Mastodawn

Trump's Iran War costs the U.S. $1.88 billion a day. At that rate, it will take less than 2 months to match the $109 billion sent to Ukraine over three years during the Biden admin. In only six days, the U.S. has already spent 10% of what it disbursed to Kyiv after Russia's Feb 2022 invasion.

Askold Mar 12

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William Lindsey

Mar 11

"A tacit deal has come into view. Forget freedom. Iranians can still be repressed as long as shipping through the strait of Hormuz is unmolested.

The biggest non-combatant beneficiary from Operation Epic Fury has been Vladimir Putin. His country’s ailing economy gets revenue relief from higher energy prices."

#Trump #Putin #Iran #war
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Askold Mar 11

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PugJesus Mar 11

Explanation: The great Ukrainian military leader and libertarian socialist/anarchist Nestor Makhno, in his years of campaigning, would often reconnoiter enemy lines himself. Very dangerous, especially for an important commander like him. His protection of choice? Drag.

No, really. He’d dress up as a peasant woman, and from Austro-Hungarians to Russian Whites, he would be ‘beneath notice’ of soldiers and officers alike, allowing him to get a good, close-up, and personal estimation of enemy forces and dispositions without being caught or shot at.

Askold Mar 9

Osma A 🇫🇮🇺🇦Mar 9

Four years ago, first satellite images from Bucha indicated that dark objects the size of human bodies were scattered on the streets. The actual horror would be revealed three weeks later.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/04/world/europe/bucha-ukraine-bodies.html

Dead Lay Out in Bucha for Weeks, Refuting Russian Claim, Satellite Images Show

The images rebut Russia’s claim that the killing of civilians in Bucha, near Kyiv, took place after its soldiers had left town.

The New York Times

Askold Mar 8

RE: https://mstdn.social/@pravda/116194203595862512

Fucking open piracy on land. Yeah tell me about international law, I want to hear all about it

Askold Mar 8