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Shit is getting interesting that is for sure.
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“If by chance you were to ask me which ornaments I would desire above all others in my house, I would reply, without much pause for reflection, arms and books.”
Baldassare Castiglione https://t.me/arfcom_ukebros |
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“If by chance you were to ask me which ornaments I would desire above all others in my house, I would reply, without much pause for reflection, arms and books.”
Baldassare Castiglione https://t.me/arfcom_ukebros |
In the near term, we need a plan to address TWSC and their semiconductor production. There needs to be a plan to save key tooling and personnel from Taiwan if it comes under threat and we need to stand-up U.S. semiconductor production as soon as possible. We also need a plan to deny the Chinese any use of TWSC should they be in a position to seize Taiwan.
Also in the near term, we need to cool things down a bit even if it means taking a less aggressive foreign policy stance. We're not in a position to go around jumping into every damn fight right now. In the long term we need to improve our dual use manufacturing in this nation. All items procured by the military should be based as heavily on common commercial parts as possible. In other words, our military purchases too many Ferraris and not enough Ford F-150s. Those sole source suppliers are hampering our military's ability to procure things in greater number or provide enough money to improve recruitment and retention. We have Lockheed Martin years behind in delivery of F-35s and their delivery schedule is slipping farther in 2024. China has 232 times more ship production capability than the USA. Our ship building is almost entirely for the USN with very little commercial ships built in the USA anymore. Those ship yards need commercial production to justify having the production capacity to be in a position to crank out ships if we end up in a major Naval war in the Pacific. General Dynamics and others are as far behind as three years on delivery of ships to the US Navy. We get into a serious war in the Indo-China Pacific region and at the same time end up in a conflict in Europe we're going to be in deep #$%* without the shoes for it. Yet, I see the Biden Admin and all of DC slow walking us into those conflicts. |
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Originally Posted By CarmelBytheSea: China state news puts out these fluff pieces on how harmonious relations are every other month https://english.news.cn/20240423/007da1a8f1984093b8e7ce642f4cb49c/c.html https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/459941/IMG_3351_jpeg-3196403.JPG View Quote That's absolutely absurd But it's the old commie logic "this year was the best wheat harvest ever!" Garbage. |
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Before and After the Crocus City Hall Attack: Tajik Migrants in Russia
An interview with Malika Bahovadinova on the complexities of the Tajik migration experience in Russia. On March 22, as a Russian band was preparing to take the stage at the Crocus City Hall concert venue in the outskirts of Moscow before a sold-out house, four gunman entered the hall. They opened fire and set the concert hall ablaze. More than 500 people were injured, and ultimately 145 people were killed. Almost immediately, media reports identified the attackers as ethnic Tajiks. Two days after the attack, four suspects appeared in a Moscow court, each bearing visible signs of torture – bruised eyes, a severed ear. Their court appearance was prefaced by videos circulating on social media of their violent interrogations. The exact number fluctuates, but it’s estimated that around 1 million Tajik citizens are in Russia at any given time; in 2022, remittances, as a share of Tajikistan’s GDP, hit 51 percent. Despite media reports of increased pressure on Tajik migrant workers and others from Central Asia in Russia in the wake of the Crocus City Hall attack, “Racialized violence was always part and parcel of mobility to Russia,” political anthropologist Malika Bahovadinova told The Diplomat. In the following interview, Bahovadinova, a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Amsterdam researching Central Asian migration to Russia, explains the role Tajik migrants play in the economies of both Russia and Tajikistan, dives into Russia’s ever-evolving migration system, and helps dissect some of the complexities often missed in reporting on Central Asian migration to Russia. In the wake of the Crocus City Hall attack, we have seen increased media reports of incidents of discrimination and abuse directed toward Central Asian migrants, particularly Tajiks. How have conditions changed for this community since the attack? Is the present moment a continuation of existing conditions or a departure? The past month certainly has seen more reports of violence and abuse against migrant workers – but in many ways the situation had been worsening before this as well. Indeed, 2023 was also a year of increased violence against foreign workers in Russia. In May 2023, it started with 100 students from Tajikistan being rounded up in their dormitory and severely beaten by law enforcement in Russia. According to eyewitness accounts, law enforcement officials entered the dormitory, locked the entry and exit doors, blocked the cameras, and started to beat all the students. It is unclear why the students were targeted in this incident; according to available accounts if someone dared to ask the reason for the assault they were beaten more. Racialized violence was