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elpolacodesplegado

@elpolacodesplegado@hessen.social

Studied PolSci a long time ago. Politics, Military and Science. Atheist, Institutionalist. He/him.

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anderspuck, to random
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Russia's Kharkiv offensive is starting to backfire. Essentially Putin forced Biden's hand in allowing Ukraine to strike inside Russia with American weapons, and now that is creating significant problems for the Russians.
That is the topic in my latest video. Here is a link to my blog post about it where you can find both the video and a transcript.

https://www.logicofwar.com/us-weapons-will-give-russia-significant-problems/

elpolacodesplegado,
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@joosteto
Russia is the only country (ok, maybe Nicaragua, Venezuela and Iran) to recognize the occupied territories. Internationally recognized borders were the limit.
@anderspuck

Daojoan, to random
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Social Darwinism twists the biological theory of natural selection into a blunt club to batter the less fortunate.

It ignores the complex environmental, social, and economic factors that shape outcomes in the modern world.

Most of all, it absolves us of any responsibility to help our fellow humans.

It’s the philosophy that drove the financial crisis. The same philosophy that drove the NSDAP.

https://joanwestenberg.com/blog/the-brain-rot-of-social-darwinism

elpolacodesplegado,
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@Daojoan
Not sure it drove the financial crisis, though. The very people responsible were bailed out. There is no "Darwinism" on the top. They get billions in bail outs and tax breaks from the so called "inferior" ta, payers. In the US there is also a Calvinist element. God made me rich. He wants you to be poor. It's your own fault that you are poor.

fulelo, to Georgia
@fulelo@journa.host avatar

Astonishing pictures from - a rally of likely 150K+ people against the planned 'foreign agents law' (very much along the lines of what the Kremlin introduced in Russia)
V t.me/nlevshitstelegram

Mass rally at night in Georgia's capital Tbilisi against the planned foreign agent law

elpolacodesplegado,
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@wjmaggos
FARA does not prohibit lobbying for foreign interests, nor does it ban or restrict any specific activities.[3] Its explicit purpose is to promote transparency with respect to foreign influence over American public opinion, policy, and laws; to that end, the DOJ is required to make such information publicly available.[4] FARA was enacted in 1938 primarily to counter Nazi propaganda,[5][6] with an initial focus on criminal @fulelo @briankrebs @anneapplebaum

elpolacodesplegado,
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@wjmaggos
Georgia is a former Soviet Republic. They know this will lead to people disappearing in prisons like it did in Russia. Any US legislation pales in comparison, as there is still a pluralist (yet polarized) public in the US that can speak its mind. The mere fact that the US law was around for over 80 years and did very little, whereas foreign agent laws in Russia were clearly directed against anyone who criticized the government should speak volumes.
@fulelo @briankrebs @anneapplebaum

elpolacodesplegado,
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prosecution of subversive activities; since 1966, enforcement has shifted mostly to civil penalties and voluntary compliance.[7]
@fulelo @briankrebs @anneapplebaum @wjmaggos

randahl, to random
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This map shows where Russia is currently attacking GPS signals in the EU.

According to this brilliantly researched article from Peter Møller, Russia has a classified weapons system called Tobol, which is jamming GPS satellites from a base in Kaliningrad.

By using photos and articles from before the war, he has managed to piece together a surprisingly clear picture of what the Russians are doing.

(In Danish but translating it is absolutely worth it.)

https://nyheder.tv2.dk/udland/2024-04-30-putin-har-bygget-et-hemmeligt-vaaben-i-kaliningrad-og-danmark-kan-vaere-i-skudlinjen?cid=_soco%3Atw%3A4%3Anews%3A%3A%3A

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elpolacodesplegado,
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@collectifission
It would also "help" against Any civilian use in Western countries. Also, Western Electronic Warfare doctrine regards EW as a hostile act. Russia does not.
@randahl

dangillmor, (edited ) to random
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    elpolacodesplegado,
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    @fulanigirl
    It's cultural. When you can reduce costs, you will. Risks are systematically ignored in capitalist systems until they materialize. Mitigation costs money.
    @dangillmor

    gcluley, to ilaughed
    @gcluley@mastodon.green avatar

    Great news! Amazon has got back to me about the £700 iPhone they failed to deliver (and wouldn't refund or replace) Bad news: what they told me...

    Based on this experience, why would anyone buy anything expensive from Amazon ever again? Please share, like and comment if you agree.

    Watch my #video.

    #amazon #delivery #scam #jeffbezos #cybersecurity

    Cybersecurity expert Graham Cluley ordered an iPhone 15 from Amazon for £700. Amazon failed to deliver it to him... but also refuse to refund Graham or send him a replacement. You can probably guess how that makes him feel...

    elpolacodesplegado,
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    @TonyJWells
    I've had empty locker boxes before.
    @gcluley

    randahl, to random
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    In the Russian oblast of Samara, the Nobokuybyshevsky oil refinery is questioning whether Putin's idea of bombing energy infrastructure was in fact a good idea.

