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It's a new month, so here's a new thread. Looks like things might be kicking off yet again in Ukraine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzLtF_PxbYw
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quoted from previous threadorange juche posted:He may be eyeing things west of the Dnieper. I spent a couple minutes in paint circling the locations where Russian troop movements have been noted in the last couple of days. 
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Apr 1, 2021 04:46
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ManMythLegend posted:DoD just dumped the Trump Administration changes to its transgender policy. Started off as a reply in March but didn't want it to get lost - I really wish they had improved it. There is so much of trans healthcare that the Tricare/mil doesn't cover and you're either forced to do without or pay out of pocket. Specific surgeries, voice therapy, hair removal - those are things I know because my wife has had to pay out of pocket for those, and will for the next several years. And why? Because its "cosmetic". It both is and isn't - because "passing" is such a toxic concept but for some folks, they need to for their safety.
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Apr 1, 2021 04:50
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Putin wouldn't dare invade Ukraine when drumpf was in charge
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Apr 1, 2021 05:20
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Comrade Blyatlov posted:Putin wouldn't dare invade Ukraine when drumpf was in charge Nah, there's a water crisis in Crimea, when Russia invaded Crimea in 2014, Ukraine cut off their main water supply, as you do when a country invades and annexes a major portion of your country. Crimea's out of water, and Russia isn't happy. This would have probably happened under drumpf too, except he would have been fellating Putin on how strong and authoritative he is.
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Apr 1, 2021 05:41
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Ah poo poo man I forgot it was wwiii but VVG thank you for linking the new thread.
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Apr 1, 2021 05:43
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It's either all-out war or preparations for the regular bilateral exercises between Russia and Belarus scheduled to take place later this year.
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Apr 1, 2021 06:00
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I’m going to quote this on the first page because it’s easy to miss.McNally posted:Those of you who pay attention may have noticed that I've expressed some level of frustration with the toxicity running amok in the Current Events thread. To that end I've put together a brute squad to help me
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Apr 1, 2021 06:00
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Softface posted:It's either all-out war or preparations for the regular bilateral exercises between Russia and Belarus scheduled to take place later this year. yeah it's both out of schedule, out of place, and why the gently caress do you need a shitload of bridging equipment on the eastern border of Ukraine unless you're planning on using it?
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Apr 1, 2021 06:03
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orange juche posted:quoted from previous thread those look like pretty significant locations?
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Apr 1, 2021 06:04
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RFC2324 posted:those look like pretty significant locations? The big one is the northwest spot, because that means that potentially if those troops aren't in Belarus for wargames, and are there for actual war, then the whole strategy's different and it's not just a play for the eastern half of Ukraine, but a play for the whole smack. I'm spitballing but if it's right that's real bad.
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Apr 1, 2021 07:20
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orange juche posted:The big one is the northwest spot, because that means that potentially if those troops aren't in Belarus for wargames, and are there for actual war, then the whole strategy's different and it's not just a play for the eastern half of Ukraine, but a play for the whole smack. I'm spitballing but if it's right that's real bad. Need to distract from unrest at home with foreign adventurism.
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Apr 1, 2021 07:26
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lightpole posted:Need to distract from unrest at home with foreign adventurism. The parallels are uncanny
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Apr 1, 2021 07:49
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orange juche posted:The big one is the northwest spot, because that means that potentially if those troops aren't in Belarus for wargames, and are there for actual war, then the whole strategy's different and it's not just a play for the eastern half of Ukraine, but a play for the whole smack. I'm spitballing but if it's right that's real bad. As you know, the premier loves surprises.
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Apr 1, 2021 08:01
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I mean really they've got enough bridging equipment staged on the border in the east that the troops in Belarus don't even matter and may just be there for wargames, or a reserve force, but that's the fun of trying to figure out what's going on from fragmented info moving quickly. At a minimum letting Ukraine know you have troops in the northwest keeps them from throwing everything against an assault from the east.
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Apr 1, 2021 08:18
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there's also option 3, where Putin stands down the troops and says "haha made you look", unlikely, but possible.
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Apr 1, 2021 08:24
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https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1377432142867664899?s=20
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Apr 1, 2021 09:23
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Because it's there?
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Apr 1, 2021 09:46
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West/Nato has already proven that we won't go to war over the current situation in Ukraine. It's also a bit too far logistically for anything much more than air strikes. Which won't happen. Belarus I haven't followed in a while. But if Putin starts new poo poo up in Ukraine then the Nordstream project defenders will have an even harder time so I guess if that anything happens that is already in the calculation. This might also be another part of the "new normal".
