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Originally posted by erikras:
So here's my question as a layman: Wouldn't cutting them off from the public internet also limit Russia's enemies' ability to hack, steal info, run misinformation campaigns, etc in the country. Seems like a double edged sword to me.

From Russia, it would. The world is a big place

Fucking idiots, and that's being kind about it.

Stop this idiotic, childish nonsense, you fucking idiots.

Canadian diner removes the name 'poutine' from its menu because it sounds like Putin

The contempt I have for people like this, the loathing- it's indescribable.

AVG IQ = 100

By Definition

The Babylon Bee is working overtime to keep up with real stories like the one Para posted.

That's just about Goddamned right.

Along these lines...

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Hot Takes Are Making the Ukraine Invasion Worse
Our political and media elites should think twice before they swarm social media like Russian tanks driving deep into Ukraine.
NICK GILLESPIE AND REGAN TAYLOR | 3.4.2022 9:01

Whenever something Earth-shattering and awful happens, we've come to expect grifters, celebrities, and attention whores to go to the mattresses with the dumbest and most-self-obsessed takes imaginable.

That's all well and good—Viva free speech!—but we shouldn't stand for that from the "serious" people—the activists, media figures, and policymakers who keep telling us how smart, informed, and wise they are.

That's especially true when we're talking about actual war.

So here's a word to the would-be wise: You don't have to serve up glib, instamatic replies that would make Joy Behar wince in the hopes of building a consensus for your pre-existing obsessions.

Full article: Hot Takes Are Making the Ukraine Invasion Worse

Instead of the designation of “East Atlantic Ocean”, wouldn’t a more accurate name be “South Arctic Ocean”?

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Joy Behar

Apparently she took a tumble getting into her chair. Pretty impressive tumble I hear.

^^^Where is this 'quote' from? Did she land on her head? I'd like to hear more...

^^^^well, since her head is normally up her ass I’d say yes!

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:

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Joy Behar

Apparently she took a tumble getting into her chair. Pretty impressive tumble I hear.

Evan Issac Newton hates that bitch.

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
The assassination of some obscure archduke set off one of the bloodiest conflicts in all of history. What do you think will happen if someone assassinates Putin? And at the behest of a US Senator for chrissakes!

Ehhhh…maybe obscure in 2022. But in 1914 he was the imminent heir to:

“Austria-Hungary was a multinational state and one of Europe's major powers at the time. Austria-Hungary was geographically the second-largest country in Europe after the Russian Empire, at 621,538 km2 (239,977 sq mi)[5] and the third-most populous (after Russia and the German Empire). The Empire built up the fourth-largest machine building industry in the world, after the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.[8] Austria-Hungary also became the world's third-largest manufacturer and exporter of electric home appliances, electric industrial appliances, and power generation apparatus for power plants, after the United States and the German Empire.”

He was kind of a big deal, historically speaking. Hence that whole “world war” thing…

Well Balze is a revisionist.

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Originally posted by Modern Day Savage:
I have a couple thoughts of my own but I'm curious; do you have any thoughts or insights as to the reasons for Soviet/ Russian institutionalized paranoia?

I don’t claim to be an expert on the subject, but I agree with Lefty Sig (except I’d say such memories do die hard.

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Originally posted by Lefty Sig:
Russia was invaded by Napolean and by Germany and suffered massive losses.

Other factors were such things as Patton’s (characterization omitted) comment that we should have continued the war in Europe against the USSR, plus our development of the atom bomb with the intention of keeping the technology secret. Earlier was the incursion by the US into far eastern USSR after the Soviet revolution. I also contend that people like the Soviets had no trouble believing that our resistance to their aggressive actions in attempting to spread the secular religion of Communism as far and as wide as possible was somehow aggression on our part and a threat to them in itself: “If you’re not with us, you’re against us,” and “not with us” means you’re scheming to destroy us.

I further suspect that the “They’re plotting our destruction” belief was aided and abetted by the Soviet and Russian Federation military leaders. They enjoyed a lot of perks that most citizens there didn’t, and what better way to keep them near the top of the nomenklatura heap than to keep reminding everyone of the wolf at the door? Considering how successful Soviet espionage and fostering of popular support for the regime in the West was, I believe that was a factor that is underappreciated today.

What rifle is this and how many round magazine, at the 0:13 - 0:15 mark?

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Originally posted by kimber1911:
What rifle is this and how many round magazine, at the 0:13 - 0:15 mark?

appears to be a RPK light MG

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RPK

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Rpk74. 5.45X39. 40 rd mag

Please don't confuse our total lack of trust in government with support for Russia. The fact that anyone believes what the media is putting out is sad. Whatever the other side of the issue is will never be allowed out

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Btw Network is now playing on TCM. Made in 1976, its still relevant.