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#141 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 157 weeks ago
I guess my point is taking a 15x15 mile piece of land back compared to everything Russia still occupies isn’t the punch I was led to believe by American media. They recovered a city and the territory immediately outside of it. Fucking great, but I’m not seeing this as the victory you are.
Yes, Putin has overstretched and shown the ineptitude of the average Russian soldier. But he’s still threatening nuclear strikes. When does Putin make another Ukrainian region uninhabitable for a century? Will the spigot of US and Western European money slow when Northern Europe freezes this fall and winter?
Putin didn’t get Kiev, but he’s not presently in any real threat of losing the eastern region he annexed in February and much of the area around it. If he gives back 70% of the land he has today, it’s still a win for him. And in 8-10 years, he knows he can grab some more and Western powers will do dick. Claims of conquest said months ago can quickly be edited in Russian media and internet.
Putin’s grip on power doesn’t appear to be slipping according to any journalist I’ve come across. He just launched someone out of a window last week. Putin has yet to go total war. He has bombers and long range artillery to use if he wants to win. Who controls the airspace?
#142 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 157 weeks ago
Not looking good for Vlad:
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Wow. In the US the news is as if Ukraine has made some huge gains. I’ve completely zoned out of what’s going on in Ukraine, but that video really puts it in perspective.
#143 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 157 weeks ago
CMU has denounced her tweet. She meets all the checkboxes of intersectionality, so nothing serious will come from it. Certainly nothing like being jailed or fired for refusing to participate in compelled speech.
I saw AOC told GQ she was “uncomfortable with interracial marriage” and wasn’t sure if it was for her. This is the pillar of wokeism and progressive thought, and she’s openly saying race mixing is a controversial topic.
And Dementia Joe called half the country fascists. Knowing full well that 26 people were murdered and 2 billion dollars in damage was done the year he was elected by people “fighting fascism”.
It’s certainly fascinating to see people self-lobotomize on demand to avoid their own hypocrisy.
On the topic of the day, it’s certainly an important date in history and I’ve got nothing against the Queen. But as an American and someone who finds the concept of a monarchy and noble blood offensive in modern society, I’m surprised the American media has left Trumplandia for something we told to bugger off 250 years ago.
#144 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 158 weeks ago
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytime … n.amp.html
This is terrifying on so many levels. I don’t think it’ll survive legal scrutiny due to its vagueness and first amendment implications. But the gall to think you’re in a position to be the absolute authority on any topic is just jaw dropping.
#145 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 159 weeks ago
Randall Flagg wrote:I listened to it. Zuckerberg didn't say they were told to dismiss this specific story. They were told in general to be cautious about "Russian Propaganda." Rogan asks him point blank if the FBI asked them to downplay this specific story and he answered "no." It's not surprising that the same media who dismissed Clinton's emails as Russian Propaganda, actually spread Clinton and Russian propaganda by claiming Trump pissed on prostitutes, found it necessary to hide evidence that Hunter Biden, and by extension his father, were guilty of the very things they had spent 4 years accusing Trump of.
But this isn't the FBI telling facebook the Hunter Biden story was bunk. That isn't substantiated here.
It was implied. They warned them of the “dump” and Zuck said it “fit the pattern”. Was there another big “dump” around that time? No.
If that's true, I agree it's a major problem. But the reality is half the country doesn't care what Democrats do to Trump, and 30% would laugh and cheer if Trump devoured a kitten. So you have 20% of the country at most who is really bothered by this extreme partisanship, media bias and collaboration with the DNC, to say nothing about private companies censoring speech at the request of the US government.
#146 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 159 weeks ago
I listened to it. Zuckerberg didn't say they were told to dismiss this specific story. They were told in general to be cautious about "Russian Propaganda." Rogan asks him point blank if the FBI asked them to downplay this specific story and he answered "no." It's not surprising that the same media who dismissed Clinton's emails as Russian Propaganda, actually spread Clinton and Russian propaganda by claiming Trump pissed on prostitutes, found it necessary to hide evidence that Hunter Biden, and by extension his father, were guilty of the very things they had spent 4 years accusing Trump of.
But this isn't the FBI telling facebook the Hunter Biden story was bunk. That isn't substantiated here.
#147 Re: The Garden » Post Your Pic Thread - Let's see what you look like! » 159 weeks ago
Yours truly with my wife somewhere in the Carribean
#148 Re: Guns N' Roses » Why is GNR so ashamed of (most) of their past? » 159 weeks ago
Randall Flagg wrote:Maybe because they don't want to dilute their discography with demos that anyone but diehard fans would have any interest in. No one is asking Stephen King to share his first draft of Carrie with the world. A shitty, muffled recording from 1984 may make us giddy, but outside of that, probably very little interest. The $1000 AFD boxset that is now going for $250 is a perfect example of this phenomenon. How many forum members bought the set versus downloaded mp3s of the material they wanted? I'm going to be its substantial, and enough justification why the business would be less inclined to release even more esoteric material.
But… we're not talking about the demos here. We're talking about the hundreds of hours of footage they shot on tours dating back to the 80s. Why the hell isn't it being released as DVDs or on YouTube instead of mouldering away in a vault?
OP starts off with demos and early recordings - not just concert footage. If it was the latter, I'd agree. Put shit on youtube or make it available for a small fee like Metallica does.
#149 Re: Guns N' Roses » Why is GNR so ashamed of (most) of their past? » 159 weeks ago
Nor did I, I was content with the $150 vinyl collection and the extras that came with it. And I bet I'm in the minority of who even spent that much.
#150 Re: Guns N' Roses » Why is GNR so ashamed of (most) of their past? » 159 weeks ago
Maybe because they don't want to dilute their discography with demos that anyone but diehard fans would have any interest in. No one is asking Stephen King to share his first draft of Carrie with the world. A shitty, muffled recording from 1984 may make us giddy, but outside of that, probably very little interest. The $1000 AFD boxset that is now going for $250 is a perfect example of this phenomenon. How many forum members bought the set versus downloaded mp3s of the material they wanted? I'm going to be its substantial, and enough justification why the business would be less inclined to release even more esoteric material.
