@ArcturusSaDiablo A very Irish reponse 😆
ISW assessment of recent public statements by Lukashenko (where he claims that NATO members are planning to invade Belarus) aren't aimed at creating outrage but to motivate his own Generals and Lieutenants not to give in to Putin's pressure in his attempts to join forces in his war on Ukraine.
In other words, he's scaring his people with sus loyalties into staying home to defend, and pretends in earnest that the danger is real.
A fresh street survey in Russia: what is victory in this war for us? “Seizing all of Ukraine. But you know what, let them decide up there, we don’t care!”
Meanwhile 25% of Russians plan to give used clothes as Christmas gifts. “We are victorious at one thing — we’ve defeated sanity itself “, says the author of the Russian Telegram post.
@LadyIDO Standing ovation lol
M&M's
Pepitas
Beef jerky
Apples
Cheese-its
Raisins
Peanuts
@JoyfullyDazed That one's too far gone already.
You wouldn't believe half of the stuff he says. Think Alex Jones level of crazy but with state backing.
Ukrainian embassies in Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Croatia, Italy, the consulates general in Naples and Krakow, as well as the consulate in Brno received bloody packages.
The packages contained animal eyes. The packages themselves were soaked in a liquid of a characteristic colour and had a corresponding smell
"We believe that a well-planned campaign of terror and intimidation of Ukrainian embassies and consulates is taking place" –
@DmytroKuleba
@Jennifelroy Hi, Lucy
Novaya Gazeta published an interview with an unnamed Russian military person who claims that high command is selling Putin a new "blitzkrieg" plan in which they quickly capture Lutsk and Lviv, cut off Western supply routs and mount a new offensive against Kyiv which is sure to force capitulation by Zelensky and a complete surrender of the whole country to Moscow.
Problem: he says it's suicide.
@TheRealWildHair So do I
My vatnik colleagues at work started yapping about "Gay Europe" again. With a stone cold face I said "If anyone here is afraid that seeing a Pride march somewhere is going to produce in them a powerful urge to suck somebody's dick, I got news for them: they're already gay."
You should have seen the reaction on some of their faces 😆
I was born in the USSR and grew up in an ex-soviet "republic". Want an honest opinion on communism from someone who's experienced it firsthand? Ask me.