gently caress over Russia without loving over the German economy. It’s much more elegant than ban oil imports but it would also be a big political gift to republicans on foreign policy so it comes down to whether Biden is willing to trade one set of domestic political problems for another.
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Pinch of salt etc. https://twitter.com/IAPonomarenko/status/1500900732064649218 I can't read the Ukrainian legend but it doesn't look like Kyiv is anywhere near being encircled if this is true.
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Posted this in the CW Aviation thread but should also apply here. Military Aviation History did a YT vid on the No Fly Zone relating to Ukraine that looks like a good primer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hob1nbP_UKM 
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TulliusCicero posted:In all honesty I feel like at this point the CIA and multiple other agencies are trying to purposely embarass Russia to the world. Post from days ago, but it really summarises my take on this. Intelligence agencies from across NATO have been watching Russia gently caress with their countries for years now. Trump, the 1/6 insurrection, the truck Nazis in Ottawa, Brexit and so many other major threats to democracy where targeted Russian propaganda and even active Russian intelligence assets were involved. But the agencies' job is just to report on this poo poo, and it's up to other branches of their governments to actually react to it. And large numbers of elected representatives are now either buying into Russian-promoted fringe propaganda, or are full-blown Russian assets themselves. So the CIA/NSA, CSIS, MI5, and a host of equivalent agencies have had to stew in their frustration as they've dutifully pointed out the Russian fuckery, and watched nothing be done about it. Now suddenly they have a chance to not only give Russia a bloody nose by supplying SIGINT and command and control to the Ukrainians, but also to signal boost Russia showing their whole rear end to the world. I can only imagine the palpable aura of glee as they go about this.
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Play posted:
I mean, missing iframes in a stream will make objects melt and blend through each other. The datamosh effect. https://www.tiktok.com/embed/6957886147557199109 Like that but not done for effect.
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Nenonen posted:It's evidence! (What a nice sight though, everyone's so friendly to everyone except to that Russian gate.) Yeah, the video is a pro-click, incredibly heartwarming
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Morrow posted:1) The meeting was real and the flight attendants were actually there. Which means they would've had to quarantine for two weeks in advance for this photo op, while their industry and livelihoods began crumbling around them as a result of sanctions, so Putin can lecture them about why it was absolutely necessary. Just because Putin made people in power either submit to his demands or sit at the long table doesn't mean he actually takes Covid isolation seriously at all.
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Creative use of literature during the invasion: https://twitter.com/RichardEngel/status/1500815037589504009
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Judakel posted:Creative use of literature during the invasion: Once again Vladimir Lenin comes to help the country he personally created, Nazi Ukraine.
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JerikTelorian posted:I'm kinda surprised this video has been released; usually the alphabet groups are pretty cagey on showing just how good our satellites are. I believe this is drone footage not a satellite? oh wait no it's maxar duh wow, we're good at that
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EvilHawk posted:Pinch of salt etc. Yandex translate is good for images;
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PederP posted:It's kind of interesting that the UK has gone this route unlike Denmark. As most of you know we have an extremely harsh legislation considering immigration (and not just brown ones - being allowed to bring a non-EU partner/spouse is expensive and difficult, American students regularly get deported due to minor mistakes filling out paperwork, etc.) and asylum. Almost all of that was completely waived not just for Ukrainian immigrants, but also (mostly) for refugees previously staying in Ukraine, Part of this is due to populism and employers being exceptionally thirsty for labor, but from most of the political parties there did seem to be a genuine wish to actually take in refugees from Ukraine. This is only a bit of the picture and I think it's worth noting how Ukranians feel: https://twitter.com/MattSingh_/status/1499776522177204225 Aside from the US, the UK is basically the only country that has spend the last 8 years going big on helping Ukraine do military reform. The UK was also at the forefront of providing arms when invasion looked imminent.
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This is a separate supply convoy than the other fuel convoy posted earlier. Completely different terrain and suburban location. https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1500915958080282627?s=20&t=YNPZExzM3nduCVK3Wa06Cw In the words of philosopher Blade "Some motherfuckers always trying to ice skate uphill" Also hoping this is accurate because those fuckers are monsters - they've been posting gloating videos on telagram and facebook for the last couple days. https://twitter.com/markito0171/status/1500919817058103298?s=20&t=YNPZExzM3nduCVK3Wa06Cw
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Judakel posted:Creative use of literature during the invasion: Putin’s Russia /= Soviet Russia. I see how one might think that given both has a flare for oppressing people, but they aren’t the same. Putin is a card carrying kleptocapitalist surrounded by billionaire oligarchs.
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IF the loss of 30 helicopters is confirmed, what rank of Russian commander is about to be locked in a cell with a pistol and one bullet? A Colonel?
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steinrokkan posted:Once again Vladimir Lenin comes to help the country he personally created, Nazi Ukraine. Millions dead due to Josef Stalin's invention, Ukraine
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ZombieLenin posted:Putin’s Russia /= Soviet Russia. I see how one might think that given both has a flare for oppressing people, but they aren’t the same. You probably have most of them in your bookshelf anyhow. But yeah, a flare would work.
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Quorum posted:Millions dead due to Josef Stalin's invention, Ukraine V.I. Lenin, apparently invented Ukraine.
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ZombieLenin posted:Putin’s Russia /= Soviet Russia. I see how one might think that given both has a flare for oppressing people, but they aren’t the same. the ussr was an imperial power that oppressed ukraine and caused an intentional famine in ukraine i think that's the relevant parallel they're drawing there
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Judakel posted:Creative use of literature during the invasion: Oh look the Nazis are burning books again! -Vladimir Putin
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KitConstantine posted:Also hoping this is accurate because those fuckers are monsters - they've been posting gloating videos on telagram and facebook for the last couple days. Wonder if Kadyrov's large sons are actually on the frontline
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Just saw a bunch of "no sactions" on my timeline, saying that it hurts the average Russian but not Putin. Do big sanctions work? The only time I remember divestment working was in South Africa aparthid goverment.
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Twincityhacker posted:Just saw a bunch of "no sactions" on my timeline, saying that it hurts the average Russian but not Putin. We are in uncharted and unprecedented territory.
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Rust Martialis posted:V.I. Lenin, apparently invented Ukraine. Even worse!  To let loose such a virulent bioweapon as *checks notes* the nation of Ukraine on an unsuspecting world.
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KitConstantine posted:Anyone in tech from Europe know anything about Hetzner hosting company? People in the comments say they are sketchy/have weak security but it's waaaay outside my area. Hetzner is in the bottom tier of hosting/managed services, being down is its natural state of things.
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ZombieLenin posted:Putin’s Russia /= Soviet Russia. I see how one might think that given both has a flare for oppressing people, but they aren’t the same. Moooooooom ukraine is being mean to the USSR, make them stooooop. What did the USSR era russia ever do to them!!!?? :looks what the USSR did to Ukraine:
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Twincityhacker posted:Just saw a bunch of "no sactions" on my timeline, saying that it hurts the average Russian but not Putin. Sanctions of this magnitude haven't really happened before so who knows.
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KitConstantine posted:https://twitter.com/markito0171/status/1500919817058103298?s=20&t=YNPZExzM3nduCVK3Wa06Cw I believe the pounding should be happening in the blurred part.
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