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My wife is friends with a lady from Kyiv who is currently fleeing for her life together with her mom with little more than the clothes on their backs. They're heading for the Polish border. We're looking to see if we can paypal them some money once they get there. poo poo is hosed up.
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Gearing up for Grozny 2.0 https://twitter.com/IAPonomarenko/status/1497177195609010179?s=19
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Feb 25, 2022 20:16
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Powerful big balls energy. https://twitter.com/peedutuisk/status/1497310882069581824?s=19
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Feb 25, 2022 22:49
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Still not seeing any pictures or verification of that Il-76 that the Ukrainians claim to have shot down, just a whole lot of twitter accounts echoing the same thing. Brutal if true though.
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Feb 26, 2022 01:13
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This, combined with the fact that the Russians are already warcriming it up, makes me feel really very not good. https://twitter.com/EuromaidanPress/status/1497378245683163142
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Feb 26, 2022 05:15
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Looks like Russia is getting booted from SWIFT edit: Partially, at least? https://twitter.com/SalehaMohsin/status/1497694500847767555 Nuclear Tourist fucked around with this message at 23:10 on Feb 26, 2022 |
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Feb 26, 2022 23:08
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That Works posted:What is Swift exactly? It's a Belgian LLC that serves as the global standard intermediary for transactions between banks in different countries.
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Feb 26, 2022 23:45
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Bears are airborne, probably. https://twitter.com/te3ej/status/1497750781633736706
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Feb 27, 2022 03:45
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Ukrainians are rolling out prototype vehicles to fight the Russians. https://twitter.com/Mukhtarr_MD/status/1497637375521931265
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Feb 27, 2022 05:20
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I know there were people earlier in this thread that said that there's not a chance in hell that this goes nuclear. I hope you're right. https://twitter.com/russianforces/status/1497926329844568073
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Feb 27, 2022 15:55
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Pine Cone Jones posted:https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1498006281403174914 I'm feeling nauseous. Wife is talking to her friend in Kyiv over WhatsApp. She's currently sheltering in a subway station and telling my wife that Russians are firing at civilians trying to flee the city. This could get super ugly real fast.
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Feb 27, 2022 20:21
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Comrade Blyatlov posted:Jesus gently caress. I guess Putin's lifespan is probably single digits of days at this point. Wouldn't be surprised if he makes it through this unscathed, but I'm happy to be proven wrong.
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Feb 28, 2022 00:22
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Just watched German chancellor Scholz address to the Bundestag in full, about doubling their defense budget, sending lethal aid to Ukraine and clamping down in every conceivable way to ensure that Russia is as isolated as possible in every way possible. Complete 180 from a week or two ago (I think? Things are moving so fast I'm losing track of time) when Nord Stream 2 was still very much a thing that was going to happen. Also got the vibe that he kinda sorta telegraphed that everyone should brace for what could be a very long and ugly conflict. He kinda looked like he had just seen a ghost.
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Feb 28, 2022 06:23
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Madurai posted:Regarding Russian vehicle markings: I saw this explanation offered, and have no idea as to its veracity We can probably add "red square - Belarusian forces" to that list soon. There's footage making the rounds on twitter et al of large columns of Belarusian troops lined up and ready to roll into Ukraine, and they all appear to have red squares painted on their vehicles.
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Feb 28, 2022 17:49
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Anyone heard anything further re: Russians using Bears and/or Blackjacks to take out arms and supply shipments from nato & western countries?
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Mar 1, 2022 05:24
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Vincent Van Goatse posted:Haven't even heard of it happening at all. Seeing a pretty steady stream of tweets along these lines: https://twitter.com/vpnewsodia/status/1498110929099051008 https://twitter.com/LKNFTFLIP/status/1498068432935399428 I realize that they're probably cruise missile platforms, but couldn't they theoretically be kitted out for carpet bombing supply convoys that are being trucked into Ukraine from the Polish border? If you have even a few miles of backed up traffic all loaded up with ATGMs and ammo, that would be unpleasant. This is just pure speculation on my part.
