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Originally posted by maladat:

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Originally posted by sigmonkey:
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Putin may state that he was simply trying to "save" the Ukrainian people from [...] Nazis.

Truly, Putin is doing a service to the world. Aren't those Jews that lost family members in the Holocaust just the worst, most Nazi-est Nazis ever?

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
Lord, give me strength...

The virtue signaling dial has been moved to 11.

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With the start of a brand new month, Disney is often forced to remove some content from Disney+ in the United States due to pre-existing contracts made before Disney+ was created.

Unfortunately, this month, the classic animated film from 20th Century Studios, “Anastasia”, has been removed from Disney+ in the United States. However, the film is still available on Disney+ in other countries. This removal from Disney+ has nothing to do with the current crisis involving Ukraine and Russia.

“Anastasia” will be available on Starz from March 18th.


This animated adventure spins a more optimistic twist on the long-mythicized story of the “lost daughter” of Russia’s last czar. A wicked sorcerer places a curse on the Romanov family, and Anastasia is separated from them during their attempts to escape from a rowdy revolt seizing their palace. Years later, after growing up with amnesia in an orphanage, “Anya” encounters two Russian men seeking a reward offered by the Dowager Empress Marie, for the return of her missing granddaughter. They decide to travel together to visit the Empress in Paris. Will Anya finally be reunited with her remaining family and find a loving home at last?


Unlike other streaming services like Netflix or Hulu, Disney+ doesn’t inform subscribers in advance of any removals.


The film was only added onto Disney+ in the United States in December 2020, having previously been available on HBO Max.

Unfortunately, it’s unknown how long the film will be unavailable on Disney+ in the US, but once it has completed its contract with Starz, it will then return to Disney+.

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Originally posted by Modern Day Savage:

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Originally posted by maladat:

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Originally posted by sigmonkey:
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Putin may state that he was simply trying to "save" the Ukrainian people from [...] Nazis.

Truly, Putin is doing a service to the world. Aren't those Jews that lost family members in the Holocaust just the worst, most Nazi-est Nazis ever?

The irony in President Putin's justification for invading Ukraine in order to perform a "de-NAZIfication" campaign, is that Ukrainian President Zelensky is a Jew.

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Originally posted by SIGnified:
Depopulation is in play. Just as in Grozny and Syria.


Going to be rough days.

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Originally posted by maladat:

Nothing to do with this. Anastasia was already scheduled to be removed from Disney+ because there was a pre-existing streaming contract with Starz from before Disney+ even existed. It's going to be exclusive on Starz starting on March 18th and Disney+ had to remove it.

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:

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Originally posted by maladat:

Nothing to do with this. Anastasia was already scheduled to be removed from Disney+ because there was a pre-existing streaming contract with Starz from before Disney+ even existed. It's going to be exclusive on Starz starting on March 18th and Disney+ had to remove it.

Yeah, ok. Just a huge coincidence then. March 18th but they yank it now. Sure.

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Originally posted by arfmel:
Just thinking here…wouldn’t blowing up bio weapons labs to protect people from bio weapons be kinda counterproductive?

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Originally posted by sigfreund:
And FWIW, the Soviets did continue their bioweapons program for years after they agreed to quit, so there are probably a few of those experts (not to mention people like me who have read a book or two) who could have advised the current leadership that dropping bombs on a laboratory won’t necessarily, or even very likely, kill all the microbes and spores that would be released into the environment by such an action. In fact, the Soviets learned what happens when anthrax spores are released by accident from a lab into the nearby community. If the Russians are planning to actually occupy Ukraine, one would think that would be something to consider.

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Originally posted by corsair:
The Russians just love their rocket attacks and have no compunction about wiping-out grid-squares, regardless of location, setting or, opposition. Their heavy, (you could say over-usage) of thermobaric warheads in their rocket attacks just reinforces their inability to be precise, exacting and focused.

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Originally posted by maladat:
The real headline here: Balzé Halzé uses Gaston as his Disney+ avatar.

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Originally posted by bigdeal:

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Originally posted by corsair:
The Russians just love their rocket attacks and have no compunction about wiping-out grid-squares, regardless of location, setting or, opposition. Their heavy, (you could say over-usage) of thermobaric warheads in their rocket attacks just reinforces their inability to be precise, exacting and focused.

In a sick sort of way, this type of warfare is 'good' as it makes people 1) terrified, and 2) sickened by the damage and losses. As such, this is the type of warfare that reminds people why war and fighting is 'bad'. The US's 'strategic' eliminations with virtually no collateral damage makes war far to clean and something not to be avoided at all costs.

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Originally posted by RogueJSK:
Ignorant folks lashing out at stuff that's not even tied to what they're lashing out about.

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Originally posted by corsair:

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Originally posted by SIGnified:
Depopulation is in play. Just as in Grozny and Syria.


Going to be rough days.

We're seeing a slow, ugly and sloppy land grab.
The Russians just love their rocket attacks and have no compunction about wiping-out grid-squares, regardless of location, setting or, opposition. Their heavy, (you could say over-usage) of thermobaric warheads in their rocket attacks just reinforces their inability to be precise, exacting and focused.