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you haven't lived until you've swum buck naked through an ocean, being one with nature, turgid penis swinging with the freedom with which you were born, sneaking up on that pipeline and exploding its dumb loving hull before darting off into the coral reef to avoid the coast guards
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Mar 20, 2023 02:06
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Victis posted:Sure does! Not sure how that a uh, invalidates what they a uh, said
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Mar 20, 2023 02:14
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Yes I'm certain the people of Ukraine are very concerned about the US invasion of Iraq
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Mar 20, 2023 02:17
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Slugworth posted:An unjustified invasion of a country that results in the deaths of a quarter of a million civilians seems like the highest tier of evil. Couldn't agree more
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Mar 20, 2023 02:17
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Slugworth posted:Seems like a uh, fairly high tier of evil. No one is arguing with you that it wasn't. I regret to inform you two different things with very different aims can be very bad at the same time.
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Mar 20, 2023 02:28
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I think we should send a T-800 terminator unit back in time to stop the invasion of Ukraine
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Mar 20, 2023 02:29
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Toxic Mental posted:I think we should send a T-800 terminator unit back in time to stop the invasion of Ukraine you fool. this intolerable escalation will force russia to invade
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Mar 20, 2023 02:31
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Rev. Bleech_ posted:No one is arguing with you that it wasn't. I regret to inform you two different things with very different aims can be very bad at the same time.
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Mar 20, 2023 02:33
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Can we not chomp the obvious idiot bait and just ignore the concern trolls?
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Mar 20, 2023 02:33
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Slugworth posted:An unjustified invasion of a country that results in the deaths of a quarter of a million civilians seems like the highest tier of evil. No poo poo? SA really broke a lot of people’s brains throughout the years. Maybe it was the constant sarcasm/cynicism or edgy in jokes. But it seems you’re incapable of accepting two things can be bad at the same time. Invading Iraq = bad Invading Ukraine = bad
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Mar 20, 2023 02:34
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Slugworth posted:....... I was responding to a guy who was arguing that the us invasion of Iraq was less evil than the Russian invasion. I mean, is it worth it to waste your time responding to a post like that? Both things are bad and trying to determine which is "worse" or "more evil" based on a duel between casualties and broader impact seems... Idk, cringe? "More people died in X (concluded) war, but in Y (ongoing) war the goals are more insidious." seems like really tiresome, pointless poo poo to me.
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Mar 20, 2023 02:39
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de_dust posted:No poo poo? Buddy theirs only one bad thing in this world, and it's the united states.
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Mar 20, 2023 02:41
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I think we should talk more about the War in Ukraine, possibly by posting maps? Who wants to start edit: Here I'll start https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1637530062282014721?s=20 https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1637485753885159427?s=20 Toxic Mental fucked around with this message at 02:47 on Mar 20, 2023 |
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Mar 20, 2023 02:43
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I like how everyone forgets that Igor Strelkov, Aleksandr Borodai, and all those other little green men apparently had nothing whatsoever to do with kicking the existing tensions in the Donbass region into high gear and then summoning the Russian regular army for help after it became clear they wouldn't be able to hold the territory they'd seized. In fact summoning help and shooting down MH370 is what disgraced Strelkov in the eyes of the FSB/GRU so they ordered him back to Moscow and then forced him to retire. He was in such disgrace after he returned at one point he had to sell the commemorative medal he was given by Putler in an auction to make ends meet. That was before he became a pundit on Telegram and VK and subsequently made his living that way. A recent intercept that was published purportedly of a high ranking local collaborator bemoaned the difficulty of starting any 'revolutions' in the Donbass because the locals weren't interested in the numbers they needed to form a proper separatist movement, because they more or less were satisfied with their own lives. The same collaborator blamed everyone and everything he could think of for the current ongoing debacle happening on the front as well, except Russia's own incompetence and lack of military power.
