Ukraine invasion

[nedjer]

This is not new, Russias previous action in the vicinity of Odessa supports the interpretation that Odessa and probably Moldovia were targets of the Russian invasion all along.

The military question now being addressed is: can Russia gain and hold the Donbass and Luhansk oblasts and force Ukraine to accept a ceasefire or peace ceding Crimea, Donbass and Luhansk?

Putin's plans going back years involved advancing to the Atlantic. They will likely continue to do so until most of his metal has been melted.

 

[nedjer]

Ukraine has made photos and graphics available for the use of those supporting them/ independent journalists. They are also asking for more graphics, which seems worth a thought if you're snappy with Photoshop and such like.

Child injured during the fight in Mariupol receives medical-care-at Zaporizhzhia childrens hospital, March 2022, by Emin Ozmen.

 

[Ryujin]

Ukranian guy used "Find My..." to find the Airpods, that were taken after his apartment was ransacked, to an area in Russia. Who needs satellites?

A Ukrainian man whose apartment was ransacked tracks his missing AirPods for clues on Russian troop movements

Vitaliy Semenets said he used Apple's "Find My" feature to discover his AirPods were taken from his home near Ukraine's capital to a region in Russia.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[Zardnaar]

American who lived in Kyiv prewar returned to Lviv. Pocket of relative normalcy.


Interesting if kinda long video.

 

[Mezuka]

I learned a new word today thanks to Joe Biden's speech:

Kleptocracy (from Greek κλέπτης kléptēs, "thief", κλέπτω kléptō, "I steal", and -κρατία -kratía from κράτος krátos, "power, rule") is a government whose corrupt leaders (kleptocrats) use political power to appropriate the wealth of the people and land they govern, typically by embezzling or misappropriating government funds at the expense of the wider population.[1][2] Thievocracy means literally the rule by thievery and is a term used synonymously to kleptocracy.[3][4] One feature of political-based socioeconomic thievery is that there is often no public announcement explaining or apologizing for misappropriations, nor any legal charges or punishment levied against the offenders.[5]

Kleptocracy is different from plutocracy (rule by the richest) and oligarchy (rule by a small elite). In a kleptocracy, corrupt politicians enrich themselves secretly outside the rule of law, through kickbacks, bribes, and special favors, or they simply direct state funds to themselves and their associates. Also, kleptocrats often export much of their profits to foreign nations in anticipation of losing power.[6]

 

[Zardnaar]

I learned a new word today thanks to Joe Biden's speech:

Kleptocracy (from Greek κλέπτης kléptēs, "thief", κλέπτω kléptō, "I steal", and -κρατία -kratía from κράτος krátos, "power, rule") is a government whose corrupt leaders (kleptocrats) use political power to appropriate the wealth of the people and land they govern, typically by embezzling or misappropriating government funds at the expense of the wider population.[1][2] Thievocracy means literally the rule by thievery and is a term used synonymously to kleptocracy.[3][4] One feature of political-based socioeconomic thievery is that there is often no public announcement explaining or apologizing for misappropriations, nor any legal charges or punishment levied against the offenders.[5]

Kleptocracy is different from plutocracy (rule by the richest) and oligarchy (rule by a small elite). In a kleptocracy, corrupt politicians enrich themselves secretly outside the rule of law, through kickbacks, bribes, and special favors, or they simply direct state funds to themselves and their associates. Also, kleptocrats often export much of their profits to foreign nations in anticipation of losing power.[6]

Think I learnt that word in 1993. 1E dmg iirc.

 

[Cadence]

Think I learnt that word in 1993. 1E dmg iirc.

I was wondering to, and had to check. Nope, not that one:

 

[Zardnaar]

I was wondering to, and had to check. Nope, not that one:
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Derp.

Watching this. American YouTuber who lived in Kyiv and Kharkiv.


Left at start of war returned filmed on 22/4.

 

[Mezuka]

Think I learnt that word in 1993. 1E dmg iirc.

I learned the DMG list in 1981. Kleptocracy was definitely not in it.

 

[Ryujin]

I learned the DMG list in 1981. Kleptocracy was definitely not in it.

I think that I picked it up around the same time as you learnt the DMG list, from a SciFi novel. "Oath of Fealty"? One of the "Dorsai!" series? Not sure.