The Ukraine Situation

[StringThing]

https://www.newsweek.com/russian-priest ... ne-1685436

Russian Priest Arrested for Delivering Sermon Against Ukraine War

Russia's new 'anti fake news' law working as intended.

[StringThing]

Called it.


https://www.reuters.com/world/kremlin-s ... 022-03-07/

Russia will stop 'in a moment' if Ukraine meets terms - Kremlin

Russia wants the Crimea and Donbas regions. Fucking thieves.

I have no idea if Zelenskyy will give in to stop his people from being killed.

[StringThing]

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/uk ... 022-03-06/

Russian no show at U.N. court hearing on Ukrainian 'genocide'

[StringThing]

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/03/7/7329136/

https://rus.err.ee/

Estonian intelligence: Russian troops have lost nearly a quarter of military equipment

Evropeyska Pravda cites reporting from Estonian err.ee, which quoted the head of the Intelligence Centre of the Estonian Defence Forces, Margo Grossberg.

"There are a lot of technicians in the Russian Federation. Although they have thrown away a quarter of the equipment concentrated there, mostly through fuel, they still have machinery," Grossberg said at a news conference at the Estonian Ministry of Defence on Monday.

He explained that, in total, a third of the entire Russian army's units were transferred to the country's border with Ukraine. This means that two-thirds remain at their bases with military equipment.

Sounds like Ukrainians are really hitting those fuel trucks!

[CatfatherB]

I'm not even sure what stance to take on this; it's like China/Taiwan but murky. I don't have a clear view of common Ukranian sentiment, NATO's position, who stands to benefit/lose... I'm just hoping everyone is ok with ceasing of violence.

Mehh, you likely won't hear much on that, at least on msm, it doesn't fit their narrative.

Yes, you won't ever hear that stuff on mainstream media in the US, or Europe, or South America, or Africa, or most of Asia.

Just doesn't fit their narrative.

Where do you like to get your news from? I get it from all over the world, and you are just so right! I never see that narrative. Crazy!

Yeah, that sounds about right. When I want world news I listen to commentary that most won't. Alex Jones has been calling all of this spot on to a T for 2 decades now, he hasn't been wrong yet.

[StringThing]

Mehh, you likely won't hear much on that, at least on msm, it doesn't fit their narrative.

Yes, you won't ever hear that stuff on mainstream media in the US, or Europe, or South America, or Africa, or most of Asia.

Just doesn't fit their narrative.

Where do you like to get your news from? I get it from all over the world, and you are just so right! I never see that narrative. Crazy!

Yeah, that sounds about right. When I want world news I listen to commentary that most won't. Alex Jones has been calling all of this spot on to a T for 2 decades now, he hasn't been wrong yet.

https://www.npr.org/2021/11/15/10558644 ... -hoax-case

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ruled liable in Sandy Hook defamation case

This is literally him getting convicted of spreading conspiracy theories.


https://uproxx.com/culture/alex-jones-lawyer-acting/

Alex Jones’ Lawyer Argues That The Infowars Host Is Just ‘Playing A Character,’ And He’s Not Unstable At All

“He’s not a stable person,” she said of the man with whom her 14-year-old son and 9- and 12-year-old daughters have lived since her 2015 divorce. “He says he wants to break Alec Baldwin’s neck. He wants J-Lo to get raped.”

“I’m concerned that he is engaged in felonious behavior, threatening a member of Congress,” she said, referring to his recent comments about California Democrat Adam Schiff. “He broadcasts from home. The children are there, watching him broadcast.”

THIS is who you get your news from? Alex Jones? Really? In his own words, its performance art. You know, like Tucker Carlson? It's a show. You should try getting information from varied NEWS SOURCES instead of listening to the guy who agrees with you.

[CatfatherB]

Yes, you won't ever hear that stuff on mainstream media in the US, or Europe, or South America, or Africa, or most of Asia.

Just doesn't fit their narrative.

Where do you like to get your news from? I get it from all over the world, and you are just so right! I never see that narrative. Crazy!

