re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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but the encrypted apps are amazing to me.

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Overseas we always use Signal or WhatsApp. Signal has come a long way.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the Jewishness of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky does not cancel his Nazism. "Adolf Hitler also had Jewish blood"


At least their propaganda is entertaining.

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This is the kind of shite we expect to hear from leftists/MSM in this country

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The Japanese were pessimistic about their chances. They went to war because of national honor.

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You’re getting downvoted but yall are sort of both right (and wrong). The part you’re wrong about is the “going to war for national honor.” They didn’t attack Pearl Harbor out of “honor,” but you are correct that they also were under no real illusion they could defeat the US militarily in a big war.

It’s hard to see in hindsight - and obviously it was a bit of a stumble - but there was a certain almost convincing logic to the Japanese decision to bomb. You think we are divided these days? Pre-WW2 America would laugh. We had the Great Depression, Jim Crow, prohibition, etc… The only thing the public seemingly agreed on is we didn’t want to go to war, not even in Europe where we had all our cultural, historic, and economic ties. Why would anyone GAF about a regional Asian conflict with almost nothing in the way of American interests or ties? Surely Americans would have more important things to worry about than a targeted military strike against a naval base most people didn’t know we had on some island in the middle of Pacific. You can almost make the case that it would be downright illogical to expect a strong reaction from the US. The Japanese plan wasn’t to try to defeat the US in some drawn out war; it was to quickly signal to the US that continuing to dick around over there isn’t worth it.

Unfortunately for them and every other foreign leader past and present with that same logic, it is really not normal the quickness and efficiency with which Americans will get over each other and go frick up anyone who tries to ruin our normal routine of fighting ourselves. Americans are weird asf

Not to sound cheesy but it really is a hallmark of the American experience that we have a lot of patience and even pride for the kind of internal division and infighting that most societies would consider a weakness. We consider it a strength, and other powers have and will continue to read it wrong at their peril




PS: before any politard can say it: yes, this includes the vast majority of the people who vote for the other team than you. Yes there will always be a fringe on all sides, but they get to go sit in the corner.

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Overseas we always use Signal or WhatsApp

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bingo.

Russia has managed to alienate one of the handful of countries that was kinda sorta on the fence...

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TEL AVIV —

Israel on Monday lashed out at Russia over “unforgivable” comments by its foreign minister about Nazism and antisemitism, including claims that Hitler was Jewish and that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Jewish origins do not mean his country can’t harbor Nazi elements.

Israel, which summoned the Russian ambassador in response to the remarks by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, said such comments blamed Jews for their own murder in the Holocaust.

It was a sharp setback to ties between the two countries at a time when Israel has sought to stake out a neutral position between Russia and Ukraine and remain in Moscow’s good books for its security needs in the Middle East.

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Appreciate you BRillini. At the time I wasn’t sure how much I should say about that .2 to half a KM is a huge advantage obviously but the M777s weren’t guaranteed or broadcast at that point-I’ll say one thing for old snazzykhunt he made me check in with my folks to ask if ok to post. I kind of alluded to the extended range and munitions capabilities of the 600 series switchblade loitering drones at one point before and I regretted saying anything so I was reticent to post anything but vague numbers…

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I’ll say one thing for old snazzykhunt he made me check in with my folks to ask if ok to post. I kind of alluded to the extended range and munitions capabilities of the 600 series switchblade loitering drones at one point before and I regretted saying anything so I was reticent to post anything but vague numbers…

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Happy to contribute.

FWIW - After seeing that, I believe you are who you say you are. You'll forgive me if I'm skeptical of people who are "in the know" on the internet. If not, eh, I don't care.

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You'll forgive me if I'm skeptical of people who are "in the know" on the internet. If not, eh, I don't care

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Skepticism is still important to help keep this place from drifting too far into echo chamber land!

Before you showed up in this thread I’ve explained 3-4 times who I am and who I speak with, when I say I’m tired of explaining, I mean it plainly. It was the Q shite that pissed me off. I’ll forgive your skepticism of course. You were right about the name calling too lol anyway-appreciate the acknowledgment, I assume you’ve been called worse.

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according to a video from the mysterious Telegram channel “General SVR” on Saturday.

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I may wait for another source.