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Strategic Tea
Sep 1, 2012

:siren: Copy of The Sims 3 found in Prigo's escape bag :siren:

E: This post is actually full of Finnish snipers

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The Moon Monster
Dec 30, 2005

Nieuw Amsterdam posted:

Cuba can trade freely with the EU and China, they don’t lack trade opportunities.

They problem is they don’t have any high value goods to trade, there is no heavy industry and no oil and there’s only so much sugar and rum you can export.

Tropical islands have two pathways: tourism and subsidy.

Cuba has plenty of tourism, Euros and Canadians go in droves.

Nobody wants to subsidize them because you can’t put a giant rear end military base next to the United States, embargo or no embargo it’s going to trigger a severe reaction.

I don't know about "giant rear end" but China is planning to put a military training facility there.

NoiseAnnoys
May 17, 2010

the only real communist country is star trek

R.L. Stine
Oct 19, 2007

welcome to dead gay dog house
is there a way to report an entire thread :gas:

mobby_6kl
Aug 9, 2009

by Fluffdaddy

The Moon Monster posted:

I don't know about "giant rear end" but China is planning to put a military training facility there.

Thankfully the United States has a legitimate security interest there and is entitled to intervene with a special military operation

R.L. Stine posted:

is there a way to report an entire thread :gas:

Yes

mobby_6kl fucked around with this message at 22:59 on Jun 25, 2023

EasilyConfused
Nov 21, 2009


one strong toad

mobby_6kl posted:

I'm pretty sure I saw a post here reporting two names of the guys that are supposed to replace him. If that turned out to be bullshit :shrug:

There's been a lot of bullshit posted ITT (and Twitter generally) lately. Currently there's no evidence that Prigozhin was able to force a change in the MoD leadership.

Bad Purchase
Jun 17, 2019




R.L. Stine posted:

is there a way to report an entire thread :gas:

quit being lazy and start reporting all 20,000 posts

smoobles
Sep 4, 2014

the level of fuckin nerd you have to be to follow this war smh

The Moon Monster
Dec 30, 2005

smoobles posted:

the level of fuckin nerd you have to be to follow this war smh

I know for awhile the talking point was that caring about this war made you a psychopath.

Toxic Mental
Jun 1, 2019

In that case maybe we could make this thread a little more manly by posting some people getting vaporized? I dunno just a thought

the popes toes
Oct 10, 2004

I dunno about vaporization, that seems icky, but the pyrotechnic display of this tracked thing getting exploded likely got a manly hoot and holler from the drone operators watching.

https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1673086300247793665

Daduzi
Nov 22, 2005

You can't hide from the Grim Reaper. Especially when he's got a gun.

thekeeshman posted:

No you aren't.

It might seem unbelievable but it's true: I really am saying ur dum.

(USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)

mobby_6kl
Aug 9, 2009

by Fluffdaddy

the popes toes posted:

I dunno about vaporization, that seems icky, but the pyrotechnic display of this tracked thing getting exploded likely got a manly hoot and holler from the drone operators watching.

https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1673086300247793665

It's trying to hide under a tarp, they only do this when they feel threatened :(

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug

the popes toes posted:

I dunno about vaporization, that seems icky, but the pyrotechnic display of this tracked thing getting exploded likely got a manly hoot and holler from the drone operators watching.

https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1673086300247793665

I love all the Anti-Air missiles going off at once after the strike. Like a fireworks display.

Icept
Jul 11, 2001
Watch out, you're gonna draw out those guys who really care about your mental health

Toxic Mental
Jun 1, 2019

This guy actually lives in China itself and actually is still saying it's Communist lol

weg
Jun 6, 2006

Reassisted Retrogression

Icept posted:

Watch out, you're gonna draw out those guys who really care about your mental health

Lol

Herstory Begins Now
Aug 5, 2003
SOME REALLY TEDIOUS DUMB SHIT THAT SUCKS ASS TO READ ->>
*puts quarter in toilet paper vending machine next to the toilet while firing up twitter to post about how communist china is*

redshirt
Aug 11, 2007

NoiseAnnoys posted:

the only real communist country is star trek

Not at Quark's.

Arsenic Lupin
Apr 12, 2012

This particularly rapid💨 unintelligible 😖patter💁 isn't generally heard🧏‍♂️, and if it is🤔, it doesn't matter💁.


How visible/audible are drones if you're on the ground? Can you go "oh, high whining noise, great, get out the shotgun", or is it "oh, high whin----"?

weg
Jun 6, 2006

Reassisted Retrogression

Arsenic Lupin posted:

How visible/audible are drones if you're on the ground? Can you go "oh, high whining noise, great, get out the shotgun", or is it "oh, high whin----"?

It depends, I have a DJI drone similar to what they use for reconnaissance and above a few hundred feet you can't really hear it. Especially if there is a lot of ambient noise or if you've been shooting automatic weapons with no earpro lol

tiaz
Jul 1, 2004

PICK UP THAT PRESENT.


Zelensky's Zealots

CommieGIR posted:

I love all the Anti-Air missiles going off at once after the strike. Like a fireworks display.

"we used the shock insensitive propellant, right?
..............right?"

