Malcador

https://arstechnica.com/culture/2024/02/william-gibsons-neuromancer-will-become-an-apple-tv-show/

Just Germans chatting about Taurus. Bit of a leak too

Canada may send some, under the right conditions and if the omens are good. https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/under-the-right-conditions-canada-open-to-sending-noncombat-troops-to-ukraine-defence-minister-bill/article_eec6806c-d71d-11ee-91fb-ab92d0af803e.html

Nice tiff with Scholz revealing French and UK personnel are helping with cruise missiles. Although, surprised they need to be in country.

The new Dune movie's fans put me off seeing it, so will maybe catch it on TV some day. Only other films of his I have seen was BR:2049 which I was underwhelmed by

America's Bitch, indeed

40k Inquisitor from a lore perspective is a bit nonsense, I've beaten the main campaign and have killed, by myself, about 8 or 9 dreadnoughts, a Great Unclean One and about 200 Chaos Space Marines. Still have the expansion to go through. The story is decent enough for an ARPG, although the end goal is some being that is almost on the Emperor's level.

Alexander made it to Paris.

Ukraine must be in poor shape for Macron to make that threat.

Well, stand corrected

Have recalled it happening elsewhere, first time I've heard of it in NA. The video of the guy does have one darkly funny bit, a cop or guard draws his gun on him and keeps it on him another tries to put out the fire and render aid.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-air-force-member-set-fire-israeli-embassy-dc-died-rcna140455 Rare to see self immolation in NA.

40k Inquisitor deciding to tie skills to weapons was a dumb idea. Also very boring weapons. Slogging my way through the campaign. Better check how much I paid for this to feel worse about this.

"All this makes the prospects of a decisive Ukrainian victory seem very slim. Even if Ukraine can somehow regain the initiative, it seems very doubtful that it could ever gain the degree of military superiority that it would need to achieve its stated political objective of restoring its 1991 borders. " I believe even Zelensky wasn't that optimistic on returning to the 1991 borders in the Fox interview. Kuleba always has the best ideas.

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240225-zelensky-says-ukraine-s-counteroffensive-plans-leaked-to-russia Sure the PR about it and perhaps the target being obvious had nowt to do with it. Sadly means no trailer for the 2024 offensive, I guess Budanov also stating they know how Navalny died - Not much else interesting from the forum this weekend.

And another Russian AWACS plane downed, near Mariupol. They claim friendly fire, others thinking mythic F-16s at work.

"We are ready to stand shoulder to shoulder with the United States in the trenches near Tehran, in North Korea or in Beijing." Curious marketing from Goncharenko, support us so we'll be grunts for you in future.

https://www.reuters.com/world/iran-sends-russia-hundreds-ballistic-missiles-sources-say-2024-02-21/ Rumoured Iranian missiles actually delivered. Now just to wait for the rumoured Su-35s to be delivered.

Wouldn't want to be an F-16 pilot trying to bomb Rostov or something, even with Russia's shovel based AD.

Or she got offered good coin. Lady's gotta eat.

David Lynch should direct Borderlands

Was this the 3rd AB refusing to go into the city? I vaguely recall reading this but now cannot find it, feh. NYT reporting - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/20/us/politics/ukraine-prisoners-avdiivka-russia.html https://archive.is/ep3wO Surprised we're not seeing much crowing on Telegram by Russians though, if the prisoner haul is that great