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I don't think the Afghan war was framed in the same way.

There's a reason why the Russians say they're fighting Nazis in Ukraine, they're selling this war to the Russian people as The Great Patriotic War 2.0

06.06.2025 09:23 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

How is it retaliation when they've been doing it every night for years?

06.06.2025 08:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The whole Russian national psyche is built on the story of the 'great patriotic war' and victory despite crushing levels of casualties.

My fear is that the Russian people think the casualty rate in Ukraine is somehow 'normal'.

06.06.2025 07:59 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's no real surprise that two deeply flawed individuals with grotesquely sized egos couldn't get along.

05.06.2025 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have no idea what that word means

05.06.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can't wait for Trump to call him a smack head

05.06.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

She has excellent focus

05.06.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Ros Atkins on... The White House claims on BBC Gaza coverage On Tuesday White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt launched an attack on the BBC's coverage of reports that Israeli forces had killed Palestinians near an aid distribution centre in Gaza. She cla...

Cold and incisive take down of Karoline Levitt by Ross Atkins of the BBC, proving that it's the White House that needs to get its facts straight.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

05.06.2025 08:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The secret war between cat lovers and the abusers who profit from cruelty | CNN Every night after returning home from work, Chen opens his laptop and switches to his secret life as an undercover activist.

We're one fucked up species edition.cnn.com/2025/05/30/a...

01.06.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That seems to indicate attacks on 5 airbases!

01.06.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Those planes are irreplaceable. Massive blow to Russian capabilities.

01.06.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ukrainian drones have chased the Russian fleet out of the Black Sea, shot modern jet fighters out of the sky and now dealt a massive blow to the Russian strategic bomber force. War has certainly changed.

01.06.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You don't have to be a billionaire to get a top job in the US government, but it sure helps.

31.05.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I bet Ukraine wish they'd kept theirs.

31.05.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not sure if Europeans - UK included - fully understand that security following a Russian victory in Ukraine will cost far more than 3% of GDP.

31.05.2025 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We don't get much say on Russian education though

29.05.2025 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Coked up to the eyeballs I reckon

29.05.2025 08:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Have to admire his honesty.

29.05.2025 07:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Currently running at 1 terrorist mastermind eliminated for every 9000 innocent kids.

28.05.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well that wasn't a rambling and incoherent answer, no not at all 😬.

28.05.2025 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Haha, good point

27.05.2025 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As a cyclist, I find the description of running as 'expensive' laughable.

27.05.2025 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Medvedev mentions nuclear war three times a week. Nobody is listening.

27.05.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hard to see them not making gains. Also hard to see the gains being worth the losses.

27.05.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The cult of contrarianism - the refusal to believe any official narrative no matter how plausible - is a modern sickness fueled by social media.

27.05.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Social media will fill any information vacuum with lies and nonsense. Sad that it was necessary, but it was necessary.

27.05.2025 07:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's right that they should get ahead of any misinformation given what happened after Southport.

26.05.2025 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I won't share it but from the clip I've seen it looks like a deliberate act. Thoughts with all those affected.

26.05.2025 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Shocking scenes in Liverpool, hope nobody is seriously hurt.

26.05.2025 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Putin doesn't care if he's happy or not

26.05.2025 08:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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