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I disagree it's hard to think of someone much worse than him, but sort of how you can see Putin as a reaction to that clown Yeltsin, people might want someone more extreme, hence the humour. Media here pushes the idea Navalny is the great alternative, although I believe even he thinks Crimea is Russian, no ? As for Venezuela, why would you say Maduro is better than Chavez ? Seems less capable or at least the same level of "bad".

Assuming that is ammunition, anyway. And off some Twitter accounts in this war, might not even be from now. Is always fun to see how unverified clips are taken, and then people conclude big things. Like the footage of the T-72 getting ambushed and hitting the tree, that indicated by itself a panicked rout. Or more funnily, the ferris wheel being immobile for a brief while but being announced as broken down.

People getting a bit carried away with the idea that Putin's downfall is soon. Will be amusing if the next guy turns out to be even worse.

I guess somewhat related to all of this https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1569487694077771776

https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-signals-major-weapons-request-for-long-term-offensive-against-russia-11662998386 Relying on someone else's copying as I can't get past the paywall right now. Wonder what the payback for all this kit will be.

@GorthDid you figure out or resolve the issue with FF and these forums ?

And nuke us all, probably

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Darkside Detective 2 had an amazing puzzle, had to use vinegar on a painting of a crank handle...to get a crank handle. Been a while since I ran into a puzzle like that, although honestly they do hint at it. 1/3rd of the way done, is a pretty funny game.

Amazing you still don't get the point of him referencing that.

"Everything up to then and still later were "incidents," "patrols," or "police actions." However, you are just as dead if you buy the farm in an "incident" as you are if you buy it in a declared war." - Starship Troopers

Yep, have known that is the policy. At least people who don't matter will be jumping up and down calling for it. Guess whatever they did hit wasn't that great, Ukraine claims they shot down 9 out of 11 missiles.

Really strange to ask that. Now, wonder if Ukraine can use this to justify getting ATACMS from the US.

Well, I suppose someone can go to a war crimes tribunal for attacking a Ukrainian BMP. But we'd done this in '91 and I recall the US doing similar in '03 (not too sure), likewise in Serbia and general consensus was power can be used for military purposes (and of course there's a cheeky dodge the same way everyone does with white phosphorous). Had wondered why this wasn't done sooner, but then again in west, it's harder.

Electric infrastructure is a legit target, I had thought.

Only if there's a fear of counterattack, if Russia's weak there as elsewhere that's not likely.

I would say both.

It actually does, you even mention as much that there may be nothing to his supposed reduction in presence. People love imagining something from nothing, like closing the city center, or the absence of the air element to victory day.

It says in the replies it's for Moscow's City Day.

Yes, yes Ukraine must win lest the Shadow overtake the world and bring us a 1000 years of darkness, I read Masssaro's OTT nonsense ocasionally. Mostly surprised at seeing people that were somehow convinced Ukraine are still ill-equipped and outnumbered right now. Than again I think most are just underestimating Ukraine or saying people do so they can then elevate them further. All just the nature of this being a spectator sport I guess. Still waiting to see what if anything Russia does now.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul didn't work for Russia, apparently they are now going to assault the south with the forces withdrawn from Kharkiv. Tried to do this with too little. Not sure why people keep saying Kherson was a feint (I guess people's ADD minds need an excuse for lack of success immediately), Russians there are a harder fight than elsewhere, so rightly got hit where they were weak - Rosvgardia and ОМОН of all things guarding an area. People sure are excited, though. Have to say some acting as if surprised NATO weaponry, training and intelligencr actually works.

Also that 3rd Army Corps they rolled up out of something is still around, although I guess that's Kherson. I guess that is priority.

WarMonitor's giving his usual bull****, apparently Russians are killing those who try to surrender, etc.

Wonder what Russian response, if any, will be. Seems they've withdrew heavily in that area.