#notmywar

[redrumloa]

Biden calls for regime change in Russia (Source: CNN)​

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded to Biden, saying, “This is not to be decided by Mr. Biden. It should only be a choice of the people of the Russian Federation.”

 

[cecilia]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1508451343018520576

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

If Patrick Lancaster is in Mariupol then Mariupol is under Russian/DPR control.
Just posting his three most recent videos for the view form the other side.
NSFW

 

[cecilia]

Ukraine war: Major internet provider suffers cyber-attack

Ukrtelecom says a powerful cyber-attack carried out against its infrastructure was "repulsed".

www.bbc.com

 

[cecilia]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1508838445040472064

 

[cecilia]

What I Heard From Passengers on the Last Train Out of Russia

For a month after the invasion of Ukraine, the high-speed Allegro train carried disaffected Russians to Helsinki. On Sunday, that final rail connection to Europe was severed.

www.politico.com

 

[cecilia]

these documents are in Russian, so find a polyglot

https://twitter.com/x/status/1507426103136342020

 

[cecilia]

Soldiers ‘Irradiated’ From Digging Trenches in Chernobyl

Several hundred Russian troops reportedly rushed to a special medical facility in Belarus after digging in radioactive soil in a forest near the infamous nuclear plant.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

[cecilia]

Radioactive material stolen from Chernobyl monitoring lab: Here's what that means.

Some of the materials could be used in dirty bombs.

www.livescience.com

 

[cecilia]

The heavy losses of an elite Russian regiment in Ukraine

The 331st Guards Parachute Regiment based in Kostroma, Russia, has lost many soldiers in Ukraine.

www.bbc.com

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

Radioactive material stolen from Chernobyl monitoring lab: Here's what that means.

Some of the materials could be used in dirty bombs.

www.livescience.com

Russia has nukes, and access to radioactive materials. They have no need to steal chernobyl waste to make dirty bombs. Nor do they have any motivation to poison territory they wish to capture.

 

[redrumloa]

An interesting take from someone who apparently hates both the left and right equally in the US.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1677875622547473

I'm not a Sean Penn fan, but I have praised have praised him for his efforts in Haiti. This gives another spin on even that giving me pause.

 

[cecilia]

Russia is jamming GPS satellite signals in Ukraine, US Space Force says

'Ukraine may not be able to use GPS,' a Space Force official told NBC.

www.space.com

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

Russia is jamming GPS satellite signals in Ukraine, US Space Force says

'Ukraine may not be able to use GPS,' a Space Force official told NBC.

www.space.com

Makes sense. The US doesn't let its enemies use (accurate) GPS either.

 

[cecilia]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1519412493168386049

things aren't fun in Russia

 

[cecilia]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1524943518803836941

the more the rich are suffering, the better for the rest of us

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1524943518803836941

the more the rich are suffering, the better for the rest of us

Diamonds are so plentiful they are effectively worthless without artificial restrictions on supply.

 

[cecilia]

Diamonds are so plentiful they are effectively worthless without artificial restrictions on supply.

no kidding.
I'm not interested in jewelry and never found diamonds fascinating. Other stones are way more beautiful, frankly.

I have a small nail file embedded with tiny diamonds that I got sometime in my 20's. After all these decades it still files my nails just fine. So, yes, industrial diamonds work great.
the diamond business is a big scam.

 

[cecilia]

Starbucks will exit Russia after 15 years, closing 130 licensed cafes

Starbucks said it will pay its nearly 2,000 Russian workers for six months and help them transition to new opportunities outside the coffee chain.

www.nbcnews.com

another business cutting ties to russia

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

Starbucks will exit Russia after 15 years, closing 130 licensed cafes

Starbucks said it will pay its nearly 2,000 Russian workers for six months and help them transition to new opportunities outside the coffee chain.

www.nbcnews.com

another business cutting ties to russia

What do we have to do to get them to leave Canada? (Isn't anyone nearby we'd have much hope of invading just FYI)