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  • I vaguely recall a certain whisky-producing region having some sort of referendum at one point. Must have dreamt it, sorry.

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    Top general says Ukrainian forces have captured almost as much Russian territory in the last week as Russia has land in Ukraine this year
  • Just to underline what this comment is saying: this type of breakthrough was the wet dream of WW1. The race to the sea, where the western front was established, was based on finding a flank and turning it. That was the objective of most warfare up to that point, and it ended because they ran out of ground on which to turn a flank. Then they couldn't meaningfully break through the defenses (or layers of, to be more accurate), like we see Ukraine doing in Kursk. If they turn the flank, they'll have routing russians for days, and have achieved maneuver warfare again.

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    Ukraine has started training Bradley infantry fighting vehicle crews by itself
  • It wouldn't surprise one bit me to see Ukrainian veterans training westerners on their own weapon systems when this shit is over. Their experiences will be irreplaceable.

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    Seriously spends $80 to drive 20km..
  • Well, you're not exactly contributing to a world where that insecurity is eliminated. And besides, you'll never win an emotional debate with rational arguments.

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    In Kamiansk, a truck driver killed a motorcyclist by driving into the oncoming lane
  • One thing about motorcycling is that you tend to end up where you look, and a lot of people crash into oncoming traffic in corners because the focus on the oncoming car and not on getting around the corner.

    I get the feeling that this guy tried to veer, and then refocued with all his attention on the truck that was getting closer and closer, and that made it quite impossible for him to evade. He could have saved it by doing a million things, but large and threatening objects that are approaching usually demand our attention. Silly, primeval behavior.

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    Russia confirms it hit Swedish plant in Lutsk, saying it was a military target
  • It is a factory belonging to SKF, a swedish company that produces bearings. Famous for supplying bearings for use in tanks by almost every major power during ww2, and supply to the german side was finally cut off when SKF told the allies that the entire stock was for sale to anyone who paid. I believe the last payment was made by the US 10-15 years ago, finally settling the debt.

    Since the war, SKF has grown into a very large supplier of the highest quality bearings, and saying its a factory making parts for weapons is a bit narrow. Bearings are used in most things that have rotating parts, and SKF is large in a lot of markets that aren't weapons. Their product catalogue is well over a thousand pages, for example.

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  • He doesn't enunciate or articulate when speaking, which makes it hard to understand him clearly when he's on camera. I think it should be easier in person, but as a non-english speaker it was pretty hard to understand him at times, as he muddies his words. I guess that could perhaps make it easier to think he's a bit sketchy. I got the feeling he tries to do right though, but I'm no expert.

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    McConnell on Ukraine proxy war: "We haven’t lost a single American in this war. Most of the money that we spend, is spent on replenishing weapons, so it’s actually employing people here."[paraphrased]
  • I agree and disagree, I guess. It's sad that so much money is invested in the military industrial complex, but since those weapons are used to fight an opressive and dictatorial regime in favor of democracy, I guess its better. Both Sun Tzu and Clausewitz refer to the use of an army as the continuation of the political process, and democratization of Ukraine is to many a worthy goal, as opposed to the growth of the Russian sphere of influence. Opposing Russia now might lead to a lower overall negative impact than if the same figth is had after Ukraine is annexed and Poland is next in line, but that's just a hypothetical.

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    Why is this still a thing in 2023?!
  • Because the thing holding it together is plastic and using plastic frivolously is frowned upon. The label tears so the turtles live. Convenience costs environment, deal with it.

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  • Lite förvånad över att ingen nämnt Krigshistoriepodden än!

    Två tappra historieentusiaster som näsfnissar sig igenom ämnen mellan afrikanska krigsherrar till stalingrad till hattaffärer under krimkriget till blankvapenstrid. Militärhistoria förmedlad på ett lagom klämkäckt sätt, och den lättsamma jargongen gör det även möjligt att höra om några av mänsklighetens mörkaste ögonblick.

    Kräver väl kanske ett litet intresse för området, men jag tycker att podden har väldigt mycket att erbjuda. De gillar också 40k, så du kanske skulle uppskatta deras 40k-avsnitt!

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