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Mar 20, 2023 02:44
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KazigluBey posted:I mean, is it worth it to waste your time responding to a post like that? Both things are bad and trying to determine which is "worse" or "more evil" based on a duel between casualties and broader impact seems... Idk, cringe?
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Mar 20, 2023 02:44
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Slugworth posted:I agree, which is why I called him out on his dumb post. And then a bunch of people terminally incapable of following a thread decided I'm a Russia defender. is "tiresome" a synonym for "Russia Defender" in your part of the world or
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Mar 20, 2023 02:52
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Rev. Bleech_ posted:is "tiresome" a synonym for "Russia Defender" in your part of the world or
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Mar 20, 2023 03:00
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In exchange for arresting Putin, the ICC should also arrest both GWB and Obama just to balance things out. Can't get fairer than that.
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Mar 20, 2023 03:01
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The only arrest that will be made against Putin will be cardiac arrest when they force him to sit at a small table
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Mar 20, 2023 03:02
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EorayMel posted:The only arrest that will be made against Putin will be cardiac arrest when they force him to sit at a small table He did that recently with Kadyrov. Between the two of them shaking it's a wonder the table wasn't visibly, and audibly, vibrating.
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Mar 20, 2023 03:17
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Neddy Seagoon posted:He did that recently with Kadyrov. Between the two of them shaking it's a wonder the table wasn't visibly, and audibly, vibrating. I mean it seemed like a solid enough table that it probably wouldn't matter unless they were vibrating as fast as the Energizer Bunny.
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Mar 20, 2023 03:21
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Slugworth posted:I truly believe you're arguing against a poster you've made up in your head, but go get 'em! He's saying people think you're tiresome rather than a "Russian defender" (which no one insinuated), but go get 'em Victis fucked around with this message at 03:23 on Mar 20, 2023 |
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Mar 20, 2023 03:21
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https://twitter.com/TheStudyofWar/status/1637636695653855234 ISW report landed. Ukraine performed a successful local counterattack and relieved pressure off the main supply route leading to Bakhmut. Russian analysts are increasingly worried about the likelihood of a full counteroffensive in the area that the existing forces there will be ill-prepared to fight off, due to a lack of pretty much everything.
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Mar 20, 2023 03:30
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I had a thought. Has Russia pulled their two seater Sukhoi SU-34 planes from Ukraine operations in order to maintain their strategic toilet reserve? Those are the planes with shitters built into them right? That equipment is too valuable to lose.
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Mar 20, 2023 05:24
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Interestingly, Prigozhin seems to have been hacked. He seems to be conducting tax evasion and LOL, ordering Wagner candidates to undergo polygraphs to ascertain war enthusiasm and whether or not recruits have ties to the FSB. The last bit is especially interesting to me. https://twitter.com/KevinRothrock/status/1637449382894219264?s=20 https://twitter.com/KevinRothrock/status/1637456485910212608?s=20 https://twitter.com/KevinRothrock/status/1637459442340974592?s=20 https://twitter.com/KevinRothrock/status/1637464532716072962?s=20 https://twitter.com/KevinRothrock/status/1637466153789403139?s=20 https://twitter.com/KevinRothrock/status/1637526569706045440?s=20 Dossier Center is a reputable OSINT/opposition watchdog source, if they are reporting this then it's more than likely true. More about them: https://khodorkovsky.com/dossier-center/ Dossier Center posted:The Dossier Center tracks the criminal activity of various people associated with the Kremlin. Currently, power in Russia is held by a de facto criminal organization that operates from within Kremlin. This criminal organization consists of a complex web of individuals, ranging from high-ranking politicians to regional police chiefs. HonorableTB fucked around with this message at 05:43 on Mar 20, 2023 |
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Mar 20, 2023 05:38
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sigh I just dont know how a bunch of countries can keep a secret on how a pip went caboom. anyway the new perun video was nice.
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Mar 20, 2023 05:46
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HonorableTB posted:Interestingly, Prigozhin seems to have been hacked. Is there an English language writeup? Also, the pipeline was obviously bombed by AVALANCHE. Bombing industrial sites is basically their calling card, and I think I saw a report that a huge man with a gun for an arm was caught on CCTV leaving the scene.
