News War with Russia
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Tom
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You don't get to be that wealthy being nice. That said, I give him an awful lot of credit for Starlink and SpaceX, especially the latter. They've proven beyond doubt that private space companies are a much better option than public sector procurement. Their strategy is basically "if it blows up, cool, we've still learnt something".
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Sorry I don't give him that much credit, I give the people who work in those companies the credit for realising some of his ideas and his wealth quite literally comes from his share ownership in a company that has suffered from over a decade of speculation in it's share price. He is ultimately still a complete twat and I don't prescribe to what his fanboys do, that he is a genius.
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Now Putin has to listen to lectures from the President of TAJIKISTAN
A glum and awkward looking Putin slouched back in his chair and took the seven minute tirade as a host of Central Asian leaders and officials watched on at the summit in the Astana, Kazakhstan.
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Now Putin has to listen to lectures from the President of TAJIKISTAN
A glum and awkward looking Putin slouched back in his chair and took the seven minute tirade as a host of Central Asian leaders and officials watched on at the summit in the Astana, Kazakhstan.www.dailymail.co.uk
Fun random fact, Astana literally means "capital city" in Kazakh, it was renamed earlier this year (back to Astana) after the failed riots/insurrection earlier in the year
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Adam Curtis on what happened in Russia and what's happening to us:
‘They are stealing Russia’: Adam Curtis on how hyper-capitalism wrecked a nation – and why Liz Truss must take heed
In the 1990s, Russia embraced an extreme economics that led to chaos and corruption. Now, writes the maker of explosive new series TraumaZone, Liz Truss is taking Britain down the same toxic pathwww.theguardian.com
Very interesting (@Marc, you'll like this)
Took me a while but I eventually got through it.
God damn he's good, some of the footage is incredible - the 'Merry Christmas' sign next to a statue of Lenin sticks in my mind.
Gives some good context into why Russians are different, the TV bloke at the end summed it up nicely - Don't mistake Russians for Moscovites.
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It seems the Russians are having issues keeping their jets in the air:
Russian fighter plane crashes in Siberian city of Irkutsk
The Sukhoi Su-30 military plane was on a test flight when it came down in Irkutsk, authorities say.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Wetwipe issues impotent threats...again.
World faces most dangerous decade since WW2 - Putin
Russia's president says the West is unable to stay in charge, but is "desperately trying" to cling on.
www.bbc.co.uk
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'Massive' drone attack on Black Sea Fleet - Russia
Russia also accuses the UK of helping Ukrainians in their attacks - a claim the UK dismisses as "false".
www.bbc.co.uk
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It's pretty funny how his platform is still being used
Best conspiracy theory i heard is that Saudis are paying him to run it into the ground, the theory goes they would not have been allowed to just buy it themselves and close up shop but this way they can quietly rid themselves of a nuisance and its not like the few billion it cost is material to them anyway
Personally i think that gives Musk too much credit and hes just being the same asshat hes always been
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Nah, Musk wouldn't want the reputational damage.
What's going on is all ego and "business as theatre"; Musk is intentionally doing stuff in public, not because it's "transparent" or "agile" or any of that good stuff, but because it's entertaining, which is his brand; sort of Trump but with real money.
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Reports Russian missles hit a couple of people in Poland.
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PM Mateusz Morawiecki calls for calm after explosion – as it happened
Poland’s PM convenes urgent national security meeting after stray missiles feared to have crossed into Nato member country
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Reports Russian missles hit a couple of people in Poland.
PM Mateusz Morawiecki calls for calm after explosion – as it happened
Poland’s PM convenes urgent national security meeting after stray missiles feared to have crossed into Nato member country
I hope this doesn't turn out to be that silly event.
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Anything is possible. A mistake. Equipment malfunction, which considering they have no access to spare parts these days (to service weapons that haven't been serviced properly), is likely. Or Putin seeking to escalate things and draw the conflict to a close before Crimea is retaken.