OT: World Politics

[mbow30]

Remember, collapse rarely looks imminent. Everything appears pretty normal until it's all of a sudden not normal anymore.

Another sign for those who look for such things:

Russia has depleted its tank stocks: the industry is not covering combat losses

Discover insights into the decline of Russian tank restoration rates, dropping significantly compared to previous years.

militarnyi.com

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The article goes into more detail, but the TLDR is that all of the relatively to moderately easy stuff to repair from their stockpiles are gone and the refurbs are taking longer and longer to get ready for the field. Current restoration levels appear to be about 50% of what would be necessary to maintain the current rate of losses.

Thank you for the brevity.

 

[hockeylover]

View: https://bsky.app/profile/kylegriffin1.bsky.social/post/3lloahs7fa22e

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

1986 an American Challenger blew up seven seconds after blast off with five astronauts on board.

Yes because in capitalist America, even back then, the lowest bid wins the contract.

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

Remember, collapse rarely looks imminent. Everything appears pretty normal until it's all of a sudden not normal anymore.

Another sign for those who look for such things:

Russia has depleted its tank stocks: the industry is not covering combat losses

Discover insights into the decline of Russian tank restoration rates, dropping significantly compared to previous years.

militarnyi.com

View attachment 25443

The article goes into more detail, but the TLDR is that all of the relatively to moderately easy stuff to repair from their stockpiles are gone and the refurbs are taking longer and longer to get ready for the field. Current restoration levels appear to be about 50% of what would be necessary to maintain the current rate of losses.

Kinda how I recall the collapse of the old Soviet Union. Things seemed status quo and then the whole rotten edifice seemed to disintegrate in like, a week.

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

View: https://bsky.app/profile/kylegriffin1.bsky.social/post/3lloahs7fa22e

Now do Poilievre.

 

[manny]

Imagine if the US courts had the courage to do that for a twice-impeached felon facing 93 other criminal charges.

 

[Wayward DP]

Imagine if the US courts had the courage to do that for a twice-impeached felon facing 93 other criminal charges.

the Senate should have convicted him after Jan 6, too. failing to do so is and was inexcusable.

 

[manny]

the Senate should have convicted him after Jan 6, too. failing to do so is and was inexcusable.

Yep. A vote not to impeach was a Yes on political violence.

 

[axlsalinger]

View: https://x.com/Kasparov63/status/1906724338645995828

 

[MindzEye]

View: https://bsky.app/profile/kylegriffin1.bsky.social/post/3lloahs7fa22e

France is really having an international moment lately.

Be more like France.

 

[MindzEye]

View: https://x.com/Kasparov63/status/1906724338645995828

Yeah, they do this every spring and then try to pressure the conscripts (who can't legally be used to fight outside of Russia) into signing contracts so they can be sent to Ukraine.

Russia will run out of money before they run out of meat. 1917-18 redux.

 

[MindzEye]

View: https://bsky.app/profile/marikamikiashvili.bsky.social/post/3llouhwjves2z

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

Yeah, they do this every spring and then try to pressure the conscripts (who can't legally be used to fight outside of Russia) into signing contracts so they can be sent to Ukraine.

Russia will run out of money before they run out of meat. 1917-18 redux.

They never run out of meat.

 

[lecoqsportif]

Then the meat gets mad and puts the tsar up against a wall.

 

[LeafGm]

Yeah, they do this every spring and then try to pressure the conscripts (who can't legally be used to fight outside of Russia) into signing contracts so they can be sent to Ukraine.

Russia will run out of money before they run out of meat. 1917-18 redux.

Would they even need to bother with that now, since according to Russia, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson & Zaporizhzia—even the parts they don’t currently control or have never controlled—are all part of Russia proper?

 

[MindzEye]

Would they even need to bother with that now, since according to Russia, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson & Zaporizhzia—even the parts they don’t currently control or have never controlled—are all part of Russia proper?

Apparently yes, but it's Russia, so laws only really matter until they don't and then they do again if Putin says they do but then they don't again because reasons.

But my current understanding is that conscripts can't technically be used to fight outside the borders of Russia proper....which, well, isn't as big a problem as it would normally be for Putin because of this:



and this:



and lol, this now:




They can fight for the motherland while still inside the motherland!

 

[Cal Gal]

Advisers to Netanyahu arrested in corruption investigation​

Advisers to Netanyahu arrested in corruption investigation

Israel's police have detained two people as part of their investigation into alleged illegal ties between aides of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Gulf state of Qatar. According to Israeli media reports from Monday, the two suspects are both high-ranking advisers to the Israeli prime...

www.yahoo.com

 

[Cal Gal]

Sweden presents its largest aid package for Ukraine to date​

Sweden presents its largest aid package for Ukraine to date

Sweden has announced its largest military aid package for Ukraine to date, valued at almost 16 billion Swedish kronor ($1.6 billion), Defence Minister Pål Jonson said at a press conference on Monday. This 19th aid package brings Sweden's total military support for Ukraine this year to around...

www.yahoo.com

 

[zeke]

View: https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1907133549167456311

 

[lecoqsportif]

Volkswagen and Siemens want those minerals.