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Power Khan posted:You might not have forgotten the bloodsoaked stroller. or the bloodsoaked toy horse, or the sarcastic ЗА ДЕТЕЙ ("for the children") message scrawled on the rocket booster. this was about a week after the russians bombed the Mariupol drama theater, which was marked as refuge with ДЕТЙ printed on the ground in large letters visible from high altitude.
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frumpykvetchbot posted:or the bloodsoaked toy horse, Infuriating to remember.
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# ? Mar 6, 2023 14:35 |
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https://twitter.com/Flash_news_ua/status/1632723434533683200 Reportedly, up to now Bulgaria has sent a billion dollars in weapons.
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# ? Mar 6, 2023 14:36 |
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CommieGIR posted:Infuriating to remember. And Russia has been making great efforts to restore the theater to its former glory (i.e. erase all evidence of their war crimes)
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# ? Mar 6, 2023 14:43 |
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armpit_enjoyer posted:
Sadly too long for a thread title.
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# ? Mar 6, 2023 14:44 |
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I just learned that Belarus and Russia both use the Ruble as currency. Is Belarus the reason the RUB hasn't collapsed in value completely? I remember Russia floundering to domestically produce formally imported goods and coming up with things like Thicc Lady Wine and it didn't seem to be an effort that would result in a sustainable economy.. Edit: wow, 1 ruble = barely more than one penny. It is subdivided into 100 kopeks. Can you actually buy things for a fraction of a penny at Belarus & Russian markets? If I go to Belarus and buy a bag of apples is it like, 1/36th of a cent per pound? GRECOROMANGRABASS fucked around with this message at 14:52 on Mar 6, 2023 |
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https://twitter.com/FinancialTimes/status/1632622373290618881 Reportedly the purchase of ballistic missiles from Iran is on hold because Russia is afraid of having ATACMS or other long range weapons sent to Ukraine in retaliation.
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# ? Mar 6, 2023 14:46 |
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The reason the ruble is "stable" is that the central bank effectively ceased all international currency trading. So it has a nominal value, but it's fictional.
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GRECOROMANGRABASS posted:I just learned that Belarus and Russia both use the Ruble as currency. Is Belarus the reason the RUB hasn't collapsed in value completely? I remember Russia floundering to domestically produce formally imported goods and coming up with things like Thicc Lady Wine and it didn't seem to be an effort that would result in a sustainable economy.. Belarus is effectively a Russian satellite at this point, but a lot of this goes back to Belarus basically joining with Russia as a union state: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_State
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CW this poo poo man I'm still not over that goddamn courtyard Tafferling posted:Actually... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVESMxs4rbA
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The ruble is steady exactly how the Lebanese Pound is steady. There is an "official" exchange rate the government controls and it is completely out of sync with reality as experienced on the ground. Edit: The official exchange rate until about 4 days ago was 1,500 LBP to a dollar. A number set in 1997. The new number is now 15,000. The street rate us over 80,000 Barudak fucked around with this message at 14:51 on Mar 6, 2023 |
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Barudak posted:The ruble is steady exactly how the Lebanese Pound is steady. There is an "official" exchange rate the government controls and it is completely out of sync with reality as experienced on the ground. And Russia is no longer really reporting what they base the value on, so its safe to say its founded in myth by now.
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steinrokkan posted:The reason the ruble is "stable" is that the central bank effectively ceased all international currency trading. So it has a nominal value, but it's fictional. There was talk that when foreign currencies were purchased on the black market, you'd have to spend thrice or four times the nominal cost of a dollar/pound in rubles to get them. But that was months ago and I don't think there's been much reported about it since.
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# ? Mar 6, 2023 14:49 |
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CommieGIR posted:Belarus is effectively a Russian satellite at this point, but a lot of this goes back to Belarus basically joining with Russia as a union state: Yeah, Lukashenko called in the Russian security services to deal with its unrest, and the devil's bargain was Belarus becoming a union state.