Yeah, that sounds about right. When I want world news I listen to commentary that most won't. Alex Jones has been calling all of this spot on to a T for 2 decades now, he hasn't been wrong yet.

https://www.npr.org/2021/11/15/10558644 ... -hoax-case

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ruled liable in Sandy Hook defamation case

This is literally him getting convicted of spreading conspiracy theories.


https://uproxx.com/culture/alex-jones-lawyer-acting/

Alex Jones’ Lawyer Argues That The Infowars Host Is Just ‘Playing A Character,’ And He’s Not Unstable At All

“He’s not a stable person,” she said of the man with whom her 14-year-old son and 9- and 12-year-old daughters have lived since her 2015 divorce. “He says he wants to break Alec Baldwin’s neck. He wants J-Lo to get raped.”

“I’m concerned that he is engaged in felonious behavior, threatening a member of Congress,” she said, referring to his recent comments about California Democrat Adam Schiff. “He broadcasts from home. The children are there, watching him broadcast.”

THIS is who you get your news from? Alex Jones? Really? In his own words, its performance art. You know, like Tucker Carlson? It's a show. You should try getting information from varied NEWS SOURCES instead of listening to the guy who agrees with you.

They convicted him because the evidence they asked for didn't exist.
You should give him a shot, you may have more in common with him than you think... He's been right about all this so far

[StringThing]

They convicted him because the evidence they asked for didn't exist.

You are so close. Think about why the evidence doesn't exist. Just think about it for a second.

[CatfatherB]

They convicted him because the evidence they asked for didn't exist.

You are so close. Think about why the evidence doesn't exist. Just think about it for a second.

Obviously you just Google searched Alex Jones because "Sandy Hook" is the one they always bring up first
Dear, dear, dear!
You probably do think he's one of those right wing quacks! Well maybe? But he's not called for the assassination of Putin like Hannity or Graham but has remained neutral of the situation... But maybe the former speaks more to your narrative

[CatfatherB]

Alex Jones was what put cancel culture on the map, years before they silenced everyone else they got rid of him first, they really didn't want what he was putting out there.

www.infowars.com

[StringThing]

They convicted him because the evidence they asked for didn't exist.

You are so close. Think about why the evidence doesn't exist. Just think about it for a second.

Obviously you just Google searched Alex Jones because "Sandy Hook" is the one they always bring up first
Dear, dear, dear!
You probably do think he's one of those right wing quacks! Well maybe? But he's not called for the assassination of Putin like Hannity or Graham but has remained neutral of the situation... But maybe the former speaks more to your narrative

No, I have known Alex Jones was an massive idiot for quite a long time. I googled it to post an example, but I could spend all night pulling more. Sandy Hook is just one example of how he has been blatantly wrong and you are making excuses for which you don't have evidence.

There are actually very few news sources that are less legitimate than Info Wars.

viewtopic.php?f=19&t=9240

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-voters-t ... ll-1331958

Trump Voters Trust Infowars as Much as the New York Times and Washington Post, Poll Shows

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/ ... tes-393650

GOP voters trust CNN, N.Y. Times over Breitbart, InfoWars


Very telling stuff, really. I wonder how many other conspiracy theories Alex Jones believes in? You have any clue?

[herbalhippie]

What do you think of this, String?

https://twitter.com/olga_chyzh/status/1 ... 1770550273

[StringThing]

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/03/7/7329096/

Ukrainian Army Forces destroy large group of Russian troops on advance to Kyiv - Office of the President

"There is no need to be afraid. The Russian army is not strong, it is just long. We will eat them slowly, like a salami."

[CatfatherB]

You are so close. Think about why the evidence doesn't exist. Just think about it for a second.

Obviously you just Google searched Alex Jones because "Sandy Hook" is the one they always bring up first
Dear, dear, dear!
You probably do think he's one of those right wing quacks! Well maybe? But he's not called for the assassination of Putin like Hannity or Graham but has remained neutral of the situation... But maybe the former speaks more to your narrative

No, I have known Alex Jones was an massive idiot for quite a long time. I googled it to post an example, but I could spend all night pulling more. Sandy Hook is just one example of how he has been blatantly wrong and you are making excuses for which you don't have evidence.

There are actually very few news sources that are less legitimate than Info Wars.

viewtopic.php?f=19&t=9240

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-voters-t ... ll-1331958

Trump Voters Trust Infowars as Much as the New York Times and Washington Post, Poll Shows

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/ ... tes-393650

GOP voters trust CNN, N.Y. Times over Breitbart, InfoWars


Very telling stuff, really. I wonder how many other conspiracy theories Alex Jones believes in? You have any clue?

