Hardly unique to the Russians.
Whataboutism.
War is the act of committing crimes unimpeded.
Not true, there are consequences. Even if it takes time. When Russia loses, their war crimes will be prosecuted.
This is a war crime, hitting a hospital, and then hitting it again to kill civilians that come to aid the wounded.
Russia is a terrorrist state.
OK a stretch can also be a distance like: "a stretch of road." I suppose that somewhat ties it together.
We actually have the equivalent of stretch of road and to stretch something being similar words, but we would never say stretching a lead.
This is a war crime, an attack on civilians. With the insidious plan of hitting people who came to help.
Russia is a terrorist state, that must be stopped.
EDIT:
I am downvoted on this comment, maybe by someone who doesn't know that double tap is in fact a strategy Russia is using, exactly to hit civilians coming to aid possibly wounded in the first hit.
Russian forces launched a double-tap strike on a hospital in the northeastern city of Sumy, killing 10 people and injuring 22, Ukrainian officials said on Sept. 28. The initial attack claimed one life and caused extensive damage to several floors of the hospital, according to Interior Minister Ihor...
No it's stupid because stretching something generally means by using less like stretching resources by using less, or stretching a band by pulling it making it thinner.
That's why it's stupid because it contains none of the original meaning.
I can figure out in sports it probably comes from stretching out (muscles), like giving it a bit of extra effort. But the headline doesn't work in that context either.
So in short, it's a stupid use that is erroneously used out of the original context and meaning where it had a common denominator that made sense.
There is no stretching going on in Harris increasing her lead.
So are there only 2 parties to realistically vote for? No center parties?
I was thinking that too, but Zelenskyy represents his people, and he needs to be able to talk with Trump if he wins the election, not because he wants to but out of necessity.
This looks like a way to ruin reddit in the long run, half the relevant content will make it half as attractive to visit.
Why does it say BLOCKED in front of the link old.reddit.com?
The link works fine here btw.
I never heard it, and it still sounds stupid IMO.
Yes I see, I still find it weird to call it "stretches".
The synonyms "Ben Hur Horse Race" mention would of course be better.
Is that like rubber bands, it's the same amount only stretched? Like we changed the scales on the graph to make it look bigger.
Is it really normal to write like that headline in English? Because to me it sounds stupid.
Seems increases would be the "normal" word to use.
I'm sure a tinfoil hat can be arranged.
Am I crazy
Chances are probably higher that Putin is crazy.
But trying to rationalize this, it's probably Putin trying to show strength up to the American presidential election, supporting Trumps claim that it's foolish to help Ukraine. After the election we will also have entered winter season, where Russia will try to rebuild.
Last I heard 1 maybe 2 months ago they were estimated to have 3000 tanks. But I hope you are right, and they are running out.
Edit:
Apparently they STARTED with about 3000, and by March this year some estimated they had 1300, so about 700 now could be true.
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-firepower-war-losses-casualties-ukraine-1880852
The average number for special equipment is about 3, so having a day with 99 is extremely unlikely even on a "busy" day.
The average number for vehicles and fuel tanks however is about 25, but numbers above 50 are not that rare. So 99 for that number is way more likely than zero.
So they put the 99 number in the wrong slot by mistake.
Yes that's probably it, I was just thinking it was the person making the graphics that made a mistake. And didn't really look further.
Strange with the 0 vehicles and fuel tanks. But I checked ministry of defense, and that is the number they post for today:
https://www.mil.gov.ua/en/news/2024/09/28/the-estimated-combat-losses-of-russians-over-the-last-day-1470-persons-62-uavs-and-55-artillery-systems/
IDK why this is downvoted, there are a couple interesting perspectives like this one IMO.
Maybe — just maybe — historian Heather Cox Richardson is correct when she writes in her newsletter that “We appear to be in a moment when the reality-based community is challenging the ability of the MAGA Republicans to create their own reality.”
I think that's true, Harris has shown democrats a great balance on how to handle Trumps lies. Sometimes even just dismissing it as crazy.
But no matter what opinion polls show, it's important that as many Americans as possible vote, it's the only way a democracy can work.
Vote for the democracy!! It's a right you don't want to lose.
Russia destroyed all thermal power plants and almost all hydroelectric capacity in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sept. 25 during his speech at the U.N. General Assembly in New York. Russia launched nine coordinated attacks against Ukraine's electricity infrastructure between March a...
AOC speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention
"Sweden will increase the support, as the framework amounts to 75 billion Swedish krona in military support for the years 2024–2026, which is 25 billion Swedish krona ($2.3 billion) per year," according to the statement.
>Russia has launched an offensive into the Kharkiv region, and it has created a lot of alarmist news reports. In reality it is difficult to see what Russia's plan is, and it is not self-evident that it is a smart use of resources. In this video I discuss whether we might be seeing a return to the fragmented command structures that Russia had in the beginning of the war.
My old $200 Motorola G9 Power phone lasted almost 4 years with only very minor scratches. Obviously in that period I have dropped it a few times getting out of the car, where the phone sometimes work itself out of my pant pocket while I drive, and then it slips out when I get out of the car. But no problem on my previous phones, despite the Moto had cheap Panda glass front.
Then I bought my $800 glass back Xiaomi 13T Pro in January, and I loved the phone for the camera and good specs. But alas after only 4 months, and single drop of just 30 cm while sitting on the porch, the glass back immediately cracked! The back now looks like an ugly mess, and the high water resistance is very likely gone too.
