Ukraine and the Russian invasion, Feb 2022 - tangentially related crap

[Dystopiary]

Tangentally related - really don't like that this is called "crap" tbh. It seems flippant when it relates to people who are being genocided.
Doubt the OP meant it like that and it's just a figure of speech, but it feels disrespectful sometimes posting in this thread under "crap."

 

[frogwoman]

Cosmonaut Anna Kikina becomes first Russian woman to fly to the International Space Station It’s hard to believe, but Russia and the U.S. are still cooperating in space — Meduza

On October 5, Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina became the first Russian woman to fly to the International Space Station. She flew on spacecraft Dragon, which was launched in Florida as part of a joint program between Elon Musk’s company SpaceX and NASA. Her flight almost didn’t happen because of...

meduza.io

This is interesting - Russia and the US are still cooperating in space

 

[Pickman's model]

Tangentally related - really don't like that this is called "crap" tbh. It seems flippant when it relates to people who are being genocided.
Doubt the OP meant it like that and it's just a figure of speech, but it feels disrespectful sometimes posting in this thread under "crap."

Is there a thread longer than a couple of pages where you're not posting beneath at least a turd or two?

 

[steveseagull]

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[Artaxerxes]

I don’t think Musk is the genius many make him out to be…

 

[Ming]

I don’t think Musk is the genius many make him out to be…

Never thought he was. Got lucky. Right place, right time. Clever but not a genius.

 

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[HAL9000]

Ukrainian team which has been creating viral videos

How Ukraine is winning the social media war

Despite civilian and military bloodshed, Ukraine's online information war keeps a sense of humour.

www.bbc.co.uk

like this one..

Ukraine invasion memes and viral content

Used to be the French always had the best rations . I suspect they still do, but it's good to see Canada making an attempt there. Disappointed at the Reese bar instead of the proper Coffee Crisp.

www.urban75.net

 

[gosub]

Norway-Poland Baltic Pipe opens in move to cut Russia gas dependency

The pipeline carrying gas from the Norwegian shelf is central to Poland's plan to diversify away from Russian supplies that began years before the invasion of Ukraine.

www.euronews.com

 

[gosub]

dp

 

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[Dystopiary]

Russian official didn't seem to realise his microphone was on when he said "don’t rock the boat” and "don't talk too much about Iran." Oops.



Special Kherson Cat on twitter

 

[gosub]

Kind of an odd vid as sort of explains is a bit of a zero sum to the mid terms....which it seems (to me) about Roe v Wade vs what to do about QE and inflation.

 

[Nikkormat]

Second protest took place today. I avoided the city centre. No numbers yet, but photos online suggest it was big, and there were similar demos in other cities. Again, the same pro-Putin message, organised by the fascist SPD and communist KSČM. Reading up after the last one, it seems many of them have just switched from COVID loonery to this. Fuck them.

Third large pro-Putin/Communist/Fascist protest took place in Prague on Friday. I've not seen numbers for it yet, but I've read that it was smaller than the second, which was around 50,000. Saw some of the fuckers heading home on the metro; curiously, they seemed to be having friendly words with a group of German skinheads. I wonder if German fash are providing support.

Anyway, better news: today there was a protest in support of Ukraine, LGBT rights (following two homophobic murders in Bratislava a couple of weeks ago), and democracy. Olena Zelenska, wife of President Zelensky, sent a video address. Photos below.





"Putin through the Hague court."


"They got rid of Rasputin. Next is Putin's turn."


Edit to add: screenshot from the livestream of today's demonstration. Czechs can be very creative.


And a great banner displayed on the Czech interior ministry, link here.

 

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Yevgeny Prigozhin (oligarch, close associate of Putin, 2016 US election fiddling suspect and pretty convincing IRL Bond villian) once denied having anything to do with Wagner PMC after huge fuck-up in Syria in 2018.

Recently filmed recruiting prison inmates to Wagner PMC to fight in Ukraine (if the subtitles are to be believed).