Oh yeah, plenty of "conspiracies" but you got this Ukraine deal to contend with now so I'll get back on topic.
I'll keep in agreement with Tucker Carlson, Joe Rogan and Alex Jones and you keep yours with Marina Abromovic, George Soros and Hillary Clinton and we'll agree to disagree

[StringThing]

What do you think of this, String?

https://twitter.com/olga_chyzh/status/1 ... 1770550273

Those are very good points, but I wonder if a political science major is the best person to speak on the ultimate impact of these economic sanctions.

Oligarchs certainly are going to keep backing Putin even if they're effected... but the regular people she mentions in her last point? The workers who won't be paid? They're going to be the cannon fodder for the whims of any ambitious oligarch who wants more than what Putin offers. There is some historical precedence for coups starting once the middle class is pissed off, and Russia already had a ridiculous level of economic disparity. It's going to get even worse now. They DID just overthrow their government like, 30yrs ago. I think it could happen again. IDK if it will but I think saying 'sanctions won't topple the regime in Russia' is a little premature.

If I had to guess tho, I would say it won't happen. I think Putin is showing willingness to negotiate and back out of this situation as long as he can keep looking 'strong' and gain something. If he can end this war I think he'll stay in power. Really hard to say what will happen obviously.

[StringThing]

Marina Abromovic, George Soros and Hillary Clinton and we'll agree to disagree

>Don't know who that is

>Don't be an anti-Semite, and thank you for revealing your conspiracy-theory hand.

>I voted for Bernie Sanders and think Hilary Clinton is a corrupt idiot

GOOD try tho.

[StringThing]

https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1 ... 7362449408

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida just condemned Russia for its occupation of the southern part of the Kuril Islands.

In this statement in Parliament, he said that the islands are “original territories of Japan”.

[CatfatherB]

Marina Abromovic, George Soros and Hillary Clinton and we'll agree to disagree

>Don't know who that is

>Don't be an anti-Semite, and thank you for revealing your conspiracy-theory hand.

>I voted for Bernie Sanders and think Hilary Clinton is a corrupt idiot

GOOD try tho.

If ya don't know Abromovic and you are indeed a globalist then you may wanna find out.. see if you can land a gig running around necked with the other global elites in Bohemian Grove, just don't tell em Alex Jones told ya about em'

And yeah, your spot on about Clinton

[StringThing]

Marina Abromovic, George Soros and Hillary Clinton and we'll agree to disagree

>Don't know who that is

>Don't be an anti-Semite, and thank you for revealing your conspiracy-theory hand.

>I voted for Bernie Sanders and think Hilary Clinton is a corrupt idiot

GOOD try tho.

If ya don't know Abromovic and you are indeed a globalist then you may wanna find out.. see if you can land a gig running around necked with the other global elites in Bohemian Grove, just don't tell em Alex Jones told ya about em'

And yeah, your spot on about Clinton

"Globalist"

Might as well say boogeymen, since that's what you mean. Don't worry though. I have a flashlight and I will check under your bed for you.

[StringThing]

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukrai ... e7a2857e62

US banning Russian oil imports as Biden warns of ‘costs’


https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-does-t ... 1646151935

How Much Oil Does the U.S. Import From Russia and Why Is Biden Planning to Ban It?

About 8% of U.S. imports of oil and refined products, or about 672,000 barrels a day, came from Russia last year, said Andy Lipow, president of Lipow Oil Associates LLC in Houston, citing figures from the Energy Information Administration. Of that, Russia’s crude made up roughly 3% of the nation’s imports, about 200,000 barrels a day.

https://www.barrons.com/articles/russia ... 1646667317

The U.S. Will Ban Imports of Russian Oil. What Exactly Does That Mean?

Russia is the third-largest producer of petroleum after the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, exporting almost 5 million barrels a day of crude oil in 2020, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Gonna commit a party foul and combine these statistics - This is ~13-14% of Russia's oil experts. Even if you account for Russia's increase in production its got to be over 10% and that's pretty significant

[herbalhippie]

Just got gas at Costco it was 4.19 for regular. 4.33 +/- everywhere else. When I got gas early last week at Costco is was $3.79.

