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  • Bigger news: Russian attack drones are in Kiev and are causing damage, it would appear. Have they gained ground and are they moving forward towards the city?
    by FLeXMurphy
  • Putin never asked me for anything.
    by ryanmarsh
  • At this point in time I think a few key observations should be clear:

    - Putin wages an invasion, with the primary goal to occupy territory. This is what they officially say too, bla bla bla Ukraine should give up Donbass etc... bla bla bla.

    - At the same time, Putin also wages a genocide. This is in many ways similar to other wars, e. g. Israel expanding and occupying Palestine, just on a large scale Putin commits to his genocidal war ambition here (see the rumours of another wave of upcoming mass mobilization in Russia).

    - Unfortunately, and this is an even bigger problem for more people in the future: Putin has no interest and desire, but also no longer any real possibility to end his war. He married the thought of the war to not only his own personal survival but that of imperialistic Russia. I don't really see how negotiations could work now (Trump acting as agent Krasnov won't do anything useful anyway, other than be a spokesperson for Putin - note that Yuri predicted this in the 1980s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5It1zarINv0) and this means Putin can only escalate further. While many think Putin is insane, I think the path of escalation "makes sense" IF you are willing to use nukes. While the USA meta-jabait trolls ("he won't use nukes"), I am pretty certain that he would. Which then brings us to the biggest question here:

    - Why is the EU not already mass-producing nukes for all member states?

    It can not continue that terrorists such as Putin continue to threaten europeans with total annihilation. Relying on the USA is a losing strategy; a replacement for NATO is necessary, one that can also include more actors, including Canadians. Either way I do not understand european politicians refusing to build up a nuclear arsenal for all members in the EU. That makes no sense. We all know Russia under Putin will continue to escalate daily. At some point these EU politicians then have to answer why they did not build up nukes. Agent Krasnov will never harm his business partner - he maximizes on his own personal wealth. Worst US president ever but best russian asset.

    by shevy-java
  • News like this getting posted and then echoes in meaningless reactionary commentary of clueless or otherwise motivated usernames is not gonna fly on my watch.

    “It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal.” - Henry Kissinger

    “Were there not an Israel, the US would have to invent an Israel to protect our interests in the region“ – Joe Biden, 1986

    “The Russians are dying. It’s the best money we’ve ever spent.“ – senator of USA

    “The goal is to use Afghanistan to wash money out of the tax bases of the US and Europe through Afghanistan and back into the hands of a transnational security elite. The goal is an endless war, not a successful war“ – Julian Assange

    “Soon after 9/11, former General Wesley Clark visited the Pentagon and saw plans for regime change in seven countries in five years: "Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan & finishing it off with Iran.“

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

    https://theintercept.com/2014/02/24/jtrig-manipulation/

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

    by secondary_op
  • Z should hit Russian data centers.
    by running101
  • I will not comment on the comparisons on this thread with nazi Germany, though as a person who lives abroad and is a native Russian speaker, and who understans a bit more about the causes of this war than the average american joe, then at least from the point of view of rabid nationalism and hatred of people based on their nationality, the Germany here is you and your friends in Kiev, and not Russia.

    Sorry, but nothing will change this basic truth: just as an example: remember permitting hate speech on your social networks against Russians, then "retracted" with no visible effect? I do.

    Effectively suppressing on your web forums discussions of ukranian "nationalism" (a very soft word to describe it) is another example, but there is much more.

    by icannotstandit
  • With this and the data center destruction in the Gulf, maybe in future countries will need to move to constructing datacenters deep underground to protect them. Probably more expensive, but I imagine still cheaper than building data centers in space.
    by logicchains

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