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I guess it's a good thing the Trump assassin didn't use a drone.
https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1814045922835280234
https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1814045922835280234
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[highlight=yellow]Looks like Russians could use a bit more ordnance training.[/highlight]
https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1814271695382778004
https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1814271695382778004
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I gotta be honest;...I have mad respect for this girl. To sacrifice your win at the Olympics and opportunity to take the gold so you can essentially flip the bird at the enemy,...I think I'm in love.
Ukrainian fencer, six-time world champion and eight-time European champion Olga Kharlan, defeated Russia's Olga Smirnova in the World Championships in Milan.
Harlan defeated Russia's Anna Smirnova 15:7. According to the regulations, at the end of the fight, athletes should shake hands. Ukrainian athlete refused to shake hands.
According to the rules of fencing, [highlight=yellow]the fight is not considered finished until the handshake[/highlight]. There was no handshake, because [highlight=yellow]instead of her hand, Olga Kharlan extended a rapier to her opponent[/highlight]: so that not to insult with your handshake the memory and honor of those who defend Ukraine from brutal aggression (this practice is also used at times during competitions).
Olga was disqualified.
In this video, Olga thanks everyone who supported her.
Olga's gesture was, in fact, symbolic of a new world order against the old rules that have lost all meaning.
The Russian athlete was also a symbol of the current Russia:
1. She performed under a "neutral" flag, but she herself is not "neutral" (her brother Nikita's Instagram has a photo of them together, where the athlete poses with the symbol of terrorism "V" and in a typical Russian military cap. Her brother himself is wearing the military uniform of the Russian army).
2. False victory. The disqualification of the real winner is not a victory, but an information war and a demonstration of the scale of the efforts, money and resources "Russian world" continues to invest in it with redoubled force.
3. By the way, the fencing association was chaired from 2008 to 2022 by Alisher Usmanov (Russian money, Russian lobby).
Disqualification for the Ukrainian champion is a huge sacrifice. But her own human disqualification would have been much more terrible.
Olga became another symbol of freedom and dignity of her country in the eyes of the world. This is a much more substantial victory.
The rule of the extended rapier is about not resorting to false handshakes, not maintaining discredited relationships, consciously or by inertia, but to extend the rapier at the slightest approach of the "Russian world."
If we pretend that the world has not changed and nothing is happening, evil will not be defeated!
https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1684908215203426305
Ukrainian fencer, six-time world champion and eight-time European champion Olga Kharlan, defeated Russia's Olga Smirnova in the World Championships in Milan.
Harlan defeated Russia's Anna Smirnova 15:7. According to the regulations, at the end of the fight, athletes should shake hands. Ukrainian athlete refused to shake hands.
According to the rules of fencing, [highlight=yellow]the fight is not considered finished until the handshake[/highlight]. There was no handshake, because [highlight=yellow]instead of her hand, Olga Kharlan extended a rapier to her opponent[/highlight]: so that not to insult with your handshake the memory and honor of those who defend Ukraine from brutal aggression (this practice is also used at times during competitions).
Olga was disqualified.
In this video, Olga thanks everyone who supported her.
Olga's gesture was, in fact, symbolic of a new world order against the old rules that have lost all meaning.
The Russian athlete was also a symbol of the current Russia:
1. She performed under a "neutral" flag, but she herself is not "neutral" (her brother Nikita's Instagram has a photo of them together, where the athlete poses with the symbol of terrorism "V" and in a typical Russian military cap. Her brother himself is wearing the military uniform of the Russian army).
2. False victory. The disqualification of the real winner is not a victory, but an information war and a demonstration of the scale of the efforts, money and resources "Russian world" continues to invest in it with redoubled force.
3. By the way, the fencing association was chaired from 2008 to 2022 by Alisher Usmanov (Russian money, Russian lobby).
Disqualification for the Ukrainian champion is a huge sacrifice. But her own human disqualification would have been much more terrible.
Olga became another symbol of freedom and dignity of her country in the eyes of the world. This is a much more substantial victory.
The rule of the extended rapier is about not resorting to false handshakes, not maintaining discredited relationships, consciously or by inertia, but to extend the rapier at the slightest approach of the "Russian world."