    Two can play that game, Vladimir.

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    elpolacodesplegado,
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    @anderspuck
    Ukraine has already denied this. According to them, the US never asked such a thing.
    @randahl

    osma, to random

    Macron (France) is turning around their boneheaded stance that all European funded ammunition supply to Ukraine would have to come from European production that doesn't exist yet. Way late, too late for thousands of defenders who paid for this gap wiith their lives, but hopefully still better late than never.

    And if this boots on the ground part actually would mean, like NATO air surveillance and defense, that'd make a LOT of sense to me.
    https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-doesnt-rule-out-sending-troops-to-ukraine-ammo/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

    elpolacodesplegado,
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    @anderspuck @osma At the point where the prospect is either a Trump victory in November or being abandoned due to higher priorities in the Pacific we would perpetuate our reliance when we need capabilities of our own (just as Ukraine needs them). We should stop screwing around, purchase whatever the Czechs have dug up and finish the factories we are building (including the ones in Ukraine).

    elpolacodesplegado,
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    @anderspuck
    We all bought aircraft that can basically be left to rot without any over the air updates. 600 F-35s in Europe and Lockheed Martin gets to say when they fly.
    @osma

    MAKS23, to random Ukrainian
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    🇪🇺🇺🇦 "The failure in the supply of shells to Ukraine split the EU", — Bloomberg

    ▪️Some countries are unhappy that France insists on investing in its own industry rather than buying quickly from other countries.
    ▪️Cyprus and Greece oppose the purchase of shells from Turkey for geopolitical reasons.
    ▪️The countries that delivered cruise missiles to Ukraine are unhappy that Germany is not supplying Taurus.

    elpolacodesplegado,
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    @MAKS23
    In the EU, they call this Tuesday. That's not a split. That is coordinating 27 member states. In public.

    randahl, to Ukraine
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    Today president Zelenskyy of replaced Ukrainian General Valerii Zaluzhnyi with a new Commander in Chief, General Oleksandr Syrskiy.

    According to Kyiv, Valerii Zaluzhnyi will “stay on the team”.

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    elpolacodesplegado,
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    @anderspuck
    McChrystal left over childish comments about the administration. MacArthur got relieved by Truman. There's been an article in the wake of McChrystal, where the author discussed that relieving General Officers of their command was a standard practice in WWII. It did not mean their end, however. They were allowed to perform somewhere else, and some made quite the comeback. Just today, we are used to it equalling an execution.
    @randahl @DeeGLloyd

    Free_Press, to news
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    We should do the same in the US!

    A wave of protests continues in Germany against the activities of far-right forces and the right-wing populist pro-Russian party Alternative for Germany (AfD)

    More than 80 protests against right-wing forces were registered across the country over the weekend. According to Tagesschau, the day before, in Potsdam, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Foreign Minister Annalena Bärbock joined the protests.

    video/mp4

    elpolacodesplegado,
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    @Free_Press
    https://correctiv.org/en/top-stories/2024/01/15/secret-plan-against-germany/

    This is what sparked all those protests. Admittedly, it was a long piece, but worth a read.

    drahardja, (edited ) to random
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    Today I learned that “sundown towns” with their daily siren blasts that remind non-white people to leave town STILL EXIST.

    This Nevada town stopped their daily sirens only LAST YEAR, and only because Nevada had passed a law that prohibits their use. Their Town Board Chairman even entertained both-siding the issue during a session. How many more of these towns still exist that carry on this explicitly racist practice?

    https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2023/10/09/minden-sun-down-siren-to-remain-silenced/71083858007/

    Unpaywalled link: https://archive.ph/TYXkU

    elpolacodesplegado,
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    @drahardja
    I learned something today. We all have taken on guilt in our history. But why perpetuate this into 2021 under the excuse of "tribute to first responders"? You could play a bugle or a song if you absolutely have to. The town administration pretended to be blind to the sensitivity when, in fact, they probably supported the underlying racist scare message.

    elpolacodesplegado,
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    @drahardja
    I still have trouble understanding the original purpose of the siren. Did it work like a curfew for anyone who "did not belong" to the town?

    elCelio, to Bulgaria Italian
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    "Article 5 has been invoked only once in history, after the September 11 attacks on the in 2001"

    The only time in history that the common defense clause of the NATO treaty was used, it was for defense of the .

    elpolacodesplegado,
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    @elCelio
    My point is that the relationship has always had a transactional element, where US influence was bought by the provision of security. Of course, US personnel died in a war where America was attacked. But Trump's 2% argument overlooks that NATO was designed in a way where US influence was bought with security guarantees. Everytime I or my friends deployed, we were just there to be legitimizing token foreigners to a US war.

    elpolacodesplegado,
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    @elCelio
    "Buuuht dey ain't payin' nuff for American influence and American NATO Commanders." Also, the only ones paying in blood for America were European NATO allies in Afghanistan.

