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bolverk

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  1. Supposedly, the committee is watching this game, comparing to all the other matches. I want a camera and live mic on them right now.
  2. That's the name of my next heavy synth, ska shoe-gazer band.
  3. I've got the biggest shit eating grin on my face right now.
  4. Sort of but not quite. If both Fla State and Georgia lose, we get bumped up to 3rd seed...probably.
  5. That's what I thought. He sure exited quickly.
  6. I may have missed it, but did George Kliavkoff say anything before handing over the trophy and retreating from the stage?
  7. Yes. A Bama win puts us at 3rd seed with 2nd seed Washington as our opponent; a Bama loss puts us at 4th seed against 1st seed Georgia, assuming the ESPN predictor is correct.
  8. If we win, Alabama wins, and Michigan wins. It's: Michigan Washington Texas Alabama So, yep, they'd be our opponent.
  9. You don't have to be polite, because she sure isn't.
  10. And mic'd up so we could hear them arguing over playoff scenarios and calling each other numbskulls, dipshits, and fucktards in real time over the course of the game.
  11. You're going to need a whole cast of falcons in armor if those drones start 'splodin.
  12. About that bypass... Tweet text: According to sources, this detonation was the second stage of the SBU's special operation to disable this important railway line. The Russians use it for military logistics including movements of ammunition and weapons from the DPRK. The first freight train exploded yesterday inside of the Severomuy tunnel. In order to continue the movement, the Russians began to use the detour that passes over the Chortov Most ("Devil's Bridge") near Tonnelnyi, Buryatia, Russia. This is exactly what the SBU was counting on: when the train was passing over this 35-meter high bridge, the explosive devices embedded in it went off. Geolocation: 56.271604, 113.360442 According to Russian Telegram channels, 6 tanker cars caught fire from the explosion and a fire train was dispatched to put out the fire. "Russian special services should get used to the fact that our people are everywhere. Even in distant Buryatia." -- Ukrainian security forces say Edit: OpenStreetMaps shows it pretty well on their Transport Map layer https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=10/56.2430/113.4901&layers=T
  13. We knew the ceasefire would end eventually, and it doesn't change the fact that Israel was always going to continue to go after them. The only other thing I can say is that at least some of the hostages got out alive, and some aid got to innocent civilians. So it was worth it for as long as it lasted.
  14. Worth reading the full report: https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-november-30-2023
  15. Someone in the chain of Israeli military command really messed up. Israel Knew Hamas’s Attack Plan More Than a Year Ago A blueprint reviewed by The Times laid out the attack in detail. Israeli officials dismissed it as aspirational and ignored specific warnings. Israeli officials obtained Hamas’s battle plan for the Oct. 7 terrorist attack more than a year before it happened, documents, emails and interviews show. But Israeli military and intelligence officials dismissed the plan as aspirational, considering it too difficult for Hamas to carry out. The approximately 40-page document, which the Israeli authorities code-named “Jericho Wall,” outlined, point by point, exactly the kind of devastating invasion that led to the deaths of about 1,200 people. The translated document, which was reviewed by The New York Times, did not set a date for the attack, but described a methodical assault designed to overwhelm the fortifications around the Gaza Strip, take over Israeli cities and storm key military bases, including a division headquarters. Hamas followed the blueprint with shocking precision. The document called for a barrage of rockets at the outset of the attack, drones to knock out the security cameras and automated machine guns along the border, and gunmen to pour into Israel en masse in paragliders, on motorcycles and on foot — all of which happened on Oct. 7. The plan also included details about the location and size of Israeli military forces, communication hubs and other sensitive information, raising questions about how Hamas gathered its intelligence and whether there were leaks inside the Israeli security establishment. The document circulated widely among Israeli military and intelligence leaders, but experts determined that an attack of that scale and ambition was beyond Hamas’s capabilities, according to documents and officials. It is unclear whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or other top political leaders saw the document, as well. Full article/no paywall: https://archive.is/7C0id
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