I should probably take a nap before the fireworks really start later tonight.

David Wallace said:

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Two years ago today...



https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1230998887298564096?s=20&t=_7crFptNwc69_k6V2jTcDQ

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President Biden and his administration are corrupt AND incompetent, a deadly combination.

jabberwalkie09 said:

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AFSOC air convoy up currently from 🇵🇱 Powidz AB, Poland, north of Krakow.

🇺🇸 RAGGY81 is MC-130J 09-5713 #AE4BE6
🇺🇸 125759 is MC-130J 12-5759 #AE54CC
🇺🇸 00000000 is CV-22B 11-0060 #AE540C

Transmitting ADS-B (except CV-22B... MLAT). Found using open-source means (@ADSBexchange). pic.twitter.com/R9teROGfnH

— Evergreen Intel (@vcdgf555) February 21, 2022

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While she can accurately screenshot Flightradar this chick is a moron imo.

She consistently gets surprised by routine things up here at mcchord. Like 17s flying to Christchurch even though one of mcchords more publicized missions is Antarctic support. Out of Christchurch.

Swift is a big deal

Putin has said they consider that basically an economic death sentence and will escalate.

Giddy up buttercup.

Sit about to get real.

Next step is the break-away Donbas region holds a referendum in which their public agrees to request that Russia annex them formally. Bite by bite……

74OA said:

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Next step is the break-away Donbas region holds a referendum in which their public agrees to request that Russia annex them formally. Bite by bite……

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Insisting on including unoccupied parts of the state and stuffing the ballot boxes and then when international observers declare it rigged they say that was caused by Western intelligence services they won and run their troops in anyway? Yeah I think they'll skip a couple of steps and just go all in.

K2-HMFIC said:

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Swift is a big deal

Putin has said they consider that basically an economic death sentence and will escalate.

Giddy up buttercup.

Sit about to get real.

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Biden said Friday that they would "probably not" kick Russia out of SWIFT, at least initially.

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"All options remain on the table. But it's probably not going to be the case that you'll see SWIFT in the initial rollout package," Daleep Singh, White House deputy national security adviser for international economics, said in a briefing Friday.

"We have other severe measures we can take, that our allies and partners can take in lockstep with us, that don't have the same spillover effects," he added.

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Irish 2.0 said:

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Just start seizing all properties and assets owned by Russians in NATO countries. Oligarchs willl see 100s of billions disappear overnight. Bet this **** ends real fast then

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Would be very effective but doubt this will happen. We'll see.

While I understand and agree with you that much of what we found in the recent days as interesting or though was unusual but was actually business as usual for military flights, I'm not sure I'd call an Osprey and two MC-130J's making a beeline to the border near where (Lviv) the remaining embassy staff is normal. But I guess it could be just routine training flights.

The commentary was on her not the screenshot

Yeah that's weird *****

The Fall Guy said:

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What did Ukraine forces shoot down. No report yet.

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Luftballons

pagerman @ work said:

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K2-HMFIC said:

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Swift is a big deal

Putin has said they consider that basically an economic death sentence and will escalate.

Giddy up buttercup.

Sit about to get real.

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Biden said Friday that they would "probably not" kick Russia out of SWIFT, at least initially.

Quote:

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"All options remain on the table. But it's probably not going to be the case that you'll see SWIFT in the initial rollout package," Daleep Singh, White House deputy national security adviser for international economics, said in a briefing Friday.

"We have other severe measures we can take, that our allies and partners can take in lockstep with us, that don't have the same spillover effects," he added.

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That phrasing from Johnson though…

RUSSIA HAS RIGHT TO BUILD AND ESTABLISH MILITARY BASES IN EASTERN UKRAINE UNDER NEW AGREEMENT WITH SEPARATIST LEADERS: RTRS

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) February 21, 2022

Well...Guess NATO is about to have some bases in Ukraine then now.

And the readout of the call with @EmmanuelMacron and @OlafScholz. pic.twitter.com/3kkAJY9bWW

— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) February 21, 2022

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The commentary was on her not the screenshot

Yeah that's weird *****

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Ah got ya. Everyone on Twitter gets really interested in what the RC-135's and WC-135's are doing when they're on the tracker. Sure it's interesting but it's not like I'm going to devote hours of time to try and figure out what they might be doing.

The only thing that caught my eye was when someone noted the flight paths of the drones kind of coincided with possible deployments of S-400 batteries.

Irish 2.0 said:

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RUSSIA HAS RIGHT TO BUILD AND ESTABLISH MILITARY BASES IN EASTERN UKRAINE UNDER NEW AGREEMENT WITH SEPARATIST LEADERS: RTRS

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) February 21, 2022

Well...Guess NATO is about to have some bases in Ukraine then now.

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That's bad news for eastern Europe, not just Ukraine.

Well...this is an unexpected move from Japan. At least not one I'd thought about initially.

*JAPAN TO JOIN U.S.-LED CHIP EXPORT SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA: YOMIURI

— *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) February 21, 2022

They need us AND Europe on China sanctions when things go down.

