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Russians watching too much Gundam
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KT CounterIntelligence @KremlinTrolls
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New Axis on pause
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Bloomberg Next China @next_china
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Based on every past war in human history that Iβm aware of, I think you should expect to learn that some of the inspiring stories of Ukrainian bravery in the face of overwhelming odds donβt hold up under full scrutiny.
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There has been some, er, recent experience with an isolated, conspiratorial, norm-flouting, questionably rational nuclear-armed world leader.
But Trump was to a significant extent contained and managed by his own administration and Putin apparently is not.
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BREAKING: Senior U.S. official tells @ABC some Russian forces are disoriented, realizing the battles against Ukrainians are harder than they thought.
A Russian soldier was heard saying on a radio call, βWe donβt know who to shoot, they all look like us.β
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I know it's a hoax and all, but I still think it's weird that Paul Manafort took a leave of absence from his job as a pro-Kremlin political consultant working in Ukraine to serve as Donald Trump's unpaid campaign manager.
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This is actually a big deal cause afaik Russia has zero domestic ability to produce x86 processors. They have the Elbrus line which are x86ish compatible binary translation, but I doubt they could run Windows 10 at an acceptable level.
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OSINTtechnical @Osinttechnical
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Quick overview of the game theory behind defensive alliances, and why Article V and similar rules exist.
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