always part and parcel of mobility to Russia, with Tajikistani citizens often bearing the brunt of such violence for no reason other than being representatives of the least protected group. However, such open displays of torture – such as we have seen after the recent attack – were quite shocking. Tajikistan citizens tend to be the most marginalized of minority groups in Russia, including in their treatment by law enforcement. As a result, the collective punishment of migrant workers in the aftermath of the tragic attack did not come as a major surprise, unfortunately. Suddenly, rates of deportation increased, people with darker phenotypes were stopped throughout cities by the police, raids and verification intensified. We should also note that this is not a specifically “Russian” response. The sadistic revenge meted out by Russian law enforcement, which we all saw in the signs of torture and the videos distributed in the aftermath of the terrorist attack, was enabled by the wider legacy of America’s “war on terror.” Regarding the Crocus attack, we can also observe how Western media and experts quickly picked up the story, erroneously labeling ISKP as a “Tajik” organization and looking for specific attributes of Tajikistani citizens while trying to understand their assumed radicalization. The story was wholeheartedly embraced in the West because it all “makes sense” if we will think about the legacies of the war on terror. Russia’s response to the attack was an extension of the Western and global trajectory of Islamophobic violence, not an exception. Can you explain some of the myriad ways migrant workers fit into (or not) Russian society? How important is this contingent of workers to the Russian economy? Russia’s construction, service, and (increasingly) manufacturing sectors heavily rely on the labor of foreign workers. This reliance is enabled by various factors, including, significantly, Russia’s demographic decline. Russia needs workers; the experience of rapid marketization and privatization in the 1990s, which plunged many citizens in Russia to poverty, led to reduced birth rates. According to demographers, millions of people were not born – people who would now be in the workforce. As a result, Russia needs manpower to keep its current infrastructure running – and it also needs to annually attract around 1 million new residents a year to stabilize its ongoing demographic decline. This is unlikely to happen, of course, as migration corridors to Russia are being currently reshaped. In addition, many sectors of the Russian labor market rely on legally unprotected non-citizens to further their profits and benefit from their work. Labor outsourcing is not unusual in industries that employ non-citizens. This involves contracts being given not to individuals, but to subcontractors, who then hire vulnerable workers, such as non-citizens, and pay them less. This further reinforces the precarity of those “employed” on such contracts. Again, this is also not unique to Russia; rather it is a sign of global neoliberalization and the continued proliferation of capitalistic forms of making money through brokerage. We also need to remember that non-citizen labor is a cheaper and more obedient type of labor, especially if you can discipline such labor through harsh migration regulations and police violence. Migrant workers are a particularly vulnerable strata of society in Russia because most migration controls and disciplining practices are happening inside Russia. Visa-free mobility means that it is migration law and violence in migration that are mobilized to “discipline” foreign workers. Both are also mobilized when crisis moments occur, such as we have seen with the reaction to the Crocus attack. What role do migrant workers play for Tajikistan – for those who remain in Tajikistan and the Tajik economy more broadly? In response to this question, many people would probably be quick to note the high remittances to Tajikistan, equivalent to a significant proportion of the country’s GDP. The economy in Tajikistan is extremely dependent on remittances and the foreign currency they bring. This, however, would ignore the wider and long-term repercussions of the local population’s mass exodus for migration. There is a remaining Soviet myth of “labor excessiveness” (trudoizbitochnost) in Tajikistan, and local officials are quick to refer to this myth when explaining the need for labor migration to Russia. Every year, according to this discourse, Tajikistan produces 100,000 workers, and the local economy is unable to provide jobs for them; there is no other option but to “export” them to Russia. This says more about the local economy and its organization rather than any real excess of labor. Why, for instance, does the Czech Republic not have the same problem of “labor excessiveness”? The Czech Republic also lacks large reserves of natural resources and is of the same population size as Tajikistan. The answer is that they started out with a highly educated population, and their leaders focused on different priorities. Instead of trying to run after dreams of migration diversification, Tajikistan’s economy should instead incorporate more of its labor. Schools in Tajikistan are extremely overcrowded: Local teachers are sometimes teaching three full shifts a day; remote schools have no infrastructure in place to bus schoolchildren to schools. Education is just one example where we can observe a lack of qualified people and infrastructure – and where it would be possible to employ a great number of people as teachers, construction workers, bus drivers, and in many other roles. But this would require political will and funding – and a