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21 minutes ago, Schulz2.0 said:

 

Oh, so two non-operating pipelines are destroyed and now if Europe wants gas literally the only option they have is to lean on Ukraine. And idiots the world over are blaming America for energy terrorism.

WhY wOuLd RuSsIa Do ThIs? 

[LW Goatman 1129]

1 hour ago, Armybrat said:

Third party sales.

Here’s looking at you India, Hungary, Venezuela, etc.

There has been a robust gray market for computer chips and other technology for a long time. Many are brand new chips diverted from normal supply chains. There are also lots of fake chips being distributed around the world. I'd guess the gray market is exactly where a restricted country would look to purchase their items.

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3 hours ago, Chad Fuck said:

We need to be mindful of this though:  Poland was on the fast track to become the next Hungary before Russian engaged in its stupidity.  While their hatred for the Russians is momentarily useful, I'm not thrilled with the long term prospect of a juiced up Poland if it starts facing West instead of East.

Poland has its rule of law issues but they are categorically different from Hungary and speaking from years of experience in the region-I have close to zero concerns of Poland as an aggressive, non-status quo power to the West.  Simply a non-sensical thing to do.

This does have a regional and European component. Poland wants to be a decider and not an afterthought in the EU. It will not and cannot have Germany’s heft as an economic power. It is taking steps to position itself as a security and energy indispensable nation for the continent. This will give it lots of leverage as the EU talks about enhanced security cooperation and will allow Poland to frame the terms of that discussion.  Not Germany. 

It’s not about using its army against Europe. It’s about using its army to defend Europe and thereby become a main character and not second billing. 

[NAVY 6969]

Crazy that the chip from the toaster my wife fucked up could be running one of Russia’s awesome new tanks 

[utee94 16088]

1 minute ago, NAVY said:

Crazy that the chip from the toaster my wife fucked up could be running one of Russia’s awesome new tanks 

Well that could explain why so many Russian tanks pop their toasted tops when they're hit with unfriendly fire.

[Macanudo 13327]

6 minutes ago, NAVY said:

Crazy that the chip from the toaster my wife fucked up could be running one of Russia’s awesome new tanks 

Did someone mentions toasters?

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46 minutes ago, AUS-97HORN said:

why does everyone assume that the pipeline was bombed by divers?

 

its not like there isnt technology that would allow a cheap, remote operated vehicle to literally take a bomb to the pipeline, drop the bomb directly on the pipe ( or right next to it).... set a timer and boomsky.

 

divers arent needed.

 

plus... there was a post like 20 pages back pointing out that multiple NATO helicopters had been switched in and out on-station somewhere in the Baltic for something like 7 straight days.

and then the intel report where we told Germany that Russia was about o bomb the pipeline and the pieces come together pretty quickly

 

our copter might literally have watched a russian boat set a fucking bomb on the pipe

Seriously, Russia could have easily crashed into the pipeline intentionally or unintentionally with a sub.

They could have also sent a PIG (I think that's the term) plug/scrubber/whatever those maintenance pod things are called through the pipes. (non-engineer here but I've heard of these things)

 

Edited September 28, 2022 by TexasEd

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7 minutes ago, TexasEd said:

Seriously, Russia could have easily crashed into the pipeline intentionally or unintentionally with a sub.

They could have also sent a PIG (I think that's the term) plug/scrubber/whatever those maintenance pod things are called through the pipes. (non-engineer here but I've heard of these things)

 

Listeater?

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17 minutes ago, utee94 said:

Well that could explain why so many Russian tanks pop their toasted tops when they're hit with unfriendly fire.

Leggo my Igor

[The Dog 44861]

 

[956 Worldwide 35594]

Russia’s MFA announces the very credible results of fair referenda. 
 

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On September 23-27, the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions held referendums on their accession to the Russian Federation. The results of the voting have been tabulated, with the overwhelming majority of voters supporting unification with Russia – 99.23 percent in the DPR, 98.42 percent in the LPR, 93.11 percent in the Zaporozhye Region and 87.05 percent in the Kherson Region. The turnout was as follows: 97.5 percent in the DPR, 92.6 percent in the LPR, 85.4 in the Zaporozhye Region and 76.9 percent in the Kherson Region.

 

[27-25 2085]

The Russians have already cracked the case.  It was those darned Ukrainian Nazis!

 

[DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt 12301]

2 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

From the replies, this pretty much nails it:

 

 

What did Fucker say this time?

[The Dog 44861]

M777 TIME (HIMARS already did their job)

 

[956 Worldwide 35594]

EU rolls out 8th sanctions package (and note, Hungary threatened but did not override).

 

[The Dog 44861]

Also this:

 

[AUS-97HORN 12051]

28 minutes ago, 27-25 said:

The Russians have already cracked the case.  It was those darned Ukrainian Nazis!

 

considering the pipe is around 230 feet down... thats a hell of a lot of light in the water  

 

and LOL at soaked passport just sitting right next to the "pipe."

[Trey3216 15452]

2 hours ago, Orange&White said:

It's your dream, make it as big as you want!

I feel your pain.

If you will it, Dude, it is no dream. 

~Theodor Herzl, State of Israel.  

[Fico 1806]

19 minutes ago, The Dog said:

Also this:

 

Well that's fucking something.

9 minutes ago, AUS-97HORN said:

considering the pipe is around 230 feet down... thats a hell of a lot of light in the water  

 

and LOL at soaked passport just sitting right next to the "pipe."

