"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again."

[wlewisiii]

Zelenskyy was on 60 Minutes last night. An excellent interview that I hope convinces some of the isolationist and dove politicians in the West to reconsider their defund/disarm Ukraine POV.

Here's the vid link, though I can't view it from Canada without a VPN.


View: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/volodymyr-zelenskyys-full-2023-60-minutes-interview-in-ukrainian/


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8qC2tVkGeU

He won't change any minds in the US because there's too much "STUFF" here in the US. It's just the way our game is played. One party supports him so the other will oppose him no matter good or evil. They literally do not care. Politcal power is all that matters in our system

Where that interview is important is every where outside of the US where they aren't infested by our mass media and it's desperation for a "horse race" between the parties. There it can perhaps impact opinion

 

[GTX]

Zelenskyy was on 60 Minutes last night. An excellent interview that I hope convinces some of the isolationist and dove politicians in the West to reconsider their defund/disarm Ukraine POV.

Here's the vid link, though I can't view it from Canada without a VPN.


View: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/volodymyr-zelenskyys-full-2023-60-minutes-interview-in-ukrainian/


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8qC2tVkGeU

I found some of the interviewer's questions naive or deliberate gotcha attempts.

 

[GTX]

That will just buff out…or not

Russian Submarine Shows Massive Damage After Ukrainian Strike

Photos of major damage to a Russian Navy submarine attacked while in dry dock in Crimea point to the boat being a complete write-off.

www.thedrive.com

 

[Greg Boeser]

That will just buff out…or not

Russian Submarine Shows Massive Damage After Ukrainian Strike

Photos of major damage to a Russian Navy submarine attacked while in dry dock in Crimea point to the boat being a complete write-off.

www.thedrive.com

A little duct tape, good as new.

 

[buffnut453]

Sharing for awareness...includes a clip of the first Chally 2 destroyed in Ukraine:

War in Ukraine: Is the counter-offensive making progress?

Ukraine's generals say they have broken through Russia's first line of defence in the south.

www.bbc.com

 

[JDCAVE]

A little duct tape, good as new.

I'd be working with some thicked epoxy or JB weld.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Putin should have moved ahead on the planned naval base at Novorossiysk.

I Novorossiysk - Wikipedia

In 2003, President Vladimir Putin signed a decree setting up a naval base for the Black Sea Fleet in Novorossiysk. Russia planned to move the Black Sea Fleet with 80 warships and its headquarters from Sevastopol to Novorossiysk base in 2020. The Russian lease on port facilities in Sevastopol, which, though the main base of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, was part of Ukraine, was set to expire in 2017. However, in 2014, Crimea was occupied by the Russian Armed Forces during the 2014 Crimean crisis and as such the question of renewing the lease does not immediately arise.

A drydock and naval base outside of Crimea would be nice nowadays.

 

[J_P_C]

View: https://twitter.com/ChristopherJM/status/1703794778826281053/photo/1

 

[Admiral Beez]

Meanwhile tomorrow, the US is building connections with Russia's southern neighbours, the 'Stans.

Upcoming C5+1 Meeting in New York is Long Overdue, Says American Expert - The Astana Times

Upcoming C5+1 Meeting in New York is Long Overdue, Says American Expert

astanatimes.com

The leaders of five Central Asian states, including Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, are slated to meet with United States President Joe Biden on Sept. 19 in the first-ever C5+1 presidential summit.

 

[Admiral Beez]

That will just buff out…or not

Russian Submarine Shows Massive Damage After Ukrainian Strike

Photos of major damage to a Russian Navy submarine attacked while in dry dock in Crimea point to the boat being a complete write-off.

www.thedrive.com

This war is the worst disaster to befall Russia's navy since 1905. And the Ukrainians don't even have a navy.

If the Ukrainians can somehow manage to get a SSK operational in the Black Sea the Russians are in big trouble.