rethinking of where labor fits into the Tajikistani economy. Instead, more and more teachers are also emigrating to Russia. Labor migration is not the only mode of mobility to Russia, and increasingly entire families relocate to Russia, seeing more educational and economic opportunities there. Such educational and economic opportunities should be available for many in Tajikistan. Migration, and this massive scope of mobility, depletes human capital. The dependency on migrants’ remittances, moreover, further reduces the need for radical economic reforms in the country and the need to address its endemic corruption. Some Central Asian states – like Kyrgyzstan – have warned their citizens against migration to Russia right now. Tajikistan, to my knowledge, has not. How should we interpret that decision? To what extent does the Tajik government care about the safety and conditions of its citizens working abroad? The short answer, sadly, is not much. Only after four weeks had passed since the attacks did Tajikistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs finally criticize the use of torture and brutalization against the suspects, which had been publicly brandished in Russia to show the might of its revenge. This was too little and too late; most of the damage, so to speak, was already done. Initially, the basic principle of the presumption of innocence was not even evoked. This speaks to the underlying relationship between state and society in Tajikistan: the state has not developed effective mechanisms of promoting and protecting the rights of migrant workers in Russia. The Tajik Embassy in Russia is often simply inaccessible for Tajikistani citizens. Many citizens stand for days in a huge crowd outside of the Embassy, only to be sent out once they get inside to make a copy of a document or correct some minor error. Then they must get back in the line and wait again. The scenes of brutalization and the Tajikistani state’s initial refusal to comment on the evident use of torture will only further contribute to the vulnerable position of Tajikistani citizens in Russia. The lack of protection that we have seen over the past decades of racialized abuse speaks volume about the lack of any “social contract” between the Tajikistani state and migrant workers. If there is a contract, it is only one that feeds on migrant labor and their remittances, but which provides no responsibility or protection. Of course, there are geopolitical hierarchies and asymmetrical relations between Tajikistan and Russia. This is true and there are objective limits in terms of protecting citizens’ rights in migration. Nonetheless, there is a lot of room for making citizens’ lives easier in migration. Making consular services accessible to the majority of the population in migration or regulating the exorbitant ticket prices to Russia would be a good start, for instance. Can you describe, briefly, the regulations and legal framework that govern labor migration between Tajikistan and Russia? Do you see any indication that this system will change? This is the most difficult question asked of any researcher working on migration to Russia. Russia’s migration legislation is complex and continuously changing. It is, after all, a substitute for a visa regime, and it requires a wide array of laws and mechanisms to enable its infrastructure. In general, Russian migration legislation is doing two things at the same time: It criminalizes violations of migration legislation (which is not unique to Russia), and it makes it financially profitable for the state (which is more unique because it relies on direct payments made by migrant workers). In 2013 and 2014, a new set of amendments and changes were made to Russia’s existing migration legislation. For instance, in 2013 two articles were added to the Code of Administrative Violations. These legal changes included the introduction of articles 18.8 (part 3 on the violation of rules of entry and stay in Russia) and 18.10 (part 2 on working illegally in Russia). In addition, one of the major changes included the expansion of reasons for entry bans to Russia, which now included legal, administrative, and epidemiological criteria. Having HIV, for instance, now qualifies a person for a permanent ban on entry to Russia. Three paid fines – for example, for the late payment of fees for even phone bills or minor traffic violations – can also lead to a re-entry ban. Living in a place other than a legal residence is another basis for a ban. When it comes to monetizing migrant labor, the Russian legislation currently requires all foreign workers to receive a “work permit” (patent), which carries with itself significant monthly fees to the state. To receive a work permit, a person needs to pass Russian language, history, and migration law tests. In addition, they must receive a medical certificate. These are just a few of the changes passed over the last decade, and the law continues to change. In general, trying to understand Russian migration law is like running after a departing high-speed train. You are always falling behind. In general, these constant changes in the law mean that it is not only extremely costly to be a migrant in Russia, and legally complex, but that people in migration are always deportable and removable from Russia. In my conversations with people who have worked in migration, I frequently have heard how it was often impossible to know whether your stay was completely legal or not. For instance, you don’t only need to pay a monthly fee for your work permit, you also need to send the confirmation of this payment to another agency and for that agency to record the payment. It’s some kind of paperwork