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  1. But sad as hell how Fogerty got fucked on his contract.
  2. All I can say is it didn't even take 24 hours - a bunch of LDS members went on social media to talk about how they are Christians just like a lot of other Christians, and oh man, did the knives come out for the LDS. A bunch of people claiming this was an attack on Christians turned on a dime and started listing the ways the Mormons weren't Christians. It's pretty ugly, and absolutely not surprising.
  3. https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1972632654735438069 Some thoughts regarding the results of the parliamentary elections in Moldova. According to official results, the pro-European PAS has 50% of the vote; the pro-Russian Patriotic Electoral Bloc has about 24% of the vote. Russian media comment on the news from Moldova with vileness and despair. The weeks before the elections were full of turbulence. Russia threw in a colossal amount of resources and money to tilt the vote in favor of pro-Russian parties. It has failed to do so, and some provocations from Russia are very likely after the elections for several reasons: After Romania made its pro-European choice at the elections in May, this is the second strategic defeat for Russia in the region. Considering Russia's diminishing influence in the Caucasus, this is a serious blow. According to informal reports, Sergey Kiriyenko, first deputy head of Russia's presidential administration, is the person currently responsible for pro-Russian projects in former Soviet countries. The elections in Moldova are reportedly his first task after Dmitry Kozak has resigned (he was allegedly in charge previously). I am certain that the President and government in Moldova are aware of the situation. I hope the EU realizes that Russia will not back down easily and intends to support Moldova's pro-European choice with concrete actions. The issue of Transnistria once again becomes urgent and crucial. This will become the true test of Moldova's pro-European course. Moldova's EU integration is impossible while the Transnistrian enclave exists in its present state. Russia is openly using it to destabilize Moldova and increase the threat for Ukraine (threaten to capture Odesa and cut Ukraine off from the sea). Leaving the situation be is directly against Moldova's, Ukraine's and EU's interests. For Ukraine, the results of the elections mean that our neighboring country will keep up its predictable and friendly policy towards Kyiv. One more source of tension at the Ukrainian border has also been avoided.
  4. @PTINS OPEC boosting oil production as the Ukrainians impact Russian production. Exclusive: OPEC+ plans another oil output hike in November, sources say | Reuters OPEC+ will likely approve another oil production increase of at least 137,000 barrels per day at its meeting next Sunday, as rising oil prices encourage the group to try to further regain market share, three sources familiar with the talks said. --- Oil prices have fallen from over $80 per barrel at the start of the year but have mostly traded in a narrow range of $60-$70 per barrel since OPEC began production increases in April. On Friday, prices rose to their highest since August 1, hitting levels above $70 per barrel, supported by Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure which disrupted refining and shipments from one of the world's biggest oil exporters. --- The eight producers plan to fully unwind one element of those cuts - 2.2 million bpd - by the end of September. For October, they started removing a second layer, of 1.65 million bpd, with an increase of 137,000 bpd. OPEC+ also gave the United Arab Emirates approval to boost production by 300,000 bpd between April and September. The November increase to be discussed on October 5 will amount to at least 137,000 bpd, equal to the October hike, the three sources said. A final decision has not been made, the sources said.
