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, do you think it's for the home audience? They're already under some impressive censorship/filtering/control/suppression; perhaps they can rile them ...

It's plain false (which has been pointed out already), so it's a bit puzzling. Oh well. Alternate world type stuff. The Kremlin circle has tried who-k...

, still going on about the Nazi stuff, eh? :) I guess I can re-repeat. Nah, Ukraine still isn't ruled by a Nazi regime; those claims are straight from...

They want reparations: Deputy Minister of Justice Irina Mudra: If Russia thinks that it will sign a settlement agreement without reparations - will no...

My view, ? It's from the Kremlin, like their "new reality" and whatever, and contrary to the UN (and the good baker Jones of upper Negombo, Sri Lanka)...

, , the invading buggers haven't opened negotiations, they've just restated their ultimatum. Negotiation isn't quite the right word here. (Has come up...

, it's safer to think that what you won't know can still kill you. But hey, you won't find any purely deductive disproof of solipsism either.

Russia says coexistence with Ukraine impossible, Zelenskyy vows to protect freedom (Global News · 4m:3s · Nov 21, 2023) https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

The strangest correlations ... :) Christian nationalists party at Mar-a-Lago and warn of God's wrath if Trump loses again (— Brad Reed · Raw Story · N...

These sorts of thought experiments have come up before, e.g. Oct 11, 2023. Let's have your take on it. (y) I guess that's what things look like on the...

, can't differentiate the :fire: war, and Putin's idiotic decision? Brilliant. :D Putin's (official) reasons were spoken, and they didn't compel his d...

No. This decision remains the most direct cause of this war: "On conducting a special military operation" —Putin

Russian elections expected in Mar 2024. Vladimir Putin’s interview with Le Figaro — The Kremlin · May 31, 2017 Peskov is convinced that the next presi...

"the Russian perspective", or the (current) Kremlin's? In this context, the main perspective is Ukrainian; just about everything that happens here is ...

:) Well, why the heck not Dwayne Johnson Says Political Parties Asked ‘If I Could Run’ for President and Showed Data Proving He’d Be a Contender: ‘It ...

McCarthy writes: China has a sweeping vision to reshape the world — and countries are listening — Simone McCarthy · CNN · Nov 10, 2023 I guess these k...

I suppose this shows the danger of being out in the open: Wherever a 155mm projectile will not reach, a missile launched from HIMARS will reach. (Arme...

No.

I'm wondering why "state" continues to be described as some external, independent, sentient being "out there". It's existentially dependent on people,...

In addition to Iranian kamikaze drones, Chinese "multi-purpose" gear and North Korean bombs, Pakistan Egypt Belarus Brazil buybacks: Russia Turns to L...

, an oceanic influencer. They can learn from each other, longer-term. Plausible. Apparently some started attacking sharks. Could also be related to tr...

Orcas took down Thanks Mum: Orcas Sink Sailing Yacht off Morocco (The Maritime Executive · Nov 5, 2023) Orcas sink another boat in Europe after a near...

Russian Official Issues Nuclear Weapons Warning After Historic Achievement — Nick Mordowanec · Newsweek · Nov 6, 2023 Putin ally: West increasing risk...

According to Express UK and their sources, Russia (partially) went into a war economy, various places (shopping malls, whatever companies) turned into...

If I remember right, those people are mostly concerned with policy. Or climate activists calling out policymakers.

With the brewing climate change, these have taken part in shaping the present: pandemic (Dec 2019), the US leaving Afghanistan (Feb 2020), Russia inva...

Ukraine’s commander-in-chief on the breakthrough he needs to beat Russia — The Economist · Nov 1, 2023 Peskov commented on Zaluzhnyi’s words about the...

Unverified independently (though consistent with other efforts): New recruitment scheme for those unwilling to join the Russian army. (Anton Gerashche...

, , I guess this stuff is a step in that direction, sort of ...? CEO on why giving all employees minimum salary of $70,000 still "works" six years lat...

I guess, by some odd logic, North Korea is waging a proxy war with Ukraine: North Korea believed to have exported over 1 million shells to Russia — Yo...

, right, yes, in broad strokes, "the West" is often North America + Europe + Australia + New Zealand. Oct 30, 2023 Russia blames Ukraine and the West ...

I'm with the good Doc: Evidently, people can't. :/ Or at least enough people can't.

I'd say worth serious consideration, except keep it legit. Either way, when the Kremlin deteriorates, all kinds of things are affected. Agreement/unit...

The "quiet invasion" ... Denial of Georgia's EU membership bid would be "a big victory for Russia," President Zourabichvili says — Sharyn Alfonsi, Ash...

Maybe Mearsheimer forgot post-Yalta. At least that Stalin-world ended. I suppose one could hope anyway (all of Europe preferably). Expensive, though. ...

Sudan has been a long disaster, humanitarian and otherwise. I'm not particularly optimistic.

Domitilla Sagramoso interview: 'Momentum is on side of Russia' despite minor Ukrainian victories, 'increasing opposition' to Putin — François Picard ·...

Not just the US, but you're right. They should just have been given the tools/resources from the get-go. On Russian Nuclear Threat, Putin Lets Others ...

, sure seems conflicting. A bit like when Saudi Arabia chaired UN's Human Rights thing, or Russia led UN's Security thing. I suppose, having the theoc...

, it remains open for speculation what might have happened if one of the photographers had fired a shot up in the air. :D /uploads/files/al/0rjlh8fz69...

We just watched Get Gotti (2023) about John Gotti, "rock star" Gambino. Real life thug'ism, different from Scarface (1983), but no less watchable. Her...

Better yet, one day a secular Buddhist will be president of the whole area, and it'll be a genuine democracy with separation of religion and politics.

Doesn't warring itself breach human rights and all that? In a way, if that's where you start reasoning, haven't you already lost...? Explainer: What w...

Migrants Reportedly Being Forced To Sign Contracts With Defense Ministry To Obtain Russian Citizenship — Angelica Evans, Nicole Wolkov, Karolina Hird,...

Putin sends message in German to Schröder's critics — t-online · Oct 24, 2023 Plainly, Rota isn't Nazi or a sympathizer. Neither is the Canadian gover...

Uh-oh Azerbaijan ? Armenia :fire: Is one of Russia’s oldest allies slipping from the Kremlin’s orbit? — Christian Edwards, Caolán Magee · CNN · Sep 17...

Ukraine’s race to build its own arms industry — Alec Russell, Christopher Miller, Roman Olearchyk · Financial Times · Oct 23, 2023 Back to sticks'n'st...

Anyone up for watching a crime drama about poisoning and trying to hide it, detective work, political activism, courage, might check Navalny (2022). I...

Kremlin says U.S. can't build 'new world order' that Biden spoke of — Gareth Jones · Reuters · Oct 23, 2023 Allow me to rephrase Pesky's statement :D

, nifty history roundup :up: The Canadian government sure reacted differently to Flight 182 (1985) than Bush Jr did to 9/11 (2001).