Posts by Michael Davis10

rowdytiger13 said:Yeah, but they're basically paralyzing the Russian central bank's assets—freezing transactions so they can't actually cash out their holdings.
The main players involved are the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, the UK, Canada, and the USA.
That's a real hit...

I mean, what kind of assets does the Russian central bank even have in the EU?
And they'll probably just freeze Western central banks' assets in return.

It's all just a mess, honestly.
Seems like they're getting squeezed, so they left some banks in SWIFT, I guess, just so they can still buy energy without having to lug suitcases of cash back to Moscow.

So I'm reading this on CNN... They've kicked those banks out of SWIFT. They were already under sanctions anyway, but maybe more will follow if they have to.

I guess Uncle Sam is really playing hardball here.
Looks like things are getting pretty intense over in Europe too, I suppose.

Paul Patel95 said:Some Russian banks are about to get kicked off SWIFT entirely

And the others... I guess they'll leave enough open so we can still buy gas and oil lol

crimsonlynx24 said:Honestly, the sheer amount of propaganda coming out of Western media outlets—including our own domestic news cycles—is enough to make anyone lose their appetite. It’s all just mindless reporting without a single shred of fact-checking; modern journalism has essentially devolved into a race for clickbait because everyone seems obsessed with chasing that glossy, Hollywood-inspired Western lifestyle. And let’s be real: any propaganda peddled by the West carries significantly more weight than anything coming from the East... it’s effectively their primary weapon of choice in this information war.

Take a look at a site like the New York Post, for instance... one headline screams that Erdogan has shut down the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles.

Journalism is totally trashed. It used to be that reporters were actually out on the front lines, but now they just scroll through Twitter and call that their only news source.

Robin Cruz21 said:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everyday_war

Months of planning aren't strictly necessary.
I have a feeling things aren't going according to plan anyway.

Russ claims everything is perfect. Ukrainians say it's failing.
Listening to all the whining coming out of the West, I guess the truth is somewhere in the middle. Like, maybe Russ is making progress, just not as fast as they want.

Just a little bit of Zelensky acting out. He's the guy in the middle right here.

https://twitter.com/ma000111/status/...VMja6StWg&s=19

People are circling clips on Telegram about the fighting near the Lviv front. I mean, if the Russians actually made it that far, then I'd get why the Western media is freaking out so much... feels like the end might be close

Tyler Jones6 said:The only ones truly abandoned are the Russian soldiers—whom Putin didn't even bother to tell were going to war against Ukraine—and the families of the 4,000 dead Russian soldiers, who likely don't even know yet that their sons, brothers, and husbands died in Ukraine just because some old fool is trying to resurrect the Soviet Union through sheer force and the blood of the innocent.

I guess where are you even getting that number from about 4,000 Russian soldiers being killed?

rowdytiger13 said:Slovakia is shipping out artillery shells and fuel worth about $12 million.
That includes 12,000 rounds of 120mm ammunition, 10 million liters of diesel, and 2.4 million liters of jet fuel.
The Netherlands is sending 200 anti-aircraft missiles—specifically Stingers, per Kyiv's request.
The Czech Republic is providing weapons and ammo valued at $9.2 million, and they’ve made it clear this isn't their last move; more is on the way.
Meanwhile, the State Department has been ordered to release $350 million in funds to support Ukraine.
The Slovakian government is also chipping in with military gear like helmets, rifles, and ammunition.
granitebison keeps the weapons flowing.
Germany isn't even worth mentioning.

I mean, if Russia lets all this stuff through right past their tech, maybe they're just asking for it.

Paul Patel95 said:So Zelenskyy is on Twitter claiming Erdogan is gonna shut down the Black Sea access for Russian ships?

https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/stat...64078897774598

WW3

Keith Morgan10 said:This whole propaganda machine feels a lot like what we saw with Armenia. It’s always "Armenia did this" or "Armenians did that," and then suddenly, one day, the Armenians emerge from their basements waving white flags, acting like they never even had an army to begin with.
I'm not saying Ukraine is the exact same situation, but I honestly think it's better to just stay patient and wait things out.

Look, I won't have any issues admitting that the Ukrainians and the media were actually right this time—they really did mop the floor with the Russians. But let's be real, the end doesn't look like it's anywhere near in sight.

I don't think there's ever been more propaganda than the stuff we've been dealing with since the Gulf War.

bluepuma9 said:Sure, but who actually has the cash flow to bankroll three or four months of combat these days? It’s not like the old days. Back then, a single cruise missile might run you a few million bucks, but now? Just look at the price tag when you start dumping hundreds of them onto the field.

They're building up all these stockpiles, but I mean, every single one of those missiles has an expiration date. Maybe it’s just cheaper to use them up than to let them sit there rotting.

slyfox43 said:By that metric, how would you size up the leadership in Russia and Ukraine?

Zelensky and the Ukrainian government are right there in Kyiv, sharing the same fate as their people; they didn't run.

Meanwhile, where are Putin and Medvedev? They’re likely staring at each other across some massive ten-foot table tucked away in a deep bunker somewhere.

Just hanging out with some random cronies, I guess.🤣

loneskipper3 said:

bonaventuraduda As I was saying:
Let’s be realistic here—the forces mobilized for an offensive, numbering somewhere in the ballpark of 150,000 to 170,000 soldiers, simply aren't enough to actually "conquer" a country of this scale. It just isn't mathematically feasible. But then again, looking at the broader strategic picture, it’s becoming increasingly obvious that total conquest wasn't even the primary objective to begin with, was it?

