iNow Posted March 13, 2022 Author Share Posted March 13, 2022 58 minutes ago, swansont said: Russia has engaged before, so their targets don’t seem to think so. They’re engaging in it now, too. Software security teams and the US officials overseeing this space have been openly conforming this. Servers of companies announcing they’d pull out of Russia have been inundated with parallel threat vectors, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVat Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/03/a-uniquely-perilous-moment/627040/ David French offers a clearer picture on why calling Putin's bluff could be a dangerous move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SergUpstart Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 On 3/2/2022 at 4:47 PM, swansont said: Also burn is possibly a colloquialism for "use up" Use up the fuel, so they can abandon the vehicle without it being an obvious dereliction of duty Two high-ranking generals of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation have been detained in Moscow. According to Hristo Grozev (Billingcat) they appropriated several billion rubles allocated for recruiting agents in Ukraine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 57 minutes ago, SergUpstart said: Two high-ranking generals of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation have been detained in Moscow. According to Hristo Grozev (Billingcat) they appropriated several billion rubles allocated for recruiting agents in Ukraine. and the connection to my post is...what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SergUpstart Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, swansont said: and the connection to my post is...what? I didn't find your earlier post where you wrote that there are more important things than rubles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 4 minutes ago, SergUpstart said: I didn't find your earlier post where you wrote that there are more important things than rubles Perhaps it's because I said no such thing. The only people to mention ruble/rubles in this thread before now are you, iNow and The Vat (assuming the search function is to be trusted) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SergUpstart Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 8 minutes ago, swansont said: Perhaps it's because I said no such thing. The only people to mention ruble/rubles in this thread before now are you, iNow and The Vat (assuming the search function is to be trusted) Yes, I'm sorry, I confused your post with the iNow's post from March 2 Sometimes symbolism and protest is worth more than rubles, especially today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted March 14, 2022 Author Share Posted March 14, 2022 In which case... the connection to my post is...what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SergUpstart Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, iNow said: In which case... the connection to my post is...what? Captains cannot sell fuel, and generals can steal billions from intelligence, intended for agents. see my post today 4.47 pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted March 14, 2022 Author Share Posted March 14, 2022 I still see no relevant response to my query regarding relevance, but this has wasted enough bandwidth already so let's please move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sensei Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 (edited) 17 hours ago, SergUpstart said: Two high-ranking generals of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation have been detained in Moscow. According to Hristo Grozev (Billingcat) they appropriated several billion rubles allocated for recruiting agents in Ukraine. Scapegoats.. Has anyone here watched Navalny's documentary on corruption? Edited March 15, 2022 by Sensei Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genady Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Heroes in Russia: Quote An anti-war protester interrupted a live news bulletin on Russia's state TV Channel One on Monday, holding up a sign behind the studio presenter and shouting slogans denouncing the war in Ukraine. The sign, in English and Russian, read: "NO WAR. Stop the war. Don't believe propaganda. They are lying to you here." Another phrase, which looked like "Russians against war", was partly obscured. Anti-war protester in studio disrupts live Russian state TV news | Reuters 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moontanman Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 This may be relevant due to Russa asking china for help. If the video is accurate it would seem China's military is not exactly a fighting machine but rather capitalism at it's finest. https://youtu.be/-5hENyRScto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 9 hours ago, Genady said: Heroes in Russia: Her name is Marina Ovsyannikova, and she's been an employee at Russia's Channel One state TV, and she chose to interrupt a heavily watched news show Monday night. She's definitely a hero! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted March 15, 2022 Author Share Posted March 15, 2022 36 minutes ago, Phi for All said: Her name is Marina Ovsyannikova, and she's been an employee at Russia's Channel One state TV, and she chose to interrupt a heavily watched news show Monday night. She's definitely a hero! Yeah, but REAL bravery is obviously driving around with the express purpose of creating a traffic jam with a truck to protest a mask mandate that’s already been lifted. All she did was write on a piece of cardboard. #perspective /sarcasm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimreepr Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 35 minutes ago, iNow said: /sarcasm That's when real bravery kicks in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_Krycek Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 12 hours ago, Sensei said: Scapegoats.. Might also be a cover story to sideline them while the FSB's internal affairs investigation moves forward. The Kremlin must be rife with paranoia about who might turn / have turned against Putin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.C.MacSwell Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Now it's getting Personal. Russia is Sanctioning Joe Biden and Hilary Clinton: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60754136 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SergUpstart Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 6 hours ago, Phi for All said: Her name is Marina Ovsyannikova, and she's been an employee at Russia's Channel One state TV, and she chose to interrupt a heavily watched news show Monday night. She's definitely a hero! The Ostankino court of Moscow fined Marina Ovsyannikova, who broke into the broadcast of Channel One with an anti-war poster, for 30 thousand rubles. (it's about $300) Kommersant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted March 15, 2022 Author Share Posted March 15, 2022 And less last Monday when the ruble to dollar exchange rate was even lower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 1 hour ago, J.C.MacSwell said: Now it's getting Personal. Russia is Sanctioning Joe Biden and Hilary Clinton: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60754136 Hillary is not in politics anymore, and Hunter never was. Jen Psaki doesn’t make policy AFAIK. And no GOP members/pundits on the list. I wonder if they get paid in rubles, will they continue to shill for Putin as the exchange rate drops? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVat Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 The word "performative" never seemed more applicable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.C.MacSwell Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 1 hour ago, swansont said: Hillary is not in politics anymore, and Hunter never was. Jen Psaki doesn’t make policy AFAIK. And no GOP members/pundits on the list. I wonder if they get paid in rubles, will they continue to shill for Putin as the exchange rate drops? Still...they might want to be cautious in their mega yachts if they venture too far North while vacationing in the Black Sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.C.MacSwell Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/15/europe/ukraine-russian-prisoners-of-war-intl/index.html On 3/7/2022 at 9:27 PM, iNow said: Maybe bc Russian soldiers are not happy about being asked to kill their cousins Seems more and more to be the case. Putin might have not so much have overestimated his military's competence, as underestimated the decency of the average Russian soldier. If humanity is going to survive long term we're going to need to realize we're all cousins, and we're all in this together. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share Posted March 16, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, J.C.MacSwell said: Putin might have not so much have overestimated his military's competence, as underestimated the decency of the average Russian soldier. He’s become pretty good at turning neighbors and family and friends against each other over small issues. It’s unsurprising he’d feel confident about being able to do it with his soldiers. Part of the issue here, however, is also that he’s been lying to them about why they’re being there and they likely resent seeing the truth upon arrival. Edited March 16, 2022 by iNow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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