circus. What do you think is missing from the present discourse on Central Asian migrants in Russia? Yes, absolutely, one such missing element is the perpetual cycle of debt that locks people into migration as a life-long strategy. In the “migration and development” imagination there is this myth that workers go into migration, they learn skills, and they return to “develop” their countries. This ignores the high costs associated with mobility. It is not cheap to become a “migrant” almost anywhere. To travel to Russia and start working requires a hefty amount of money, which people often borrow from their friends and extended network of family and relatives. You need to pay for expensive international passports (thanks to the West’s promotion of “legibility” and border controls) and exorbitant tickets to Russia (in Tajikistan they are the highest in the region). Those traveling need to purchase warm clothes and leave money for their families. When many arrive in Russia, a whole set of new expenses kicks in: work permit associated costs, rent, food, monthly fees for the work permit – and all of these must be paid whether you found a job or not. Migrants are monetized ruthlessly by the whole infrastructure of mobility from Tajikistan to Russia. They borrow to earn relatively little. When many come back home, and more needs arise, there is nowhere else to turn to but to migration. You borrow again and you leave again. https://thediplomat.com/2024/04/before-and-after-the-crocus-city-hall-attack-tajik-migrants-in-russia/ |
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“If by chance you were to ask me which ornaments I would desire above all others in my house, I would reply, without much pause for reflection, arms and books.”
Baldassare Castiglione https://t.me/arfcom_ukebros |
For those who haven’t followed the big thread, Russia is a constant stream of corruption.
Cutting 60 billion and one human life - the Cheka-OGPU will tell new sensational details of the construction of the St. Petersburg SKK Arena, which has become the most expensive in Russia. Back at the end of March, colleagues from the editorial office of Lisa reported that the FSB had detained ex-St. Petersburg official Igor Zabiran. The arrest is connected with the case of Vladimir Lavlentsev (former vice-governor of St. Petersburg), against whom oligarch Gennady Timchenko filed more than one multi-billion-dollar claim and whom the Meshchansky District Court sent into custody on charges of major fraud. But, in all honesty, Zabiran should have been behind bars several years ago - both on powerful economic charges and on a criminal case related to the death of a worker during the collapse of the old SKK Arena. Let us recall that on January 30, 2020, during the dismantling of the metal roof of this Soviet sports facility, a sudden collapse of the concrete walls of the structure itself occurred. The object was almost completely destroyed, and the body of 29-year-old welder Matvey Kucherov remained under the rubble. As a result, the head of the SKK reconstruction, Igor Zabiran, was not injured in any way - the death of the worker was attributed to his violation of safety regulations, and the collapse of the walls was associated with the dilapidation of the building. But it was not accidental! The video we are posting was made on the eve of the tragedy, on the night of January 29. The workers of the contractor "SK "Pride" Shevchenko brothers, following the instructions of Zabiran and his assistants, already then began sawing the metal cables connecting the walls of the "SKK" and the roof. Later that night, the concrete walls themselves would be sawn apart by diamond wire in several places, as can be seen in photographs taken immediately after the collapse. It was because of these cuts that the next day not only the roof of the SKK collapsed, as envisaged by the original project, but the entire building and the death of welder Kucherov. Well, the cause of these tragic events was the monstrous greed of Zabiran and his “master” Lavlentsev. The fact is that the cost of the initial concession for the reconstruction of SKK was only 25 billion rubles. But after the collapse of the structure, it actually had to be rebuilt - the construction price rose to a record 60 billion rubles for the country. Huge shadow fortunes were made here not only from kickbacks from contractors, but also from the disposal of hundreds of thousands of cubic meters of construction waste, which were secretly transported to city wastelands, and from the secret sale of many tons of metal, which was carried out for Zabiran's team by a Smolny courtier named Apet. We will tell you later how and to whom billions of black rubles, paid for with one human life, went, as well as how all the participants in these events are connected to each other. https://t.me/De1taNews/7421 https://t.me/vchkogpu/47751 Source VChK-OGPU: “Last year, in the May days, the former commander of the early warning system division Vyacheslav Lobuzko, who was responsible in the structures of AFK Sistema for the construction of the Voronezh stations and the National Control Center of the Ministry of Defense (Shoigu’s main and favorite brainchild), was arrested for giving a bribe. And he During the search, entries in notebooks with schemes for kickbacks to the senior leadership of the Moscow Region were seized. Based on these entries, work was carried out against people close to Shoigu. https://t.me/vchkogpu/47756 |
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“If by chance you were to ask me which ornaments I would desire above all others in my house, I would reply, without much pause for reflection, arms and books.”