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Mar 1, 2022 05:52
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Wasabi the J posted:That one is doing flybys low and slow to make that loving sound scare people. Ok sure, but wouldn't they still be flying way over the ceiling of MANPADs if they were to do a bombing run across the Ukrainain side of the border? edit: https://twitter.com/CalibreObscura/status/1498428447097556995
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Mar 1, 2022 06:32
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Russia is pulling diplomats out of a LOT countries right now, even though airspace over most of Europe is strictly verboten for Russian planes as of now, it seems a few are being allowed in to retrieve embassy staff. https://twitter.com/DrBrandonHenry/status/1498522879654346753
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Mar 1, 2022 07:06
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Mar 2, 2022 05:04
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Comrade Blyatlov posted:Them and BP, or was there another one? Shell is getting the gently caress out as well. TotalEnergies, the French petroleum giant, is staying put in Russia for now but the French government is "to discuss Total's presence in Russia with its CEO" and it "has no capital for new projects".
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Mar 2, 2022 05:12
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psydude posted:They're repeating their performance from The Winter War, but with a modern take. While it's easy to make fun of the ineptitude of the Russian invasion, the fact is that they're still making steady if slow progress in south and northeast Ukraine. At this rate I imagine we'll probably see the Russians eventually capturing all major population centers within a few weeks, probably after most of them have been pounded into rubble by nonstop MLRS barrages. We're also finally starting to see Su-34 sorties from the Russian side after their air force being mysteriously absent for the most part, and I imagine what air assets the Ukrainians have left (including drones) are severely degraded which is probably why that giant 40-mile column of death bearing down on Kyiv has been left largely untouched.
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Mar 2, 2022 07:51
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psydude posted:I agree with you for the most part, but the longer it drags on, the more time the West has to resupply the Ukrainians. For example, they just tweeted this morning that they're receiving additional drones from Turkey. From what I can surmise, Ukraine hasn't committed all of its forces to the front lines yet. Some of that is practical - keeping supply lines open, but some of it clearly seems to be waiting for the Russians to push on Kiev. I can only hope you're right.
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Mar 2, 2022 08:35
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Oh for sure, I imagine that the governments of all countries that share land borders with Russia, except maybe China, are currently asking themselves who's next on the hit list if the Russian steamroller isn't halted in Ukraine.
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Mar 2, 2022 16:49
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Ukrainian SOF do not appear to be very happy with the Russians for demolishing apartment blocks with MLRS barrages. https://twitter.com/IAPonomarenko/status/1499090277197357056 Translation via google lens: 
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Mar 2, 2022 19:53
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Milo and POTUS posted:Elton John getting worried. I imagine it's similar. There's already numerous pictures floating around of people sheltering in the Kyiv subway with both cats and dogs. https://twitter.com/yamphoto/status/1499145276069756933 https://twitter.com/futurmrsmin/status/1498354009404579842 https://twitter.com/juliabeaudett/status/1498699505075642381
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Arsenic Lupin posted:Interesting thread.https://twitter.com/TrentTelenko/status/1499164245250002944 That thread has some interesting replies. https://twitter.com/KarlMuth/status/1499185800172474371
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bennyfactor posted:Sorry for not listening to a podcast, but what the gently caress? The Russians blew up something in the Czech Republic in recent years? Like, not 1968? Yes Also: https://twitter.com/iAmTheWarax/status/1499154073014185985
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Jimmy Smuts posted:Is this Winter War 2.0? Because man these guys seem to not know wtf they're doing. And it's confirmed that a lot of them didn't even know they'd be fighting Ukrainians. Global warming has ensured that it is Spring Mud War. Seems like it was a mild winter. I'm actually curious what the long-term environmental impacts of this will be, assuming the war and sanctions will drag on for many years. On one hand, I realize that a major land war like this is Extremely Not Good for the environment. And if fighting goes on into the summer, I wouldn't be surprised if it kicks off some major wildfires. On the other hand, several petroleum giants (Exxon, Shell, BP, maybe more?) are pulling out of Russia, so wouldn't a lot more fossil fuel stay in the ground? And the very active Russian domestic aviation industry has maybe a month of life left before flights start becoming very scarce due to lack of maintenance/parts.
