TheOldGuy @TheOldGuy@qoto.org
I am a Democrat who supports Ukraine in their battle against The Russian fascist invaders.
I am a 73 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 2993. The county is 13k people scattered over 713 square miles.
Joined Dec 2022
Today it's actually chilly at 65 with a wind. But after yesterday, I don't mind a bit of cold.
A teenager was eliminated again as part of the Russian Armed Forces: he recently turned 18 years old
Vitaly Zubkov was born on May 25, 2006 and signed a contract with the Russian army. At the end of July it became known about his end.
As the Ukrainian project “Don’t wait for me from Ukraine” writes, Zubkov could not serve in the army for medical reasons, but his girlfriend was able to negotiate with the regiment to accept the guy for a contract. The teenager was given the call sign “Ambal”: the recruit’s height, according to the search guide, is 154 cm.
Enterprising girl - send your boyfriend to war, get the 100k rubles bonus...rinse and repeat.
@freerussia_report
Footage from a Ukrainian soldier riding on a BMP-2, filming what remains of the village of Terny in teh Donetsk region. @ukrainejournal
💥 There has been a powerful arrival in Kyiv According to unconfirmed information, Iskander missiles hit a certain underground bunker in the suburbs of the Ukrainian capital, where high-ranking Ukrainian officers were allegedly located.
@ukrainejournal
Friday it cools off to the 80s. Stays that way through the weekend
They raised 20 million after his speech.
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/the-tim-walz-verdict-is-in/57581/
Still 103⁰ heat index but got to be cooling off. Fresh 40 ounces of sun tea.
Gonna go inside and cool off. This 103 heat index is terrible
Joyce Vance
https://open.substack.com/pub/joycevance/p/politics-and-prosecutions?r=70k1h&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
Make sure you read about my state's attorney general
Unitree Go 2 Pro Dog Robot Deployed in Toretsk Direction
In the Toretsk direction, soldiers from the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade are actively utilizing the Unitree Go 2 Pro dog robot for reconnaissance during urban battles.
US Stance on F-16s and Strikes into Russia Remains Unchanged
The presence of F-16 fighter jets in Ukraine does not alter the US position regarding strikes deep into Russia, stated Matthew Miller, a spokesman for the US State Department.
"My answer has not changed: we continue to look at the needs of the Ukrainian military, assess the security situation, and try to respond to their needs. That's how we make appropriate decisions about the weapons we provide to Ukraine, as well as the restrictions, if any, that we impose on the use of those weapons," Miller said, as quoted by Voice of America.
Meanwhile, Forbes reported that this summer, due to US restrictions, the Ukrainian Armed Forces missed a unique opportunity to destroy dozens of Russian Su-34 aircraft at the Malyshevo airbase near Voronezh. The Ukrainian command had requested permission to strike with ATACMS missiles, which are nearly impossible to intercept. However, the Biden administration responded with an outright refusal.
Russian Authorities Instruct Telecom Operators to Slow Down YouTube
Russian authorities have notified the country's largest telecommunications operators to slow down YouTube video playback speeds to 128 kilobits per second, according to The Moscow Times.
Sources indicate that the authorities have decided "not to turn off completely, but to greatly slow down" YouTube on home internet connections.
While mobile internet speeds for YouTube are currently unaffected, "degradation" is also occurring on smartphones, though "not as significant," the source added.
Whew. 96⁰ with 103⁰ heat index
As Ukraine banks on its young tech startups, Western banks are cutting them off
Mercury is a U.S.-based fintech firm that provides banking services, specifically focusing on the startup market. It was a go-to for many firms with Ukrainian founders based both inside Ukraine and abroad. At the end of July, many of those firms were unceremoniously debanked.
According to Mercury, the decision to cut off services to Ukraine was a response to U.S. sanctions on Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine. Ukrainian founders were shocked at the move by a firm that had once wooed them with their Ukraine-specific service offerings.
Read the full story here.
Photo: Mercury Bank /Instagram
I am a Democrat who supports Ukraine in their battle against The Russian fascist invaders.
I am a 73 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 2993. The county is 13k people scattered over 713 square miles.
Joined Dec 2022
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