marathon @marathon0@qoto.org

_Interesting OpEd from a Moscow based journalist on the economic fallout, globally, of sanctions against Russia._

The U.S.-led West is reminded of 'law of unintended consequences' - CGTN

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-03-28/The-U-S-led-West-is-reminded-of-law-of-unintended-consequences--18M1PWOZjHi/index.html

#Ukraine The comedy sitcom that made Zelensky famous is now on Canadian Netflix. 😄

Seen "Servant of the People" on Netflix yet?

https://www.netflix.com/us/title/80119382?s=a&trkid=13747225&t=more&vlang=en&clip=

#Hollywood So, Ben Affleck tells us that the film business is full of CIA spooks. Not at all surprised as they can soft sell propaganda, or sometimes right in your face! Rah Rah!
https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/03/27/hollywood-is-full-of-cia-agents-says-ben-affleck/

Anyone familiar with 'ipfs' available to help me out? I have a node running via ipfs-desktop, but I'm having a helluva time getting the browser extension 'ipfs companion' to interact with my instance on localhost.
Thanks!

FYI Situation map, #ukraine

FYI #ukraine Veteran CIA Intelligence analyst on the conflict. Not mentioned, but I just heard that #Mariupol has fallen to Russian forces. The Chechen's got to the city centre 1st. Most citizens of that city will be happy, as they are separatists. Funny how the Western Media never mentioned that …

Larry C. Johnson: "The Ukrainian Army has been Defeated. What's left is mop-up", by Mike Whitney - The Unz Review https://www.unz.com/mwhitney/larry-c-johnson-the-ukrainian-army-has-been-defeated-whats-left-is-mop-up/

#ukraine Hard to comprehend how Ukrainians can treat their fellow citizens like this! Picture thread from the birdsite via nitter.
https://nitter.42l.fr/r_u_vid/status/1507152494048149512#m

Audio of British Def. Sec. Wallace entertaining Ukrainian nuclear ambitions on phone call w/ a prankster he believed to be the Ukrainian PM was just released.

The MoD insists YouTube take it down, calling it Russian propaganda —and “a substantial risk to UK National security”

https://nitter.42l.fr/wyattreed13/status/1507005846701568006#m

#Ukraine #Propaganda I'd go one step farther and say most Western MSM are stenographers, including the 'paper of record' the NYT!
https://nitter.42l.fr/medialens/status/1506978227608248321#m

My respect for the journalistic integrity of Newsweek magazine. There are some journalists left in the west.

#FYI Putin's Bombers Could Devastate #ukraine But He's Holding Back. Here's Why
https://www.newsweek.com/putins-bombers-could-devastate-ukraine-hes-holding-back-heres-why-1690494

#Ukraine Powerful
https://nitter.42l.fr/r_u_vid/status/1506829916116987912#m

Russia's foreign minister gives a historical account (from Russia's standpoint) on how/why Russia felt it had to intervene in #Ukraine. Question and Answer's at the end of the document.
It's quite informative, especially for folks that don't know the background and only started following this story, when the war happened.

“Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov: Leaders of Russia management competition, Moscow, March 19, 2022 | The Vineyard of the Saker”
http://thesaker.is/foreign-minister-sergey-lavrov-leaders-of-russia-management-competition-moscow-march-19-2022/