Runa
Feb 13, 2011

Icept posted:

Watch out, you're gonna draw out those guys who really care about your mental health

lmao

HonorableTB
Dec 22, 2006
Russian soldiers are executing other Russian soldiers who expressed support for Prigozhin's coup. They're cleaning house, and filming it to broadcast across Z telegram channels.

Hyrax Attack!
Jan 13, 2009

We demand to be taken seriously

CommieGIR posted:

I love all the Anti-Air missiles going off at once after the strike. Like a fireworks display.

A relative was a B52 navigator during Vietnam & they were hyperattuned to what a SAM launch looked like, on one flight it appeared dozens of SAMs had launched at once which was a cause for concern. They then realized they’d hit a warehouse full of SAMs and the mood improved.

Phlegmish
Jul 2, 2011



HonorableTB posted:

Russian soldiers are executing other Russian soldiers who expressed support for Prigozhin's coup. They're cleaning house, and filming it to broadcast across Z telegram channels.

The sign of an extremely winning army

thekeeshman
Feb 21, 2007

Daduzi posted:

It might seem unbelievable but it's true: I really am saying ur dum.

You can't tell a Communist country from a Capitalist one so lol.

Hint: If there are massive private corporations and billionaires, it's not Communist.

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug
We're done with the Communist Vs Capital-Communist vs Socialist market economy country slapfight, thanks.

CommieGIR fucked around with this message at 00:09 on Jun 26, 2023

Klyith
Aug 3, 2007

GBS Pledge Week

Arsenic Lupin posted:

How visible/audible are drones if you're on the ground? Can you go "oh, high whining noise, great, get out the shotgun", or is it "oh, high whin----"?

The type of drones being used for artillery spotting are not audible and probably barely visible from the ground.


The drones being used to drop anti-tank grenades / FPV kamikaze drones otoh are very audible because they get close. There's many instances where you see crew bailing out as the drone comes in to destroy their vehicle.

This one is pretty good, the drone has to circle around because they were going too fast, so the crew have plenty of warning.
:nms: content: no visible bodies but 2 people prob got killed link :nms:
Unfortunately the vehicle they're crewing is a howitzer and if goes off with a very big boom.

Tai
Mar 8, 2006

CommieGIR posted:

We're done with the Communist Vs Capital-Communist vs Socialist market economy country slapfight, thanks.

Moooom!

Data Graham
Dec 28, 2009

📈📊🍪😋




Meanwhile I've been trying to think of a bizarro-world version of the "this coup is all just Biden trying to distract from the Hunter laptop dick pics" or whatever, something along the lines of "9/11 is just a psyop by Putin to cover up his appointing a crony to the board of Gazprom"

Dandywalken
Feb 11, 2014

Tarkus posted:

Shoigu is increasingly isolated.

Tiny Timbs
Sep 6, 2008

Didn’t know they sent Maggie Haberman over to cover the coup

TulliusCicero
Jul 29, 2017



HonorableTB posted:

Russian soldiers are executing other Russian soldiers who expressed support for Prigozhin's coup. They're cleaning house, and filming it to broadcast across Z telegram channels.

Sure sounds like Prig and Wagner are absolutely going to be fine and dandy by tomorrow

Lol the loving clown should have finished his coup; they're all dead no matter what now

the popes toes
Oct 10, 2004

HonorableTB posted:

Russian soldiers are executing other Russian soldiers who expressed support for Prigozhin's coup. They're cleaning house, and filming it to broadcast across Z telegram channels.

Don't know if it's organic or state supported, on those same channels there's a growing "he was doing the CIA's bidding" and either portends poorly for him re-opening a hot dog stand in Minsk or Pinsk.

TulliusCicero
Jul 29, 2017



On the plus side for Ukraine, weren't Wagner some of the more effective troops Russia has?

Purge your combat effectiveness Poots

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug

TulliusCicero posted:

Sure sounds like Prig and Wagner are absolutely going to be fine and dandy by tomorrow

Lol the loving clown should have finished his coup; they're all dead no matter what now

Its practically a given - you don't stand up to Putin and fail to kill him, he'll come for you. He's been killing potential rivals and critics for 20 years without end.

the holy poopacy
May 16, 2009

hey! check this out
Fun Shoe

HonorableTB posted:

Russian soldiers are executing other Russian soldiers who expressed support for Prigozhin's coup. They're cleaning house, and filming it to broadcast across Z telegram channels.

This is good for Putin, because

The Moon Monster
Dec 30, 2005

TulliusCicero posted:

On the plus side for Ukraine, weren't Wagner some of the more effective troops Russia has?

Purge your combat effectiveness Poots

Yeah, most accounts I've heard is that they were an actual modern and professional army as opposed to whatever the Russian Armed Forces are. Keeping the most effective part of your army vs. purging the traitors seems like a legit dilemma.

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HonorableTB
Dec 22, 2006
"You come at the king, you best not miss" is the lesson Prigozhin failed to internalize here. If he had just pulled the trigger all the way, he had a really good chance of succeeding. Even the US intelligence and government apparatchiks were expecting Prigozhin to roll into Moscow and do it because they considered him to have more than enough necessary support in the Russian military and state institutions to do it.

Why he didn't, and just stopped out of nowhere, is insanely puzzling. It was right there for him to take and he just, idk, chickened out I guess. The United States was fully expecting him to do it and were equally baffled

Maybe he just wanted a pay hike?


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