Seems unexpected to me. /uploads/resized/files/f4/fq043txvz9gwup0f.png Russian soldiers appear to be dying in Ukraine at a remarkably high rate Casual...
The Nazi (and similar) creeps are a concern everywhere. Where things get worse is when they attain political power. In some places they hide more due ...
NATO, EU, US, Russia, China, ..., what about the Ukrainians? They're the ones getting bombed, not NATO, EU, US, China, or Russia; rather, the bombing ...
Some people are going for a trial thing ... • Statement calling for the creation of a Special Tribunal for the punishment of the crime of aggression a...
Yeah, so we actually have: 1. anything must have some other explanation 2. reality in total cannot have another explanation I'm not sure what could be...
Create themselves? :brow: What does that have to do with anything anyway? Seems the thread has veered off the opening post, and become a gallery for b...
For most practical purposes, i.e. actual: a·the·ism (noun) • disregard/dismissal of what theists have failed to prove in the first place • absence of ...
It would seem the same applies to, say, anyone that disregards/dismisses ancient astronaut theories. :D Good grief. Suggested title of new post: "The ...
Mar 16, 2022: • Deepfake Zelenskyy surrender video is the 'first intentionally used' in Ukraine war • Meta takes down deepfake of Ukraine’s President ...
If Putin doesn't start talking soon, then we might as well admit it: Putin just started bombing the $#!† out of another country and handed over a bunc...
, again, And it now seems off the table anyway — Putin's demand met. ? No Ukraine NATO membership. , the Nazi thing wasn't in Putin's demands (other t...
, as the case may be, you don't get to decide if someone invades you or not, they do, and, as the case may be, you don't get to decide if they have a ...
Analysis: Future infectious diseases: Recent history shows we can never again be complacent about pathogens (Mar 2, 2022) Either learn better to avoid...
Try throwing rocks and swear words at ... Defense industry of Russia (Wikipedia), Russia and weapons of mass destruction (Wikipedia), Infographic: Whi...
: Invaders set the tempo. They do as they please, or they're stopped. Maybe you hope they'll stop by themselves, just a bit of collateral damage? No, ...
According to rumors on the street, a couple Ukrainian mayors have already been napped and replaced by Russian puppets. If not for numerous onlookers a...
It seems to violate Putin's vision (not his eyes) and likely the same for some old-school Russians. But, hey, if they're genuinely scared of NATO, the...
So, going by Reuters, the deal the Kremlin offers is something like ... Russia halts military operations in Ukraine Ukraine cease military action agai...
Tom Southern, WIRED (Mar 10, 2022) writes: The Spectacular Collapse of Putin’s Disinformation Machinery It seems Putin has a vision of (or for) Russia...
Hmm capitalism means authoritarianism, ? I guess it can without regulatory protocols, as long as those don't turn authoritarian, right? Anyway, govern...
Haven't personally verified (darn thing is a good 70 pages)... Pillars of Russia’s Disinformation and Propaganda Ecosystem (US Dept of State, Aug 2020...
How do you figure? But, sure, not "omnipotent", there is a parliament and a few players after all. He's up there, though. On the mad speculative side,...
Sweden is traditionally neutral (though a good lot of Jews found safety in Sweden during Nazi times). Not sure if it's worth mentioning, but Sweden an...
Control? Just the "crafted Kremlin line" and no others? Not necessarily shoot. But (authoritarian) oppression, yep. Remove the rest. Alternatively, th...
, what do you think is going on? Ukraine: what anti-war protesters in Russia risk by speaking out (Mar 1, 2022) Russian police jail kids who took flow...
On Putin's to-do list? ? Prominent Russians join protests against Ukraine war amid 1,800 arrests (Feb 25, 2022) ? A few members of the Russian Parliam...
This one might not be as interesting/relevant, but, anyway, according to "Mapped: Corruption in Countries Around the World" (Feb 11, 2022), measuring ...
Well, imagine Putin feeling insecure about other neighbors, and going for his "Crimean solution". :/ The reality on the ground is the predicament the ...
UN vote "to reprimand Russia for invading Ukraine and demanded that Moscow stop fighting and withdraw its military forces" ("non-binding") 181/193 par...
Weird. Why white evangelical Christians are Putin's biggest American fan base (Mar 2, 2022) https://twitter.com/RightWingWatch/status/1496937857839153...
, such destruction. :( For centuries at that. Please keep the informative comments up. :up: Sure hope Ukraine won't become another Chechnya. At least ...
Putin seems to kick others around sort of effortlessly. Old playbook, like in 1938, when Hitler kicked the UK and France around, and thus forced then-...
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