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Long lines at the border near the Logačevski area.

They're looking for volunteers to bring food and hand it out.

Rybar is reporting on this (machine translation):

Things are getting pretty bad at the Pesky checkpoint near Logačevka (Belgorod Oblast). There’s a tent, some food, and a camp set up for temporary housing—but it's all on the Russian side.

Nothing is organized on the Russian-controlled side of the Kharkiv Oblast. Before they even get through checkpoints or document checks, civilians have to survive a total humanitarian disaster.

People have been stuck in line for two days without water, food, or heat. We're talking a queue of over 400-500 cars and roughly 200 people.

Here’s what the volunteers—who are doing this solo without any government help—are saying:

We managed to feed and provide hot water to over 1,000 people. People were crying and thanking us. I honestly didn't believe it was free. We could only stay until 1 AM, then headed back at 4 AM.
Reception is non-existent here. Only AT&T picks up occasionally.

Yeah, filtration measures are needed. Yeah, the security checks are serious. But the real issue is the lack of basic human empathy. Is it really that hard to just set up a camp by the checkpoint?

People living in occupied territories who took the offer of Russian citizenship are now being ordered to sign up for military service: Melitopol

Michael Davis9 said:

Jessica Peterson2 As I was reading through the thread, I couldn't help but notice what Michael Davis9 had to say about this situation. It really makes you stop and think when you look at the details they provided.
None of that is happening. It’s just going to be my wife and me celebrating together.

😁

No sarcasm intended here, but you all truly seem like die-hard Russian patriots! It’s just a shame that most people don't seem to realize it...

I know it’s cold comfort, but the Russians aren't exactly some unique anomaly here. When Americans were voting to go after Iraq—based on that whole supposed nuclear weapons argument—if I recall correctly, there was only one congresswoman who stood her ground against it. It just goes to show how easily people can be fired up by those "defending the nation" narratives; Goebbels understood that tactic perfectly well a long time ago.

Actually, 133 voted against it.

They're already laying the groundwork to spin the losses—claiming it wasn't the Ukrainians who beat them, but the Americans.

It’s a struggle going from craft beer back to the cheap stuff.

#firstworldproblems

hollowdriver13 said:Honestly, that's one of the worst little phrases humanity ever cooked up.

To some people, it might sound deep or wise, but it couldn't be further from the reality of things. If "truth" was just whatever any single one of us perceived to be true, then truth wouldn't actually exist as a concept. Truth only exists because it stands in direct opposition to what is false. Think about it: if there were no lies, if everything were just inherently true, the whole distinction falls apart. You wouldn't have the contrast between good and evil, light and dark, or right and wrong. There would be nothing to define a "true" path. You wouldn't even need a preacher to preach or a teacher to teach.

So, I think all the ignorance we see in the world stems from this massive misunderstanding—we forget that our perceptions are basically just a gamble. We see something, we believe it, and then we fall in love with our own interpretation of it. Most of the time, we don't even realize we're interpreting anything; we just assume it’s objective reality.

Humanity also came up with the idea that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder." Claiming that truth is also in the eye of the beholder is just a fast track to total nihilism—it sounds like something someone says when they've completely lost any sense of meaning in their lives.

Zero.

Lisa Myers27 said:Considering that Russians and their media have been essentially scrubbed from the internet and TV 99% of the time, even if I actually wanted to swallow what Putin is serving—how am I supposed to find it?

Are you suggesting the only thing left to swallow is the stuff Putin served originally, which our own media then repackaged and reinterpreted for us?

You can't really "delete" anything from the internet—you can only try to block access to it. And honestly? Bypassing those blocks is usually just as easy.

According to US intelligence docs, Russia's been scooping up millions of shells and missiles from North Korea: New York Times.

Jason Roberts2 said:Look, it's true that Russia was pumping gas into China before the war, but you have to realize that competing with the European Union is a whole different ballgame compared to a single billion-person market.
Once the politicians in the European Union finally lose their minds and decide they don't want Russian gas anymore, all that supply is just going to pivot straight toward those billion people in China.
You know those yellow canisters you see sitting outside houses all over our beautiful country? Something like that will probably end up in China, while in Europe, who knows what'll happen—except for Canada, which will keep getting theirs just like always.
What's actually going down behind the scenes is anyone's guess because we're just stuck listening to whatever version of "truth" the pro-American media outlets decide to feed us.

