Man, Putin sure showed everyone by refusing to renew the Black Sea Grain Deal, eh.
It would really put pressure on the world and Ukraine if they no longer 'ensured security' of Ukrainian shipping out of the Back Sea.
Oh wait. Seems that the Black Sea fleet has been shown up to be the wet armpit it always was by checks notes a bunch of remote controlled speed boats and flying explosives.
Yes, my bad. Total brain melt moment.
There's absolutely zero point in discussing this.
It's pure ~~whistleblowing~~ dogwhistle and deflection politics. And that's it.
Edit: Mixed up whistling. Tired and distracted.
It's okay. I'll take that x7.
Not because I like them, or even see the point with SUVs.
But it'll be nice to sit in the oppulence for a couple of minutes before I sell it.
Pfft. Sounds like free cars to me.
Would have been nice if they had left the keys...I think I would have considered it if I knew I wasn't coming back. But those all look like they were driven by the rich.
Hopefully the local authority do something interesting with them when they get ownership. Donating Ukraine for example. I'd imagine that even if they are too difficult to get keys for they, the more common/utilitarian vehicles can break for important spares.
That said, I'm sure then cars pictured are likely indicative of the whole range that has been left,, so probably not.
The discussion is about the pointlessness of the magazine restrictions. I'm aware of ballistics and the ease of different systems to shoot, but since it's not about that, it wasn't mentioned.
And in regards to the final point, yes. That is literally what is being said.
Cigarettes are consumable. And ICE cars are naturally being phased out for EV examples, not being banned with no alternative.
The examples are non sequitur.
Those of all castes are fighting on the Ukrainian side.
The FBI say the median number of shots to end a citizen involved shooting is 6 rounds. That's a person v person shooting.
Would you still feel comfortable with a revolver knowing that there was a chance you would need to use it?
Personally I don't agree with the concept of weapons for citizen self defence (vs people), it getting to that point is a total and systematic failure of every system in place that lead to that point; from mental healthcare, to education. Law enforcement to the media broadcast. However the topic is the US, and they are what they are at present. And it's a legally legitimate option.
The fact that I am arguing is that magazine size is so completely irrelevant. It's a quick fix easy sticky plaster political knee jerk, just like every other stupid and shitty ban or regulation.
The fact is that you can't ban gun in the US. It's just impossible. There's too many of them that any change in law in that regard would take generations to see effect and there are too many people that live in circumstances where there is a genuine reason for ownership and use (as you know living in Australia. Drop Bears).
People in the US need to admit that the solution is from the bottom. Improving education, mental healthcare, reducing extremism, eradicating the constant divisiveness in everything, etc etc. These things have only really become real in the last 15 years against 100s of years of ingrained firearm 'rights'. But that's too hard. So just make a piece of plastic that's a bit smaller than what it once was.
But there is no chance. Lavrov has done nothing but talk complete and utter shit from day one. It's his job as Putin's lap dog. To create sound bites that Russian supporters can latch on to.
He knows he's talking pure shit, everyone with an actual brain knows he is. He doesn't care that the world laughs at him when he moves his mouth. Because that's not who he's speaking to.
He's speaking to the Tucker Carlson/Fox News/GB News/other nation's equivalent type troglodytes who think that Russia are doing the right thing and blah blah blah.
It's all propaganda.
Imagine if Goebbels told you, as a Jew that if you wanted your kids back all you had to do was travel to Berlin. Pinky promise! Of course you wouldn't even give it a second to consider. You would know it was complete bullshit.
Both can be true. That Israel has been terrorising Palestinians, and that HAMAS is terrorising Israel.