06-09-2025, 11:43 AM
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#15421
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Originally Posted by Itse
I haven't been following where the situation is at exactly, but EU has pretty much run out of patience with Hungary. They've already made moves to freeze funding directed towards them (or possibly done that already, not 100% where that's at). They've also been threatened with the removal of it's voting rights in EU, and the idea of throwing them out of EU altogether has become popular enough that it can be considered a real possibility. They've also been slapped with more than 500 million in fines for violating EU migration laws. I could go on. The EU - Hungary spat has been heating up on many fronts, not just over Ukraine.
Orban doing a rhetorical 180 on Russia is pretty clearly an attempt to fend off some of that pressure. My cynical read is that he hopes to give on the rhetorical front in hopes to not have to do anything real. I doubt this does much, EU is just running out of patience there. (As much as you can make such a broad statement about a federation as large as EU.)
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That's probably it.
Orban is a coward and a scammer. He used to be anti-Russia at one point then after meeting directly with Putin in Moscow, he came back being more pro-Russian or at least trumpeting their side of the story. It's hard not to believe that he received some kind of bribe or promise to help him fulfill his own nationalistic plans one day.
I think he is now seeing that Russia can't help him anymore and is afraid of losing the EU perks. Some members of his government have at least stayed against Russia the whole time, but there is too much power consolidated in one person.
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06-09-2025, 05:08 PM
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#15422
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Franchise Player
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Is the F-16 downing an enemy fighter the first air-to-air combat kill since Vietnam or Korea?
Crazy.
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06-09-2025, 06:32 PM
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#15423
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: St. George's, Grenada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CroFlames
Is the F-16 downing an enemy fighter the first air-to-air combat kill since Vietnam or Korea?
Crazy.
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Oh no, there's been plenty since then. There was one even just a few weeks ago between Pakistan and India.
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06-10-2025, 08:04 AM
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#15424
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by btimbit
Oh no, there's been plenty since then. There was one even just a few weeks ago between Pakistan and India.
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Tom Cruise has taken down several as well.
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06-10-2025, 08:43 AM
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#15425
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Victoria, BC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by IliketoPuck
Tom Cruise has taken down several as well.
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Not cool, man. Goose died on one of those missions.
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06-10-2025, 09:18 AM
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#15426
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Drak
Not cool, man. Goose died on one of those missions.
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Goose died in a training exercise. C'mon!
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06-10-2025, 09:20 AM
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#15427
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Victoria, BC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by IliketoPuck
Goose died in a training exercise. C'mon!
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It’s true.
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06-11-2025, 08:17 AM
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#15428
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Slightly right of left of center
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Quote:
Originally Posted by IliketoPuck
Goose died in a training exercise. C'mon!
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maybe he should of been practicing instead of playing beach volleyball.
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06-11-2025, 09:53 AM
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#15429
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#1 Goaltender
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tiger
maybe he should of been practicing instead of playing beach volleyball.
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The official reason for Goose's death was aircraft mechanical error - the parachute deploying while the canopy was still above Goose. Although, some argue Goose mis-deployed the ejection before the canopy was clear.
It could largely be attributed to the F-14's mechanical systems and jet engine placement which cause an engine flameout and the flat spin. The F14 being susceptible to flat spins due to asymmetric air flow and the canopy not floating away if in a flat spin.
In reality, the engine flameout was caused by turbulent airflow, which, in turn, was caused by being too close to the exhaust of the jet in front of them... which was Iceman:
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While Iceman got in front of Maverick and Goose, he couldn't get a clean shot. He was repeatedly asked to move out of the way, so Maverick could take over.
However, he stubbornly stayed, trying to take down Jester and prevent his direct competitor from scoring points over him. No matter how hard he tried, Iceman couldn't get a lock on Jester's plane, forcing him to ultimately break off. Unfortunately, by the time Iceman got out of the way, it was too late; Maverick was too close to his tail, causing him to fly directly through the jet wash.
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So, you could argue it was Iceman. But I refuse to reprimand my boy.
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06-11-2025, 03:58 PM
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#15430
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Franchise Player
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The answer to the question of what motivates people in Russian units to go on suicide assaults…
https://twitter.com/user/status/1932766443960951207
TOP NEWS TODAY
https://twitter.com/user/status/1932871474723041702
Wounded Ukrainian soldier rescued by unmanned ground vehicle.
https://twitter.com/user/status/1932800711693103357
Norway has transferred 14 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.
https://twitter.com/user/status/1932723842704630177
AFU have launched a precision air strike on the location of the Russian troops.
https://twitter.com/user/status/1932702876154966480
Zelensky will not go for mobilization from the age of 18 in exchange for sanctions against Russia, as Western partners want
https://twitter.com/user/status/1932816540522721552
Today's latest news THREAD on #UkraineWar: 1. UA's Air Force becoming more active
https://twitter.com/user/status/1932912750356832515
The threat of "little green men" appearing in the Baltic states is becoming increasingly real amid reports of Russia preparing a hybrid operation involving unmarked soldiers, as cited by German intelligence.
https://twitter.com/user/status/1932846330067505572
Russian losses per 11/06/25 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff +1120 men
https://twitter.com/user/status/1932681737995252075
On the night of June 11, Russia launched 85 Shahed-type strike UAVs and decoys, as well as an Iskander-M ballistic missile from multiple directions, targeting Kharkiv, Donetsk, and Odesa regions. 40 UAVs were shot down; 9 were suppressed via electronic warfare across eastern, southern, northern, and central Ukraine.
https://twitter.com/user/status/1932682122621304952
Ukraine has repatriated the bodies of 1,212 fallen Defenders as a result of coordinated efforts.
https://twitter.com/user/status/1932728213920231840
Ukrainian cat intercepts FPV drone
https://twitter.com/user/status/1932776161769082959
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06-12-2025, 09:35 AM
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#15431
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First Line Centre
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I see in the Russian losses tweet above that today they should exceed 1,000,000 casualties, congratulations Russia!
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06-12-2025, 10:09 AM
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#15432
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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The million man death march.
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06-12-2025, 11:02 AM
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#15433
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Franchise Player
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One million is just wow.
In 2025.
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06-12-2025, 12:18 PM
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#15434
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Pent-up
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Plutanamo Bay.
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No country is more efficient at killing its own people. Unbelievable.
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06-12-2025, 01:25 PM
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#15435
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#1 Goaltender
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CroFlames
One million is just wow.
In 2025.
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11,000 tanks.
Same tank losses the US suffered in WWII
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06-12-2025, 02:28 PM
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#15436
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cappy
11,000 tanks.
Same tank losses the US suffered in WWII
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Russia has to just be out of tanks here. I thought the estimates for 11 - 13K tanks in their whole arsenal including storage. How is Ukraine fairing on their armor numbers?
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06-13-2025, 08:40 AM
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#15438
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Franchise Player
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Disgusting russian terrorists.
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06-13-2025, 09:29 AM
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#15439
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Franchise Player
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I think it's time for Ukraine to start attacking Russian airports.
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06-13-2025, 01:12 PM
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#15440
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Auckland, NZ
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Calgary Ukrainian community to meet with Zelenskyy during G7
https://calgaryherald.com/news/local...skyy-during-g7
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Members of Calgary’s Ukrainian community will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after his G7 appearance in southern Alberta, the local leader of the movement said Friday.
Ten people from across Canada, including the local group, will have an audience with Zelenskyy for up to an hour in an undisclosed location in Calgary on Tuesday, said Roman Yosyfiv, president of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress’s Calgary branch.
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Pretty neat that Zelensky himself will be here in Calgary shortly! There's a huge Ukrainian community here and across Alberta.
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