It’s nice having Germany on the good guys side.NEW: The weapons Germany promised (anti-tanks and stingers) have been handed over to #Ukraine (per DPA reporting).
Berlin’s offer was only made on Saturday. Remarkable speed given it took a MONTH for the helmets to get there!
https://twitter.com/trent_murray/status/1499051291552722946?t=CzS9WZ81GKtspX75ysu3yg&s=19
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*** Official Russia vs. Ukraine Discussion - Invasion has begun *** (2 Viewers)
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massraider
Footballguy
The information war in Russia is divided among young and old. The old watch state TV, the young don't watch TV at all.
I wonder if the old will start watching the Tik Tok clips their grandchildren are watching when the financial damage sets in. It's hard to know
I wonder if the old will start watching the Tik Tok clips their grandchildren are watching when the financial damage sets in. It's hard to know
beer 30
Footballguy
I thought this was an inventive way to help bring some truth to the Russian populace https://twitter.com/YourAnonNews/status/1498337491056836610
Fat Nick
Footballguy
This is one of the saddest videos I've seen. Russia wasn't even willing to use their own soldiers to the conflict. Double-edged sword because it does diminish some of the Ukranian efforts in the early going - You'd revise who you expected to be doing well when they are fighting school teachers from the Separatist regions of the Ukraine. I fear what will happen if/when they actually mobilize more of the enlisted/trained military.
Chadstroma
Footballguy
Tom Servo
Nittany Beavers
If this was here, the IRS would want you to fill out a tax form and declare it as property.
Leeroy Jenkins
Footballguy
So apparently Belarus may have leaked an invasion plan map?
Dennis Castro
Footballguy
This.Redwes25 said:
“If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.”
Chadstroma
Footballguy
It is moronic that we are not energy independent.
We have the ability to be not just independent but also be an exporter.
All the money to oil goes to pretty much a who's who of problematic nations. Russia, Iran, Venezuela, etc live off of oil money.
Let's be adults about this. If we magically switched every single car, plane and boat to run off of something that wasn't a fossil fuel we would still need large amounts of oil and gas. More solar, wind, etc? Sure... but that isn't going to get us to where we need to be.
We need to invest more in technology to improve our energy use (higher efficiency, renewable sources, etc) and it should be a military priority. The military advantage if not having to transport large amounts of fuel is significant. The fact that the US is so good at it is why we can project power like no other country in the world.
We also need to reverse this administrations decisions on energy. It isn't just an inflation/economy issue but it is now apparent to even the cheap seats thar this is a national security issue.
It is an issie so politicized that rationality is rare. So many think if energy as A or B and it is really a yes please.
Chadstroma
Footballguy
One of the most encouraging things I have heard (I reserve really believing much of what is reported with fog of war and propaganda rampant) is that the Russian security services against this invasion leaked it. It shows that Putin may not have such a good grip on power as it has always seemed.
Chadstroma
Footballguy
Leeroy Jenkins
Footballguy
That is what this is going to take. Putin being neutered or removed. Not like Russia never had a coup before . . . .
Chadstroma
Footballguy
When Russia has changed power it has changed the world... Tsars to Bolsheviks then Soviet Union to Yelstin/Russian Federation to Putin snaking his way in.
Chadstroma
Footballguy
cosjobs
Footballguy
If we granted them asylum and let them immigrate to the US, I imagine half their army would surrender and hope for the same.
cosjobs
Footballguy
Well, anything was an improvement from what they had in the 40s, but let’s get back on track.
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culdeus
Footballguy
The right way to frame it is that we shouldn't be taking something out of the earth that we can't make and lighting it on fire. All of that should be towards making things, not smoke.
In 5,10,15 years we will be aghast at how we lit on fire literally the most important resource we had that could be turned into damn near anything from double ended dildos to IV bags.
Chadstroma
Footballguy
Should or not... right now we need to light it on fire. Resistance to that reality is as silly as resistance to investing in ways to move away from lighting it on fire.
Tom Servo
Nittany Beavers
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culdeus
Footballguy
I mean there's essential reasons to light gas on fire and there isn't. There's no attempt to allocate this right now. People see it as a climate change issue, that will somehow magically resolve itself but we are burning thru our petro stuff so fast that even if we find some magic wand to wave that that issue the material need for it in other areas will not be sustainable.
