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KYHorn

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  1. No CR, but I'm betting it was a precondition to getting the support he needed from the reasonable section of his party
  2. The missing anchor has been noted, but not the apparently jostled cargo containers
  3. Probably being naive, but you gotta think this doesn't sit well with Russians. Russian finance minister Siluanov: Russia will double its military spending in 2024. "Total spending on national defense will increase significantly compared to previous years. 29% of all budget expenditures are aimed at our main task today - to ensure our victory. Before the special military operation, national defense expenditures were half as much - 14% of budget expenditures. Now it is 29% of expenditures"
  4. ^Metaphor? The White House has learned that the Russian military is executing its soldiers "We have information that the Russian military is actually executing soldiers who refuse to obey orders. We also have information that Russian commanders are threatening to shoot entire units if they try to retreat from Ukrainian artillery fire," White House National Se
  5. In a very interesting development, US Ambassador to Kazakhstan Daniel Rosemblum inaugurated a NATO liaison office in the country's capital. The news has flown under the radar, but it's a very interesting development that's had a lot of resonance in Russia in particular. After Russia, Kazakhstan is the biggest supplier of active troops to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).
  6. They did just give them a new round of aid
  7. And here he is, pushing it uphill... and coasting downhill.
  8. https://twitter.com/IhateTrenches/status/1715372233147711862?t=dxSPActVS0MGgDSLNG9Y5w&s=19
  9. When you push your friend into the pool but they pull you in with them.
  10. I actually agree with your previous point about not running off everyone who has a different sentiment about the war, though they should understand that if they bombard the thread with negativity and whataboutism every day, that is not going to be taken well. As Behold said, you have to come here with the understanding that this thread will have a pro-Ukraine slant. However, anyone following the thread over the past year will be aware that the offensive hasn't gone as planned and has made minimal gains in the face of a stout defensive line (and issues raised by Boom above). Many experts were overly optimistic and therefore the sentiment of this thread was generally overly optimistic about the offensive. The overall sentiment of the thread remains hopeful for a number of reasons, some realistic, some still rooted in an abiding belief in the Ukrainian cause. I think most of the regular followers here just wish the US and other allies had given more sooner to avoid the current stagnation and lament the current political hurdles to increasing aid. Yet at the same time, many believe there is still a possibility of limited breakthroughs and gains, so there is a pro-Ukrainian and hopeful slant still. But really, there just hasn't been much information out there for the past month or so. Most of the events of the past month have been a few very positive (explosive) events in favor of Ukraine. Russia has made some limited gains in some areas and the information about that has been posted, but these gains have come at quite a cost so there are a lot of videos of those costs. Ukraine's gains have reportedly come at a high cost as well (probably not nearly as high as Russia's) and that information has been posted here, though I'll grant that it hasn't been emphasized to the extent the Russian losses have, but the reasons for this go back to my previous post: consistently unreliable sources for positive Russian news, lack of a desire to post Ukrainian gore, etc. There are a few Twitter sources out there who will summarize Russian claims and they usually get posted here. It may not be the majority of the content on this thread, but it's present.
  11. I agree. Due to the moral lens through which I see this war, I don't particularly want to post videos of Ukrainian soldiers getting killed and I don't seek these out. However, I'll post information about Ukrainian losses if I see it. An additional factor is that when I have seen or even posted videos of Ukrainian losses, it often turns out to be from months or weeks ago and not reflective of anything current, which diminishes its value even further to the point that there's no reason to post it. The Russians and their supporters on Twitter often seem to be desperate to put out counter-programming, which results in them using old footage or even videos of Russian losses that they claim are Ukrainian.
  12. To the north of Avdiivka, the Russian military lost no less than 63 units of military equipment, - DeepState. Vitalii Barabash, the head of the Avdiivka Military Academy, stated that "this is the largest offensive that has ever been carried out on Avdiivka during all the times of the war, starting in 2014. But this is not the end of the story they started on October 10."
  13. Equality. That's nice.
  14. Note the Brady tweet was from 3 weeks ago: Sounds like we finally gave them ATACMS?!
  15. Hamas received millions of dollars through cryptocurrency exchange with office in Moscow City - The Wall Street Journal The Palestinian Jihad group allegedly received more than $93 million dollars through digital wallets on the eve of its attack on Israel. Hamas also used a similar funding scheme. WSJ, citing data from the analytical company Elliptic, states that the attack on Israel was partially financed through the popular crypto exchange Garantex, registered in Moscow.
  16. Ukrainian military report “heated” fighting and non-stop Russian assaults, as their attack on Avdiivka continues into its fifth day. Russia's trying to push out from the occupied city of Donetsk & outflank and surround the eastern town of Avdiivka - located on its outskirts. “There is certainly no silence there at all. Shooting battles continue, both from the north and from the south of the city.” Numerous videos have shown Russian armoured columns being decimated by accurate Ukrainian fire & Russian bloggers have also said the attacks are not going well. However, constant attacks and daily Russian shelling will be taking its toll - not least on Ukrainian supplies and ammo.
  17. Worth tracking: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned a small group of lawmakers last week that his department is tracking the possibility that Azerbaijan could soon invade Armenia, Politico reports citing to two people familiar with the conversation. Azerbaijiani President Ilham Aliyev has previously called on Armenia to open a "corridor" along its southern border, linking mainland Azerbaijan to an exclave that borders Turkey and Iran. Aliyev has threatened to solve the issue "by force."
  18. It continues. A medium-length thread.
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