Official Ukraine Thread: Putin On The Fritz

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  1. Sean Connery

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    Yeah and apparently he admitted to the terrible photoshop
     
  2. BJ

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    not true anymore. Nevada used to be the epicenter for old MQ1 now MQ9 ops but there’s maybe only one combat unit left there. Guard units across the country have taken over a good bit and there’s now active duty bases with reapers ops spread out
     
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  3. Cooler

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    Yea there are multiple guard bases running 24/7 ops spread throughout the country.
     
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    California, Arizona, North Dakota, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, New York, Tennessee, Arkansas. Not sure if I’m forgetting any
     
  5. BJ

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    Global hawks are based out of California and North Dakota
     
  6. NDJOECA

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    Speaking of drones, some HS student is missing near me, the local news ended the story with “he wants to be an air force drone pilot”

    I mean, I suppose the job is necessary but Jesus that is dark.
     
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  7. IHHH

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    he probably sees it as playing a video game.

    and the Russians got to him first
     
  8. Cornfed Buffalo

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  9. beerleagueman

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    Biden has done a great job w this but everyone will shit on him no matter what happens
     
  10. timo

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    I'm struggling to figure out the dynamics and nuances of the Russian side of things, but it seems like Lavrov and the Russian Foreign Ministry is against a war, and they might be our best hope of avoiding one. I could be very wrong here, of course.
     
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  11. Funshot Residue

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    Agreed. Putin=Trump where even the fucks we used to hate have a better grasp of how to/not to act in these situations. I get the feeling that Russia lacks the undercurrent of dissenters we have in this country, or that they are stifled. Also agreed with how our administration has handled this, largely.
     
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  12. THF

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    Things appear to be ramping up pretty quickly today.



     
  13. DeToxRox

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  14. (Z)

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    Afraid this is it.
     
  15. DeToxRox

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    Yep. Seems like it’s really going to happen.
     
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  16. theregionsitter

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    Evacuate everyone then blow up a government building

    lol why even do this shit- Russia is just allowing Ukraine to dig in finally
     
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  18. Imurhuckleberry

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    It's like the GoT show runners are writing the script for Putin.
     
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  20. WhiskeyDelta

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    Dammit…my reserve days are tomorrow and now it’s gunna be crowded and I’m gunna have to look like I’m actually trying.

    Air Force Reddit is bitching about the four day weekend being cancelled lol
     
  21. MtOread

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  22. Duck2013

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    Smells a lot like the FSB blowing up those apartment complexes in 1999 which started the process of Vlad consolidating power in Russia. Typical shit by the Russians.
     
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  23. timo

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  25. WC

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  26. bryix

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    multiple cumshots confirmed
     
  27. BudKilmer

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    Putin can get fucked forever
     
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  29. THF

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  30. THF

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  31. THF

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  32. Homo Erectus

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    They will shit on him for what both countries do or don't do. The media are complicit and its disgusting.
     
  33. WC

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    Here’s a solid explainer for some who will be new to the thread. It’s from a US Senator so there’s obviously an agenda to try and prevent an invasion, but the facts seem right to me.

     
  34. IV

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    This is basically an indictment of the American media and the media we consume in general

    we should get more media like this
     
  35. WC

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  36. Jake Barnes

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    They have done the same shit constantly with North Korea.
     
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  37. Duck2013

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    Totally off topic but I would love to see Murph run for President one day.
     
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  38. Illinihockey

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    someone needs to explain to him that Ukrainians exercising self determination is actually American imperialism
     
  39. Henry Blake

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    Every Rep/Senator should have at least a couple of staff members dedicated solely to publishing consistent D messaging. If there were any leadership, they would have ~5 visual aids or animations each day that they would all tweet/instagram throughout the day. But alas..
     
  40. Bruce Wayne

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    This really ceased to be funny after about the 150th time you made the joke
     
  41. Jake Barnes

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    The media problem is bigger than the parties. Both sides are rampantly guilty of sensationalism and exaggeration.

    It’s a larger failure of the role of the press to be the fourth estate and present logical, fair-minded information to keep the public abreast of what’s happening in the world and their nation. It’s become far more profitable to align with the interests of one party or another and essentially act as their mouthpiece.
     
  42. Lyrtch

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    i always find this overly romantic view of some bygone era of media a little suspect

    media always been partisan, the parties just used to be much closer to one another than now so it wasn't as apparent
     
  43. Jake Barnes

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    I never said anything about it being better in the past. I suppose I did say “it’s become”, but that’s really just in the context of any attempt at removing bias being long gone.
     
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  44. Larry Sura

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    If they’re going through the trouble of planning the attack and filming two days early then they’re definitely invading right?
     
  45. WC

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    For me, a largely ignorant non expert, I think it’s one of 2 things.

    1) The US/NATO strategy of openly broadcasting intel spooked Russia and delayed the inevitable a couple days

    2) Russia is still trying to bluff their way out of this so they’re doing incremental threat increases hoping the west will eventually cave


    But there definitely seems to be a more serious tone to the coverage of things today, particularly from sources actually in Ukraine or former NatSec types
     
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  47. JGator1

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    This plus all the preparations for stuff like blood supplies certainly ain't cheap, if you go through with that then something's obviously in the works.
     
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