The only thing that’s abundantly clear at this point—if we're being honest with ourselves—is that things are absolutely not going according to plan.

The ultimate objective here is to keep Kyiv under constant pressure—to squeeze them just enough that both that comedian and his boxer buddy finally decide to back off and save their people and their country.

Komedijas was elected by the people—and right now, he’s busy running for his life through pure chaos. It’s a tragicomedy playing out in real time, with the clown sitting in the Kremlin, though I honestly couldn't tell you whose seat is shaking harder at this exact moment.

Does everything really require an "occupation" of all of Ukraine? One has to wonder if the scale of the response is ever actually proportional to the situation at hand.

It’s a necessity—because clearly, whether you’re looking at the South or the East, there isn't a single soul willing to buckle under a Russian boot, let alone in the heart of the country or out West.

Furthermore, let’s be honest—nobody actually has a clear line of sight on what is happening on the ground right now. It’s all guesswork and speculation. And that brings us to a rather striking realization: unlike the pattern we saw with American interventions in places like Iraq or Syria, this situation introduces a completely new variable that we haven't dealt with before.

During those initial days of American wars, things were nothing short of chaotic—absolute mayhem, really. It’s one of those situations where the fog of war is thick enough to cut with a knife. Honestly, the longer you wait and let the dust settle, the clearer the picture becomes; you finally start to grasp what is actually happening once the immediate madness subsides.

It would be incredibly naive to swallow the nonsense being peddled by our mainstream news outlets—those pundits who seem convinced that because this operation isn't unfolding exactly according to their predictable little scripts by day three, it somehow isn't going according to plan.

It is frankly naive to believe that a limited "military operation against a fascist regime"—which supposedly isn't directed at a brotherly people—could ever actually look like this.

You don't just wake up one morning and decide to pull off an operation like this—it isn't something that gets sketched out on a napkin over coffee. A maneuver of this magnitude requires at least three to four weeks of meticulous, behind-the-scenes planning.

Even Putin can't seem to manage even a single month of sustained warfare against his "brotherly" neighbors in Ukraine.

Even back in Chechnya—during that second war that the Russians eventually won—it didn't even last five or six days...

It ended up dragging on five times longer than anyone had originally anticipated—and if you ask me, the sheer scale of the destruction was easily ten times worse than what was initially projected.

It seems the Russians haven't even begun to roll out their second or third waves of assault forces just yet—if my read on the situation is correct.

It’s the truth. Honestly, the Russians haven't even begun their offensive against those regions where people are fighting most fiercely to avoid living under the Russian boot.

Will they actually push all the way into the heart of Kyiv? And if they do, are they planning to just hold them there in a sort of encirclement? Honestly, at this stage, nobody really knows.

The downtown core should have been under their control by now—every single unit was focused on hitting that specific objective as quickly as possible. And honestly, let’s be real: seizing control of the capital's center is pretty much the textbook first step for any "military operation" aimed at toppling a "fascist regime." It’s all part of a lightning strike strategy where time is the one thing the Russians simply can't afford to lose.

When it comes to casualties, let’s be realistic—there are losses on both sides. This is a war, after all, not a ballet recital.

It’s a tragedy, really.

I guess you can't even start a war unless you've planned for at least 3 or 4 months of fighting first.

I've got this bad feeling that Putin is intentionally dragging this out just to suck NATO and the West into the conflict. I mean, he's already calling for NATO and the USA to get involved
Like, if that guy actually starts WW3
I guess I'm not really looking to live in the Stone Age

steelraven74 said:Twitter is absolutely drowning in disinformation and deepfakes right now. You’ve got propaganda flying from both sides, making it impossible to tell what’s actually happening versus what's just manufactured noise.

I haven't seen anything like this before. It's been like four days already and there aren't even any maps or casualty counts. Maybe Ukrainians are hiding their own numbers while exaggerating Russian losses. And the Russians? They're staying totally quiet. The media is just on another level entirely. Probably not even worth following them, honestly.

William Anderson5 said:Come on, guys. If they actually made that call, those gas tankers should already be heading toward the EU...

The thing is, I guess we'll just see how many actually make it there. 🍿

Rachel Richardson said:That is precisely the point.
Kyiv has 2 million residents; El Paso had about 40,000 back in '91.

Putin cannot conquer Ukraine with only 150,000 troops.
This is merely the opening act.

However—he clearly thought that amount would be sufficient.
Which is frankly laughable.

I mean, the Russian army seems a bit too serious to just dive into urban combat right now.
The city will fall whenever it falls if they just surround it completely, I guess.

Justin Kern67 said:This was reported overnight. There isn't a single photo or video available yet.

Separately, the General Staff of Ukraine announced that Russians are losing "dozens of tanks, armored vehicles, and thousands of soldiers" on a daily basis. To put it plainly, if this current pace continues, there won't be a single Russian soldier left in Ukraine within a week.

Apparently they've already wiped them all out
German reports say the Russians only actually entered Ukraine with a tiny fraction of the force they had lined up at the border.

Nancy Gomez26 said:And launch it against whom, specifically? Target Kyiv? That’s practically in his own backyard. Target a city in the European Union? That triggers an immediate Armageddon. Right then and there.

I mean, I guess Article 5 of NATO doesn't actually say everything has to start right away.