Don't forget about the SIMs and the Nazi patch.

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2 minutes ago, Fico said:

Well that's fucking something.

Don't forget about the SIMs and the Nazi patch.

There’s a whole lot of fake legalese that can be dragged out or sped up when it comes to formal annexation. I read the Meduza article and they’re clear that the annexation is almost certain to happen, it’s a question of how best to sell it to the Russian people. 
 

I am extremely doubtful Putin changes his mind, you can’t unring the bell of fake referendums. Nothing could look more effete than refusing to annex after holding them and announcing results. 

[Viper 12220]

28 minutes ago, The Dog said:

 

 

hope this sets an example for other regions. Don't want to mobilize? Protest and riot and then you won't have to.

[SquishMitten 10497]

13 hours ago, MagicSoccerSpray said:

 

He straight up said this, but I don't know if he realized it. He said "someone out there has now decided that core economic infrastructure is a viable target." Now THAT is something I could see Putin arranging. "They blew up our pipeline first, now it's totally fair game for us to destroy all that stuff that we're not supposed to under the Geneva Convention (or whatever international law it is that says those things are off limits)."

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25 minutes ago, AUS-97HORN said:

considering the pipe is around 230 feet down... thats a hell of a lot of light in the water  

 

and LOL at soaked passport just sitting right next to the "pipe."

I mean who DOESN'T bring their passport and electronics when they go diving to a depth that would crush the human body?

[Foosters 18280]

1 hour ago, DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt said:

What did Fucker say this time?

That the US was likely responsible for the pipe sabotage, and then went on to list a number of different ways Russia could respond that would harm the west.

Most watched cable "news" show host pushing Russian propaganda onto millions of Americans. NBD.

[NorthLoop 14466]

Found the culprit

[Laxtonto 13302]

50 minutes ago, 956 Worldwide said:

There’s a whole lot of fake legalese that can be dragged out or sped up when it comes to formal annexation. I read the Meduza article and they’re clear that the annexation is almost certain to happen, it’s a question of how best to sell it to the Russian people. 
 

I am extremely doubtful Putin changes his mind, you can’t unring the bell of fake referendums. Nothing could look more effete than refusing to annex after holding them and announcing results. 

Why not wait 3 weeks and after the Ukrainians retake one of these territories they can declare that they are annexing them to protect them from the Ukrainians who refuses to accept the results from their referendum…

 

Putin is trying to figure out how to put lipstick on a pig knowing that the common Russian peasant even thinks this is all bullshit and any land grab will just make this drag out longer. 

[Rimbo 27026]

[YChang 3569]

Fascinating article with intercepted phone calls of Russian soldiers calling back home.

"Mom, this war is the stupidest decision our government ever made, I think."

 

Edited September 28, 2022 by YChang

[Homesickhorn 2219]

 
Today I was reminiscing about the old lady giving Rashist soldiers sunflower seeds to put in their pockets. Absolutely cold.

Damn. That was Day one-day two shit wasn’t it?

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[Schulz2.0 29280]

 

[Rimbo 27026]

35 minutes ago, Gengs1 said:

 

This is amazing. I couldn't decide which emoji I liked best. It's all the good emojis packed into one.

[Kwix 2497]

39 minutes ago, Gengs1 said:

 

That translation can't be legit. Holy shit!

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Surly tailgate after the Alabama loss, when somebody told us what hotel the officials were staying at?

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[Gengs1 2583]

3 minutes ago, Kwix said:

That translation can't be legit. Holy shit!

It isn’t, it’s fake translation, they did a good job 

[Gengs1 2583]

2 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

Surly tailgate after the Alabama loss, when somebody told us what hotel the officials were staying at?

That dude in the middle contemplating his life choices, he has that look how did I get here 

[Rimbo 27026]

7 minutes ago, Kwix said:

That translation can't be legit. Holy shit!

It's not. The translation is fake.

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17 minutes ago, Gengs1 said:

That dude in the middle contemplating his life choices, he has that look how did I get here 

[Rimbo 27026]

1 hour ago, atomheartbevo said:

Surly tailgate after the Alabama loss, when somebody told us what hotel the officials were staying at?

Video won't embed, but click through. Worth it 

 

https://v.redd.it/vs8gwx359oq91 

Edited September 29, 2022 by Rimbo

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Live look at Poland

[utee94 16088]

But I thought Putin said that the entire west were aggressors and desperate to invade Russia.  Surely he should leave a lot more troops than that, to protect Russia's borders...

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[Gengs1 2583]

they don’t want to fight and still think it’s Russian territory. They shouldn’t be allowed in most of the countries

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They are scraping the bottom of the barrel when they put on a show of “training” the mobilized.

Also, I bet the only live rounds within a mile of there are under the control of Shoigu’s bodyguards.

 

[Pods 7637]

10 minutes ago, Gengs1 said:

they don’t want to fight and still think it’s Russian territory. They shouldn’t be allowed in most of the countries

Anyone that isn't willing to publicly condemn the Russian invasion should be sent back to participate, or sent to a detention center. Unrepentant Russians are a threat to every country they are in. 

[Pato del Muerto 53505]

8 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

They are scraping the bottom of the barrel when they put on a show of “training” the mobilized.

Also, I bet the only live rounds within a mile of there are under the control of Shoigu’s bodyguards.

 

Are they introducing compression fatigues?