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I call photoshop on that image of Australia. Where are all the venomous creatures?
Pure Aussie propaganda.

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Well, those aren’t actually plants you’re seeing in that room. And that radiator is doing a good job concealing a dinner plate-sized murder spider. And notice the ceiling is conveniently cropped out of the photo.

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Retiring to a windowless bungalow.

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Literally early retirement. or is it figuratively?

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Well that’s new. Russian general got hit with a giant icicle. He’s alive.

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Now those dastardly Ukrainians are weaponizing icicles?!

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Presumably the icicle fell from a window?

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Nexta has this clip, but I’m not sure if it’s the actual footage.

That’s a pretty impressive icicle.

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“I bought a Russian advent calendar, every time you open a window an Oligarch falls out…”

Amused me, anyway…

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Taking stock:

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The drone war progresses.

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A career in the FSB has unlimited opportunities. Should a door close on one’s career path surely soon a window will open.

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Here’s a video of an Anduril in action taking out other drones. Video is several years old, so drone may have been updated by now.

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This stuff is really turning into Robot Wars.

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Andruil

Nerds.

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Glamdring was right there.

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Generally a good piece which provides a sober (and probably accurate) take on the state of the war. Conscripts (estimated at around 100K, not millions), have helped Russia stabilize the front somewhat. Russian campaign against infrastructure is effective. But very limited Russian offensive capabilities (and little to suggest that will change), but also limited possibilities for Ukraine to make further big gains absent an unexpected collapse of Russian forces.