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
Matt Gaetz has no sense of humor.
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/matt-gaetz-just-stepped-in-it-2/53528/
Is there any subject old Clarence is actually competent in? Oh, that's right, fishing.
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/clarence-thomas-just-lost/53542/
Supremes can move fast when they want to.
Our planet is literally on fire.
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/sound-the-alarm-over-this-3/53529/
From Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Dear combat brothers and sisters!
Happy Ground Forces Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine!
For the second year in a row, we celebrate this day in the conditions of a great war, protecting the country from the Russian enemy invasion. You are the reliable basis of the Ukrainian army. A strong shield and a sharp spear that mercilessly destroys the enemy! You know the price of every piece of Ukrainian land. Your indomitable will and courage are the pride of our state!
Thank you to every soldier who defends the country as part of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, protecting their native home and the future of our children.
With you is the memory and glory of our fallen brothers. Loyalty to the country, duty and oath are with you!
Glory to Ukraine!
The new Prime Minister of Poland said that his government will demand full mobilization of the West to help Ukraine
Donald Tusk said that Poland's assistance to Ukraine is very important, but at the same time indicated that Warsaw should be persistent when it comes to the interests of Polish farmers in particular.
"But we must remember what the war is about. That Ukrainians are fighting for something extremely important, that their battle began on the Maidan, that they are fighting to join the community of the Western world. They want Ukraine to be democratic, legal state, like Western countries. And they are fighting for it now," Tusk emphasized.
The prime minister also announced that in a few tens of hours he is leaving for Brussels, hoping to convince the allies to protect democratic values and Ukraine from Russian aggression.
"Only a united West can help Ukraine win in the fight for democratic values," Tusk summed up.
Ukraine is suffering a powerful cyberattack.
The Kyivstar mobile and internet operator failed and Monobank also announced a massive hacker attack.
This attack caused a technical failure, as a result of which mobile communication, Internet access and Bank services became temporarily unavailable.
"The most important thing is that the subscribers' personal data has not been compromised. We sincerely apologize for the temporary inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. Our team will definitely provide compensation to those subscribers who were not connected or could not use our services," the company said.
Consequences of the Kyivstar mobile operator failure:
▪️In Lviv, there was a problem with the system of automatically turning off street lights: city services turned off the lighting lines manually, the press service of the Lviv City Council reported.
▪️In one of the territorial communities in Sumy region, the air alert notification system does not work, so the patrol police and emergency services will notify about the air alarm.
▪️The DTEK utility company reported that the numbers of their contact centers in this network are temporarily not working. The company encouraged the use of chatbots and the website.
▪️PrivatBank spokesman Oleg Serga noted that the failure will partially affect the operation of some PrivatBank terminals and ATMs, but not the entire network.
Meanwhile Monobank stated that "Everything is under control," according to Oleg Horokhovskyi, co-founder of the bank.
15 US Air Force personnel were punished for leaking secret Pentagon documents related, in particular, to Russia's war against Ukraine
The commanders of the reconnaissance squadron were removed from their positions and received administrative fines. The entire 102 intelligence group was suspended from intelligence activities. The US Air Force has also changed its regulations on access to classified data.
Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old National Guardsman, is believed to be the sole mastermind of the data leak and faces up to 60 years in prison. The punished servicemen did not prevent the leak, neglected their duties and safety, the press service of the US Air Force reports.
Teixeira shared intelligence about the war in Ukraine in the Discord chat and leaked Pentagon documents to an audience of 20-30 people. He was arrested in April 2023 and charged with six counts.
The commander of the special forces group "Artan" of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine with the call sign "Saba" spoke about the "most touching moment" during his entire service - the rescue of the scout "Conan", who spent 14 hours on the high seas.
Bakhmut, Kherson, occupied territories and the deep rear of the Russian army - soldiers of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine from the special unit "Artan" perform tasks where "death is nearby." However, they talk about them with a smile and call them “specific.” In particular, without aviation cover, the GUR fighters returned control of the Boyko Towers in the Black Sea to Ukraine.
During one of the missions, the Artana boat came under fire from a Russian fighter. After a maneuver by the skipper, who tried to get the boat out of the fire, the Conan ended up overboard.
Germany will supply 200,000 artillery shells in 2024.
https://t.me/WarriorsUkrainian/16350
The SBU detained a Russian agent in Mykolaiv who was correcting enemy strikes on the city
The figure tried to identify the location of the Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile systems on the territory of the region in order to prepare the enemy for missile strikes and mortar strikes.
To fulfill this task, he received a 10,000 hryvnias "advance" from the Russian "curators".
According to the investigation, the detainee is a local resident who was recruited by the military intelligence of the Russian Federation through his relatives who live in the occupied part of the Kherson region and also cooperate with the aggressor.
After completing all the enemy tasks, the occupiers promised to "evacuate" him to the Kherson region, where his parents lived.
The perpetrator is currently in custody and faces life imprisonment.
Here is the new abbreviated brace they gave me yesterday. I can chop vegetables again.
Good morning Resisters. 10 past 9 here and 30⁰. But the sun is shining.
Gonna quit now. Changing weather forecast. The warm front died before getting here. Another 28⁰ night. I have to attempt to revive the fire in the woodstove.
Germany will double it's aid to Ukraine to 8 billion Euros.https://t.me/WarriorsUkrainian/16332
It's time to support Kyiv more, not less, - Borrell
"Russia continues to attack Ukraine, but Russia's losses are increasing: it's time to support Kyiv more, not less. Today we will discuss security guarantees for Ukraine, and the ministers should give me guidelines to present options at the leaders' summit," said the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell before the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the EU.
He also emphasized that it is important that military support for Ukraine continues at the European level, and not only at the bilateral level. In addition, Borrell said that "the time has come to direct all our capabilities to support Ukraine" as the Russian Federation increases its attacks.
European lawmakers send plea to US Congress on Ukraine aid - Reuters
More than a hundred senior European lawmakers will send a joint letter to their counterparts in the U.S. on Tuesday, pleading for Congress to unlock further military aid to Ukraine at a time U.S. lawmakers have struggled for a deal.
The open letter, reviewed by Reuters, was signed by lawmakers from at least 17 countries including France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Ireland, and is a sign of mounting concerns in Europe about the continuity of U.S. support to Ukraine.
It also comes just as Ukraine President Zelenskiy flies to Washington to make his case, ahead of a tight deadline for Congress, which is scheduled to go into recess for the year by Friday.
"We hear the concerns expressed by our American friends. For years, American leaders, Democrats and Republicans, have asked Europeans to take more responsibility for their own security. We agree with this legitimate request," the lawmakers, led by Benjamin Haddad, a French MP in President Macron's party, said in the letter.
The European lawmakers, which also include Germany's Michael Roth, the chairman of the Bundestag Foreign Affairs Committee, as well as Giulio Tremonti, his Italian counterpart, said Europeans had contributed as much as the U.S. on Ukraine since Russia's invasion.
"Moreover, military spending has risen all across Europe," they said. "American military aid however is critical and urgent."
The next round of Ukraine aid has been held up by a demand from House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans that no more funds be dispatched unless steps are first taken to harden the U.S. border with Mexico.
President Joe Biden has urged Congress to act by the year's end and Democrats in Congress were trying to win approval of about $50 billion in new security assistance for Ukraine.
"A Putin victory would embolden our enemies around the world: they are watching and hoping we grow tired. Ukrainians are fighting so we don't have to," the European lawmakers said.
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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