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901.
Sanctioned Russian billionaire Fridman locked out of PE firm he cofounded(businessinsider.com)
6 points by awb 5y ago|0 comments
902.
Microsoft stops selling products in Russia(ca.sports.yahoo.com)
1 points by awb 5y ago|0 comments
903.
Bloomberg, CNN and BBC Suspend Reporting in Russia(cnet.com)
4 points by awb 5y ago|0 comments
904.
by awb 5y ago
No, I stand by the fact that it’s a free market. If you’re talking about the news or opinions, it’s easier than ever for anyone to make content accessible to the masses. Create a self-hosted blog and write whatever speech you want that’s pr
905.
by awb 5y ago
Heads of State as individuals are not any stronger, smarter or better than the rest of us. They become stronger and more powerful because of their support system. If you participate in a system, you are propping it up to at least some degre
906.
by awb 5y ago
> And why would it be alright if a business did it? Because it’s a free market. If the company isn’t a monopoly, it’s a slight inconvenience if you have to go somewhere else, it’s not censorship. You can still access the content and say
907.
by awb 5y ago
Interesting. Looks like they’re embracing the sanction news and boosting Maduro’s views. But amazing to see 0 headlines about Russian advances in Ukraine.
908.
by awb 5y ago
There was a Russian blogger who swapped ‘invasion’ for ‘TOTALLY PEACEFUL MISSION’ or something similar. I don’t think they’ll be able to persuade a Russian judge, but it’s interesting to see how people are trying to get around this.
909.
Russia Makes Calling Ukraine War an 'Invasion' a Criminal Offense(newsweek.com)
45 points by awb 5y ago|30 comments
910.
by awb 5y ago
> I’ve previously encountered the idea of equating the state prior to my birth (nothing), with that of my death (also nothing). I think some people call this concept “Eternal Oblivion”: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki&#x2
911.
Airbnb is suspending operations in Russia and Belarus(businessinsider.com)
2 points by awb 5y ago|0 comments
912.
by awb 5y ago
I thought the 40km long column was headed to Kyiv. Also, I thought they staged troops in Belarus and started one portion of the invasion from there because it was closest to Kyiv. I know they’re invading from all directions, but there’s a s
913.
by awb 5y ago
How To Win Friends and Influence People is an historical best seller. Almost everyone wants to be rich. Money is power. I don’t know how many people would be able to resist the One Ring if it was within their reach.
914.
by awb 5y ago
NKs neighbors are Russia, China and South Korea. Russia and China tolerate NK, so NK has no reason to fight a much larger, friendly neighbor. Between North and South Korea is the DMZ, a 4km wide mine field. If your tanks somehow get past th
915.
by awb 5y ago
> We just have to get rid of autocrats and authoritarianism And why not criminals while we’re at it? Sounds like utopia. The desire for power might be baked into humanity at a deep level.
916.
Is There a Brutus in Russia?(twitter.com)
6 points by awb 5y ago|2 comments
917.
by awb 5y ago
Ukraine has 45M people. To flip it from being a Ukrainian majority to a Russian majority state wouldn’t that mean migrating 10-20M Ukrainians out and 10-20M Russians in? That sounds like a huge operation. Otherwise you have a South Africa s
918.
by awb 5y ago
Long article, but the first part reads like the Ukraine playbook: * Cede territory early and retreat to defensible positions * Let the enemy rush in and attack their stretched supply lines from the flanks * Let the people know you are still
919.
by awb 5y ago
That's how I've always played too. If only the next player can challenge I can imagine table position would play a huge role in the outcome. If you're able to pay in front of the most risk-averse player you probably won'
920.
by awb 5y ago
Yeah, but I think OC’s point is the first coworker isn’t impossible to deal with if you treat the first interaction with care. If you get an off putting response, instead of hammering them with facts and trying to prove them wrong, maybe ba
921.
by awb 5y ago
The author was saying we don’t have enough data to make a prediction. OC is saying we do have enough data to make reasonable assumptions if you look at high risk situations (which can reasonably be assumed to be a prerequisite to an actual
922.
by awb 5y ago
I wonder if link shorteners will be used to get around this.
923.
JPMorgan: Shock to Russian GDP will be akin to 1998 crisis(reuters.com)
17 points by awb 5y ago|1 comments
924.
by awb 5y ago
Being targeted how? Is he saying using StarLink is like a broadcast signal to the Russians?
925.
Supporting Ukraine and Our Community(redditinc.com)
2 points by awb 5y ago|0 comments
926.
by awb 5y ago
In your example it was the introduction of those Western products that had some effect. Now, those products are ubiquitous and it’s their withdrawal that might have some effect. Most kids through middle age adults in Russia don’t know what
927.
by awb 5y ago
Nonetheless, the intent was a violent US-sponsored regime change in response to a close proximity Russian influence and military deployment in a foreign country. But Ukraine is Bay of Pigs x1000000, just to clarify. They’re not equivalent
928.
by awb 5y ago
I think the point is that France, Germany and the UK (and all of Europe) used to engage in wars of conquest constantly throughout history. After WWII the victors decided that needed to stop and they decided to trust each other and get along
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by awb 5y ago
Well, the US tried to invade Cuba in the Bay of Pigs out of concerns about Russian influence and military buildup close to the US mainland.
930.
Biden launches new ‘KleptoCapture’ task force to go after Russian oligarchs(cnbc.com)
8 points by awb 5y ago|0 comments

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