Yet another guy who thinks energy moves through email. Missed you guys.

hollowdriver13 said:🙏🙏🙏

https://twitter.com/DmitryOpines/sta...CzqfzNob0rAAAA

The Russians would probably still be sitting at the negotiating table right now, except they’d just be arguing over how to wrap up the terms that Moscow already decided had to be met. 😵

Quote : as the Press Secretary asserts, Russia is artfully positioning itself as "no one's antagonist." "At the end of the day, our country is more of a supporter of an international harmony based on mutual respect , Common benefit and a readiness to consider The concerns of One another," – believes the White House Press Secretary. In The West There operates a "crueller, more egoistical approach", said Mr. Press Secretary. "And if we go even further, across the ocean - there the approach is entirely cowboy: that might is right," he thinks.

Basically, they're just straight-up playing you.

Sam Carter said:Is it just me, or does it feel like the massive (quiet) majority of people in the EU are actually AGAINST the sanctions on Russia?

Am I even allowed to say that without everyone immediately labeling me a "Russian agent"?

Go ahead. Having an imagination isn't a crime.

Thomas Nelson25 said:I didn't say that.

Tell the Ukrainian to stop making stuff up.

Why bother selling cheap at home and wasting money building up domestic infrastructure when you could just export everything at a premium—plus slap an export tax on top?

wiredseal7 said:

How the US Armed Forces tried to grab the #ZNPP—the breakdown

Once the Pentagon report on the sinking of two barges with landing troops in the Kakhovka reservoir came out, the whole scheme to seize the Zaporizhzhia NPP finally made sense.

Here’s the play: while the IAEA mission was pulling up to #Energodar, US Special Operations Command—working with other units and backed by artillery fire from the northern coast—was supposed to seize the plant. The idea was for the mission to then "witness" the takeover.

Context matters here. When the IAEA first mentioned they weren't just visiting but staying as permanent observers, I thought it was a total giveaway to Russia—like a way to stop the shelling. Turns out, it wasn't a gift for Moscow, but a setup for Kyiv.

Fast forward to the action. That night, US Special Operations Command landed near some summer houses northeast of the ZNPP and quietly moved into position by 5 a.m.—the Russian Ministry of Defense says it was later, but who cares? Their job was to punch through the plant perimeter and clear a path for the main landing force.

By 5:20 a.m., US Armed Forces artillery started hammering Russian Armed Forces posts on the station grounds, and around 6 a.m., the first wave of paratroopers went in.

A bit more detail on the Ukrainian attempt to pull a surprise landing to seize the Energodar nuclear plant.
At first glance, it looks like a suicide mission since they’d be cut off from reinforcements. But it’s a nuclear plant—the Russians couldn't exactly drop heavy ordnance on it without causing a disaster.

The guy might not be wrong about tying this to the IAEA visit; it would have forced the Russians to conduct "clearing operations" right in front of international eyes. If the visit had gone through, it could have acted as a shield against further combat. Plus, the Russians would look like fools for losing a nuclear site right under their noses.

High risk, high reward. Except the bravado was spotted too early, and the whole thing fell apart miserably. The IAEA mission probably stayed intact, though.
RIP to the commandos who didn't make it.

Initially, this sounded like nothing more than Russian disinformation—way too naive for my taste. I don't believe a single thing in this war until it becomes an undeniable fact. Everything else is just wishful thinking.

Back to Lenin's old question: who actually benefits here?

Edward Price6 said:I’m always going to say this guy is trash and he should have been banned from the Forum ages ago. 👍

Just wanted to let some objective voices be heard.

Seems like your definition of "objective" is a little different than mine.

Everyone knows Judy Jr. is basically the ultimate sparring partner—the kind of guy who toughens your skin and builds up your tolerance for total idiots.

Dictators who just want to kiss ass always need a scapegoat—some individual or group to blame for everything. Especially if they’re perceived as being weak.

Man, things are getting seriously sketchy over in St. Louis.

wiredseal7 said:RIP Gorbachev.
His attempts to fix the Soviet Union with half-baked reforms basically set the stage for this entire mess—it was the original domino effect that led us straight to this war.

Strelkov on the same topic:

This guy doesn't need to fear eternal shame—he earned it for good. No point in cursing him; pure contempt is the only thing he deserves.

The only thing I wonder is if he actually thought about his soul or tried to reflect on his life before kicking the bucket. Or did he exit just like Vladimir Volfovič—without any confession or last rites?

Comments are turned off—in my opinion, the dead guy isn't worth having regular Americans (or anyone else) debating his passing on my page. To me, even in death, he’ll always be nothing more than Juda Gorbi.