 

[GTX]

View: https://youtu.be/cXw8grlot_8?si=4BtSgjwKvUVX4Yso

 

[GTX]

A few months old but interesting to view with hindsight:


View: https://youtu.be/RB8iSVIv7lI?si=GLofQP4NU4S8BDWm

 

[GTX]

Another one:


View: https://youtu.be/U17EhtQkg_c?si=6gtQaf-1c75YyvuV

 

[SaparotRob]

I'd be working with some thicked epoxy or JB weld.

We should ask N4521U how. I look forward to the commentary.

 

[SaparotRob]

Meanwhile tomorrow, the US is building connections with Russia's southern neighbours, the 'Stans.

Upcoming C5+1 Meeting in New York is Long Overdue, Says American Expert - The Astana Times

Upcoming C5+1 Meeting in New York is Long Overdue, Says American Expert

astanatimes.com

The leaders of five Central Asian states, including Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, are slated to meet with United States President Joe Biden on Sept. 19 in the first-ever C5+1 presidential summit.

That's gotta' stick in Putin's craw.

 

[Wildcat]

A little duct tape, good as new.

 

[Admiral Beez]

If Romania donated their Kilo, Delfinul to Ukraine, where and how would it be returned to operation? Apparently it needs a new battery pack, for starters.

S-521 ROS Delfinul Attack Submarine Romanian Navy

s-521 ros delfinul attack submarine kilo class romanian navy

seaforces.org

 

[MiTasol]

Looks like Musk just made Mastodon and all the other rivals happy today so soon we will probably see very few Twit-X posts here.

Elon Musk says X/Twitter set to charge users, ASX falls, Reserve Bank considered a September rate hike — as it happened

X/Twitter owner Elon Musk says his social media company plans to start charging a small monthly payment to use the platform. Meanwhile, the ASX ended lower, and the Reserve Bank discussed raising rates earlier this month before keeping them on hold.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Admiral Beez]

Looks like Musk just made Mastodon and all the other rivals happy today so soon we will probably see very few Twit-X posts here.

Elon Musk says X/Twitter set to charge users, ASX falls, Reserve Bank considered a September rate hike — as it happened

X/Twitter owner Elon Musk says his social media company plans to start charging a small monthly payment to use the platform. Meanwhile, the ASX ended lower, and the Reserve Bank discussed raising rates earlier this month before keeping them on hold.

www.abc.net.au

Musk seems to be going off the rails. Should the US really be entrusting their space program to this guy? And it will be interesting to see into the next decade when every car is an EV if his Tesla brand survives - he's selling the essentially-identical three models for nearly ten years now, when the usual auto industry practice is to refresh your vehicle look every two to three years and do a total remodel every five to six years. Tesla's static design/look approach only works when you have a near monopoly, such as Henry Ford's mantra, you can have any colour Model T as long as it's black. Tesla Model S Plaid receives scathing review from Edmunds: 'A waste of money'


View: https://twitter.com/edmunds/status/1435354030272700416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1435360894435745798%7Ctwgr%5E558bfe8312fe4db0a2c0f61fa3467c5c695c4914%7Ctwcon%5Es2_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.teslarati.com%2Ftesla-model-s-plaid-bad-edmunds-review%2F

An old article, but still insightful. Tesla is dying, and this is how it will end | Digital Trends

Tesla's worst enemy is Elon Musk. The serial entrepreneur has an affliction that many serial entrepreneurs have: Shiny Thing Syndrome. Mr. Musk loves to chase after new challenges and novel projects. Tesla is currently producing 3 different cars, wall chargers, charging stations, electric semi-trucks, photovoltaic roofs, and spearheading autonomous technology. Throw in the odd flamethrower, underground tunnels, and a new insurance product (not to mention Space X), and you see a leader not focused on doing the hard work of pushing his company through a crisis of scale, but a man obsessed with moon-shots and new projects.

 

[Warspite63]

Not strictly speaking linked to Ukraine but certainly indicative of Russia's dwindling influence in their own backyard: Azerbaijan launches operation against Nagorno-Karabakh and demands surrender