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Unseen wrote:

The expert opinions I’ve heard think that underwater drones were likely the method used. They can sink a warship. Anyway, it’s unlikely Ukraine had the wherewithal to do it.

I’m seeing no argument against the possibilities I presented. Underwater drones would make it easier, but they’re not necessary, and it’s likely that Ukr…[Read more]

TheEncogitationer wrote:

Problem of Iran-made drones already being solved

Interesting. It took Ukrainian ingenuity to get those old SU-25s up and running, and they’re making a difference.

Hey readers, I have an itch recently to post a lot of recent news and opinion here (on Putin’s aggressive and inhumane moves, even against his own people), but before you continue here, could you please take a look at Unseen’s post that imo isn’t getting the attention it deserves?

Unseen wrote:

I ask who comes up if you follow the money? Now, the United States can come to the rescue by shipping LNG to Europe. For a fee, of course.We’ll probably even set up a handy dandy repayment plan. Once you ask who benefits, it doesn’t look like Russia.

That’s not unreasonable. I see other possibilities, but I’m not as ready to pus…[Read more]

TheEncogitationer wrote:

Jake, Autumn. and Davis all need to recalibrate their Turing Tests. If they are looking for a Bot, Michael17 is definitely it!

I have a personal nit to pick with popular word usage, which is relatively new for me in this particular case, perhaps due to my age, I dunno. Only recently, strangely, when I hear “John needs to…[Read more]

I just fear that since it’s longer than a sound byte, few people will stick it out.

To be honest, I avoided this until now because I expected it was going to be just “another long video”. In fact I already knew most of what it’s pointing out. Except for the recruitment of BigLie-believing poll venue workers being trained to throw m…[Read more]

Are you guys actually getting anywhere? I’m thinking of moving your posts to your own topic, but it’s sooo much work! Back to my topic, a short video on recent events:

jakelafort wrote:

Michael, not much of an answer to Beanie’s thoughtful questions.

Thank you Jake. While Michael responded partly with “I have historical proved the Revelation to my satisfaction. However it is still a leap of faith since we cannot scientifically prove that there is a God.”

Even if a leap of faith is not how I arrive at c…[Read more]

Hi Michael,

Only if you have a moment for a digression from your specific topic: I’ve been assuming (perhaps incorrectly?) that your main hypothesis regarding “authenticity” of scripture is based on how its revelations pan out over time, proving they’re from a divine origin.

Putting that aside, or even presuming that many revelations are…[Read more]

Anecdotal evidence in support of “It’s not Russia, it’s Putin”:

… especially if Putin, the guy running this war, strikes with WMDs.

(While some postulate that Putin’s isolation during covid has greatly reduced his interactions with people other than his hand picked yes men.)

Strega thank you for that news.

And now, for something completely different. The following is my super-geeky, some may say even “unnatural”, explanation of the necessarily imperfect nature of “musical harmony”. My explanation is the result of a youtube video explaining why pianos are always, necessarily, “out of tune”. I go further, pointing out that there is no such thing as…[Read more]

And then there’s this reaction to current events.

Anti-immigrant party helps defeat Sweden’s government

Exerpts (from the WaPo article):

“It is time to make Sweden good again,” Akesson wrote on Facebook.

The closely watched election has already reshaped Sweden’s political discourse, pushing anti-immigrant and tough-on-crime rhetoric into th…

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TheEncogitationer wrote:

I doubt much credible “counter-culture” comes from a band who “Fights The Man” for $Millions of Dollars a show and sells over-priced logo gear made in the very “sweatshops” they claim to disparage.

Noted, at least in a counter-counter-culture way. I’m relatively new to Rage Against the Machine, always having (in…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:

Both Russia and Ukraine have the same problem: Their crack forces are mostly dead or injured and they are forced to recruit or draft amateurs and quickly train them how to fight or in the Case of Russia to use mercenaries or troops from allies like the Chechens. […]

Now, Ukraine’s recent gains almost seem too easy. One can’t com…

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I’m not asking just Jake, but would it help our contextual understanding any to use the example of Putin (as the exploiter/authority) and his Russian soldiers and/or Ukrainians as his long con/experimental subjects?

Also interesting (emphasis mine):

jakelafort wrote:

The point is that it is the appearance of AUTHORITY that causes the rank and…

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_Robert_ wrote:

Pope that report did not mention that “Patriarch” Kirill was a Soviet KGB agent, LOL.

WOW! This is Darth Vader shit now.