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[–] Burn_The_Right 419 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (13 children)

Fuck Forbes. They prop up conservatives and conservative talking points. They also post screens of tweets from conservatives, like the dickbag (from this article) who referred to the Ukraine army as "Ukronazis".

The news of this attack is great to hear, but we should not be supporting Forbes with clicks. They are the enemy.

[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I tend to agree with you, but I also think it's important to know how the "enemy" thinks and interpret the news. I don't think we should lock ourselves up in echo bubbles only reading stuff we agree with.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

In theory I'd agree with you. I don't mind reading of nuances or different opinions than mine.

In general however, conservative media are worthless piece of shit embarrassments that I don't want to waste time on.

There's a difference between discussing with sometime with a different opinion, and stopping in the middle of the road responding to every deranged, mentally challenged ignorant mean crack addict who yells their vision of the world from the top of a soap box.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Agreed. They don't argue in good faith. Their goal is not honesty and truth. What's the point in engaging with someone like that?

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[–] Chainweasel 29 points 1 year ago

We don't need to post their blatant propaganda as if it were a reliable source in order to do that though.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Forbes is just a blogging platform where "contributors" can post their clickbait. Forbes adds their reputation and the ads and then splits the profit with the "contributor"...

[–] Burn_The_Right 33 points 1 year ago (3 children)

That explains the extremely low quality content from them. Thank you.

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago

we should not be supporting Forbes with clicks.

DeVito gif May I offer you an archive link in these trying times?

[–] fne8w2ah 36 points 1 year ago (14 children)

Nevertheless, Slava Ukraini!

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[–] waterbogan 149 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I do like to see uplifting good news stories like this

[–] [email protected] 65 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yeah. The gradual triumph of Ukraine makes me hopeful for the future of democracies in general

[–] waterbogan 55 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Yes, I hope it has been making China have second thoughts about invading Taiwan

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Taiwan will be a powder keg in China's face

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[–] [email protected] 121 points 1 year ago (23 children)

I appreciate the distinct lack of hexgoons on this thread.

[–] AngryCommieKender 74 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I had to reread that twice to realize you weren't upset at hexagons, and was wondering where you had found graphics of the Ukrainian war superimposed on turn based battle hex maps

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Out of the loop, what happened?

[–] [email protected] 99 points 1 year ago (6 children)

lemmy.world defederated from a instance full of pro-russia shitheel trolls who would ruin any discussions regarding Ukraine. It's very nice not having to scroll through their propaganda.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Ohh I totally forgot about the defederation. Now it all makes sense.
Thanks

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 year ago (3 children)

hexbear is an instance full of communist trolls

[–] [email protected] 91 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Being pro Russia because you're pro communist is so fucking weird to me. The Russian federation is an imperialist capitalist oligarchical fascist state.

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[–] Leviathan 27 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Tankies are not Communists.

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[–] PottedPlant 108 points 1 year ago (10 children)

The messaging coming from Budenov, the Ukrainian head of intelligence:

“We have the ability to hit any part of the temporarily occupied Crimea as of now. Absolutely at any point we can get the enemy. Those who have done stupid things, it’s better for them to leave,”

“And those who are waiting must prepare and do everything to help, first of all, the intelligence agencies, and then further, when the troops go into the open.”

Psyops for sure, but part of me wants it to happen. Now with this battery gone it definitely sets the stage.

[–] andrei_chiffa 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't think it's only a psyops.

One think is getting hit by drones and missiles. It's a whole different level to not spot a landing squad crossing almost 100km of sea, land and blow up your critical military installation.

They likely already did it last year, when they blew up planes on a Russian base in Crimea, but it is nice to see that they still very much can do it.

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[–] fluxion 78 points 1 year ago (1 children)

All your base are belong to dust

[–] AEsheron 25 points 1 year ago (4 children)

They set them up the bomb, all right.

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[–] [email protected] 59 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

i wonder if Russians realize how nervous they should be.. maybe seeing Russians shoot down Russians outside Moscow will start to wake them up..

[–] [email protected] 60 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Killing Prigozhin definitely pissed off a lot of nationalist Russians

[–] CitizenKong 44 points 1 year ago (8 children)

What I don't get: Doesn't this turn the Wagner mercenaries into even more of loose cannons? What's stopping them to just fracture into chaotic splinter groups now?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As soon as these mercenaries stop getting paid, they'll wander off and find another paymaster.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (13 children)

his name is a really easy banner to fly now.. he basically can't do anything wrong anymore.. he died a hero trying to save Russians from the corruption of Putin.. the anger will just grow, especially once that army in Ukraine starts knocking on doors inside Russia..

everyone sees that Putin just did it because he was AFRAID of Prigozhin

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 1 year ago (2 children)

this happened yesterday. S400 and Bastion

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago (4 children)

today there was amphibious raid in general area of that site, with air support, presumably allowed by previous activities

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

GUR has released video of S400 site being destroyed, but only from the frame when explosion happened, as in, not showing what did it

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago
[–] FartsWithAnAccent 17 points 1 year ago

ayyyy^lmao^

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