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Mr. Nice! posted:There are no winners here. Everyone involved is going to be worse off when it is all said and done. War is hell, and no one should be cheering for death. I am unfortunately getting the same impression. Barring something miraculous happening, this is likely going to be an endless meat grinder of a conflict. https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1499388513996787714?t=_SGWNJe29HrQfZ5n0oeKyQ&s=19
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Radical 90s Wizard posted:Regarding Russian threats against Sweden and Finland, was there ever confirmation of that? It came up in the DnD thread and Finn/Swede Goons said zero local news agencies had mentioned it and it sounded like bullshit. I believe Lavrov demanded "security guarantees" from Sweden and Finland, and Su-27's out of Kaliningrad briefly violated Swedish airspace the other day.
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Saw this photo dump floating around on the combat footage subreddit: In it was this picture:  I've been trying to figure out what that shrink-wrapped car to the left is. It looks like an expensive and fast coupe, at first I thought it was a Mercedes SLS AMG, with that sloping rear, big wheel and the way the rear view mirror is positioned. But the rocker panel on those look a bit different, I think, unless it's some aftermarket thing  edit: for reference 
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Ataxerxes posted:Yeah, the Karelian Ishtmus. The issue popped up a few times during the Cold War but nothing concrete got done. There is a joke in Finnish, "Let's take back Karelia!(bottle by bottle)" since Karelia is also a beer brand. I always got a case of Karjala in the tax free shop when I went on Viking Line cruises, half a lifetime ago. Good stuff.
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A Festivus Miracle posted:I keep seeing this endless meme either expecting, encouraging, or assuming that Putin is going to die via a bullet from one of his cronies. This is the outcome I'm envisioning as well. There are some notable exceptions, but Soviet and Russian leaders have a long and proud history of staying in power until they sometimes quite literally die of old age despite instigating multiple horrific bloodbaths. I hope this all ends soon, but I'm bracing for years of looking at my twitter feed and seeing apartment blocks being blown to bits by rocket artillery and wrecked Russian tanks. Nuclear Tourist fucked around with this message at 05:59 on Mar 5, 2022 |
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Downtown Lviv https://twitter.com/joelw_762/status/1499779442616545283
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Tiny Timbs posted:The US and Europe are 100x more involved in this than I ever thought they would be. Russia's economy has been annihilated and modern arms and aid are flooding into Ukraine. I keep thinking that if Ukraine survives this they'll probably be armed to the absolute teeth for the next thousand years, and have a very capable foreign legion.
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I need to stop spending every waking moment reading about this war. My brain is starting to feel like a fried egg. What a complete horror show.
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Very awkward. https://twitter.com/JacquiHeinrich/status/1501333459972800527?s=19
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So how long before Russia starts using chemical weapons? I'm guessing not long.
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Softface posted:https://twitter.com/remilitari/status/1502012187627433986?s=20&t=sOJ-5aWdRbqvo78lcAKPuQ I don't even understand why they bother with this type of charade anymore. They obviously intend to use chemical/biological weapons, so why don't they just use them and retain some semblance of surprise instead of spelling out what they intend to do with this awkward high school theatre acting? Nuclear Tourist fucked around with this message at 06:54 on Mar 11, 2022 |
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psydude posted:The Guardian reporting that a NYT journalist was shot and killed by Russian forces in Irpin. No word yet on who it was, but it was a NYT team that documented the death of that family by mortar fire in Irpin. https://twitter.com/AlexKhrebet/status/1502988753165561857
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