(goose.jpg) portability to where?
I’m a bsky fanboy normally but this is not a benefit. The functional part of bluesky is centralized. But they’re open source and an open protocol so technically anyone can build a replacement
(goose.jpg) portability to where?
I’m a bsky fanboy normally but this is not a benefit. The functional part of bluesky is centralized. But they’re open source and an open protocol so technically anyone can build a replacement
The intensity of the war pre in 2014-2022 is nowhere near what it is now. They’ve had to scramble to even manufacture enough shells let alone weapons systems. The article mentions as well that the new manufacturing capacities have been targeted by Russian artillery.
No. Ukraine is not the US or Russia, it is more on the scale of Germany. It does not have an industrial base outside the range of Russian bombardment (which was also a problem for Germany in ww2). Any advanced weapons systems they use will have to come from outside.
And living in the US/western Europe. Eastern Europe and Asia weren’t doing so hot
It seems like a pretty neutral phrasing to me. Like, the allies landing in Normandy was also an escalation. Doesn’t necessarily mean it was a bad thing
I would say no. It isn’t as much “work” as sending in the tanks from the regular army to shell a competing but legitimate branch of government, and having a SWAT team machine gun hundreds of protesters.
Russia had democracy for less than 5 years before there was a constitutional crisis where Yeltsin got impeached, defied the constitutional court, staged a coup and consolidated power away from parliament and towards the presidency. By 1996 all the TV channels in the country were under control of his political allies. Later on, Putin was hand picked by him specifically for his personal loyalty over any other quality. But putin didn’t even have to work that hard to consolidate power- all the tools of authoritarianism fell into his lap.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Russian_constitutional_crisis
Yeah there’s a fair amount of cross pollination between Fox News and co and Russian state sponsored tv, like Alex Jones for example used to appear on various Russian channels.
The first few minutes of this video are a good illustration of the parallels https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OFyn_KSy80
most people who aren’t knowledgeable about history
sorry but that’s as the kids say a skill issue
Isn’t the whole point that oil is easy for anyone to exploit, including backwards dictators? Unlike say, semiconductor manufacture which requires complex processes and therefore a functioning society
I thought Americans (at least the ones who watch MSNBC) all agreed he voted in the 2016 election