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teen witch
Oct 9, 2012

Wonder how it’s doing with our dying funny money



might as well show me öre. Woof.

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HappyHippo
Nov 19, 2003
Do you have an Air Miles Card?

Lord Stimperor posted:

It is my opinion that in the entire alternative facts world, including the Russian propaganda extended universe, contradictions are more thought of as a test / show of loyalty. It doesn't matter if it's impossible or not, you either go along or you dont.

I've heard the term Tribal Epistemology used for this and it's perfect

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/3/22/14762030/donald-trump-tribal-epistemology

zone
Dec 6, 2016

https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1676828744646795264
How to know your special military operation is going well; by sending the armies stationed in specific locations with a specific purpose to shore up your faltering lines for lack of anyone else to do so.

Rust Martialis
May 8, 2007

At night, Bavovnyatko quietly comes to the occupiers’ bases, depots, airfields, oil refineries and other places full of flammable items and starts playing with fire there

teen witch posted:

Wonder how it’s doing with our dying funny money



might as well show me öre. Woof.



:haw:

mobby_6kl
Aug 9, 2009

by Fluffdaddy
You see, stupid westoid, this is actually good for russia because it means they're getting more rubbles for in-demand exports such as oil and oil.

Anders
Nov 8, 2004

I'd rather score...

... but I'll grind it good for you

:norway: :saddowns:

Anders fucked around with this message at 17:05 on Jul 6, 2023

WAR CRIME GIGOLO
Oct 3, 2012

The Hague
tryna get me
for these glutes

zone posted:

https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1676828744646795264
How to know your special military operation is going well; by sending the armies stationed in specific locations with a specific purpose to shore up your faltering lines for lack of anyone else to do so.

I like that Russia has to dedicated it's peace keeping and anti Chinese hard power forces to fight Ukraine lol


It worked out ZREAL WELL

moon demon
Sep 11, 2001

of the moon, of the dream

lmao

CommissarMega
Nov 18, 2008

THUNDERDOME LOSER

WAR CRIME GIGOLO posted:

I like that Russia has to dedicated it's peace keeping and anti Chinese hard power forces to fight Ukraine lol


It worked out ZREAL WELL

To be honest, now that we know how garbage Russia's actual power level is, would they really have helped do whatever they were supposed to? Russia could loudly proclaim that it was stationing Terminators near China and Space Marines near NATO, and we'd all know they'd be more of a pushover than a single bowling pin.

Tai
Mar 8, 2006
That dollar to ruble conversation is really great for tankies who wish to move to enlightened russia.

What? Why aren't you packing your bags?

EorayMel
May 30, 2015

WE GET IT. YOU LOVE GUN JESUS. Toujours des fusils Bullpup Français.

Tai posted:

That dollar to ruble conversation is really great for tankies who wish to move to enlightened russia.

What? Why aren't you packing your bags?

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zone
Dec 6, 2016

Tai posted:

That dollar to ruble conversation is really great for tankies who wish to move to enlightened russia.

What? Why aren't you packing your bags?

Sounds like a brilliant idea to me. Give them all one way tickets to the glorious Puccia, North Korea, and China, and make sure they don't come back. If they like authoritarian hellholes so much, they're welcome to be off there any time.

zone
Dec 6, 2016

quote:

Fighterbomber
I'm not hinting at anything, but in Rostov the military-space An-72 heroically goat up to the state of almost total with a pilotess at the wheel.

I understand that we still have more aircraft than they have been produced, but do not say that I did not warn you.
https://t.me/fighter_bomber/13069
So somehow, Russia lost an An-72 on the Rostov airbase.

Der Kyhe
Jun 25, 2008

Anders posted:

Jens not being useless is pretty weird as a Norwegian. He’s actually doing a good job (despite/because him never being in the military)

Before he was asked to continue as leader of NATO he almost became the director of the national bank, and he’d be a train wreck there as he wouldn’t have any legitimacy

Considering that the new Finnish government just switched the trade minister from nazi right winger to an alleged pedophile, its actually a small miracle how competent Sanna Marin and her cabinet was both during the COVID-19 and about joining NATO. And maybe a wakeup call for people to stop voting for the right-leaning populist party.

