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Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...
Japan: "There is the matter of the Kuril islands"
China: "There is the matter of Haishenwai"
Russia: *wojacks*

HonorableTB posted:

Solovyov has discourse about Donald John Trump getting arrested and everyone has a good time taking the piss out of Trump, making this the only time I've ever had something in common with Vladimir Solovyov:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aaku3jpUvwU


Trump: useful idiot

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zone
Dec 6, 2016

jaete posted:

Girkin turning on Putin so dramatically was quite surprising to me. It seems that this kind of schism in the upper leadership of Russia can't be good (for Russia) in any way.

Previously Putin hasn't seemed to like such strong criticism at all, so maybe Girkin (and/or his enablers) will fall out of a window soon? But I'm thinking, if Girkin says these things now openly, that must be just the tip of the iceberg, because he's just an FSB worker as you say... so, does Putin now have to oppose the FSB? What's going on here, are they gonna get in a "fight"?

Or will FSB succeed in their campaign of criticism, and force Putin to do... what exactly do FSB want anyway? Full wartime economy? More fascism? Nukes?

Girkin is an interesting case because he's far away from the halls of power because he failed his job at making the whole separatist shebang look deniable and shot down a civilian plane on top of that. He was recalled in disgrace and made to retire from his job. At one point he was in such dire straits after that he auctioned off the commemorative medal he got from Putler for aiding in the annexation of Crimea. After that he turned to becoming a pundit on Telegram, VK, and other pieces of vatnik social media for his living which seemed to work out for him. However, being an old school Chekist, he still has protection from the organization as well as the rest of the ultranationalist faction. Beside this, he knows too much and has a great deal of information to offer concerning his actions as an FSB officer in eastern europe. His role as mentioned before is essentially controlled opposition while serving as the (unofficial) mouthpiece of the intelligence organizations. If he were to be punished (being humiliated, imprisoned, or killed) it would make the ultranationalist faction angry with whoever did it, even if it was under Putin's own orders. So ironically his insignificance in terms of power and influence is one of the factors keeping him safe. It's also not outside the realm of possibility that he arranged to have the information he knows about his own activities and what he knows about Russia itself disseminated in the event of his disablement or death.

For the time being I don't think this could lead to any overt change in the relationship Putin has to the other organs of state. But if this is repeated and amplified, especially among other ultranationalist sources, then we might see something happening. Though what that would be, is anyone's guess at this point.

jimmy mnemonic
Jan 9, 2007

Fun Shoe
https://twitter.com/Azovsouth/status/1637838452698894339

zone
Dec 6, 2016


Isn't this supposed to be an AI generated image? I seem to recall people saying that elsewhere on twitter

Power Khan
Aug 20, 2011

by Fritz the Horse
AT thread

https://twitter.com/noclador/status/1636388491725778944

Tarquinn
Jul 3, 2007

I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal.
Hell Gem

zone posted:

Isn't this supposed to be an AI generated image? I seem to recall people saying that elsewhere on twitter

Yeah, look at Putin’s right shoe.

Tarquinn fucked around with this message at 13:21 on Mar 21, 2023

Lammasu
May 8, 2019

lawful Good Monster

zone posted:

Isn't this supposed to be an AI generated image? I seem to recall people saying that elsewhere on twitter

*squint* The guy in the backs hand do look kind of hosed up.

Dwesa
Jul 19, 2016

Maybe I'll go where I can see stars

Tarquinn posted:

Yeah, look at Putin’s right shoe.
heels not high enough

zone
Dec 6, 2016

https://twitter.com/Flash_news_ua/status/1638155186995617794
:unsmith:

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


zone posted:

Isn't this supposed to be an AI generated image? I seem to recall people saying that elsewhere on twitter

Not enough poop in his pants.

Mistle
Oct 11, 2005

Eckot's comic relief cousin from out of town
Grimey Drawer

The threadreaderapp for that gets around all those dumb "you must log in to see this tweet because some numbnuts called it :airquote: adult content :airquote: for some godawful reason" problems that normal twitter is rife with.

mobby_6kl
Aug 9, 2009

by Fluffdaddy
Warning, new drone bombing footage:

https://i.imgur.com/Fods9In.mp4

Cthulu Carl
Apr 16, 2006

mobby_6kl posted:

Warning, new drone bombing footage:

https://i.imgur.com/Fods9In.mp4

A drone strike we can all support.

Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...

mobby_6kl posted:

Warning, new drone bombing footage:

https://i.imgur.com/Fods9In.mp4

:mods:

Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...
Xi Jinping: "Do you want the drone?"