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Apr 1, 2021 09:54
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RFC2324 posted:does infrastructure only mean roads in their world, because in my world it includes things like pipes and wires and structures Yes. The Republicans explicitly said that building green power capability should not be in the bill only "roads and bridges."
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Apr 1, 2021 11:28
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lightpole posted:Need to distract from unrest at home with foreign adventurism. Huh I've seen this movie before
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Apr 1, 2021 12:54
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InAndOutBrennan posted:West/Nato has already proven that we won't go to war over the current situation in Ukraine. It's also a bit too far logistically for anything much more than air strikes. Which won't happen. I'm remembering another country the West abandoned in eastern Europe, figuring "How bad can it get?"
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Apr 1, 2021 13:10
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How long till Trump gets invited to call in to Fox News to talk about how he could have bargained peace with Russia, negotiated a perfect, incredible deal for the Russians, but only if the election wasn't stolen because we'd
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Apr 1, 2021 14:02
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https://twitter.com/gregkellyusa/status/1377278373316136962 The Newsmax journalist who claimed smoking weed once caused him to black out for four days and wake up in Nairobi is also a Biden Dogs truther.
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Apr 1, 2021 14:06
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pantslesswithwolves posted:
Oh, he was being serious? 
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Apr 1, 2021 14:10
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Morbidly looking forward to a certain brand of self-labeled anti-imperialist on Twitter decrying as imperialism any Western protestations at a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Expect a lot of comparisons to Mexico and assertions of spheres of interest.
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Apr 1, 2021 14:25
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Duzzy Funlop posted:Oh, he was being serious? I can't get a read on Greg Kelly. He's a loving idiot one way or another, but I can't figure out if he's a loving idiot like a fox (for money). Either way, it's a situation where Popehat's Rule of Goats applies: https://twitter.com/Popehat/status/858722120620265473?s=19
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Apr 1, 2021 14:41
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https://twitter.com/MEPFuller/status/1377636684188299266?s=19 Aaaaaaand here's the part that made my teeth itch: quote:It was not surprising to some observers that the wagons didn’t circle around Gaetz in the explosive 24 hours after the scandal, even as the congressman produced documents that lent some weight to his extortion claims. “I don’t think a lot of people are going to go out of their way to defend him, especially with this outlandish-sounding defense,” one GOP staffer said. “I don’t think you’ll find a lot of people who are desperate to keep him involved in Republican politics.” Usually Congress is loving people, not people loving in Congress.
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Apr 1, 2021 15:09
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What was the scandal where some creeplord politician/celebrity (?) pretty much exposed themselves by breaking the scandal on Twitter, and some investigative journalist crack-pinged because they had been developing the story on that person for years and then went "AND YOU'RE GONNA JUST ADMIT TO IT ON TWITTER?!?"
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Duzzy Funlop posted:What was the scandal where some creeplord politician/celebrity (?) pretty much exposed themselves by breaking the scandal on Twitter, and some investigative journalist crack-pinged because they had been developing the story on that person for years and then went "AND YOU'RE GONNA JUST ADMIT TO IT ON TWITTER?!?" It was Don Jr. A reporter had spent a year tracking down all of the info relating to the trump tower meeting with russians, and right before he dropped his story, Jr. went on twitter and spilled all the beans. https://twitter.com/jysexton/status/884798748152483840
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facialimpediment posted:https://twitter.com/MEPFuller/status/1377636684188299266?s=19 One of the characters in Alpha House is a sex obsessed Florida GOP Congressman so this is life imitating art. Everyone should watch Alpha House, John Goodman rules.
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Apr 1, 2021 15:37
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The Water Wars are starting a few decades earlier than I thought they would. Just lump them in as part of the GWOT (global war on thirst).
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Apr 1, 2021 16:18
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https://twitter.com/DPRK_News/status/1377471225845460992?s=20
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Apr 1, 2021 16:21
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Skip to 0:13. Just trust me. https://twitter.com/mtgreenee/status/1377614474862006279?s=19
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Apr 1, 2021 16:37
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Is this about kipping pull ups or the fact that crossfit is a stupid cult?
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Apr 1, 2021 16:41
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facialimpediment posted:Skip to 0:13. You've never seen crossfitters do "kipping pullups" I take it? It's a whole thing. My wife is a crossfit competitor / coach (was really). It's bananas.
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Apr 1, 2021 16:41
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So, uh, what do kipping pull-ups do long term to your shoulders and spine?
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Apr 1, 2021 16:44
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Nothing nearly as bad as what push presses with that kind of form will do.
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Apr 1, 2021 16:46
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What the gently caress did I just watch, other than some moron throwing weights and swinging herself around.
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stealie72 posted:What the gently caress did I just watch, other than some moron throwing weights and swinging herself around. That's all it was.
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