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.
@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
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.
Astonishing pictures from #Tbilisi#Georgia - 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
prosecution of subversive activities; since 1966, enforcement has shifted mostly to civil penalties and voluntary compliance.[7] @fulelo@briankrebs@anneapplebaum@wjmaggos
@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
@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
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.)
@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
@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
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.
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.
@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
@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).
🇪🇺🇺🇦 "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.
@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
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. #AureFreePress#News#GOP#Politics#USA#Trump#MAGA
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?
@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.