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Double standards, hypocrisy (straight from the initiator/invaders). "blindingly obvious" is sort of a weasel phrase here (slant, bias), but OK then, m...
April 22, 2022 at 17:39
:o Seems the commenters agree — bad conditions and something ought be done. Those farmers doing unchecked capitalism (or being assholes) need slapping...
April 20, 2022 at 22:27
Thomas L Friedman opines (The New York Times): China and Russia Are Giving Authoritarianism a Bad Name (Apr 18, 2022) :D
April 20, 2022 at 00:16
Why? The diallelus applies just the same.
April 19, 2022 at 23:30
Yeah, kind of starting to think all the "NATO" "Nazi" "Putin is unstable" whatever stories are diversions or bullshit, and the invasion is a snaffle. ...
April 19, 2022 at 19:05
, such a deal would have to be negotiated by Ukraine (the invaded) and Russia (the invader). A bit hard to do with bombs falling (and the implied thre...
April 17, 2022 at 19:59
, it's no longer news, and hasn't been for some time: No NATO membership for Ukraine (said both by NATO and Ukraine). It hasn't been an excuse for a w...
April 17, 2022 at 09:11
Natalie Colarossi writes in Newsweek: Florida Rejects Dozens of Math Textbooks Over Alleged References to CRT (Apr 16, 2022) Oh wait, DeSantis. :D (Po...
April 17, 2022 at 01:15
Edmund Adam writes: Analysis: Ukraine war: The history of conflict shows how elective wars ultimately fail (Mar 29, 2022) (Didn't take Crimea and such...
April 09, 2022 at 05:43
Jonathan Freedland comments: Putin still has friends in the west – and they’re gaining ground (The Guardian; Apr 8, 2022) Comparatively, there's a goo...
April 09, 2022 at 01:43
The machinery is operating :fire: Mar 6, 2022 · Patriarchal Sermon on Cheesefare Week after the Liturgy at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior (Russian...
April 08, 2022 at 14:26
Kind of a big deal, but we'll see what comes of it: Key particle weighs in a bit heavy, confounding physicists Seth Borenstein AP News Apr 7, 2022
April 07, 2022 at 21:27
A brief commentary on the pandemic, Ukraine, democracy, extremism, (post)truth, ... Your Feelings Are No Excuse Margaret Atwood The Atlantic Apr 1, 20...
April 07, 2022 at 04:10
Flirting with victim blaming? (Was about to type something about "bending over", but nevermind, we might be in mixed company.) That pragmatic approach...
April 07, 2022 at 01:07
Bombing affects Ukrainians. Ukraine won't be joining NATO (main demand met, and has been for some time now). By the way, I hear that some of the 4 mil...
April 06, 2022 at 13:00
Kremlin's website has been on and off for a bit, maybe they're getting hit by hackers. Sure hope they don't cause any plane crashes. Russia’s Aviation...
April 06, 2022 at 04:14
How about asking the Ukrainians? About Ukraine, you know, where they live (and are now bombed)? About what they want?
April 06, 2022 at 02:22
Donald Trump Finally Admits Defeat: 'I Didn't Win the Election' (Newsweek; Apr 5, 2022) Took a while. Some of the Trumpists stick to the conspiracy th...
April 06, 2022 at 02:07
Apparently, Lord Yahweh had a piece of land in Sonoma, California a few decades ago — 30 acres (? 350m × 350m), as of May 6, 1969. It was that summer ...
April 05, 2022 at 23:07
Victor Satzewich writes: Analysis: The Russian diaspora isn’t showing much support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (Mar 17, 2022)
April 05, 2022 at 05:57
Kremlinology is actually a word and a thing. How about that. :) (seems a bit close to criminology but nevermind)
April 04, 2022 at 19:36
Maybe this is your kind of thing? I'm thinking that differentiating socialism and communism is needed.
April 04, 2022 at 19:28
My covert sources in the US tell me that the bill passed the House, then 12 Republicans voted for, 193 against, and all Democrats for. H.R.6833 - Affo...
April 04, 2022 at 04:53
Seems like Russian forces are failing at combined arms ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VoMw-ioPLw ... and are instead leveling civilian targets o...
April 04, 2022 at 02:12
@"StreetlightX", you should whip up a new thread, e.g. "The victims of capitalism", something like that. Could easily be both historical and ongoing. ...