  5. Speaking of war crimes The Sunday Times has published an investigation that reveals the identities of the 13 commanding officers in charge of Russian troops accused of the Bucha massacres. Their identities have been compiled by independent lawyers and investigators using open-source intelligence, and all 13 have been confirmed by the Ukrainian security services. Colonel General Aleksandr Chayko, commander of the Eastern Military District, led the Russian army at the outset of the invasion and was the most senior officer on the ground in Ukraine. Colonel General Aleksandr Sanchik. Troops under his command allegedly tortured and raped civilians in Bucha. Colonel Azatbek Omurbekov, from the 64th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade, personally had a hand in "gross violations of human rights" including "direct responsibility in killings, rape and torture," according to the US state department. He was one of the bloodiest commanders stationed in Bucha during the occupation. Colonel General Valeri Solodchuk led Russian soldiers who are accused of killings in Bucha. He was promoted by Putin this year. Colonel Yuri Medvedev. Soldiers reporting to him said to have committed more than 40 acts of rape. He was killed by mutinous Russian troops in 2022. Colonel Andrei Kondrov. His troops were accused of robbing civilian houses in Bucha and killing unarmed civilians. Major General Sergei Chubarykin, head of the elite 76th Guards Air Assault Division. Soldiers under his direct command allegedly carried out the majority of the war crimes in Bucha, including executions, torture and widespread looting. Colonel Artem Gorodilov. Under US sanctions for "gross violations of human rights" including extrajudicial killings. Lieutenant Colonel Denis Suvorov personally abducted a Ukrainian officer, tied him to a tree and tortured him before dumping his body in an open pit. Colonel Aleksei Tolmachet. His regiment has been accused of unlawful detention, mock executions, ill treatment and looting. Major General Vladimir Seliverstov was stationed at the command post on Yablunska Street in Bucha, described as the nerve centre for the violence. Major General Vadim Pankov allegedly ordered soldiers to kill 30 local residents and forced civilians to clear up the bodies of dead Russian soldiers. Colonel Sergei Karasev has been accused of assaulting a woman, knocking out her teeth with his gun, and of shooting a civilian in the head. In Bucha, hundreds of residents were killed and subjected to brutal torture. More than 100 were buried in a mass grave outside the Orthodox Christian church. Some civilians were shot while trying to escape. A children’s summer camp basement was turned into a torture site, where women and children were systematically raped. Russian soldiers cut throats, mutilated bodies, and executed parents in front of their children. More than 500 civilian bodies have been recovered. Dozens more are still missing. The United Nations has described the atrocities as ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. Investigation: https://t.co/jUmejTMMv7 Unmasked: 13 Russian officers who led ‘war crime’ troops in Bucha | The Times and The Sunday Times
  6. European leaders are starting to tie Ukrainian victory to the security/stability of Europe. I mean, they've been doing this for years, but it seems lately they are a lot more united, probably helped by Ukrainian success against Russian power and O&G infrastructure. President of the European Council António Costa: This aggression threatens not only Ukraine, it threatens every nation in this assembly [the UN General Assembly]. If we accept Russia's invasion of Ukraine, no country will ever be safe. There is only one root cause to this war: Russia's refusal to accept Ukraine's right to choose its own destiny. For over three years, this war has claimed innocent lives, destroyed cities, and fooled global insecurity. Our collective security is tied to Ukraine's resilience.
  7. Putin has signed a decree on the autumn draft, running from October 1 to December 31. During this period, the Russian authorities plan to call up 135,000 people for compulsory military service. Russia promises not to send them to the frontlines.
  8. She was born in 1972, so in the wheelhouse of a lot of us.
  9. This shit has to be giving planners nightmares. Good that Ukraine is figuring it out. That soldier in the helicopter doorway was looking right at it when it hit.
  10. Because Joe Biden took office in January of 2021.
  11. Imagine if we invaded Mexico, and 3.5 years in, we were bribing people in Kenya to send us fresh troops for the front lines. n Kenya, a suspected organizer of sending Kenyans to the front in Ukraine has been arrested. On Friday, a Kenyan court authorized the arrest for 10 days (during the investigation) of a man whom police suspect of organizing the transfer of people to Russia and then to the war against Ukraine. According to the BBC, police suspect Edward Kamau Gituku of leading a criminal organization that traffics Kenyans to Russia. The man was detained the day before during a raid near Nairobi, during which, according to police, 22 people who were preparing to be sent to Russia were rescued. Police claim that Gituku and his accomplices deceived people by promising them jobs in Russia, but in reality, they were facing forced deployment to the front. Kenyan authorities began investigating such schemes after Ukrainians last week published a video of the interrogation of former Kenyan runner Evans Kibet, who had been captured. Kibet claims that he was tricked into being sent to the Russian army, into a unit located in the combat zone.
