Anonymous
Post 06/24/2023 16:42     Subject: Russia - civil war has broken out
Why would anyone take a deal from Putin? Prigozhin Will be dead in two weeks.
Anonymous
Post 06/24/2023 16:40     Subject: Re:Russia - civil war has broken out
Anonymous wrote:At least it wasn't on pallets and transferred in the middle of the night at a Switzerland airport



Russians have not discovered pallet technology yet.

They literally never use pallets. It’s pathetic.
Anonymous
Post 06/24/2023 16:14     Subject: Re:Russia - civil war has broken out
Anonymous wrote:At least it wasn't on pallets and transferred in the middle of the night at a Switzerland airport



Is this propaganda on Fox News yet? Tucker's gone so not sure if they still quote the Russians.
Anonymous
Post 06/24/2023 15:46     Subject: Russia - civil war has broken out
Anonymous wrote:The Neocons must be very upset this afternoon


I'm here for it.
Anonymous
Post 06/24/2023 15:46     Subject: Re:Russia - civil war has broken out
Our US intelligence community has failed us yet again. They do not listen, and never learn:

Anonymous
Post 06/24/2023 15:18     Subject: Russia - civil war has broken out
Wagner is not the only armed group who might turn against Putin.

- the FSB (previously KGB) are well armed and can subvert communications, deceive, control; they are trained to do that

- other “private militaries” exist; for example GazProm, Russia’s state oil company, recently formed its own army.

- regional governors are known to control paramilitary forces, and of course,

- Russian organized crime.

Those who claimed “this could never happen in Russia,” are fools. Ignore them.
Anonymous
Post 06/24/2023 15:17     Subject: Russia - civil war has broken out
Hello, this is your nothingburger poster from before. Are you still laughing at me?
Anonymous
Post 06/24/2023 14:43     Subject: Russia - civil war has broken out
Anonymous wrote:Why do translations of “official” statements in russian always look like beuracratic gobbledygook. It’s like words don’t have any meaning. I understand the point of the above statement from the mayor, but it’s very weird.
Does it just not translate? Is it lost in translation?


Just a very different style of communication which does get lost in translation, yes
Anonymous
Post 06/24/2023 14:41     Subject: Russia - civil war has broken out
Anonymous wrote:Let's think about this a moment. Wagner is positioned south of Moscow on the main supply line to the Ukrainian front. If supplies and ammunition can't traverse the main highways, I wonder how long the Russian troops along the Ukrainian front can hold out? Any Russian supply depot West of M-4 must be pure gold right now. The question is 'how many days'?


Just one!
Anonymous
Post 06/24/2023 14:39     Subject: Russia - civil war has broken out
The news services are way behind Twitter on the news. I wonder if they basically copy stuff from Twitter

Anonymous
Post 06/24/2023 14:35     Subject: Russia - civil war has broken out
https://www.politico.eu/article/wagner-group-russia-forces-turn-back-moscow-prigozhin-declares/
Who even knows what's real, and what's computer generated?
Anonymous
Post 06/24/2023 14:22     Subject: Russia - civil war has broken out
Wagner says no deal!
Anonymous
Post 06/24/2023 14:16     Subject: Russia - civil war has broken out
Anonymous wrote:[Yesterday] I returned from work insanely tired and went to bed immediately. I saw the news when I woke up. It’s like the start of the war, when we went to bed in a relatively familiar (but nonetheless terrible) situation, and the next morning you’re insanely scared for the lives of your loved ones.

At first, I thought this was just another hoax, but in the morning [on Saturday], I realized we’re living through another historic day. I never supported the Putin regime, but the prospect of rule-by-sledgehammer in our country horrifies me.

It’ll be the same story as when the Russian army challenge the military and economic strength of NATO — defeat. It’s not hard to guess what result this rebellion will have on the front lines.

I go to bed at around midnight [on Friday], look at the news like I always do, and I can’t believe what’s happening. At about 1:00 a.m., my 15-year-old sister comes out of her room and knocks on the bathroom door, saying, “Mom, mom, come out, the civil war has started.”

https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/06/24/mom-come-out-the-civil-war-has-begun


That didn’t age well at all
Anonymous
Post 06/24/2023 14:12     Subject: Russia - civil war has broken out
it's like game of thrones for real
Anonymous
Post 06/24/2023 14:10     Subject: Russia - civil war has broken out
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why do translations of “official” statements in russian always look like beuracratic gobbledygook. It’s like words don’t have any meaning. I understand the point of the above statement from the mayor, but it’s very weird.
Does it just not translate? Is it lost in translation?


That's how official Russians speak. It's all gobbledygook because none of them know what's happening in the Kremlin so they have to be careful not to say anything that might get them in trouble with whomever wins. The same thing happens in all kleptocracies.


But also, the grammar is a mess and the writing is clunky.