Baldassare Castiglione https://t.me/arfcom_ukebros |
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“If by chance you were to ask me which ornaments I would desire above all others in my house, I would reply, without much pause for reflection, arms and books.”
Baldassare Castiglione https://t.me/arfcom_ukebros |
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Originally Posted By Capta: https://i.redd.it/3tsep05v3dwc1.jpeg View Quote
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“If by chance you were to ask me which ornaments I would desire above all others in my house, I would reply, without much pause for reflection, arms and books.”
Baldassare Castiglione https://t.me/arfcom_ukebros |
Israeli fighter jets struck sites in northern Gaza's Beit Lahiya, from which six rockets were launched at the southern city of Sderot and the community of Zikim this morning, the military says.
The IDF says the sites included tunnel shafts, a rocket launcher primed for an attack, and additional infrastructure. https://t.me/manniefabian/44473 Twitter video A rocket launcher in southern Lebanon's Tayr Harfa was struck by the Israeli Air Force shortly after it was used in an attack on the northern community of Shomera last night, the IDF says. Another building in the area where the IDF says Hezbollah operatives were gathered was also hit. Overnight, IAF fighter jets carried out a wave of strikes on Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon, following repeated attacks by the terror group on northern Israel. The IDF says the targets included infrastructure in Markaba, a building in Ayta ash-Shab, and an observation post in Marwahin. Troops also shelled areas near Chihine and Kfarchouba with artillery to "remove threats," the military adds. https://t.me/manniefabian/44477 Twitter video |
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“If by chance you were to ask me which ornaments I would desire above all others in my house, I would reply, without much pause for reflection, arms and books.”
Baldassare Castiglione https://t.me/arfcom_ukebros |
Good concept for a thread Prime, but you made the rules so complicated, you’re gonna be carrying it for sure.
China is really only in it for themselves. They’ve played it really smart. Cheap gasoline, America distracted, and they get to collect data on everyone. They aren’t really allied with Russia, because they could have handed Putin victory, just by selling Drone parts exclusively to him. China wants to keep the war going as long as possible, for obvious reasons. They’re sneaky and inscrutable, but they ain’t stupid. |
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GD- "It's kind of like wading through through slimy lake bed with your feet to find clams below the surface".
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Originally Posted By BillofRights: Good concept for a thread Prime, but you made the rules so strict, you’re going to be carrying it for sure. China is really only in it for themselves. They’ve played it really smart. Cheap gasoline, America distracted, and they get to collect data on everyone. They aren’t really allied with Russia, because they could have handed Putin victory, just by selling Drone parts exclusively to him. China wants to keep the war going as long as possible, for obvious reasons. They’re sneaky and inscrutable, but they ain’t stupid. View Quote 🍻 Agreed. |
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“If by chance you were to ask me which ornaments I would desire above all others in my house, I would reply, without much pause for reflection, arms and books.”
Baldassare Castiglione https://t.me/arfcom_ukebros |
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“If by chance you were to ask me which ornaments I would desire above all others in my house, I would reply, without much pause for reflection, arms and books.”
Baldassare Castiglione https://t.me/arfcom_ukebros |
Originally Posted By Prime: Last night: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GL5FOIWXYAA4-8b?format=jpg&name=900x900
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View Quote Where the F have I been? They basically have a 50kg warhead bomb that can fly 1500 miles at Cessna speeds. Fascinating. I bet the shit we have blows the doors off of that. |
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Originally Posted By Beretta_Jerry: Where the F have I been? They basically have a 50kg warhead bomb that can fly 1500 miles at Cessna speeds. Fascinating. I bet the shit we have blows the doors off of that. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Beretta_Jerry: Originally Posted By Prime: Last night: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GL5FOIWXYAA4-8b?format=jpg&name=900x900
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Where the F have I been? They basically have a 50kg warhead bomb that can fly 1500 miles at Cessna speeds. Fascinating. I bet the shit we have blows the doors off of that. It is a fascinating conflict. Sometimes it basically is a Cessna
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“If by chance you were to ask me which ornaments I would desire above all others in my house, I would reply, without much pause for reflection, arms and books.”
