Posts by dustyowl29

Running, running, running—all those capable, ambitious young people just... heading for the exit..

Richard Wilson4 said:Why on earth would the Russians intentionally deploy so few soldiers in a war where their whole goal is to finish as fast as possible?

Because they completely miscalculated. Sure, they’ve got forces scattered all over Russia and stationed globally, but now everything has to revolve around Ukraine—it turns out the whole thing was just way more than one segment of the Russian military could actually chew on.
And wouldn't you know it—they're stuck right back where they started, pretending to "keep the peace."

China is doing everything in its power to make sure companies like Qualcomm, Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, Nvidia, Apple, or Tesla don't pack up and leave. And honestly? I’ve only mentioned five—there are probably another hundred just like them.
China would be looking at losing billions of dollars, millions of people would be out of work, and the whole country would basically be stuck in reverse for the next decade.

rowdyraven112 said:So what? Every serious security agency has them. You think the DOJ and Olaf don't have them here in the States? They do, they just aren't as capable as the Russians. The DOJ and Olaf use them to break into the encrypted computers of our own suspected ministers. Others in different countries use them to cause damage or try to grab valuable data. The reality is you only hear about how Western institutions were attacked, but what slips under your radar is that Western countries are doing the exact same thing to Russia. ☕

What's the issue? It seems people forget we're in a proxy war between NATO and Russia. In an environment like this, everyone makes propaganda moves. You don't care about proactive propaganda involving posing by a turbine, but you do care about the other side's proactive propaganda... I don't see a problem with the Germans loading that turbine onto a ship and sending it straight toward Russia. Do I really need to explain how that works? ☕
Then it's on the Russians to deal with that mess... Russophiles call it a propaganda win for Putin, while Biden supporters call it a German victory... in the end, both sides are full of it, and the ones paying the price will be the people relying on the gas for heat. ☕

Yeah, right—what other country has billionaires out there mounting underwater cable cutters onto their yachts? Maybe China...

I still dip into piracy from time to time. And you want to know who’s behind it? Russians. And the Chinese, though they're a bit more low-key about it...
So, take The Pirate Bay—most of those developers are Russian.
Instander, AeroInsta, modded Facebook, all that good stuff—the whole world of modded apps? Mostly Russian devs. There used to be some Ukrainian ones too, but they've mostly vanished now.

Even YouTube Vanced and AdBlock—the most famous ad blocker out there—was basically made in Russia. Even if the developers fled to Cyprus back in 2015 just so Putin wouldn't drag them into his cyber army.

Russia has always been a playground for criminals.
The most elite hackers out there? They're almost certainly Russian.
The government uses incredibly shady—honestly, borderline scavenger-like—tactics just to get what they want.
You see these kinds of scenarios playing out all over Africa, South America, and beyond...

George Robinson43 said:

Andrew Miller102 As expressed by:
It stands to reason that this will eventually extend across all of Ukraine, or anywhere else where heating relies on the gas they've been sourcing from the Russ.It’s essentially a war over raw materials. We see it with energy supplies—it's like they'll release the gas, but only at double or triple the price under the guise of supporting Ukraine. It's a classic "take it or leave it" scenario. With winter right around the corner, you're left facing the prospect of no heat, which becomes a massive headache if we get hit by an especially brutal cold snap. For those in detached suburban homes, there's a fallback: you can switch to wood or heating oil. A faster, albeit much more expensive, alternative is relying on electric heaters. However, that brings its own set of complications, specifically regarding the strain on the power grid; if the local infrastructure is already aging or weak, you're just inviting a whole new round of outages.☕

If they don't allow the gas pipelines to run through Ukraine, how exactly are those Canadian and Mexican vassals of Putin going to heat their homes?

Well, there’s still a pipeline route through Mexico...

So, I ended up at the health center near the train station...

Nancy Gomez26 said:Did the Secret Service reach out to you?

Nope—just Yahoo.

Something is definitely brewing, and it looks like Putin is busy plotting his exit strategy.
As for who steps into his shoes—or even just fills the void—that’s anyone's guess. We might be looking at some high-level diplomat, or maybe someone more... battle-hardened.

As political refugees

Most people in Africa are just as much pawns for their governments as Russians are... so it’s hardly surprising when those leaders decide to side with Russia while their own people are desperate to flee to Europe.

Europe basically paid the price for everything by relying on "cheap Russian oil and gas"
When you spend two decades directly bankrolling a military junta in Russia—straight from the state coffers—it’s hard not to feel a little bit of pity for anyone left with an actual conscience..

So, what’s the price tag on a single S-300 missile these days—half a million bucks? Honestly, the Russians are looking pretty desperate right now...

Timothy Williams5 said:Russia rained S-300 missiles down on Kharkiv tonight, leaving absolutely no one in the city with a moment of peace or sleep due to the relentless explosions.
Around 3:00 AM, three of those missiles struck a technical school, while two others slammed into the heart of downtown Kharkiv.
https://twitter.com/maria_avdv/statu...HEHCKm2mnmKWww

It looks like they’re running low on precision artillery—I mean, using an S-300 just to perform basic shelling is a pretty desperate move. They won't last much longer at this rate. Honestly, the best move now is to get all the Western artillery into the hands of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. We need to be surgical about it—focusing on destroying equipment and "neutralizing" soldiers—as they put it.

Everyone’s going to need it—not just them..

Honestly, you really only need to ask yourself one question: where would you actually prefer to live? France, Germany, Belgium... or Russia?
I’m pretty sure 90% of people would give you the same answer. Even those folks who claim to be huge fans of Russia.

Mainly because their long-term goals actually line up with American interests...
I mean, anyone with half a brain knows Google, Apple, and Amazon are basically watching our every move.
Honestly, if I have to deal with someone tracking my data, I’d much rather it be Google than the FBI or something like that.

It’s been nearly a month and we're still seeing the exact same comments.
Seriously, how do you guys have enough energy to keep typing all this out?

So now The Government is just going to reset everything back to zero—as if that’s actually going to change a single thing.

Here are some 2D projections