[StringThing]

Just got gas at Costco it was 4.19 for regular. 4.33 +/- everywhere else. When I got gas early last week at Costco is was $3.79.

$4.60 is the going rate here today. My car has like 0.0001 horsepower and weighs less than a feather and it still hurts.

$5.79 in the UK. Guess Brexit was a bad idea!

I wonder what the threshold is before everyone starts cutting down gas use.

[herbalhippie]

Just got gas at Costco it was 4.19 for regular. 4.33 +/- everywhere else. When I got gas early last week at Costco is was $3.79.

$4.60 is the going rate here today. My car has like 0.0001 horsepower and weighs less than a feather and it still hurts.

$5.79 in the UK. Guess Brexit was a bad idea!

I wonder what the threshold is before everyone starts cutting down gas use.

A relative in CA got gas somewhere near Salinas a couple days ago, $5.75/gal.

[StringThing]

Just got gas at Costco it was 4.19 for regular. 4.33 +/- everywhere else. When I got gas early last week at Costco is was $3.79.

$4.60 is the going rate here today. My car has like 0.0001 horsepower and weighs less than a feather and it still hurts.

$5.79 in the UK. Guess Brexit was a bad idea!

I wonder what the threshold is before everyone starts cutting down gas use.

A relative in CA got gas somewhere near Salinas a couple days ago, $5.75/gal.

Oh damn that's not good

Where are the Beverly Hillbillies when you need them ?

[herbalhippie]

^^

[StringThing]

LA area today, holy shit

[StringThing]

https://russian.rt.com/business/article ... podderzhka

“Our absolute priority”: Putin announced new payments for children from eight to 16 years old inclusive

It's 12,654 rubles monthly, about $100 which is 1/5-1/10 the avg Russian salary according to the article.

Lets see what that will be worth in the future

[herbalhippie]

I saw something interesting in FB yesterday.

https://www.krem.com/article/news/local ... p8_j-26mHI

[herbalhippie]

McDonald's and Starbucks have both ceased operations in Russia today.

[herbalhippie]

https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comm ... sland_has/

Comments

[StringThing]

I saw something interesting in FB yesterday.

https://www.krem.com/article/news/local ... p8_j-26mHI

Lol that deserves investigation. Amazed that is legal. Or is it??? Because WTF. Article doesn't go into detail on which assets they were except 'the ruble' but foreign currency is a ridiculous thing for a public fund to invest in. Should be re-invested back into the state imo.

[herbalhippie]

I saw something interesting in FB yesterday.

https://www.krem.com/article/news/local ... p8_j-26mHI

Lol that deserves investigation. Amazed that is legal. Or is it??? Because WTF. Article doesn't go into detail on which assets they were except 'the ruble' but foreign currency is a ridiculous thing for a public fund to invest in. Should be re-invested back into the state imo.

It doesn't say outright in the article but apparently it was the GOP's idea to do it in the first place. Idaho is an....interesting state.

Source: Lived there for about 6 years.

[herbalhippie]

YoYo Ma & co. begin their performance with a beautiful and poignant rendition of the Ukraine national anthem

https://twitter.com/juliaioffe/status/1 ... e4e384fd3c

I'm not crying, you are.

[StringThing]

[StringThing]

I saw something interesting in FB yesterday.

https://www.krem.com/article/news/local ... p8_j-26mHI

Lol that deserves investigation. Amazed that is legal. Or is it??? Because WTF. Article doesn't go into detail on which assets they were except 'the ruble' but foreign currency is a ridiculous thing for a public fund to invest in. Should be re-invested back into the state imo.

It doesn't say outright in the article but apparently it was the GOP's idea to do it in the first place. Idaho is an....interesting state.

Source: Lived there for about 6 years.

Sounds about Right

[herbalhippie]

^^

[herbalhippie]

Haha I've seen a few of these now.

https://old.reddit.com/r/ukraine/commen ... ree_bonus/

[herbalhippie]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMe-p4rMBYo

edit: boy, it doesn't take much to make my eyes fill up with tears lately.

eta: I want this for my ringtone so bad I can hardly stand it.

[brave777]

Ukrainian Folk Song ARMY REMIX | Andriy Khlyvnyuk x The Kiffness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu8m5FA2nL8

This guy is good. For Ukraine.

[CatfatherB]

did y'all hear about biden getting hospitalized?

...he couldn't stop Putin