This war is going to highlight just a little bit of how much we are reliant on grey market gas, and how gas as a transition fuel to something greener has it's own set of issues.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Point of information - the USA imported an average of 650,000 barrels of oil per day from Russia in 2021. It was declining at YE (to around 405K), but on the aggregate, we averaged 650K.
We consume 18.19M barrels per day. that puts our dependence on RU oil for 2031 at 3.57%.
Now I can see some of you thinking, 2%, or 3.57%, big whup. well that’s a 105M barrel rounding error. We wouldn’t call that immaterial.
Even if we extrapolate the lower YE average, that’s still 150M barrels that will need to be replaced. not saying it shouldn’t, just pointing out 3.57% or 2.23% might seem smallish but it’s not insignificant either.
Carry on.
We consume 18.19M barrels per day. that puts our dependence on RU oil for 2031 at 3.57%.
Now I can see some of you thinking, 2%, or 3.57%, big whup. well that’s a 105M barrel rounding error. We wouldn’t call that immaterial.
Even if we extrapolate the lower YE average, that’s still 150M barrels that will need to be replaced. not saying it shouldn’t, just pointing out 3.57% or 2.23% might seem smallish but it’s not insignificant either.
Carry on.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
instant karma’s gonna get you
smiling Russian soldier posts selfie video of artillery rockets being fired in Ukraine
very same soldier was later captured, had regrets
smiling Russian soldier posts selfie video of artillery rockets being fired in Ukraine
very same soldier was later captured, had regrets
culdeus
Footballguy
Gas is $3.60 a gallon in Dallas and climbing. Demand will eventually take a hit though.
GreenNGold
Footballguy
Also, as prices increase more and more domestic supply comes back online that was shut down with lower prices.
Chadstroma
Footballguy
If we continue to help fuel Russia and Iran we will have very sudden climate change... very hot followed by a long brutal winter.
Chadstroma
Footballguy
They will produce the same amount. If we produce less that is higher margin, morr $$$ for them, if we produce more it is better for our economy and hurts theirs as they get less $$$ for their production.
Carry on.
culdeus
Footballguy
Interesting twitter thread here on the subject focusing on a specific tire
https://twitter.com/TrentTelenko/status/1499164245250002944?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1499164245250002944|twgr^|twcon^s1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redditmedia.com%2Fmediaembed%2Fliveupdate%2F18hnzysb1elcs%2FLiveUpdate_891df1d4-9a8c-11ec-ab5e-92be2145d5a0%2F0
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
This part of the war is really confusing and somewhat concerning to me. On what basis can a western nation, purportedly governed by the rule of law, simply confiscate the property of private citizens?
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
I said a few days ago that it’s been jarring to compare the memory of the Red Army, the villains in so many action movies for most of our lives, to the shocking incompetence of this gaggle of sad sacks that Putin thought would conquer a nation the size of Texas in a few days.
I heard, on a hockey podcast of all things, that a lot of Russians bought real estate in nations with more stable currencies, so this could be considered a form of money laundering.
Chadstroma
Footballguy
https://nypost.com/2022/03/02/video-shows-crying-russian-soldier-drinking-tea-calling-mom/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab
Russian captured soldier calling home.
Russian captured soldier calling home.
matuski
Footballguy
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JaxBill
Footballguy
Interesting. That tire may be a symptom of a larger problem. If they didn't perform that routine maintenance, what else did they skip?
is lack of maintenance a contributing factor as to why Russia has only a fraction of their air force in Ukraine?
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TwinTurbo
Footballguy
Yes it's only been a week. Social media is short attention span theater. We all so badly want the underdog to prevail here. But unfortunately I think your gut feeling is most likely correct. I hope the good guys can continue to keep some air power in the skies.
BigJim®
Footballguy
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
I have a feeling that Putin sent all the scrubs in first to do 3 things. #1 die. #2 maybe they’ll actually win. #3. Make some inroads and die a lot, then send in the professional soldiers. We’ll see.
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