Baldassare Castiglione https://t.me/arfcom_ukebros |
N. Korea’s Kim Oversees Drill Simulating ‘Nuclear Counterattack’: KCNA
APRIL 23, 2024 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen a drill simulating a “nuclear counterattack,” state-run KCNA news agency said Tuesday, the latest in a volley of tests by Pyongyang this year. The drill took place on Monday, according to the report. Seoul’s military had earlier announced that the North had fired several short-range ballistic missiles on Monday, with Tokyo confirming the launch. The drill involved “super-large multiple rocket units” which “hit their island target” some 352 kilometers (219 miles) away, the report said. It added that Kim “appreciated the high hit and accuracy” of the rockets. South Korea’s military said Monday that the missiles flew from the Pyongyang area for about 300 kilometers before splashing down in the waters east of the Korean peninsula. The launch is the second in less than a week by Pyongyang, which on Friday tested a “super-large warhead” designed for a strategic cruise missile, state media said. Seoul’s military confirmed it had detected cruise missile launches at the time. The launch comes after Pyongyang’s ally Moscow in March used its United Nations Security Council veto to effectively end UN monitoring of sanctions violations on Kim’s government for its nuclear and weapons program. https://www.thedefensepost.com/2024/04/23/north-korea-nuclear-counterattack/ |
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“If by chance you were to ask me which ornaments I would desire above all others in my house, I would reply, without much pause for reflection, arms and books.”
Baldassare Castiglione https://t.me/arfcom_ukebros |
Russia, China, Iran and North Korea. Some call them "The Axis of Evil". I prefer to think of them as The Axis of Shitheads. However, either is fitting and acceptable.
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Are we allowed to talk about the political realities that forced China and Russia to be a bee's dick away from a joint security agreement? Because it is kind of important.
Where I sit in the world, having Putin and Xi on one side, with Nth Korea as a missile testing ground, is kind of a big fuck up... Yes state department, I am fucking looking at you. We all make mistakes, but we don't all make geopolitical fuck ups that force our enemies into an axis type of agreement coupled with drone technology that has cost/capabilities that the West can't seriously compete with. Am I allowed to complain with facts? |
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Originally Posted By SheltiePimp: Are we allowed to talk about the political realities that forced China and Russia to be a bee's dick away from a joint security agreement? Because it is kind of important. Where I sit in the world, having Putin and Xi on one side, with Nth Korea as a missile testing ground, is kind of a big fuck up... Yes state department, I am fucking looking at you. We all make mistakes, but we don't all make geopolitical fuck ups that force our enemies into an axis type of agreement coupled with drone technology that has cost/capabilities that the West can't seriously compete with. Am I allowed to complain with facts? View Quote Absolutely. |
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“If by chance you were to ask me which ornaments I would desire above all others in my house, I would reply, without much pause for reflection, arms and books.”
Baldassare Castiglione https://t.me/arfcom_ukebros |
Poor, noble Russia.
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“If by chance you were to ask me which ornaments I would desire above all others in my house, I would reply, without much pause for reflection, arms and books.”
Baldassare Castiglione https://t.me/arfcom_ukebros |
1\ #Ucraina Donetsk Front: Russians take Novobakhmutivka and advance to Ocheretyne, where the situation is now compromised. This involves probable withdrawal (most likely already underway), from villages south of Ocheretyne, which is an important high point. Probable shift of the Ukrainian defensive line towards the water basins
2\#Ukraine Donetsk Front: As a consequence of the above, Russians also advance in Berdychy and Semenivka
3\#Ukraine Donetsk Front: Russian advance also in the Novakalynove sector in the northern area
4\#Ukraine Donetsk Front: total view of the front north-west of Avdiivka
5\#Ukraine Donetsk Front: advance to be recorded also in the Heorivkha area
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“If by chance you were to ask me which ornaments I would desire above all others in my house, I would reply, without much pause for reflection, arms and books.”
Baldassare Castiglione https://t.me/arfcom_ukebros |
Statement issued by the Islamic Resistance: In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful “Permission is given to those who fight because they have been wronged, and indeed, God is Able to grant them victory.” Believe God Almighty In support of our steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and in support of their brave and honorable resistance, and as part of the response to the Israeli enemy’s attacks on the steadfast southern villages and civilian homes, specifically the horrific massacre in Hanin and the fall of martyrs and wounded civilians, the Mujahideen of the Islamic Resistance targeted On Wednesday 04/24/2024, the Shomera colony, the occupied Lebanese town of Tarbikha, with dozens of Katyusha rockets. “And victory is only from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise.” Wednesday 04-24-2024 AD 15 Shawwal 1445 AH https://t.me/C_Military1/49267 |
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“If by chance you were to ask me which ornaments I would desire above all others in my house, I would reply, without much pause for reflection, arms and books.”
