Malcador

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-leak-27-billion-data-records-with-social-security-numbers/

Sale on Ukrainian games - https://www.gog.com/en/promo/2024_ukraine_days Should go nab Cossacks. Remember, if you don't buy, Putin wins.

Yes, totally not the International Legion in Ukraine. The idea talk is cheap isn't all that new though, just remember this is a sporting event.

About the same as NAFO members or people moaning about the West's cowardice going to join the legion.

I should watch that. Acolyte is cancelled - https://deadline.com/2024/08/the-acolyte-canceled-no-season-2-star-wars-disney-plus-1236044233/

Got Bannerlord, is very different from M&B Warband. But at least the UI feels better.

She touches on headlines in that, but probably shouldn't. Overreaction in all the reporting, Kharkiv offensive spelled doom for the world, now the Kursk one has completely turned the tide, etc. "It allows Kyiv to address its partners from a position of strength" made me chuckle a bit, as well. https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/15/politics/russia-has-diverted-several-thousand-troops-from-occupied-ukraine-to-counter-kursk-offensive-us-officials-say/index.html If true, then at least less reserves in the south is an accomplishment. So far good progress, they dropped one of three bridges over the Seym river, Russians will have pull back behind it.

The best DC++ hubs are in Russia after all...

Won't distract from the Ukrainian offensive at all.

Also from WSJ. https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/nord-stream-pipeline-explosion-real-story-da24839c "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky initially approved the plan, according to one officer who participated and three people familiar with it. But later, when the CIA learned of it and asked the Ukrainian president to pull the plug, he ordered a halt, those people said. Zelensky’s commander in chief, Valeriy Zaluzhniy, who was leading the effort, nonetheless forged ahead. "

It's like one of those nightmarish town halls, where the CEO announces some bull**** award from an industry group

Survived another year. At least the cake turned out better this year.

The IDF says hello. But jokes aside, if the Ukrainians do dig in in those towns, have to root them out somehow, so I suppose it's not all that twisted a reasoning. Putin appointed a henchmen to manage or run the defense - https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/08/13/putin-appoints-ex-bodyguard-dyumin-to-oversee-defense-of-kursk-region-lawmaker-says-a86008 Although I do laugh at this - "Later, an anonymous Telegram channel claiming insider knowledge claimed that Putin directed Dyumin to “coordinate all agencies currently operating in the Kursk region.”

Gotta use those military acronyms to be a REMF wanker.

That's your idea of a "normal" racist ?

Wonder how common that is in FIBUA situations, thinking about it.

Grinding along in D4, nice changes to Rogue, I am being boring and sticking with Flurry though. Felt like reinstalling M&B, so I am doing that, forgot how clunky the UI is

Well Zelensky mentioned it, but didn't really seem to catch much notice. Ukraine released some PR that they control 1000 square kilometers, looks all of Sudzha as well based off video of them cruising through the town center.

Haven't heard anything convincing that the Ukrainians are making big gains, they may have gained more control in Sudzha. Still is a pretty foggy situation, but has done wonders for morale, everyone joking (er..I hope at least) about the entire oblast falling, reaching Moscow or this causing Russia to collapse (dimestore sociology on Russia for this last one). Saw two videos of Ukrainian APCs in advanced areas but they were being driven by Russians, I guess one issue with OSINT is everyone can do it Also ZNPP had a fire in a cooling tower, but oddly no panic from that, strange.

How many Croats did you guys drown ?

As an update, I now own a Ukrainian flag.

Mil bloggers are a valuable resource depending on what they say for sure, heh. To act like WarMonitor there were rumours of an invasion toward Belgorod, but nothing ever turned up confirmed. Everyone concludes a lot from one video, and that is throughout the war. Kofman was talking about this and says the Ukrainian force is about 10k, rather impressive. Still RF not shifting from the south, guess that makes some degree of sense if they can manage it.

No football yet.

France - Spain final was dramatic. Spain looks like they have it though