April 02, 2022 at 21:43
Russia Will End Cooperation on International Space Station Citing Sanctions (Newsweek; Apr 2, 2022)
April 02, 2022 at 21:39
https://twitter.com/DSilvermint/status/1509039313857654785
April 02, 2022 at 04:43
Should be clear enough that Russia has the military resources and location to do whatever here. They've already leveled a number of Ukrainian areas, i...
April 01, 2022 at 16:55
, just scanned the page you posted. Concerning for sure, but not as concerning as Russia having amassed up close to half the world's nuclear ? weaponr...
April 01, 2022 at 00:20
Russia has violated other nations' airspaces on several occasions, and when their warplanes fly with transponders off they might jeopardize civilian t...
March 31, 2022 at 12:40
https://twitter.com/existentialcoms/status/848254382386757632
March 28, 2022 at 03:54
Paul Austin Murphy (Mar 16, 2022): Richard Rorty: “We don’t need to define the word ‘truth’.”
March 28, 2022 at 01:19
In the US, some go all the way with this part ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXJhtC45Y7c
March 28, 2022 at 01:15
Behind enemy lines: :fire: Russian warship destroyed in occupied port of Berdyansk, says Ukraine (Mar 24, 2022) Tightening things up: :zip: Putin Sign...
March 26, 2022 at 22:54
FYI: Maps: Tracking the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Rambling on from NATO membership, another of Putin's demands — Donetsk and Luhansk becoming two in...
March 26, 2022 at 22:03
No NATO membership for Ukraine ? (main demand met and has been for some time now) Where's Putin? AP News is usually taken to be reliable. Declaring th...
March 26, 2022 at 15:36
I can understand that pragmatic approach. Just have to remember that people have been (systematically) killed by the hands of empires that rolled in b...
March 25, 2022 at 17:02
Why would that be a big question? :brow: It's not. , none, except maybe add a bit more context to 's grievances. (Is "Petty Petkov" a good nickname?)
March 25, 2022 at 06:58
Syrian and Ukrainian refugees... Disgusting. Petkov :down: :sad:. Not a whole lot sought refuge in Russia, by the way: Refugees of the Syrian civil wa...
March 25, 2022 at 03:40
Way back when, East Germans wanted to flee to West Germany, but weren't allowed to. West Germans didn't want to "flee" to East Germany, but were large...
March 25, 2022 at 02:43
Why don't you tell? It's your theory. Tell what "the NWO agenda" is exactly. Actually, spamming this (already-spammed) thread might be too spammy. Tho...
March 23, 2022 at 21:48
"New World Order"? If so, ye' can't be serious. Couple chucklesome quotes...
March 23, 2022 at 14:48
Well, W L Craig has ditched most of them (by far): How Can Jesus Be the Only Way? (Nov 19, 2019; 5m:19s) • Religious Disagreement (IEP) • Religious Di...
March 23, 2022 at 04:27
, I guess that put Voznesenks on the map, a town of some 34,050 mostly Russian-speakers. Battle of Voznesensk (Wikipedia) FYI, as of typing, Voznesenk...
March 23, 2022 at 03:23
Beats me. Maybe the drinks were used for smuggling nuclear materials to the Luxembourgian resistance. Or something. https://twitter.com/marktait78/sta...
March 23, 2022 at 01:55
Saw an interview where Putin said the Soviet collapse was his defining moment. The interview took place at a school I think, and a young pupil asked h...
March 23, 2022 at 01:29
Red Bull thieves steal £850,000 worth of energy drink in staggering heist in Belgium (Aug 14, 2018) Thirsty fellas. Might'a been recognizable by their...
March 23, 2022 at 00:35
Hmm... I thought he'd been visiting hospitals or whatever, talking with UN/EU/US, making some efforts to talk with Putin, tweeting about a deepfake fe...
March 22, 2022 at 21:53
But... Alpha and Omega are Greek... It's all very confusing. :D That's hilarious, stealing. Credit @"Bitter Crank"?
March 22, 2022 at 15:34
, rt·com is run out of Moscow (you can call them at +7-4997500075, by the way). Not banned, not here at least. Do you think that makes bombing the Sal...
March 22, 2022 at 14:30