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# ? Mar 6, 2023 14:52 |
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Panzeh posted:Yeah, Lukashenko called in the Russian security services to deal with its unrest, and the devil's bargain was Belarus becoming a union state. Yeah there really isn't any real separation of the two anymore. Russia has bases in Belarus, operates from Belarus, Lukashenko rules largely at Putin's whim.
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# ? Mar 6, 2023 14:55 |
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It may have changed now but the various russian international markets were closed by the kremlin so a poo poo load of foreign held Roubles/stock can't be fire sold off. This makes it far far easier for russian central bank to prop up the value of it for illusion purposes of sanctions don't work.
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# ? Mar 6, 2023 14:56 |
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As for Belarus, it's support for russia is the government and boomers. Middle age to young people by and large want nothing to do with pootpoot and they hate Luka. Luka gets to keep power by beatings till morale improves. The last election was fudged so hard.
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# ? Mar 6, 2023 14:58 |
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https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1632727952243687426 The useless Khodakovsky appears to have finally figured out that the Ukrainians are so tenacious because they're fighting for their land and homes, and asks why Russia can't be even half as tenacious as them in defense. He also believes that Melitopol is on the table for the next offensive.
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# ? Mar 6, 2023 15:06 |
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The Putin regime's goal in Ukraine is not only to occupy the land, but to exterminate anything Ukrainian. Everything from the population and history to culture, they work tirelessly behind the frontlines, in the lands they have violently stolen. This is both a well planned and organized effort, and more information on how this is happening keeps coming out. This specific article is mainly about what happened to to the Kherson Regional Art Museum during the Russian occupation. All art that was deemed worth something was stolen, while all that was left behind were paintings of Lenin and some statues that were deemed to heavy to lug around by the Russian troops. Check out the link for pictures of the unwanted Lenin paintings and a short video where you get shots of the, now rather empty, museum. Author: Antti Kuronen Release date: 19.02.23 Link to untranslated article: https://yle.fi/a/74-20018640 quote:Yle in Ukraine: Only the Lenin paintings were left when Russia looted the art treasures from the Kherson Art Museum
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Set posted:The Putin regime's goal in Ukraine is not only to occupy the land, but to exterminate anything Ukrainian. Everything from the population and history to culture, they work tirelessly behind the frontlines, in the lands they have violently stolen. This is both a well planned and organized effort, and more information on how this is happening keeps coming out. This specific article is mainly about what happened to to the Kherson Regional Art Museum during the Russian occupation. All art that was deemed worth something was stolen, while all that was left behind were paintings of Lenin and some statues that were deemed to heavy to lug around by the Russian troops. Check out the link for pictures of the unwanted Lenin paintings and a short video where you get shots of the, now rather empty, museum. Yup, the goal is basically well stated: Ethnically Cleanse Ukrainians and, if not that, outright genocide of Ukrainians. Its practically straight Russian Lebensraum. Remember than when Crimea was annexed one of the first things they started to do was force out ethnic Crimeans and Ukrainians in favor of Russian transplants.
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CommieGIR posted:Yup, the goal is basically well stated: Ethnically Cleanse Ukrainians and, if not that, outright genocide of Ukrainians. Its practically straight Russian Lebensraum. Remember than when Crimea was annexed one of the first things they started to do was force out ethnic Crimeans and Ukrainians in favor of Russian transplants. Yeah, I remember they did the same in Kherson last summer as well. Every city, town and village that Ukraine loses to Russia goes through the same thing. I'll also share this article I translated, that I posted earlier in the GiP-thread. We have seen again and again, that when Ukrainian forces liberate Russian occupied territories that the civilian populace in these places has been terrorized and worse. There has been a lot of discussion whether these actions by Russian forces have been deliberate genocidal actions or demoralized troops randomly taking out their frustrations on innocent civilians. While the latter does happen (I translated an interview with volunteer grave diggers in Bucha that describes living through that specific type of hell:https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?noseen=1&threadid=4016636&pagenumber=398&perpage=40#post529792726), it is now clear that torture dungeons and straight up murder of civilians who may pose a threat to the Russian government is both planned and organized. The Guardian release a shorter article that Yle continued and interviewed experts for, about this horrifying topic. Be careful with the links, as they contain some unpleasant footage as well as text descriptions. Author: Teemu Juhola Release date: 04.03.23 Link to untranslated article: https://yle.fi/a/74-20020821 Link to Guardian article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/02/kherson-torture-centres-were-planned-by-russian-state-say-lawyers quote:New features of Russian atrocities against civilians were revealed in Ukraine - professor: "What makes it so brutal here is the systematic approach"
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# ? Mar 6, 2023 15:41 |
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Just the usual petty bullshit from the Kremlin, Prigozhin suggesting possible 'betrayal' over lack of ammunition.