  12. Or whose families are being held hostage or threatened by drug lords. I'm sure there are some in the administration who think this is going to be like the bomb run in Patriot Games or the border scene in Siccario, but our folks will not be just a few miles from our border.
  13. This was a huge deal apparently. The Bloomberg profile has a nice little summary, but people have dug around and found out it's one of those companies that makes something that a shitload of companies use (1,500 defense manufacturers doesn't necessarily mean 1,500 separate companies but rather probably used in 1,500 manufacturing locations). As somebody commented: "Connectors are single-point failures. Even small shortages can halt final assembly and depot repairs, leaving Russian avionics, missile systems, and electronic-warfare kits stuck on assembly or repair lines rather than in the field." KARACHEVSK PLANT ELECTRODETAL JOINT STOCK COMPANY Manufacturer of components for 1.5 thousand russian defence industry enterprises. It produces more than 25,000 types of electrical connectors used in the aerospace, speciality, electronics, instrumentation, and other industries. The plant is involved in the production of Chimera FPV drones.
  14. I'd assume we'll be using B-2s and bombing fancy houses of supposed drug lords?
  15. It at least appears to be a lone mental case and not some organized targeting of LDS folks. The timing of it when combined with the LDS Prez passing being announced is odd.
  16. Leviathan Trilogy. It’s now an anime series on Netflix. I’m assuming she’s gone through Harry Potter. I’ll always recommend the Discworld series.
  17. Damn, dude flew combat in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Hardy_(Tuskegee_Airman) By early 2025, Hardy, along with 1949 Top Gun winner James H. Harvey, III, and Dr. Eugene J. Richardson, Jr. were among the last surviving members of the Tuskegee Airmen and the last three surviving members that graduated from Tuskegee AAF as single-engine fighter pilots. A P-51D serial number 44-72035 was restored in England to the markings of "Tall in the Saddle", the aircraft that Hardy flew in combat and it still flies at airshows there.[22] With the death of LtCol. Harry T. Stewart, Jr., USAFR (ret.) on February 2, 2025 at the age of 100, LtCol. Hardy, USAF (ret.) was the last surviving member of the original Tuskegee Airmen who flew combat missions overseas as a single engine fighter pilot during World War II. He flew with the 99th Fighter Squadron of the "Red Tails" of the 332nd Fighter Group based at Ramitelli AB, Italy. ;[23] Col. James H. Harvey, III, USAF (ret.) age 102, as well as second lieutenant Dr. Eugene J. Richardson, age 100, are also alive as of September 2025, but they did not serve in combat during World War II.
  18. «There is intelligence information that the Russians are using tankers to launch and control drones that they launch against European countries. This is further evidence that the Baltic Sea and other seas should be closed to Russian tankers, at least to the shadow fleet,» - That’s a quote from Zelenskyy, referenced by Ukraine’s First Deputy Foreign Minister Meanwhile, US Navy doing work
  19. As a fan of Texas football over many years, that hits way too fucking close to home.
  20. He died earlier today, how would he be posting? Not laughing at the death, but laughing at somebody pretending to talk like that. Also, I’ve seen people claiming this is an attack on Christianity when *checks notes* some of those people don’t consider Mormons to be Christians, but whatever. Interesting that it was on the day that the LDS President’s death was announced. Edit: given it’s an LDS church, I have my theories that it’s probably somebody who thinks they are blasphemous. Friend from high school whose family was and is involved in the Sugar Land church said they were always a little worried about the Christians that would talk shit about them not being Christians.
  21. And another big target in the Bryansk region, plus some kind of refinery or oil-related facility in Crimea https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/5282483Z:RU Karachev Plant Electrodetal AO Aktsionernoye Obshchestvo "Karachev Plant "Electrodetal" manufactures electrical components. The Company specializes in development and production of rectangular electrical connectors with design, manufacture, installation, and maintenance services of galvanic lines. "Karachev Plant "Electrodetal" serves customers in Russia.
  22. What if they were launched from a treadmill?
  23. Perales probably doesn’t care about, or even know what the Epstein Files are. Hate that he has to die for them.
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