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Old 22nd March 2023, 22:18     #641
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LOL, good point
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Old 23rd March 2023, 16:43     #642
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At some point it won't even be him making appearances inside the Kremlin. Anyone's guess as to who is controlling the Putin puppets then.
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Old 23rd March 2023, 18:51     #643
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ChatGPT with live face replacement holograms man
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Old 30th March 2023, 16:35     #644
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There are so many levels of information warfare going on here:

https://twitter.com/saintjavelin/sta...27966648852480

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Ukrainian hackers contacted a wife of a russian war criminal, posing as an officer from her husband’s unit and asking for a photoshoot of all the wives from the unit as a ‘surprise’ for the husbands.

Now we have identities of 12 soldiers responsible for the Mariupol bombings.
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Old 30th March 2023, 19:41     #645
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There are so many levels of information warfare going on here:

https://twitter.com/saintjavelin/sta...27966648852480
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Old 3rd April 2023, 10:49     #646
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Bomb kills Russian war blogger in St Petersburg cafe

Apparently it was the award that contained the hidden explosive.
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Old 3rd April 2023, 18:24     #647
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Hit by Kyiv? Or is this some Game of Thrones Russia-internal shit?
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Old 3rd April 2023, 22:18     #648
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Hit by Kyiv? Or is this some Game of Thrones Russia-internal shit?
Calling GOT internal shit that can be blamed on Ukraine.
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Old 5th April 2023, 23:50     #649
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Coincidentally, Finland just got admitted to NATO.
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Old 23rd April 2023, 21:34     #650
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Coincidentally, Naftogaz held talks with US oil companies about energy projects in Ukraine

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April 21 (Reuters) - Ukrainian state-owned gas company Naftogaz has held talks with Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N), Halliburton (HAL.N) and Chevron (CVX.N) about projects in Ukraine as the country looks to lure back foreign investment to its energy sector, the Financial Times reported on Friday.

Call me cynical, but they're defending themselves from Putin taking their resources, only to surrender them to the US instead. They're being played either way. Ukraine itself can not win. Ukraine is the prize for whoever does win.
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Old 4th May 2023, 11:19     #651
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This "bombing" of the Kremlin is some next level psychological warfare.

Now Putin has a week to think about his upcoming appearance at the Victory Day parade.
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Old 4th May 2023, 12:08     #652
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This "bombing" of the Kremlin is some next level psychological warfare.

Now Putin has a week to think about his upcoming appearance at the Victory Day parade.
I'd think it's a false flag operation, hardly a "bombing"...
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Old 4th May 2023, 12:14     #653
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You mean hardly a ""bombing""?

Maybe it's a false flag, but it's not like the Kremlin isn't already doing all it's able.

I think more likely local dissidents.
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Old 23rd May 2023, 09:02     #654
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Bakhmut is pretty much under Russian control.

One of my little birdies told me "our tanks are already in Belgorod". It didn't come from a military person, so if it's just a rumour, it's one the citizens are believing. News is reporting it as "a group of saboteurs". I'm not sure I'd be keen to just run into Russia with a gun and a backpack, even if there was a group of us. If you're going to do it, do it right. Who knows.

The US is organizing supply and training of F16s. There was a news article saying they are allowing the UK and countries in the EU to supply Ukraine with F16s which they will replace - I guess to remain "at a distance" from the war.

I'm sure they just need more money and everything will change. /s
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Old 23rd May 2023, 16:44     #655
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Russia is congratulating themselves on winning a large pile of rubble that only took 1 year and 100,000 casualties. Success... redefined.
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Old 24th May 2023, 00:10     #656
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I still can't believe that a big modern European city has been flattened in an invasion. I really thought we were past that sort of thing.
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Old 24th May 2023, 10:35     #657
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I still can't believe that a big modern European city has been flattened in an invasion. I really thought we were past that sort of thing.
My dad said the same thing when the Bosnian war kicked off. Then proceeded to sit me down and explain the finer points of genocide when i was 7 years of age...
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Old 25th May 2023, 12:23     #658
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Wagner group has interests in... the Chathams..?
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Old 31st May 2023, 20:33     #659
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Emergency broadcast just went out for webcams in Ukraine to stop broadcasting. This could be the beginning of the counter offensive... unless something specific has happened that they try to prevent a repeat of. But timing is suspect.
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Old 6th June 2023, 19:46     #660
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Fuck me, Nova Kakhovka dam?
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Old 7th June 2023, 13:56     #661
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Crazy shit, absurd.