Would be a prudent step to do a fresh backup of all your digital files and keep on a hard drive not connected to anything, withdraw some extra cash, and up your computer security.

A possible or even likely Russian response to sanctions would include cyber-attacks by proxies on commercial and institutional targets: critical telecom, energy and finance. I've seen suggestions that viruses which would attack the average Joe directly could be a part of that mix to provide obfuscation and increase chaos.

No reason to panic, but these are good steps to take regardless, and better safe than sorry.

K2-HMFIC said:

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pagerman @ work said:

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K2-HMFIC said:

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Swift is a big deal

Putin has said they consider that basically an economic death sentence and will escalate.

Giddy up buttercup.

Sit about to get real.

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Biden said Friday that they would "probably not" kick Russia out of SWIFT, at least initially.

Quote:

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"All options remain on the table. But it's probably not going to be the case that you'll see SWIFT in the initial rollout package," Daleep Singh, White House deputy national security adviser for international economics, said in a briefing Friday.

"We have other severe measures we can take, that our allies and partners can take in lockstep with us, that don't have the same spillover effects," he added.

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That phrasing from Johnson though…

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It seems to copy what Biden released today. It is entirely likely that it's a reminder that the option to do that is out there, but I doubt it is an announcement of intentions.

Rossticus said:

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They need us AND Europe on China sanctions when things go down.

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If Taiwan and S. Korea will play ball on this for the US, could be huge on two fronts. Freeze out Russia and alleviates supply chain issues for US/Europe

aggiehawg said:

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I dont even think communism is that way in theory

jabberwalkie09 said:

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CharlieBrown17 said:

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The commentary was on her not the screenshot

Yeah that's weird *****

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Ah got ya. Everyone on Twitter gets really interested in what the RC-135's and WC-135's are doing when they're on the tracker. Sure it's interesting but it's not like I'm going to devote hours of time to try and figure out what they might be doing.

The only thing that caught my eye was when someone noted the flight paths of the drones kind of coincided with possible deployments of S-400 batteries.

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Have a large portion of their MLRS battalions in that area too FYI.

🇺🇦 NSC Secretary Danilov cut his address short,
stated that they are waiting for Zelensky's speech. Journalists were reportedly informed to leave the premises. Other reports say there won't be an official Ukrainian position for 24-48 hours. pic.twitter.com/xfeWIM0GMC

— Ukraine War Report (@UkrWarReport) February 21, 2022

Ukraine is going to cave and give up territory.

The Shank Ag said:

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Ukraine is going to cave and give up territory.

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That won't matter. Russia is already taking it.

jabberwalkie09 said:

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🇺🇦 NSC Secretary Danilov cut his address short,
stated that they are waiting for Zelensky's speech. Journalists were reportedly informed to leave the premises. Other reports say there won't be an official Ukrainian position for 24-48 hours. pic.twitter.com/xfeWIM0GMC

— Ukraine War Report (@UkrWarReport) February 21, 2022

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Poor SOBs.

Those guys know they are hosed anyway this goes down

K2-HMFIC said:

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jabberwalkie09 said:

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🇺🇦 NSC Secretary Danilov cut his address short,
stated that they are waiting for Zelensky's speech. Journalists were reportedly informed to leave the premises. Other reports say there won't be an official Ukrainian position for 24-48 hours. pic.twitter.com/xfeWIM0GMC

— Ukraine War Report (@UkrWarReport) February 21, 2022

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Poor SOBs.

Those guys know they are hosed anyway this goes down

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That's the decision he has to make. Risk 100,000 lives of Ukrainians and fight or maybe sacrifice half the country in the next few years and still have to fight.

Tweet deleted. Odd.

Rossticus said:

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Tweet deleted. Odd.

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I imagine there's a fair amount of static occurring with unclear messages. If it was deleted I'm sure there was a reason.

aezmvp said:

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K2-HMFIC said:

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jabberwalkie09 said:

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🇺🇦 NSC Secretary Danilov cut his address short,
stated that they are waiting for Zelensky's speech. Journalists were reportedly informed to leave the premises. Other reports say there won't be an official Ukrainian position for 24-48 hours. pic.twitter.com/xfeWIM0GMC

— Ukraine War Report (@UkrWarReport) February 21, 2022

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Poor SOBs.

Those guys know they are hosed anyway this goes down

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That's the decision he has to make. Risk 100,000 lives of Ukrainians and fight or maybe sacrifice half the country in the next few years and still have to fight.

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Thats seemingly where the Ukrainians are at, especially after the address Putin gave saying that Ukraine is not a real country.

Irish 2.0 said:

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TURKEY'S FOREIGN MINISTRY: RUSSIA'S MOVE IS UNACCEPTABLE, AND TURKEY OPPOSES IT.

— Breaking News | FinancialJuice (@Financialjuice1) February 21, 2022

Damn...Even Turkey calling shenanigans

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What would prompt Turkey to take a stance? Or do they just want to look supportive without doing isht?