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« Reply #125 on: May 14, 2022, 02:36:10 PM »
Wasn't me.
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« Reply #126 on: May 14, 2022, 02:48:19 PM »
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« Reply #127 on: May 23, 2022, 12:54:58 PM »
Starbucks has pulled out of Russia: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/23/starbucks-will-exit-russia-after-15-years-closing-130-licensed-cafes.html
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« Reply #128 on: May 24, 2022, 12:35:40 PM »
Quote from: Hindsight was 2020 on May 24, 2022, 10:03:36 AM
Something went seriously wrong with the simulation to have Kissinger and Chomsky in agreement on something
Meanwhile all of Pope Francis, the Taliban and the Satanic Temple are all on the same side in condemning Russia.
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« Reply #129 on: May 25, 2022, 03:51:05 PM »
Ukrainian court sentences Russian tank commander to life in prison: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61549569
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« Reply #130 on: May 31, 2022, 10:55:57 AM »
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« Reply #131 on: June 06, 2022, 09:13:47 AM »
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« Reply #132 on: June 07, 2022, 04:57:13 PM »
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« Reply #133 on: June 08, 2022, 09:47:11 PM »
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« Reply #134 on: June 09, 2022, 04:19:18 PM »
Quote from: Badger on June 09, 2022, 04:16:10 PM
Quote from: The Year Summer Ended in June on June 08, 2022, 09:47:11 PM


Huh
Look at the translation.
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« Reply #135 on: June 09, 2022, 04:31:14 PM »
Quote from: Badger on June 09, 2022, 04:28:55 PM
Quote from: The Year Summer Ended in June on June 09, 2022, 04:19:18 PM
Quote from: Badger on June 09, 2022, 04:16:10 PM
Quote from: The Year Summer Ended in June on June 08, 2022, 09:47:11 PM


Huh
Look at the translation.

Where?
If you open the tweet there's a translate button.
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« Reply #136 on: June 10, 2022, 02:22:11 PM »
Quote from: Hindsight was 2020 on June 10, 2022, 07:13:21 AM

People on the ground are reporting the Wagner Group lost 200-300 troops



There's 200-300 scalps!
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« Reply #137 on: June 10, 2022, 03:55:42 PM »
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« Reply #138 on: June 12, 2022, 10:15:18 AM »
Quote from: Rage Against the Boudin on June 12, 2022, 09:51:17 AM
Can someone explain to me how Starbucks or McDonald's "pulling out" of Russia works? Their stores in Russia are owned by franchisees who could very easily just keep their businesses open, using the same brand and menu items without the company's permission, right? It might be difficult for them to source the same products now due to the sanctions, but it's not like American corporations have ever had much legal recourse against Russian companies stealing their brands.
That's basically exactly what happened.
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« Reply #139 on: June 14, 2022, 06:12:08 PM »
He's going to win the same way I win Crusades while defensive in Crusader Kings...just hold out and grind the enemy down until they're too weak to even hold onto the territory they initially seized.
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Political Matrix
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« Reply #140 on: June 22, 2022, 03:48:33 PM »
UK intelligence says Russia has lost 55% of its forces in Donbas: https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1629221/russia-outdated-weapons-donbas-dpr-ukraine-forces-ministry-defence-update
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Political Matrix
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« Reply #141 on: June 26, 2022, 10:26:34 PM »
Now these are some real badasses.
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« Reply #142 on: June 28, 2022, 12:21:38 PM »
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Political Matrix
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« Reply #143 on: July 04, 2022, 03:08:38 PM »
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Political Matrix
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« Reply #144 on: July 13, 2022, 07:43:13 PM »
Russians 'in Panic Mode' Over Strikes by U.S.-Supplied HIMARS: Ukraine
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Political Matrix
E: -6.50, S: -6.67

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« Reply #145 on: July 15, 2022, 02:28:46 PM »
Quote from: Middle-aged Europe on July 15, 2022, 04:37:04 AM
Quote from: tack50 on July 14, 2022, 05:37:52 PM
Quote from: NYDem on July 07, 2022, 08:40:59 AM
Ukraine isn’t a dictatorship. This isn’t even a debatable claim. You’re just making sh**t up at this point.

Tbf a very disappointing fact I learned the other day is that Ukraine is not considered by The Economist and other such organizations as a democracy but rather as a "hybrid regime" along the likes of Mexico, Hong Kong or El Salvador.

Still easily beats Russia's "full authoritarianism" though.

Well, tbf, while Ukraine is considered a "hybrid regime" by The Economist, Freedom House defines the country as an "electoral democracy" (because its current government was elected in a free and fair election) that is also "Partly Free" (same status as EU member Hungary, or India for that matter).

In the Press Freedom Index (Reporters Without Borders) Ukraine is regarded to suffer from "noticable problems". That's the NGO's third-best category out of five, and the same level as Japan, Italy, Greece, Romania, Brazil etc. Slightly better ranking than Greece and Brazil actually, a bit worse than the others mentioned here. Definitely better than India because that one is not even filed under "noticable problems", but was placed in the next worse category altogether, "difficult situation".
Not sure what the Economist defines as a "hybrid regime", but there's no reason to not consider Mexico an electoral democracy even if obviously a rather corrupt one (which I think Freedom House does), it has had multiple electoral based transitions of power.
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Posts: 113,257
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Political Matrix
E: -6.50, S: -6.67

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« Reply #146 on: July 21, 2022, 04:01:23 PM »
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Political Matrix
E: -6.50, S: -6.67

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« Reply #147 on: July 22, 2022, 08:25:01 PM »
Quote from: jaichind on July 22, 2022, 07:38:51 AM
Russia Central Bank

a) Lower rates to 8%, lower than before the war
b) expect 2022 GDP fall to be minus 4%-6% vs previous 8%-10%
c) expect 2022 inflation to be 15.5% vs previous 17.5%
Wow that's fantastic for Russia. A 4% GDP drop and 15.5% inflation... totally no problem there. They completely saved their economy!
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Posts: 113,257
Ukraine


Political Matrix
E: -6.50, S: -6.67

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« Reply #148 on: July 28, 2022, 03:52:15 PM »
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Political Matrix
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« Reply #149 on: August 02, 2022, 06:49:30 PM »
Good thing this guy is now about as relevant in Parliament as the Sinn Fein members who don't even take their seats: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/aug/02/jeremy-corbyn-urges-west-to-stop-arming-ukraine
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