Baldassare Castiglione https://t.me/arfcom_ukebros |
https://twitter.com/UKRINFORM/status/1783021619377521120 |
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“If by chance you were to ask me which ornaments I would desire above all others in my house, I would reply, without much pause for reflection, arms and books.”
Baldassare Castiglione https://t.me/arfcom_ukebros |
Dnipropetrovsk Governor
At night, the attacks on Nikopol region continued. The enemy used various types of kamikaze drones and heavy artillery. He visited the district center, Myrivska and Marganetska communities. The enterprise and agricultural firm were damaged. And also - power lines. Part of the subscribers remained without electricity. People were not injured. ▪️According to the updated information, due to the evening attacks by FPV drones in the area, another private house and an economic building were mutilated. ‼️Air alarm in the region. Do not neglect. https://t.me/dnipropetrovskaODA/12363 |
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“If by chance you were to ask me which ornaments I would desire above all others in my house, I would reply, without much pause for reflection, arms and books.”
Baldassare Castiglione https://t.me/arfcom_ukebros |
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“If by chance you were to ask me which ornaments I would desire above all others in my house, I would reply, without much pause for reflection, arms and books.”
Baldassare Castiglione https://t.me/arfcom_ukebros |
Originally Posted By Prime: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GL6I44HWEAAoH0s?format=jpg&name=medium
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GL6QtKRWAAMNDik?format=jpg&name=large https://twitter.com/UKRINFORM/status/1783021619377521120 View Quote Why do I suddenly want to see a mini bridge-laying drone? |
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Originally Posted By SheltiePimp: Are we allowed to talk about the political realities that forced China and Russia to be a bee's dick away from a joint security agreement? Because it is kind of important. Where I sit in the world, having Putin and Xi on one side, with Nth Korea as a missile testing ground, is kind of a big fuck up... Yes state department, I am fucking looking at you. We all make mistakes, but we don't all make geopolitical fuck ups that force our enemies into an axis type of agreement coupled with drone technology that has cost/capabilities that the West can't seriously compete with. Am I allowed to complain with facts? View Quote Start with Roosevelt and Truman. Then Kissinger. Then the Congressional MFN vote in the 80s. |
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Originally Posted By Prime:
View Quote If anyone’s interested, the second part of the “additional footage” video is a HAWK launch and (possibly) kill. |
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Tagged and IN.
Looking forward to keeping up with events and seeing you guys around in here. |
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Deckard “nobody wants to know the truth, nobody” Cobra Kai Johnny Lawrence “she’s hot and all those other things” Tucker Carlson 1/10/2018 “I used to be a liberatarian until Google”https://mobile.twitter.com/Henry_Gunn
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It's not stupid, it's advanced!!
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It's not stupid, it's advanced!!
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North Korea also belongs here...
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2020 Riot Squad
Bat Flu squad. FJB |
For the second day we continue our joint attack so that the stupid Russophobe Sanda understands what violating the rights of citizens can cost🤬 ❌Official page of Moldova (dead by ping) check-host.net/check-report/18762d5fkfc8 ❌Multimedia portal of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova (closed by geo) check-host.net/check-report/187631bckd97 ❌Government of the Republic of Moldova check-host.net/check-report/187633d1k507 ❌Information Technology and Cybersecurity Service of Moldova check-host.net/check-report/187637abk366 ❌Website of the President of Moldova (dead by ping) check-host.net/check-report/18763a74kfbc ❌Public services of Moldova (closed by geo) check-host.net/check-report/18763e7ek588 ❌Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova (dead by ping) check-host.net/check-report/18764074k6ed ❌Ministry of Internal Affairs of Moldova (closed by geo) check-host.net/check-report/187643eck348 https://t.me/noname05716/6459 |
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“If by chance you were to ask me which ornaments I would desire above all others in my house, I would reply, without much pause for reflection, arms and books.”
Baldassare Castiglione https://t.me/arfcom_ukebros |
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It's not stupid, it's advanced!!