Flavahbeast
Jul 21, 2001


zone posted:

https://t.me/fighter_bomber/13069
So somehow, Russia lost an An-72 on the Rostov airbase.

does he have a problem with female pilots or something

edit: judging by the comments that is indeed what he's saying

Flavahbeast fucked around with this message at 18:13 on Jul 6, 2023

HonorableTB
Dec 22, 2006
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1676898413630177280?s=20

As long as Russia doesn't get to keep any Ukrainian lands, then fine. Negotiate away. Ukraine demands the restoration of its 1991 borders and any attempt to undermine that should be met with appropriate consequences

TulliusCicero
Jul 29, 2017



Oh God it's Flynn and that Fox News Colonel always sucking Russia off isn't it?

Toxic Mental
Jun 1, 2019

I'm sure that the Russians will negotiate in good faith lol

Filox
Oct 4, 2014

Grimey Drawer
So, has anybody done the math to figure out if the ruble is worth more or less than toilet paper now?

I figure a mid-price range, average quality bog roll to establish a working value for butt wipe paper. I suck at math, so I'll leave it to smarter brains, if they want to run the figures. (Also have to get on that 'clean the garage' project.)

HonorableTB
Dec 22, 2006

Filox posted:

So, has anybody done the math to figure out if the ruble is worth more or less than toilet paper now?

I figure a mid-price range, average quality bog roll to establish a working value for butt wipe paper. I suck at math, so I'll leave it to smarter brains, if they want to run the figures. (Also have to get on that 'clean the garage' project.)

Still worth more than Russian Lambi. I'd wipe my rear end with literal rubles over using that awful junk again

steinrokkan
Apr 2, 2011



Soiled Meat

TulliusCicero posted:

Oh God it's Flynn and that Fox News Colonel always sucking Russia off isn't it?

It's Jared Kushner, the mastermind behind the Palestine Israel peace.

Anders
Nov 8, 2004

I'd rather score...

... but I'll grind it good for you

Der Kyhe posted:

Considering that the new Finnish government just switched the trade minister from nazi right winger to an alleged pedophile, its actually a small miracle how competent Sanna Marin and her cabinet was both during the COVID-19 and about joining NATO. And maybe a wakeup call for people to stop voting for the right-leaning populist party.

Norway had 5 different Ministers of Justice in 6 years when the Progress Party were in the last coalition. Mostly in hilariously dumb scandal

After two years of a new government the blue coalition is leading heavily in the polls

The red/green coalition has been pretty bad and have its share of scandals, but not terrible like the last one - but none of them are actually left wing either. It’s Labour and the Farmers Party who’re in government, and they only have the Socialist party dragging them left

Tl;dr: The voters never learn

El Jebus
Jun 18, 2008

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steinrokkan posted:

It's Jared Kushner, the mastermind behind the Palestine Israel peace.

*quickly googles current events in Israel and Palestine*...

Oh god please no.

beer_war
Mar 10, 2005

Re: unknown objects on the roof of the ZNPP. They're probably just image artifacts.

https://twitter.com/gbrumfiel/status/1676962873975918596?s=20

Roman Reigns
Aug 23, 2007

HonorableTB posted:

https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1676898413630177280?s=20

As long as Russia doesn't get to keep any Ukrainian lands, then fine. Negotiate away. Ukraine demands the restoration of its 1991 borders and any attempt to undermine that should be met with appropriate consequences

I think any peace talks that do not have Ukraine at the table is a waste of everyone’s time at best

Der Kyhe
Jun 25, 2008

Roman Reigns posted:

I think any peace talks that do not have Ukraine at the table is a waste of everyone’s time at best

It is a way to get an unofficial clue on how close Russia is to giving up, or what might cause the Russians to give up without Ukraine looking like its considering bending over.

So it does have a sort of function, but not very useful one. And it does not work if it cannot stay out of press.

tiaz
Jul 1, 2004

PICK UP THAT PRESENT.