    EU_Commission, to random
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    Share of energy from renewable sources in 2022 (%):

    🇸🇪 66 🇫🇮 47.9 🇱🇻 43.3 🇩🇰 41.6
    🇪🇪 38.5 🇵🇹 34.7 🇦🇹 33.8 🇱🇹 29.6
    🇭🇷 29.4 🇷🇴 24.1 🇪🇺 23 🇸🇮 22.9
    🇬🇷 22.7 🇪🇸 22.1 🇩🇪 20.8 🇫🇷 20.3 🇨🇾 19.4 🇧🇬 19.1 🇮🇹 19 🇨🇿 18.2
    🇸🇰 17.5 🇵🇱 16.9 🇭🇺 15.2 🇳🇱 15
    🇱🇺 14.4 🇧🇪 13.8 🇲🇹 13.4 🇮🇪 13.1

    This is the way to go, but we must accelerate to meet our 2030 renewable energy target of at least 42.5%.

    To achieve it – among others – we sped up permitting procedures for projects on renewable energy and proposed a Wind Power Action Plan.

    elpolacodesplegado,
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    @dynode
    We are the home of the NIMBY. People have zero sense of collective benefit. They mostly care about their own backyard. More trains, yeah. But don't build that high speed line through my town. Renewables are awesome, but I don't want the shadow of a wind park over my house. Nuclear is cool, but please put the waste facility in a different state.
    @t_mkdf @kravietz @notsoloud @EU_Commission

    noelreports, to random Dutch
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    "The United States wants to encourage the Europeans to take illegal actions (and inevitable losses)," Peskov told RIA Novosti, commenting on publications about the White House’s support for the confiscation of Russian assets

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    elpolacodesplegado,
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    @VikingChieftain
    Like it did in the Olympics.
    @noelreports

    Free_Press, to Ukraine
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    BREAKING NEWS

    The rocket that landed in Poland last night was Russian.

    Now confirmed by Polish Authorities.
    ️

    elpolacodesplegado,
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    @CuriousRPh

    @Free_Press
    Not in accordance with the Polish statement. But they say it is radar derived. The track likely faded over Ukraine, not Poland. I would be surprised if they found the missile body in Poland.

    pelle, to random

    Elon Musk picked a fight with Nordic workers. We’re gonna make him lose. Help us get the message out: Dear @elonmusk - Get unionized or get out!

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    elpolacodesplegado,
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    @glitzersachen

    @lindamarie @VikingChieftain @pelle @elonmusk
    If you want to give it a dystopian spin, capitalism has just reached the level of low quality output that late socialism had. This time, centralism is not to blame but a culture of "just good enough to sell." In addition, it shows what happens when Silicon Valley people begin producing real things. Shitty products are our collective future. Who wants to be on that Space-X rocket when it fails?

    Free_Press, to Ukraine
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    If Ukraine's forces or friends can fix every Western tank analysts have counted as damaged, losses of Leopard 2 tanks might total ... three.

    Considering that Ukraine’s allies so far have delivered 95 tanks, that’s not bad. The low loss rate mostly is attributable to the survivability of Western tank designs. It’s not all that difficult to immobilize a German Leopard 2, British Challenger 2 or American M-1. It however is hard to destroy one.
    ️

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/07/29/ukrainian-tank-losses-diminish-as-polish-technicians-save-more-and-more-damaged-leopard-2s/

    elpolacodesplegado,
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    @Free_Press And the crews get to live. Western combat vehicles are built around protecting the crew. Many a IED attack in the forever wars was survived because of this.

    evacide, to random
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    I'm just a girl, standing in front of the entire infosec community, asking them to give practical, simple digital security/privacy advice to people seeking abortions instead of describing outlandish Jason Bourne scenarios.

    elpolacodesplegado,
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    @evacide Can EFF or whomever is technically capable create a virtualized Browser with TOR? At least to allow looking for a doctor?

    Free_Press, to random
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    This below is from a high ranking Ukrainian official...I invited him to Mastodon ♥️

    Mr. Musk wants us to finally get some sleep, spend time away from our phones and be together with our families. Great plan!

    It would be so nice if Putin's regime together with his army could be blocked, and we could go on with our business..

    I'm still here, but I'd like to ask you what are the alternatives? Which social media do you use except Twitter?
    Maybe it's time for me to create some additional accounts.

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    elpolacodesplegado,
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    @Free_Press It eats into your serotonin levels if you spend too much time on corporate social media. All corporate alternatives are garbage. It took several revolutions. First Facebook made me aggressive. Deleting my account helped me regain some semblance of sanity. The same for Twitter. When the chronological timeline was replaced with algorithmic garbage I left too. I do not get the hottest breaking shit first, but Mastodon is just fine.

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