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Good idea but please edit the title to include the North Korea. They are essential in the Ukrainian war, providing ammo to Kremlin. Possibly more.
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Deckard “nobody wants to know the truth, nobody” Cobra Kai Johnny Lawrence “she’s hot and all those other things” Tucker Carlson 1/10/2018 “I used to be a liberatarian until Google”https://mobile.twitter.com/Henry_Gunn
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Well, it wasn't a decoy like the Russians hoped, and it had Cap'n Crunch with tungstenberries.
That Radar is swiss cheese by looking at the density of tungsten pellets into the cab of that vehicle.
“The damage is a result of a HIMARS MLRS strike, two missiles were used. It is worth noting that the strike occurred immediately after the arrival of the air defense system at the position. In other words, the Ukrainian Armed Forces reconnaissance drone was waiting for the complex to arrive at previously known positions. The HIMARS operator made an inaccurate strike, which resulted in minor damage to the radar. Also, it is worth noting the death of the signalman of the radio technical troops unit, senior sergeant Andrey Nikolaevich Bushuev (position “Koshma”), due to shrapnel wounds. Interesting point is that along with the S-300 air defense system, the Pantsir-S1 air defense system was also in position, which was responsible for covering the air defense system. However, the Pantsir failed to “detect” the approach of the missiles. Kreminna direction, Lugansk region. 10-15 April 2024.” View Quote There are signs of larger shrapnel damage on the radar. |
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It's not stupid, it's advanced!!
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Originally Posted By Thunder900: North Korea also belongs here... View Quote Originally Posted By ad_nauseam: Good idea but please edit the title to include the North Korea. They are essential in the Ukrainian war, providing ammo to Kremlin. Possibly more. View Quote Perfectly relevant because of North Korea supplying weapons to Russia for the Ukraine war. |
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Originally Posted By ad_nauseam: Good idea but please edit the title to include the North Korea. They are essential in the Ukrainian war, providing ammo to Kremlin. Possibly more. View Quote and in the Mideast https://m.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-782496 Attached File https://english.alarabiya.net/amp/News/middle-east/2021/08/15/N-Korea-Iran-supported-in-building-Hezbollah-s-45-kilometer-tunnel-Report Attached File |
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Deckard “nobody wants to know the truth, nobody” Cobra Kai Johnny Lawrence “she’s hot and all those other things” Tucker Carlson 1/10/2018 “I used to be a liberatarian until Google”https://mobile.twitter.com/Henry_Gunn
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Appears our foreign policy of BS wars has been a total failure and we’re no longer the world’s super power.
Stevie Wonder saw this coming. |
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“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.”
Ephesians 6:10 |
Originally Posted By MFP_4073: we have seen this before -- not new but this is a good primer on some of the cooperation that has occurred and is on-going between these countries https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-13-151617.jpg?x85095 View Quote Slightly off topic but all of them did the same in Sudan https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2023-05-22/sudan-evacuation-marines-embassy-medals-10201820.html Attached File |
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Deckard “nobody wants to know the truth, nobody” Cobra Kai Johnny Lawrence “she’s hot and all those other things” Tucker Carlson 1/10/2018 “I used to be a liberatarian until Google”https://mobile.twitter.com/Henry_Gunn
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Good thread topic. Place holder for more to come.
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Why do we need a new Ukraine propaganda thread? What was wrong with the old one?
Oh, and this is the current reality of the Ukraine War: US general says Russian army has grown by 15 percent since pre-Ukraine war Russia to grow faster than all advanced economies says IMF Exclusive: Russia producing three times more artillery shells than US and Europe for Ukraine Russia's April oil and gas revenue to double, Reuters calculations show Putin is bombing Ukraine into darkness and leaving Europe short of power Russian forces make significant gains in eastern Ukraine The possibility of Ukraine's army collapsing cannot be ruled out a US official has warned, report says Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Every Day to April 1st, 2024 using Google Earth |
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Thermal Imaging Camera 384x288 or 640x512 is unidentifiable at the moment, Motors (likely 3115 size), Foxeer Reaper as VTX and custom frequency ELRS, judging by the size of the antenna. As well as absolutely horribly put together payload powered with AAA batteries. The price of the drone if it comes with 384x288 version of thermal is likely <1000$, with 640x512 <1400$ (The price may be very different with larger quantities and margins) View Quote |
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It's not stupid, it's advanced!!
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