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# ? Mar 6, 2023 15:42 |
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If stopping genocide goes hand in hand with stopping the war, then I don't see how supporting peace could be a controversial position
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# ? Mar 6, 2023 15:54 |
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Futanari Damacy posted:If stopping genocide goes hand in hand with stopping the war, then I don't see how supporting peace could be a controversial position Do better
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# ? Mar 6, 2023 15:57 |
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Futanari Damacy posted:If stopping genocide goes hand in hand with stopping the war, then I don't see how supporting peace could be a controversial position
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# ? Mar 6, 2023 15:58 |
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Tai posted:Do better I'm already praying for peace as hard as I can!
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# ? Mar 6, 2023 15:58 |
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Peace can happen any time Russia and their colonial transplants in Crimea pack their bags and leave for Russia again, and pay the bill for their dumb war in full. https://twitter.com/vic_top555/status/1557376547605975040
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# ? Mar 6, 2023 15:59 |
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Futanari Damacy posted:If stopping genocide goes hand in hand with stopping the war, then I don't see how supporting peace could be a controversial position Guy breaks into my house and starts trashing poo poo of course I want it to stop, but I want him to leave. Giving him the bathroom and front hallway doesn't really make a lot of sense.
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# ? Mar 6, 2023 15:59 |
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Futanari Damacy posted:If stopping genocide goes hand in hand with stopping the war, then I don't see how supporting peace could be a controversial position Except 'stopping the war' by 'supporting peace' won't stop the genocide - it will accelerate it as Russia moves to consolidate its gains.
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# ? Mar 6, 2023 16:01 |
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Tigey posted:Except 'stopping the war' by 'supporting peace' won't stop the genocide - it will accelerate it as Russia moves to consolidate its gains.
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# ? Mar 6, 2023 16:02 |
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Don't engage
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# ? Mar 6, 2023 16:02 |
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Futanari Damacy posted:If stopping genocide goes hand in hand with stopping the war, then I don't see how supporting peace could be a controversial position Depends on what sort of peace you're after. If your version of peace means that Russia gets rewarded for its imperialism and genocide by keeping the land it's occupied, that's no peace. It's just a temporary lull.
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# ? Mar 6, 2023 16:03 |
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Negotiations stop wars, not weapons. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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# ? Mar 6, 2023 16:06 |
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Can Futanari Damacy be threadbanned? A quick glance at his rapsheet will show he's not engaging in anything approaching good faith here.
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# ? Mar 6, 2023 16:07 |
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Tai posted:Don't engage
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# ? Mar 6, 2023 16:08 |
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Pretty sure Hitler found a way to stop a war with a weapon
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# ? Mar 6, 2023 16:08 |
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Futanari Damacy posted:Negotiations stop wars, not weapons. Minsk 1 and Minsk 2 say hi. Knock it off. Final warning.
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# ? Mar 6, 2023 16:10 |
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https://twitter.com/francis_scarr/status/1632705392538013701 Fascism 101: accuse the other side of that which you yourself are guilty.
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# ? Mar 6, 2023 16:17 |
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Can you imagine a world without Boyars?
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never thought I'd see a Marcel Deat in real life!
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