For sure the last time I buy a phone with a glass back!!!
I wonder why glass back is so popular, and I curse the media for reviewing the Samsung Galaxy S2 as "feeling a bit cheap", because the back was synthetic, and drop tests showed it was 10 times as durable as the iPhone with its glass back.
Samsung did it right in the beginning, glass backs are a curse.
PS: I don't use condoms for my phones, if they need that for daily use, it's an obvious design flaw!!!
The glass back is supposedly there to give a premium feel to the phone. But because it's fragile, people have to use a cover, but with the cover, the premium feel of a glass back is gone anyways? How is glass back not a design flaw?
EDIT FOR CLARIFICATION:
I am not clumsy, that's why I believe the phone should be able to last without cover. This was the first time the phone slid out of my packet, and I've NEVER dropped it out of my hands. One 30 cm slip and it's broken. Where for instance my Moto had maybe 4-6 in all over the years, and remained unscathed, apart from some tiny scratches. The sliding out of pocket does occur maybe a couple of times per year, but it's a low drop, and the phone should absolutely be able to handle that tiny drop, as it's an item for everyday use. I've also never had problems with scratches on my screen on any phone, which is the reason people use screen protectors I guess, which I don't either, because they are ugly, for instance they create a tiny ring around the camera, and they feel awful IMO, my phone came with it, and it took exactly 10 seconds for me to decide to remove it, because I could feel the edge of the screen protector when using the phone. But please stop with the dropping my phone regularly comments! Just because I dropped my Moto a few times (slid out of pocket) over almost 4 years! Always from low height, which it should be able to handle a few times.
£5.5bn loss in 2023 comes after gas sales more than halved following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Profits were expected to be halved from the 2022 1.2 tn Rubles, but instead they made a loss in 2023 of 629bn Rubles or £5.5bn.
It used to be very convenient that when searching for something that had a geographic location, Google searches used to show a small map which linked to Google maps when pressed. Now all I get i a tiny useless map, that doesn't have any of the feature of Google maps, and often I don't even get that. Anyone know why that is? And if there is a fix? I use Firefox, but I'm guessing it's independent of browser, unless Google is up to their shenanigans again. I've added Google maps as search option, which luckily is dead easy in Firefox to do. At the same time I added Open Street Map, to minimize Google map use to maybe show them they are losing traffic.
EDIT:
I think this is the reason as u/garrett@lemm.ee writes:
>If you’re in Europe, it may be due to the DMA. > >https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2024/03/06/digital-markets-act-how-the-way-you-use-google-maps-and-messenger-is-changing_6591969_13.html > >> You may also have noticed something new on Google, when looking for the address of a place: It’s now impossible to click on the map that appears in your search results. > >Google is one of the “gatekeepers” according to the DMA (Digital Markets Act). The law recently went into effect. It is supposed to lessen the amount of preferential treatment the big tech companies give themselves. > >https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Markets_Act
The total combat losses of the enemy from 02.24.22 to 01.20.24 approximately amounted to:
personnel - about 375,270 (+750) people, tanks ‒ 6171 (+4) units, armored combat vehicles ‒ 11,455 (+10) units, artillery systems - 8868 (+14) units, MLRS – 967 (+1) units, air defense equipment ‒ 654 (+0) units, aircraft – 331 (+0) units, helicopters – 324 (+0) units, UAVs of the operational-tactical level - 6934 (+5), cruise missiles – 1818 (+0), ships/boats ‒ 23 (+0) units, submarines – 1 (+0) units, automotive equipment and tank trucks – 11,848 (+17) units, special equipment ‒ 1389 (+5)
The data is being verified.
Beat the occupier! Together we will win! Our strength is in the truth!
Source Ministry of Defense of Ukraine : https://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2024/01/20/ponad-375-tisyach-osib-bilshe-50-tisyach-odinicz-bojovoi-tehniki-%E2%80%93-zagalni-vtrati-rosii-vid-pochatku-shirokomasshtabnoi-vijni-proti-ukraini/
Translation with Google Translate.
The levvel of anti Ukraine propaganda in USA is insane, here Jake Broe exposes how people like Elon Musk, Alex Jones and Tucker Carlson push a false story about an American youtuber being tortured and dies in a Ukrainian prison.
https://www.mil.gov.ua/en/news/2023/12/27/the-total-combat-losses-of-the-enemy-from-24-02-2022-to-27-12-2023/
Late Christmas Day or early Tuesday, Ukrainian air force bombers struck the Russian Black Sea Fleet landing ship 'Novocherkassk' in Feodosia in southeastern Crimea.
https://www.mil.gov.ua/en/news/2023/12/26/the-total-combat-losses-of-the-enemy-from-24-02-2022-to-26-12-2023/
https://www.mil.gov.ua/en/news/2023/12/25/the-total-combat-losses-of-the-enemy-from-24-02-2022-to-25-12-2023/
https://www.mil.gov.ua/en/news/2023/12/24/the-total-combat-losses-of-the-enemy-from-24-02-2022-to-24-12-2023/
https://www.youtube.com/@Thunderf00t
I considered hard weather this really belongs in Technology, but came to the conclusion that exposing a scammer that is considered a tech genius, does belong here. Because debunking a technology company is as important as showing it, when it's considered valid.
That said, I believe most people here are already aware that Musk is not to be trusted blindly. But just how bad it really is, may be news to some.