So in light of the Russian army having a very bad time, maybe I should not have made fun of* this dude back in the day.

*As much

So uhhh are we still standing by the Russian army is so much better than ours because it's anti-woke thing or uhhhh

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/05/25/woke-emasculated-army-becoming-pansies-cruz-says-after-ad-starring-woman-soldier-with-two-moms/

Smarter people than me (and on this very site even!) have consistently said that you should question sharing any video that creates a very strong emotion when there are few secondary sources.

Keep that in mind as the strategies in the propaganda war change.

So I mentioned about the vectors changing.

You've probably seen or will see in the next few days the video showing Africans being denied entry on a train in Ukraine because they were black.

I have no doubt that there is racism in Ukraine, and that this *could* happen, but you have to be the most skeptical of the things you believe.

This fits in too well with the whole, "liberating Ukraine from all the neo-nazis" angle and seems a bit too convenient in timing.

The vectors of propaganda from the Russian side are shifting as it becomes obvious their usual methods are not working.

Don't be surprised to see them tug at some of the older methods from the 50s/60s that bore fruit in an effort to fracture the almost universal condemnation of the invasion of Ukraine.

^^^ from the Task and Purpose article.

https://taskandpurpose.com/mandatory-fun/marine-anime-recruitment-poster/

NGL, I wish I had known my fellow Marines would eventually embrace waifus.

You don't have to watch every video.

You don't have to look at every picture.

You don't have to click every link.

Practice some self-care, war is terrible.

FYI, one of the emerging conspiracy theories, aka blatant disinformation, being thrown around is this:

🙄🙄🙄 Russia is justified in attacking Ukraine because there are dozens of "biolabs" from the US in Ukraine that are responsible for creating the Covid-19 virus and Russia shouldn't allow itself to be threatened by biological weapons at it's borders.🙄🙄🙄

Just be aware when you see some variations on this lie.

Ah, I see the propaganda is full scale on Twitter hashtags and trends this morning.

To my #CoSoProgrammers and computer geeks:

My job asked me what I would want to learn for continuous improvement.

I requested training for an intro into programming/scripting for Android devices and training in certifications (how are they issued, how to renew etc) since those are skills that transfer anywhere in manufacturing.

Mgmt's response was, pick a class and get a quote.

Anyone got any recommendations? I don't even know where to start.

Thanks.

NFTs are the new Cash4Gold.

Change my mind.

All the bad faith hot takes about last night's Super Bowl halftime show should remind you that it was never really about Janet's boob.

Can't wait for all the dogwhistle takes after that halftime show.

I mean sometimes you just gotta suplex that train.

#CoSoGaming

Brb, I'm making this into a giant size poster to hang up at work/home/wherever I spend significant amounts of time.