If we pretend that the world has not changed and nothing is happening, evil will not be defeated!
https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1684908215203426305
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So it seems in just 30 hours, the Russian Legion (Russians fighting for Ukraine) has invaded Russia and captured over 200 square kilometers near Kursk, including the critical railway junction at Rylsk cutting logistics to all the occupying Russian forces in the region near Sumy. They also captured the gas pipeline pumping juncture at Sudzha, which is the key distribution node for the little bit of natural gas Putin still makes money on selling to his last few customers in Europe; Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia. That gas supply is one of the very few reasons Hungary has been aloof about getting with the program in NATO, wanting to not piss off Putin and have him turn off the tap. It looks like the Ukrainians are about to remove that whole concern from the equation by smashing it to bits, making Orban's decision-making simpler and reducing Russian revenue in the bargain. The estimated battalion-sized force is also within 20 miles of the Kurchatov nuclear power plant. If they were to make it there and put it out of commission, that would make life in the region pretty difficult without heat come winter. Turnabout is fair play, after all. The very thin local troops are even worse than those being sacrificed at the front and are more often than had been expected simply surrendering rather than fight. Hundreds have been sent back to Ukraine for captivity.
Russian occupation forces from Donetsk are being observed withdrawing from where they can be spared to respond to the rear and try to counter the Legion tear-azzing through Russia. But that leaves opportunity for other Ukrainian forces to try to break through weakened lines. It hasn't happened yet, but folks are watching closely to see if that occurs.
When this news broke yesterday, it was assumed this was just a raid. But raids tend to be short, and this appears to be continuing for an undetermined period. No one was expecting any sort of offensive by Ukraine this summer, and certainly not this late in the year. But,...what better time to pull something no one is expecting, right?! Still unclear if this is a prolonged offensive push or just a middle finger to celebrate the arrival of the F16s. But Russia certainly didn't have this on their dance card for August.
Stay tuned.
https://twitter.com/Kyiv/status/1821304384669806821
Russian occupation forces from Donetsk are being observed withdrawing from where they can be spared to respond to the rear and try to counter the Legion tear-azzing through Russia. But that leaves opportunity for other Ukrainian forces to try to break through weakened lines. It hasn't happened yet, but folks are watching closely to see if that occurs.
When this news broke yesterday, it was assumed this was just a raid. But raids tend to be short, and this appears to be continuing for an undetermined period. No one was expecting any sort of offensive by Ukraine this summer, and certainly not this late in the year. But,...what better time to pull something no one is expecting, right?! Still unclear if this is a prolonged offensive push or just a middle finger to celebrate the arrival of the F16s. But Russia certainly didn't have this on their dance card for August.
Stay tuned.
https://twitter.com/Kyiv/status/1821304384669806821
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You are likely to see video and/or pictures out of Ukraine of Zapporizhia nuclear power plant smoking as if on fire. Russians are burning car tires near it in a desperate attempt to escalate their blackmail and to deflect attention from their failure to protect their own territory around Kursk. The Russians are paranoid the Ukies are about to attack the Russian nuclear power plant nearby. They are digging all around it. If it were taken offline, the region would be mostly without heat in the coming winter, as well as Moscow being on rationed power, since a proportion of that city's power comes from it. Thusly, the Russians are making a show out of making the Zapporizhia plant they hold hostage look as if it has been damaged. Not only to give a visual for the Ukrainians, but to scare the West as well.
But so far, despite what knee-jerk media will begin to chatter like goats about how the war has gone nuclear, this is just typical Russian threats and posturing.
Many are theorizing that the entire point of this new offensive is in response to Trump's impending win and intent to cut off aid and force negotiations and concessions. Ukraine will hold a better hand of cards at the table if they possess Russian territory and assets.
But so far, despite what knee-jerk media will begin to chatter like goats about how the war has gone nuclear, this is just typical Russian threats and posturing.
Many are theorizing that the entire point of this new offensive is in response to Trump's impending win and intent to cut off aid and force negotiations and concessions. Ukraine will hold a better hand of cards at the table if they possess Russian territory and assets.
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Suck My Glock said:
Ryan McBeth just released a video about this.
