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War in Ukraine

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by PITBOSS, Jan 21, 2022.

  1. gogator7444

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    Again I know the handle may be possibly be insulting to some but the tweet is a good one & should be shared.

     
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    But...but...it's NATOs fault, just protecting ourselves...no wait it's Nazis...

    How about erasing Ukraine?

     
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    That might be right up against that Too Hot compliance line … but I say it’s within the rules. upload_2022-4-23_20-12-58.jpeg
     
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    The handmade camo netting, made by volunteers, just really caught my eye. Great job by Estonia.

     
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    Second photo is of the prior foreign minister, Karin Kneissel. She went on to take a position on a Russian oil company’s board.

    Austrian ex-foreign minister in Putin wedding row set for job in Russia
     
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  12. gogator7444

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    Thanks. Looked in various tweets and all said the same thing so went ahead and posted.

    Part of it I guess was meant to point at Austria's behavior regarding the Ukraine war, the friendliness toward Putin, being against Ukraine joining the EU, etc. Thanks for finding that & clarifying.
     
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    Unfortunately it’s not just Austrian officials. Meant to grab the next paragraph from the link in my post but here it is:

    “German ex-chancellor Gerhard Schröder, a friend of Mr Putin, heads the board.”
     
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    LePen looks to have been soundly defeated by Macron in the French election. That should give Macron a bit more lattitude in his actions, which is good news.
     
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    Somewhat off-topic, but I'm a bit jealous of how fast they know results there. Advantage of a more centralized system, I guess.
     
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    More likely it’s a function of margin of defeat. In America, when it’s a landslide we all know that same night, too. Of course, there’s also the fact that we have four time zones (six if you include Alaska and Hawaii, but they rarely determine the winner if ever), and France has only one, I think.
     
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    So much for the plan to leave it alone by Putin. Anyone actually believe him??
     
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    You really believe what you spew….
     
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    For those claiming the Ukranians are bombing themselves/faking stuff...