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37 minutes ago, BurntEyes said:

Asset hoarding among the wealthy will begin to fight the cold. Don't think the middle class and poor wont notice the running generators the rich can afford to source and the lights = heat on in their homes. Mean while they are cold in the dark. That video above mentioned it, you can't spin that knowledge and day to day reality out of existing with propaganda.

Not just the rich, but the middle-class bureaucrats that are skimming fuel and funds.  Blackout curtains don’t cover up the sounds of generators on the balcony.

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2 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

Not just the rich, but the middle-class bureaucrats that are skimming fuel and funds.  Blackout curtains don’t cover up the sounds of generators on the balcony.

Nope, the reason I noted generators first. I have a whole house generator and I know everyone in my "hollar" can hear it when it kicks on. Tennessee grid likes to compete with Texas grid for "How can it suck so bad" trophies. 

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Countries like South Africa and Serbia f i n a l l y turning away from Russia has to mean good things. Regardless of the outcome in Ukraine, I don’t see how Russia’s global influence isn’t crippled or effectively dead afterwards

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https://mickryan.substack.com/p/ukraine-dispatch-5-ukraines-new-directorate

https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/contributors/articles/mick-ryan
 

A key observation is that the frontline is now at a point of 'drone saturation.' Now, within 15km of the front line, vehicle movement is difficult to impossible. Infantry soldiers must march to their positions for 10-15km. When armoured vehicles and artillery are deployed, these can be subject to up to 40 attacks per platform per day.

Ukraine has invested in decoys and deception activities, and every HQ is now buried deep underground. The re-birth of modern deception is an important lesson from Ukraine, albeit an old one re-learned.

https://www.newamerica.org/future-security/reports/the-future-of-deception-in-war/

The question however is whether this saturated environment, which has built up over three and half years, is possible elsewhere? In non-contiguous theatres like the Pacific, it might be difficult to achieve this level of saturation, at least in a short period of time. This offers opportunities, but also may see ISR gaps for an adversary to exploit.

Despite this saturated drone environment, infantry is more important than ever to seize and hold ground. An indication of this is that while every Ukrainian brigade has 1-2 drone battalions, they all retain 3-5 infantry battalions as well. Drones are not replacing soldiers but extending and complementing their capabilities.

Really good stuff at the links and rest of tweet thread

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