, what you keep missing is that there are assessments here of what Putin + team want others to hear, whether true/false/bullshit, each of which can be...
Industrialized land grab (and then some): Moscow Reportedly Threatened New Parents in Ukraine: Register Your Newborns as Russian or Else — Tony Spitz ...
, then there's a land corridor connecting Crimea and Russia (Kerch is a bit skimpy), and perhaps connecting Transnistria, all of Ukraine being the "be...
, I think Mearsheimer argued that the Kremlin decided Crimea is important enough for a Russian power position to grab. Maybe that's just part of it. A...
Shit! (apologies if my French is off) /uploads/resized/files/4z/5lbhyqfv7t1i7owa.jpg Today a god has arrived in our galaxy! You know, an all-powerful ...
Hmm Skipping it is, then. There are a few "fire-stokers" including the US, much to Prigozhin's dismay; there's also one fire-ender (skipped). Not that...
Russia’s St. Petersburg suspends, then restarts flights due to ‘unknown object’ — Arab News · Feb 28, 2023 Chinese balloons, spy drones, aliens, ...? ...
, as far as I know, the "weaken Russia" aim dates to the Cold War; original/declassified documents would be nifty to take a glance at, though it doesn...
FYI, how things are done in Moscow, reported by different sources, Yevgeny Prigozhin complains about his mercs not getting enough ammo from the Russia...
:brow: We might say ... By the way, I can think of some that would like the US going all isolation and NATO closing up shop. Can't tell if that's what...
Moldova is a small blotch on Putin's map, except not white+blue+red enough. Moldova president accuses Russia of plotting to oust pro-EU government — J...
Not going to link Putin's Feb 21 speech here ... ... It's largely the trite old bullshit (in the technical sense) anyway. «...; Nazis; we want peace; ...
Peace parties: the landlord says they want peace but without the land-grabbery the invaders (and destroyers) say they want peace but with the land-gra...
, I was more thinking of the logical problem with the self-reference, or potential problem. You're crafting a model ("map") of yourself (the "territor...
Putin's Russia, Khamenei's Iran, potentially China ... Moscow is not alone: Much has changed since invasion of Ukraine — Jonathan Spyer · The Jerusale...
FYI, foreign/independent journalists reporting on the ground: What the Russians left behind when they fled Kherson — CBC News: The National · Feb 23, ...
, it's not so much refusal, as it is that no one is blaming the Dutch! (imdb) Anyway, didn't the thread already establish that "Everyone is bad"? If w...
, observation, as the case may (or may not) be: The forum has a (noticeably) different distribution than the world of academic philosophers in general...
I think @"Banno" could make the observation without arguing/committing either way (but probably won't :grin:). Doesn't the observation stand on its ow...
Me personally, ...? I'm rather inconsequential, irrelevant, insignificant. I couldn't say exactly, but seriously enough I suppose, though not just (su...
YouTube versus Seymour Hersh aside, this bit ... ... isn't quite where Lawrence says. No conclusive evidence Russia is behind Nord Stream attack — Sha...
, well, what they say (others on Putin's team as well) is what they want everyone to hear, including Jane and Joe Russian. They've talked about doom a...
Meyn opines: What Putin’s speech reveals about his plans in Ukraine — Colin Meyn · The Hill · Feb 21, 2023 Putin (paraphrased): The West is out to des...
Nah, I was commenting on Russia "influencing" Ukraine. Earlier covertly, insurgence'ly, all that, then when that started looking less and less promisi...
Yet not all. Trails of (independent) evidence paint a picture and also suggests modus operandi, fingerprints, tell-tale tracks. The shamming, organize...
No need to go all zealous. :) "Scientists want you to know that most balloons come in peace. They're used for experiments to look at everything from c...
Apparently, some Russian military folk lament Biden visiting that "Russian territory" before Putin. :D Hmm Could Putin stride about Moscow, Biden stri...
I guess everyone has different aspirations... Chechnya's Kadyrov: one day I plan my own mercenary group — Caleb Davis, Guy Faulconbridge · Reuters · F...
What about drones? Some legislation has been put in place, though I don't recall the exact details here (I've had a small drone with camera from befor...
Russia blocks access to The Bell news website — Caleb Davis, Guy Faulconbridge · Reuters · Feb 19, 2023 Some degree of media control is expected when ...
The Chinese room sure has received a bit of attention. • Chinese Room Argument (IEP) • The Chinese Room Argument (SEP) • Chinese room (Wikipedia) • Qu...
@"Tzeentch", seems like such balloons do violate airspace regulations/laws. At least some of them are Chinese according to Chinese authorities themsel...
Plot Twist: Wormholes May Have Already Been Discovered — Rishabh Nakra, Shreejaya Karantha, Jeffrey Smith · The Secrets of the Universe · Dec 23, 2022...
AI Has Suddenly Evolved to Achieve Theory of Mind In a stunning development, a neural network now has the intuitive skills of a 9-year-old. — Darren O...
A report from the frontlines: ‘Better than nothing’: Outgunned Ukrainian pilots take the fight to Russia in ancient Soviet-era helicopters — Sam Kiley...
Had Russia taken over Kyiv in Feb 2022 and taken the government into custody (or worse), then Ukraine would more or less have fallen under Kremlin rul...
They're just out looking for balloons, it's trendy at the moment. :) US intercepts Russian bombers off Alaska for 2 straight days — Luis Martinez, Mar...
Well then ... :D With Russia’s Viagra supply cut off, authorities look to generics as backup — Francesca Ebel · The Washington Post · Feb 15, 2023 36 ...
The problem of Russian expansion (land grabbing) has come up before, starting a good while back. At first for Moldova, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Slova...
The balloonery apparently isn't just over North America. Balloon sighted over Latin America is from China, Beijing says — Al Jazeera · Feb 6, 2023 No,...
Russia may have lost an entire elite brigade near a Donetsk coal-mining town — Veronika Melkozerova · POLITICO · Feb 12, 2023 'This isn't Russian roul...
Quantum Entanglement Isn’t All That Spooky After All — Chris Ferrie · Scientific American · Feb 13, 2023 Hossenfelder comments further ... https://twi...
Iran smuggled drones into Russia using boats and state airline, sources reveal — Martin Chulov, Dan Sabbagh, Nechirvan Mando · The Guardian · Feb 12, ...
New Exascale Supercomputer Can Do a Quintillion Calculations a Second — Sarah Scoles · Scientific American · Feb 9, 2023 • the equipment runs 1.1 exaf...
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