and on the first floor with no windows in the room.
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I think we'll look back on the Yeltsin years as the only brief democratic highlight in Russian history and even that era saw the rise of the oligarchs and their unaccountable power and wealth.
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
Most Russians don't have good memories from the 90's and that's a shame. Who on earth thought of "capitalism in 500 days"? I suspect many thinks of chaos when they remember that decade, but that was because of the economy and not democracy.
This video tries to analyze how the war in Ukraine is going (April 8.) in the military sense. Of course I can't say if the video is correct, but it looks convinsing to me.
It looks like the Swedish PM wants the country to join NATO. So does the government in Finland. Germany finally wants to meet the 2% military spending goal and many other NATO members are also beefing up their defence. Great job weakening NATO, Putin! 😁
From the US, I must say that it's incredibly satisfying seeing the perceived solidarity between the EU countries.
Current rankings (updated 12/21)
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Bond rankings: Lazenby>Moore>Connery>Craig>Brosnan>Dalton
Someone I know is reporting from Kiev for a major Norwegian newspaper. He's a brother of one of my best friends who didn't know until I asked him today. The journalist is also the son of my parent's former boss and a friend of theirs. He is reporting on horrible war crimes. I'm glad these things are being reported, and I hope he stays safe.
Russian FSB have arrested some Ukrainians for the attempted assassination of TV host (and major Putin propagandist) Vladimir Solovyov. Of course the apartement of the assassins was full of weapons, explosives, drugs and nazi paraphermalia. But why wasn't the door locked when the FSB came knocking in full SWAT gear, and why did an "assassin" just opened the door without even checking the peephole?
It gets stranger, In this photo of suspicious stuff we see three copies of the video game Sims. Was a FSB agent told to bring three SIM cards along with the nazi stuff? 😂
It gets stranger (and funnier). This hand written note says "signature unreadable" on the third line from the bottom. 🤣
Has anyome else noticed how combustable, or even explosive, huge Russian ammunition and petrol stores are? They seem to go BOOM at least weekly. I have no idea why, but these explosive fires seem to happen near Ukraine in the last couple of months. It's a mystery.
I nominate the Russian Army Signals Corps to the Free Speech Award of 2022 for their role in spreading information about the Russian forces activities in Ukraine to everyone except the Russian people. Especially the Ukrainian miltary have found the Russian radio traffic to be very informative and helpful, but also internasjonal media and inteligence organisations are very grateful for the efforts of the Russian Signals Corps. They would be a worthy winner!
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Okay. We should stop this before the thread becomes about US party politics and not the Ukraine conflict.
How do you start a joke about Vladimir Putin?
With looking over your shoulder.
And avoiding all food or drink...and being on the lookout for umbrella tips.
and on the first floor with no windows in the room.
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Bond rankings: Lazenby>Moore>Connery>Craig>Brosnan>Dalton
-Mr Arlington Beech
It's not surprising as I suppose the Russians have been (small "r") republicans since 1917. 😉
But Russia was only democratic (small "d") for a short while. 😥
I think we'll look back on the Yeltsin years as the only brief democratic highlight in Russian history and even that era saw the rise of the oligarchs and their unaccountable power and wealth.
Most Russians don't have good memories from the 90's and that's a shame. Who on earth thought of "capitalism in 500 days"? I suspect many thinks of chaos when they remember that decade, but that was because of the economy and not democracy.
This video tries to analyze how the war in Ukraine is going (April 8.) in the military sense. Of course I can't say if the video is correct, but it looks convinsing to me.
"Who is winning?" - Mythbusting the Ukraine-Russia war - YouTube
It looks like the Swedish PM wants the country to join NATO. So does the government in Finland. Germany finally wants to meet the 2% military spending goal and many other NATO members are also beefing up their defence. Great job weakening NATO, Putin! 😁
From the US, I must say that it's incredibly satisfying seeing the perceived solidarity between the EU countries.
OHMSS>FRWL>CR>TSWLM>NTTD>MR>SF>FYEO>GE>DN>YOLT>OP>
TND>TWINE>QOS>TB>TMWTGG>GF>LALD>TLD>AVTAK>SP>DAF>LTK>DAD
Bond rankings: Lazenby>Moore>Connery>Craig>Brosnan>Dalton
It's the exact oposite of what Putin expected to happen. Putin didn't expect this either:
Who's the best electrician in Russia?
Putin. In a few weeks he's managed to isolate Russia completely!
Is this Ukrainian stamp comderating the sinking of the Russian war ship Moskva the first ever use of a one-fingered salute on an official stamp? 😁
Someone I know is reporting from Kiev for a major Norwegian newspaper. He's a brother of one of my best friends who didn't know until I asked him today. The journalist is also the son of my parent's former boss and a friend of theirs. He is reporting on horrible war crimes. I'm glad these things are being reported, and I hope he stays safe.
Russian FSB have arrested some Ukrainians for the attempted assassination of TV host (and major Putin propagandist) Vladimir Solovyov. Of course the apartement of the assassins was full of weapons, explosives, drugs and nazi paraphermalia. But why wasn't the door locked when the FSB came knocking in full SWAT gear, and why did an "assassin" just opened the door without even checking the peephole?
It gets stranger, In this photo of suspicious stuff we see three copies of the video game Sims. Was a FSB agent told to bring three SIM cards along with the nazi stuff? 😂
It gets stranger (and funnier). This hand written note says "signature unreadable" on the third line from the bottom. 🤣
The whole story: Russia appears to confuse 'The Sims' for SIM cards in possible staged assassination attempt (nypost.com)
"The Ukraine war from a Russian perspective", a podcast from CaspianReport. This channel explains geopolitics well - if you like that sort of thing.
https://youtu.be/MkrLUFAcjH0
Has anyome else noticed how combustable, or even explosive, huge Russian ammunition and petrol stores are? They seem to go BOOM at least weekly. I have no idea why, but these explosive fires seem to happen near Ukraine in the last couple of months. It's a mystery.
12 hours ago in Bogorodsky,
Two days ago in Belgorod
Seven days ago in Bryansk.
🤣
-Mr Arlington Beech
I nominate the Russian Army Signals Corps to the Free Speech Award of 2022 for their role in spreading information about the Russian forces activities in Ukraine to everyone except the Russian people. Especially the Ukrainian miltary have found the Russian radio traffic to be very informative and helpful, but also internasjonal media and inteligence organisations are very grateful for the efforts of the Russian Signals Corps. They would be a worthy winner!
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