The usual fractured, stumbling denials and accusations from Russia.

The only positive is the scorched earth might suggest Russia is making a move to pull back, relinquish at least some of its occupation.
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Old 8th June 2023, 14:08     #662
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It wouldn't surprise me if the dam did just collapse, as a result of the damage done to it and lack of adequate maintenance.

Some footage from the lighter side of war I guess? BMP catches fish while crossing a river, guess what's for dinner?

https://v.redd.it/xakmxmof4n4b1
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Old 12th June 2023, 18:31     #663
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So this is kinda weird

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/132...ssian-conflict
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Old 12th June 2023, 22:32     #664
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Yeah, a bit of a wake up call for the organisation I think.
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Old 13th June 2023, 20:19     #665
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https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/new...ditorial-audit
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Old 13th June 2023, 23:54     #666
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More:

https://twitter.com/CranmerWrites/st...92649047547904
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Old 14th June 2023, 05:45     #667
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Hmm - until I saw the second reference, I was pretty sure it was going to be a young upstart making their mark. I tend to err on the side of someone being a dick and stepping beyond their boundaries before I go full conspiracy/rotten to the core.
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Old 14th June 2023, 14:54     #668
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Me: "The news is bullshit"
Them: "No it's not, how can you say the news is bullshit?"
News: "We have been spreading bullshit"
Them: "Well at least they're honest..."
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Old 16th June 2023, 10:56     #669
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RNZ revealed to have edited stories to portray authoritarian regimes in Russia, China, North Korea, Cuba, and the Middle East more positively:

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/rnz-sc...DKTVBYCVA72ZA/

Our tax dollars at work.
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Old 16th June 2023, 14:25     #670
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Hmm - until I saw the second reference, I was pretty sure it was going to be a young upstart making their mark. I tend to err on the side of someone being a dick and stepping beyond their boundaries before I go full conspiracy/rotten to the core.
It's just not sustainable, any kind of agenda like this. There are too many people in NZ with an interest in the running of RNZ. There can't be any shortage of people who would be more than happy to apply a critical lens to RNZ's reporting knowing they would be assured an audience. There's competition for roles in the organisation, plenty who would have taken RNZ in a different direction had they been the ones in the job.

It's this alternative to commercial pressures that's so essential to the platform. A diversity of interests in our news reporting. Especially during a time when commercial interests dominate so thoroughly.

All news reporting has an agenda and is biased. The differences between these agendas shines crucial light onto where reality might actually lie.
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Old 24th June 2023, 08:22     #671
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It seems the Russian MoD has had enough of Prigozhin and is sending special forces to attempt to arrest him. This means a conflict is brewing between 25,000 Wagner fighters and the government inside Russia. You can’t make this stuff up.

Last edited by Ajax : 24th June 2023 at 08:24.
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Old 24th June 2023, 10:01     #672
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Massive Wagner columns now *reportedly* heading towards Moscow.
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Old 24th June 2023, 10:26     #673
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Massive Wagner columns now *reportedly* heading towards Moscow.
So much disinfo about the situation that it’s hard to verify anything. All this chaos in Russia feels like a prime opportunity for Ukraine.
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Old 24th June 2023, 12:58     #674
Ab
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Holy shit. Looks real.
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Old 24th June 2023, 17:52     #675
Ab
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Um is there a coup happening right now?
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Old 24th June 2023, 18:11     #676
Ajax
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Feels like a rebellion that could develop into a coup attempt… or possibly a civil war.
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Old 24th June 2023, 21:22     #677
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Ukraine has to be scrambling to try and find additional ways to pile on the pressure.
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Old 24th June 2023, 22:46     #678
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Putin calls armed rebellion by mercenary chief a betrayal and vows to defend Russia

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President Vladimir Putin vowed Saturday to defend Russia against an armed rebellion by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led his troops out of Ukraine and into a key city south of Moscow.
Putin has to be getting tired.
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Old 25th June 2023, 07:50     #679
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Wagner appears to be turning around and heading home. Not sure what the point of that was. Just another bizarre day in Russia.
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Old 25th June 2023, 16:10     #680
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What's the chance this has all been theatre?
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