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15 | 3.71% |
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115 | 28.47% |
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67 | 16.58% |
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94 | 23.27% |
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14 | 3.47% |
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87 | 21.53% |
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1stGear posted:I thought Fizzy got threadbanned from here and was about to start a ruckus but lmao this is way funnier.
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Red Baron posted:so the WTC are like twin eyes of Sauron and bin Laden becomes Gandalf Mohammed and the muslim brotherhood of the ring? You know I think we're onto something.
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Jul 6, 2023 13:00
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Orange Devil posted:lol at the list of 14 not including Russia. Russia is a former Soviet Republic, so there are 15 of them, not 14. 14 countries which contain 88 regions
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Jul 6, 2023 13:02
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gradenko_2000 posted:https://twitter.com/CiaranDold/status/1676728712518070275?t=QIG0hK0c-Enw50IQ0LyE2Q&s=19 This isn't ai generated fake content?
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Jul 6, 2023 13:16
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Mr Hootington posted:This isn't ai generated fake content? apparently not? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kh32TcTzZE maybe don't play this clip on speakers gradenko_2000 has issued a correction as of 13:46 on Jul 6, 2023 |
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Jul 6, 2023 13:18
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Jul 6, 2023 13:20
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we’ll know somethings up when we start seeing satellite images with photoshopped Ladas on the top of the nuclear plant with cut off roofs
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Jul 6, 2023 13:25
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IAEA put out a new statement that they require more access to inspect ZNPP. So far, Russia has not granted full access and is preventing inspection of select areas of the nuclear plant. Not clear why Russia is not permitting the IAEA to do their job. https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/update-171-iaea-director-general-statement-on-situation-in-ukraine
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Jul 6, 2023 13:28
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mlmp08 posted:IAEA put out a new statement that they require more access to inspect ZNPP. So far, Russia has not granted full access and is preventing inspection of select areas of the nuclear plant. Not clear why Russia is not permitting the IAEA to do their job. V. Illych L. posted:one wonders why people might not want inspectors to wander around with unrestricted and unsupervised access to all sorts of things
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Jul 6, 2023 13:31
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So do we think that in the ZNPP, Russia stores critical secret plans? And if the IAEA inspects the plant, they’ll learn all of Russia’s secret warplans? If that’s the case, drat, maybe Russia should just hold their secret meetings and store their secret documents elsewhere. I can’t imagine Russians are that stupid to just hold war room meetings in side offices of the plant or on the roof. And it would run counter to the five principles of nuclear safety by making portions of the ZNPP into areas of military operations. It’s not like the IAEA is asking to inspect Shoigu’s house.
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Jul 6, 2023 13:35
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1stGear posted:I thought Fizzy got threadbanned from here and was about to start a ruckus but lmao this is way funnier. cspam doesn't do threadbans, and fizzy is welcome here
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Jul 6, 2023 13:38
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mlmp08 posted:IAEA put out a new statement that they require more access to inspect ZNPP. So far, Russia has not granted full access and is preventing inspection of select areas of the nuclear plant. Not clear why Russia is not permitting the IAEA to do their job. it is truly a mystery
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Jul 6, 2023 13:38
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Interesting choice of facial features on that caricature
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Jul 6, 2023 13:38
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Maybe it's just telling the rules-based international order to get bent, seeing as it has that kind of precedent. I just don't think they necessarily have a terrific and well-argued for Reason for doing it
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Jul 6, 2023 13:40
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would you let the cia into your NPP if they were trying to blow it up ?
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Jul 6, 2023 13:41
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euphronius posted:it is truly a mystery First, people said IAEA would simply inspect and find any malicious activity at ZNPP if it existed, so IAEA’s lack of findings are evidence that Ukraine is lying, and Russia has no secret military ops at ZNPP. Now it’s of course the IAEA should be restricted by Russia from doing thorough site inspections, because if the IAEA inspects ZNPP, they might find out about secret Russian military ops. It’s not a very consistent idea expressed. More consistent would just be to say that you believe without requiring evidence that Ukraine is lying and Russia is truthful. Then at least the logic would track.
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Jul 6, 2023 13:43
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its about as much of a mystery as the true identity of the nordstream bombers
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Jul 6, 2023 13:44
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Maybe they are different posters' ideas
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Jul 6, 2023 13:44
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The strongest reason someone might just assume that ZNPP will be fine, more or less, is that both Russia and Ukraine have been spazzing about it for over a year, but nothing significant has really happened, other than at least the IAEA getting limited access to the areas Russia permits.
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Jul 6, 2023 13:45
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Cerebral Bore posted:its about as much of a mystery as the true identity of the nordstream bombers Who do you think did it?
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Jul 6, 2023 13:46
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The recent recapturing of territory from the Russians in the Kharkiv region by the Ukrainian armed forces has raised a question: Should AP use the term “liberated” for these towns and villages? While the answer is delicate and nuanced, we believe that it is yes. Webster’s New World Collegiate Dictionary gives a straightforward definition for the verb liberate: to release from slavery, oppression, enemy occupation, etc. That fits the current circumstances. Therefore, in this conflict, we may use the words “liberate,” “liberated” or “liberation” when Ukrainian forces recapture or reacquire Ukrainian territory that had been seized and occupied by Russia. The use of the word recognizes that the territory was invaded and occupied by Russia and now has been restored to Ukraine. It is important to recognize, though, that “liberated” is one of those words that does contain a value judgment. It denotes that these places were under occupation and their recapture means renewed liberty for residents. “Liberation” of territory communicates that the recapture of territory is a restoration. We should be careful using the word “liberated” for all conflicts, because in some cases it is unclear whether the recapture of territory leads to greater freedom or benefits the population. For instance, many residents of eastern and central Europe may not have felt liberated when Soviet troops replaced German Nazi troops at the end of World War II. And the Chinese government uses the term “liberation” to refer to the 1949 Communist revolution, so the world has obvious pejorative tendencies in certain circumstances. When it comes to Ukraine, we should attribute the “liberation” to Ukrainian authorities or others unless AP has been able to visit the areas and confirm their recapture.
