Badeendje

Badeendje, 5 days ago

For OP: This above is the Russian talking points light, presented as a reasonable timeline. It glances over so much important stuff.

Hexbear is a group of useful idiots steered by the Russian MOD. Anything that destabilized their adversaries is good. This als means feeding a wide array of victim blaming, feeding competing narratives and generally making people question if there actually is a truth.

Shut up about NATO expansion

Badeendje, 5 days ago

Add Lemmygrad.ml and lemmy.ml to that list too.

Badeendje, 5 days ago

No, even remotely trying to provide justification for the Russian campaign of terror and atrocities against Ukraine is destructive rhetoric.

RUSSIA IS THE BAD GUY. No if’s and’s or but’s about it. There was no existential threat to Russia, there was/is no plan to invade Russia, there are no Nazis ruling Ukraine.

Every day we see in the newspapers new examples of the barbarism the Russians show towards their Ukranian neighbors. Russia steals children, actively targets civilians, civilian infrastructure and even first responders. It armed terrorists with an advanced Anti air system and shot down a passenger airliner… the list of bad guy things is endless.

And the whole “disagreeing with the narrative because there is more to it” is just propagating Russian talking points and helping them muddy the water. Russia joining NATO would have been the death of nato. And in turn the structure for keeping Russia in check would have been gone.

All former Soviet states lived under the brutality of Moscow and know first hand that they cannot be trusted. It is good they where believed.

Badeendje, 5 days ago

They had a vote… in the 90s and wanted away from Russia. Afterwards Russian proxies in the Donbas started a war.

Badeendje, 5 days ago

Ad hoc peace deal with Russia where had, yet here we are.

And whataboutiam doesn’t help here. I’m not defending the US im arguing Ukraines right to sovereignty.

Badeendje, 5 days ago

Again, the reason we are here is because of Russian foreign policy and Ukraine not bending the preverbial knee.

The fact that Ukraine did not want to bend the knee and felt strong enough to do so only due to support from the EU and the US says something about the weight of the Russian diplomatic gorilla.

War is just diplomacy by other means. And Russia cannot accept a free and prosperous neighbor that had enough natural resources to actually be a financial threat to Russia while having close enough ties in culture and language to show the average Russian that there is an alternative to Putin’s cleptocracy.

Badeendje, 5 days ago

Ukraines interests are supported by the US and the EU and many other countries after their democratically elected government goes on a worldwide tour pleading for help against an invasion… totally the same thing.

If the police end up storming your house after a couple of armed criminals take over your house… their interest are also aligned with yours. Their motivation differs from yours though.

Badeendje, 7 days ago

I’m just imagining a monkey knife fight in an elevator now… They are cartoon monkeys btw.

Badeendje, 8 days ago

I read this as 10% of republican voters will give the answer they think is socially acceptable. Because if you where still on the fence about Trump what is a little financial fraud between … Ehm… A god king and his devout followers.

Badeendje, 8 days ago (edited 4 days ago)

I used to use the liquid to repair rear window heating and a triple 0 brush on the althlon processors. I u locked the CPUs of all my buddies… worked perfect.

Badeendje, 8 days ago

Georgia is blocked due to complaints of impropriety between the DA and her special council.

The claim is that the DA selected the special prosecutor because of their personal relationship and het ability to use this relationship to influence the special council.

And that they used money paid to special council for personal stuff. It is bullshit, but afaik they where ordered to pick one. If the DA stays the special council needs to be replaced or vice versa.

The DA was just reelected… and swapping special council means the new one needs to get up to apeed. Causing more delays. In my opinion, Georgia is also not happening before November regrettably (short of a hilarious twist of faith).

Badeendje, 8 days ago

The headlines should not be hushmoney it should be financial fraud to influence the election.

Badeendje, 8 days ago

They also did it on a single income back then.

Badeendje, 9 days ago

Probably not worth jumping though all the compliance hoops. Meaning it gets pretty risky if you do all sorts of shady shit without having lawyers and compliance people tell you which rules hurt and which are merely a small fine.

Badeendje, 9 days ago

No it is not legal. Geo blocking within the EU is not allowed. But as always there are many exceptions… probably they will argue exception if ever taken to court, and if found in breach will just go “my bad” and get time to resolve the issue without a fine.

Badeendje, 9 days ago

The abusers credo

Badeendje, 9 days ago

Yeah but not 1000 a day at the Kharkov front. Although with restrictions lifted for the troops gathering just across the border, that might change.

Badeendje, 9 days ago

But abortions are provided by care clinics and hospitals. Isn’t it republican policy to fine the company and let all the people continue their business.

Badeendje, 9 days ago

Phones are expensive and fragile. No need to add movable parts and more fragility to the mix. Especially not at those price points.

Badeendje, 9 days ago

That is up to the judiciary branch to decide. But I would not be lying if I’m split between actual jail, or community service with a suspended jail scentence.

Badeendje, 9 days ago

With an ankle monitor… I’m sorry … the schadenfreude is just too much to resist.

Badeendje, 9 days ago

Everyone knew this was coming when we first saw the dog bot.

Ukraine experimenting with flying gun platform quadcopters.

Badeendje, 9 days ago

En voormalig baas bijvangst wordt dalijk premier.

Badeendje, 9 days ago

Mobile games are (mostly) pretty linear micro transaction hellscapes. But that is my opinion.

And I fully agree they (mobile games) have their market, which is fine for the people that play them. People can sit on the couch or on their commute and play some levels and spend the time.

The PC and console games are much more complex to create and draw in a completely different player base. It is more of a destination sort of speak.

Tossing these 2 on one pile means it is less clear how each of the markets are developing.

Badeendje, 9 days ago

Or rooms of old people all sucked into their screen not talking to eachother