drysine

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by drysine 5d ago
>What i dont understand is why does everything have to be so brief. Look at the words in the Swadesh list[0]. They are all short. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swadesh_list
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by drysine 5d ago
>Russia remains bogged down in Ukraine. But Putin does not need another invasion on the scale of Ukraine to challenge NATO. He can move up an escalation ladder: sabotage, cyberattacks, assassination plots, drone or missile attacks — and
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by drysine 11d ago
>Ukrainian specialists have been deployed to the junta-led country in Africa’s Sahel region to assist local rebel forces who are fighting Russian troops Now follow the link under the words "rebel forces"[0]: >Since militant
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by drysine 16d ago
>Russia’s occupation of Ukraine’s Zaporozhskiy Nuclear Power Plant has turned Europe’s largest nuclear station into part of an active war zone, repeatedly exposing the site to explosions, drone activity and losses of external power. That
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by drysine 18d ago
Yep, that did happen
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by drysine 20d ago
> “prevent the US homeland from being threatened” That's another thing that puzzles me. How people claim with straight face that anyone is threatening the US homeland.
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by drysine 20d ago
There was no impeachment: Parliament did not vote to impeach the president, which would have involved formally charging Yanukovych with a crime, a review of the charge by the Constitutional Court, and a three-fourths majority vote in pa
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by drysine 20d ago
> they would have made a deal with Ukraine (decades ago) that protected the rights of the Russian minorities in Ukraine and continued massively profiting from gas and oil exports into Europe. Russia did, many times, last time in 2010.[0]
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by drysine 20d ago
>as the Americans trusted "theirs" Americans didn't trust either. But then Sputnik happened and Americans only had oopsnik[0], so they turned to neglected Redstone made by von Braun[1][2] [0] https://en.wikipedi
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by drysine 20d ago
>the Russian economy is near collapsing Every day of the last 5 years
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by drysine 20d ago
Not that similar https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49583883
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by drysine 20d ago
>geopolitical wildcard How is Russia a wildcard? What unexpected thing do you think Russia has done?
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by drysine 20d ago
>As an American, ... maintain world peace I can't believe people are saying that with straight face. How on Earth can you see all the wars that the US has started or had a hand in igniting and still think that?
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by drysine 20d ago
>His staff literally were absorbed into the Russian sand US space programs. Not really in case of the USSR. German group in Russia was isolated and Korolev didn't like competition. Soviet space program started by replicating German
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by drysine 24d ago
>Canada’s car theft epidemic began in 2021 So why bring up Russia? >"The effort has returned around 200 vehicles to Canada, including some from Russia. Last month, Mr. Cresswell said, six stolen cars arrived from Russia. “It’s gr
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by drysine 28d ago
>And? And "Lenin et all" included these Polish gentlemen which casts some doubt regarding you claim about "salivating at subjugation of Poland". >in secret part about cooperation There is nothing about cooperation
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by drysine 1mo ago
>And you in turn seem to miss similar quotes from Lenin et all, salivating at subjugation of Poland. Enlighten me? Meanwhile I'll remind you that Felix Dzerzhinsky[0], who created the predecessor of KGB for Lenin, was a Pole born in
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by drysine 1mo ago
Thank you
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by drysine 1mo ago
>people they disliked Are you sure that's the reason? NATO bombed the wrong people if you ask me. Look at the Hashim Thaçi, the commander of the most powerful faction of so called "Kosovo Liberation Army" and then the firs
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by drysine 1mo ago
>1920s Russian invasion failed but also was bad. That's a very interesting turn of conversation. I think you are missing a bit from that story when presenting Poland as a victim[0]: According to Aviel Roshwald, (Piłsudski) "hop
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by drysine 1mo ago
"Why do they do to us what we do to them?!!"
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by drysine 2mo ago
>In five years What a long-term planning
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by drysine 2mo ago
This means there are very few real democracies in the world especially during the war. Think of Snowden and Assange, for example. They had a lot to say and show, but one big democracy didn't like it
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by drysine 2mo ago
>I cherish the world in which it is unacceptable to invade your neighbors Only neighbors? Invading a country that is not a neighbor is fine? What I'm asking is are you consistent in your judgement? Do you boycott companies from the
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by drysine 2mo ago
>Russian state is my direct enemy and most likely to invade my country. And would do it if they would consider success likely. What makes you think so? >Previous wars with Russia were obnoxious with very bad consequences What do you m
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by drysine 2mo ago
That must be in the 90s, because pilot salary is quite high and no one would risk it over your pennies.
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by drysine 2mo ago
>the liberals would be banned for mis-trimmed toenails Going to the elections with the anti-war slogans is what got them banned. Putin can't let that sentiment get broadcasted during election campaign because sadly "anti-war&qu
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by drysine 2mo ago
> there's no way I'm – directly or indirectly – buying Russian products Why not?
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by drysine 2mo ago
>I've explained you this countless times ... Repetition won't make it any more truthful. The irony
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by drysine 2mo ago
Attractive people regardless of sex are universally treated better, unattractive - worse. You could call it a stigma or prejudice, but until calliagnosia[0] becomes a reality, it is what it is. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/w

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