Putin: "да I want the drone"

*vrrrrrrrrooooooooooo*

Xi Jinping: "Then you must eat the sausage out of the drone's hand"

Power Khan
Aug 20, 2011

by Fritz the Horse

mobby_6kl posted:

Warning, new drone bombing footage:

https://i.imgur.com/Fods9In.mp4

You bloodthirsty animal

Noblesse Obliged
Apr 7, 2012

mobby_6kl posted:

Warning, new drone bombing footage:

https://i.imgur.com/Fods9In.mp4

Killbasa drone

Toxic Mental
Jun 1, 2019

Great now the haters are gonna make another SAD thread about us. Queuing up the 6er now…

mobby_6kl
Aug 9, 2009

by Fluffdaddy

Toxic Mental posted:

Great now the haters are gonna make another SAD thread about us. Queuing up the 6er now…

They can suck on my sausage

TK-42-1
Oct 30, 2013

looks like we have a bad transmitter



Noblesse Obliged posted:

Killbasa drone

my buttcheeks is warm

Tarquinn
Jul 3, 2007

I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal.
Hell Gem

Toxic Mental posted:

Great now the haters are gonna make another SAD thread about us. Queuing up the 6er now…

Gonna probe you for talking about other sub forums. Sorry. :shrug:

Noblesse Obliged
Apr 7, 2012

The Geneva convention forbids the use of mustard gas so we have to use mustard solid

CitizenKain
May 27, 2001

That was Gary Cooper, asshole.

Nap Ghost
Tactical Sausage Strike.

zone
Dec 6, 2016

Noblesse Obliged posted:

The Geneva convention forbids the use of mustard gas so we have to use mustard solid

Mustard Gear Solid: Tactical Sausage action

Noblesse Obliged
Apr 7, 2012

I am so hungry right now.

Karma Comedian
Feb 2, 2012

If I had a drone I would also use it to watch dogs get treats for being good boys

Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_currywurst


quote:

Volkswagen currywurst is a brand of sausage manufactured by the Volkswagen car maker since 1973. It is manufactured at the company's Wolfsburg plant and sold in restaurants in its six German factories. The currywurst are also sold externally at supermarkets and football stadiums and given away to Volkswagen customers. The sausage is branded as a "Volkswagen Original Part" and has been given the part number 199 398 500 A. The product has been described as the most produced of any of Volkswagen's parts, some 6.81 million sausages being manufactured in 2018. In many recent years the company has produced more sausages than cars. A Volkswagen ketchup is also produced and sold to accompany the currywurst.

you think that's spicy try the Rheinmetall currywurst

mobby_6kl
Aug 9, 2009

by Fluffdaddy

Alan Smithee posted:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_currywurst

you think that's spicy try the Rheinmetall currywurst

Have some Rheinmetall skittles after a VW Currywurst



Vakal
May 11, 2008

TK-42-1 posted:

my buttcheeks is warm

drone comin in with the vasalin

zone
Dec 6, 2016

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1638177185151459331
Another smoking accident happened in Donetsk city. Probably warehouses like yesterday.

Pot Smoke Phoenix
Aug 15, 2007



Smoke 'em if you gottem!
Dinosaur Gum

Noblesse Obliged posted:

Killbasa drone

Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...

mobby_6kl posted:

Have some Rheinmetall skittles after a VW Currywurst





careful don't doxx yourself at the MIC convention

TEMPLE GRANDIN OS
Dec 10, 2003

...blyat

mobby_6kl posted:

Warning, new drone bombing footage:

https://i.imgur.com/Fods9In.mp4
well, I'm hard

HonorableTB
Dec 22, 2006

Der Kyhe posted:

BTW Macron still brings that up every now and then, and he probably still truly believes that Putin deserves a better exist strategy than 8th floor window.

National leaders traditionally and understandably tend to have solidarity as far as how their exits from power go. Nobody wants to be Ghaddafied


zone posted:

Given the sort of rumblings among ultranationalists such as Girkin these days I think the home team (specifically the FSB, whose mouthpiece Girkin is) have begun running out of patience with Putler's follies.

I seriously believe that Putin being an FSB man is all that's kept him alive since the debacle at Kharkiv and Kherson last year.


Great now you've done it :rolleyes: like knocking the dwarf skeleton down the well in the mines of moria

fish and chips and dip
Feb 17, 2010

Karma Comedian posted:

If I had a drone I would also use it to watch dogs get treats for being good boys

What about the good girls, huh?

jimmy mnemonic
Jan 9, 2007

Fun Shoe

Tarquinn posted:

zone posted:

Isn't this supposed to be an AI generated image? I seem to recall people saying that elsewhere on twitter
Yeah, look at Putin’s right shoe.
Ah, I didn't see those comments, sorry

Barudak
May 7, 2007

fish and chips and dip posted:

What about the good girls, huh?

Cats can have treats too, I guess, but they're not really into sausage I dont think.

Tai
Mar 8, 2006
Are there NATO exercises in Finland?

https://www.flightradar24.com/QID25/2f99b41f

Not seen this kind of flight pattern there before

Dwesa
Jul 19, 2016

Maybe I'll go where I can see stars
It seems Xi's visit did not lead to any specific agreements :shrug:

https://twitter.com/maxseddon/status/1638207630693761024

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zone
Dec 6, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMouAwGyDJc
A new intercepted phone call dropped. It's two parents (soldier husband and his wife) talking about packages being sent to the front not transferred intact to the recipients and then scolding their son who saluted a kid with a short haircut, along with his pals, shouting "Heil Hitler!". The dad wasn't too chuffed about it and demanded to know what got into his son when his grandpa (the kid's great grandpa) fought against the nazis and died in WWII just like his dad was fighting "fascists and nazis in Ukraine" (lmao) now. He then told the kid to mend his ways and to watch films about the great Patriotic war instead of messing around on the internet all day. If only this precious pair of parents understood that they're brainwashed and happen to be the actual fascists in this case.

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