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The Dept. of State needs to add the term ‘backstabbing pricks’ to their description of the relationship.
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Would you give us the gist of it?
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It describes the German invasion of Crimea in 1941-42, which was a protracted and very bloody affair. Overall, at least 115k German and 500k Soviet casualties. In the end, though, the Soviets could afford those losses better than the Germans. And of course the Germans, who controlled Crimea for two years, exterminated the Jews living there and generally persecuted locals, which led to a lot of partisan activity which in turn tied down German forces that could have been used elsewhere, and caused them plenty of logicistics trouble.
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The thread will probably be published on his Mastodon account, but it isn’t there yet.
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The way it was leaked, and the way it seems like such an idiotic leak leads me to suspect that it came from a Republican representative with intelligence oversight rights. It does seem like the sort of casual treason to hurt a Democratic president they have been so willing to commit.
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Posting crosses…
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Article from one month ago
So let’s check in on how russia is dealing with all of the smart people making a run for it
A video shows a Russian military YouTuber striking himself in the face with the recoil from a Western anti-tank weapon after holding it the wrong way.
The vlogger goes on to explain the launcher works while fiddling with it, saying at one point that it doesn’t feel “very smooth.”
As he prepares to fire, Smirnov appears to not hold on to the front grip of the AT4, which is designed to help steady the weapon when being aimed.
The video then shows him pressing the trigger, causing the weapon to launch back into his face. He then falls backward, shouting: “Ah, fuck … you bastard thing!”
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I’ve fired AT4s a bunch. They’re very easy to fire and have the instructions written on the side even. He’s holding it about six inches two far forward. Theres a shoulder stop that he isn’t using and he should be holding the forward grip too. Numbskull
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Despite the problems with Putin and Russia, however, Burns named China as the CIA’s biggest longterm priority.
“Managing a crucial and increasingly adversarial relationship with China will be the most significant test for American policymakers for decades to come,” he warned, adding that Russia has become “more and more dependent” on China and runs the risk of becoming an “economic colony of China over time.”
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I mean, it can’t be all bad news for Puti…
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