Zelensky's Zealots

celewign posted:

I work in this industry, and although I can't go into detail I can say that your mistake is assuming technology advances on these sensors are limited to visible light resolution improvement.

I'm not sure why the government would want to resolve a face from orbit anyways, people choose to have unique RF signatures associated to themselves 24/7 that are highly detectable.

Good point, thanks! I run an ASD-B receiver and I remember one time I saw a government-operated twin doing those bean-shaped signal-finding orbits before moving them down I-5 at highway speeds so presumably they were tracking someone. A little alarming in that, you know, you cant hide :tinfoil: but I try not to lean into that, it's not like I could've plausibly hid from state-level resources before.

Deteriorata
Feb 6, 2005

Der Kyhe posted:

It is a way to get an unofficial clue on how close Russia is to giving up, or what might cause the Russians to give up without Ukraine looking like its considering bending over.

So it does have a sort of function, but not very useful one. And it does not work if it cannot stay out of press.

The article describes one brief meeting back in April. I don't think it is actually very meaningful. The article is very click-baity.

There's certainly no suggestion of any on-going peace talk attempts behind the scenes or anything similar.

Zippy the Bummer
Dec 14, 2008

Silent Majority
The Don
LORD COMMANDER OF THE UKRAINIAN ARMED FORCES
if prigozin being alive is worse for the Russian war effort then I am glad he's not dead



Toxic Mental
Jun 1, 2019

Yeah those talks basically serve as another liason from a more powerful broker. It's fine. The US's interests are the same as Ukraine's so even though I don't expect anything, it's better than like, Xi "negotiating" with Russia or whatever.

Speaking of which, remember when China sent envoys to "end the war" lmao

spankmeister
Jun 15, 2008






I certainly remember China proposing a "peace plan" which amounted to giving Russia everything it wants, and then getting all pissy when Ukraine rejected it.

Budzilla
Oct 14, 2007

We can all learn from our past mistakes.

EasilyConfused posted:

Actually, they just yell ENHANCE a lot
Everyone does!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxq9yj2pVWk

HonorableTB
Dec 22, 2006
https://twitter.com/rusprocuratsia/status/1676774482298519552?s=20

they forgot to include Russia shooting down all of Rogue Squadron and the liquidation of the Z Warriors. Bad news for Goku, there's no dragon balls in Ukraine (this is a funny joke account to be clear, they never break kayfabe)

gyrotachometer
Jul 20, 2020

Anders posted:

Norway had 5 different Ministers of Justice in 6 years when the Progress Party were in the last coalition. Mostly in hilariously dumb scandal

After two years of a new government the blue coalition is leading heavily in the polls

The red/green coalition has been pretty bad and have its share of scandals, but not terrible like the last one - but none of them are actually left wing either. It’s Labour and the Farmers Party who’re in government, and they only have the Socialist party dragging them left

Tl;dr: The voters never learn

the sunglasses...

Der Kyhe
Jun 25, 2008

HonorableTB posted:

https://twitter.com/rusprocuratsia/status/1676774482298519552?s=20

they forgot to include Russia shooting down all of Rogue Squadron and the liquidation of the Z Warriors. Bad news for Goku, there's no dragon balls in Ukraine (this is a funny joke account to be clear, they never break kayfabe)

Ah gently caress another Superman lost, time to boot up the cloning vat ...again.

Sashimi
Dec 26, 2008


College Slice
I'm just waiting to hear the war story of how a brave SU-57 pilot managed to pull off the trench run to blow up Ukraine's Death Star.

HonorableTB
Dec 22, 2006

Sashimi posted:

I'm just waiting to hear the war story of how a brave SU-57 pilot managed to pull off the trench run to blow up Ukraine's Death Star.

Come on down to Big Suka Sukhoi, home of the only stealth fighter that absolutely everyone can see on radar

HonorableTB
Dec 22, 2006
putin is a real piece of poo poo

https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1676916154714017793?s=20

zone
Dec 6, 2016

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poverty goat
Feb 15, 2004



there have been headlines since the war started about prominent russians using back channels to negotiate peace. a lot of good it did so far

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