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Mar 20, 2023 06:05
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Chimp_On_Stilts posted:Is there an English language writeup? I will translate, stand by E: okay this article is really long, here is the opening bits and if it is interesting enough to you, use your browser translator or DeepL because I don't want to post a million paragraph article in here for ppl to scroll thru Dossier-Central posted:In early autumn 2022, unknown hackers gained access to more than 1 million documents of Yevgeny Prigozhin's structures . For several months, the group maintained access to the network, pumping out all the fun from there. Some of the files from the #Wagnerleaks archives were at the disposal of journalists from Die Welt, the Dossier Center, Insider, Paris Match and Arte. Some other bits: quote:Many employees of the Troll Factory come to St. Petersburg from other cities or countries. This is due to the long-term negative image of Prigozhin in the urban labor market. quote:After the start of the war, another question was added to the standard set - about the attitude towards the "military operation". quote:What does the Troll Factory do?  RYBAR IS FUNDED BY PRIGOZHIN quote:Another well-known military observer - Rybar, aka Mikhail Zvinchuk , - a couple of years ago, he came to work in the office of the Troll Factory and actively promoted his channel at her expense. In one of the documents of that time, Zvinchuk was listed as the head of the “international direction”, where, in addition to him, 49 other people were involved and received payments, including journalist Abbas Juma and military observer Boris Rozhin (Colonel Cassad) . Prigozhin also worked closely with Dugina, Alexander Dugin's daughter quote:Of the famous people in the archive, you can find the deceased Daria Dugin. She joined the Patriot media group in 2018 or 2019 and worked there until the murder. Dugina was responsible for the foreign direction, including organizing Prigozhin's publications and comments in the Turkish media. In particular, according to the source, she organized a big interview with the Aydınlık newspaper and a photo of Prigozhin on the front page. HonorableTB fucked around with this message at 06:22 on Mar 20, 2023 |
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Mar 20, 2023 06:06
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https://twitter.com/Tatarigami_UA/status/1637490209154580481?t=UJNNdzR4Zt3eaQG_u8TaYw&s=19 Russians using drone dropped EPIRBs for targeting.
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Mar 20, 2023 06:30
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Karma Comedian posted:https://twitter.com/Tatarigami_UA/status/1637490209154580481?t=UJNNdzR4Zt3eaQG_u8TaYw&s=19 Given the state of GLONASS and the very likely dilapidation of their spysat fleets, this is rather clever by RuAF standards
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Mar 20, 2023 06:34
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TK-42-1 posted:Can we not chomp the obvious idiot bait and just ignore the concern trolls?  It seems Russian drones are dropping civilian rescue beacons to mark locations. Its possible there's a foreign supply chain that can be cut off. https://twitter.com/Tatarigami_UA/status/1637490209154580481 Edit: beaten Pekinduck fucked around with this message at 07:12 on Mar 20, 2023 |
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Mar 20, 2023 06:55
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Slugworth posted:....... I was responding to a guy who was arguing that the us invasion of Iraq was less evil than the Russian invasion. Like, do you have him on ignore or something that prevented you from reading what I was responding to? Well, now I have you on ignore, so, this was productive! In other news, there is an eminently silly Xi interview popping up "We are convinced that a rational way out of the Ukrainian crisis and the path to lasting peace and universal security in the world will be found if everyone is guided by the concept of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security and continued dialogue and consultation in an equitable, prudent and pragmatic manner," Yeah, good one Xi "Also, I hope that everyone will be guided by the concept of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security and continued dialogue and consultation in an equitable, prudent and pragmatic manner for the question of Yongmingcheng, you know, for Russia's sake."  Found the english link, I only found it in Italian before. https://tass.com/world/1591107 Tafferling fucked around with this message at 07:16 on Mar 20, 2023 |
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Mar 20, 2023 07:08