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Prigozhin is now snubbing the official Kremlin line on Zelenskyy, describing him as a "strong, confident, pragmatic and nice guy" rather than a Nazi drug addict. Whatever the fuck he's playing at, he's starting to look like Putin's replacement if he can avoid windows for long enough.

Friction at top of Kremlin as high-profile Putin ally praises 'strong leader' Zelensky

Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, a 'significant tool' for Moscow, has dared to privately confront the Russian president in recent weeks

www.telegraph.co.uk

(archive)

 

[Yossarian]

"Under Republicans, not another penny will go to Ukraine," according to Marjorie Putin Greene.

 

[not-bono-ever]

Q for you military types- do all special forces wear the same gear ie not camo stuff? saw a pic of some Polish GROM in UKR today- the jeans/salomons etc were present

 

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[JimW]

Bit of history about Polish Ukraine relationship especailly as regards shared wariness of Russia:

Bio of Polish statesman holds lessons on today's Ukraine

NEW YORK (AP) — One hundred years ago, a revolutionary Polish patriot argued that Russia’s hunger for territory would continue to destabilize Europe unless Ukraine could gain independence from Moscow.

apnews.com

 

[HAL9000]

Short of tankers, if the price cap works, less income when they do manage to sell oil.

 

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[frogwoman]

Arshak Makichyan: 'I believe myself to be a Russian activist, and in the future — a Russian politician'

Understand and change

september.media

How the war is affecting climate activism in Russia

 

[not-bono-ever]

Short of tankers, if the price cap works, less income when they do manage to sell oil.

I mentioned this the other day- Russia has been digging out of the least rotten tankers that are lying at anchor around the place- and there are shitloads - and buying up / leasing these barely seaworthy hulks. many have been at anchor for literally years, with a skeleton crew of low paid usually asian seamen doing the utter basics to keep them afloat. Depending on their destination, these will likely use the Suez route, as they are unlikely to be up to the job of a more discreet long haul around the cape. These are effectively uninsured for many - they wont get access to many ports if they have to make landfall because of this. The ramifications of blockade running with low quality stuff like this has massive environmental risk, especially at the volumes that Russia will need to shift their output at. meh.

 

[The39thStep]

Not directly related to the war in Ukraine, but "Visegrad24" post a lot about it on twitter, and are often used as a source for info on it.
Found this through Anne Applebaum, an article on their dodginess.





Visegrad24 - Trump fans close to Polish Foreign Ministry. Anonymous account mystery revealed

Now alleged to be funded directly by the Polish government via Morawiecki the Polish PM.

( needs chrome translate)

Tajemnicza dotacja od premiera. Prawie 1,4 mln złotych na Visegrad24

Wychwalają Trumpa, popierają skrajną amerykańską prawicę i kolportowały film uderzający w premier Finlandii, wprowadzającą swój kraj do NATO. Mowa o anglojęzycznych kontach o nazwie Visegrad24, na Twitterze

wiadomosci.wp.pl

 

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[Ming]

Adam Curtis’ latest one on the development of modern Russia. All four episodes are on Youtube. Helps to give context to the current situation.

 

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[DaveCinzano]

No one going to mention the elephant in the room? No?

Police chief fired grenade launcher given as gift by Ukraine, Polish media reports

Prosecutors investigating after Jarosław Szymczyk injured in blast at police headquarters in Warsaw

www.theguardian.com

 

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GPS Signals Are Being Disrupted in Russian Cities

Navigation system monitors have seen a recent uptick in interruptions since Ukraine began launching long-range drone attacks.

www.wired.com

 

[nogojones]

No one going to mention the elephant in the room? No?

Police chief fired grenade launcher given as gift by Ukraine, Polish media reports

Prosecutors investigating after Jarosław Szymczyk injured in blast at police headquarters in Warsaw

www.theguardian.com

If you're gonna fire a grenade launcher anywhere, why not start in the chief of polices office?