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Jul 6, 2023 13:46
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 what a nose
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Jul 6, 2023 13:47
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If I was waging a war against a bunch of perfidious dudes with swastika tattoos who had already blown up at least two dams and suicide bombed a bridgeI would not permit their bowtie wearing buddies access to my nuclear infrastructure, regardless of how much they insist that they are the adults in the room.
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Jul 6, 2023 13:48
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there could be a metal gear in the nuclear plant basement. can’t let that get out
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Jul 6, 2023 13:50
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Considering the Russian military needs to actively secure the plant from multiple threat, it is pretty understandable they wouldn’t want the inspectors everywhere beyond what is needed for operation.
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Jul 6, 2023 13:50
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mlmp08 posted:Who do you think did it? post/username combo
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Jul 6, 2023 13:50
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Ardennes posted:Considering the Russian military needs to actively secure the plant from multiple threat, it is pretty understandable they wouldn’t want the inspectors everywhere beyond what is needed for operation. You cannot inspect my room labeled “Very Safe Operations Only” right now. The door sign says it all! Fine, if the argument is that the IAEA must not be allowed to inspect safety of the plant except in specific areas the occupation forces permit, go for it. But people should not also assume that means the IAEA is confirming safe operations. Can’t really do both fully, as the IAEA argues rather reasonably.
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Jul 6, 2023 13:54
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i thought the point of the inspectors was to stop the shelling of the nuclear plant, not to make sure the russians know how to operate it
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Jul 6, 2023 13:59
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The perfidious asiatic russ will just hide all the explosives they need to sabotage their own nuclear plant behind the door to this shed. No, it doesnt make sense, no there isnt any evidence theyve been doing anything like this, but they are cunning and we cannot trust them These news are just red meat for a particular brand of libs that will hang on every bit of minutiae
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Jul 6, 2023 14:02
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Jel Shaker posted:i thought the point of the inspectors was to stop the shelling of the nuclear plant, not to make sure the russians know how to operate it The purpose is to inspect for the five principles established at the UN. https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/statements/iaea-director-general-statement-to-united-nations-security-council quote:
So it includes tasks like physical inspections of the plant and its facilities, reporting if they hear/observe shelling, reviewing readings of the plant itself, and speaking with the staff of the plant.
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Jul 6, 2023 14:03
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Just cover the external walls and roof with nuclear inspectors lashed in place. If anything happens like shelling or something they'll know about it right away.
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Jul 6, 2023 14:05
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Minion of Freya posted:If I was waging a war against a bunch of perfidious dudes with swastika tattoos who had already blown up at least two dams and suicide bombed a bridgeI would not permit their bowtie wearing buddies access to my nuclear infrastructure, regardless of how much they insist that they are the adults in the room. Oh man I gave these inspectors free run of the place now all my computers have a CIA virus on them and the plants about to blow. How did that happen?
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Jul 6, 2023 14:05
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The Russians should just lead IAEA to the roof top of the ZNPP and show they have placed some blown up rectangular pool toys on it.
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Jul 6, 2023 14:05
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The safest move for Russia would be to just let the IAEA look at stuff like the roof. If Ukraine is full of poo poo, the IAEA can say so! And then if there were a false flag shelling of the plant roof, the IAEA could at least confirm they didn’t see poo poo on their daily inspection or whatever. Hopefully no one is going to attack the plant anyway, so I hope this is all stage theater bullshit anyway. But Russia is missing an opportunity to let the IAEA fully inspect and then for the IAEA to publicly report they found nothing to corroborate Ukraine’s claims, since Ukraine is claiming there are explosives on specific roof points.
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Jul 6, 2023 14:08
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V. Illych L. posted:one wonders why people might not want inspectors to wander around with unrestricted and unsupervised access to all sorts of things US once again destroying an international agency's credibility. Almost as bad as that time they used the Red Cross to spy on people in Afghanistan, so the Taliban kicked them out. For all the West proselytizes their rules based international order, the US sure doesn't give a drat about maintaining the credibility those institutions need to function.
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Jul 6, 2023 14:11
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remember when amnesty put out that report that was kinda critical of ukraine and then had to walk it all back after getting dogpiled by the nafo crowd?
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Jul 6, 2023 14:14
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Deadly Ham Sandwich posted:US once again destroying an international agency's credibility. Almost as bad as that time they used the Red Cross to spy on people in Afghanistan, so the Taliban kicked them out. For all the West proselytizes their rules based international order, the US sure doesn't give a drat about maintaining the credibility those institutions need to function. Rules for thee, but not for me. Is the only rule of the US imperium. IAEA go on the roof of the NPP, wow how'd they get this Lada up here
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Jul 6, 2023 14:15
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It's funny but not surprising that US sees every organization as a tool to use and discard to maintain their hegemony and nothing more than that. Even funnier when those organizations convince themselves that they would be the one exception.
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Jul 6, 2023 14:15
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The inspector controversy has extremely 2000s Iraq vibes to it where kicking out the inspectors was used as evidence that Saddam was hiding wmds.
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Cerebral Bore posted:remember when amnesty put out that report that was kinda critical of ukraine and then had to walk it all back after getting dogpiled by the nafo crowd? They stood by those findings, with one tiny caveat amounting to something like “we could have sourced this part a little better.” They didn’t retract or walk back the report.
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