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Old 02-25-2022, 09:40 AM   #781
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This Tweet thread is harrowing. It's unbelievable that this is happening in 2022.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1497106536828710912
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While it sounds like a lot of people here have thrown in the towel, I will tell you one thing; the Ukrainians have not. Chins up, the war is not over.
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Old 02-25-2022, 09:40 AM   #783
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Just wondering about suggestions for best resources (articles, videos, Twitter accounts, etc) to follow this tragedy and for the history on how we got here (I know the gist of it, but would like more, hopefully unbiased, info). Thanks.

(or at least what have you found useful at this point; I see there's been a few gems dispersed throughout this topic already)
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Old 02-25-2022, 09:43 AM   #784
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I needed a crash course on SWIFT.

If anyone else needs the same;

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/...d-punish-putin
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Old 02-25-2022, 09:46 AM   #785
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Just wondering about suggestions for best resources (articles, videos, Twitter accounts, etc) to follow this tragedy and for the history on how we got here (I know the gist of it, but would like more, hopefully unbiased, info). Thanks.

(or at least what have you found useful at this point; I see there's been a few gems dispersed throughout this topic already)
https://www.reddit.com/live/18hnzysb1elcs

The reddit live threads have been really good. The news subreddits, not so much.
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These Russian animals should be isolated from the world community

https://twitter.com/LBhidu/status/14...Wz3wAxpHaRoCOw
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Old 02-25-2022, 09:49 AM   #787
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While it sounds like a lot of people here have thrown in the towel, I will tell you one thing; the Ukrainians have not. Chins up, the war is not over.
They can't do it without help, and I don't see the help coming quickly enough, if at all.
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Old 02-25-2022, 09:49 AM   #788
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These Russian animals should be isolated from the world community

https://twitter.com/LBhidu/status/14...Wz3wAxpHaRoCOw
He survived that, was pulled out by bystanders. That rather blew my mind, I wouldn't have thought that survivable.
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Old 02-25-2022, 09:50 AM   #789
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Can we NSFW tag some of this stuff? Give people a heads up before they click on it.
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NATO leaders currently meeting virtually are expected to approve the deployment of some units of the NATO Response Force (NRF), the first time these will have been used for collective defense.
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So at what point do the nations of the world wean themselves off the Russia/China teat?

That way when the despicable leadership of these two countries inevitably pull #### like this, we don't have conflicts of interest slowing down what should be a much quicker and more decisive response.
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these russian animals should be isolated from the world community

https://twitter.com/lbhidu/status/14...wz3waxpharocow
#### #### ####.

Soldiers with actions like this should be tried for war crimes. Especially in the days of social media, when proofs are there. This is absolutely bull####
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Old 02-25-2022, 09:58 AM   #793
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While it sounds like a lot of people here have thrown in the towel, I will tell you one thing; the Ukrainians have not. Chins up, the war is not over.
Maria Zakharova threatening Sweden not to join NATO may become the final straw. What an idiotic thing to say. Was she carried away by this largely unopposed advance of Russian army? Ukraine is the nation that wants to live like the west, while Sweden IS the west. Now the west appears to be serious about cutting Russia off SWIFT and some NATO response troops deployment is "expected".
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I don’t know who was predicting a country the size of Ukraine with an armed forces of over 100k would fall in days.
I said Sunday.
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Didn't you also say they wouldn't invade at all?

edit - could have the username mixed up
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Didn't you also say they wouldn't invade at all?
Yes he did

he also acknowledged he was wrong

What more do you need from him?
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These Russian animals should be isolated from the world community

https://twitter.com/LBhidu/status/14...Wz3wAxpHaRoCOw
Like I said, I hope there are a tonne of body bags going home to Russia?
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What more do you need from him?
A Hug?

Nothing at all. These statements of surety always surprises me, that's all.
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Old 02-25-2022, 10:07 AM   #799
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A Hug?

Nothing at all. These statements of surety always surprises me, that's all.
He took a swing, he missed, let's move on.
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These Russian animals should be isolated from the world community

https://twitter.com/LBhidu/status/14...Wz3wAxpHaRoCOw
The invasion itself is a crime, obviously. The whole war is a criminal enterprise.

But this act is just... unprovoked attempt to murder civilians by another state. I can't believe this is where we are.
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