OT: World Politics

[axlsalinger]

I'm going to go as far as suggesting that the Germans could arrest a fair number more in their security, military, and political structures

"charged with treason" or the American equivalent, a book deal and offer to be head of a committee

 

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[Habsy]

What is it with these fucking falls. How could they possibly chalk it up to an accident? Or is that the point?

So stupid.

 

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[Stinky]

Bury them.

 

[MindzEye]

Probably, probably a big ass Ukie push towards Melitopol coming in the next few weeks.

- Ukies have slowly put a ton of men and equipment in the region, but without diverting much at all to Bakhmut (which is only about 150km from where they've placed the majority of these moved assets)

- At the same time they've reinforced Bakhmut and stabilized it after some minor Wagner successes in early December

- There appears to be political infighting in Bakhmut between Wagner & Russian forces over supplies. Wagner commanders have made videos that have been uploaded with them shit talking Shoigu and the Russian commanders in the region over their failure to supply Wagner properly. A lot of chatter of Wagner basically being exhausted there and another "operational pause" coming.

- Rumours of another mobilization coming in Russia

- Been a bunch of videos on Telegram of Russian equipment caravans moving through Mariupol on the way to Melitopol as well.

- That entire region has basically been a big mud pit for the last 2 months, but temperatures start to swing far enough below zero that armor pushes will be possible, starting on the 9th

 

[MindzEye]

 

[Stinky]

Fuck those orcs up.

 

[LeafGm]

What is it with these fucking falls. How could they possibly chalk it up to an accident? Or is that the point?

So stupid.

Yeah, I believe it is.

It’s part of an authoritarian’s power play. Feeding obvious bullshit to their propaganda organs that the propagandists know is obvious bullshit. And they in turn feed that obvious BS to a public that also knows that it’s obvious BS.

Then the fact that everybody still plays along anyway is as much a demonstration of the level of power & control the government possesses as the fact that they can murder these people with impunity.

 

[axlsalinger]

An obvious warning to Russian oligarchs and politicians: Cross Putin, and you may soon find yourself feeling dizzy and lightheaded on upper floors of buildings for reasons unexplained.

 

[axlsalinger]

I have triple-checked this, and these appear to be real tweets from the real Medvedev.

 

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[manny]

An obvious warning to Russian oligarchs and politicians: Cross Putin, and you may soon find yourself feeling dizzy and lightheaded on upper floors of buildings for reasons unexplained.

Third floor window this one. Fell from a window/fell down stairs is just a euphemism.

When was the last time any publically known person actually died accidentally from a fall? Besides Ivana, I mean.

 

[CRL]

Guy is raging alcoholic so don’t mind him

 

[Habsy]

Texas aligning with Mexico. That's a good troll job right there.

 

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[lecoqsportif]

Medvedev playing Risk again?

 

[LeafOfFaith]

I have triple-checked this, and these appear to be real tweets from the real Medvedev.

Is this supposed to be a joke? #8 and #9 are so dumb that it pulls the rug out of all the others, some of them being kinda far fetched already.

Maybe this is another pitchbot thing that I'm not understanding.

 

[axlsalinger]

Is this supposed to be a joke? #8 and #9 are so dumb that it pulls the rug out of all the others, some of them being kinda far fetched already.

Maybe this is another pitchbot thing that I'm not understanding.

I assume it's what passes for vodka-infused humour in Russian Soviet Union. Maybe he's trying to impress Daddy Vladdy. Who the fuck knows with these lunatics.

 

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