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuNlup2MtrY[/media]
Like Ryan said, "Go to the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency), not the idiots on Twitter."
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So there have been plenty of folks saying for a while now that at some point Putin will be removed over his failures. Partly that is an educated guess based on history of previous buttheads, and partly (mostly) hopeful/wishful thinking. And although it hasn't happened (yet), the worse things get for Russia as time goes on, the more likely that becomes.
We all remember last year when Pregozhin, who owned and led the Wagner PMC, decided it was time for such a change and started marching his forces back towards Moscow. It was mostly a bluff, sorta, trying to inspire others to join in and actually stage a coup. When that didn't happen, he backed down, and was later killed for his lack of loyalty.
Wagner was/is not the only private military company in Russia. Paladin is another, owned and run by another psychopath named Georgy Zakrevsky. And unlike Prigozhin, who had previously been a career criminal and then a caterer and THEN an owner of a mercenary outfit,...Zakrevsky is a professional killer and always has been,...formerly a Soviet soldier, then KGB, earned a law degree and now runs Paladin. His company has served in Congo, Ecuador and Lebanon.
Given Zakrevsky’s past record and current credentials, the last thing one would expect such a cutthroat to do would be to turn against Russia’s cutthroat par excellence, the Great Putin. The pair should be, and presumably once were, natural allies. For someone like Zakrevsky to criticize Putin publicly is thus no small potatoes. But, as I allude to in that last sentence, a few days ago, Zakrevsky effectively called on Russians to get rid of the “Great” Putin (his modifier, not mine). When the guys with the guns start making fun of your greatness, it may be time to read the writing on the wall.
Zakrevsky must be mad as hell and, more important, he must know that he’s not the only Russian military man who agrees. And why shouldn’t their veins be throbbing? The Great Putin has come close to destroying Mother Russia.
Here’s Zakrevsky’s diatribe against Putin;...
“Our country is not just on the brink of disaster or already right next to it; our country is already in trouble. In big trouble. Drones are flying all over central Russia, right up to Moscow and St. Petersburg. They even attacked the Kremlin. Our Black Sea fleet is being pushed out. It’s being pushed out as if we were not a great power with a great fleet, but some third-rate country. Our air force is practically not working because it is also being pushed out. We are standing in the same positions that we took more than two years ago, and partly in those to which we retreated. The population is dying out, becoming impoverished, drinking itself to death: no one cares. All they have time to do is bring in migrants.”
Zakrevsky minces no words in assigning blame for this sad state of affairs: “And all this was done by the so-called ‘president.’ The ‘Great’ Putin.”
Note that Zakrevsky doesn’t say “I call on you,” but “we call on you.” The plural is presumably a reference to “our union,” Paladin, but it may also be a reference to other military men, whether in the private mercenary companies or the regular armed forces.
Also worth emphasizing is the target audience: the soldiers serving and dying in miserable conditions on the Ukrainian front. Zakrevsky must know that military desertions in 1916 and 1917 led directly to the downfall of the czar and to the Bolsheviks taking power.
Zakrevsky’s outburst was obviously prompted by Ukraine’s incursion into Kursk Province and the shameful incompetence of the Russian army, the intelligence services and their leaders. And Zakrevsky is absolutely correct to realize that the buck stops with Putin. Having made himself the “great” leader, Putin bears responsibility for all that transpires inside Russia. That’s the price of being the dictator — you can’t pass the ruble.
Zakrevsky’s appeal, which has supposedly been distributed widely among Russia’s military and civilian elites, can’t be dismissed as the unrepresentative grumbling of a disgruntled mercenary. Zakrevsky, like Prigozhin before him, represents Russia’s military class. If he’s unhappy and willing to risk his career — and possibly his life — by going public with his call for Putin’s removal, there must be many others who share his discontent. That may be why he hasn’t been arrested or killed — yet.
But does any of this mean anything? Well, Paladin is a much smaller outfit than Wagner was/is, and they are currently deployed to theaters other than Ukraine or anywhere near Russian soil. So it's not like Zakrevsky could decide to replicate Pregozhin's ride to Moscow, even if he was of a mind to. Putin made sure of that after last year's events. But Georgy, in this message, is specifically talking to others in the military and command structures. He's basically advising them that when they didn't back Pregozhin last year, they made a mistake.
