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Probably France. Paris has its own smaller copy of the Statue of Liberty. Or New York has its own larger copy of the Statue of Liberty. They were both made at the same time.
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There's a copy beyond the Brooklyn Museum, but it is smaller than that one.Suranis wrote: ↑Mon Feb 28, 2022 4:45 pmProbably France. Paris has its own smaller copy of the Statue of Liberty. Or New York has its own larger copy of the Statue of Liberty. They were both made at the same time.
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Its not even an operational tank.New Turtle wrote: ↑Mon Feb 28, 2022 2:53 pm
Seems kinda dangerous, she just gave herself a new hairstyle.
It's being towed by a tractor.
Probably being "claimed" by another "Roma farmer"
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This is an interesting thread: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1498 ... 40167.htmlRVInit wrote: ↑Mon Feb 28, 2022 4:58 pm I have a very uneasy feeling about what is really going on here. Russia should have been able to just destroy Ukraine on Day 1, 2, or maybe even take 3 days. I am having increasingly foreboding thoughts that Russia and generals have been deliberately making bad choices and sacrificing in order to build a false sense of security and false sense of Ukraine's ability to fend them off.
There is a caravan at least 3 to 5 miles long of very heavy artillery and rockets heading straight for Kiev. Wouldn't it be smart to distract them by offering "talks", which means Zelenskyy had to spend at least some time talking strategy on that, possibly losing a day of military defense strategy. If those heavy artillery reach Kiev, I don't see any way that it's not all over. They are suspiciously offering for civilians a free way out of Kiev. They plan to bomb Kiev into oblivion. And Zelenskyy will likely be killed.
Long thread about how I think the first 96 hours have gone, still very early/incomplete impressions. The initial Russian operation was premised on terrible assumptions about Ukraine’s ability & will to fight, and an unworkable concept of operations. Moscow badly miscalculated. 1/
The Russian operation was focused on getting to Kyiv quickly, forcing a surrender, and pushing a small number of units forward quickly in a way that avoided large engagements with UKR forces. They’ve been skirting major cities, going for key road junctions/smaller towns, etc. 2/
Why did Moscow choose this course of action? A few theories: they didn’t take Ukraine & its military seriously. They wanted to avoid attrition & devastation because of consequences for pol goals in Ukraine, costs of casualties, and they want to hide the costs from the public. 3/
It is also possible that Russian military planners genuinely wanted to avoid inflicting high levels of destruction given how unpopular this war was going to be at home. Most Russian soldiers are young & have little interest in fighting Ukrainians as an opponent. 4/► Show Spoiler
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Thanks!
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I drive by her on Fridays. She usually wears a Golden Knights jersey. She also wore a mask for a while.
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Ukraine's ambassador to U.S. says Russia used a vacuum bomb on Monday http://reut.rs/3tkbOAK
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Ukraine's ambassador to U.S. says Russia used a vacuum bomb on Monday http://reut.rs/3tkbOAK
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There was video of a thermobaric launcher in a convoy over the weekend. I was hoping it got taken out before they had a chance to use it.
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UN General Assembly live -- This is cued up to the Ukrainian Ambasassor. He reads a letter from a Russian soldier who was texting his Mom right before he was killed. Heartbreaking. He told him Mom they were told Ukranians wanted the Russians there. Reminded me of Dick Cheney with his bouquets of flowers. Evil fuck*ers.
WATCH LIVE: United Nations General Assembly meets to debate Russia's attack on Ukraine
WATCH LIVE: United Nations General Assembly meets to debate Russia's attack on Ukraine
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Here is the phone from Orly’s post.
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Don't know if this is the real thing.Here’s a Republican from Texas fighting alongside the Russians and filming propaganda videos for them. This is treason.
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Looks real. Hope he has sunflower seeds in his pockets. Hope he needs them. We don’t want him back.
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raison de arizona wrote: ↑Mon Feb 28, 2022 7:38 pm Looks real. Hope he has sunflower seeds in his pockets. Hope he needs them. We don’t want him back.
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“Russian convoy 'stretches up to 40 miles'
Satellite imagery company Maxar Technology says that earlier reports indicating the column of Russian armour advancing on Kyiv is 17 miles (27km) long are inaccurate.
The convoy actually stretches about 40 miles, according to Maxar.
The company added that new images also show ground troops and attack helicopters in southern Belarus, less than 20 miles from the Ukraine border.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60542877
Satellite imagery company Maxar Technology says that earlier reports indicating the column of Russian armour advancing on Kyiv is 17 miles (27km) long are inaccurate.
The convoy actually stretches about 40 miles, according to Maxar.
The company added that new images also show ground troops and attack helicopters in southern Belarus, less than 20 miles from the Ukraine border.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60542877
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OMG. That convoy is 40+ miles long. 40+ miles of artillery bearing down on Kyiv. That is terrifying.
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Uninformed wrote: ↑Mon Feb 28, 2022 8:19 pm “Russian convoy 'stretches up to 40 miles'
Satellite imagery company Maxar Technology says that earlier reports indicating the column of Russian armour advancing on Kyiv is 17 miles (27km) long are inaccurate.
The convoy actually stretches about 40 miles, according to Maxar.
The company added that new images also show ground troops and attack helicopters in southern Belarus, less than 20 miles from the Ukraine border.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60542877
I have never been a religious person, but I am praying now and am asking everyone else to pray for Ukraine.
Those poor people.
How unthinkable.
Richard Engel @RichardEngel wrote: Perhaps the biggest risk-calculation/moral dilemma of the war so far. A massive Russian convoy is abt 30 miles from Kyiv. The US/NATO could likely destroy it. But that would be direct involvement against Russia and risk, everything. Does the West watch in silence as it rolls?
Tommy Vieto @TVietor08 wrote: The way you tweet about whether the US and NATO should engage in a full-on war against a nuclear-armed super power is shockingly glib. It's not as simple as "watch in silence as it rolls" or not. The stakes are risking nuclear annihilation.
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