ok what the fuck is happening in ukraine

What does any of that imply?

Who knows? But sure seems like a lot of people with means are leaving in a hurry.

Schwarzenegger is a uniquely talented communicator. pic.twitter.com/TPTUPaa2Xb

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) March 17, 2022

Meantime (the thread notes some confusing back and forth but currently concludes as showing he's been at least fired).

Three independent sources report that the deputy chief of Russia's Rosgvardia (a unit of RU's interior army which has had tremendous losses in Ukraine), Gen. Roman Gavrilov has been detained by FSB. Gavrilov had also previously worked in FSO, Putin's security service.

— Christo Grozev (@christogrozev) March 17, 2022

"Been at least fired" is an extra dreadful phrase to hear in the context of Russia.

The Ukrainian military have released some pictures of the Ukrainian Army commander in chief visiting the forces outside of Kyiv. They supply a location tag at the end. If right; the Russian Army has been pushed back in the last few days and Kyiv is a long way from surrounded https://t.co/MAAvuaKSrb

— Phillips P. OBrien (@PhillipsPOBrien) March 17, 2022

That Arnold S video is a great example of using your power/influence in a positive way.

"Been at least fired" is an extra dreadful phrase to hear in the context of Russia.

"been at least fired upon" but the last word is silent.

xpost Probably the most positive use there could be of "my dad fought for the Nazis"

Stop the war

PELOSI says she will read a poem by Bono about Ukraine at the lunch today.

— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) March 17, 2022

this reading will go forward unless the two sides can find common ground in the next hour
countdown begins

american posts vs irish poems

That Arnold S video is a great example of using your power/influence in a positive way.

He did something similar for Trump didn't he.

The one I remember was about vaccines and it was fantastic

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/02/28/nancy-pelosi-u-love-story/

Sounds like the death rattle (& hum) of a generation of center-liberals.

Lol

Watching CNN is just wild, they keep demanding interviewees to explain why the US isn’t instituting a no-fly zone. Over and over.

Yeah, I was not really concerned that the US was going to get militarily involved in this until I turned on cable news.

"But can't we just put up some really tall signs that say 'NO FLYING ALLOWED'"?

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYzE1MjYzM2EtMDg1ZC00MjgyLTk0ODctNDg5MThmYzI5NDdhXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjUxMjc1OTM@._V1_.jpg

Would be nice if they’d change it up a little and ask about the possibility of a no flex zone.

someone should probably point out to the cable news nitwits that our number of Ws over the last 75 years is hovering at zero and getting involved would more likely than not be to Ukraine’s detriment

On the other hand maybe we’re due.

of course the DO SOMETHING chorus will be the first ones to bash Biden if he listens to them

lmao Sam

can't lose forever

our number of Ws over the last 75 years is hovering at zero

Remember Grenada! We took out that undefended civilian airport and handed out medals like they were candy from a piñata.

We've actually had a lot of Ws if you count the first few weeks of each war

So the xp Switchblade drones are indeed scheduled for delivery to Ukraine, supposedly good anti-artillery and armor, also now reported that the human guide can cancel the hit within seconds of reaching target, if trajectory is off. so 0 collateral damage (does it self-destruct? Less danger from resulting shrapnel than whole projectile, is the idea?)
Patriot missile defense system being set up in Poland, not Ukraine, but Slovakia says will send S-300, some of which Ukraine already has, and Any country providing S-300s is likely to receive the US-made Patriot air defense missile system to backfill the capability it would be giving up, according to two other sources familiar with the negotiations. Germany and the Netherlands have already publicly announced that they are sending Patriots to Slovakia. But integrating a new, complex air defense system into a country's existing military architecture, as well as training its forces to use it, can take time, one source familiar with the matter cautioned.https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/16/europe/slovakia-s-300s-ukraine/index.html
That piece linked upthread by earlnash seems good, will have to read some more.

(does it self-destruct? Less danger from resulting shrapnel than whole projectile, is the idea?) Supposed to implode, maybe.

hope it can also detect if the target itself or the supporting intel is bad.

suppose that is less of an issue when using it to defend one's own country

xp no, it's apparently up to the human operator, as back-up, anyway.

Speaking of xpost craftspotting, Japan reported increased Russian ship movement through the Pacific, toward Straits of Hormuz, commen taters this morning said oh that means they really need backup, but now I belatedly see this, stuck into yesterday's round-up:
10:59 a.m. ET, March 16, 2022
Russian warships shell 4 villages near Odesa, according to Ukrainian army
From CNN staff

Russian warships in the Black Sea have shelled the Ukrainian coast in areas close to the key southern city of Odesa, according to Ukraine’s armed forces.

According to a statement posted on the armed forces’ Facebook page, the villages of Lebedivka, Sanzheika, Zatoka and Bilenke, which all lie about 30 kilometers (about 18 miles) south of the port city, have been shelled in the last 24 hours.

Odesa is Ukraine’s third largest city and regarded as a key target of Russia’s campaign.

An amphibious assault is seen as a probable part of any move to take the city and increased shelling of targets along the coast will increase fears that such an assault could be imminent.

9:01 a.m. ET, March 16, 2022 https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-16-22/h_71344eadc7d9ef3f2e42fcf655fe1816

Speaker Pelosi reads #StPatricksDay poem by Bono, which reads in part:

"Ireland's sorrow and pain
Is now the Ukraine
And Saint Patrick's name now Zelenskyy."

jesus, mary and joseph weeping simultaneously!

oh that wasn't a joke

fact checked, river danced

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pelosi-read-poem-by-bono-ukraine/

good night

That Arnold S video is a great example of using your power/influence in a positive way.

― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Thursday, March 17, 2022 10:55 AM (three hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

yeah this was pretty good. idk if it will make any difference though

correct me if I'm wrong but is Arnold Schwarzenegger the only "good" elected Republican? I sure as shit can't think of another

The reconstruction era Radical republicans

Supposedly he's got a huge cachet in Russia still -- and probably among the older generations that need to hear it most, by all accounts -- so hopefully it'll help.

_Speaker Pelosi reads #StPatricksDay poem by Bono, which reads in part:

"Ireland's sorrow and pain
Is now the Ukraine
And Saint Patrick's name now Zelenskyy."_

Ireland's sorrow and pain
Is now the Ukraine
In the membrane

FIFY

The house of 'kraine is in effect y'all
and anyone that steps up is gettin wrecked

This is the poem Vladimir Putin stole from the beatles
We’re stealin it back

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/static/uploads/2021/05/When-Paul-McCartney-met-Vladimir-Putin.jpg

Thinks: " ... and he'll go out the bathroom window ... "
Thinks: "If I can't be the fifth Beatle then I will be the onlyBeatle."
Whispers: "I think 'Spies Like Us' is underrated."

Supposedly he's got a huge cachet in Russia still -- and probably among the older generations that need to hear it most, by all accounts -- so hopefully it'll help.

Seems not good:

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33527472/ex-gm-donnie-nelson-sues-dallas-mavericks-says-was-fired-reporting-sexual-misconduct-team-denies-claim

Whoops! V sorry.