And how is Putin responding to all this?
Well,...many observers are asking right now, where the heck is he? Except for a single appearance on TV a little over 2 weeks ago shortly after Ukraine invaded the Kursk area, Putin has been out of sight until suddenly popping up yesterday in Chechnya. Those with skeptical minds might suspect he is there to gauge how well Kadyrov is maintaining his own dictatorship. There are still factions there who would love to break away like they tried to last time, and who would be happy to slit the throats of any Russians or Kadyrovites they could get their hands on. Russia is having troubles enough with the Ukraine war right now. An uprising in Chechnya again would be absolutely ruinous. Such a development would easily be enough for those grumbling about removing Putin to actually attempt it.
All of this is to say that observers are speculating more so than ever before that Putin may be losing his grip on power. Only time will tell. But the timing sucks. Not only is winter coming, which makes fighting in the Kursk and Ukrainian fronts horrendously difficult and worse, but having to deal with whatever the U.S. election drama produces complicates things both there and here.
Things are getting interesting.
We all remember last year when Pregozhin, who owned and led the Wagner PMC, decided it was time for such a change and started marching his forces back towards Moscow. It was mostly a bluff, sorta, trying to inspire others to join in and actually stage a coup. When that didn't happen, he backed down, and was later killed for his lack of loyalty.
Wagner was/is not the only private military company in Russia. Paladin is another, owned and run by another psychopath named Georgy Zakrevsky. And unlike Prigozhin, who had previously been a career criminal and then a caterer and THEN an owner of a mercenary outfit,...Zakrevsky is a professional killer and always has been,...formerly a Soviet soldier, then KGB, earned a law degree and now runs Paladin. His company has served in Congo, Ecuador and Lebanon.
Given Zakrevsky’s past record and current credentials, the last thing one would expect such a cutthroat to do would be to turn against Russia’s cutthroat par excellence, the Great Putin. The pair should be, and presumably once were, natural allies. For someone like Zakrevsky to criticize Putin publicly is thus no small potatoes. But, as I allude to in that last sentence, a few days ago, Zakrevsky effectively called on Russians to get rid of the “Great” Putin (his modifier, not mine). When the guys with the guns start making fun of your greatness, it may be time to read the writing on the wall.
Zakrevsky must be mad as hell and, more important, he must know that he’s not the only Russian military man who agrees. And why shouldn’t their veins be throbbing? The Great Putin has come close to destroying Mother Russia.
Here’s Zakrevsky’s diatribe against Putin;...
“Our country is not just on the brink of disaster or already right next to it; our country is already in trouble. In big trouble. Drones are flying all over central Russia, right up to Moscow and St. Petersburg. They even attacked the Kremlin. Our Black Sea fleet is being pushed out. It’s being pushed out as if we were not a great power with a great fleet, but some third-rate country. Our air force is practically not working because it is also being pushed out. We are standing in the same positions that we took more than two years ago, and partly in those to which we retreated. The population is dying out, becoming impoverished, drinking itself to death: no one cares. All they have time to do is bring in migrants.”
Zakrevsky minces no words in assigning blame for this sad state of affairs: “And all this was done by the so-called ‘president.’ The ‘Great’ Putin.”
Note that Zakrevsky doesn’t say “I call on you,” but “we call on you.” The plural is presumably a reference to “our union,” Paladin, but it may also be a reference to other military men, whether in the private mercenary companies or the regular armed forces.
Also worth emphasizing is the target audience: the soldiers serving and dying in miserable conditions on the Ukrainian front. Zakrevsky must know that military desertions in 1916 and 1917 led directly to the downfall of the czar and to the Bolsheviks taking power.
Zakrevsky’s outburst was obviously prompted by Ukraine’s incursion into Kursk Province and the shameful incompetence of the Russian army, the intelligence services and their leaders. And Zakrevsky is absolutely correct to realize that the buck stops with Putin. Having made himself the “great” leader, Putin bears responsibility for all that transpires inside Russia. That’s the price of being the dictator — you can’t pass the ruble.
