TheOldGuy @TheOldGuy@qoto.org
I am a Democrat who supports Ukraine in their battle against The Russian Z fascist invaders.
I am a 72 year old Covid hermit who
lives on 10 acres in a sparsely populated area of the Ozarks. I heat with wood that is leftover by the lumber industry. When cutting oak for lumber only the trunk is used.
The largest town is population 2992. The county is 13k people scattered over 713 square miles.
Joined Dec 2022
In effort to increase civilian casualties during their nightly drone attacks on the residentusl areas of Ukraine's cities, Russia has begun to arm their Shahed drones with thermobaric warheads which pose a much greater threat when attacking indoor environments.
Upon detonation, the thermobaric mixture, forms a fire cloud with a temperature of 2400-2600°C that spreads over the entire area and creates a shock wave that burns the lungs, olfactory senses and internal organs.
While Ukraine's allies restrict the striking of Russian targets, Russia is committing open genocide.
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The story of a young "war veteran"
18-year-old Podolsk resident Alexander signed a contract for money. He ended up in a unit of UAV operators in the Maryinsky direction. During the execution of a "combat mission" he and his comrades made a mistake, losing two Mavic quadcopters at once. For this "screw-up", their own mortarmen struck the drone operators' position on the orders of the commander.
Everyone in the trench died, and he himself was seriously wounded, plus developed mental problems. Alexander got visions of his dead comrades with the call signs Yermak and Camel.
When it was discovered, the crazy soldier was sent to a mental hospital. After being discharged, the commander threatened him that he would personally "zero out" the malingerer.
In September, he was wounded again, and given leave. At home, he complained to his mother that he constantly heard the voices of his dead comrades. A couple of days later, he stuck his head in a noose, was revived and send to a mental hospital.
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JD thought they had the "normal" gay guy vote sewn up.
https://open.substack.com/pub/wonkette/p/looks-like-normal-gay-guy-vote-told?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=70k1h
Rudy is trying to hide all his stuff from the court. Pretty soon that judge is gonna lose his temper
Ukraine fighting NK in Kursk
In what would have amounted to a forced disarming of the country enabling Russia to more easily destroy the country, the terms of Russia's 2022 proposed "peace agreement" have been made public for the first time, according to documents released by Radio Liberty.
Terms of the proposed agreement were as follows:
• Reduce Ukraine's army to 50,000 troops—five times less than before 2022.
• Refrain from deploying weapons with a range greater than 250 km.
• Recognize the independence of the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk “republics” within Ukraine’s administrative borders.
• Cover the costs of restoring the infrastructure in Donbas destroyed by Russia since 2014.
• Lifting of all sanctions on Russia—both Ukrainian and international.
• Grant the Russian language official status in Ukraine.
• Legalize symbols of the USSR and other communist regalia.
The draft was dated March 7, 2022. These negotiations took place at the residence of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, near the Polish-Belarusian border.
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💭🇺🇦🇺🇦 Ukraine needs a sufficient number of weapons, not support in negotiations: hugging Putin will not help – some have been hugging him for 20 years, and everything is only getting worse, — Zelenskyy at the summit of the European Political Community
One of the reasons for the collapse of the German ruling coalition was allegedly the reluctance of the chancellor to transfer Taurus missiles to Ukraine.
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner from the FDP, who was dismissed by Olaf Scholz, called the chancellor's reluctance to supply Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine one of the reasons for the collapse of the "traffic light" coalition, writes Berliner Zeitung.
To a clear request from Lindner, whose party "has never hesitated in supporting Ukraine," Scholz refused and offered to transfer three billion dollars to Kyiv. The former finance minister, in turn, pointed out that Germany itself needs money, and Ukraine, on the contrary, needs weapons, not financial injections, to effectively defend itself against Russia.
After Lindner's dismissal, his party negotiated with the opposition Christian Democratic Union that Taurus would be delivered. He stressed:
"Our country needs a government that not only holds office, but is also able to act. The right thing for our country would be to immediately announce new elections and a vote of confidence in the government. In a democracy, no one should be afraid of voters. <... >Our country should not waste time."
Vice-Chancellor and Economics Minister Robert Habeck and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock also made joint statements. “This is as logical as it is unnecessary at this point,” said Habeck. It feels wrong and not right. Following the election of Donald Trump as US President, Germany and Europe must show the ability to act. There were possible solutions on the table. According to him, the best solution would have been to give Ukraine more support. The FDP was not prepared to go down this path.
For the time being the Greens will remain part of a minority government with the SPD. “We will now quickly clear the way for new elections,” said Habeck.
Scholz announced a vote of confidence for January 15, and new elections could take place by the end of March at the latest.
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I am a Democrat who supports Ukraine in their battle against The Russian Z fascist invaders.
I am a 72 year old Covid hermit who
lives on 10 acres in a sparsely populated area of the Ozarks. I heat with wood that is leftover by the lumber industry. When cutting oak for lumber only the trunk is used.
The largest town is population 2992. The county is 13k people scattered over 713 square miles.
Joined Dec 2022
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