Russian invasion of Ukraine

[postman1782]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-b2349639.html

Apparently Newsmax is trying to be sued by the City of Davenport, Iowa for lying that the collapsed building is the result of a drone strike in Russia. Even though in the video that Newsmax shows, it CLEARLY SHOWS a fucking sign in ENGLISH.

https://twitter.com/MikeSington/stat...DU2fLz0ZcuAAAA
Tweet with embedded video. And you can clearly see the "tow away zone" in English sign they had.

[Edge-]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-b2349639.html

Apparently Newsmax is trying to be sued by the City of Davenport, Iowa for lying that the collapsed building is the result of a drone strike in Russia. Even though in the video that Newsmax shows, it CLEARLY SHOWS a fucking sign in ENGLISH.

https://twitter.com/MikeSington/stat...DU2fLz0ZcuAAAA
Tweet with embedded video. And you can clearly see the "tow away zone" in English sign they had.

This is all pretty silly. Using the wrong picture is a mistake and it happens a lot, there have been countless reports where literal videogame footage/screenshots were used to report on real-world events lol.

Now if Newsmax doubles down on that image and spends weeks doing so, then there might be some legal grounds for something. But beyond this it's simply bad/lazy/shoddy reporting, which is very much not illegal.

[Poopymonster]

This is all pretty silly. Using the wrong picture is a mistake and it happens a lot, there have been countless reports where literal videogame footage/screenshots were used to report on real-world events lol.

Now if Newsmax doubles down on that image and spends weeks doing so, then there might be some legal grounds for something. But beyond this it's simply bad/lazy/shoddy reporting, which is very much not illegal.

If they retract it, they lose their formerly-of-faux news viewer base to their competitor Onan.

[beanman12345]

I will say the fact the culminating answer to everything the West has done with Ukraine lies in pure uncertainty and gamble on the whims of a mad dictator makes me deeply anxious.

What I read out of that article over and over is that we can't just sit back and do nothing, so we may as well poke the beast's head and see how far we get with it.

If you stop being paralyzed by fear, the need for adult diapers might lessen.

[YUPPIE]

It's not stoking unease or fears, but how are you people so assured we'll be safe?

These partisans in particular clearly do not intend to stop until they Gaddafi Putin. Putin cornered will not just be a petty dictator with nothing but a couple of remaining cronies and no resources.

Biden wanted to avoid this scenario, but it's becoming increasingly clear there is no way out for Putin anymore. It's victory or death, and death is looking more likely.

[enigma77]

It's not stoking unease or fears, but how are you people so assured we'll be safe?

These partisans in particular clearly do not intend to stop until they Gaddafi Putin. Putin cornered will not just be a petty dictator with nothing but a couple of remaining cronies.

Biden wanted to avoid this scenario, but it's becoming increasingly clear there is no way out for Putin anymore. It's victory or death, and death is looking more likely.

This may shock and surprise you, but Putin does not have a suitcase with a big red button in it to launch nooks. The Russian military likely consists of many people who do not with to commit national suicide.

[YUPPIE]

This may shock and surprise you, but Putin does not have a suitcase with a big red button in it to launch nooks. The Russian military likely consists of many people who do not with to commit national suicide.

It's not just about Putin. The partisans express to desire to liberate Russia from Putin's regime, which will mean every corrupt oligarch and official complicit in this empire is going to also either die or face imprisonment.

They're already making incursions into Moscow. And yes they are meaningful, even if they are just leaks for now. A leak will cause a flood, as they say.

[Edge-]

It's not stoking unease or fears, but how are you people so assured we'll be safe?

How's that "Special 3-day Operation" going? You know, the one that's in it's 400somethingth day as Russia continues to dig out old WWII-era gear as they struggle in a war against a much smaller nation literally next door.

Why the fuck should we be worried? What are you worried about, specifically?

[beanman12345]

It's not just about Putin. The partisans express to desire to liberate Russia from Putin's regime, which will mean every corrupt oligarch and official complicit in this empire is going to also either die or face imprisonment.

They're already making incursions into Moscow. And yes they are meaningful, even if they are just leaks for now. A leak will cause a flood, as they say.

zzzz you've been at this over 18 months now chicken little.

[YUPPIE]

What are you worried about, specifically?

The fact we went from Russia just admitting defeat being the goal, to Russia admitting defeat but Putin also being slain as part of it. A scenario in which he will inevitably be cornered.

[jonnysensible]

yuppie these guys arent moving more than 5km into russia

[Belize]

It's not stoking unease or fears, but how are you people so assured we'll be safe?

Because we're rational human beings.

Do you have any more easily answered questions?

[YUPPIE]

yuppie these guys arent moving more than 5km into russia

We literally just saw drones fly into Moscow and cause some damage. Just give it time.

[Kallisto]

We literally just saw drones fly into Moscow and cause some damage. Just give it time.

And most Russians went "Good, let the rich fucks suffer."

[YUPPIE]

And most Russians went "Good, let the rich fucks suffer."

I'd at least like a citation on where they said this, let alone if it was "most."

This is a very big statement.

[Gabriel]

The fact we went from Russia just admitting defeat being the goal, to Russia admitting defeat but Putin also being slain as part of it. A scenario in which he will inevitably be cornered.

So what is he going to do? Nuke Moscow if the rebels get there?

[YUPPIE]

So what is he going to do? Nuke Moscow if the rebels get there?

No, not nukes, people really need to stop mentioning those. I have a scenario though I wrote for myself and will publish when he is about to lose some day.

[Benggaul]

No, not nukes, people really need to stop mentioning those.

HORK HORK HORK!! *slaps flippers* HORK HORK HORK!!!

I have a scenario though I wrote for myself and will publish when he is about to lose some day.

ZERO people here are interested in your horror porn slash fiction.

[YUPPIE]

Like, if you noticed since the last few pages to now, I never mentioned nuclear weapons because I don't think that's really the concern with Putin's outburst should he be cornered.

[Calfredd]

No, not nukes, people really need to stop mentioning those. I have a scenario though I wrote for myself and will publish when he is about to lose some day.

So WW3 fanfiction?