Zakrevsky’s appeal, which has supposedly been distributed widely among Russia’s military and civilian elites, can’t be dismissed as the unrepresentative grumbling of a disgruntled mercenary. Zakrevsky, like Prigozhin before him, represents Russia’s military class. If he’s unhappy and willing to risk his career — and possibly his life — by going public with his call for Putin’s removal, there must be many others who share his discontent. That may be why he hasn’t been arrested or killed — yet.
But does any of this mean anything? Well, Paladin is a much smaller outfit than Wagner was/is, and they are currently deployed to theaters other than Ukraine or anywhere near Russian soil. So it's not like Zakrevsky could decide to replicate Pregozhin's ride to Moscow, even if he was of a mind to. Putin made sure of that after last year's events. But Georgy, in this message, is specifically talking to others in the military and command structures. He's basically advising them that when they didn't back Pregozhin last year, they made a mistake.
And how is Putin responding to all this?
Well,...many observers are asking right now, where the heck is he? Except for a single appearance on TV a little over 2 weeks ago shortly after Ukraine invaded the Kursk area, Putin has been out of sight until suddenly popping up yesterday in Chechnya. Those with skeptical minds might suspect he is there to gauge how well Kadyrov is maintaining his own dictatorship. There are still factions there who would love to break away like they tried to last time, and who would be happy to slit the throats of any Russians or Kadyrovites they could get their hands on. Russia is having troubles enough with the Ukraine war right now. An uprising in Chechnya again would be absolutely ruinous. Such a development would easily be enough for those grumbling about removing Putin to actually attempt it.
All of this is to say that observers are speculating more so than ever before that Putin may be losing his grip on power. Only time will tell. But the timing sucks. Not only is winter coming, which makes fighting in the Kursk and Ukrainian fronts horrendously difficult and worse, but having to deal with whatever the U.S. election drama produces complicates things both there and here.
Things are getting interesting.
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With all the talk in Russian media about how the Kadyrovites are turning tail and running away on the battlefield, it looks like Putin has his doubts about Ramzan Kadyrov and the Chechens. So much so that he is now kissing golden Qurans in a mosque.
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https://www.outono.net/elentir/2024...remlin-has-omitted-from-its-official-website/
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And here I thought he was an Orthodox Christian. :roll:
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https://www.outono.net/elentir/2024...remlin-has-omitted-from-its-official-website/
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And here I thought he was an Orthodox Christian. :roll:
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https://twitter.com/GunloverClub1/status/1828218319255572764
Globalists Are Trying To Escalate The Ukraine War Into WWIII Before The US Election
"The purpose of NATO involvement in the Ukraine War has, to me, always appeared obvious..."
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/globalists-are-trying-escalate-ukraine-war-wwiii-us-election
"The purpose of NATO involvement in the Ukraine War has, to me, always appeared obvious..."
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/globalists-are-trying-escalate-ukraine-war-wwiii-us-election
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American volunteers in Kursk region.
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Any idea what scope and rifle combination the dude on the right is carrying?
Low Morale, Insubordination and Desertion – Western Media Shines the Light on Ukrainian Crumbling Frontline Defenses in Donetsk
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/09/low-morale-insubordination-desertion-western-media-shines-light/
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/09/low-morale-insubordination-desertion-western-media-shines-light/
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Half Cocked said:
Not high enough resolution to tell.
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This is Vladimir Solovyev. He is the single most recognized TV personality in Russia and has been one of Putin's propagandists for decades. Consider him a sort of mix between Dan Rather and Oprah. He's big time. And his show, Evening with Vladimir Solovyov on Russia-1, is the most watched TV show in Russia since 2012. He has been one of the loudest cheering on the war in Ukraine since the beginning and one of those who was talking about setting off nukes early on as a warning to the west. He has been firmly a backer of Putin his entire career.
But now he is suggesting Putin's resignation.
If you don't keep track of Russian media, it's hard to emphasize what a big deal this is.
https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1838478421539557879
But now he is suggesting Putin's resignation.
If you don't keep track of Russian media, it's hard to emphasize what a big deal this is.
https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1838478421539557879
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