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HonorableTB posted:Given the state of GLONASS and the very likely dilapidation of their spysat fleets, this is rather clever by RuAF standards I thought it was pretty clever. UAV found in Russia, SE of Moscow a good ways: https://twitter.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1637492004039929858?t=l3jcQBdvVf10T55EGgFzCA&s=19 "Are we the baddies?" https://twitter.com/ChrisO_wiki/status/1637411973372452865?t=Y_uXQmxGxqdhKD8KIgXbdg&s=19 Karma Comedian fucked around with this message at 08:09 on Mar 20, 2023 |
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Mar 20, 2023 07:11
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Karma Comedian posted:I thought it was pretty clever. Technically ... I'm settling into my role as OSHA Sardaukar so I look at this and think "yeah, it's a beacon nobody wants to jam, but you have also made things worse for Literally Everyone and further eroded your international standing". It's much like doing combat while pretending to surrender - we all said "hey, 121.5 MHz (or whatever) is the Emergency Frequency and this is the only thing it's used for" and Russia went "Ha ha! You fools!" and twirled its mustache and killed, like, a platoon before nobody got to take the emergency frequency seriously anymore. I'm sure it's illegal in a bunch of ways but that hasn't stopped them killing civilians either. It's just a new barrel we're finding the bottom of.
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Mar 20, 2023 09:09
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Russia has shown time and time again they do not give a poo poo about perfidy at even top or low levels.
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Mar 20, 2023 09:17
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I wonder if anyone could be legally guilty of discrediting the army here, the kid with the sign or the passersby hugging him. Anyway, it's heartwarming https://twitter.com/leonidragozin/status/1637727609470566401
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Mar 20, 2023 09:23
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quote:Almost half of the IT people work underhand, without a work book, and officially registered employees often receive 40–60% of their salary in envelopes, follows from accounting documents. Between themselves, Prigozhin's employees discuss that in addition to the white salary in other companies, "there is something that we do not have and will not have": a flexible start of the working day, medical insurance, bonuses. Former employees also complain about the "climate in the team" - in particular, mutual intrigues. Uncompetitive working conditions may explain the low level of education among IT specialists of Prigozhin's structures. Qualified specialists can hardly withstand Prigozhin's spontaneous micromanagement and rudeness - many had moved to "unfriendly" countries even before the start of the war. Now I can't stop imagining a reboot of Hogans Heroes, only this time it's the IT Crowd trying to stay alive as they work to foil the plots of an evil mastermind who kills people off screen with a sledge hammer. Every episode our low level techie pragmatists have to dodge getting executed for failing him for the last time. <Queue Laugh Track>. The violance is as bad other British Comedies like The Young Ones.
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Mar 20, 2023 09:26
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Flavahbeast posted:I wonder if anyone could be legally guilty of discrediting the army here, the kid with the sign or the passersby hugging him. Anyway, it's heartwarming saying war bad in Russia is incredibly brave
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Mar 20, 2023 09:49
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Medvedev was drunk again https://twitter.com/maxseddon/status/1637700519585013763 war criminal Girkin doesn't like him https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1637732446627147777 they could at least change the name of a company they use to bypass sanctions  https://twitter.com/maxseddon/status/1637708617930485762
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Mar 20, 2023 09:50
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I think a lot of people are seriously underestimating how many civilian casualties there have been so far in the war. The UN number for killed civilians directly attributable to the conflict is already 8k+, which is IIRC roughly in the same ballpark as for the Iraq invasion in the first year. The actual number is of course substantially higher, but for Ukraine we won't know it until a peace agreement and the occupied territories have been liberated. At the beginning of the war I had an argument with a tankie about how there is no way the number is going to be that high because Russia is much more restrained about using weapons against its "own people". Then Mariupol happened. It was a city of 500k people and the Russian army just paved it with artillery with zero hesitation or consideration for civilian lives. That really shut him up. Now it's on to "why would NATO force Russia to annihilate a city of 500k?  "
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